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6mm WW2 Plane Below had to magnetize it when i found some old magnets in my toolbox,added to my 6mm gallery as usual,Got some better paint on the way also,getting a taste for warpaints so a few of them got in the order as did an unusual two-tone green-to-blue Alclad II Prismatic Scarabeus Paint.
Also got about 40bits painted up for use in various things,13 new objective markers got made and will eventually be shared in my usual manner,used up the last of my useful diameter balsa strips making some shelfs,chairs,a flat crate,bookcases and tables,some of which will also be used in objective markers,
Upgrading my hobby uhh tech guess that's the right word,hit green stuff world with an order for a long overdue double diamond texture roller,more than a few things i could do with that,will take a while to arrive though.

Mosquito B Mk IV.




There was another 2 bombers also but being a dumbass painting at midnight while sleepy and out of willpower to paint,guess what happened,yep i screwed up the pattern,nice colors and pattern,badly executed at a late hour,
,will have to strip and repaint them sometime,Still i hate wasted paint! kinda depressing,working on some battletech mechs now and some objective markers,followed by 9 vehicles.

Failed Camo Pattern.



Stuff.

My Greenstuffworld Double Diamond Texture roller arrived early along with some green stuff,going to make a dozen or more green stuff bits,and 9 new molds! a few nice OOP Parts too,for use in another objective marker project,as well as other as yet unknown things,using new tools,new skills,and new parts,meaning my next battletech batch is on hold,for now.



Some WIP. (Made a new mold batch) Rogue Trader backpack,Imperial Guard Stowage Pack Large,Ork Big Spanner,Ornate holstered laspistol,Dagger,Auspex,Medal,Ork Pouch with Shells Medium,kroot bones accessory.
Also topped up on earlier made bits i'am low on,more hubcaps,an aquila eagle,scarabs,various pouchs,water bottles,holstered pistols,grenades.



Anti Sneaking Surface plates.Double Diamond https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rolling-Pin-DOUBLE-DIAMOND-Texture-Double-Thread-for-Warhammer-bases/271664839263?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
(Used up the the leftovers from the below bit production to experiment with my new tech,funky huh? how about them lil nuclear radiation warning signs,with my thing for toxic themes they will be very handy i suspect)
Kinda difficult to use at times if i'am honest,if you don't apply enough pressure the pattern loses resolution,if you roll slightly sideways the pattern can impress at an odd angle,meaning lots of resqushing the green stuff to try roll again,using water or oil helps but water seems to help it not stick better,even so sometimes it just decides to lift the green stuff off the surface its on,warping the pattern,seems this tool takes some technique to get a perfect pattern,guess it's going to take practice,outta green stuff for now anyway since i killed 20g's of it in basically a couple of hours.
Was going to use the last of my green stuff to make a large plate/panel but vastly underestimated the amount left,so i made a few smaller panels,should be good for basing,managed to fill a few molds with leftovers scrapped from the setting molds,so its all good.

Various Hobby Updates.
Working With stuff,making green stuff molds another 20+ & bit mass production,and base production as much as i can with 12inches of stuff,getting pretty good at it now anyway,Several sets of objective markers,and another 20+ more sets of unposted objective marker idea's to good to share,along with many small scratch build scatter needed to complete "most" of them.
Will take a few more days while a make massive amounts of bits.

Snazzed up my hobby tech so i thought why not reorganize my supplies and paints,scavenged a old non used spice rack thats now pulling duty as a paint rack,and got myself some essential toothpicks/cocktail sticks,more than a few uses for them,besides need them to make some "things",went to home bargains and grabbed a few nice big organizer box's low quality but perfect for bit storage,
,now i have various new parts expect more dakka more from this dakkanaught.

Did buy a green stuff world bullet&shell mold,along with green stuff,i assumed would work with it,i was wrong,needs milliput or airdrying-clay,and i managed to slightly damage the mold,ahhh the stress's of the hobbyist huh.

After all that will finish up a batch of battletech i put on hold and make a start preparing for this months painting challenge,needing to assemble & prime a full unit of x12 necron warriors,I figure with my style of painting they won't take me long.


Paint/Spice Rack.



Balsa Bits,Tables&Railings.



Green Stuff Molds.



Green Stuff Bits.(Will take before&after pictures when painted as usual)



Bit & Base Storage Upgraded.

Looks great! I haven't tried any of those texture rollers yet, so I'm counting on you to tell me how it goes.

