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2021/06/10 06:24:58
Subject: Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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I am participating in the Bot War Painting Challenge
Day 01:
Before and After
Toothpick bases worked well for spraying from below, two wings on one stick did not. Foam block was less hassle than clips.
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Discovered that my priming ended up creating a rough coat on a couple pieces, but I like how it takes contrast paint.
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Light purple came out much darker than I envisioned, so not what I wanted, but not a bad look either.
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I did not have the materials for clear coat and final assembly, so primed more models instead.
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This message was edited 14 times. Last update was at 2021/06/23 14:24:46
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2021/06/24 06:52:07
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 15: First Batch Complete!
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This message was edited 5 times. Last update was at 2021/06/29 08:07:48
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2022/02/02 22:37:00
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Another year, another paint challenge. Wish I could say the pile of shame is decreasing, but my collection keeps growing.
Day Zero: It's prime time
Rattle canned and brushed over any missed spots. Used the wrong rattle can brown, so brushing took two coats. Black covered extremely well, and leadbelcher looked a little funky before brushing.
Day 01
Almost got ahead of myself trying to paint the tracks without washing the drive wheels. Did get most of the tan pieces washed. Road wheels on the tracks ate more time that I'd like, and I noticed I neglected a couple pieces that I set aside earlier. Those got primed and toothpick mounted off the clock. With only a half hour to paint, I find myself "burdened" with a surplus of unallocated hobby time... Might have to convert something else for the paint pile to fix that.
Day 02
Finished Agrax Earthshading the Ushabti Bone parts and began Leadbelching, starting with the tracks. The hardest part of batch painting on the clock is not being able to gauge individual model paint time to project unit completion.
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2022/02/03 14:06:34
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 03
More leadbelcher on the tracks and tank details. Took a fair bit of time, but not much to show for it. On set of attached tracks to go, so tomorrow should look more impressive.
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2022/02/04 15:05:10
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 04
Even more leadbelcher. In retrospect, these D-Tanks are not a shortcut to meeting the quota, unlike their challenge ineligible RSN counterparts.
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2022/02/05 13:43:43
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 05
Half an hour of painting metal details, and little to show for it. Conversely, what little clean up was need, has been taken care of.
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2022/02/06 15:36:07
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 06
Finished the initial Leadbelcher application on tan minis. Initially, I was planning to save Stomp for after I fill the challenge quota, but as tracks seemed to cause me more grief than Bots, the satisfaction of phase completions was worth the deviation. Next up, COILS metals. I am hoping those prove more photogenic as the before and after images thus far have not shown the relative progress well.
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2022/02/07 10:37:15
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 07
Another half hour closer to getting the metallic bits painted. At least the work shows up on camera. I aim to finish said bits in the next session. As for all the non painting hobby time this weekend, I feel another conversion coming on, although I might not include the results in the challenge.
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2022/02/08 15:06:47
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 08
Still not done leadbelching. Cleaned up a couple poorly primed spots on the turrets afterwards. I will not have my latest conversion primed in time to get in on this batch, but I think I will go back and add a metallic base ring to the turrets.
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2022/02/09 14:02:55
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 09
Added a modified turret to the queue and forgot about the some metal bits on Mole, so more of that to look forward to. I have a “scenic base” in mind for that turret, but it is 3rd party so I will paint it off the clock and can base clear in the meanwhile if need be. Might take a break from heavy batching and do clear colors on the Special Branch mobiles next.
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2022/02/10 09:17:49
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 10
Finished the metal bits on Mole and got a layer of clear red on Cyclone.
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2022/02/11 12:49:07
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 11
Prepared for lighter color application with a base layer of white.
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2022/02/12 14:15:03
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 12
Took about as long to contrast as it did to base white. Only a wash and clear coat remaining for theses units.
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2022/02/13 14:27:23
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 13
Another layer of white on COILS in preparation for colors tomorrow.
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2022/02/14 14:25:27
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 14
Colorized the remainder of the readied COILS
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2022/02/15 15:49:18
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 15
Deathshroud Clear is more clear than Deathshroud. Had to split my half hour into multiple coats with the remainder going to touching up Leadbelcher on Convoy. Then touching up the clear red with contrast paint by accident and over-coating it with Angron Clear Red to blend it back in. The bottom of the sides and doors must get less shiny form all that road dust building up on them...
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2022/02/16 14:53:45
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 16
Air Corvus Black did not want to cover the Leadbelcher so it took all of the half hour to do 3 Special Branch cars.
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2022/02/17 14:25:07
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 17
Finished painting black on the wheeled vehicles, repainted the glass and metal bits, and added identification stars afterwards.
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2022/02/18 14:50:41
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 18
Dipped COILS off the clock as no applicator was involved. For today’s tracked half hour I ‘Ardcoated’ the Democracy identification stars and got more black down on Democracy armor. That 4th color can be annoying to shoehorn in when all I do is base coat and wash.
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2022/02/19 11:06:17
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 19
White with a bit of metallic touch up followed up with a non timed satin clear coat for previously dipped units. The dip came out good in some places, and too heavy in others, unlike what my undocumented test suggested. Will have to brush vehicles instead of dipping going forward.
Six turrets, displayed in two platoons, one also shown with an alternate "base," and an Anti Bot Missile Truck are complete.
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2022/02/20 14:32:47
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 20
‘Ardcoated the clear paint parts for protection during brushing on dip and painted most, if not all browns. One paint time time was up, I brushed satin finish onto the remaining COILS vehicles and applied dip to models ready for finishing.
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2022/02/21 14:42:08
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 21
Not a motivated day, mostly odds and ends in black, white, and brown to get the vehicles ready for dipping. More of the same will have to follow tomorrow.
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2022/02/22 14:38:00
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 22
More clean up work today.
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2022/02/23 16:29:29
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 22
A little bit of touch up, and mostly painting red. Satin coated the previously dipped Democracy vehicles and brushed dip onto the ones I finished today. Vyper, Mole, and ABT Drone are complete.
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2022/02/24 13:56:19
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 24
Only the did the blacks on Stomp for my half hour today. Assembled Firefly for priming. Freedom Eagle II, Interceptor, Armadillo, Cyclone, Transport, Squirrel, and Mongoose are complete.
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2022/02/25 12:45:40
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 25
Fort the metered 30 minutes I lightened up the lights on Democracy vehicles and did the browns with black and metallic touch up on Stomp. Thereafter Stomp got a dip brushing while Firefly was primed and painted Democracy got satin coat before moving to final assembly.
Defiance, Defender, Destroyer, Desert Strike, Honey Badger, and a D-Chassis missile tank are complete.
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2022/02/26 15:14:00
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 26
All over wash followed by some black and metallic that will need touching up tomorrow.
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2022/02/27 14:58:20
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 27
Did the eyes and crest light followed by a satin coat on Stomp and some clean up on along with more black and metal on Firefly. Still have to do the missiles and maybe add some brown before I can mote to finishing.
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2022/02/28 14:49:43
Subject: Re:Hiseadmose's Misadventures in Painting: Bot War Challenge
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Been Around the Block
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Day 28
Finished painting Firefly and brushed on the quickshade dip, no time to satin coat but still table ready. Based Stomp after time ran out. I have exceed my goals for the challenges, although I was liberal in what work does not count against the daily allotment.
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