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How do!

So this is a very, very, very me challenge.

I’m interested to see what happens when a happy band of willing idiots get drunk, and then try to paint a model.

Now....this isn’t some wild free for all. I am British you know. We have to have rules and structure.

Rule 1. One model per participant.

Rule 2. You must be consuming alcohol throughout.

Rule 3. The actual percentage doesn’t matter. You do you.

Rule 3.a All the Kool Kids wont be drinking Shandy.

Rule 4. You may prep your chosen model beforehand. Definition for this daft and probably inadvisable endeavour is clipped, tidied up, glued and a single colour base coat. Could be spray can, air brush or pot ‘n’brush,

Rule 5. After Rule 4, all paint types are fair game.

Rule 6. You have but two hours to drink and paint.

Rule 7. The winner will be determined by a popular vote, with no set parameters.

Anyone game?

I’m game.

2 hours after becoming drunk, or 2 hours start painting and drinking at the same time?

I mean, either way, I’m not sure what I’d even paint... but I’m always down to paint a single mini.

PS: What’s “Shandy”?

 greatbigtree wrote:
2 hours after becoming drunk, or 2 hours start painting and drinking at the same time?

I mean, either way, I’m not sure what I’d even paint... but I’m always down to paint a single mini.

PS: What’s “Shandy”?

I'd be down but need same clarification.


A shandy is a disgusting fowl aberration. "beer" & lemonade.

I’m down for this.
I tend to convert and sculpt a ton while drinking but never tried to paint.

Happy to take stage by stage pics showing the bottle going down while paint goes on lol.

Yeah I would be up for this too, sounds like my usual Friday night to be fair

I'm only slightly embarrassed to say the difference for me will be taking pictures.

I’d have to find a model I don’t care about consistency with.

Haha yes. Maybe I'll go for one of the newish Greater Possessed, seems fitting and doable ^^. So, how would this work - 2h during a specific day, weekend, month etc.? I guess time zones and life in general would make it difficult for everyone to schedule the same 2h time frame

Thanks Racerguy! ‘Round here that’s called a “Radler”, and can be made with any citrus juice.

I’m going for a Hormagaunt. I found a picture of a blue and orange praying mantis online, and I’ve taken inspiration from that.

I’m going to see if I can set my phone up like a video cam to record it...

I'll drink and hobby even without being challenged!

I may have a go this weekend. Idea: a series of submission pics showing the mini in parallel with the beverage(s) to show how both are progressing (regressing?).

Sounds like a Tuesday to me. I'll break out the good whisky for this.

I just wanted to pop in and say this is the greatest thread title ever.

If I can possibly spare the time I'll try this out and post the results.

I'm intrigued by this idea. I'll have think about what I would want to paint for this kind of "project."

Link to my gallery.....

So... are we just going to post our work here?

I actually took a video of me painting, and rambled most of the way through it.

Currently uploading video to YouTube... Here's a teaser in a couple of seconds...

OK, so, here's the finished photos. Still working on the video upload, apparently uploading an hour and a half of video is a "big thing" and trickier than I thought.

Took about an hour and a half, start to finish.

My Submission...




Lets see if the video link works... Yup, it works. I don't know how to make it preview, or embed or whatever the technical term for it is... but if you want to see the process or listen to me ramble about life, the universe, and anything that crosses my mind... here you go!

Psssst! I don't want to win this by default but shall claim victory on May 25 for lack of competition. Looking at you, Mad Doc.

Nice looking 'nid there GBT. If you want to embed a video use the tags (with out the spaces) - [ youtube] yourvideourl [/youtube ]

I will have to join in with this next week when I am not working.

Nice! Thanks Ingtaer. Get a WIP picture in before the 25th or I'm claiming victory by default.

I’ll see what I can do tomorrow. This is a Friday night kind of challenge. No video, but I’ll grab progress pics.

I can spare a RTB01 for the project. The question is what drink to pair with him?

I’m thinking an Old Fashioned...

For sure! I figured I could wait till Monday before taking the mug... er... cup.


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For sure! I figured I could wait till Monday before taking the mug... er... cup.

I may have been so many sheets to the wind..l.i forgot about my own idiot challenge!

But the Liver has been rested, and a new bottle of Tennessee Honey procured.

Reckon I might have a bash at the Heresy era Ahriman....as I can see him from where I’m sitting!

Woah... I honestly went with the most “disposable” model I had for inebriated painting. Be careful?

Is alright, got more on Sprue!

 greatbigtree wrote:
Woah... I honestly went with the most “disposable” model I had for inebriated painting. Be careful?

Some of us picked up BoP for the Mk 3 armor and terminators. The named HQs are just kicking around the pile of shame. I have plans for the wolf (deathwatch) but not need for the evil wizard. Something like this is not a bad call to actually put them to -some- use.

Ahhh... that makes sense. For what it's worth... Low detail models are your friend.

I might give this a go this evening with an old blood bowl orc. I'm not a fast painter and never tried drinking while painting so not expecting great things..

Well someone better at least post a picture by Monday, or I’m claiming victory by the two sweetest words in the English language.

Dee. Fault.

I won my mortgage the same way.

Challenge accepted GBT. Got my orc done:



Time ran out as I was half way through my fourth(!) coat of yellow - probably a bit of a mistake to pick yellow for a timed challenge, particularly as this pot of yellow was over-rescued from almost drying out and far too watery. Only found out half way through painitng so too late to change.
Surprised how well this turned out, was expecting a lot worse, and interesting how the 15mins to go warning was like a slap in the face and somehow felt more sober (and regained some brudh skills) then than for the previous hour or so

Will hopefully get some better final pics and progress shots up tomorrow