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Ok, so last month my goals were:

I'd like to:

1: Completely finish my new DakkaJet! (WIP Link in my Sig)
2: Put all of my ork models into trays in my new Battle Foam box.
3: (at least) Base Paint all of my Ork infantry.

And if I somehow manage to get that done...

4: Finish and base my DeffKoptas
5: Detail paint and seal the Orks. (bit of a strech at this point)

What I actually got was:
1: Still a WIP.
2: COMPLETED
3: COMPLETED
4: In Progress
5: In Progress

Not bad, overall, I think. I got sidetracked by completing Old Zog, a Big Mek w/ SAG and 3 Bikers that I'd come into possession of midway through the month. So this month my goals are:

1. Complete the DakkaJet
2. Continue working on the Boyz
3. Finish and Base the DeffKoptas (again... LOL)
4. Assemble and completely paint/base 3 more Bikers.

wfischer wrote:

 Gyrtop wrote:
-Learn how to magnetize
-Learn how to use an airbursh (well)
-Apply said skills to 3 Riptides and 3 Tau Sun/Razor Sharks that I preordered.

Magnetizing is super easy; my advice is to go slowly and be patient. If you pay attention, you won't make any mistakes - but if you do (like getting the polarity backwards!) it can be difficult to fix.

I was worried about the riptides, turns out they're easier than XV8s... so much more space to slap those magnets on. particularly for weapons.

Well for me it will be pretty small as I have my final few months of university to get done too

But generally it is this:

Wok ony my Highlander Guard,
Get my first veteran squad painted.

and that really is all I got for April After the middle of may I can go full steam.

Get my sternguard completed.
and get my riptide and pathfinder assembled.

 hdbbstephen wrote:

April Goals:

Finish Wood Elf Ally contingent: (all Autumn theme)

Glade Riders - Riders
Glade Riders - Steeds
Treekin - bases
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Week One Update: The Wood Elves are all done (well, the Spellweaver doesn't have a mount, but he is painted)

You can see all of the Wood Elves in their final form at the #AprilVows tag.

Here is the final version of the hero:

I'm a bit late for this shindig, but that just means I better hurry up.

Assemble and paint an Alpha Legion squad.

After than, we'll go from there.

OK so late as well. Here goes...

1. assemble eldar battle force - 80%
2. assemble seer council - 100%
3. assemble black guardians - 10%
4. assemble warp spiders - 100%
5. paint eldar battle force - 0%
6. Paint Black Guardians - 0%
7. paint warp spiders - 70%

Had primer and basecoat on the first squad of Guardians and DA's but hated the coverage due to archaic Shadow Grey Spray paint... Off to the SuperClean spa with them.
Hoping to have at least primer on everything for a skirmish weekend on the 20th.

-Put together 2000 pts of Orks - Need 1 battlewagon, 3 flyers, and a looted wagon and I'll be finished
-Put together 50 pts of Cygnar - Waiting for some models to arrive; Waiting to finish the Ork stuff
-Put together 50 pts of Trollbloods - Waiting for some models to arrive; Waiting to finish the Cygnar stuff
-Put together The Collete Box set - Waiting for some models to arrive; Waiting to finish the Trollbloods stuff
-Put together a Forsaken warband - Waiting to finish up the Malifaux stuff
-Put together a Combined Sectorial Army box - Waiting to finish up the Dark Age stuff

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/379892.page
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/358715.page

Finish those two projects and my custom Deathwatch Squad with magnetized shoulderpads.

That's my goal.

Maxim C. Gatling wrote:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/379892.page
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/358715.page

Finish those two projects and my custom Deathwatch Squad with magnetized shoulderpads.

That's my goal.

I have to ask... why magnetize the shoulderpads?

 varl wrote:

Maxim C. Gatling wrote:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/379892.page
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/358715.page

Finish those two projects and my custom Deathwatch Squad with magnetized shoulderpads.

That's my goal.

I have to ask... why magnetize the shoulderpads?

Because Deathwatch Marines are taken from various Chapters to serve the Inquisition. We play the FFG RPG, so I made a squad, all which look a little different with different weapons and invariably my players are going to want to use Figure X but have him be a Space Wolf, or a Dark Angel. Thus, they can use the figure that best represents their equipment with the shoulderpad from the Chapter of their choice.

My idea was to imbed the magnet into the shoulder (done) and then mix iron filings (from a local sandbox via big magnet) into some paint and paint the underside of the shoulderpad with it. I hope it works.

ah, interesting. might I suggest just gluing a bit of very thin ferrous metal to the inside of the shoulder pad? you can find thin sheet metal in hobby, craft and some hardware stores. it's so thin that shaping it to the right curve should be easy.

still, if you go with the iron filings I'd be very curious to hear how it works out

- Prep and primr 1850 Dark Angels by 4/13 (Six bikes, an ADL, and two vindicators remaining)
- Paint 20 of those primed Tac marines by 4/13 (five down, fifteen to go)
- Finish painting all of my friend's DE troops (they're all a few steps away from oil washing)
- Paint a couple of my Reaper Bones (if I paint 2 a month for the next... Ten or twelve years... I MAY finish them)


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Maxim C. Gatling wrote:

My idea was to imbed the magnet into the shoulder (done) and then mix iron filings (from a local sandbox via big magnet) into some paint and paint the underside of the shoulderpad with it. I hope it works.

