I missed about a week, since I went to the other side of the country to run a couple of races. TSA pretty much frowns on taking paint, glue, and x-acto knives on planes, so I did not have the chance to do anything while I was gone. I'm back, and painting again, although nothing is actually getting finished.
AdeptiCon is closing in, and less than 60 days away. So, how did I work on my Convergence tonight? I didn't. I spent some time working on another unit of Gatormen. OKay, I did get a Galvinizer mostly assembled, and tomorrow I will get it built, and another one or two besides that. Friday, I should have a good three hour block of hobby time, although I might put it to use making terrain for the FLGS. The former directly benefits me, the latter seems more appropriate, since I am trying to push WM/H at the FLGS, and having some non-40k terrain would be a plus.
Saturday, I am running a Steamroller, so it's a big block of hobby time, although probably not much painting, since I need to be ready to put things down and not come back to them within a moment or two. My Cephalyx has a few boxes that need assembly, and I could always try to assemble some Robotech Tactics as well.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Stalled
Or, "Why Miniature Market is an enabler, and I have a problem."
Okay, so I am now up to 8 models done for the year. Yay! Unfortunately, all of them were for Firestorm Armada - 4 frigates and 4 fighter tokens. Still, it brings me almost to parity for the day count, even as my WM models languish.
They don't languish much, actually. I have a unit of Gatormen that are almost done with base colors, and I finished up a (belated) exchange model, so I am behind, but no longer shut out, in my WM count for the year. I hope to have another couple of models done tomorrow or Monday, and then get some more base colors laid down before I have to take a few days off next week.
I don't know that I will be caught up before the end of the month, however. That's because Miniature Market has been running a sale on Privateer Press products. A couple of us combined to make one big order, and I now have another unit of Slaver and Drudges on order, plus an EBDT, Horgle, Moorclaw, and three more Galvinizers. The Trolls will sit for a while, but the others will probably be fast-tracked to assembly and priming, so I can try out a couple Syntherion spam lists, and a fun minions army I want to try, just for grins.
Okay, so I am now up to 8 models done for the year. Yay! Unfortunately, all of them were for Firestorm Armada - 4 frigates and 4 fighter tokens. Still, it brings me almost to parity for the day count, even as my WM models languish.
They don't languish much, actually. I have a unit of Gatormen that are almost done with base colors, and I finished up a (belated) exchange model, so I am behind, but no longer shut out, in my WM count for the year. I hope to have another couple of models done tomorrow or Monday, and then get some more base colors laid down before I have to take a few days off next week.
I don't know that I will be caught up before the end of the month, however. That's because Miniature Market has been running a sale on Privateer Press products. A couple of us combined to make one big order, and I now have another unit of Slaver and Drudges on order, plus an EBDT, Horgle, Moorclaw, and three more Galvinizers. The Trolls will sit for a while, but the others will probably be fast-tracked to assembly and priming, so I can try out a couple Syntherion spam lists, and a fun minions army I want to try, just for grins.
Friday, January 9, 2015
So, how's that resolution going?
It's nine days into January, so surely I have a couple of models painted, even if I am behind, right?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
No. I'm behind. A combination of working on a pinewood derby car and a couple of snow days put some major crimps in my painting time. I'm working on things, but nothing much has actually been getting done. Next weekend is already spent, so to be honest, I am hoping to round out the month with possibly only 10-12 models painted. Feb can (and will) be a catch-up month, but right now, I am working on more "getting base colors on," rather than "hey, this model only needs some detail work and basing in order to be finished."
As to why I am not painting now - I am waiting for some base coats to dry, so that I can move them off my ready/active queue and clear the space for more models. Not much I can do to speed that up.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
No. I'm behind. A combination of working on a pinewood derby car and a couple of snow days put some major crimps in my painting time. I'm working on things, but nothing much has actually been getting done. Next weekend is already spent, so to be honest, I am hoping to round out the month with possibly only 10-12 models painted. Feb can (and will) be a catch-up month, but right now, I am working on more "getting base colors on," rather than "hey, this model only needs some detail work and basing in order to be finished."
As to why I am not painting now - I am waiting for some base coats to dry, so that I can move them off my ready/active queue and clear the space for more models. Not much I can do to speed that up.
