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Ahoy all. I am REALLY bad at this blog stuff. Good thing I don't do it for a living. So alas once again, I have done minimal painting over the past couple months (at least it wasn't 3 years this time). I went back to work from maternity leave 2 months ago so that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

Syro_ - I do not paint my husbands models. He's never been as into them as I am but he did do a fair bit of painting a while ago and when I started up again a few months ago, he kind of did too but said he couldn't do much cause a lot of my paints had dried up over the 3 years off so I went out to get his colors for him cause he couldn't remember what they were and apparently I'm better at judging the right colors.....either that or it's a great excuse for him to be lazy...or a great excuse for me to go to the hobby store. >_> We'll never know. All I finished before I went back to work is a few more High Elf Sea Guard.


Here they are. I decided to go with white spear shafts. Also I haven't based them yet. I have 3 left to finish, then when I finish them all I will do all their bases at once.


All in a line.


And Games Workshop is doing a free short story paperback book with any physical purchase on their site. A great excuse to buy something for me, then it's free shipping with orders over $80, so a great excuse to get a few things. So I ended up ordering Lord Kroak (wanted this one forever), Ikit Claw (another one I've wanted for a while) and a Goblin Shaman. Me = happy little hobbyist.

Thanks for looking, sorry for being a terrible blogger and happy painting!

Good to hear from you again Bunny and nice wrap up to the Lothern Seaguard.

Play nice with the other kids and please write us once a week or so!

I look forward to seeing what you get up to!

It is good that you are not dead in a ditch somewhere also, snazzy whites.

It's great to see you back on Dakka bunnygurl! I think the white spear shafts area good choice. That looks like a lot of fun stuff you ordered, I hope you'll have time to both paint them and show them off to us

Thanks everyone. Feels great ya'll didn't forget about me...but....I've come to a terrible realization. I....I have a problem with buying minis..... Anyone remember that list that I've made and "updated" a couple times?

...It's gotten worse.....

Much.....

Much.....

Worse.....

 bunnygurl wrote:
Thanks everyone. Feels great ya'll didn't forget about me...but....I've come to a terrible realization. I....I have a problem with buying minis..... Anyone remember that list that I've made and "updated" a couple times?

...It's gotten worse.....

Much.....

Much.....

Worse.....

I can sympathize with you on this. In less than three years I've owned almost every 40K army....twice.

But your work is great! So as long as you're having fun, don't worry too much about it!

Welcome back, Bunny, and congrats on a successful pregnancy!

I, too, am coming back to the hobby, but I have no pregnancy stories, which is probably for the best.

--Brian

@bunnygurl: You're in the right place for having a minis buying problem, most of us do. Like Togusa was getting it, we do this for fun so it's okay to get excited and get more than you have time to paint yet.

@Briancj: Heh heh, I agree it's for the best that you don't have any pregnancy stories, but they would be quite the stories if you somehow did.

Togusa - I don't 'worry' about it per say. I was just curious a couple nights ago and started writing it all down...45min later...I still wasn't done.

Briancj - Thank you. Tis a busy house with a 7yr, 2 yr and 11 month old. The tiny one really really likes to attach to me and the 2 year old loves to play with my minis which she's not supposed to do but she wasn't born with listening ears...they appear to be just for decoration. The 7 year old started getting into Space Marines but I think he's still just a little too young for this and he's very impatient. He wants to paint like I do right away. He really doesn't like to practice things to get better.

Syro_ - I get excited about almost every mini.....the total # of just unpainted minis is calculated at 462....FOUR HUNDRED...SIXTY TWO.....took 2 pages to write it all down. I'll probably post it on here but I want to separate it all into their respective armies first. Like to see what's what.

 bunnygurl wrote:
Thanks everyone. Feels great ya'll didn't forget about me...but....I've come to a terrible realization. I....I have a problem with buying minis..... Anyone remember that list that I've made and "updated" a couple times?

...It's gotten worse.....

Much.....

Much.....

Worse.....

Ha! Until you need a spreadsheet to track them all, you're strictly in amateur territory.

The elves are looking quite nice.

 bunnygurl wrote:


Syro_ - I get excited about almost every mini.....the total # of just unpainted minis is calculated at 462....FOUR HUNDRED...SIXTY TWO.....took 2 pages to write it all down. I'll probably post it on here but I want to separate it all into their respective armies first. Like to see what's what.

