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Termagaunts look great, although till you tidy up the bases they remind me of dogs we had tacking mud into the house.

Such cute litle Gaunts Nev, love 'em.

Theophony wrote:Termagaunts look great, although till you tidy up the bases they remind me of dogs we had tacking mud into the house.

Inevitable_Faith wrote:Such cute litle Gaunts Nev, love 'em.

They are just like adorable puppies who just want snacks and hugs. Is that so wrong?



So cleared the bench today. Everyone is at the decals and base stage. Need to figure out what to move down to the in progress stations. The poll for next month should go up tomorrow, so if something looks interesting, I might reserve starting. If not, short list of things to do are 2 more infiltrators, to give me a playable squad, and just moving more nids across the bench. Probably both. I’ve got enough phobos guys that if they are needed for a challenge, I’ve got spares. Alternatively, I could get a few more sisters done. But tomorrow is going to mostly be a build day I think.


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Well, June is almost over. While I could wait a bit, doing my half year summery is a good thing to do over a Sunday morning cup of coffee. Here is where we are at. I’ve temporarily moved the stuff that’s almost done up, as it should be done by the end of the day, and end of the month at the latest.



Here are my goals:
1 Paint 25 SoB
6 done. I kew this was going to be weighted towards the summer, as I couldn’t prime until spring. So not surprised I’m behind, but something I need to focus on.
2 Paint more than I buy. 29+7/34
Once I finish up the 7 guys on the bench, I have this. Until the box of Termagants shows up tomorrow (which I could technically count as a Father’s Day gift, as The Boy got me a gift card). Or the new box set drops. While the nids paint up lightning fast, I’m buying them at about the same rate. doing some of the backlog will help my overall numbers though. I suspect year end this is going to be a failure. Part of that is the deadweight of the necrons in the new box. I do plan on painting them up as a little kill team/combat patrol, but that’s a back burner project. Unless I find someone who wants to buy them off me, which is unlikely. But even if I don’t count the Necrons, adding 2 dozen marines to the tally is going to sting.
3 Paint At least 12 spare bits. I've magetized a number of things, painted the primary set up, but never get around to doing the other options.
Nope. Don’t think I’ve painted any bits
4 Try to get more games in. At least 12, with some being non Floorhammer.
2 games this year. I’m going to call this a soft fail, rather then hard due to the Corona virus.
5 Update my blog at least once a week, and maintain a consistent pace of work (1 mini a week).
I’m a good blogger. My pace of work was a little sluggish for a bit, but has picked back up. This is week 26, and I’ve got more models than that done.
6 Paint at least one unit for all my army factions. (Ultra, Eldar, Deathwatch, Death)
4 guys to fill out vet quads is not quite a “unit” but is close. I’d like to see at least one more by the end of the year. Ultras are good. Better than expected actually. No Eldar, Death is October. Added Nids to my list of army factions, and get to check them off.
7 Enter and finish an entry every month for the painting challenge. If the monthly challenge stops, enter at least one comp in the year. In addition, paint something odd from the back of the bench a/o try out a new technique.
So far so good. Been a good year so far for cleaning up backfill. Nids getting dusted off, and polishing off some of those RTB01s that had been stripped and prepped for 30k, but than ignored.
8 Buy, build, and/or paint at least one piece of terrain.
I have plans and ideas, but need to implement them. The recent supply drop of craft paints will help here. Currently on pause waiting for 9th ed and the new terrain rules.

Overall I’m on track. I do need to do those bits though; that’s one goal I’m way behind on, and had fallen off the radar. The rest I think I should be OK on. Except the lost causes, like getting in more games during a pandemic, and painting more then I buy when the new boxset Is packed with more then a year’s worth of work (half of which is an army I don’t play)

Short term:
Start some bits, keep a few going as side projects. Will be interesting to see if 9th is going to need any new ones built due to points/rules changes
Get those sisters moving. Once the new box drops, that’s going to hoover up a lot of my mindspace. Going to be hard to focus on other projects.
I aim to get the new box built before winter hits. I should try to clear anything major off my to-build list before it drops.
Try to up the volume. While I might not make my paint more than I buy goal this year, I’d like to fail in sight of the finish line. Batch painting some units should help here. Pushing Nids across the bench will help the numbers. The ~18 I’m starting with will paint fast and give me a head start, after that, the goal is to keep them Pile of Shame neutral, where I paint them as they come in.

Edit:
First layers of base down. For the snow flock, that’s it. Ancient just needs decals

For the sisters, I need to wait for it to completely dry, then put a seal coat of thinned PVA down to keep the rocks attached.

Getting there.

Been a good year, so far, it seems. Keep it up!

Entry for the month done.

One nice things about ancients and simulacrums; it’s easy to paint them to a high standard.

Ba-dump-bump.

They turned out quite nice. No text for the scrolls? Maybe some scribbles?

I backed a kickstarter for sheets of squiggles, which should be here in a month or two. So some might happen eventually, but not right now.

