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Made in ca
Excellent Exalted Champion of Chaos






Grim Forgotten Nihilist Forest.

Two more Bladeguard, and then it's onto a small contingent of Space Wolves I promised a friend i'd paint up and the sort for him.

I've sold so many armies. :(
Aeldari 3kpts
Slaves to Darkness.3k
Word Bearers 2500k
Daemons of Chaos

 
   
Made in no
Boom! Leman Russ Commander






Oslo Norway

Finally getting started on my terrain pile, making a modular city board.

More pics:
https://mandollies.com/2021/09/25/building-vogen-city-01/

Spoiler:



   
Made in us
Longtime Dakkanaut





 Illumini wrote:
Finally getting started on my terrain pile, making a modular city board.

More pics:
https://mandollies.com/2021/09/25/building-vogen-city-01/

Spoiler:




That's really quite good.

Finished five Zoanthropes this afternoon.

Also added this guy:




Yes, that's a Tyranid Warrior's chestplate mated to a Marine backplate. It's the first time I've used a Dremel tool on anything, I feel silly for having never explored the possibilities there. It opens up a lot of things that I'd have never thought to try.

What made that even more of an adventure is that I bought the base Outrider already assembled as part of a batch of second-hand models. Trying to cut it without damaging anything I wanted to keep was a real challenge.

Pretty pleased with the results. Now I just have to pray that the White Scars relic bike survives into the next Codex Supplement so the model stays legal.

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Made in us
Battlefield Tourist




MN (Currently in WY)

Finished two units of Irregular ancient infantry.

The only thing left to paint this year is a Nativity Scene. I have all ready started it, but just need to finish.

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Made in us
Fixture of Dakka





Almost caught up with the July deluge. Infinity Defiance is mostly done. Need to finish up the expansions, but the bulk of it is ready to go. Also completed my Bushido armies.

Next up is some Spiderman villains and then back to Infinity. I really want to get the backlog there clear before all the new Malifaux stuff starts rolling in.
   
Made in us
Longtime Dakkanaut





Knocked out a Trygon.

   
Made in us
Longtime Dakkanaut





Finished three more Centurions.

Also took my small pile of Custodes that I was never going to buy the Forveworld models to play properly and put them up for sale at my LGS, and remarkably they sold in less than 20 minutes. So naturally I added another box of Inceptors to pad out the minimum squads I already own and the second Gladiator I keep eyeballing to the pile.

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Made in us
Fixture of Dakka





Good weekend. Finished up all the available MCP stuff. Wrapped up a few new Shasvastii releases to get that army complete. Finished the last two models I own from Knight. Probably not buying any more if I can avoid it. Also randomly finished Ironskullz Boyz from Shadespire. Also probably the last of that game I'll paint.

Sent a pile to auction and hoping a good chunk sold as well. Next up is my O-12 Infinity stuff from Defiance followed by the remaining heroes. Definitely feeling like I'm getting a better handle on the back log. Hoping to complete Infinity and then deal with my extra Malifaux.
   
Made in us
Battlefield Tourist




MN (Currently in WY)

I still have that Nativity Scene left to do...... however, I do have this to share on my blog.....




One of my goals for 2021, was to buy the Victrix Viking set to paint up. I have the rules for a Viking age wargame in draft stage, and I needed models to populate the pages of the book. I also need them for some playtesting and blog promotions. I did not expect to get to them this year, as I was going to have to paint a lot of Romans!

Well, in a big surprise to me I finished painting them all up! That was 60 Vikings that I pretty much batch painted all at once! This is not a process I recommend to the sane wargamer or painter. The process I took was pretty simple and followed my normal approach.

This week's blog is all about the ugly process....

https://bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2021/10/on-painting-desk-lets-go-viking.html

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Made in de
Hardened Veteran Guardsman




I think I made some realistic goals to end the year and wrap some things up. I want to get fully into GSC as my next years project and I hope, writing these goals down, will help me stay focused and motivated.

