A detailed account of my various commission/hobby projects.
Terrain Making – Slow and steady is a reasonable pace or at least that's what I keep telling myself. I've been doing pretty good sticking with this project for most of the month so far and am really happy with my progress so far.
Read MoreTerrain Making – I've finally wrapped up gluing all the roof sections, crates and loader for this project. These are the items I decided made more sense to assemble prior to painting. The kits go together really easily and it's so nice having all the parts cut out and packaged in neat little baggies. I didn't have any missing or broken parts which is quite the feat considering how many tiny pieces there are in each section.
Read MoreTerrain Making – So the template idea I had for the railings didn't really work out. Because of how small the bars are it was difficult to keep my acetate template in place (probably should have cut it from masking material or used stencil adhesive). So rather than hold up my progress to figure it out I opted to just freehand the lines. I'm sure a decal or stencil would probably be more consistent but this works.
Read MoreTerrain Making – My first personal project of the new year is to get my Bug Hunt Corridors set painted and assembled. This is a major undertaking as I backed this project pretty heavily so I have a ton of little baggies full of burned wood. I started the project putting together all 18 of the straight sections (I held back with three of them as I think I need to get some stairwell parts to make best use of my roof parts and make a complex you can use in regular games as well).
Read MoreRelic Knights – I've been asked a few times for some additional detail shots of the Void Reaper I recently posted about. Here are some close-ups and alternate views of the model. I paint to be viewed at arm's length so sometime these super close shots look a bit odd.
Read MoreWild West Exodus – Four more models for the Outlaw crew I've been working on for a client. I guess these are twin sisters that are characters for the game. Unfortunately it hasn't caught my interest enough to pick up and read the background (or play) but the models are really nice. (I'm tempted to get these two for myself to do some conversion work). Also included are two robot dogs also really nice minis that I'm tempted to pick up for conversion work.
Read MoreWild West Exodus – I finally got the Wayward Eight and other characters wrapped up to go with my recent Outlaw faction commission. These models were super easy to assemble and the amount of flash wash minimal. There is a ton of little details on each model so it can be a little overwhelming to paint. I'm not sure exactly what the function of some of the straps, buckles and other doo-dads on these are I guess just like the put a skull on it motto of GW; Outlaw minis just wants to put a strap on it. (Wow that sounds pretty dirty...)
Read MoreVideo Games – Ok I'm far from cutting edge with video games, I can't seem to force myself to drop $60 on a new game or let alone several hundred on a new system. (yet I don't seem to have the same issue when it comes to little plastic/metal/resin men; what does that say about me I wonder?).
Read MoreDisney/Marvel INFinity – For Christmas Santa brought the family a new game, this is one of those games that has little plastic toys that you have to buy for each character you want in the game, it also has blind purchase upgrade packs that have new missions, upgrades and more. Essentially someone figure out how to mash-up a video game, collectible game and toy line into one sweet little package. Even if the game wasn't fun the figures are really nice sculpts made out of chunky vinyl, and cost about the same as a premium action figure; so worth it on their own if you're into that type of toy. That pretty much covered everything I new about the game prior to picking it up.
Read MoreYear-End Wrap Up – Time flies when you're having fun. It's hard to believe another year is in the books. 2014 saw the delivery of several big kickstarters which have left me flooded with stuff to paint (Relic Knights, Deadzone, Bug Hunt Corridors, Dreadball Extreme, Zombicide). There are also quite a few that have been delayed (Kingdom Death, Forgotten King, Reaper Bones II) which I'm actually a little glad for since finding time to get this stuff done has been a challenge this year.
Read MoreWild West Exodus – Just a quick post of the first batch of Outlaws I've wrapped up. These were going to just be a basic 3-color paint job but as I was painting the models I couldn't bring myself to just stop with the basic paint job. My client was of course super happy about this so all good things.
Read MoreTerrain Building – I recently picked up the roofs to match the Bug Hunt Corridors terrain that I kickstarted a while back. Because it was a limited time deal I felt I should get them so I can use the terrain set for more than just the inside of a ship or building complex. With the roofs added they can suddenly be used as freestanding building in their own right which opens up their use in big games of Warhammer 40K, Relic Knights, MERCS, and other sci-fi games.
Read MoreRelic Knights – Again this took me longer than I would have liked but I've finally wrapped up the Void Models I've been working on for my current project. These are tied in with a bigger commission that has been simmering on my back burner as I try to crank through as much stuff ass possible.
Read MoreWarhammer 40,000 – So last year I got a bunch of 40k stuff for Christmas. Most of which was still in the shrink-wrap and stacked on my to-do shelf. I figure with Christmas right around the corner I really need to get this stuff built before I wind up with more boxes that will need my attention.
Read MoreSuper Dungeon Explore – I recently found the box of Chibi Dungeon Adventure miniatures from the Impact Kickstarter a while back. When these came in I was super excited to paint them up and make up rules for them to use in games of Super Dungeon Explore but some other shiny thing caught my eye and I boxed them up and lost track of them for a while. (Oddly enough I boxed them in my Super Dungeon box with the tiles ... I keep my minis in a Battlefoam bag and built a 3D board that I use anytime we play.)
Read MoreSuper Dungeon Explore – I've had some time to work on more models from the Von Drak Manor expansion for Super Dungeon Explore. I know I'm late to the party on this one but better late than never right?
Read MoreWarhammer 40,000 – I was able to wrap up the first batch of marines and cultists for this recent three-color basic paint commission. My friend has no time or desire to paint his own force but he's tired of playing with a gray plastic army so he's asked me to paint up his stuff in the cheapest way possible while still making it look good from the distance you look at it on the tabletop.
Read MoreTerrain Building – Ok I'll admit it I'm obsessive about many things to the extreme. One of my major projects that keeps getting back burnered is my Space Marine Company. Part of the reason it's taking so long is that I do a unit at a time and take them to a high level paint job, mount to a resin base and apply a decal with the Battle Brothers name. Yeah I know its a bit much but when it's done I think it will be impressive
Read MoreWarhammer 40,000 - It seems like I started these ages ago but they've sat on my shelf with the parts waiting for me to wrap them up. Well after playing two different 3,000 point games of Warhammer 40K recently I was a bit embarrassed to be fielding not only unpainted but unfinished models. I was pretty happy with how they worked out so I blocked out a section to time to glue the extra pipes and hoses onto them and get at least a basic coat on paint on them.
Read MoreWild West Exodus – After getting these models assembled and primed with red oxide primer, I began blocking in the basic colors. It's a little weird at the moment because it was requested that I keep the models primarily brown and tan. There's no limit to the number of browns and tans I can paint but its hard to tell what's going on with the models at this stage.
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