Normally, my strategy when writing an article is to lead with pictures and then if I have anything wordy to say, bury it at the bottom so you can choose to read or skip it, if you want. Today, I’m going to do the opposite because I think it will give some context to what … Continue reading Warhammer AoS – A Storm(cast) is coming!
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
So with the disappointing part of the convention out of the way, how was the rest of it? Regular readers might be nodding their heads at this but I want to say it in the hope that it inspires someone out there. If you can attend a convention, especially a bigger one, do it. You … Continue reading Why Conventions Are Great and my Adepticon Shopping
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
Progress on the diorama continues but not as fast or smoothly I would like. I managed to get the base sculpted, sanded, and ready for the next steps which is to be frank, one of the less exciting parts of the process so that’s good. I’ve also been chipping away at the remaining minis that … Continue reading MESBG – Hobbit-sized sculpts can cause headaches
Its a special double-stuffed update this week as I’ve had two weeks of painting saved up. It was kind of hard to pick a title since I worked on two different projects. Let’s start with Hellboy though and say our farewell to the frogs. I finished the last four frogs in the box. I tried … Continue reading Hellboy – The Frogs’ Last Croak