Imperial Guard:
Baneblade
2x Leman Russ
3x HWT with Bolters

Tyranids:
19x Genestealers
10x Gargoyles
1x Tyrannofex

Space Wolves:
2x Redemptor
Björn
Murderfang
Arjac
5x Incursors
5x Assault Intercessors
5x Intercessors
3x Aggressors
3x Eliminators
4x Jump Pack Wolf Guard

MESBG:
Around 15 Uruk-Hai Scouts
Vrasku
Mauhur

Lets to this. Last quarter of 2021 goo!

   
Made in us
Longtime Dakkanaut





Finished a block of ten Tyranid Gargoyles.

Also, I pulled a Biker Sergeant that I never use and converted him into a Khan on a relic bike (although I'm resolved to not do that sort of thing to anymore painted models, even if I do really like how this one turned out) and picked up some ballast and course turf to finally do something about my plain brown bases.

   
Made in au
Dakka Veteran





Sydney, Australia

I've made some huge dents lately and am likely to do a bit more soon. I've all but cleared my terrain for Batman/Fallout (just a couple details and then posters/graffiti), all my stuff for The Other Side is being finished far quicker than I thought and the things I have bought (Fallout and Guild Ball mainly) are finished already. Now that I have a quick British military paint scheme I'm also planning on painting all my Bolt Action soon because it will be just as quick to do and clears another game off. It's at the point where Malifaux is the big one in terms of being unpainted, but I'm waiting for Black Friday to finish most of the crews I have unpainted so I can do them all at once.

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I mainly play 30k, but am still fairly active with 40k. I play Warcry, Arena Rex, Middle-Earth, Blood Bowl, Batman, Star Wars Legion as well

My plog- https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/787134.page
My blog- https://fistfulofminiatures.blogspot.com/
My gaming Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/fistfulofminis/ 
   
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Longtime Dakkanaut





Finished painting up my Librarian/Ironclad Dreadnought, but I finally broke down and bought a second Suppressor squad on EBay (bad Newman!) because it's been so long since Shadow Spear came out and they still haven't released a stand-alone kit for them. Lord knows why, although I'd hazard a guess that they're having a hard time coming up with another uniquel Primaris gun that makes sense for the Omnis armor and don't want to go the three-man Lightning Claw unit route. Which would admittedly be terrible.

   
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Fixture of Dakka





Finished up my O-12. Now all I have left from Defiance is the extra heroes. I've also go a new Bushido figure to paint up and a few Warcaster models to wrap up. Hoping that I'll soon be done with the Infinity backlog and able to move on to Malifaux. Backlog is definitely at a new low.
   
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Longtime Dakkanaut





Finished five Raveners.

I also finished updating eight Tyranid Warriors to my newer scheme, not that it counts against the Pile of Shame but they were the last thing still done in the old scheme, and I put ballast and turf on the bases of 58 marines which opens up a whole other can of worms on what's actually in the Pile of Shame.

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Fixture of Dakka





Got through the remaining Defiance heroes minus one that I'm waiting to do with a batch of similar models. Also back to 100% painted on Warcaster and Bushido, so now I'm doing the final dozen Infinity models in my backlog and then I'll be caught up on that!

Getting down to where I'm going to have to decide how to tackle the real shame. The Malifaux, Warmachine and some 40k stuff that I bought as a "deal" and got in over my head. Going to start with Malifaux and decide if some of the rest just needs to find a new home.
   
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Thinking of Joining a Davinite Loge




I finished 9 Chosen and 5 Knights with spears from my Slaves to Darkness army. I finished 10 skeletons from Cursed City. The last Chosen is primed as his icon was bent.

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Made in us
Longtime Dakkanaut





Finished a Gladiator. Rewarded myself with an Invictor, to the surprise of no one.

