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Excellent- thank you for the recipe and the guidance! I've got a couple of things to wrap up and then want to give either the Reaver or an Eldar Knight conversion (from a Gundam kit) a try, and will look to use this scheme.

 Meer_Cat wrote:
Excellent- thank you for the recipe and the guidance! I've got a couple of things to wrap up and then want to give either the Reaver or an Eldar Knight conversion (from a Gundam kit) a try, and will look to use this scheme.

Looking forward to the Eldari Guin’di’am patern walker no matter the scheme! And always happy to share my paint schemes and methods or tricks (building or painting) provided *I* remember them.

1) Picture of the painting desk A.T.M. unless absolutely no progress.
Sorry, but I just can’t seem to give even half a about getting a decent picture tonight.


2) goal for the year / small goal
Slow and inconsistent, need to put the new shinies out of sight.

3) Simple clear record of progress on goal.
+5 done! Negavolt cultists and the Man-of-Iron from Blackstone Fortress.

4) Finished pics.
Eh, see above.

5) Ramblings.
See those pewter beauties in the back of the pic? That’s my shiny new Morat Aggresion Force and Classic Raicho from Corvus Belli. 7 models, 5 on 25mm, 1 on a 40mm, and 1 on a 50mm rather than a 40mm+extension Franken-base. The wonderful start of a beautiful Morat Sectoral for Infinity.

Grand damage, $114. They were bought today on an impulse.

I swear, I either have the self control of a monk or an over caffeinated squirrel. And no matter how long I can imitate the first the damage of the second makes it all for naught.

Buyers remorse level? Low, actually.
I’ve been drooling over ALL the Morats for a long time now and the Classic Raicho is Out of Production.

That Raicho was a beast to assemble though. The hips are reasonably well keyed but they’re just SOOOOO small. Luckily each leg is a single solid pice. And of course I didn’t drill the holes for the brass rods in it’s shoulders until AFTER the legs and torso were assembled and pinned into a single pice base. Thankfully my parents helped me with the holes in the torso’s shoulders.

I am not a smart Mon’kigh.

It’s been hot as recently so that’s been messing with the habits I’d been establishing but I found out my village park services has an indoor walking track that’s free to use so I’ve been able to start forcing myself back into getting SOME exercise.

As I was writing up the Pyro Ice warhound’s scheme I realized 3 things: 1) I am not all that original in all honesty, just cleverly derivative. 2) Despite how I feel about my abilities, I am actually a reasonably experienced and skilled painter. I’m far from great but I have a decent grab bag of techniques and understanding of color theory that a beginner/unskilled painter wouldn’t. 3) Like many, I have a bit of imposter syndrome.

Still waiting on bases for Malifaux. Contemplating turning my own fancy wood bases/plinths. The Raicho is a thunder thigh’ed, lettuce (radicchio), monkey, samurai mecha. Still insane.

6) Graceful, polished, and witty ending.
I don’t make mistakes.



... I have massive ups!

As my music instructor once told me, there are no mistakes, merely variations on a theme

Lots looking promising here! Embrace the Koffee-Squirrel!

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As my music instructor once told me, there are no mistakes, merely variations on a theme

Lots looking promising here! Embrace the Koffee-Squirrel!

I guess horribly blown budget is A theme, all be it an awful one.

As for the Koffee-Squirrel? Aw h to the f NO! That way lies no money, no food, and eviction. I WISH I could afford all the pretty minis.

1) Picture of the painting desk A.T.M. unless absolutely no progress.

... I knew I forgot something!

2) Yearly/small goal.

3 more heroes and Blackstone Fortress is done. Some of the bases I needed came in so over the next couple days I should get some bases done so a few more Malifaux minis will finally get finished.

3) Simple clear record of progress on goal.

Umm, +14 minis done this year.

4) Finished pics.













5) Ramblings, including product opinions, fluff, techniques, and whatever I want to rant about.

Soooo hekin lazy right now. Don't like it? Shoot me.

6) Graceful, polished, and witty ending.

My Cheddar Monk casts Summon Bigger Fish!

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Unintelligible, just black primed boxes and blob.
Description: 2 large mausoleums, 3 small mausoleums, 6 sarcophagi all in MDF and John, I mean Niel Henry for Malifaux.