Okay, I admit that is more than I expected. I hope you do post it on here, if you have the time, that sounds like an epic read. What are you considering unpainted minis? Just if they're built, but only bare plastic or primed? Are you counting stuff still on sprue? I'm tempted to count how many unpainted minis I have now...

I am counting everything that is not considered finished as in on sprue, assembled, primed or even partially painted. These are not complete and therefore are on the 'to be completed' list. I have had no time to paint for weeks now. Was going to paint Weds, but got busy, then was going to paint yesterday but the kids were a handful and then I was going to paint today but had company over....tomorrow doesn't look good either cause I have to prep all my meals for the week and then back to work on Mon. Le sigh...

Behold....THE LIST...

Edit: Yes I use the old army names cause I think a lot of the new ones are stupid (aka I can't remember them and couldn't be bothered to figure it out).

Skaven - 89
- Ikit Claw
- Verminlord Corruptor
- Warp Lightning Cannon
- Stormvermin x20
- Stormfiends x3
- Globadiers x2 assembled, x1 primed
- Grey Seer assembled and primed
- Plague Priest assembled and primed
- Deathmaster Snikch assembled
- Warplock Jezzail assembled and primed
- Ratling Gun WIP
- Clanrats x20 WIP
- Plague Monks x20
- Rat Ogres x2
- Giant Rats x6
- Pack Masters x3
- Warlord assembled and primed
- Master Moulder assembled and primed
- Warlock Engineer WIP
- Warpfire Thrower assembled and primed
- Poisoned Wind Mortar assembled and primed

Orcs & Goblins - 4
- Goblin Shaman
- River Trolls x3

Lizardmen - 57
- Lord Kroak
- Skink Priest
- Skink Starseer
- Stegadon
- 32 Skinks
- 20 Saurus
- Saurus Eternity Warden

Miscellaneous - 10
- 2013 White Dwarf
- 2014 White Dwarf
- 2017 Grombrindal
- Grombrindal
- Pirate White Dwarf
- Space White Dwarf assembled and primed
- Pilot White Dwarf assembled and primed
- Dreadfleet x3 x1 WIP

Infinity - 9
- Nisses
- Guard de Assalto x2 WIP
- Combined Army x6

Dark Eldar - 1
- Ssylth

Wood Elves - 8
- Handmaiden of the Everqueen
- Araloth
- Branchwych
- Sisters of the Thorn x5

Vampire Counts - 2
- Krell Lord of Undeath
- Vampire Lord on Zombie Dragon WIP

Chaos - 38
- Exalted Deathbringer
- The Changeling
- Flamers of Tzeentch x3
- The Blue Scribes
- Chimera
- Dragon Ogre Shaggoth
- Hellcannon of Chaos
- Mighty Lord of Khorne
- Bloodsecrator
- Bloodstoker
- Khorgorath
- Blood Warriors x5
- Bloodreavers x20

Nurgle - 50
- Chaos Lord WIP
- Horticulous Slimux
- Plaguebearers x10
- Plague Drones x3
- Nurgling Bases x3
- Lord of Contagion
- Noxious Blightbringer
- Malignant Plaguecaster
- Plague Marines x7
- Foetid Bloat Drone
- Poxwalkers x20
- Myphitic Blight-Hauler

Chaos Space Marines - 46
- Sorcerer
- Huron Blackheart
- Terminator Lord assembled
- Warriors Chosen Command x5 x1 assembled
- Havocs x5
- Terminators x5
- Warp Talons x5 assembled and primed
- Khorn Berserkers x3 Complete
- Chaos Lord
- Chosen
- Hellbrute
- Chaos Cultists x20

High Elves - 13
- Prince Althran
- Shadow Warriors x10
- Prince on Griffon WIP
- Mage WIP
- Lothern Sea Guard x3 Complete

Beastmen - 2
- Malagor the Dark Omen
- Ghorgon

Tyranids - 2
- Venomthrope x2

Orks - 9
- Painboy
- Big Mek with Boss Pole
- Lootas x5
- Deff Dread
- Killa Kan WIP

Hordes - 12
- Warpwolf Stalker
- Circle Orboros Warpack x4
- Legion of Everblight Warpack x6
- Legion of Everblight Azrael