   
Made in us
Fixture of Dakka





Every single Infinity model I own is done. Feels spectacular. Tackling Malifaux next. Hoping I can be totally caught up with it before 2022.

I'm in such a happier place with the way I purchase and paint things. Feels like it might actually be possible to get the pile off my back sometime next year and have a healthier mix of purchasing and paints going forward.

But what about all the unpainted terrain?

Quiet you....

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Purposeful Hammerhead Pilot




United States

I still have a few months left to really try and work on my pile of shame. But sadly I don't think I am gonna make it down to nothing by year end. When you only paint for like a few hours a week. progress is just very slow. Hopefully next year when I start my new job I will also find myself with more time to devote to painting down my backlog.
   
Made in us
Battlefield Tourist




MN (Currently in WY)

I have three wise men left from Reaper.... and then I am out.

Unless I get shipped a big box of Robotech RPG Tactics I left with a friend. I am not sure I want it!

Edit: Nativity is complete! Yikes!

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Dakka Veteran





With me finally getting all the nameplates for my 300+ custodes…. My pile of shame and backlog are now completely empty. I feel weirdly at peace with myself and one with the universe (I posted closeups in the dakka gallery or instagram if your into that kinda thing - @Cuban_painting_minis)

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Made in gb
Boom! Leman Russ Commander





UK



Fortunately/ unfortunately, at present, I have no idea what my Pile of Shame looks like having been out of the UK since April.

I know that it consists of the new wave of Sororitas, a Chelnath boxset, 90 Cannon Fodder, the Nickstarter Stargrave boxes and whatever Warhammer Imperium deliveries have been made from my sub.

Work shall begin on clearing that from mid December and seeing what becomes Pile Of Shame 2022.

   
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Longtime Dakkanaut





Finished six Venomthropes and two Tervigons this morning. Not that they're particularly well painter, the 'Nids were always sort of a side project, but I am getting closer to done with them and I don't see much reason to pick up any more.

   
Made in gb
Stubborn Dark Angels Veteran Sergeant





Teesside

Been a while since I updated here...

Tide of Traitors. For my Chaos forces in F28: War Always Changes, I can now field around 50 painted cultists. Still some basing needing doing. These are a mix of suborned Imperial Guard minis (classic Red Corsairs style approach of X-ing out the aquilas), some official GW Chaos Cultists, some Blackstone Fortress minis, some Tox Troopers from Miniatures of the North, and some Puppetswar future soldiers with Tormenters heads.


Deathguard: Also for F28 gaming, I've been painting up two Plagueburst Crawlers and three Blight-Haulers which are (still) almost done. Crawlers:


* Blightbringer. Almost done!


* Ten converted Warp Talons. These make for a great bully unit especially with a Nurgle mark. These are almost ready for the table, though there's (again) a fair bit of work to do on the bases, particularly, and on adding translucent insect wings to the 8 minis currently wingless.


* Two Chaos Rhinos. Only primed and assembled so far.

* Two CSM squads. Primed and assembled, tiny bit of paint on each.

Of course I am also working on a KoW Northern Alliance army. This year I hope to get a 1500 pt army painted, including...

* Assorted 1980s Dwarf minis, mostly with 1980s era paint jobs so at least needing a wash or two...

* Blood Rage minis to be my main human forces. Mostly primed, some painting done.

* Three Shieldwolf Amazon riding bears. Assembled and primed.

* Three Mierce Walrus Dudes. Assembled and primed. These will be Snow Trolls.

* One Atlantis Miniatures Mountain Troll to be my Cavern Dweller. Finished apart from a few details of basing.

My painting & modelling blog: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/699224.page

Serpent King Games: Dragon Warriors Reborn!
http://serpentking.com/

 
   
Made in ca
Fixture of Dakka





Surrey, BC - Canada

Siren call of old metal miniatures for sale caught me again...and a member of my gaming group handed me a box of old Necromunda figures.