And while I could try to freehand something on the big scroll, I think it would detract, rather then add to the model when done in my shaky hand.

Very nice standard bearers. How is the simulacrum for stability? I used to have the old metal ones and they were quite tippy.

 Inevitable_Faith wrote:
Very nice standard bearers. How is the simulacrum for stability? I used to have the old metal ones and they were quite tippy.

She’s fine. I don’t think they let sisters with a habit of getting tipsy carry the sacred relics. The glory and wonder of plastic. You can hold large things up and not flip over. Also the center of gravity is fairly well centered over the base.

Nice finished entry and interesting to see your half year review. Good luck on working on your goals in the second half!
Hope the transfer sheet with all the scribbling arrives soon, it's so nice not to have to use a small brush or small tip pen to do some scrollwork. The new sisters decals have some writing on them and it has been a life saver for my repentia and navigator.

I’ve got a micra pen, but even that I’m not that great with lettering with. I might have some old SoB transfer sheets, I think those had some squiggles. Not rush, pics are done for the comp anyway. At some point I need to drag out huge lots of minis and do a transfer marathon. Get everyone their chapter markings, maybe some units as well.



I think the new guys might be compensating for something.

Also in the news box of gaunts showed up today. Now that those guys are off the build pile, they can get started. I’m thinking from the box 9 with devourers, and 3 with fleshborers. Added to the 6 old metals, that would give me 9 of each. Although I dislike odd numbers. 6 devourer, 12 fleshborers gives me even numbers. Eventually I think I’ll need another box to get me a nice 30 bug hoard. But we’ll burn that bridge when we get there.

Nice work on the Ultramarines banner. Very crisp and clean. The Sister looks pretty good too. Brave of you to paint her in white like that!

Nevelon,

You actually went and dug those metal guys out of the pile of shame.

Painting them will help with the paint more than you buy pledge.

Cheers,

CB

ZergSmasher wrote:Nice work on the Ultramarines banner. Very crisp and clean. The Sister looks pretty good too. Brave of you to paint her in white like that!

Thanks. The sister is not my army, so I didn’t get to choose the scheme. Would not have been my first choice. Black and white is very unforgiving. Not only due to shading and highlights, but the close proximity of opposites makes any slop very obvious (and take a lot of coats to correct)

Captain Brown wrote:Nevelon,

You actually went and dug those metal guys out of the pile of shame.

Painting them will help with the paint more than you buy pledge.

Cheers,

CB

The risk is that they will just move from the pile of shame to the primed pile, and just stare at me from there. But any step closer to painted is a good one. Time and motivation are the big things holding me back from the paint more than I buy goal. It’s not that I lack for things to paint. Those terminators will help my shelf look tidy and let me field a 3rd squad. That’s not a lot of drive. But they should paint up pretty quick, which is a plus. The downside is I’ve already got a lot of irons in the fire this year, and more are coming in. Their best hope for speedy paint is an entry in the painting challenge. Although I’m taking a week off work this month for a staycation, which might do good things for random projects.

Well, at least the Terminators can use the Aggressors for cover. Full cover.

Man, the size difference between the old Terminators and the Aggressors is ridiculous. I knew there was scale creep but that is near insane.

Anyway the Ancient and Standard Sister look great, and anyone that even attempts white armour gets appreciation from me. Good to see your half year progress as well.

It’s scale creep, the fact that primaris are just bigger, and that aggressors are very bulky all working together for comic effect. Kinda crazy seeing them next to each other.

So this is the July project:

Already got the grey seer on them, and the first black. I’d like to get them done early in the month to free up the bench for other projects. We’ll see.

With 9th incoming, I should do an 8th edition retrospective. Obviously all the primaris stuff, but that’s not all that I’ve been up to these last few years. Maybe a vacation morning over coffee project.

Hope everyone has a fun and safe 4th of July weekend.

 Nevelon wrote:

The risk is that they will just move from the pile of shame to the primed pile, and just stare at me from there.

Nevelon,

I know the feeling. Last night we had a webex call between four members of my gaming group...and I spent a good five minutes staring at a primed Phoenix Lord listening to the guys chatter about 9th Edition before I mixed some paint to make the basecoat. Once that was on I got out some terrain and chipped away while that dried. Then back to it and finished it before the end of the call. Just needed that first coat of paint.

Cheers,

CB

 Captain Brown wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:

The risk is that they will just move from the pile of shame to the primed pile, and just stare at me from there.

Nevelon,

I know the feeling. Last night we had a webex call between four members of my gaming group...and I spent a good five minutes staring at a primed Phoenix Lord listening to the guys chatter about 9th Edition before I mixed some paint to make the basecoat. Once that was on I got out some terrain and chipped away while that dried. Then back to it and finished it before the end of the call. Just needed that first coat of paint.

