<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/69.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL DA Razorback after a few days of painting, and I feel a bit drained, enough that I'm going to take at least a few days break before picking up a brush again. That got me wondering how other people tend to paint/hobby and the kind of pace they set. After a few days of painting, I always need at least a day or two to mentally prepare for the next project.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8902989.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8902989.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8902998.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8902998.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL
I try to maintain a 1-a-week pace. If I’m behind, I try to paint a little bit extra. It’s also good to be a little ahead, as I know I’m going to have busy/off weeks.

But if the Muse is with me, I’ll paint while the fire is hot. Churning through a squad of Fire Dragons right now. Probably finish the second half of the squad by the end of next week at the pace I’m at.

Although I should slow down the painting and do some more building. The season to prime will be ending soon and I need to have enough stock to last me through the winter.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8903015.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8903015.page GMT Re:You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL External stuff like currently AM takes some time. Especially that stupit Valdor with its tracks..... At least I get paid and/or a model/paint for that.
On the other hand: My Triaros took aprox. 2 Weeks, while painting 30 BA-tacticals at the same time. Or my Krios Venator. 6 days from cleaning to sealing(Well, that kit angered me that much, that I slept not realy to be done with it.....).
Or my Arlatax. 18 hours including modifiyng the model, basecoat, painting, weathering, washing, basing and sealing.
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I'll skip painting for a couple weeks at a time...then paint like a madman for several days. I only paint if the muse descends,because if not I find I'm forcing myself and I don't like the end result of what I paint.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8903070.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8903070.page GMT Re:You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL

Sometimes I'll come back straight away and keep in the groove, other times I'll leave it at that for at least a week. Could I have a "a bit of all of them" option?

G.A]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8903076.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8903076.page GMT Re:You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL
1x Horseback General
1x Wizard
1x Battle Standard Bearer
2x Foot Priests
1x Mounted Priest

40x Halberdiers
30x Greatsword Guys
10x Crossbows
10x Handgunners

5x Knights
4x Demigryph Knights
1x Cannon
1x Volley Gun
1x Steam Tank

...Of all those models I had painted 3 infantrymen and 1 normal knight before I resolved to finish it. In about two weeks I painted the remaining 105 models (granted in most cases it was just painting the same soldier uniform over and over, so it became a very fast, easy routine). The army was the pride and joy of my wargaming collection, but alas, WFB has since been Sigmar'd and enthusiasm for just playing 8th has died down. But they still see use as generic bandits/guards/mercenaries for D&D, though I rarely ever get to use all of them in an encounter.

Anyways, in the couple years since I haven't been able to muster up the sheer enthusiasm for my former levels of mass production. I'd paint maybe one model every 1-2 weeks. During breaks in school and/or lulls in work I'd manage some more impressive model turnouts, like 5 guardsmen or so in a day. Lately I've found newfound enthusiasm, too, though nowhere near the old levels of 'Empire mania.' I've started painting about 2-3 models a week since Death Masque came out, with those models usually being painted over a couple sessions. I've 7 DW veterans all painted up and an 8th on the verge of completion. I'll probably slow down once I finish 10 guys, as after the fist 10 I've a rhino, razorback, and Artemis to paint, all of which I imagine will take longer to paint than my rank-and-file marine.

In another week I start a new job. Then the week after that classes start. So I predict that'll put me back into a slow trudge through my collection. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8903107.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8903107.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8903188.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8903188.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8904453.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8904453.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL
 Retrogamer0001 wrote:
Size definitely has an effect, though in some cases I find painting vehicles with lots of panels and few details (i.e. vanilla Rhino) quicker and less work intensive than an infantry model.


I find that vehicles take more out of me.

Infantry I can do in small batches. Put a layer of paint on a couple of guys, walk away. Tanks I need to sit down and do the whole vehicle in one sitting. Not from start to finish, but just getting the basecoat down is a chore. I just use a fuzzy stick, so no easy coverage with an airbrush here. But because each session of work is longer, I tend to burn out sooner/longer/harder then just painting some guys.

It’s not difficult detail work, just a lot of real estate to cover.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8904464.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8904464.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8904621.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8904621.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8904931.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8904931.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8904939.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8904939.page GMT Re:You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL
Also, I am resisting the urge to dive into any other projects; this is my only army, much to the chagrin of a couple of my friends who are also playing 30k & AoS (and luckily the armies I want to play for those systems don't have rules yet - Thousand Sons for 30k, or aren't supported by GW anymore - Tomb Kings for AoS).]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8905190.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8905190.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8906283.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8906283.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL
Post any photos to local gaming groups on facebook. Complements help and you never know, you might encourage someone else to pick up the brush.

Take a day or weekend off. Maybe to indulge in a game or watch football. Casually thinking about what would be a next fun project or any models I have been avoiding.

Decide project and commence to jiggling....ahem I mean painting.

Reset

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I usually place the model with a few of my others for scale and show. Every year I haul out my Tau army (and eventually others) and set them up in an epic pose and take photos to show the years progress. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8907661.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8907661.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8907694.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8907694.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8907871.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8907871.page GMT Re:You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8910330.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8910330.page GMT Re:You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL
Painting, though? I work for maybe ten minutes at a time before I get bored. Then I game or something for a half hour or so before painting again.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8910427.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8910427.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8910536.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8910536.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL
(I went for a blue horde style army in Horus Heresy...I'm an idiot)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8915675.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8915675.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8915703.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8915703.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL
I tend to get bored though when I get to the backpack stage. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8915711.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8915711.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL Is this a trick question?


I usually get bored even before finishing the model and end up taking a few months break. Unless in the rare periods that I get productive. Then I can finish many models one after the other in just a few days. Then I get bored again and it isback to doing nothing for several months again.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8915796.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8915796.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8915825.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8915825.page GMT Re:You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8931118.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8931118.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL
Usually before I start the next batch though, I put a sealant on the previous group. By then, the paint has dried sufficiently on the last one (and I've had time to fix any flubs).]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8931187.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8931187.page GMT Re:You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL
 Nuclear Mekanik wrote:
Where's the option for immediately post picture to Instagram??


In a similar vein: Upload and update my blog here on Dakka.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8931205.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8931205.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8931458.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8931458.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL
The last large model before the Contemptor that got finished a few weeks ago was an Imperial Knight, and between those 2, I think something like 30 or 40 infantry models got painted. But I cannot actually remember when I finished painting the Knight... so the number and time frame may be larger than I think. And I am still adamantly against starting another vehicle/gargantuan/superheavy right now. Probably will be stuck that way for at least another month, even thought there are 3 Imperial Knights and one Wraithknight floating around the house at the moment.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8933187.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8933187.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL
6 currently.

It is more of finishing a stage and while waiting for things to dry/cure/set I move on to another stage with another project.

ie: I'll carve/sculpt and glue the cork for the Atrapos I'm working on, and while that is drying I'll paint the bases of the Malifaux crew that were varnished last session, while that is drying I'll apply a wash to the bases for 40 marines, then I'll start base colours on the next Malifaux crew...all the while ignoring my Harridan and Imperial Knight sitting there, neglected, sliently judging me for working on other's models and not my own. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8933576.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8933576.page GMT You just finish a model...what do you do? POLL
Then at times I've taken a break of a couple of months. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8934427.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702493/8934427.page GMT