The Final Push – Lawnor approaches 100% painted

Models remaining:
Batch: 0, Normal: 7, 30mm Painters Pieces: 11 Luxury: 17, Modular: 92, Bits Box: 3, Terrain sets: 11, To Ship: ATO Wave 2, TSoH, KDM, Enormity
Models Finished in Collection: 3085 Models since start of project: 880 out of 63 completed and still not done!

My goal for working with Kingdom Death Pinups is to de-pornify them where I can to make them as appropriate for battle as I can.  I want to use them in the game to fill gaps in my collection where they haven’t released models for every weapon and armour combination yet.  Painting and weapon swaps can only do so much,  but lets see what I can do.

First up is the Pinup Saviour.  She’s wearing feathers and carrying a staff so I have decided she is wearing Phoenix armour and is a club proficiency fighter.

Next is the Pinup Leather Queen.  She got a pinup reversal model in the White Gigalion Vignette set.  That means I’ve already got a leather armoured lady wielding a whip so I’m painting her to match my Hide armour scheme to fill that gap in my collection.

I’ve already painted the Pinup Rawhide Dame so it’s time to weapon swap and paint to look different.  It’s a basic swap this time, to make her a Hide wearing fist fighter.  I also put her lantern on a rock, and changed her colours so they should be visually distinct on the table together.

The Pinup Survivor actually comes with a variant head, so that’s a big help in making her look different to the one I painted a year ago.  I took a couple of hands holding katars from the white lion armour kit sprues and tried to reposition her arms as best as I could, but they wouldn’t move much without creating issues.  I did try to make a rude gesture, but that was the most organic way the parts would go together.  I like it though.

Finally, we have the Pinup Phoenix Dancer.  I’ve given her a whip.  I thought it’s flow would work well with her implied movement, but it turns out most of the whips on the sprues were coiled up, and the one that isn’t has a very fixed idea of the flow from the arm generating it’s movement (if that makes any sense to anyone).  I guess when sculpting a whip in movement you also need to pair a moving arm with it to have it properly flow.  I think she looks good enough though.  I tried changing some of her colours, while still sticking to my original Phoenix armour colour scheme.

I’ve still got the Pinup Gold Smoke Knight to finish, but I took a little time to build, prime, and do a little airbrushing on the next round of pinups.  I don’t want to build too many as the next round of KDM game plastics are due any day now.

Back row: Pinup Male Dung Beetle Dancer  and Pinup Dung Beetle Dance, both being used as fist fighters.  In my head it’s some sort of Capoeira style dancing martial art they’re doing.

Front row: Pinup White Speaker Kisya, Thumping Timpani Ledla, Pinup Dragon Sacrifice (Another dancing fist fighter), and Pinup Apotheosis being painted to be wearing Dragon armour, and a sceptre is a type of club, right?

Models remaining:
Batch: 0, Normal: 6, 30mm Painters Pieces: 11 Luxury: 17, Modular: 98, Bits Box: 3, Terrain sets: 11, To Ship: ATO Wave 2, TSoH, KDM, Enormity
Models Finished in Collection: 3080 Models since start of project: 875 out of 63 completed and still not done!

It’s been a while since I posted here.  I walked away to work on my Classic Hero Quest Project, and then my Aeon Trespass Kickstarter finally arrived and that’s been eating up all my time.  I got them both finished in the past week and I’m ready to get back to work over here.

Time to do a little maths to the above totals.

Hero Quest models painted: 35 + 15 terrain pieces = 50
Aeon Trespass models painted: 37, with possibly 2 more in sealed boxes yet to open
Models gained: 2x Frosthaven, and 56 KDM pinups (7 filled under luxury, 43 under modular, and 6 are built and primed)

Here’s the Fist and the Snowflake from Frosthaven, out only unlocks after our first weekend of play.

Here’s 6 models from across the Pinups of Death boxes that I’ve chosen to work on for now.  The 3 on your left have had some weapon swaps as I’ve already built and painted them before. I’m using them to fill gaps in my armoury. The far left was holding a knife / short sword and is now a bare fist attacked. Whip lady was holding a katana over her head in both hands. Katar lady was holding a spear down her back in both hands. I did not mean to pose her like she’s flipping the bird. That’s just the only way the arm and wrist went together that looks remotely natural.