2) Overall goal for the year.
Blackstone Fortress is completed! At least untuil I get the expansions...

3) Simple clear record of progress on goal.
+8 minis done (maggots count as 1/2 each) +a pile of terrain done.

4) Finished pics.










5) Ramblings.
1 cubic foot of fake plants is a of a lot when it's not packed tight. Also I have a load of terrain to assemble.

6) Graceful, polished, and witty ending.
I has a 3ft square table of terrain!

Congratulations on getting so much done! And yes, I am aware of the inverse packing proportion rule when dealing with artificial terrain.

I particularly like the Eldar Hunter from the Fortress set- very well executed, that.

Having your own gaming table definitely sets you apart from the ordinary herd of gamers and modelers, or at least from me, anyways.

 Meer_Cat wrote:
Congratulations on getting so much done! And yes, I am aware of the inverse packing proportion rule when dealing with artificial terrain.

Thanks Meer_Cat! I kind of wish I'd gotten a pic of the bathtub when I'd finished washing the "plants." It was... something.

I particularly like the Eldar Hunter from the Fortress set- very well executed, that.

She came together a lot more politely than I expected, luckily it seems that was great news!

Having your own gaming table definitely sets you apart from the ordinary herd of gamers and modelers, or at least from me, anyways.

TBH, my first thought was; No. I barely have A table.

And then I laid just the non-sci-fi stuff out and, well,



for the record, that's a 3ft X 4ft plywood sheet. My only glaring weakness is in vertical components.

So, there was supposed to be a post before this but it just never really happened. So frankenpost!

1) Picture of the painting desk A.T.M.

Recently my painting desk has looked like this or been (as these now are) finished minis;


And some recent purchases requiring babble!



FINALLY! The 30mm bases I've been desperate for came in! They've all been finished and put into service already.
I may have a crippling weakness for clockwork/steam bots.
I luve my FLGS. Even when they are talking me into spending more than I planned.

2) One overall goal for the year;

My Morat Aggression force has officially changed from small side fun to part of The Goal.

Still totally going to fail 100% completion but whatever.

3) Simple clear record of progress on goal.

+17 minis and 2 more lots of terrain.

4) Finished pics.

Will post later.
Now? Pie.

Okay, it is now later, first up terrain:




And Malifaux, "Niel" *cough*John*cough* Henry;


Terracotta Warriors;


Magic Wind Weasel;


Thunder Archers;


Woku Raiders;


Finally, a disturbing take on a classic, EEK Vader and the ScaryGuard!


5) Ramblings, including product opinions, fluff, techniques, and whatever I want to rant about.

Did you read #4? Piiiieeee!!!

Okay, I have Pie'd.

Remember that terrain? I still have a lot to add to that. I have almost all my fake plants to turn into usable terrain, 4 Gothic shipping containers to finish, a small church thing to paint, topiary aminals to build & flock, hedges to cut from green scrubbies, playable-y solid stilts for "rickety" wood platforms to build, and I need to get some slightly taller pink foam to replace the hills with better ones.

The crazy part is that the replacement hills are probably the number one priority and the wild plants are a close second.

6) Graceful, polished, and witty ending.

PIE!

Not sure if you are aiming at a 'generalist' or 'specialist' gaming board- but some contour relief can be added fairly easily and cheaply by using the blue or pink foam board insulation, and Home Despot and Lowe's et al even sell smaller pieces than full 4x8 sheets, for patching and piecing in (or their on to us and know we hobbyists are buying it for our own nefarious purposes). I actually bought a 4x8 sheet once and broke it up in the parking lot to fit in my car- and that stuff breaks LOUD- I got lot of strange looks.

The archers are my favorite of this batch of photos- the colors are incredibly (at least to me) subtle and work very well with the Chinese/Asian theme. Great work!

 Meer_Cat wrote:
Not sure if you are aiming at a 'generalist' or 'specialist' gaming board- but some contour relief can be added fairly easily and cheaply by using the blue or pink foam board insulation, and Home Despot and Lowe's et al even sell smaller pieces than full 4x8 sheets, for patching and piecing in (or their on to us and know we hobbyists are buying it for our own nefarious purposes). I actually bought a 4x8 sheet once and broke it up in the parking lot to fit in my car- and that stuff breaks LOUD- I got lot of strange looks.

