I like maxims and I like self-reflection. This post combines the two: a little look at some of the maxims that have served me well over the past three years of painting, and some reflection on them — especially in light of actually getting to play. Any progress is progress Since I got properly into […]
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Hark! A wild round-up appears. I usually find writing housekeeping posts super boring, but things have been quiet here and I wanted to post a little update on the irons I have in the fire. (This post wasn’t boring to write.) Godsbarrow and the Gilded Lands book I haven’t posted any new Godsbarrow material here
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I haven’t played BattleTech in 20 years, and if you’d told me a few years ago — when I started enjoying miniature painting, and painting Warhammer 40k stuff every day — that my first-ever game using miniatures I’d painted would be BattleTech, or would be played with my kiddo, Lark, I wouldn’t have believed you.
Pure joy: playing BattleTech with my kiddo Read More »
Today I finished painting my second lance of ‘Mechs, two heavies and two mediums for my Long Nights mercenary company. No outdoor shots today, just the lightbox — but I remembered to use my grey backdrop this time! I sometimes regretted combining two colors that are notoriously difficult to paint — white and yellow —
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Today I finished the first ‘Mechs I’ve painted since 2007. This lance for my Long Nights mercenary company is full of firsts: essentially my first time doing camo (I was about 10 for my actual first time), pin washing, flocking, detailed glass, and really pushing for subtle edge highlights. Natural light close-ups Lightbox shots These
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Well, shit: I just ruined a fully painted miniature by using the too-thick dregs of my varnish bottle and completely fogging it out. I haven’t done that in years! Not since the last time I used spray varnish, at least a decade ago. I should have trusted my impression that it looked a little thick,
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This unassuming little Valkyrie represents a lot of firsts: I started with the Valkyrie because it’s the plainest of the lance I’m currently painting, and the one I cared about least. I figured I’d goober some stuff up here before moving on to something cooler. I’m taking a more subtle approach with my ‘Mechs than
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2022 has thrown the Ralyas a couple pretty hard curveballs, but so far we’re doing [whatever you’re supposed to do in baseball when someone pitches you a curveball] and managing pretty well. I usually focus on hobby stuff here on Yore, though, so I figured it was time for a little 2022 wrap-up — all
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My intro to part one applies here as well: These mechs span about a decade of painting, some while actively playing BattleTech during regular matches with a friend in the University of Michigan student union (which I lost, no exaggeration, 100% of the time — but they were fun!) and some after moving to Utah.
More mechs from the vault, circa 1997-2007: part 3 of 3 Read More »
My intro to part one applies here as well: These mechs span about a decade of painting, some while actively playing BattleTech during regular matches with a friend in the University of Michigan student union (which I lost, no exaggeration, 100% of the time — but they were fun!) and some after moving to Utah.
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