Models remaining:
Batch: 0, Normal: 0, 30mm Painters Pieces: 11 Luxury: 10, Modular: 55, Bits Box: 3, Terrain sets: 11, To Ship: ATO Wave 2, TSoH, KDM, Enormity
Models Finished in Collection: 3091 Models since start of project: 786 out of 63 completed and still not done!

Almost 2 months since I posted here.  I’m still waiting for that Kickstarter delivery that started final mile shipping on 3rd November.  Brexit and customs are to blame apparently.  I have been busy though, so lets spam some pics.  First up, two units of Jaak, The Dubious Alchemist & His Cauldron Cronies.  one for me, and one for a friend.

That’s the last of the “Normal” models so I picked a quick and basic model from the luxury box.  Something I didn’t mind too much if I rushed it, and something I could get done quickly, as I was still expecting that kickstarter any day.  I worked on my 3D printed Ophelia by Bella Nacht.

With no more models left I don’t want to risk not taking my time with, it’s time to look at the pile of terrain I’ve been ignoring.  First up is a Venetian clock tower I got in an Asset Drop kit with a Carnivale monster.  It was made by Warbases.  The guide recommended covering it in Polyfilla.  I didn’t have any and I’m far to lazy and tight to make a special trip to the store to buy a box just for this so I tried baking soda.  Online guides only talked about using superglue and this would need a whole lot of superglue, so I tried PVA instead.  I covered in in thinned PVA, then drowned in in baking soda and left it overnight to dry.  Pretty sure the baking soda reduced the drying time, but I can’t prove that.  I then brushed off the excess (most of the stuff), and primed it.  It was solid enough to drybrush later.  If you try this at home I’d recommend lightly sanding before gluing, especially over any joins or exposed end pieces.  This will smooth them out and increase the glues grip, hopefully hiding the joins better and giving more thorough coverage.

I won a tank, AA gun, and some fences from Rubicon through OTT many years ago and painted everything but the fences.  I guess it’s their time now.

One last piece of terrain, unless I want to paint up 3 very bent Mantic Terrain Crate horse and carts.  They’re gonna need large bases I don’t have so I can use pins and glue to help hold the wheels straight, after using hot water to try and bend them back.  That’s a problem for another day.  Today its boat time.  This was another AssetDrop bundle item that came with a walrus fisherman, also made by Warbases, but I cannot see it on their web store.  I have never played on a table with enough water to have a boat on it.  I have no use for this and I don’t like it.  I don’t want to spend time on this making it look nice.  Done is good enough for me.

In the void that is my Kickstarter delivery window I have caved and picked up the original Hero Quest.  I am now busy painting that over HERE.  Come and check it out.  I’ll be back over here later for other works.

Models remaining:
Batch: 0, Normal: 11, 30mm Painters Pieces: 11 Luxury: 11, Modular: 51, Bits Box: 3, Terrain sets: 13, To Ship: ATO Wave 2, TSoH, KDM
Models Finished in Collection: 3080 Models since start of project: 775 out of 63 completed and still not done!

Black Friday happened and the 2 things I was after both got reduced to around half price.  I picked up 2 of the last 3 Godtear warbands I don’t own (The 3rd has been out for about a month so stayed at full price), and a bunch of White Box models for Kingdom Death that are usually too expensive and only in the US but were actually in the UK for once.

So.  Numbers.  Lily (7) and Jaak(6) for Godtear total 13 models.  I picked up 12 models for Kingdom Death, one of which is a painters piece so can wait until everything else is done.  Another is for a monster I haven’t fought yet so I am yet to pick a colour scheme for.  There was also a new Titan released for Aeon Trespass so I grabbed him too.  That’s 26 new models.

