One of the best parts of this week was undoubtedly finishing the Goblin King. Much like Atlas taking the world off his shoulders, it was like a burden had been lifted! Here’s a look at the final results with some thoughts on painting him to follow. One of the things that I failed to mention … Continue reading MESGB – Goblin King Done and “Pancakes” Hellboy
I’m still slogging away at the King and am mostly updating this week because I have some hobby musings I’d like to share and less because I want to show off something that’s finished. If this week proved anything to me, it is that I’m not cut out to be a commission painter. I’ve never … Continue reading MESBG – Goblin King I
Its good to be back after some time away. As is usually the case when I skip a week, there’s a bit more to talk about than usual as a result too. First up, I guess I might as well explain why I was gone. To celebrate my 40th birthday, I went to Omaha, Nebraska … Continue reading Monsterpocalypse – Spitter – Alternate Colors
If you’re keeping score, things were back to things being difficult for much of this week and I suspect this upcoming week will be more of the same. It is fortunate that Christmas break is coming soon because I can certainly use it and I suspect many of you feel the same way. One thing … Continue reading Black Crow Miniatures – Grunthal I
Now that Adepticon is over and I’ve shared my thoughts, the normal hobby update is overdue. I have quite a few things to show off that I did over the last week and a half so hopefully there is a little something for everyone’s taste. I did manage to finish up the Shipping Container for … Continue reading From the Pleistocene to Mordor
This past week, I hit a brick wall on the Witch King miniature I’ve been working on for this year’s Golden Demon. As a result, I am no longer going to work on the project with an eye towards entering it in a painting competition. I will explain why and some lessons I’ve learned along … Continue reading Making and Learning From Competition Painting Mistakes
I wasn’t sure if I’d have enough painting progress to show off for another update this year but I’ve just about managed. There is a lot of other stuff I want to discuss too so strap in for one last, meaty update in 2022. The main attraction is the Golden Demon project so here’s a … Continue reading MESBG – A Foul Steed
Well, this week certainly did go as I expected hobby-wise. I had started working on the Golden Demon project and out of nowhere, I got the desire to work on something else. I started splitting my time between the two miniatures and by the end of the week, I was painting the something else full-time. … Continue reading Fallout – Exploding Things
While it was frequently delayed (not unlike Gandalf in the books now that I think about it), I was able to wrap up the diorama this week. With creative works, I think you can be too close to what you make and start to lose perspective on it. With this one, I probably have been … Continue reading MESBG – The Bounder’s Duty Diorama
I’m happy to report that this past week was much better. I got some forward momentum on the diorama and have a few things to show off. First up, I finally got to put my green stuff and tools to work and patched up this little guy. Can you see any rough spots or where … Continue reading MESBG – A Shirriff joins the fray
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