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2000 points of procrastination. (guilt trip)
TDL
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Here's the deal. I've recently purchased over 5000 points of Dark Elves for Warhammer, and I have chosen out 2000 points of them to be my first army. The army list is finished, having been brainstormed and worked on for two months, so the figures I paint will be the figures I use. But now I have to... paint them.
And this is where you come in. As the title may suggest I like to procrastinate, and I am not likely to get them done any time soon if left to my own devices. Now, I go back to America in 53 days, and I would like to have this army finished by the time I get home. Here is what needs to get assembled and painted. (links so you know what I'm talking about)
Lord on Cold One with shield and Gaultlet of Power. (no set model, will be building off a Cold One Knight)
Sorceress on foot.
Noble with BSB, one on foot, one in a chariot (need two models so I can place him on the table if the chariot dies) (no set model again, will be using a Dark Elf Warrior)
Noble with lance and shield, same deal as the other.
Eighteen Dark Riders with spears and crossbows.
Ninteen Cold One Knights, one is a champion, one a standard bearer.
Two Cold One Chariots.
Two Reaper Bolt Throwers.
And there you have it folks. I have all the materials I need to assemble, paint, and base the army... now I just need a reason. So this is where you call me a hack, praise my work, call me a loser, tell me I can do it if I work at it, whatever. I don't care how you do it, but let's start working on that guilt trip!
(time for breakfast)
And this is where you come in. As the title may suggest I like to procrastinate, and I am not likely to get them done any time soon if left to my own devices. Now, I go back to America in 53 days, and I would like to have this army finished by the time I get home. Here is what needs to get assembled and painted. (links so you know what I'm talking about)
Lord on Cold One with shield and Gaultlet of Power. (no set model, will be building off a Cold One Knight)
Sorceress on foot.
Noble with BSB, one on foot, one in a chariot (need two models so I can place him on the table if the chariot dies) (no set model again, will be using a Dark Elf Warrior)
Noble with lance and shield, same deal as the other.
Eighteen Dark Riders with spears and crossbows.
Ninteen Cold One Knights, one is a champion, one a standard bearer.
Two Cold One Chariots.
Two Reaper Bolt Throwers.
And there you have it folks. I have all the materials I need to assemble, paint, and base the army... now I just need a reason. So this is where you call me a hack, praise my work, call me a loser, tell me I can do it if I work at it, whatever. I don't care how you do it, but let's start working on that guilt trip!
(time for breakfast)
Meet me on my vast veranda
My sweet, untouched Miranda
And while the seagulls are crying
We fall but our souls are flying
My sweet, untouched Miranda
And while the seagulls are crying
We fall but our souls are flying
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Why, I've never seen a more pitiful creature. Besides that time we found the starving Doppelganger who cared for sickly kittens. Let me tell you. We kicked his ass.
Really, though. If you're not going to use those minis, I know lots of poor kids with terminal diseases and they all have enough motivation to paint a MILLION minis!!
Also, kitten killing is still on the table.
I'll do it.
The arm was holding a lance, so I had to trim it off and then cut, bend, and greenstuff the wrist straight.
EDIT: I think I'll paint his plate gold, and his mail silver. I want him to stand out a bit from the regular Knights, and I plan on painting their plate silver, and their mail bronze.
My sweet, untouched Miranda
And while the seagulls are crying
We fall but our souls are flying
I'll match you model for model. Hell, if I get an army finished next summer, I can say that it took me thirteen years to paint my army... that would be awesome.
So, if I don't have you to match, my goals will fail and the Horned Rat will make me choke on my own phlegm. You don't want that, do you?
Obviously I need to clean it up a bit, but I really need to decide on a color for the drake. I'm thinking Enchanted Blue.
My sweet, untouched Miranda
And while the seagulls are crying
We fall but our souls are flying
My sweet, untouched Miranda
And while the seagulls are crying
We fall but our souls are flying
So what do you guys think of the idea some kind of organised painting group. Like a "paint X models each week" or something on a regular basis. I think it would be fun, and a great motivation to get stuck and finish those lingering miniatures.
