So, in an attempt to be more interactive (and because Im waiting on paint to dry on those Red Scorpions), lets all do a bit of sharing... no, not that kind of sharing, keep your pants on.
The question is this: What is the best painting advice you have ever received?
For me, my neighbor when I was stationed in South Korea advised me to keep both hands on whatever I was painting, because peoples hands shake in different patterns. Keeping the model in contact with both hands means all the shaking is shared among both hands and the model, and you wont have to correct for it.
How about you?
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
This and that...
Figured Id better put something up, seeing as I doubt Ill be posting else anything until next week. So, what to write about? A little of everything I think.
Did you know Im basically paid to blog? Kinda, sorta, not really. I work overnight tech support, kinda. Im the only one here, and its rare that I have anything to do. So, I surf the internet, and read a lot of webcomics, plus D&D rulebooks, novels... and Warhammer/40k rulebooks/codexes. Because Im online so much at work, Ive been trying to cut down on my web surfing at home, which includes this blog.
I actually was planning on going to Arundel Mills for a pick up game this afternoon, but with the cold, I decided to not drive more then I had to. Though I might try to head to the Bunker on saturday, maybe.
The friend that was possibly moving in with us has found alternate accommodations, so it looks like my game table is back on! Add in that my paycheck is about $80 more then expected this payday (and I was already expecting a larger then normal check due to 10 hour days), and I think my table might get underway this weekend.
Ive had the army swap bug for the past few days, again. Im not exactly sure what Im going to do with it, there have been a few things that caught my eye (Daemons of Khorne, Tyranids), but the one that Im trying to steer myself to is IG. Why? Ive got a fairly simple paint scheme in mind, and Ive got about 150 plastic cadians and 4 Leman Russ' still on the sprue under my desk. Plus I think IG and Space Marines would make for a great Crusade force.
Tonight I added a counter to the page, and there is possibly another change on the way, Ill chatter about that later, hopefully.
Painting... ahh painting... I actually didnt get any done this week, the Red Scorpions are still in their travel case from last weeks game... Im so ashamed. Im gonna kick myself to finish the Assault squad this weekend.
Did you know Im basically paid to blog? Kinda, sorta, not really. I work overnight tech support, kinda. Im the only one here, and its rare that I have anything to do. So, I surf the internet, and read a lot of webcomics, plus D&D rulebooks, novels... and Warhammer/40k rulebooks/codexes. Because Im online so much at work, Ive been trying to cut down on my web surfing at home, which includes this blog.
I actually was planning on going to Arundel Mills for a pick up game this afternoon, but with the cold, I decided to not drive more then I had to. Though I might try to head to the Bunker on saturday, maybe.
The friend that was possibly moving in with us has found alternate accommodations, so it looks like my game table is back on! Add in that my paycheck is about $80 more then expected this payday (and I was already expecting a larger then normal check due to 10 hour days), and I think my table might get underway this weekend.
Ive had the army swap bug for the past few days, again. Im not exactly sure what Im going to do with it, there have been a few things that caught my eye (Daemons of Khorne, Tyranids), but the one that Im trying to steer myself to is IG. Why? Ive got a fairly simple paint scheme in mind, and Ive got about 150 plastic cadians and 4 Leman Russ' still on the sprue under my desk. Plus I think IG and Space Marines would make for a great Crusade force.
Tonight I added a counter to the page, and there is possibly another change on the way, Ill chatter about that later, hopefully.
Painting... ahh painting... I actually didnt get any done this week, the Red Scorpions are still in their travel case from last weeks game... Im so ashamed. Im gonna kick myself to finish the Assault squad this weekend.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Warhammer Fantasy
I have a love/hate relationship with Warhammer Fantasy. I love the models, I love the background, and Im even comfortable with the rules. Whats the problem then? I can not get motivated enough to actually work on a fantasy army.
This has not always been the case. Once upon a time I had over 5k of Reikland Empire soldiers... I currently have several armies in the works, but none that really inspire me to dust them off and actually work on them... Lets see, lets go down the list:
Dwarfs: I actually had about 2k of them assembled and started on the painting before the current book came out, but with the new book came new models, and I ditched the old ones... Still havnt gotten around to assembling them.