Eldar
6 x old metal Shining Spears
Old metal Dire Avenger Exarch
Old metal Striking Scorpion Exarch
Old metal Eldar Support Weapon and Team
3 x old metal Large Eldar Support Weapon Platforms and 5 weapons
4 x old metal Wraithguard
4 x old metal Howling Banshees
Old metal Dire Avenger Exarch
Old metal Dire Avenger
Old metal Farseer
Eldar Skyrunner

Metal Necromunda
11 x old metal Beasts
2 x old metal Wyrd Beastmasters
3 x old metal Scum
12 x old metal Orlocks
5 x old metal Goliaths
Old metal Cawdor
Old metal Kal Jerhico and Skabs
Old metal Bounty Hunter
2 x old metal Pit Slaves
Old metal Ratskin Scout
7 x old metal Spyrers
5 x old metal Arbites
12 x old metal Delaques
Old metal Wyrd
3 x old metal Scavies
3 x old metal Escher
2 x old metal Pit Slaves
Old metal Scum
Old metal Wyrd - actually a Gorka Morka figure I think
Old metal Goliath Heavy
12 x old metal Van Saars
11 x old metal Scavies
8 x old metal Redemptionists
Old metal Ratskin Scout

Necromunda - 40K Terrain Large
Small Factorium Ruins
2 x Can and Platform
Spool Tower
Three legged platform
2 x 2 foot board
Large Factorium
Ruined Cathedral

Necromunda - 40K Terrain Small
3 x bridges
8 x tunnel/underground pipe access points

Sisters of Battle
10 x old metal Repentia

I have made progress. But never to the elusive last model to paint...

Cheers,

CB

   
Made in es
Fresh-Faced New User





I started strong this year, coming from 2020 with a very good finish/buy ratio.


Unfortunately i got stonewalled by a terribly warped fire raptor that drained my hobby forces for several months and i found an insane deal for an unpainted 3k points death guard army on ebay (an army which I didnt collect before this)


So anyway this is it:

-Contemptor Dreadnought (halfway through painting though)

- 20 Raptors

- 15 Raptors

-Rhino

-Blackstone fortress cultists

-Blackstone fortress renegade guard

-Helldrake

-Sorceror

-Terminator Sorceror

-Terminator Chaos lord (basecoated)

-Land Raider

-Land Raider

-12 terminators

-5 Havocs

-5 Havocs (basecoated)

-Lord discordant

-Jump pack Chaos lord

-Dark apostle

-Master of posessions

-Fire raptor gunship

-2 greater possesed (halfway done)

-6 spawn

-Zardu Layak

-Sevatar

-Daemon Prince

-3 bikes

-2 Exalted champion

-Leviathan dreadnought

-2 venomcrawler

-Fabius Bile


-Assorted 3k Death guard points i wont even get into until i finish most of my night lords


Everything is assmebled but the Daemon Prince and venomcrawler, which are going under a heavy conversion proccess, and the fire raptor of course
   
Made in au
Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests






Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.

The endless consolidation continues!

Found some fun things whilst going through the piles of boxes. I'll have to build some of these one day.

Spoiler:
Lots more empty boxes ready for compacting:



And Sprue Mountain grows ever higher, but in a more organised fashion compared to what it was:
Spoiler:

Industrial Insanity - My Terrain Blog
"GW really needs to understand 'Less is more' when it comes to AoS." - Wha-Mu-077

 
   
Made in no
Boom! Leman Russ Commander






Oslo Norway

My piles are big, but I take comfort in the knowledge that at least, I am not you. That is a sprue mountain for 5 lifetimes

   
Made in es
Fresh-Faced New User





Finished the greater possesed and the 5 havocs this past week!

Slowly chipping away at the pile. My goal is to finish one venomcrawler, 5 marines and the contemptor before the new year. Would be awesome if i manage to finish wha ti have so far before the chaos codex drops
   
 
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