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The new roof looks better, as does the addition of the 'gaz' bottles inspired. really like the box of stikk bombs too.

He can scratch build one in no time AnvilDude. No problems.

That is a really cool use of clothespins. Now I'll need to get some.

Thanks guys.

No pics here tonight so you might want to go somewhere shiny instead.

Personal brainfart:


Still working on train but...

Going to do a dio for this months painting contest, but it I am going to take my time (you know more than 24 hours) and do it my way and them. It will not be a nice dirty space marine (seems to be the in thing!) but it will have a marine in it. And for once I am going to tell you all about it....

The title of the comp is "Relic". Going to do a Freebooter Kaptain, a relic in his own rite! Covered in stolen armour pieces, the odd Relic thrown in there, oh and he will be huge. Kuz only da biggestist gets to be Kaptain. He will have a sword thrust aloft and on that sword will be a SM skewered. He will have a bionic peg leg. And a bloomin silly big hat and a squig on his shoulder, and covered in old fashioned guns.

So now is were you all give me your thoughts and any ideas you may have, or I will accept the silence as the final nudge nudge wink wink, that I have gone too far and should shut up.

Excellent Cam. Go with your gut... ALWAYS go with your gut when it comes to this kind of stuff.

It's good to let your instinct drive your creativity. Like Gits said. You do your thing!

pent the last 24 hours mulling over how much of an idiot I am, I know I can't paint

for this you should receive a royal hiding....! man...you´ve proven yourself to be a top notch painter time and again...

but i am by far a man impervious to self doubt...whenever i lost (read didn´t win) a comp i doubt my own abilities...we all dab in the arts...and that is a way of opening our inner being to the world...and the world is able to caress or stomp us...mostly the world though is not even aware of our exstince...and we feel stomped by a purpose that isn´t even there... i try to remember that no one is actually stomping me on purpse when i don´t achieve what i was going for...even as an adult that is one hell of a feat to accomplish...and it takes every ounce of self conciousness...best way to survive s get into another contest! hell yeah!

speaking of...the idea sounds cool...i want to see that done!

and i really like the new roof on your trukk...the gaz barrels and all the other additions, and crew are really cool too!

Cam, you silly git, you are a good painter. Stop it.

Awesome work on the big trukk (almost a land train really!). That's a very impressive feat, and really speaks to your creative abilities. Nice work.

 Camkierhi wrote:
No pics here tonight...

... I am sat in the bath just now ...

Good thing too. You're a lovely chap, but there are things we don't need to see.

You can only truly ask the best from someone (or yourself), and that is dependant on the individual.
What results from that is down to that person's experiences more so than any innate talent. If someone spends every hour of every day doing a skill, they are going to be able to produce something that exceeds what can be produced by someone else that only manages to work on that skill occasionally.
This does not mean the second person is bad at that skill, they just need more practice, and practice takes time.

It's easy to look at someone else's work, compare it to your own and think that you are going nowhere, or are bad at it. This is not how it should be done: Look at your own past work, and compare it to now. The only time to get worried is if your current work doesn't meet your past quality (so get out there and do something about it ). In all other cases you should see that you have improved.

One other thing on that; If your work appears to have reached a plateau. Do not despair. You have reached a good base level, NOT your peak. Now is the time to learn something new and build upon that good base. You can always improve, if you want to (and are not too lazy to try), because everyone can improve; even those at the top of the tree.

This does not mean avoiding better artists and their seemingly unattainable skills. It means being critical of your own work and spotting where their's is better; then you can learn how to achieve that to move your work forward.

There will always be someone better than you for everyone except the one person that is at the top, and remember that that one person has to run just to stand still. You have an advantage over that person, you have something to aim for.

Aim to be the best that you can be, not the best of the best, and you will always win.

And when it comes to art in particular, NEVER say that you can't do this or that. What you mean to say is that you fall short of being able to achieve a product that you have seen someone else produce. Have you worked for as long and as hard as that person had to produce that work? No, you have not. The best artists have failed more times than you have tried, that is why they have "succeeded" where you have "not".

Get back to work.

Advice: don't stay in the bath too long or you'll prune up something rotten...

