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Day 11, 11th January 2026

Sunday Roast kicked arse. Though still prefer a nice smoked gammon joint over any other meat.

Waddled up to the Hobby Grotto, and finished off the Super Heavies (two of each tank, four Mastodons) and made a start on the Thunderhawk and Fire Raptors.

In case anyone is wondering? The stuff between the drying models and the desk top is a pre-cut grease proof baking sheet. It works a treat!

And decided to stop farting around the poop, and did the Saturnine Infantry in Grim Black.

Slap Chop (Mech Std Grey spray, zenithal dry brush Gun Metal, then the Grim Black speed paint) really worked on them. Well chuffed.

In the zone. So started the Araknae platforms. Zone has faded, so if you’ll excuse me? I’m off to continue watching Murder, She Wrote.

YES DOC we love to see it! Looking forward to seeing what you conjure for us in 2026. Loving the plog so far. I've always had an eye on Epic scale, and plogs like yours make it look veryyy intriguing

Thanks dude. I’d say it’s a lovely scale to paint but……

Day 12, 12th January 2026.

I. Hate. Drop. Pods.

Oh they’ll get finished, as I ain’t no quitter. But I’m not buying any more. Absolute pain in the arse to paint. Have I painted the doors shut? Dunno. Mebbes. Do I care? No.

But that’s the Araknae finished and obvs, the horrible Drop Pods underway.

Might just glue them shut and be done with it to be honest.

Ugh. Fine. Sculpting tool used to flip them open. Might as well do it “right”. Interior I think I’m just gonna use a strategic wash.

Day 12a. 12a January 2026

And finally, more or less just in time? My new paints have arrived.

Will get in the Grotto later though. Chippy Tea for dinner as I can’t be arsed to cook, so hopefully can thrash out a load of metallics. Don’t want to set myself a specific target. But I hope to do the tracks and or/weapons on a bunch of the tanks.

And here’s tonight’s progress, finishing off Grim Black on the Drop Pods. Petals need a touch up as the Speed Paint does love to flow into ribbed surfaces.

As MSG’s tone is different between spray can and pot? I think I want to find a suitable receptacle and spray straight into it, creating a small pool I can take a brush to for said touch up.

For my next trick, starting probably tomorrow? Doing all the metal bits.

What is it thaat's so frustrating about the Drop Pods, Doc? And, from a rules perspective, would it matter if they were glued closed or not?

Just fiddly. And because vertical, Contrast-a-like paints tend to puddle, so they’re messy to work with.

They are gonna look decent when I’m done though. Experimented on one of the Dreadnought ones, painting the ribbing of the ramps/petals/doors in a simple Gun Metal. I reckon that, with a Wash (part brown, part black, thinned) will pop them nicely.

Day 14, 14th January 2026

Metallics on the Dreadnought Drop Pods. Can’t really be arsed to do more tonight.

Murder she wrote…. Ah brings back memories!

Great progress Doc, they are coming along nicely, just imagine how good you will feel when the drop pods are all finished!!

Murder, She Wrote is proper comfort tv. A bit camp, but usually really well written with a cast that’s fully onboard with the intended vibe.

Drop Pods I can’t promised won’t end up in the bin out of sheer counter spite when I’m done ?