@EmberlordofFire8.
Kinda hard to use but i'am getting used to it after about a dozen uses,even so still mess up the pattern now and then,basically means lots of resqishing the green stuff,
But other than that i recommend it already made an objective marker with it,great for basing,and i have seen it used on lots of ork conversions,plus there are several styles of roller,they are a bit expensive but also a high quality item.

x3 Barracks Buildings "Daemonscape" (Before&After) & Green Stuff.
Done with green stuff bit production,made a good 25 new molds a few doubles due to part coolness,plus a mass of new and shiny OOP bits,many of which will be used in objective markers,new bits below.
Also spent a day making tiny scatter tables,jewelry,some railings,more mines,shells,and weapon parts some hardcore self sourced improvisation needed on them all i tell ye,as well in the process of making markers and built another 5,mainly 40mm&cavalry base versions,going to quickly mass produce x10 industrial themed 25mm bases for which i have plans,then quickly slide on over to my still unfinished batch of battletech.

Barracks. "Daemonscape" Always take proof pics if i can nice for comparing before&afters.





Green Stuff Bits.(4) not descibing which bit is called what,as most dakkanaughts know there stuff.



Next batch of Daemonscape Buildings to come with general purpose set of five,2 small 2medium and a garage/shed,
and yes i have got a liking for these so expect to see a few more here and there mixed in among my 40k,battletech,ww2-6mm.

New Before&Afters of Green Stuff bits i have produced below,going to kill off the other half before i get back to my normal routine of models,
Also made another half dozen objective markers,and no i'am not telling anyone what they are,but trust me they are nicely different to my usual,Warhammer,and even Orks will get some love.

Green stuff bits before and after (4)



Green stuff bits before and after (5)



Green stuff bits before and after (6)

Battletech Below.
x2 Battletech Mechs,was going to be a bunch of vehicles too but its turned into a grind if i'am honest,and it's been a busy month with next being even more so as such i have been cramming in hobby time,also much time was killed making set after set of objective markers some real nice ones though,
So the battletech vehicles are on hold,Going to rush these dozen necron warriors now,hopefully i finish in time to enter them in the painting challenge if i do with some time to spare,then i will paint the battletech vehicles,always wanted some of them glowy gunned necron buggers to display.


Commando Mech.(Quite nice for the little mech that it is,painted in the same pattern as the rommel heavy tank)



Hellhound Mech.(It's a bigone alrighty weighty too,and my biggest mech yet,the hellhound/leader of the terrorists lance definitely looks fearsome)

Nice sharp work on these mechs. The Hellhound does look pretty gangsta.

Also, I really like that yellow scarab. Not sure how good a whole cron army would look to match but the scarab is nice.

Thanks,that will be all the mechs for a while for me now,only vehicles left a good few though.

The Funky looking Scarabs are Captured and reprogrammed by crazed mechboys into "Ork Racing Scarabs" one of 4 which is why the tiny numbers they are objective markers,
And function as attack squigs and unusual sidekicks for my orks well that was the idea anyway,basically ork wacky races racers.

Getting a bit tired of futuristic stuff,so will be mixing it up yet again with lord of the rings battle games in middle earth,old-ish but i remember it being fun,
so i rounded up a bunch of the old issue on ebay at reasonable prices along with sprues,probably add to them if i get into it to any degree,what i have currently below.
Not sure what i will start with or when so don't ask.

Issues 1,2,3,4,5,6,10,12,21,28,31,37.

x24 Moria Goblins,2 sprues.(x8 Bow,x8 Spear,x8 Sword&Shields)



x24 Last Alliance Elfs&Men,2 Sprues.(x8 Bow,x8 Spear,x8 Sword&Shields)



x5 Uruk Hai Siege Assault Team,1 Sprue.(x1 Beserker,x4 Ladder Bearers,x2 Ladders,x1 Bomb)


x10 Fighting Uruk Hai,1 Sprue.(x5 Pikes,x5 Swords&Shields)

x1 Aragorn.



x1 Gandalf the Gray.



x1 Frodo.



x1 Gimli.
x1 Haldir.

x1 Ringwraith Nazgul.