I've used the commercial version of what you're talking about, and it will take more layers than it's worth to get the same hold you would get from foil or another magnet.

-Put together 2000 pts of Orks - DONE!
-Put together 50 pts of Cygnar - Waiting for some models to arrive; Waiting to finish the Ork stuff
-Put together 50 pts of Trollbloods - Waiting for some models to arrive; Waiting to finish the Cygnar stuff
-Put together The Collete Box set - Waiting for some models to arrive; Waiting to finish the Trollbloods stuff
-Put together a Forsaken warband - Waiting to finish up the Malifaux stuff
-Put together a Combined Sectorial Army box - Waiting to finish up the Dark Age stuff

 varl wrote:
ah, interesting. might I suggest just gluing a bit of very thin ferrous metal to the inside of the shoulder pad? you can find thin sheet metal in hobby, craft and some hardware stores. it's so thin that shaping it to the right curve should be easy.

still, if you go with the iron filings I'd be very curious to hear how it works out

I have some Bare Metal Foil, which if ferrous should do just what you said. I'm just worried whatever I use will get ripped right off. Those rare-earth magnets are pretty powerful. The Shoulderpads just aren't thick enough to drill out a space for another magnet, you know? And I got really small magnets.


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Matney X wrote:
- Prep and primr 1850 Dark Angels by 4/13 (Six bikes, an ADL, and two vindicators remaining)
- Paint 20 of those primed Tac marines by 4/13 (five down, fifteen to go)
- Finish painting all of my friend's DE troops (they're all a few steps away from oil washing)


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Maxim C. Gatling wrote:

My idea was to imbed the magnet into the shoulder (done) and then mix iron filings (from a local sandbox via big magnet) into some paint and paint the underside of the shoulderpad with it. I hope it works.

I've used the commercial version of what you're talking about, and it will take more layers than it's worth to get the same hold you would get from foil or another magnet.

Thanks for the tip. Seemed silly to me to pay for it when I can grab a magnet and find a sandbox and make my own. I think the foil idea is what I'll try first.

this is what I use when I need a bit of thin metal: http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/k+s/k+s254.htm. the description says solid tin, but don't let that fool you. magnets stick to it just fine. it's thick enough to be a little springy and to hold whatever shape you bend it into, but thin enough to cut with kitchen shears (I wouldn't use scissors you're fond of, though).

-Put together 2000 pts of Orks - DONE!
-Put together 50 pts of Cygnar - DONE
-Put together 50 pts of Trollbloods - Waiting for some models to arrive; Waiting to finish the Cygnar stuff
-Put together The Collete Box set - Waiting for some models to arrive; Waiting to finish the Trollbloods stuff
-Put together a Forsaken warband - Waiting to finish up the Malifaux stuff
-Put together a Combined Sectorial Army box - Waiting to finish up the Dark Age stuff

-Put together 2000 pts of Orks - DONE!
-Put together 50 pts of Cygnar - DONE
-Put together 50 pts of Trollbloods - DONE
-Put together The Collete Box set - Probably will do next week while I prime some stuff
-Put together a Forsaken warband - DONE
-Put together a Combined Sectorial Army box - DONE

 djphranq wrote:
-Put together 2000 pts of Orks - DONE!
-Put together 50 pts of Cygnar - DONE
-Put together 50 pts of Trollbloods - DONE
-Put together The Collete Box set - Probably will do next week while I prime some stuff
-Put together a Forsaken warband - DONE
-Put together a Combined Sectorial Army box - DONE

Dear God....

I'll try to get my Crisis team and Farsight done!

Lucarikx

Mid-month update, you can see all of the April Vows pics here http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/tag/29168-%23aprilvows.html

 hdbbstephen wrote:


April Goals:

Finish Wood Elf Ally contingent: (all Autumn theme)

Glade Riders - Riders - DONE
Glade Riders - Steeds - DONE
Treekin - bases - DONE

Finish detail work on the Steam Tank - 90% (just need to write in the text on the scrolls)

Draw up plans for Luminark of Hysh

Work on Fluff for Empire Army background

This project is moving along nicely, and I am looking forward to designing the Luminark!

 Arclaw wrote:

I'm off to a flying start!

Finish painting 5 Tallarn troopers.
Finish painting 5 shoota boyz.
Paint promethium refinery terrain. -DONE
Finish painting oil drums and objective markers. -DONE
Buy a camera and learn how to take good pics of minis.
Prep, green-stuff repair and undercoat ork barricades. -DONE

Now I've got to slog through the infantry... Blending the white on headscarfs is a real pain...