Almost 2 weeks off for Christmas, no Kickstarter delivery, and strong hermit tendencies means I have had a lot of time to get a lot of stuff painted.  Here comes the pics:

Allister, 15th Anniversary Survivor
Lantern Armour Aya (Game Scale)
Elsbeth
Erza, 15th Anniversary Survivor
Lily, Thornsinger of the Azure Forest & Thornlings for Godtear
Lucy, 15th Anniversary Survivor
Pinup Order Knight
Ringtail Vixen
??? Titan for Aeon Trespass (His name is a spoiler apparently)
Willow
Zachary, 15th Anniversary Survivor
Early Survivor Zelda

I currently have 2 sets of Jaak on my painting tray.  One for me, and one for a friend.  I would have 3 sets, but my other friend (That’s right.  I have at least 2 friends.  I’m shocked too) couldn’t get his to me before I ran out of other things to paint.  Jaak is the last game piece I have in the house that I’m ready to paint, until my Kickstarter arrives, or they admit the fulfilment centre has lost them all (down the back of a very large sofa?).  It should be any day now.  But it’s been due to arrive “any day now” since the end of October last year.  I might finish Jaak this weekend so I’d really appreciate at least having a shipping number before that happens.

Models remaining:
Batch: 0, Normal: 4, 30mm Painters Pieces: 11 Luxury: 10, Modular: 51, Bits Box: 3, Terrain sets: 13, To Ship: ATO Wave 2, TSoH, KDM
Models Finished in Collection: 3062 Models since start of project: 757 out of 63 completed and still not done!

Apparently I haven’t updated this project in over 2 months even though I finished some stuff ages ago.  lets get up to date then.  First up, I painted all 4 versions of Glow for kingdom Death

I also painted up 2 more Screaming Armour minis to fill gaps in my collection highlighted by my recent playthrough of People of the Stars: Axe wielder, and a brawler.

By this stage my kickstarter still had not dispatched and I had a week off so I started playing People of the Sun for KDM.  I went back to work for 2 weeks and then the Christmas break came along and my kickstarter didn’t so I finished off the campaign (final victory shot below).  It is currently 2nd January 2025, 2 months after my kickstarter arrived at the fulfilment centre and I still don’t have so much as an email about it, even though we’re gone well past all the dates they said they’d be done by.

Models remaining:
Batch: 0, Normal: 8, 30mm Painters Pieces: 11 Luxury: 10, Modular: 53, Bits Box: 3, Terrain sets: 13, To Ship: ATO Wave 2, TSoH, KDM
Models Finished in Collection: 3058 Models since start of project: 751 out of 63 completed and still not done!

I’ve finished Fenra for Godtear, and I also got Glow for Kingdom Death built and primed.  I’m still watching a ship sail across the ocean with my next project onboard.  It docks at Poland tomorrow which should be its offload point and I could receive it a week later if I’m very VERY lucky.  I’ll probably have to wait longer.  I really want it here with enough time for me to paint the core 3 monsters and then complete the next cycle before 2025.  If I’d known it was going to be delayed this much longer at the final stage I’d have started another KDM campaign instead.  The Sunstalker is ready and itching to get to the table now the Dragon king has had his moment.

Good news though.  I’m expecting at least 39 models in this big box.  There’s probably more.  At 39 though, Fenra takes me to having painted 5 more models than I know I’ll receive this year.  There’s probably more in this big box, and KDM will probably get another box in my hands before Christmas so I can’t slow down.  I’m on target though.  Progress must be made!

Models remaining:
Batch: 0, Normal: 14, 30mm Painters Pieces: 11 Luxury: 10, Modular: 53, Bits Box: 3, Terrain sets: 13, To Ship: ATO Wave 2, TSoH, KDM
Models Finished in Collection: 3052 Models since start of project: 745 out of 63 completed and still not done!

Painting has been a little slow recently as I’ve had serious and distracting PC issues.  Did you know Windows Update can actually break your motherboard?  It can!  If it ever offers to apply any firmware or BIOS updates do not let it!  These are not from the manufacturer.  They do not recognise them.  It can and will break your hardware.  After a long back and forth with ASUS, and posting it to Ebuyer for testing, my mobo has been replaced and I’ve still got some teething troubles I hope to make go away.  (Ebuyer could replicate the fault, but could not work out why it was happening, but chose not to send it to ASUS as originally planned)  This has eaten up a lot of the last month so I’ve been going slower than usual.

I then painted up a White Lion armoured fist fighter made from a modular kit while waiting for some deliveries.  Kingdom Death released some new toys and I got a Godtear warband discounted from Zatu.  I also attended a Godtear tournament and won Best painted.  My 3rd ever Best Painted award, but my first ever actual trophy.  Which was nice.

I’m slowly watching the cargo ship with Wave 2 of Aeon Trespass make it’s way to Gdansk (It arrives this Saturday in theory) so next up was the 5 new Titans I’d bought for the game.