Actually have some experience painting LOTR minis,i said some i mean alot,back when it was out i had the first issue collecting up to about 30,which is where i drifted,
and sold them all,most were or would be a 3 or less on the painting skill level,besides the selling of them got me into 40k with a battleforce some rules lots of paint and hobby materials some of which i still have like my clippers and static grass of which i have had many many years,never use much clearly,I Will still be painting 40k here and there,slowly growing my armys a chunk at a time,will probably rotate as usual though,as for battletech & 6mm soon as i'am done with the next couple of groups they will be taking a rest for a while,as will me making objective markers as i made a huge amount,and have plenty to keep the thread alive with so there's no pressing need to for a many MANY months,
Besides in order to complete my next dozen sets,i both need to make 1000s more green stuff bits yesh thousands,as well as paint a fistful of plastic&resin bits that are also needed to complete them,so i'am in no rush it's alot of effort and thought required after all.

Ahh Necron Lovelyness Full Unit of Warriors below,easy to paint but kinda fragile more so than they look heads kept breaking off nothing major though,they are my first necron warriors too,it's a learning experience,Proud of how they came out will be keeping them the same color scheme with any future necrons,also when i completed them me being me,they looked lonely so i built a nice marker for them to guard,Going to paint some battletech vehicles next with a couple of tanks trucks jeeps and APC's,and probably something easy for next month to go with them like my latest set of daemonscape buildings.

Necron Warriors.

LOTR eh? Wow. Didn't see that coming.

I'm a Massive Tolkien geek but I never really got into the LOTR games. Got the original hardback LOTR game rulebook somewhere. The first one, the skirmish game before it went all 5 armies. Also got a Moria scenario book maybe from a box set but I never played it or really had any one else interested in playing it. I have a collection of the fellowship that I never finished painting, though I like the miniatures a lot. They're very fine detail sculpts, really beautiful.

Looking forward to seeing your work on some of these soon.

Always been a fan myself nothing like some middle earth not just into sci fi stuff,totally different atmosphere to 40k minus all the lasers,
a few scans of random battle games in middle earth below so you can see what i mean its some cool looking stuff,a lot more green more trees hills hedges castles so on,its real nice on the eyes.

Made Several new Green Stuff Molds,and made a bunch of new bits,guessing by how much green stuff i have left,will max out at around 500 bits maybe more,
alot of the new ones are quite large like the ones below,the massive book & combat shield use quite a bit of green stuff,so will only be making a few of the larger bits less than 10,
Taking a break now though and soon will be getting on with painting them battletech vehicles along with undercoat the deamonscape buildings,going to try get them both done early before Christmas kicks in,
even then after it's over with will be a while before i get the green stuff before&after pictures done,also will be double my usual amount of bits taking longer to paint.

11 New Green stuff Molds.(5)(Large book,Combat shield,Autocannon drum half,OOP laspistol,Bullet belt,Space Marine Backpack,250lb Bombs,Tau Backpack,Tau Photon Grenades,left&right vehicle lights)



Also have a new battletech piece that's somewhat interesting,A Long Tom Artillery Cannon,its in two halfs the main unit and the ammo carriage,
it's one big gun alright weighty too.

Big post as usual,9 Battletech Vehicles And 5 Buildings A bunch of grav jeeps,Some Tanks APC's and Trucks,not very bright the standard military green theme but it is realistic and hi tech looking,The theme goes with my Pursuit Lance mechs nicely,
i'am taking a painting break now i'am done with this months challenge entry,likely get back to producing green stuff bits alot of them going to be a hell of a cleanup job with the knife i tell you,will look impressive when they are layed out though gonna be alot.

x2 Marksman AT Tanks.(they look pretty cool i gotta say,major mecha/gundam vibe with these things,look like they would be badass mech killers too)



x2 Tracked APC's.



x2 Scamm Heavy Trucks.



x3 Grav Jeeps.



"Bonus" Striker Lance.(all my metal mechs so far)



Daemonscape General Purpose Buildings.



Nice little buildings they be,will be getting another 3 or more sets next year,some roads/highways and some skyscrapers along with hardened military hangers & bunkers,
When i get back to it Next battletech i be painting will be support based weapons a missile platform a really big gun and some missile tanks maybe a helicopter.

It's been a long time since i have posted as i have been busy with many things,both hobby and non hobby,Biggest Mass Production of Green Stuff Bits to date,going to take alot of painting all them bits probably take better part of an 2 days,or several painting sessions.
Safe to say that is one large upgrade on bit uniqueness and variety,many are large bits too,alot of work but it would cost a stupid amount of money for the amount of bits i use,
each maxing out at about £1 per for most of the bits,meaning i would need about £150+ on bits alone to do it the common way with GW made resin parts,but the way i paint them its barely noticeable if at all,take it from me it was hard work this time,so much so several blisters formed healed and reformed during the many hours of cleaning up the edges of the bits.