Finish painting 5 Tallarn troopers. -DONE
Finish painting 5 shoota boyz.
Paint promethium refinery terrain. -DONE
Finish painting oil drums and objective markers. -DONE
Buy a camera and learn how to take good pics of minis. -DONE
Prep, green-stuff repair and undercoat ork barricades. -DONE

For once, could I actually finish everything I meant to? Just the shoota boyz to go!

It must be this thread. Motivation. Yup...

sparkywtf wrote:
Last month my goal was to paint 1 model...

1) Finish painting 3 models.
2) Get my hasslefree models pinned/magnetized so I can have tons of options! (modern troopers)

Hopefully I can get this month's stuff done and a bunch more! But only time will tell.

1) I am doing extra this month! Decided to paint my DA from DV. Got 8 guys from the squad done with one color. 2 guys left and then on to the next 2 base colors. One of the 8 is done with all 3 colors. Got a weird scheme of 2 dark blues and the purple base. Calling them the Angels of Darkness. Hopefully will find some more time this week (or tomorrow) to finish them up!

2) I moved them today, if that counts.

Paint
a 500 point army of sons of medusa (for a client)
3 piranhas
3 devil fish
2 hammer heads
10 path finders
2 broadsides (also need to be magnetized)
and countless numbers of orks. Sadly they are being set on the shelf because I have tau fever right now. However happily have my 1500 tau list so I will be buying things to complete my 2000 ork list to good standards.

 Arclaw wrote:

 Arclaw wrote:

I'm off to a flying start!

Finish painting 5 Tallarn troopers.
Finish painting 5 shoota boyz.
Paint promethium refinery terrain. -DONE
Finish painting oil drums and objective markers. -DONE
Buy a camera and learn how to take good pics of minis.
Prep, green-stuff repair and undercoat ork barricades. -DONE

Now I've got to slog through the infantry... Blending the white on headscarfs is a real pain...

Finish painting 5 Tallarn troopers. -DONE
Finish painting 5 shoota boyz.
Paint promethium refinery terrain. -DONE
Finish painting oil drums and objective markers. -DONE
Buy a camera and learn how to take good pics of minis. -DONE
Prep, green-stuff repair and undercoat ork barricades. -DONE

For once, could I actually finish everything I meant to? Just the shoota boyz to go!

It must be this thread. Motivation. Yup...

Good, because if you don't get it done each month, Jervis Johnson shows up at your place with GW whippy sticks and goes all Inquisition on you.

 Poehammer wrote:

April goals:

Assemble and paint:
Land Raider Redeemer
Stormraven #2
Drop pod x2
Assault squad #2
Assault terminator squad #2

Land raider is done. terminators and assault squad are awaiting varnish... but then I got distracted by Necrons last night. So in lieu of the drop pods I'm going to finish the remaining 30 of my 40 warriors this week and then look at getting a doomcookie. And I tore my walking hive tyrant apart to make her a flying tyrant, so I guess that counts for something! I always accomplish about the correct amount of work each month, but never seems to be the projects I wanted to finish...

 hdbbstephen wrote:
This looks like it's going to be an exciting month!

Stormsung, do you have a Plog for this:

Add to the Fortress Monastary.

And Arclaw, how about you?

Paint promethium refinery terrain.

I'd love to see these things in progress!

Ah, I am starting one actually. Do you want me to link it here?

Yes, please. I am going on a terrain-building kick soon, and I am looking for ideas & inspiration...

1) Finish the scratch built flying gargant
2) Finish Trench terrain system
3) Finish white ruins terrain
4) Scratch build 7 Battle wagons with deff rollas -COMPLETE

That's pretty awesome Git!


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 djphranq wrote:
-Put together 2000 pts of Orks - DONE!
-Put together 50 pts of Cygnar - DONE
-Put together 50 pts of Trollbloods - DONE
-Put together The Collete Box set - Probably will do next week while I prime some stuff
-Put together a Forsaken warband - DONE
-Put together a Combined Sectorial Army box - DONE

In addition to above... (lets see if I can pull this off)... :

-Paint Mortans Starter for Godslayer
-Paint Warboss
-Paint Big Mek w/ KFF
-Paint 5 Kommandos

It looks like folks are making some good progress this month!

This week I am going to start working on the drawings for the kit-bash/scratch-build Luminark. I'll update with some pics of the starting materials soon.

Keep up the good work!

UPDATE: Gaah! I just opened up the little ziploc bags my bitz came in, I'd ordered the Luminark sides and chassis from an online bitz service a while back... turns out the bags with the sides in, while correctly labeled with the appropriate parts numbers, both contained LEFT SIDES. Sigh. I'll start laying things out anyway, but I really wanted to use the wagon sides because of all the detail...