Week 35 - The Dominoes Fall

So I got lucky this week as my Australian order came in on Friday afternoon so I got the paints I needed to finish up the Corp Marines. I also got some Combined Army models for Infinity which will be added to the wall of shame shortly... So with so many models 'almost' finished last week it shouldn't be too surprising that I have quite a bit of progress this week. I finished up all 20 Corp Marines I started last week, the new blue has come out almost the same as the old colour, I actually like the new colour more which is good. As for redoing the other batch I haven't decided if it is necessary or not just yet.

As promised I also finished up the 7 Haqqislam models as they only had a couple details needing done. I have a game with them tomorrow night so I hope they serve me well! I have brushed on varnish as they are metal models that I expect some reasonable use out of. I will probably go back and remove the shine later when the weather clears up.

The last set of progress to report are the Judwan and Robots teams for Dreadball. These just needed the dip brushed on last week but I had time to finish up some extra models for both teams. I also got 6 MVPs done. I have got pretty close to finishing up season 2 now, I just need to finish trimming and assembling before I can get them wrapped up.

This is a fairly substantial week with a total of 51 models completed. So I hope to get more of the Corp done this week as it will put me much closer to finishing, particularly if I get the 40 I have ready to paint done! If I get the last Dreadball models trimmed up I will finish them as well. I still haven't had time to play with the airbrush yet but I have started gathering useful materials (like dropper bottles) to make it all simple once the time comes. In the mean time there are plenty of tutorial videos for me to watch online.

Just 47 models to go!

Day 244
319/244 Painted/Days passed
319/366 Painted/Target (87.2%)
50/50 Dreadball: Season 1(100%)
6/6 Mercs - Kezai Wazza (100%)
71/71 Zombicide! (100%)
31/31 Dystopian Wars - Republique of France (100%)
7/7 Infinity - Haqqislam (100%)
32/40 Blindwater Congregation (80.0%)
42/55 Dreadball: Season 2 (76.4%)
11/18 Malifaux - Kirai Crew (61.1%)
46/150 Corporation Marines (30.7%)
21/89 Forge Fathers (23.6%)
1/85 Kings of War - Abyssal Dwarves (1.2%)
1/474 Kings of War - Undead (0.2%)

Week 34 - Back in the Saddle

This weeks post is brought to you by the letter F.

I have finally got some progress to show! But true to form, not as much as I should have. This week I only managed to finish up 1 model, Kirai herself, allowing me to play with her once the new rules arrive. Picture is below.

So let me say that I did actually try to complete more than just her. Over the weekend I worked on no less than 34 other models. This fell over because of one of my most used paints has dried out, Battlefield Brown from the P3 range. This is not readily available in stores round here and my order from Aussie hasn't been shipped yet. No prizes for guessing which expletive I was using frequently today...

So seeing as how I haven't got much in the way of complete models to show I have got the WIP shots of this weeks progress. The Judwan and Robot teams are just waiting for the dip to be applied, this may be delayed a while as I need to wear out a brush before I ruin it with the varnish. I may finish up the rest of the Zzor, Judwan and Robots models I have before doing so as well. Maybe even some MVPs...

So once my hand recovered sufficiently I decided that I would focus on just churning out Corporation Marines. With this in mind I under coated all the remaining models I had already assembled and got started on those still on the base sprues. I made the concious decision that since Midnight Blue is no longer available that it was better to just use the Army Painter Deep Blue and go back and redo the 26 I had done before, given how many more I would have to do in the future. It was after the 20 were well under way that I noticed my brown paint had gone hard. It couldn't even be revived with water... That wasn't a good start to my morning! So here are the 20 who just need brown before I give them all a black wash and do the fine details to finish. This is all pending my new paint coming in, I am likely to get more to this stage next week as well.

So once I recovered from the disappointment I got to work on the Haqqislam models that had been sitting there for the last few weeks. I made some decent progress on them but I decided after doing the wash step that I needed to do more brown, setting me back and ending up not finishing them in time for my post this week. These will definitely be done next week, I am liking how they are shaping up so far.

Finally I have made some progress getting ready for the next phase of the animal print tutorials by getting another werewolf up to the right starting point. There is another one under way as well.

So having had a break has certainly helped my hand to recover. I still have to change how I hold things as it begins to ache if I find myself holding something by the base for more than a few minutes at a time. I cut an old broom handle up for this purpose a long time ago, it is only just now that I have begun using it for painting. It helps with my hand quite a lot but blue-tac is not sufficient to hold a metal model to it for very long. Luckily I have a preponderance of resin and plastic to work on while I figure out how to get it to work long term. I haven't had any time to try out the airbrush yet, I need to grab some higher volume paint for it, I am sorely tempted by the 'ready to use' airbrush ranges but for what is ultimately watered down paint, in the same volume, for the same price is a bit annoying. The airbrush primers are certainly tempting though...

Day 237
268/237 Painted/Days passed
268/366 Painted/Target (73.2%)
50/50 Dreadball: Season 1(100%)
6/6 Mercs - Kezai Wazza (100%)
71/71 Zombicide! (100%)
31/31 Dystopian Wars - Republique of France (100%)
32/40 Blindwater Congregation (80.0%)
11/15 Malifaux - Kirai Crew (73.3%)
18/55 Dreadball: Season 2 (32.7%)
21/89 Forge Fathers (23.6%)
26/150 Corporation Marines (17.3%)
1/85 Kings of War - Abyssal Dwarves (1.2%)
1/474 Kings of War - Undead (0.2%)

Week 33 - Another Year Older

So a short post this week. I'm another year older this week which is just a reminder that I haven't finished my quota for the last few weeks! In other news my painting time is about to plummet quite substantially (or so I am told) as my wife is pregnant! This is planned and was a precursor to the project this year, we are both very happy.

I need to get back on to finishing up this challenge, so I am going to focus on getting the Corp Marines sorted for the immediate future. I am still working on the Haqqislam models as well. I got to watch a game of Infinity on Monday which was good. I also tracked down some unit card summaries which is going to make playing easier.

I also managed to finally get a hose for the airbrush, it only required me to buy a new airbrush... At least this way I have a spare and it wasn't hugely expensive. I look forward to trying it out this week. I am also close to finishing up the hills for the club, they should hopefully be done by the middle of the week.