A huge array of.
camo rolls,combat shields,7+ Types of pouches,bullets,daggers,swords,sword racks,2 types of lasgun,3 types of laspistol,2 Types of Holstered Boltpistols,2 types of slugthrower,protective gear/gas masks,water bottles,2 Types of Bomb 250lb/100lb,3 Types of backpack/powerpack,boltgun magazines,keys,hammers,jewelry/medals,talismans/tribal,3 Types of Grenades,Autocannon Drum halfs,vehicle stowage packs,vehicle lights,2 Types of aqulia eagles,Ork Bike Hubcaps,Auspex Scanners,Sacks,Lasgun Powerpacks,Large Books,Scrolls,Mortar Bases,Necron Scarabs,Tribal Backpacks,Ork Big Spanners.

Green Stuff Bits (5)



Daemonscape Outpost Buildings.(have enough for a small town after these are painted)



More Battletech Vehicles.
Both are nice models the land barge is 5cm long and quite weighty armed with a large laser,the grav scouts are armed versions of the light scouts and look nicely detailed for such small things.

Land Barge.



Grav Scouts.



Also picked up some bolt action,alternate reality world war 2 konflikt 47,its got mutants,fricken nazi zombies,warewolfs lol,power armored mericans,and a bunch of other awesome stuff,
needless to say upon discovery of the expensive but all so cool minis in the starter set,i felt i had no choice for it was like a bigass magnet invisibly sucking me in,not sure when i will get to paint them,
but even so it was just too tempting,will have to watch a bunch of bolt action how to tutorials first me thinks,so i can pick nice and realistic paint scheme,them nazi totenkorps though! are some damn cool models as is the spider mech&tank.





Have to update the OP soon too,nearly be a new year and new project goals need be set.
Made a couple of somewhat large hex based objective marker sets,and another 40k marker set plus an odd extra.
Going to get another 20 or so bits painted next,resin bits though just something small to occupy the rest of the month.

Lord of the Rings Heros.
Something a bit different from my usual,gotta say had fun painting these and looking forward to painting more LOTR characters in the future,
A nice start to the year for sure! next on the cards a mass more bits and maybe the next set of epic scale buildings if there's time left on the month,I intend on being busy so less hobby time for a month or two most likely,Gonna try cram in a few midnight painting sessions though,so i can still keep some momentum.

Gandalf The Gray.(Fellowship)
Armed with a staff of power & glamdring,this is the version where he faces the balrog in moria you know the now iconic "you shall not pass" scene,that's this gandalf.



Aragorn.(Two Towers)
Armed and armored with a dagger,chain mail from the armory at helms deep,and a two handed sword.



Frodo Baggins.(Fellowship)
Armed and armored with a mythril shirt & stinger [sword] from rivendell,and the one ring.



Tamiya German Fuel Barrels & Jerry Cans set.
(added to my scatter pile,i used my last set on a fuel cache objective marker set,these are the replacements)



Sandbags Set.(painted ages ago,only just taken pictures,but better late than never,more stuff in my scatter collection)

Daemonscape Outpost Buildings.
Painted the bunker looking one in classic military olive drab scheme,since it looks right,
Noticed some damage to the rectangular buildings base,dunno when or where or how that happened but whatever,gave it a trim to make it look less broken,
It's less noticeable but whatever stuff happens,other things await painting,got a nice size collection of epic scale buildings now,doubt i will be getting any more for a some time though,i have more than enough models to paint anyway.



Took some late night painting them things,as i'am busy getting some flight hours in with a quadcopter before it warms up enough for outdoor use,grass is always icey or dewy lately,
And playing some old video games an hour here and there too,As for whats next a batch of battletech vehicles i reckon,
After that going to make a start painting them green stuff bits,that's gonna be laborious probably take them on in a few painting sessions,since there are so many.

Upgraded my Paint With some Dakka Favorites,I'am slowly phasing out using only GW paints,
with the aim of slightly upping the quality of my paintjobs,while bringing some color to what i paint,Not that i can't paint colorful models,i'am just better at dull,
post apocalyptic or industrial wasteland style of painting,tons of metallics rusts/dirt,or standard grays&greens in military fashion,Them WW2 paints are for my konflict 47"
Forked out quite a bit for that box,more realistic water effects as i make cool looking sets with the stuff,and a couple more i wanted to add to the collection so had to get more.

