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Howdy y'all!

I'm still painting, not particularly fast or consistently, but I let my poor thread die.
However, next year I do want to try harder with this whole painting thing, and part of that is resuming regular-ish updates, so I thought I'd start by showing off what I've been doing these last 6 months.

First there was a pair of Ghouls, Uncle Gregor and Aunt Vanya:-





Then there was Astri:-



Plus, Siobhan Adhair (She's a 1:1 scale fairy):-



Next, Polyxeni the Mirror Mage:-



Followed by, Coleman Stryker (I picked up a few Privateer Press minis when they nuked their old stuff):-



And, Tevurua the Glade Maiden:-



And finally, Yndrasta:-



That may not seem like a lot, but there's quite a bit of part painted stuff too (That's also something I want to work on next year, actually finishing what I start!).
At the moment I'm trying to finish a set of Witches (I wanted them done by Halloween, but at least I'm getting there), I've finished 2 witches and their cauldron:-



I'm hoping to get the final Witch done by the end of the year, still got a bit to do though:-



And then I can finally have a good go at my motorbike dude:-



See y'all in the new year!
   
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Geez that's an impressive body of work to show! Welcome back!

I'm particularly impressed with the stitching on Vanya's cloak, Astrid's eyes and the cloak shading in blue you used with Yndrasta. I have to chuckle at my own impateince, because even as I was reading your description of the (first) two witches and their cauldron, I was thinking "But there;s three witches in MacBeth!" and then you immediately showed the third one you're going to do (not that witches have to come in threes! )

Always a pleasure to see what you've been up to.

"He fears his fate too much, or his desserts are small, who will not put it to a single touch; to win- or lose- it all."

Montrose Toast


 
   
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Hey! Good to see you back! Fun stuff, as always. Love Yndrasta and the Glade Maid. Best of luck in the new year!
   
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Solid bit of work. I like how yndastra's feathers came out!
   
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Lovely work, as always. I'm always impressed at a) your use of bright colors (something I can never seem to make myself do) and b) how smooth your shading and highlighting are. I look forward to seeing what you do in 2024.

Now showing more Samurai Marines, Bad Squiddo Amazons, and an Oldhammer Chaos Thug!

Painting total as of 3/28/2024: 21 plus a set of modular spaceship terrain

Painting total for 2023: 79 plus 28 Battlemechs and a Dragon-Balrog

 
   
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Thanks guys, it's good to be back!

Over Christmas I managed to finish my Witches Set (Reaper):-






They turned out okay, mostly I'm just glad I finished them.

Currently I'm working on this guy:-



He's been sitting unfinished for far too long!
And this guy:-



Slowly nibbling away at him.

Also built my Death Chicken and Oblivion Armour Set from Kingdom Death. The new armour sets are so much better than the old ones, but (Much like their bigger models of the past) the Death Chicken is gonna need some gap filling.
   
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Witches are looking good!
   
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Vejut wrote:
Witches are looking good!

Thanks! I think the blonde one turned out the best.


So I had a plan for the new year.
I'd picked a handful of minis that I'd work on for the next couple of months, then pick out another batch etc.
Only problem is, it only took a couple of weeks before I got fed up of seeing the same minis on my desk every day.

Now those minis are stored away in the Cabinet of Unfinished Things, and I'm getting this guy finished:-



It's going well.
I've also been slowly prepping another set to work on:-



But this time I'm going to be smart and keep them out of sight until needed!
   
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Is that guy riding some kind of giant rabbit?

Lots of cool stuff coming up, for sure!
   
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Definitely some fun stuff. Nice progress on the beastie. And yeah, I generally find when my desk starts getting a lot of active projects on it my brain starts getting iffy on them, glad I'm not the only one.
   
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youwashock wrote:Is that guy riding some kind of giant rabbit?

Lots of cool stuff coming up, for sure!

Yep that's Zacchaeus:- The Winters Chill, he's one of those new 3d printed Warmachine figures, took ages clearing all the supports out of his nooks and crannies!

Vejut wrote:Definitely some fun stuff. Nice progress on the beastie. And yeah, I generally find when my desk starts getting a lot of active projects on it my brain starts getting iffy on them, glad I'm not the only one.

Thanks!
The idea was, that by having everything on the desk, I could jump between minis whenever I got a bit bored, didn't work out like that though...


Making steady progress, keeping my desk clearer is working.



Didn't get quite as far on this guy as I would've liked. Got some smudges on his skin painting his poncho, and I could not remember what colour mix I used (I know it's a grey and a flesh tone but that's it), so I had to re-paint his back.



This guy has made his way from the box to my desk, he's going well so far.
   
