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Mohaniker wrote:
How long would you say you've spent on the guard squad alone?

Painting wise - this stuff isn't very time consuming. No single model has taken more than 10hours. Unfortunately, I have so little free time, that those say 7 hours, may mean 14 half an hour sessions The IG sarge was maybe 5 hours.


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Sageheart wrote:sorry if this has been answered before but how large will this force be?

1500pts at first, but hopefully circa 3000pts eventually, and something I keep coming back to in years to come.


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small update. Pic of where I am at the moment - still looks like simple shaite, but atleast it's a pic - now pushing to finish the squad by the end of the month. Pics is in natural light and finally shows the shade of green correctly (if you remember the discussion from the sergeant)

Looks like an apple commercial.

Great work, by the way. I don't know if I've posted on this thread before, but I've been following it for a few months now.

Looking good, and glad to see some progress again.

I have been suffering from the same broken up work sessions... more like 10 to 15 minutes at a time for me... :(

It's still always exciting to see more of your work.

Hey Migs

What a treat...I really like to see WIP painting pics. I like to take notes Your painting area is so clean and tidy!

The Green works much better in the above pic on the sergeant ....do you have a few more layers to do on the green? Or is it just the white washing the colour out?

BTW I had a quick look in the Jade Vessel to find the WIP pics of Haag and company, to compare your new and older stuff. I was disappointed to find they are no longer on display, such a same!

Peter

Well, I want to take Haag to Golden Demon this year so have taken them offline

Pheeeeew... These few weeks have been really really difficult. Stomach flu, work overdose, business trip and my own product ideas suddenly getting producers stealing my miserable hobby allowance.

I sincerely hope to get back on track this weekend. If I could finish these guys, the momentum would really help.

What I really really need is a holiday. And a weekly hobby night where I could just turn up and paint.

Sorry it's taking so long. I try not to comeback before I have something proper to show you all!!

I can drink to that - Holiday! Success can be a double edged sword - no time for fun

Please take your time and don't let us rush you along. I'd rather wait a month for something amzing than have you put it up before your satisfied.

For some reason I get the feeling that Haag might have done some recruiting, for extra retinue members, by September (assuming its the UK GD you're going to) I expect to see the limited edition skaven warlord beautifully painted too.

As for the missing pictures I do hope they get some reinstatement after you have won a GD with them. Its what signed me up to dakka.

Peter

Thanks guys. The situation has been a tad depressing. It's the first time in my life I am unable to spend time on the hobby, even when I am inspired and would like to. Just too busy at work and too tired at home and without dedicated hobbyspace.

My plan was to move stuff to the office, but I already spend too much time there. At home, when the little man hits the sack and it is nice and quiet, I have no place to work.

Challenging before we get a bigger place, or the work load lightens - which is quite unlikely with the direction our agency is heading.

That agency is obviously not knowing what they are doing to your fan community. Somebody needs to stop them...

Where do you work/what do you do Misg? If it's media/marketing/design I feel your pain bro...

Don't worry about it Migs, just be glad of the work (money). If you work on stuff when your not 100%, you won't be happy with it anyway. We're a patient lot (on the most part), so just chill and take your time.

Saying that, I am looking forward to your next batch of pics. Big fan of you painting technique and use of colour.

-Hits-

Wow. Impressive. I have just spent a long time looking through this forum, and have decided that I need to learn some weathering techniques. Good luck with the rest if your project, and thanks for the inspiration!

MajorTom: I'm a partner at a Design Agency - it's a passion akin to the hobby, and pretty much all consuming Going too well for the hobby I suppose.

So - a month of nothing but work, work, work.... with a split lip from bball and stitches in between. I'd lost all energy to work on this, with such draining but exciting times at work and home (looking for a new, bigger flat) Everything is a little bit of overwhelming at the minute. Actually fething totally too much, but what can ya do...

However, I talked with Hammer, and we are looking to resurrect our campaign towards the summer and the coolest miniature tournament ever held, with rules that make it an armypainting and fun hobby spirit competition (100pts) with some dice rolling and tactis (30pts)

I promise not to post, before I have finished the IG squad and have pics with me!

Hang tight

Ditto! So I 100% understand lol.... There is no overtime like design overtime eh...

Not sure there is such a thing as OVERtime in design

Neverenoughtime is surely more the accurate?

migsula wrote:MajorTom: I'm a partner at a Design Agency - it's a passion akin to the hobby, and pretty much all consuming Going too well for the hobby I suppose.

So - a month of nothing but work, work, work.... with a split lip from bball and stitches in between. I'd lost all energy to work on this..

It's looking great Migs. I'm really glad to see you're still getting pleasure from your design work and b-ball, even if they are biting back I think having passion in several areas of life is only going to make you a better designer; you can take a break when you need it and put your energy elsewhere, rather than burning yourself out trying to push through the lower ebbs.

Keep at it!

Honestly, and I'm sure Migs will feel the same, but the skill set's of design and hobbying tend to very much complement each other.

I just think, and tell me if you agree Migs, that hobbying to us is a form of design, but it really is a huge break for us because it has none of the hassles of clients, reviews and business to go along with it.

MajorTom11 wrote:
I just think, and tell me if you agree Migs, that hobbying to us is a form of design, but it really is a huge break for us because it has none of the hassles of clients, reviews and business to go along with it.

Exactly , no compromise, just please your self, and it doesn't have to make sense. So you get to have the fun and no restrictions, more towards art. (But no "pay" either, and no "dream come true", so it's a balance, as my real aspirations are in the working world)

it worked though!

