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Posting in slight trepidation here, as although these initially looked OK to me, under the harsh cold light of the camera they look a bit crap. Therefore I post not to show off, but to ask for guidance - I struggle to focus close up, so are there any specialist glasses or magnifying devices that might help me out?

Also, very much struggling to keep a point on the detail brush - it's a W&N S7, so it's me not the brush. I've got some brush soap to clean it with, but it still doesn't hold a point - anyone got any ideas?

Planning to redo the banners after some practice doing freehand - I mean, I'd never actually practiced it so why I thought I'd be good at it is anyone's guess!

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2022/05/19/crossing-the-rubicon-nostalgius-pt-x-characters/

While my compadre has a crisis of confidence about whether or not he can paint... I KNOW I can't! So here is our EPIC Star Wars battle report, Rebels vs Imperials for the Battle Of Outpost 44!

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2022/06/01/the-battle-of-outpost-44-a-star-wars-story/

I cannot put into words how jealous I am of the epic scale gear here. God's I miss that game.

 Camkierhi wrote:
I cannot put into words how jealous I am of the epic scale gear here. God's I miss that game.

Cheers Cam, all home made models from greenstuff, foamcore, cardboard and granny grating!

Taking a break from the Blood Angels, I've turned to my other, other project - 1/72 fantasy orc army picked for £25 from a retailer all because they'd lost their boxes! And as a bonus, you also get to see them in action..

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2022/06/17/another-hole-in-the-head-pt-5-and-a-battle-report/

Yep, when the going gets tough, the tough hit the granny grating:

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2022/07/06/the-league-of-who-diy-epic-squats/

Allow me to present my newly legal Guard army – now with Commissars, and FLAGS!

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2022/07/26/goin-street-legal-tidying-up-the-guard/

Really great efforts here, I’m a sucker for Guard in general and I love the massed effect of these (plus price tag of course)!

EDIT: regarding close up work, my wife keeps suggesting I invest in some head mounted ‘loops’ to assist. Might be worth considering if you’re thinking about that kinda stuff? ‘Head mounted magnifier’ seems to show the sort of thing I mean..

Simply inspired! Brilliant work sir.

Thanks Cam & Ragsta! Once the games shed is sorted out they're well overdue an outing :-)

Right, have finally gotten around to posting how I did the 90's retro rock spires - dead easy, actually!

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2022/08/05/terrain-talk-pt-20-under-golgothan-spires/

Taking a trip back to 20mm fantasy, this is the last regiment of my Orc horde - just the shamans...

...and maybe some war machines....

... and there is something special lined up...

Enjoy!

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2022/08/27/another-hole-in-the-head-pt-6-the-last-regiment/

Yep, I got loose and got into the recycling again...

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2022/09/07/the-fawcett-fairchild-fv1066-whippet-quadrupedal-ambulatory-weapons-platform/

That's it, as long as I don't move the goalposts for myself again we can put a tick by this project...

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2022/09/28/another-hole-in-the-head-pt-7-characters-flags-and-a-battle-report/

Awesome. The level of detail is quite brilliant.

 Camkierhi wrote:
Awesome. The level of detail is quite brilliant.

Cheers Cam, praise from a master is praise indeed!

Hot on the heels of the Whippet walker, here is the revitalised MkII Skycutter, the ASV Dauntless!

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2022/10/09/more-hyperian-wars-escalation-the-dauntless-redux/

Added a Death Skull Clan with reinforcements to my 2nd Ed Space Marine Ork Horde:

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2022/10/21/orktober-teeny-weenie-greenie-meanies/

So this was how I spent my Orktober - surprise surprise, another new project for myself!

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2022/10/26/orktober-part-deux-da-black-ork-cav-diy-battlewagon-command-group/

The world may not be in a great place right now, but at least the dead aren't rising...

Yet.

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2022/11/19/halloween-2022-zombie-game-the-battle-of-yonkers/

So much hobby goodness as ever! I live bc a good zombie swarm! Awesome efforts - it looks like some of them are posed to dance to Thriller??

Great blog, love that you're keeping the epic flag flying.

Excellent work.

Keep missing to write this, but those £1:99reading glasses at different magnifications, get a pair at 3.5 and work off the end of your nose, trust me it works a treat. And if you want to go better you only paid a couple quid to find out.

Thanks Ragstsa & Kid Kyoto!

 Camkierhi wrote:
Excellent work.

Keep missing to write this, but those £1:99reading glasses at different magnifications, get a pair at 3.5 and work off the end of your nose, trust me it works a treat. And if you want to go better you only paid a couple quid to find out.

Cam, that's uncanny, I was about to hit up eBay to check out magnifiers but your way sounds more wallet friendly :-)

In which Da Black Ork Cav and the 1991 Blood Angels 3rd Company square off for a 1000pts of 2nd Ed...

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2022/11/30/the-armageddon-diaries-game-1-the-blood-angels-hit-the-table/

After a slight hiatus, I am proud to present the Epic Squat Colossus, "Breathless Vengeance"!

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2022/12/14/diy-epic-squat-colossus-the-asthmatics-revenge/

That's some A+ recycling there!

Lovely scratchbuilt Colossus!

Squat colossus is fantastic, great use of the inhaler!

Merry Christmas bud

Cheers guys, and a very merry Christmas to you too Cam, hope you're not in -45 conditions right now :-/

In like a ninja before 2023 comes crashing through the door....

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2022/12/31/crossing-the-rubicon-nostalgius-pt-xi-techmarines/