Cheers,

CB

Once I start, I’m pretty good about finishing. And I’m self aware enough to realize when a project I’m not fond of is keeping me away from the bench. At that point I can normally kick myself back into action. It’s the stating thing that’s an issue. I’m not that fast a painter, and there are plenty of things on my to-do list. At one point I was considering putting together a list of when things were added to the primed pile, and giving preference to the ones that were waiting longer, all other things being equal. I also take requests. I can’t promise I’ll paint what you want, but if someone wants to see paint go on something that’s hiding out in the back, let me know. When I’m dithering about what to do next, feel free to chime in.

Some progress:


Plugging away at the sloppy basecoat stage. Still a few colors to block in, then the cleanup pass, get the things I missed, washes, dry brush etc, etc.

Clipped some gaunts this morning. On to cleaning mold lines. Might be my coffee project this weekend while Slug Boy snoozes the mornings away.

No painting progress this weeked, but I did a lot of building. Finished the box of termagants and the last 4 hormagaunts. Got carriend away and lost track, so only built 4 bugs with devourers. Meant to do 6. Oh well, next box.

Primed pile is getting big. 16 gribblies just added, but also 9 spore mines, 3 terminators, and 3 aggressors. Need to break out the rattle can soon, just to make space. And paint more. I’ve got so much stuff primed, it’s taking up 2 box tops on the top of the bench. Would be nice to consolidate down, but that’s going to take some work.

That primed pile is getting prettt big Nev. It’s a good thing Nids paint up so quickly. Everything’s looking good!

Looking forward to a mass of Tyranids. The new squad looks good so far.

What I did on my lunch break:


And dodged some yellow jackets. I think they might be building a nest under one of the deck chairs. Didn’t feel like getting stung at the moment, so I didn’t push the point. Might have to tip it over and let the elements do the work, or invest in some poison. But not right now. I’ve seen some bigger ones around, but these were the old fashioned little guys, not murder wasps.

 Nevelon wrote:
What I did on my lunch break:


And dodged some yellow jackets. I think they might be building a nest under one of the deck chairs. Didn’t feel like getting stung at the moment, so I didn’t push the point. Might have to tip it over and let the elements do the work, or invest in some poison. But not right now. I’ve seen some bigger ones around, but these were the old fashioned little guys, not murder wasps.

You sure they were not 1st edition tyranids under your deck chair? Maybe trying to reestablish connection with the hive mind.

 Theophony wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:


And dodged some yellow jackets. I think they might be building a nest under one of the deck chairs. Didn’t feel like getting stung at the moment, so I didn’t push the point. Might have to tip it over and let the elements do the work, or invest in some poison. But not right now. I’ve seen some bigger ones around, but these were the old fashioned little guys, not murder wasps.

You sure they were not 1st edition tyranids under your deck chair? Maybe trying to reestablish connection with the hive mind.

The thought crossed my mind, and the irony was not lost on me...

Edit. Pushed chair next to railing to hope weather makes them relocate. Lot of them started zipping about (only saw 4 earlier while priming) strategically withdrew to indoors. Was able to look through glass sliding door at a low angle; nest is about the size of a softball. Thunderstorms in the forecast. Fingers crossed this can be dealt with naturally before I need to prime again. If not, I’ve got a few options. Dig out my super soaker and try to dislodge it hydraulically. Failing that roll in a few canisters of CN-20 and nerve gas the nest. Finally take off and nuke the site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.

BBQ lighter + hairspray for maximum personal risk.

 youwashock wrote:
BBQ lighter + hairspray for maximum personal risk.

I mean, I pay for renter’s insurance. Why not use it?



Putting washes down. Still a few more steps to go. Progress is good though.

Just catching up with your thread. Always impressed with your consistency, I'm always running hot or cold whilst you remain Luke-warm (sounds wrong, metaphor may be strained....).

There seems to be some sort of worrying Xenos activity however and I feel you may need to report to the Chaplains for a bit of light psycho-conditioning.

 RandyMcStab wrote:
Just catching up with your thread. Always impressed with your consistency, I'm always running hot or cold whilst you remain Luke-warm (sounds wrong, metaphor may be strained....).

There seems to be some sort of worrying Xenos activity however and I feel you may need to report to the Chaplains for a bit of light psycho-conditioning.

Slow but steady wins the race. I do have ebbs and flows of motivation, but generally keep plugging away. My swings are not huge. In all these years I’ve never quit the hobby, but there have been dry spells. More before I started blogging. You guys keep me honest.

I’ll bump the chaplain up in the queue, and once the new box drops prioritize the one there and the Judicar. I’m not sure how long I’ll be able to hold off before getting the new bike chaplain. With everything going on, he might wait until my birthday/Christmas. Summer and early fall are going to be loaded with hobby stuff anyway.

I did make sure to stab a nid for the Ancient. Can’t be 3rd company without one.

Honestly, I’m building the nids as a fluffy TAC army, so they are probably going to spend a lot of time getting purged off the table. Should make for some nice diorama pics once I get more terrain done.