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So this Killaboss has been sitting on my painting desk for almost 2 years. I got the Dominion box set and had a blast painting most of the box. For whatever reason I hit a wall and stopped painting for a while after 1/2 finishing him. He languished on my desk for month after month, glaring at me. In the back of my mind, I felt like I would never finish him. In the meantime, I completely revamped my painting workstation, experienced the loss of both of my parents to cancer and dementia, and changed careers.



During the in-between, he had fallen off the desk multiple times, had his spear broken, and lost the blade. He was covered in dust and pet hair. He was forgotten, maybe to one day be tossed in the bin or sold away on ebay or facebook marketplace.


"Boss! He is never going to finish us!"

Somehow I recaptured my motivation. I returned to Dakka and began to post more minis. I began to really make headway through my pile of potential and I finished other projects that had similarly sat unfinished. I painted my Tau'Nar Supremacy army, Stormsurge, 9 Crisis Suits, Two Commanders, Shadowsun, and my Vespids. I added nearly 2000 points of tyranids to my painted pile. I painted the Hero Quest box. I began to slog through 200+ gaunts. In between painting broods of gaunts I decided to add single models to break up the monotony. I painted my 2nd neurolictor and decided that my next single would be to finish this guy. I painted everything else in the Dominion box. How could I not finish him when the project was so close to completion? I found a suitable STL and 3d printed a spearhead for him and drilled and pinned it to the shaft of his spear. I dusted him off and scrubbed him down and went to work. 2 days later he was done, and here he is! Is he the best thing I have ever done? No. Am I glad that he is off my painting desk and in the display with the rest of Dominion. Heck yes!

How many hours to paint to that standard? looks good

I'm sorry for your loss, it's never easy.

Glad you were able to find motivation to paint again, sometimes making something new is the best way to go on.

 FeindusMaximus wrote:
How many hours to paint to that standard? looks good

That is a hard question to answer. I think that painting alone, I spent about 30-40 hours on this piece. When you factor in the finding, printing, and pinning the speartip, and the cleaning up the model for the neglect that I gave it, maybe add a good 16 to 24 hours more to the pile. It felt like Aeons.

I am glad that it looks good. It feels like a massive weight off my shoulders.

I'm glad you found the motivation to finish it. The end result looks rad.