Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

 Pariah Press wrote:
I'll be painting this Jes Goodwin C23 Ogre, Gutlagg, Executioner.

Oh, wow. I have wanted that Ogre for years, but it's never been available at a price I could afford. I can't wait to see him painted up.

Even before COVID-19, I've been trying to cut spending and work on my immense backlog, so this particular challenge is perfectly timed. I'll be working on my Ghosts of Gaia from Bad Squiddo. Here are the first half-dozen, primed and ready for paint:

We should definitely have an oldhammer/retro themed month at some point.

Retro theme would be ace

I've had this Space Marine Predator sitting on my shelf for a very long time, almost since the beginning of my Warhammer hobby journey. Never got around to painting it because I quickly realized it wasn't very good in games. I think if it's going to sit on my shelf it should at least look good doing it, and since others are digging deep into their piles of shame I figured I'd do the same. Here's my proof pic:

This model might be the one that has been unpainted the longest. I undercoated it with Caliban Green over the original Chaos Black undercoat I did way back when. It'll be fun to work on some armor for a change since I've mostly been painting infantry lately.

I've built up a large backlog of Underworlds warbands, pretty much got them all and only one completely finished. Some of them are half done but there are still quite a few eligible for the challenge:

I'm still having to go into work so not as much free time as some, but hopefully I can manage at least one warband

It's time for another Tau mini, a commander to lead the army...

I started on the 10man squad last night
A couple more colours and they'd be legal

Long time Dakkanaut, buit it's my first time entering this.

So you know that big box of Sisters they released last year that everyone got excited about but very few have seemed to paint? Well, I'm going to tackle mine. I started with this one on April 2, she's primed with Grey Seer Spray:





Since this is going faster than I thought, here's the whole sprue. We'll see how much of this I can knock out!!

lifeafter is already finished, I just made undercoat stage .

So I’m going with some or all of my Ork Kommandos:



These fit into the “pile of shame” for many reasons; firstly Orks were my first (and still beloved) 40k army, but they have been very neglected in recent years due having poor to mediocre codices, the need for sooo many models and the fact that some of the coolest units (such as these guys) just aren’t worth taking

Secondly, they all represent “old” models; there are the “current” GW models, which are old enough that they’re still metal, there’s some original (2nd Ed?) metals that are new to me, gifted by a friend, but from way back in the day. And although the Forgeworld upgrade kit is relatively new, I’ve used them on some Assault on Black Reach boys that date back to when I first started in the hobby, back in 2008.

I hope you’ll forgive the one Nob technically having two colours on already, but I figure tiny spots of base colour on the eyes and mouth hardly counts as “significantly progressed”.

 Jadenim wrote:


I hope you’ll forgive the one Nob technically having two colours on already, but I figure tiny spots of base colour on the eyes and mouth hardly counts as “significantly progressed”.

They are clearly nearly finished! Hang him! Hang him I say! :p

As there's no limit to the number of models this month, I'm going to attempt to clear an entire board game from my Pile Of Shame. The board game in question is the wonderful Stuffed Fables

Gutlagg is coming along nicely. He's a pleasure to paint.



And, further progress. I really feel like I'm in the zone this weekend!

Looking good!

I managed to get one of my minis finished yesterday, and another half done, so that's a good start.

Fast forward to the end of the month when I submit one and a half finished minis as my entry...

Started the second foundation colour and bases.

Next will be the jump packs, they will get the 5 layer osl flame effect, may not be the best but in a cabinet you wont see much

Lots of interesting stuff here. I've managed to clean and prep my two, cut the knife away from one and..... well, nothing else. Still figuring out what minor conversion work is required, whilst there are several layers on many, and finished in one case. This is why I only chose 2.

Some good progress coming in, keep the pics coming. I spent most of today base coating the metals. Some greens to do for the laser rifle packs then I should be ready for a wash. Still doesn't look like much at the minute.

I'm going to try and get a Neurothrope, Zoanthrope, and a Trygon (time willing) done for this month. Time to get back onto the painting horse.

Sorry if I'm not doing this right, I've painted two models from my backlog box. We're allowed to do similar models as one entry, right?

@Jadenim: Love the classic Kommandos. Used to own them .

@feltmonkey: Good luck! Very unique entry.

@Pariah Press: Coming along very nicely - doing him proud.

@Rybrook and @Jamie Shred: Also coming along nicely.

@lifeafter: Usually there is a 5 model limit - but it has been lifted this month. I think so long as you have the proof picture you should be golden - just post a picture of the box contents and you should be able to enter as many as you want / can complete

Meanwhile - my own progress:

Just about to wash the other three's armour...

Good luck everyone!

Catchya,
Arakasi

Some small progress.




Cheers,

CB

Going to be finishing off my OBR with the big man himself, and hopefully giving him a bit of the Nagash treatment.

WIP on dain.

Here's a better proof pic than the pile of sprue I started with. I got the Zephyrim converted from the army box Seraphim... the two challenges were crafting the pennant and scrounging enough power swords for everyone. I'm waiting to mount heads until they're on their flight bases so I can see where they should be looking. Paint starts tonight!

Promethium jet testing in the armoury

Looking good.

I've finished miniature number nine for the month and am working on the tenth. The board game has twenty-three miniatures, so I'm more or less on track.

My wife, my six-year-old son, and I have been playing the game itself every evening while we've been on lockdown, and it is lovely. It's a dungeon crawler game, like Gloomhaven or Descent, but aimed at a younger audience, while still having an appeal for grown-ups. It creates an ongoing story of a group of toys who come to life at night to protect their young owner from the minions of the evil ruler of the land of lost toys. Each story has several stages to it, lots of twists and turns and interesting scenarios, with a few boss fights thrown in. My son can understand the rules and contribute to the scenarios (although being six his focus is always on getting more and more loot) and he's even doing quite a bit of the reading, so it has been quite educational as well. I'm so glad I bought it, it has really been a bright spot in this dark period, and been something fun we can do together as a family every evening.

I've just got to try to make sure I get the painting done before we finish the whole game!

I had hoped to be farther along at this point. Halfway done with the month, and not even done with 4 guys. Marines are ready for ink, arms needs their blues. Bases/decals/cleanup etc.

More WIP.



Cheers,

CB

And, we're done! The Pile of Shame is one model smaller!

Looking more like miniatures now rather than a pile of orange. Think I'm done with the orange, just need to dirty up the metals and finish the faces then onto the bases.
As always feedback is very much welcome and appreciated.