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kaotkbliss wrote:
So I made it to payday without any purchases on the card Actually payday seems to have come a day early this time for some reason. However, like I promised, no purchases until it's paid off. Even after then I'll use my bank account so I only spend money I currently have. And still, even after that I'm not spending until I get what I have painted (except for things like transfer sheets to finish the details)

So now I need to load up my little app and figure out what bills are due before next pay and get them taken care of, figure out how much I'm putting in my GF's account and how much I'm putting on the card

Boom, smashed it dude. Awesome work!

Thanks
While it's not paid off yet, Sticking to 2 weeks of no purchases was not an easy task. I did find myself browsing some ebay deals yesterday but I closed it all out then proceeded to forget what I had looked at.
I spent the majority of the dat assembling my Stormfang/Stormwolf, then trying to figure out how to get everything to fit in my 2 boxes.

I have 1 large 3 drawer tackle box that has my dreads, speeders and pods in the top, all my units in 2 drawers (a little tighter than I'd like) The 3rd drawer is missing so in that space I placed my rhinos. Then in my SW battle force box I have my Stormfang/wolf, thunderwolf cavalry and all my rhino add-ons (razorback turrets, vindicator cannons, etc).

After laying it all out to snap a couple quick pics from my phone's crappy camera I realized...

Getting a bunch of units to make sure you have a variety for different situations does not help in getting things painted. Now when I look at them, all I can think is "Oh crap, there's a ton there to paint."

I should not have stripped what I did have painted to start over...

kaotkbliss wrote:
I should not have stripped what I did have painted to start over...

Ooh... rookie mistake there.

At least spraybomb them ALL with color primer, and you'll feel better.

 JohnHwangDD wrote:

kaotkbliss wrote:
I should not have stripped what I did have painted to start over...

Ooh... rookie mistake there.

At least spraybomb them ALL with color primer, and you'll feel better.

Yeah, I found a nice shade of grey primer that I like and bought 2 cans. Got all my troops, dreads and speeders primered and ready to go, but I ran out before I could completely finish my rhinos. And go figure, the company that made the primer I used is no longer doing spray paints...

So I still have to primer my flyer, thunderwolves, fenrisian wolves, finish the rhinos and get all the bits primered.

Figured the troops would be easy, primer them in the color I want, then I just need to go through and paint out the colored details and throw a black wash over them for shading and done. But every time I look at how many I need to do... LOL

Halfway through the first week of the new pay period and still no purchases YAY! Although I am finding it increasingly difficult to resist deals found on ebay (Such as the start collecting SW box set for half what GW is selling it for. Fortunately it was pretty easy to decide I really don't need any more Grey hunters at this time)

On a plus note (and I hope it quells the above desires) I am getting that painting itch. My GF started a new job and so hasn't been home when I get off work sometimes. Tonight is one of those nights so I just might break out a unit or 2 and get some done

kaotkbliss wrote:
Halfway through the first week of the new pay period and still no purchases YAY! Although I am finding it increasingly difficult to resist deals found on ebay (Such as the start collecting SW box set for half what GW is selling it for. Fortunately it was pretty easy to decide I really don't need any more Grey hunters at this time)

On a plus note (and I hope it quells the above desires) I am getting that painting itch. My GF started a new job and so hasn't been home when I get off work sometimes. Tonight is one of those nights so I just might break out a unit or 2 and get some done

Glad to hear you doing so well man. Grab that painting mojo and run with it!

Thank you

I was looking over the new pics I took to see how well they turned out and seeing all that grey with only a tiny splash of color in there from the couple things that are painted, that itch just started nipping at the back of my brain

kaotkbliss wrote:
Thank you

I was looking over the new pics I took to see how well they turned out and seeing all that grey with only a tiny splash of color in there from the couple things that are painted, that itch just started nipping at the back of my brain

I've found I get my best work done when the painting I'm doing isn't forced and it's something you WANT to do. Totally use that motivation my friend.