Warmachine - 10
- Cephalyx Mind Bender & Drudges

Eldar - 2
- Falcon half assembled
- Avatar of Khaine assembled and primed

Empire - 1
- Celestial Hurricanum

Dark Elves - 1
- Cauldron of Blood

Tomb Kings - 14
- Necropolis Knights x3 partially assembled
- Skeleton Horsemen x8
- Ushabti with Great Bows x3

Bretonnians - 55
- Archers w/ Command x17 assembled and primed
- 14 Knights x2 assembled and primed
- 24 Bowman

Dark Angels - 20
- Company Master
- Librarian
- Deathwing Terminators x5
- Tactical Marines x10
- Ravenwing Bikes x3

Stormcast Eternals - 33
- Neave Blacktalon
- Vanguard - Palladors x3
- Vanguard - Hunters x5
- Vanguard - Raptors x3
- Aetherwings x3
- Lord-Celestant on Dracoth
- Lord-Relictor
- Retributors x3
- Prosecutors x3
- Liberators x10

Space Marines (Salamanders) - 22
- Primaris Captain
- Primaris Lieutenants x2
- Primaris Ancient
- Primaris Intercessors x10
- Primaris Inceptors x3
- Primaris Hellblasters x5

Not enough Imperial Guard in there.

I do not own a single Imperial Guard, nor do I plan to. Not fantasy-ish enough for me.

 bunnygurl wrote:
I do not own a single Imperial Guard, nor do I plan to. Not fantasy-ish enough for me.

Absolutely fair.

Hello all.

So I've been trying to do some painting. I finished one more of the 3 High Elf Lothern Sea Guard but then I started working on the flag bearer and I messed it up....like....I MESSED it up...it needs to be stripped. A mix between being tired and impatient and having an 11 month old hanging on my legs shaking me and trying to spin me in my chair I destroyed that poor mini. Alas, I have given up on saving it and will strip it when I get some time. Just spent like 10 hours on a wasted road trip so clearly not today... -_-

I feel your pain.

More goodies! On sale too!


Hordes, Legion of Everblight Azrael.

I also have a new method of painting white I want to try on the two Sea Guard models I have bathing in the paint stripper. Wish me luck on cooperative babies.

That mini looks sweet!

Aaaand I bought more...takes a lot less time to buy minis than paint them. These just came in the mail today. I'm now up to 500 uncompleted minis.


Age of Sigmar box set.


Saurus Eternity Warden. A little sad some stuff comes without a picture on the package, but oh well.

I promise I am painting but I only have the time to do like...one color a night. And my daughter (2.5 year old) keeps getting her hands on my Sea Guard and breaking off pieces. She's swift and sneaky I tells ya.

I go in for paint....I come out with this...



There is no hope for me....leave me where I lay...

Heh heh, those do look sweet. I've started counting up all my unpainted models to tell you about.

So I've been trying to get these Sea Guard done (I know, I know. Story of my life) and I got pretty much all the base colors done on Sunday, but then I walk away for a minute and the 2.5 year old with her destructo hands does this:



It was broken in a way where I couldn't just glue it back on and as soon as I tried to bend the spear tip back it broke in half. I was upset and just about ready to give up on these poor Sea Guard but after a night to chill and think on it, I thought "why not go into my bit boxes and find something even better to put atop that flag. I came out with this:



It hadn't been attached in this pic yet and I will say I am not a converter at all but shaving something flat and gluing something on top isn't that hard eh. The flag is still WIP too so don't mind all the mistakes. They've since been cleaned up.

My goodness. You aren't kidding.

Nice fix on the banner. Persevere and you'll get those guys done.

I shudder at the thought of counting my unpainted models...

Tiny destruction machines are a bother. I have one of them again, having had 2 go beyond that stage into reasonable gamers.
I like your fix but I would pin it, with a piece of paper clip or similar.

A really cool looking choice for the forced conversion of the flag. Great thinking, and I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

No- one can never have too many minis.

I've 'thinned the herd' a couple times in my long and mis-spent career and regret every one of them now.

Who dies with the most toys, wins.

So....it finally happened...finally...

I finished the Sea Guard!







Next I have 3 Khorne Bezerkers that have waited years for just the final highlights on their armor, so I'm going to get that done. No more High Elves for quite a while. I've had enough with white and with all the crap these poor guys have been through, it's left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. BUT, they are DONE.

Thanks all for your encouragement and patience and as always, thanks for looking and happy painting!

Very good looking High Elf regiment there

Done and done! They do look good. Onward and upward.