Monday, January 5, 2015
Problems already
I'm looking at what I have, and what I want to use for AdeptiCon, and there is no way I will be able to maintain "play it painted" if I want to start testing lists this weekend. So, I am modifying it a bit, to the proviso that I have to have at least 50% of any army fully painted (though not based) if I am going to play it at the FLGS, and I will play in no official event without a fully painted army. So, even when my local SR tourney doesn't require it (and we don't), I won't play with anything other than a fully painted list. So, I need to get cracking on a second CoC caster, ASAP.
Current model count for 2015 - 0.
Current model count for 2015 - 0.
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Random 2015 challenges
So, in order to convince (read: force) myself to paint more, I am doing some various challenges in 2015. The first is the annual Tale of WMH challenge - a mere 5 pts per month (or one warcaster/warlock), and that's generally easy enough to do. I get two GOOPF cards (which I can use if I get nothing painted for the month), and I managed to get most of the way through 2014. (In 2013, I think I used my cards and got bounced by August or September.)
I hope to do even better, since I am also thinking of attempting the 1 pt/day challenge. I haven't seen the particulars of this one, but I'm imagining that is something like "Paint an average of 1 points worth of Warmachine/Hordes models per day, for 2015."
To help force those two, I am really going to try and hold myself to the "Play it painted" challenge. I will allow myself a (short) grace period for two models - the Transfinite Emergence Projector and possibly the Sacral Vault. I need some practice games with the TEP before AdeptiCon, and there is a good chance that I will either get the Vault at AdeptiCon, or en route to it, so I may not get it painted before playing any Gator games there.
I am also doing the Bartertown painting challenge. No set goals, but I earn a variable number of points for every model I paint. In addition to earning points for all the WM models, I want to paint up a lot of my Firestorm Armada, Relic Knights, Malifaux, and so on. This will help give me incentive.
ETA - I'd really like to average one model (or base) per day, but that might be a goal too far.
I hope to do even better, since I am also thinking of attempting the 1 pt/day challenge. I haven't seen the particulars of this one, but I'm imagining that is something like "Paint an average of 1 points worth of Warmachine/Hordes models per day, for 2015."
To help force those two, I am really going to try and hold myself to the "Play it painted" challenge. I will allow myself a (short) grace period for two models - the Transfinite Emergence Projector and possibly the Sacral Vault. I need some practice games with the TEP before AdeptiCon, and there is a good chance that I will either get the Vault at AdeptiCon, or en route to it, so I may not get it painted before playing any Gator games there.
I am also doing the Bartertown painting challenge. No set goals, but I earn a variable number of points for every model I paint. In addition to earning points for all the WM models, I want to paint up a lot of my Firestorm Armada, Relic Knights, Malifaux, and so on. This will help give me incentive.
ETA - I'd really like to average one model (or base) per day, but that might be a goal too far.
Monday, December 22, 2014
AdeptiCon breakdown
So, I'm trying to put together a breakdown of what I need to paint for AdeptiCon. My current count is that I need to have (roughly) the following number of painted models:
Firestorm Armada - 32 models, from dreadnaught down to fighter tokens. About 3 ships are done, another 8 are almost done, and they actually paint quickly, if I sit down and do it.
Relic Knights - About 22 models, maximum. I'm only planning on taking one faction, and just playing some games for fun. They should paint quickly enough, for the most part.
The remaining 250 models is all for Warmachine and Hordes, though it is split among three (four, depending on how I count minions) different factions. I plan on playing only one of them competitively; the others are all for pickup games in the Iron Arena. As I said, most of the models are at some point of completion, and that 250 count actually includes about 20-30 models which are done. I have another 30 or so that are actually almost done, with final touches and basing being the main obstacles.
I am hoping to make a serious dent on it between now and the beginning of the year, although much of the work will concentrate on simply getting everything to the point of having some paint on it, as much as possible, even if it means that I do not actually finish anything during that time period.
Firestorm Armada - 32 models, from dreadnaught down to fighter tokens. About 3 ships are done, another 8 are almost done, and they actually paint quickly, if I sit down and do it.
Relic Knights - About 22 models, maximum. I'm only planning on taking one faction, and just playing some games for fun. They should paint quickly enough, for the most part.
The remaining 250 models is all for Warmachine and Hordes, though it is split among three (four, depending on how I count minions) different factions. I plan on playing only one of them competitively; the others are all for pickup games in the Iron Arena. As I said, most of the models are at some point of completion, and that 250 count actually includes about 20-30 models which are done. I have another 30 or so that are actually almost done, with final touches and basing being the main obstacles.
