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Played four player Battletech Alpha Strike

My sinuses have been killing me today as the wethers changing.
So I've made extremely slow progress on my Diemos Predators.

Painted up a couple more Storm Troopers and also did a bit more work on my test model, who's now pretty much completed. I don't know why, but I decided to batch-paint all the other minis by completing the base painting on each one before using washes and highlights. Usually, batch painting isn't something I enjoy, but it's not too bad on these guys.

Finished another five old metal Harlequins.


Cheers,

CB

Base painted four more Storm Trooper proxies. Might go back and finish painting them before base painting more.

Started painting some Chaos Warriors but have been so busy lately I haven't even gone near my painting desk in a week. Hopefully I'll have time this week to get a little bit done.

Finishing up assembly on my Deimos Predators this evening.

I've also got to write up a list for our soon-to-start Escalation League. Make sure I don't need anything new for the 1st several games. Or if I do, that I have enough time for delivery & build.
(Why the shop insists on this league starting in Dec is a mystery. We already KNOW, from past experience!, that this will cause problems getting the initial games scheduled/played....)

Practically finished 12 out of 18 Storm Trooper minis and created a Grimdark Future: Firefight 300-point list for the kids to play for the miniature gaming club tomorrow potentially. They're led by a Hero Forge mini of Arlathan Karkin in all his power-armoured beady goodness, lol.

Started doing another Necromunda tower replacing the cardboard with plastic card.

Cheers,

CB

Tonight I start building a pair of Drukhari Razorwing fighters for my Escalation League list.

Play wise I won't actually need them for another (checks notes) 16 weeks.
But better to not wait until the last moment....

Photos posted in the shops Discord of their ongoing construction & painting will also serve to score me the "hobby pts" portion of the Leagues scoring.
(We get so many pts for building/painting, playing games, & winning games.)

This week's miniature gaming club was on today, so the kids played another game of Grimdark Future: Firefight and Boy-oh-boy; it was a morass of chaos and combat. The kids had fun. Will post photos in the "Post Pic of the Last Game You Played" thread.

It was Attelus' team vs Arlathan's (2v2, though). I decided that Arlathan had turned to Chaos (which I have not so subtly foreshadowed might happen in Secret War) Because he was fighting alongside Chaos Space Marines and cultists so Attelus had to take him down.

When I got home, I did more work on my Storm Troopers and based them, so 12 out of 18 are pretty much done. Those Storm Troopers took part in the Grimdark Future: Firefight as Arlathan's men.

Fun times!

Began base painting my remaining Inquisitorial Storm Troopers but only managed to get through four of the six. Some new GW bases I ordered arrived so I stuck my other Storm Trooper proxies to them.

Painted base colours on my last few Inquisitorial Storm Troopers, then applied washes. I got most of the way through it but got bored as feth and am now in bed. Would like to play my next campaign turn of Five Parsecs from Home but I want to get progress on my mini painting.

Little bit of progress on my Drukari aircraft last night.

And finally built an actual Clawed Fiend for my beastmasters pack.

Magnetizing a friend's Christmas gift.

Also started five more old metal Harlequins.

Cheers,

CB

Almost finished my Inquisitorial not-Storm Troopers and the Inquisitorial not-Chimera.

As there's no sign of li stuff at flgs as usual painting some terrain I have had lying around.

I did a bit more work on my Storm Troopers and began basing them. I also based some High Elf Shadow Warriors I painted years ago to play with in Warcry. I also assembled a few new minis for Inquisitor Karkin's Warband for Grimdark Future.

Busy painting my LI units. Really enjoying it but not easy for my old eyes.

Creating exhaust holes for my complimentary Epic scale Rhino I got from GW. It's proving to be quite fiddly but I reckon I should be able to make it work in the end. Drilling barrels for those cupola mounted bolters tho - fuggetaboutit

Did quite a bit of work today. Based my Inquisitorial Not-Stormtroopers, painted more of my Inquisitorial Not-Chimera and the Not-Hellhound, which I decided was requisitioned from my Death Korp of Krieg for Inquisitorial service. I also rolled up my next Campaign Turn and set up my next Encounter for Five Parsecs but couldn't find the energy to play it through. I also primed a few minis for Inquisitor Karkin's retinue.

I also started to make the crew of the Bebop on the Hero Forge app. Finished Spike, Faye and, despite some confusion, Jet Black. But then I went to make Ein, and...well...they don't have an option for a Welsh Corgi, which just invalidates everything. Hero Forge sucks, and must their main headquarters must be burnt to the ground. Lol, just jokes.

The shops Escalation League that's about to begin requires everyone to have at least 1 Battleline unit this time.

I rolled randomly to see wich of my forces I'd use in this one.
I rolled Drukhari - one of several forces that I actually don't have a single Battleline unit in my collection.

Sooo....
Now I own 5 Wracks.

Almost finished an Orlock Armsmaster (the one with the giant shotgun) to make as a member of Inquisitor Arlathan's retinue for my Inquisition Army for Grimdark Future. Would've done more but too tired and spent much of the day cleaning my room.

Working on another Necromunda tower and five old metal Eldar harlequins.

Cheers,

CB

Had the game day with the kids today, and I'm exhausted but still did some more painting on my Orlock Armsmaster, Flame Tanks and another member of Inquisitor Arlathan's retinue. Would've liked to play my next Encounter of Five Parsecs but too tired.

Finished up building the pack-o-beasts (1x clawed fiend, 2x chimera, 3x razorwing flocks) for my Drukhari Beastmaster last night.

Now the only Drukhari sitting on the WiP bench are my 3 aircraft.

Found these on their sprues so assembled and started paintinj.

Working on legions.