My 2024 Hobby Odyssey.

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**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

I’ve still got some LI buildings on sprue. Reckon I’ll much about with them in the morning, before Sir Floofington Brain-Fart arrives.

And that’s the existing buildings done in their base colours. Just the wash to go.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Day 244

And that’s my assembled terrain done and dusted. Took advantage of Nehploof having a snooze in the hall.

Really enjoyed painting these, and as well as finishing off the set I have? I will be adding a second in due course. And maybe a third in the more distant future, to ensure Titans have something to hide behind.

**Dysartes**

What do you think of the Manufactorum Imperialis kit, Doc?

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Haven’t got that one yet. But, with the discounted set I am considering it. Because just as building dimension variety matters for more engaging games, so does a range of looks and themes to said terrain.

But, I need to sort out the Civitas Ruins as well, as I’ve two boxes of those to do, which have had a single wrecked Munitorum Shipping Crate trimmed out.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Day 245

Pup sitting is exhausting, and didn’t get my usual weekend lie-in. But used up the remains of the Spires Sprues, and knocked out a most interestingly shaped single story building. Because even simple geometric shapes can be made a little more interesting.

A a lovely big spired building, using up the last of the tall walls.

Just totted up the remaining single floor bits, and I’ve enough to do a second building in the style seen in the first pic. From there it’s just the standard ones to go.

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Hmm.

Gonna have to switch back to my Necromunda terrain. For not only am I out of plastic glue (so I can’t start on the LI Ruins), but I think I just ran out of Zandri Dust spray.

Payday is Wednesday, so I’ve a shopping list to be going on with. Might have to go to Canterbury or Ashford though, as FLGS’ supply of paint and glue is…spotty.

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I have indeed run out of Zandri Dust.

Knickers.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Day 246

Just managed to squeeze out enough from the Zandri Dust to finish the two larger buildings I built over the weekend, and they’ve had their Wraithbone.

So looks like I’m set to do the noodly details on those tonight, and finish washing them tomorrow, neatly carrying me over to payday, when I can replenish my supplies.

**Dysartes**

On the upside, Doc, Zandri Dust is apparently still available in a can.

Enjoying painting the buildings so far?

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Yeah man. They’re not as difficult as they first looked, and now I’m used to the kit it’s enjoyable to play with.

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Think that’s it for today. Time has gotten away from me. But still likely to finish them tomorrow.

Noodlies and Greeblies on lunch break, wash after work.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Day 247

And that’s the Metallics done. Let that dry, then it’s Wash O’Clock and done.

That’s Numberwang!

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Who wants a Groupshot? You want a Group shot!

So have two. First a pic of the stuff I’ve painted. Second the same stuff, plus the stuff that’s still to go, on the Magic Box O’Stuff.

Magic Box O’Stuff measures 4’ x 2’, so should give you some idea of table coverage from a single box.

I reckon the two boxes of ruins will help pad it out (and provide a decent amount of scatter terrain to make it more interesting), then a big box of the Industrial stuff to round it all out.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Also built the first ruin.

As it’s not terribly tall, and to make larger ruins you’d want to combine this set with the Civitas? I think I might be lazy, and just scratch build for ruins representing buildings knacked during the battle.

I figure trace round the outline of a building base onto plastic card, cut it out. Thin layer of texture paint, tiny stones and random spares from the two building kits out to do the job?

**Cap'n Facebeard**

Sounds like a good plan. Use the pretty LI ruins for structures blasted before the battle.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Yarp. Plus it means I can put the scatter terrain from the ruins sets to much better use filling in those based custom ruins.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Partial shopping success. Zandri Dust procured so the painting can continue.

But drew a blank locally on the rest, so placed an online order which should arrive tomorrow.

**Dysartes**

What was the rest intended to be this time, Doc?

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

28mm Mechanicum Battlegroup (ordered, should be here tomorrow)

2 x plastic glue (ordered, should be here tomorrow)

1 x 28mm Thanatar - which I’m yet to source. But to be honest? Can, and probably should, wait.

Once the Mechanicum set is here, on Friday I’ll aim for another One Man, One Kit, One Day (OMOKOB!) self challenge on the Thallaxi.

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Day 248

Put new spray to good used.

More interesting update tomorrow

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Day 249

New toys!!!

Mechanicum Battleforce just arrived. And as I’m a good boy, I’m gonna kick off with the Tech Thralls in terms of building. And the Archmagos Prime I bought yesterday, on account I now also have glue.

Thanks, Firestorm Games!

Archmagos was an absolute chore to assemble. The sockets are shallow, the cables flimsy, and the instructions dreadfully unclear. To the point I’ve left off most of the cables.

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Also bought a Thanatar, as my FLGS had a restock.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

And some Tech Thralls assembled. Much less frustrating, but the instructions for models 3 and 4 (from the left) aren’t great.

Got there in the end though. Also some options (left arms interchangeable, face plates interchangeable, and a leg option for one)

Second lot went much smoother, now I’ve figured out how those troublesome two should be put together (and it’s gluing them to the torso, not each other.)

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Hey, check it out. A few hours later, and I’ve assembled a whole….60 points of models *sobbing increases*

But definitely getting the hang of them now.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Day 250

Bumper day, as I’m taking my Thantar “boxed to based”, and am at the stage of the brushwork.

And I’ve finished assembling the Tech Thralls.

Once the Thanatar is painted, think I might build the Triaros.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Day 251

Trying to decide what I want to do today. Got a few more LI buildings to finish painting, but also keen to get the Triaros built.

**Dysartes**

Maybe make some progress on the buildings, then reward yourself with some Triaros build?

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

There. I ruined it.

lol.

This is the first set from my first or two boxes, and includes the not shown larger building I built the other day.

Between the sets I’m fairly sure I should end up with enough to reasonably fill a 6x4 board.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Day 252

Moving forward with the last of my LI Buildings. Basically made from odds and ends left over from the main build, but bring some needed size variety.

Just the copper to go, then the wash. Oh, and paint the rooftops, which I should really do next.

And done. All done.

**Cap'n Facebeard**

I would be keen to see it all arranged on a board, but I remember you've said you don't have the room currently.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

I have since found my Moonbase thing GW did.

If I push the Magic Box O’Stuff out the way, I should be able to get that laid out flat. But, I want to hold off until the ruins are all built and painted.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Day 253

Got the Nephloof over night again, so light hobby duties. Haven’t decided what just yet.

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Very light. I touched up the spray on the first few ruins.

**Dysartes**

How is/was the Nephloof?

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Mostly a good boy, but gave me a bit of a scare with uncharacteristic clinginess. And hour of not letting me be, constantly pawing.

Turns out?

Puberty. Might be time for the snip soon.

**Dysartes**

On the upside, that's a piece of modelling you won't need to handle.