The Boys are all here
So Squaduary is over and I’m half pleased with how I did. I got the Nega Volt Cultists done and the beastmen, but completely failed to tackle the two 1/32 scale dioramas. This was due to a combination of factors - a change at work, some Kinchlet illness and the discovery that both sets had problems that I had completely missed while assembling and undercoating them. They can be fixed with green stuff, but I didn’t take the time.
Standing on one leg is so on trend
These turned out rather well I thought. The only thing that I found a bit peculiar was painting their eyes. Cows, sheep and goats have black eyes which I copied by running some black ink into their eye sockets. That seemed to do the trick, but it looked odd. I may try one with human eyes before I varnish them.
Quite pleased with how these turned out
The chap in the middle is a little unsteady on his base. I’ll have to see if I can fix that.
My high tech photo studio
I decided to focus on Blackstone Fortress figures because it’s the game we’re actually playing at the moment.
Really excellent stuff
I’ve been relying on these videos for painting instructions. This chap is painting all the models in the game with only fourteen paints, two washes and three brushes. It’s an ideal way for a beginner to learn, but myself I just enjoy following along. It’s the very thing to clear the mind after a days work.
This is actually really handy
While previously I had just chucked all the figures in the box and away we went, I found that things were getting bashed and there were some breakages. This was frustrating as they’re nice figures and I was painting them. I came across this solution on the Blackstone Fortress Facebook group - it’s a custom insert for the game box made by Feldherr. It fits in the box very snuggly and I haven’t had a breakage since. Each figure has its own particular billet cut to size so it keeps everything straight. I’m not sure it’s a great solution for most figure storage problems, but it’s just the ticket for this.
In the pale floral blue of space no-one can hear you set someone on fire
Work continues
The current output is a collection of fourteen baddies and they are taking a while to be honest. I’m not sure if it’s because painting fourteen figures at the same time is too many or if I just don’t get very much time these days.
The latest addition to the War Room
The latest addition to the War Room is from Mrs Kinchs sister. She was clearing out an old store room and found this chest. It’s surprisingly light and quite strong. I’m not sure what will live in it just yet - terrain perhaps?
Good job chief. You got a lot of work done during the month.
ReplyDeletehahaha, batch painting is always pain. 14 is probably too many at once. I would break that down to about 4 or 5 models at a time. 14 is too much stick and not enough carrot :).
ReplyDeleteNice beastmen, they certainly look savage and feral!