I like to maintain my painting momentum by always having something ready to paint, which means planning ahead. Right now my pace is about one miniature every two days, which is a decent data point for building a queue. I also like to have some options for my hobby time, including a mix of assembly, […]
My painting queue for May-July Read More »
Two of the three blue paint pots I need to finish Narses came in the mail yesterday, so I tackled 99% of his highlights last night. He’s so close to completion at this point — but “so close” also equals 18 colors of highlights. Two hours of layers and highlights later, and he’s nearly good
WIP it good: Narses almost done, Ultio underway, and it’s Rhino time Read More »
Narses finally has his base coat done! I assembled him on March 19, started his base on April 9, finished his base somewhere around April 12, and started painting his body in earnest on the 15th. It’s not that long, but it feels like a long time. That’s probably partly down to having completely finished
WIP it good: the refrigerator box of death is nearly done Read More »
Shipping is understandably a bit slow right now, so while I can’t finish Narses until a selection of blue paints arrive I can still plug away at the rest of his base coat. With a dash of good luck I’ll be able to book him in April rather than May. My go-to Blood Angels accent
WIP it good: Narses’ body Read More »
I wanted to improve my force/plasma blue paint jobs, so I did a bit of poking around and found a GW recipe I like: Caledor Sky > Drakenhof Nightshade > Temple Guard Blue > Baharroth Blue (as seen in my Narses color guide). With 3/4 of those now ordered but not yet arrived — meaning I can’t
WIP it good: weekend Warhammer 40k work Read More »
They don’t always turn out how I’d hoped, but no matter what I always enjoy working on bases. This whole scenic base thing is still pretty new to me, and I learn something every time I work on one. Yesterday saw Squad Ultio hit the texture paint stage, which ties the whole thing together —
WIP it good: I love working on bases, and the philosophical side of this hobby Read More »
With an overnight cure for my primer (might be overkill, but why not be safe?) and an overnight dry for texture paint, I need to plan my miniature queue at least two days ahead of where I currently am. I like to have something I’m painting, something else ready to paint, and stuff to build
WIP it good: Narses and Squad Ultio Read More »
After cluttering up Narses’ scenic base a bit, I primed him and got to work on the base. (I always base first so that I can wash and drybrush without worrying about ruining the model.) I didn’t notice Yriel Yellow was a layer paint until I was already applying it, but it’s the color I
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After ruining my Scouts’ camo cloaks with overzealous highlighting, I thought about my options, slept on it, and settled on the path that sounded the most reasonable to me: Repaint them in Mechanicus Standard Grey, allowing me to leave their necks alone and helping hide any areas I miss For the camo, stick with Celestra
Fixed Squad Cain’s cloaks and finished them up Read More »
Over the past few days I worked on my converted Scouts, Squad Cain. The camo cloaks were an interesting challenge, and unfortunately they went from so-so to pretty good for my skill level to destroyed. These guys are new territory for me: The last time I painted camo was on model tanks when I was
WIP it good: Scouts on the painting desk Read More »