I have about 6 weeks to get these things done in time to pack them up and ship them home. So in each week I need to paint...
9 Dark riders (2 weeks)
2 chariots, 3 nobles
2 reapers, 1 noble, 1 sorceress
9 knights, 1 lord
10 knights
If I can make that then the army will be done for my return home. And since tommorow is monday, this is convenient.
I'll commit to that, I think.
My sweet, untouched Miranda
And while the seagulls are crying
We fall but our souls are flying
I think I'll try a dark gray with black mane, tail and fetlocks.
My sweet, untouched Miranda
And while the seagulls are crying
We fall but our souls are flying
The fist alone seemed sort of... boring. But you don't see many Dark Elves with axes.
My sweet, untouched Miranda
And while the seagulls are crying
We fall but our souls are flying
Sure you do, once a dwarf/orc gets done with them. That doesn't look bad at all.
This took me one hour exactly. But I'm satisfied.
First time I've actually used drybrushing on a finished model, normally I just fuck it up big time.
My sweet, untouched Miranda
And while the seagulls are crying
We fall but our souls are flying
I went through my miniatures to find the army that has the least painted. My Tyranids have this left.
1 Carnifex
1 Zoanthrope
3 Warriors
4 Ripper swarms
11 Hormagaunts
13 Genestealers
10 Brain Leech'd imperial guard
5 Genestealer Hybrids
So that's 48 models but they have less detail than Dark Elves.
So if I seperate them into ~6 weeks
5 Hormies, Zoanthrope
6 Hormies, 3 Warriors
7 Stealers, Carnifex
6 Stealers, 3 stealer hybrids
5 Leech'd Guard, 2 stealer hybrids, 2 ripper swarms
5 Leech'd Guard, 2 ripper swarms
The game is afoot!
Once my two weeks of 13 hour days are done (training for a new job) I'll totally match you model for model. I'll even two-fer you, since I'm going to be painting goblins. Hell, I'll probably have to three-fer you or some crap.
The flash makes the skin look weird, but it looks better in person.
I think instead of doing 9 Dark Riders this week I'll do all 18 horses, and do all 18 riders next week.
My sweet, untouched Miranda
And while the seagulls are crying
We fall but our souls are flying
I don't have the patience nor the manual dexterity it takes to do all this painting.
You should see my Battletech miniatures. They're basically all solid colors.
My first model looked like absolute shit, but you get better pretty quick.
My sweet, untouched Miranda
And while the seagulls are crying
We fall but our souls are flying
I think a new thread would be better, particularly to have a relevant opening post. The Six Mouths had a good painting support thread, although it lost steam by the end of July.
My sweet, untouched Miranda
And while the seagulls are crying
We fall but our souls are flying
A little better...
Much better...
And in the morning they'll be dry, and I'll paint them.
My sweet, untouched Miranda
And while the seagulls are crying
We fall but our souls are flying
But I have no idea how to paint them red without making them look like ass. Can any of you give me any advice on how to paint a good looking red on a scaled creature?
Also, I'm undecided on what color to paint the scales. Should I just do them black, or something crazy like blue?
My sweet, untouched Miranda
And while the seagulls are crying
We fall but our souls are flying
Paint a solid Blood Red coat on them, then go over the entire thing with a light ink, like Chestnut Ink.
Any suggestions? I can post pics if that will help.
Thanks!
My sweet, untouched Miranda
And while the seagulls are crying
We fall but our souls are flying
My tyranids aren't quite going as I'd hoped. I dropped my zoanthrope and it's in pieces, no way am I putting it back together it was a nightmare the first time. So I might formulate some kind of conversion to use the bits in.
I should have my 6 hormies done by sunday night though so I'll be on track for this weeks quota, Sort of.