Tomb Kings: These are sitting at just under 2k, mostly painted too. They just dont inspire me like they did before.
Dark Elves: I picked up a commander and the battalion box for the Dark Elves just after release, I finally got them all assembled, but I just dont want to do anything with them now.
Skaven: I painted up a 2k horde while I was stationed in Korea. I love the background, and rules, but actually managing a force like this is a bit of a pain. Add in that a decent number of the models didnt make the trip back in one piece...
Ogre Kingdoms: another one of my failed projects. I picked them up intending to do a "Spawnchomper" force, with plenty of mutants... Well, Ive got several mutant ogres now...
Bretonnians: The less said about these the better. I still think a peasant uprising force would be amusing....
High Elves: another battalion blunder. Not even all assembled...
Night Goblins: I have this idea for an Over/Undermountain force, basically anything you could find on top of, in, or under a mountain. So, Night Gobbos, squigs, stone trolls, giants, and possibly the Black Orcs that were crossing the Worlds Edge Mountains at that time. What do I have as far as models? The ones that came with the starter set.
Chaos Mortals/Warriors of Chaos: Ahh Chaos, my first true love.... or something like that. Ive got a few units of them sitting in a box, but with the new book Ive been giving thought to building a new army dedicated to Khorne... just for fun. Of course, I dust off the models I have already and look at them for a few minutes and then put them back in the box.
This has not always been the case. Once upon a time I had over 5k of Reikland Empire soldiers... I currently have several armies in the works, but none that really inspire me to dust them off and actually work on them... Lets see, lets go down the list:
Dwarfs: I actually had about 2k of them assembled and started on the painting before the current book came out, but with the new book came new models, and I ditched the old ones... Still havnt gotten around to assembling them.
Tomb Kings: These are sitting at just under 2k, mostly painted too. They just dont inspire me like they did before.
Dark Elves: I picked up a commander and the battalion box for the Dark Elves just after release, I finally got them all assembled, but I just dont want to do anything with them now.
Skaven: I painted up a 2k horde while I was stationed in Korea. I love the background, and rules, but actually managing a force like this is a bit of a pain. Add in that a decent number of the models didnt make the trip back in one piece...
Ogre Kingdoms: another one of my failed projects. I picked them up intending to do a "Spawnchomper" force, with plenty of mutants... Well, Ive got several mutant ogres now...
Bretonnians: The less said about these the better. I still think a peasant uprising force would be amusing....
High Elves: another battalion blunder. Not even all assembled...
Night Goblins: I have this idea for an Over/Undermountain force, basically anything you could find on top of, in, or under a mountain. So, Night Gobbos, squigs, stone trolls, giants, and possibly the Black Orcs that were crossing the Worlds Edge Mountains at that time. What do I have as far as models? The ones that came with the starter set.
Chaos Mortals/Warriors of Chaos: Ahh Chaos, my first true love.... or something like that. Ive got a few units of them sitting in a box, but with the new book Ive been giving thought to building a new army dedicated to Khorne... just for fun. Of course, I dust off the models I have already and look at them for a few minutes and then put them back in the box.
Games Day '09
I was doing my normal website roll after getting into work, and Bell of Lost Souls had this up about GD09 up...
I havnt been to a Games Day in a few years. I went a few times after I was first stationed here in Maryland, but it got old real fast. I think the reason for that was I went and looked at the new stuff, sat through the 40k seminar thing, looked at the Golden Daemons, then took off because I was bored.
I might have to try again this year, if I can convince the wife that $25 is a price worth paying to get me out of the house. Anyone else planning on going, maybe make a group thing out of it all?
I havnt been to a Games Day in a few years. I went a few times after I was first stationed here in Maryland, but it got old real fast. I think the reason for that was I went and looked at the new stuff, sat through the 40k seminar thing, looked at the Golden Daemons, then took off because I was bored.
I might have to try again this year, if I can convince the wife that $25 is a price worth paying to get me out of the house. Anyone else planning on going, maybe make a group thing out of it all?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)