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
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
I’ve had a very sleep-challenged week for some reason. I woke up early in the morning Saturday night and couldn’t go back to sleep but then a worse thing started to happen. My dog started showing signs of kennel cough. A dog with a cough, could be a little gross, sure, but what’s the big … Continue reading Even more Pointy-Eared Fun
I wanted to start off by sharing the “final” photos of my Hobbit diorama and a few thoughts on making my first diorama too. I say “final” because one day I’m sure I will upgrade my camera because the one I have is approaching being ten years old and it does struggle a bit with … Continue reading The Master’s Favorite Holiday – Tax Day Diorama
I have mostly been working on a single miniature this week and while I’ve made some good progress, it wouldn’t really make for an interesting update so I thought I’d tackle a topic that I don’t talk about or show off very much on my site. I’ve had the idea of exploring this for a … Continue reading Learning From Hobby Failures
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