The archers are my favorite of this batch of photos- the colors are incredibly (at least to me) subtle and work very well with the Chinese/Asian theme. Great work!

That’s the plan! Just need to borrow the SUV one of these days.

I think the lazy pics are softening the blending on them because I know the highlighting is actually rather harsh drybrushing!

1) Picture of the painting desk A.T.M. unless absolutely no progress.

Infinity, Combined Army, Morat Aggression Force; Oznat Hunters.


2) One overall goal for the year, otherwise only “hoping to ___ later today” goals.

Hoping to work on the Oznat Hunters for ~1/2 an hour this evening.

3) Simple clear record of progress on goal.

+13 minis. Back to having all my Gibbering Hordes models done.

4) Finished pics.

TOS, Gibbering Hordes; Speckled Crawlers


’faux, TT, Last Blossom; Alt Ototo. He actually fits on his base!


Infinity, Combined Army, Morat Aggression Force; Raicho TAG & Treitak Spec-Ops.


5) Ramblings, including product opinions, fluff, techniques, and whatever I want to rant about.

As you may have noticed there’s some hellish burnout in those pics. Unfortunately my good camera is flaky to the point of unusable and my dad’s high end point and shoot has a dead battery and we’re missing its charger. The I-Whatsits aren’t bad but they just don’t do as well as a dedicated camera. I’m ordering a new charger.

6) Graceful, polished, and witty ending.

Ook ook. Beware the psycho murder space monkeys.

So, I ran the numbers this morning. Today is day 254 of 365. I have 273 “minis” recorded as done for this year. Several of these are actually multiple small things (KT:RT GPI maggots) or dead simple things (mausoleums) being counted as one. Even if I don’t count the Gibbering Hordes models that I think may have actually been late December 2018 I’m still at 255.

The secret-ish 1 mini a day goal is actually still on track.

And my official goals?



52 unfinished, GellerPox Infected, Genestealer Cult, Battle for Zycanthus and Snowspeeder are all that’s left and with 111 days left that’s actually looking possible. I *MAY* even get my Legion Stormtroopers, current Morats, and the last couple lone characters of the BlackScar System (my 40k world) done.

...and now I can peer-pressure YOU!

*evil laughter*

--Brian

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 Briancj wrote:
...and now I can peer-pressure YOU!

*evil laughter*

--Brian

...This is fair.

I guess I should make an update and actually give you some fodder then shouldn’t I?


1) Picture of the painting desk A.T.M. unless absolutely no progress.



Epirian Scarecrows from Maelstroms edge and Legion Stormtroopers are what’s actually on the bench right now, as for directly adjacent...



Lets see, Goliath truck, GPI flys and fleas, Genestealer Patriarch and Familiars, Star Wars Stormtroopers waiting for enough friends to make doing small detail work worthwhile, Epirians waiting on Scarecrows to play catch-up and scorched metal details for a mass washing, and 4 Starstriders waiting on tech-guys ninjas and dogs for another mass washing.

Oh, and reference models for the ‘Stealer Cult models.

2) One overall goal for the year, otherwise only “hoping to ___ later today” goals.
3) Simple clear record of progress on goal.
Lets see... +15 finished sense the last update, 13 for the grand year-long goal. 14 more around 75% done, all part of the year-long goal. Finaly 8 more in the early slow slog stages, again all goal members. Hopefully I can get the Zombie Flesh green done on the Scarecrows tomorrow.

4) Finished pics
Airspeeder from Legion.


Oznats, AKA Infinity Psycho Murder Monkey Ladies.


Epirian Spiders from Maelstroms Edge.


And playing Sirs Not Apearings: 1 more Epirian Spider, 3 Epirian Fireflys, and 4 GPI big-guys.

5) Ramblings, including product opinions, fluff, techniques, and whatever I want to rant about.
6 minis shy of one a day at the moment but I can probably fix that with... 2-3 hours of painting.
Painting has been consistent recently despite lack of updates. Really need to just try and post something every day or two.

6) Graceful, polished, and witty ending.

ALRIGHT! Bring it ya fellow crazed hobbiests!

