Everything and anything

So this week has been a mixed bag in regards to ongoing quest of getting my pile of potential reduced.  Some more models have been painted and I have built all of the models from the KDM purchases – which was a total of 29 miniatures.

However I did paint a couple of them.  The do look better in real life and less shiny but they will do.  I did have a few issues with the axeman as he was not built all that well and had a few mould lines that I thought I could get away with, until I couldn’t and had to scrape them away after I was about 80% complete.

I also completed some more burrows and badgers.

The first up is the Mouseketeer which is a good model but I don’t think my paint job did it justice.

Next is the barn owl that I had been putting off for weeks as I wasn’t sure how to do it.  In the end I just went for block colours and some dry brushing, and I think it turned out alright.

The last model is technically complete as the car piper, however, it is one of those that I will want to come back to if at a later date to try some tartan on it.  However they us probably quite done time as u want my list die. To manageable numbers before doing something that time intensive( at heart it will be for me).

Still 5 models in a week is pretty good especially with all the building of miniatures I have been found, and everything else taking up time during Christmas week.  There are also three mine burrows and badgers on the go and may be completed by tomorrow.

However, talking of Christmas, and did rather well out if it and got the following out of Xmas day.

So essentially I think that on Christmas Day I received the following:

Blood Bowl season 3 – 24 minis

Dark Water – 49 minis

Moonstone – 17 minis

So 90 new minis plus the KDM minis means that it in December I gained 119 minis.  I may be back to where I was when I started.

Oh well, at least with this project I can also see how long it is into the new year before I buy some more.

Not too much painting this week as I have been building some Black Friday purchases.

6 Burrows and Badgers models completed and another is practically done.

The completed miniatures:

I think I need a break from B&B, so plan to finish at least one more model and then put the others on hold for a while.

So for the next couple of weeks I may do some Kingdom Death Monster.  I have received the following from their Black Friday sale:

The black box is the black night expansion.  So far I have built the 4 smaller boxes and starter on the Killenium Butcher set.

The building will take up most of any hobby time I may get in the next couple of weeks.

I am having issues uploading things but a few more photos.

First is the models from last week after basing

And some more completed miniatures.

First a group shot followed by some individual photos

Next up is a hunting party

A hound, a barn owl, a shrew and some grubs.

The shrew just needs the fur completing and a highlight to the leash.  The hound needs his fur painted and some more highlights added but is in a good place.

I am struggling with the barn owl and choosing the best colour scheme for the feathers but I am sure it will come.

Bar some grass the grubs are complete with an extremely simple paint job but they are basically done.

So more Burrows and Badgers completed.

Also for every miniature painted I swear I find more, but in the plus side at least I have more minis and it don’t cost me anything more.

First up is a beaver and a weasel

and a rat

And these based along with the badger painted by my niece

In the immediate future I see a lot more anthropomorphic goodness as I look to complete some more Burrows and badgers.

I have the beaver priest to finish but is already mostly done and the weasel repaint which I may do to fit in with the recent warband.

The following are all primed and ready for some paint.

i also need to repaint another miniature which I contrast painted to help fit in with the others.  You can see it with the badger painted by my niece.

I also have a ‘recent’ Kickstarter that I haven’t really looked at which I haven’t really looked at yet which until recently were still all in their bags.

So another 26 miniatures to prime and then paint.  However these were all on my spreadsheet and technically accounted for.

May get a few duplicate posts as having issues with the project system.

Anyway, the last Blackstone fortress model has been completed along with 4 burrows and badgers minis.

The B&B do need to be based but as I have a few on my to do list, they will all be done at the same time for consistency.

First up, Blackstone fortress, the cigar kept breaking off so is no longer there.

Currently the site won’t let me upload images so I will come back and edit this later

Now the animals.

The first model is a repaint.  In the summer I had my then 7 year old niece stay, and she wanted to paint a model.  So I painted a couple along with her.  We used some Contrast paints and although I am happy for her model to stay as is, mine I wanted to repaint.  I also painted up a few similar models at the same time.

The original paint job

And the repaint.

Painted along a similar scheme are 2 more hare knights and a rabbit spearman

And the group shot – I did notice that I didn’t do the claws which I will go in and redo when the basing is sorted.

I have re-acquired my work laptop so I have been able to update my spreadsheet to see how well I have been progressing.

So under 850 miniatures to paint isn’t too bad.

However, I do need to take into account that I will be getting the new season of blood bowl for Xmas and that is another 24 minis.

I am also likely to get the new Warhammer quest which is another 50 miniatures.

There is also a chance of some more miniatures for other things I paint.

Finally, I ‘may’ have increased my Kingdom death monster collection with their Black Friday sale.  So I may have added another 30 odd miniatures to the collection.

Taking all of  that on board, at the end of the year I may be back where I started.

Oh well

Another 2 completed

First UR – 025.

I was really looking forward to this mini but I got so bored painting it.  I think that I built it incorrectly didn’t help my mood.

so whilst it is not the best miniature I have ever painted, it is not the worst.  So it will do.

Then Amallyn Shadowguide.

The exact opposite with this one, I put off painting this one as I am not a fan of eldar, but it was actually quite enjoyable to paint.  I think you see the difference in the effort levels.  Although with my photographic skills it may be hard to tell.

And the completed heroes together.

So just the one figure left and the painting will have been painted. And it was only 7 years since it was released.