The Hobby Motivation Club

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**ingtaer**

SCM - I prefer the exposed piping to the deck plating.

Primaris Dude- Looks good, what chapter are you going for? I agree that the double suppressor looks a little off.

Lazzurus - Nice.

I have abandoned all attempts to get my fighters put together and have moved back onto painting. Most of the way through my Whitestar gunships and have started on some Hyach stuff, these I am trying out a new inking technique. Will upload some photos when ready.

**ShadowCaptainMathius**

Here is what I went with.

**LazzurusMan**

Nice! Looks like its going to be very imposing.

So thanks to being unable to sleep Ive finished the mek, except for basing.

**ingtaer**

So had a break from assembly to get my Hyach painted. The idea was to try and get a really aged bronze by inking over metal. The pic makes it look a little warmer than in person;

Think I am going to paint the spinal lasers (the ridges down the centre line of the bigger ships) in a pure silver to contrast. Thoughts?

**Overread**

I think a nice bright silver on the laser weapons should stand out well against a bronze shade!

ALSO PEOPLE rotating photos can be done in windows picture viewer

Come on now lets stop the abuse of sideways photos

**LazzurusMan**

Stupid thing is the photos go the right way up on facebook. And I use my phone not my pc

**Togusa**

Overread wrote:
So after having been involved in a few threads here people talk about motivation to get hobby stuff done I figured this was something that we could tackle in a different way as a community, not just as individuals battling alone against the mountain of plastic, resin metal and more.

So here is what I propose:
1) Each person who joins in states what their current focus/objective/intentions are. This might be anything from finishing one model to a whole army with no specific time scale

2) Each week everyone gets a ping to come post about their progress; posting up details (and ideally a photo, no matter how bad)showing what they have achieved that week. It might be just cleaning the mould lines off parts or painting up a whole squad or whatever.

3) Through the week updates can be posted; detail given and encouragement/swapping of ideas etc.... And because its a group rather than individual thread it should see more activity.

The idea is to encourage rather than enforce a work-rate. Even if a person only does minimal amounts of progress each week; any progress is progress. The idea in this being to apply a degree of pressure to help reinforce getting on with things whilst also acting as a source of ideas, methods and inspiration.

So anyone interested in joining in?

I would like to join this, what do I do to get myself added?

**LazzurusMan**

I think youve just done it

**Overread**

Yep now you've just got to post updates!
I was toying with the idea of a pestery message very so often but most are going on strong on their own and cause its all a mish mash its kinda hard to work out who has and hasn't missed a week and all

*like myself*!

**dreadblade**

I didn't join the The Hobby Motivation Club but I have been reading the posts here and I think it's a really great idea.

I started my P&M Blog 10 weeks ago when I decided that having come back to WH40K after 25 years I'd actually paint my miniatures this time. My backlog was all the First Strike miniatures and 500 points worth of SM...

Well today I finally caught up

I do now have a Whirlwind to paint too (bought as a reward this week), but it's a good feeling

**LazzurusMan**

It is a great feeling knowing that the last model you bo7ght is the only model you need to paint. Or so Ive been told

**Togusa**

Overread wrote:
Yep now you've just got to post updates!
I was toying with the idea of a pestery message very so often but most are going on strong on their own and cause its all a mish mash its kinda hard to work out who has and hasn't missed a week and all

*like myself*!

Great! So I don't have photographs at the moment, but my main goal is to get my 5-Man DW kT unit painted! I'll post more soon.

**ShadowCaptainMathius**

LazzurusMan wrote:
It is a great feeling knowing that the last model you bo7ght is the only model you need to paint. Or so Ive been told

I have no idea of what you are speaking about

**LazzurusMan**

So I used what someone told me in a thread I started the other day and tried making a crusher cap for my warboss, who's skin I might repaint as its a little rougher than the meks. VERY pleased with how it came out, just gotta hope it paints up ok!

And sorry if the photo is sideways, cant do anything about it on my phone, dakka just likes to change the rotation for some reason.

**Flinty**

That is a good cap. Nice work.

**ingtaer**

Overread wrote:
Yep now you've just got to post updates!
I was toying with the idea of a pestery message very so often but most are going on strong on their own and cause its all a mish mash its kinda hard to work out who has and hasn't missed a week and all

*like myself*!