In order; Corona Titan, Harbinger Titan, Meleager Titan, Porphyra Titan, and Zeno Titan.

My friends and I started Gloomhaven when Covid was just a sparkle in Nurgles eye and finally finished it earlier this year.  We’ve been playing smaller games since, but we are working towards getting lost in Frosthaven at some point soon, after a detour through Resident Evil 2, if we like it.  I was handed the starter heroes to get painted before we play.  I’ve prioritised them as I don’t want any distractions once ATO Wave 2 arrives, but I do want to play painted once we start.

With the Frosthaven minis done, I have started work on Fenra for Godtear.  Will 6 models tide me over until my big box arrives?

In order: Banner Spear, Blink Blade, Death Walker, Drifter, Geminate, and Boneshaper

Models remaining:
Batch: 0, Normal: 5, 30mm Painters Pieces: 11 Luxury: 10, Modular: 54, Bits Box: 3, Terrain sets: 13, To Ship: ATO Wave 2, TSoH, KDM
Models Finished in Collection: 3046 Models since start of project: 732 out of 63 completed and still not done!

Having played another campaign of Kingdom Death, and having some time on my hands I thought I’d make some more terrain tiles for it.  I cut out some tiles from the back of an old wardrobe for all but the statue.  That tile was cut from a cork floor tile.  Turns out cutting a wardrobe back with a hand saw gives uneven edges, and the material doesn’t want to stick to blue tack while I’m painting it.  The edges are a little uneven and furry too.

Here are 8 Acanthus Herb patches, with the roll of acanthus being played by moss.  I found out the hard way that moss react exothermically to superglue.  Glue it with care and caution and only ever in small amounts.  There was smoke and some finger burning.  You have been warned.

Next up was some Tall Grass tiles.  I found an old hoover attachment I wasn’t convinced would look like grass so I made a test tile and was happy with the end result so I’m currently making the rest I’ll need.  The individual “tufts” were given a heavy ring of PVA before being cut from the attachment to help them hold together once removed.  it wasn’t perfect but it was better than nothing.  Do not think you can put a tuft down once it’s been harvested.  PVA was then applied to the tile and the underside of each tuft and it was held in place for a couple of minutes.  Supports were sometimes offered to stop them falling over.  Only one tuft was attached at a time, one a day, as I kept knocking them over.  Once 3 were on and dry, another ring of PVA was applied to help secure everything.  Then it was based as per normal, and airbrush base coated, then painted as normal.

The final piece is a Timeworn Statue, a terrain piece I unlocked by beating the Killennium Butcher Vignette for KDM.  It’s a failed 3D print, a random decorative base, and a piece of cork tile.

With the distracting terrain mostly out of the way, it’s on to the final model I want to start before deliveries arrive.  Kingdom Death released some stuff after GenCon and I’ve ordered 8 more models from them that are yet to arrive but could turn up any moment.  Wave 2 of Aeon Trespass is due to hit port early October and they’ve implied final mile shipping will start within a week.  I want to focus on getting that table ready ASAP so I’m avoiding any new big projects until that’s resolved.  If only deliveries would arrive to keep me going until then.

So that final model.  Father & Son is the final non-modular model I have from The Gamblers Chest from Kingdom Death.

After my recent KDM campaign there’s a few holes in my collection that need filling.  I’m waiting on the postman so it’s time to fill those gaps.

First up, is a Phoenix Armour fist fighter, converted from The Gladiator from Echoes of Death 2.  I ended up with a duplicate, so I swapped out her shield and weapon arm and now she’ll beat you to death with her bare hands, or her shield.  Both are valid options in the game.

Fist fighting was surprisingly awesome in my campaign, now I’ve unlocked the Armoured Fist fighting art so I’ve made a fist fighter for White Lion, Screaming Antelope, and Leather Armour kits.  The Leather is painted and I’m almost done on the White Lion brawler.  The goat kit can wait until a delivery arrives as there’s more goat armour in that box.

I think that’s this project finally back up to date.  Now I just need my deliveries to actually arrive (I got a good deal on a Godtear box too.  Fenra has been waiting to leave Zatu since last Thursday.  No idea why all my order from everyone refuse to dispatch), and some time at home to make more progress.