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Nothing? What? Are ya scared of me? If so either y’all know me waaaay too well or hardly know me at all!

1) Picture of the painting desk A.T.M. unless absolutely no progress.

How’s two days ago for ya? They’ve had some scorched metal and dark khaki added since.
Also, I had to go buy ANOTHER BROWN! for the tan bits on the dobermans. I just somehow could NOT mix up the right coppery tan with what I had.


2) Overall goal for the year, otherwise only “hoping to ___ later today” goals.

Gellerpox done, Epirians done, and bonus Goliath done. Hopefully I can get the scorched metal done on the Starstriders done tonight.

3) Simple clear record of progress on goal.

+8 little griblies rounded out the Gellerpox, 2 Hunter Warmechs, 2 Scarecrows, 3 Epirian contractors, and a weapon emplacement for my Epirians and by extension Battle for Zycanthus, and the bonus Goliath mining vehicle "terrain piece."

4) Finished pics.









5) Ramblings,

Today’s update brought to you by waiting for my shift to start at work! Hmmm, that gives me an idea...

So apparently I lied about them Stormtroopers getting worked on. Oh well.

6) Graceful, polished, and witty ending.

Maybe I should just start writing my updates on my brake at work...

Everything's looking good! I'm still debating what to do with my Goliath. Maybe buy a 1:48th truck trailer for it.

 Briancj wrote:
Everything's looking good! I'm still debating what to do with my Goliath. Maybe buy a 1:48th truck trailer for it.

... you’ll need to add a hitch (or 5th wheel for a semi trailer) but not a bad idea.


Just a quick drop and run tonight,



Tomorrow the gilding begins.

Gilding is done, so is bulk washing. On to brass highlights on armor and gun casings.



Viscous puppers just need their bases painted.

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Arr, it already be done two quick posts ago!

1) Picture of the painting desk A.T.M. unless absolutely no progress.

The decks be swabbed in preparation for tha next battle!

2) Overall goal for the year, otherwise only “hoping to ___ later today” goals.

The scurvy land breather may have made progress on ‘is goal but he ain’t thought far enough ahead tae know whot ‘es doin taday!

3) Simple clear record of progress on goal.

Yarr, thar be 12 o’ them strange aether trawlers done! And that land breather has been WOOD WORKING!

4) Finished pics.















THAR BE NEAR A FULL CREW O’ THEM! AAARRRGH!



It gives me shivers tae see a noble beastie such as this shackled tae tree flesh! An’ nae just any tree flesh but tha kind thae harvest nuts from for building WALLS! Wall-nuts if ye prefer.


5) Ramblings,

This be Cap’n Sauce Beard, King o’ tha Sky Pirates savein’ tha’ filthy land breather’s hide!

6) Graceful, polished, and witty ending.

*Yawn* Hrm? ... okay, I guess a civic minded sk, er, Sky Pirate decided to help me out.

Weird.

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1) Picture of the painting desk A.T.M. unless absolutely no progress.



2) Overall goal for the year, otherwise only “hoping to ___ later today” goals.

Baracades from the Star Wars Legion starter finished, starting on my spare KT: RT Rogue trader and medic, and the plastic female Inquisitor tomorrow.

3) Simple clear record of progress on goal.

+2 for the generic and specific goals!

I’m counting the doors from KT: RT as 5 models but I want to do some more work on them and get more Necromunda Walls first so I’m doing the barricades and three ladies instead.

4) Finished pics.



5) Ramblings,

I started intentionally listening to the band Glorryhammer today. They hurt my head. Beyond power metal the best description of their music I can come up with is 1st/2nd edition 40k style crazy awesome battles.

There’s a chaos wizard, goblins, time travel, an awesome hammer, and the hero Angus McFife involved in a war that’s especially fierce around Scotland. And I think Hootforce are good guys? Possibly lead by someone known as Hoot who may or may not be Angus McFife. I wasn’t listening to the songs in order and the official music videos are ... epic insanity.

It took me three much less crazy songs to even be able to start writing this update

Oh yeah, I also picked up my B-day present to myself yesterday, a few days early but I was down there anyway. Can you find it?

6) Graceful, polished, and witty ending.

Hail, hail Hoot?

LASER-POWERED GOBLIN-SMASHER.