Anyway picture below,any advice on painting WW2 Tanks and Bolt Action stuff would be helpful but not essential,I would&will find a nice scheme for them regardless.





Vallejo.
70.801 Brass
70.816 Luftwaffe Unif.
70.821 German C. Beige
70.822 German C. Black
70.823 Luftw. C. Green
70.824 German C. Ochre
70.825 German C. Light
70.826 German C. Med
70.830 German Fieldgrey
70.833 Cam. Light Green
70.835 Salmon Rose
70.871 Leather Brown
70.896 Ger. Dark Green
70.964 Field Blue
70.969 Park Green Flat
70.979 G. C. Dark Green
70.882 Middle Stone

Army Painter/Warpaints
AP-Weapon Bronze
AP-Gun Metal
AP-Matt Black
AP-Strong Tone
AP-Mixing Medium

GW
Nuln Oil
Mechanicus Standard Gray

Got a nice batch of Battletech Vehicles Painted,took longer than expected due to being busy making markers and a bunch of other stuff
,Painting balsa wood crates in different colors and shapes some small pallets and rusty pipes,got 2 respectable size battletech armys formed could do with a couple more big vehicles though,
Then they will be showcase worthy which i will do next month,intend on painting some battletech in the painting challenge,when i eventually stop making objective markers,
a few more sets to make before i'am done,i will finish that up early next year,but i will still add to my collection every now and then also in another showcase,i will concentrate more on actual models,alot of real nice things to pick from.

Medium Tanks with Missile Launchers.(futuristic looking huh?)



Grav Scouts.(them pods on the back make them look like star wars speeders,not a bad thing)



Grav Jeeps.(more itty bitty tiny weeny little jeeps,this time with a scale shot,you could fit 2 on a penny!)

Took Some pics of "most" of my Battletech setup on a small board,thinking of getting some mdf in the distant future,
and painting one side gray the other brown or green,all spent out though with my paint upgrade,been busy with boring life stuff that has been thiefing my weeks off me,
and see no change in the coming future,hopefully will get my challenge entry done in time as i'am painting some green stuff bits,you know that super size batch from a while back,
going to take more than a few sessions to get them all done,anyway some pics below.

best to have a zoom in or you can't really see the details.

Great stuff, yourr cast bits turn out great! So handy to have extra bits lying around to spice up your miniatures and bases, adds so much character! Great job!

Finished A few batches of Before&After Green Stuff Pics There below,many are not pictured though,and i have been experimenting with using more bright colors
Painted about half of my bits working on the rest bit by bit,hopefully will in the next week or so finish them all,then finish them battletech vehicles with what remains of the month.

Green Stuff Bits,Before&After.(7)



Green Stuff Bits,Before&After.(8)



Green Stuff Bits,Before&After.(9)



Double Diamond Texture Roller,Basing Materials.(metal anti sneaking plate with radiation warning signs)
I will likely turn a few of these sections into primitive walls and barricades to use as scatter in key item type objective markers,you know like the last scanner for miles,
or something more simple such as a hidden ammo/fuel/item caches/stash's.

Green Stuff,Double Diamond Plating.(1)



@AmberWarden:Thanks,have been doing this over a year now and manage to get many surprisingly good quality mold bits,much opportunity for conversions in my future models too.

Some Battletech got painted.
Been Quite some time since i have posted,kinda burned out from making insane amounts of objective markers,many many new ones that were made as the idea's came to me,
Anyway not sure what's next as i have painted nearly all the green stuff bits,and used 90% of them,likely paint a few squads next i suspect,need a break from markers have enough to post for a huge amount of time so it makes sense to get some models shiny,Likely will make a batch more green stuff bits later in the year,i do have another 20 or so large bits to take molds of.

Long Tom Artillery Cannon & Ammo Carriage.(Fires Cluster Bombs,Nukes,High Caliber Shells,Two Part Vehicle)



Land Barge.(Carrys a large Laser,Is heavily armoured)

Wow.. what a fantastic hobby blog. Don't know where to start really!

Great variety of stuff here, you certainly have a wide range of interests!

Good to see some closeups of those Daemonscape buildings as was thinking of getting some of those myself.