Reply To: Hobby Weekender 24/08/2018

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@evilstu

 

Ill have enough. Not sure I will speed paint or not, but defo try to get an awesome amount done in my own way for a thing over that time.

 

(1)  I have training and other obligations but I do have a few days off of work. So, yes.  One cannot spend the entire day painting either non-stop.

(2)  The only thing I can think that ‘needs’ doing might be a mish mash of some D&D minis (ones I use for d&d, not official ones) or a single specific mini for batman. I need nothing done per se for a specific time or thing. No tourneys nor events. Nothing any of the friends I my gaming circle are going to nor are we organising or doing.

(3)  When one takes up a challenge like this, for me anyway, fun is a factor. Completing the feat, putting in the work, putting down the time and stressing out a tad to do something cool in a certain span of time all seem like more important elements than fun by the very nature of what one does. It’s a fun overall experience, but if all I did was painted for fun all I would do is drybrush models one colour all day and never finish an army. That’s just my take though. Neither will I choose something boring to do or that I hate.

(4)  I could but I might not limit a pallet. Block painting doesn’t bother me, refer to my 40 Dark Elf Corsairs I batch painted a while back. A Board Game or Boxed Game (like a starter set for something) are also worthy options.

 

Self reflection and why would I? Because; I can, its awesome, and it’s a challenge. Im sick of having a mountain of stuff unpainted but I do still pump out completed minis every week. I don’t like minis lacking paint either. Winning the internet also helps lol. But I do like the sound of coffee, treats, binge watching, snacks, and hobby.

I cant for the life of me think of the shiniest new thing I own. Or what I have that is the newest retail release. Ill go with the ‘this is something awesome’ factor. I get what I like, not necessarily what is new.

 

I have 90% of the new Pellenor Fields stuff already. Most of it is painted from back in the day. Some is not. Three of them are older versions of the newer models. This is one project, where I can spruce stuff up.

 

This is fun discussing and was the kind of response I was looking for/needed.

 

@evilstu ‘s picks:

 

Ø  Mordheim:  I have all the core rulebook warbands [maybe not all the human ones] except for the Sisters. That said, it would be fun picking them up and redoing the Skaven Warband I have… I don’t have the terrain or the mats for it though. Yet…

Ø  An Orktober Community Event would be very cool. Maybe we should start a think-tank thread? Waaaagh!!!! I do have Ironjawz, Greenskinz, Bayourks, Grotz and Space Orks to paint. As well as theming Armgaddeon Space Mainre/Imperial Armies.

Ø  Either way I shall need to plan. What is a Ulysses pact?

 

 

 

 

I shall send pics of when we get some BMG done. Hopefully in the next week. @irredeemable has the table and terrain for it, along with a Red Hood left Organised Crime gang (Suicide Squad with Red Hood, basically). Naomi will be teaming up with them with her Gotham City Sirens crew. I shall be using a Court of Owls crew along with the Gotham butcher while John joins me with his League of Assassins (Liam Nieson film version) crew along with Captain Boomerang (the model I need to paint).

 

I guess the threads cant always have the same people each weekend. Nothing you said at all, don’t be daft.

 

Thanks re the Firebelly. Just gotta touch up the basecoat, highlight it and done. Might do a glase on the mask… I did those grooves. It was for another model and I scavenged the base. Gonna put sand over it.