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Glad the new workflow is helping. The Stormcast gent is looking good. The white lion kneepad stands out as a nice detail. Good choice.
   
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 youwashock wrote:
Glad the new workflow is helping. The Stormcast gent is looking good. The white lion kneepad stands out as a nice detail. Good choice.

Thanks! I hadn't actually painted that bit yet, but I did go down a similar route.

Was trying to get something finished before I did my next update, still haven't quite finished the big orc but did get Hendrick done:-



I think he turned out pretty decent.

Started a new mini but it's for the new Kingdom Death painting competition, so it will have to remain secret for now.
   
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Love the teal highlights going through - the scabbard and the scale skirt. Good job!

See what's on my painting table Now painting: Kruleboyz Gutrippaz 
   
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Nice! liking the cloak fur!
   
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Hey, it still works.

Nice job. The teal makes for a great splash of color against all that armor. Digging the cloak.
   
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Love that Stormcast. There are a few gems tucked away in that range

Thanks for sharing



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Baron, don't forget to talk about the SEALs and Marines you habitually beat up on 2 and 3 at a time, as you PM'd me about.
nareik wrote:
Perhaps it is a lube issue, seems obvious now.
 
   
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Thanks guys!

I changed my mind on how shiny Hendrick was, so I went over him with some matt varnish, I think he looks better now:-



I was also challenged to do a bit of freehand on his scabbard, it's basic but I'm pretty happy with it.

Also finished my Killaboss (Games Workshop):-



He looks good but mostly I'm just glad he's finally finished!

I also finished Mavaro (Reaper):-



Feeling so-so about this one, at least he's finally done after all these years though.

Now I'm working on Damaris:-



Lets see how far I get in a week.
   
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Freehand came out well, and liking Mavaro's skull!
   
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Vejut wrote:
Freehand came out well, and liking Mavaro's skull!

Thanks!

Nothing finished at the moment, spending a lot of time on my Kingdom Death competition entry, I got stuck on my first attempt and had to start another one!

But I can show this:-



Egret my Hunters Guild archer.
The return of Guild Ball is on my mind, so I've dug out all my stuff to work on, plus I need to make space for all the new ones I brought to fill the gaps in my collection.
   
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Always sucks when you get to the "Don't want to look at it" point before its done. Progress on Egret looks nice though!
   
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Vejut wrote:
Always sucks when you get to the "Don't want to look at it" point before its done. Progress on Egret looks nice though!

Thanks!

Finished and submitted my Kingdom Death competition mini, I know it won't win but I like the job I did on it, now to start my Reaper competition mini!

Also finished Egret (Guild Ball):-



I like her, still can't figure out if this is the Hunters or Falconers Guild version.
The Guild Ball stuff rolls on, started on Scourge:-



He's not bad for one of their PVC minis, didn't quite get all the moldlines though.
   
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Quite the pleasant looking fellow.

Egret looks good, too. I like all the stitching picked out and the red hair with the green clothing.
   
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 youwashock wrote:
Quite the pleasant looking fellow.

Egret looks good, too. I like all the stitching picked out and the red hair with the green clothing.

Thanks! I was pretty pleased with myself that I managed to do all of Egrets stitch-work without making a mess.

Didn't make a lot of progress this week, but things are getting there.
The Reaper competition mini got shelved, the casting wasn't great and getting it prepped sucked all the enthusiasm out of me.

Scourge is progressing:-



Just got skulls and rats to paint now.

Salvo is the next Guild Baller on the table:-



Very early days though.

And this guy has returned:-



Thought I could get him wrapped up quickly, but I keep finding little areas I've missed.
   
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The "dang it I thought I got that spot" is always annoying, but he looks pretty good. I like the eyes on the cloak.

And nice progress on scourge.
   
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Vejut wrote:
The "dang it I thought I got that spot" is always annoying, but he looks pretty good. I like the eyes on the cloak.

And nice progress on scourge.

Thanks! It was getting up under his feathery bits that were proving tricky.

Finally finished the Owl Armoured Male (Kingdom Death):-




The feathers didn't quite turn out like I hoped, but otherwise I'm happy with him.

Also continued the Guild Ball run by finishing Scourge too:-




Considering how hit and miss Steamforged Games PVC minis can be, this one didn't turn out too bad at all.

Also continued with Salvo:-



Been a bit too shaky lately to tackle his many straps though.

And this determined looking Warcaster has arrived on the painting table:-



Trying to go down a different route than my usual "All armour done in metallics" one.
   
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Scourge and owl knight looking good. Straps are always a pain, yeah. And the warcaster looking like a nice start.
   
 
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