How can you not love this?

--Brian

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LASER-POWERED GOBLIN-SMASHER.

How can you not love this?

--Brian

Oh I like it, I just needed time for the rocks in my skull to process it.

1) Picture of the painting desk A.T.M. unless absolutely no progress.

The medic is marginally farther along at this point, but close enough!


2) Overall goal for the year, otherwise only “hoping to ___ later today” goals.

Today, get the medic blocked in.

3) Simple clear record of progress on goal.

+1 Inquisi-Lady done!
2 more and KT:RT will be considered “Done.”

4) Finished pics.



5) Ramblings,

Decisions, decisions. Sabaton “Heroes”, and “Last Stand” or Gloryhammer “Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards”, and “Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex”.

6) Graceful, polished, and witty ending.
BOO!

Sabaton.

Greyfax looks fabulous. That blue is perfect.

Your updates are a spetacular blend of progress and madness. Love all the BSF stuff, especially. Is that a Kir Kanos model further up the page next to Vader?

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Sabaton.

Greyfax looks fabulous. That blue is perfect.

Your updates are a spetacular blend of progress and madness. Love all the BSF stuff, especially. Is that a Kir Kanos model further up the page next to Vader?

I’ll be honest, the crazy awesome of the Gloryhammer Saga is reaaaaaaly calling me right now.

Thanks! I wanted something different from the classic inquisitor and that would be a little more subdued.

Progress is always good! Madness is inevitable from me.

BSF is a lot of fun to paint. Haven’t played with anyone else but even solo I’m enjoying it... after a couple house rules. I don’t know if I missed something or my dice just hate me but RAW I found 1 combat encounter and you HAVE to return to the precipice otherwise grievous wounds not only snowball but make even considering another course suicide. Which means RAW Escalation feels impossible.

No Idea who Kir Kanos is, its just a stock Royal Guard Champion from the Imperial Assault line. That said there’s a good chance that they may have used Kir Kanos as inspiration.

1) Picture of the painting desk A.T.M. unless absolutely no progress.

On to the GSC stragglers!


2) Overall goal for the year, otherwise only “hoping to ___ later today” goals.

Bed now, work on GSC tomorrow.

3) Simple clear record of progress on goal.

+2, spare (corrupted) medic, and “The Pink Terror”

Edit: Also today is the 293rd day of 2019. I have finished approximately 293 minis (several small and/or simple things have been grouped together) at this time.
4) Finished pics.





5) Ramblings,

Holy weasels SquidBat! TWO updates in one day?

I may enjoy retina searing paint jobs just a little too much.

6) Graceful, polished, and witty ending.

Ride far away across the mighty river Tay ... to the land of unicorns!

Loving that medic. Nice work!

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Loving that medic. Nice work!

Hmm, the king of orange likes the orange one... Nah, I’m just being silly.
Thanks, she was one of those where I started working and she clicked all of a sudden she was done!

1) Picture of the painting desk A.T.M. unless absolutely no progress.

Better lock down your pants, they’re coming!


2) Overall goal for the year, otherwise only “hoping to ___ later today” goals.

Once this lot are done I need more bases and/or another box of minis to continue on specified goals.

Tomorrow is skin reddening and strong tone on details.

3) Simple clear record of progress on goal.

Progress but nothing more done.

4) Finished pics.

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5) Ramblings,

Uhhh, I got nuthin.

6) Graceful, polished, and witty ending.

Is it wrong I’m already planning my 2020 painting goals?

Yesterday was good, on to purple-ing!

Hmm, the king of orange likes the orange one... Nah, I’m just being silly.

Flying my true colours and all The new batch are looking good as well, nice colours so far!

Lousy connection ate my post!
Quick version:
Day 300/365
303 minis done this year, currently owned and this year’s planned GSC purchases done.
Chaos and Tusken raiders on the table.
Had fun losing horribly in Malifaux tournament yesterday.
My FLGS is awesome and worth 90-100% of MSRP.
Now have all 7 basic Morat grunts.

Pics:

Sweet Genestealers. The Magus and Patriarch are standouts for me.

So much variety in here! Those orange Cultists have got my attention.

I have a lot of leftover GSC from turning all their vehicles into civilian ones.