Admitting there's no steam, realising no-one should really care, yet instead of "pics or I won't even talk to you bitch" I got some understanding, and...

...And I've painted all the markings to my IG squad (so only washing and fun bit, ie. weathering left) and organized all the bitz for the desert operations guys and about to call Hammer for a paint fest set up this weekend.

I don't entirely disagree with you migs, but I do feel there is a "Dream come true" mentallity that goes along with this hobby equally to one's aspirations in the real world.

There is no way I could imagine not feeling that way after a very long-winded project where after miles and miles of stress and success, you finally see what you've created at its whole, and realize at that moment you can take it to the next level..see your creation in motion.

That is one of the greatest feelings one can have, to be able to use your creation in such a way as this hobby, and enjoy it purely for sentimental reasons. In this way, from a competitive standpoint(not neccesarily refering to competitions, just the essence of playing the game) there are the greatest benefits from both winning and losing, win and your creation is successful but also entirely your own, lose and now you have the possibility of continuing the project to make it better!

Thats why I enjoy this hobby, the satisfaction on all fronts.

Well written, gamesandwatch, and I agree with MajorTom11 as well.

I can't wait to see the Dons all finished! I was wondering if you could go into more of the background of the twist unit, Migs? You mentioned one of them is a shaman and one or two others had more specific rolls like that.

gameandwatch wrote:I don't entirely disagree with you migs, but I do feel there is a "Dream come true" mentallity that goes along with this hobby equally to one's aspirations in the real world.

There is no way I could imagine not feeling that way after a very long-winded project where after miles and miles of stress and success, you finally see what you've created at its whole, and realize at that moment you can take it to the next level..see your creation in motion.

That is one of the greatest feelings one can have, to be able to use your creation in such a way as this hobby, and enjoy it purely for sentimental reasons. In this way, from a competitive standpoint(not neccesarily refering to competitions, just the essence of playing the game) there are the greatest benefits from both winning and losing, win and your creation is successful but also entirely your own, lose and now you have the possibility of continuing the project to make it better!

Thats why I enjoy this hobby, the satisfaction on all fronts.

i rad this earlier and thought Perfect this is why i am knackered no sleep all worn out and for what.. lifted my spirits no end

gameandwatch wrote:I don't entirely disagree with you migs, but I do feel there is a "Dream come true" mentallity that goes along with this hobby equally to one's aspirations in the real world.

There is no way I could imagine not feeling that way after a very long-winded project where after miles and miles of stress and success, you finally see what you've created at its whole, and realize at that moment you can take it to the next level..see your creation in motion.

That is one of the greatest feelings one can have, to be able to use your creation in such a way as this hobby, and enjoy it purely for sentimental reasons. In this way, from a competitive standpoint(not neccesarily refering to competitions, just the essence of playing the game) there are the greatest benefits from both winning and losing, win and your creation is successful but also entirely your own, lose and now you have the possibility of continuing the project to make it better!

Thats why I enjoy this hobby, the satisfaction on all fronts.

I do agree with your well written reply sir!, but I do not dream of that moment. I dream of being powerful and successful in my profession and providing as much economic and cultural freedom for my family as possible I dream of staying healthy and seeing my loved ones prosper.

In the hobby I drop the real world - the ambitions become quicker, I'm a kid, I have no rules, I enjoy, I vision, I labor, and I do love the feeling of seeing the vision come to life in my imagination and get great satisfaction when others see it too.

When I was a kid I dreamt of winning a Golden Demon. That dream came true and to me it was my dream come true hobby moment. The only one I've consciously dreamt of.


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Saturday, March 26, 2011 / Backdrop

Here’ the canvas, the backdrop.

The Rangers of Blackhawk down.

The unsung heroes of war.

The men of the Imperial guard.

I finally managed some time and finished the first of many guard squads to come. The first of at least two squads of Renoir Grenadiers. They are what you see off-centre in the codex cover. I wanted personality, strong material feel, but nothing that stands out from the army. We’ve been over the green - this army needs its color - moon light or not - I’ve come full circle to feel the 40k universe as a grim gritty place that has visceral splashes of color, gore and warp. I think the group shot shows the palette at work quite well. (I need to fix the wolves base rust)

The Guard are the Backdrop, even if this is mostly a guard army. The Legion is really the Deltas if you take the Blackhawk Down metaphor, but you can imagine the tenfold effect here. The dynamics between a man and an Astartes being both a core topic of the 40k universe and this project.

I had some photographic challenges. With what I am trying to do, I would need near perfect color rendition and some depth of field. I have a point and shoot that takes fairly accurate pics, but even in natural light, my quickly assembled background of too many whites made it a mess. I photoshopped the levels best I could to resemble what I actually have done painting wise.

But here they are - and hopefully I am back now, I am really looking forward to the 5 desert operators coming next. Think deltas in Afghanistan, but with that deep 40k layer on top that levels the modernity and adds that gothic, and some twists for company.

migs

Looks smashing! I like the squad, green is perfect spot of color and justified by your points. Weathering on the carpace is top notch as always. Nice scratch build on that sniper/long-las too.

Can we also get a close-up from the Marbo twins?

And keep them coming, you still got few months

wow they look the business mate.

Inspiring! Seeing the various cells all marshaled together really brings out the individual character in each figure.

Hugely jealous of your skills. Lovely stuff.

Wow epic painting! the SM are awsome.

Thanks guys! I try to make a routine now to post a pic or two of my progress every weekend until the tournament.

I like the look of all your models.

I have been lurking this one for quite a while now. I think this is my first post here.