I am hoping to make a serious dent on it between now and the beginning of the year, although much of the work will concentrate on simply getting everything to the point of having some paint on it, as much as possible, even if it means that I do not actually finish anything during that time period.
Saturday, December 20, 2014
AdeptiCon painting list
I've been really, really busy the last few weeks, so blogging fell by the wayside. But, this is basically a public admission/declaration/whatever - I am putting together my army list(s) for AdeptiCon. It looks like I need to have about 300 models painted.
That's the bad news. The good news is that is Convergence, Minions, and Cephalyx for Warmachine/Hordes, plus Black Diamond for Relic Knights and Terrans for Firestorm Armada. And, as another bit of good news, some of that 300 is already painted. And, as a last bit of good news - almost all of it is assembled and primed, with most being somewhere between primed and final touchups/basing. With any luck, and a lot of work, it's all doable.
Of course, the depressing part is that I know some people who would look at it and say "Pshaw, I can have that done before Christmas." I try not to think about that too much.
That's the bad news. The good news is that is Convergence, Minions, and Cephalyx for Warmachine/Hordes, plus Black Diamond for Relic Knights and Terrans for Firestorm Armada. And, as another bit of good news, some of that 300 is already painted. And, as a last bit of good news - almost all of it is assembled and primed, with most being somewhere between primed and final touchups/basing. With any luck, and a lot of work, it's all doable.
Of course, the depressing part is that I know some people who would look at it and say "Pshaw, I can have that done before Christmas." I try not to think about that too much.
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Kings of War
The Kings of War (2nd edition) Kickstarter is done, but I jumped in with a pledge in the final few hours. Right now, I am in for the God of War pledge, which will get me the rulebook(s), plus all the stretch goals. Now (well, before the pledge managers goes live), I need to decide if I am going to go for one mega army or two army deals. I am leaning toward the Abyssal mega army, simply because, thanks to some Bartertown trades, I have a small elf force in hand, and possibly an ogre force in the next couple of days. A friend is going to piggyback on my pledge, so there should be 4-6 armies between the two of us, which is more than enough to get some of the locals playing.
On a related, KS note - the Reaper CAV models are shipping, and mine are on their way. I will probably get it before USPS updates their tracking info, which seems to be the usual case. And I have a parts order from PP on its way. It's like Christmas, except that they are all gifts to me.
On a related, KS note - the Reaper CAV models are shipping, and mine are on their way. I will probably get it before USPS updates their tracking info, which seems to be the usual case. And I have a parts order from PP on its way. It's like Christmas, except that they are all gifts to me.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
AdeptiCon 2015!
So, if you are going, and you haven't registered - shame on you. The full swag bags are gone, and some of the events are sold out. That said, register and go anyway.
This year, I'm only registered for two events: Iron Arena and the Warmachine/Hordes Senior Pro Tour I plan on playing a few other things, like some casual games of Malifaux, Relic Knights and Firestorm Armada, but the FSA tourney was at the same time as the Senior Pro Tour.
I'm also looking into playing a casual game or three of Kings of War or SAGA, but those depend on what I can get painted in time.
This year, I'm only registered for two events: Iron Arena and the Warmachine/Hordes Senior Pro Tour I plan on playing a few other things, like some casual games of Malifaux, Relic Knights and Firestorm Armada, but the FSA tourney was at the same time as the Senior Pro Tour.
I'm also looking into playing a casual game or three of Kings of War or SAGA, but those depend on what I can get painted in time.
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Real life took a bakcseat for a while
And, by "real life," I mean gaming, of course. I just haven't had time to do much - heck, I've barely played in the JR league for the past couple of weeks, and haven't touched a brush in almost 3 weeks. November is going to be a low hobby kind of month. Hopefully December can make up for it. So, what's been going on?
Mantic has a Kings of War 2nd ed Kickstarter that looks interesting. I have a week or so to decide on it, but really, it's probably a done deal for me at this point. Good system, nice price point, and some interesting figs? Sure, why not.
My Reaper CAV and Bones II models will be here eventually. No rush - I never cleared my backlog of Bones I models, and my Robotech stuff is here (though still unassembled), so CAV would be a while.
Mantic has a Kings of War 2nd ed Kickstarter that looks interesting. I have a week or so to decide on it, but really, it's probably a done deal for me at this point. Good system, nice price point, and some interesting figs? Sure, why not.
My Reaper CAV and Bones II models will be here eventually. No rush - I never cleared my backlog of Bones I models, and my Robotech stuff is here (though still unassembled), so CAV would be a while.
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