Was looking forward to abusive messages, sigh... Anyway how is your progress mate? Haven't noticed a post from you for a couple of weeks

Got a better photo of my Hyach;

**SkylarkR6**

I have not missed a week yet. Current progress on a Glottkin

**JamesY**

@ Skylark looking good so far, look forward to seeing him when you get to work on all those boils and sores.

@ Ingtaer nice looking fleet so far

@lazurusman nice warboss, cap looks great

@waarghrob they look stunning mate, glad you are getting some hobby time still

@SCM that base is looking fantastic, are you going to keep a clean paintjob, or heavy weathering?

I am ploughing on with the hellblasters where I can, raced one to the end to see how they'll look. Happy enough, hopefully won't take too much longer;

**ingtaer**

@ Skylark, looking good. Its a really badass model.

@ JamesY, hows the sleeping going? Love that model haven't seen a heavy bolter Primaris before and it works really well.

@ All, so I went with my bright silver idea and I am not sure. Do you think it looks better with or without?

**ShadowCaptainMathius**

JamesY wrote:

@SCM that base is looking fantastic, are you going to keep a clean paintjob, or heavy weathering?

It will be heavy weathering since it’s going to be a nurgle influenced renegade knight. I gotta say I applaud you for the quarter colors on your marines. It looks really great

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Anyone have recommendations for what chapter the dreadnought should come from on the base?

**JamesY**

@scm cheers bud, I'm pleased with how they are coming out.

Regarding the dreadnought, how about grey knights? A little payback for Mortarion, and the clean silver will contrast well with the grime of the base and corruption of the knight.

@ingtaer no sleep at all mate, just done a feed and waiting for him to go back to sleep so I can try. Ships look good, and the silver does add a bit of difference to break up the scheme. I like it. Heavy bolter idea was stolen from another poster, so can't take credit

**ShadowCaptainMathius**

JamesY wrote:
@scm cheers bud, I'm pleased with how they are coming out.

Regarding the dreadnought, how about grey knights? A little payback for Mortarion, and the clean silver will contrast well with the grime of the base and corruption of the knight

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I agree grey knights would look good however the primary base color was going to be lead belcher because it’s mostly metal. Maybe ultramarines?

**ShadowCaptainMathius**

I thing I have the majority of the carapace done. Missile system mounted now. Need some type of person to be “ringing”the bell and then add the nurglings on the back plank as well

**Flinty**

Nice updates all. The HB hellblasters are inspired and really nicely done.

I am.currently hanging my head in shame on no updates for a week or so, but world.of.tanks has a grind op on that is sucking my time. However that will finish this weekend and I can get back to.other things.

Looking forward to picking the brushes up again to be honest. It's fun, but sometimes the grind ops.are a bit too much like a job to be totally fun...

I have plans though, oh yes, plans... and more hobby material incoming in the form of
1 a bunch of cheap.Antares stuff I picked up.in the Warlord clearance sale. Amazing value there, even if I'm not sure exactly what I'll use any of it for.

2 a bunch of Primaris stuff that I can add to my Terranwing force and use for.Kill Team (that i may never play)

3 a couple of toddler toys I just won on eBay as more scatter terrain.

Damnit... and the list is supposed to get shorter as time goes on...

**SkylarkR6**

ShadowCaptainMathius wrote:
I thing I have the majority of the carapace done. Missile system mounted now. Need some type of person to be “ringing”the bell and then add the nurglings on the back plank as well

Are you going for scale for your Quasimodo or just looking for something cool to stand there and look nurgly?

**ShadowCaptainMathius**

Well I definitely want something scale wise. What were you thinking

**SkylarkR6**

My first thought was Typhus would look pretty awesome riding atop but he really is half the height of the knight himself so might look off. I am interested in seeing what you come up with.

**SkylarkR6**

Only minor progress. A few more details and some washes

**Elbows**

I drilled a hole in my Baharroth and epoxied a brass rod...that's...all I've done in a week or so.

**ShadowCaptainMathius**

SkylarkR6 wrote:
Only minor progress. A few more details and some washes

Coming around. Slow and steady.

Honestly typhus size without a base would be about the right size. However I’m thinking more mutant/spawn with some nurglings running around his feet.