We all go through the hobby doldrums though for various reasons - but I can well relate to what you're feeling and is why I backed out of competitions for quite a while. I just enter the ones I'm interested in now and have an urge to actually make / paint something for it. If I'm not digging the theme I don't take part... I also make / paint for me, so I don't care anymore about whether I win or get the wooden spoon - as long as I like what I've done, then I'm golden

I agree with Gits, always trust your gut. If you aren't sure get input then use your gut

Thank you all for your wonderful support, and brilliant advice, I really appreciate it. I know it is just me having a toddler moment, will grow up in a minute. In the mean time....

I have a nasty feeling he is going to be a bit too large, but heres me starting....bits...


And a little greenstuff work....


Thank you for putting up with me...

Good start.. I have trouble filling in gaps!

I have toddler moments all the time, so no worries. Your a great painter and your speed is rediculous, so stop it . Since he is going to be a big lad and a pirate he needs to have a chest of booty, maybe a chest full of marine helmets that he has a Kaptain Morgan leg stood up on. He can be adding this prize to his relic collection.

^that's a brilliant idea Theo!!!!! Wanna see the pose and the stuffed chest!!!

British men take baths instead of showers? Yuck. Well, at least you bath, unlike your neighbors to the east (or so the rumors go...)

A bit of advice: Stop painting Orcs and Marines for a while. It makes how many years you've been painting those? Get something very different, something outside of your comfort zone, something that you won't fall into routines while painting.

Have you hear of Otherworld minis? They are in the UK. Some cool stuff based on the original AD&D Monster Manual. Or something, anything else. It will encourage you to experiment.

I wonder if you could find yourself a box of "Realistic Dinosaurs" to paint up?

First off: http://www.minipainterink.com/im-throwing-away-my-brushes/
Second off: A "little" greenstuff work?! YOU MADE A WHOLE FACE! O.o man I can't even get a stupid gap in a limb to look right ><

really really love your ork stuff!

No worries Cam, real life does take main place, better that you get things dealt with first so the work you do stays awesome!

Thank you.

@ Solar, If any of my armies looked half as good as yours I would be happy, thank you sir. Appreciate the comment.
@ Theo, Well see below, you are a wonderful chap Theo.
@Vik I agree and see below..
@ Red very true words and I shall, no honestly I will, just shortly, promise. And I love the look of the Otherworld stuff, one day I will get around to ordering something.
@Anvildude, and yes indeed that too would be a welcome distraction, thinking about something completely different soon.
@Guildenstern Thank you, and thanks for the link, that helps. Oh and your modelling skills are pretty spectacular, having to seriously up my game on the LoER comp cus of you.
@ Shas, Thank you sir, bugger reality it sucks I am staying here.

And at last here you go.....still early stages...



And just added a collar to his coat, which still needs loads of work done.



Thank you all your wonderful.

Wow...
It is your stuff, Cam that makes me want to send an overlord over to you for a new cloak. Great work as always.

That's a really impressive sculpt Cam. Your skills just get better and better the more projects you take on.

The peg leg made me smile. Love it.

Am reminded of the pirate captain from one of the ice age films, exactly what an ork pirate should be

Bigger the better! Would like a massive ork for my mob. Good work.

Thank you so much guys

Getting stuck in now......little progress...this is a dry fit at mo, bit of tak holding some bits, still very WIP.




Rediculous gun, and loads of stuff hanging about his waste to come, got a bunch of heads to fill the chest.

as always I really appreciate you taking the time to comment, all welcome.

Awesome, giant orc pirate Kinda feel bad for that speesh marhreen.

You do good work, kick that negativity you crazy fool.

Good grief, that slaughtered marine really gives an idea of the sheer size of him. Hmm, Slaughtered Marine - good name for a pub...

Yarrr it's glorious!

Man I going to get a law written that you can't have self doubt. The quality of your work is supurb. But a little doubt now and again propels us for greatness so maybe embrace it?

I love the model you are making. Maybe do a Saber and a naval captain hat with a big puffing feather. Maybe make the squig have feathers as well and paint it like a parrot?

The space marine should be painted as an ultra marine. Har har.

Thank you.

@ panda, welcome back, and feather incoming, and parrosquig.

Kinda over me main duldrums, but still upset with me painting, will be working on that.

Taking my time with this one here on the sculpt.

Here we are....

Waistline...


So got a bunch of bits together, I was aiming for old/ relic-y stuff. Not sure I got that.


And heres the bunch of heads for the chest...


On a side note, my son dumped this in front of me, think it is pretty cool, so thought I would share....


Thank you for looking, keep the comments coming, really helping me at mo.