The moving has begun...

I've been waiting so long to say it: I AM FINALLY MOVING!!!

It's already pain int the ass, lots of my stuff is packed in boxes, there are no minis and no glass cases but next week I should be in new place with lots of space for my precious!!!

So that's just about it:

because what mentioned above and also some more that usually office work I painted nothing.

No, wait! Tonight I glazed Dark Age Raze's shirt and gloves!

Mr Floyd - you got me on the painting race this time I guess ;)

There are several minis I want to see painted just as soon as I manage to set my painting camp again. One of them is little steam-punk thingy for Battle for hope 2013. I decided to reduce the pile of toys in my room so gotta start works fast so the model is in Texas for the coming December!

Over and out for this time - the next post is coming from new home!

Mutants? Cannibals? Blasphemers? Count me in!

Heya again,

After very short thoughts exchange with mr Floyd Snotling after my previous post I felt a little bit like being face-slapped with a glove. Well maybe not exactly but...

But strong enought to get hooked by completing 500 pts Skarrd battle group challenge!

I can only hope there is a wife and kid waiting for you at home mr Snotling so we both have equally small amount or free time to get some new toys painted =]

Sadly the biggest problem here is getting any Dark Age models at all so I think I will have to import some infantry and maybe something bigger sometimes later...

Speaking of which - last weekend I managed to assemble and base Father and Bone Doc (pinning his thin fucking arms would be impossible without Dremel gizmo) so my warband is now 160 pts strong. Sure it doesn't really matter until they are painted but it's just a start. I hope to get Raze delivered shortly (another 160 pts hehehe) so there'll be only some cannon fodder to be added.

As for the colors at first I was hoping to paint them similar to the original Brom's works: 

lots of browns, oranges and black. This would look nice with strongly corroded metal elements. But then I realised trying to copy someone's idea and brillant execution will probably turn out like crap, so I changed my mind.

Changed it after spending some time painting the commissioned Galleon purple.

I've realised I have never used much of this color and kinda underestimated it. 

And it's probably the best fluff-wise choice for the Father and hs sidekicks. After all it used to be reserved for royality and top priest superheroes (bishops or any other fat bastards). Skarrds are twisted religious maniacs so they should like the outfits.

And since we're at the twisted matter - there's been small progress on the Galleon again. I really want to see the model painted before moving out.
The purple tone was build using VGC royal purple, hexed lichen and Citadel purple wash - several diluted layers of paint over zenithal base coat. Metalic tone is mix of boltgun metal, black, dark brown and some olive. It's going to be VERY dirty model.

Dark ages are coming...

What the title said: there are dark ages ahead!

There's a plan to move to the new flat in about a month, which is ALWAYS terryfying experience, but more important (and dark) I broke the new year's vow. Broke is again to be honest:

I purchased the miniature!

The model is Mordred the Damned from Celtos game range. I've already painted another deader from Celtos game range a while back, which was even posted at Brigade Models' site, and Mordred is another cool sculpt I wanted to see painted on nice display plinth.

But it wasn't like I was sitting in front of PC screen and accidentally added the model to the shopping cart. This fella was an addition to Dark Age books!

Browsing forums is dangerous and may be quite tempting. After reading some Dark Age fluff I decided to get some old DA materials for the hobby bookshelf in the new place. I got old Genesis, Evolution, Exodus and Essence. These grimoires are packed with nasty Brom's drawings + some juicy fluff so I finally know something more about Dark Age minis.

The seller gave me nice discount so there was no other choice but getting something new for The Pile*, so here's for story of Mordred.

Last week after having Necromunda game (Finally! A month long break from gaming was something I could barely stand) I brought some Skarrd and Brood models and there's a chance we will give the game a try.

Necromnda is fun but playing just one game for over 1,5 year now is getting kinda boring. Dark Age has really cool and morbid fluff which fits my painting style ...

At this stage I am planning to run small 500 pts Skarrd tribe so there goes the vow again ^^ 

Last Saturday apart from the phone bill the postman delivered something else:

something ancient, evil (according to human standards) and bound to ocean...

Great Cthulhu has arrived!

As you can see below it's an old sculpts and I think according to "modern" standards it's just ugly. Well it is... But I've never considered Cthulhu type of Justin Bieber handsome guy ^^

After a month long waiting the Great Ancient One have knocked at my door (hmmm... Can someone actually knock with a tentacle?). and am very glad I decided to use Father's Day promotion at RAFM site. 

The model is as you can see - big. It's also very old sculpt so there is a lot co complain about casting and more important - assembling. But I am strongly motivated to see it painted nicely standing on large display base. Keeping fingers tentacles for it!

And the last part of this week update:

Works on the Galleon moved a bit forward again. At this point the model itself is being painted rusty browns but here you can see it standing on the second muddy base. At first I wanted to add some more chunks of mud but then decided to hear the client's opinion:

I think the base is fine as it is especially for gaming purposes (apart from the barbed wire not much can fall / break off). When I was pouring the mud on the base I realised I like it a lot.

So much that similar bases will be used for my Skarrds.

Apparently I owe the client a beer - thanks dude! ^^ 

So as you can see - quite a lot of minis are started / being started, hope to present the painting results shortly.

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhy R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

*The Unpainted Pile of Shame that is...

Damn hot summer

It's really hot here!

in fact the weather in Poland is almost always fucked: 

we get short, ultra hot and damp summer and long damn cold and windy winters. True Chaos wastes in the middle of Europe...

This damn weather makes paints dry slower and matt spray varnish becomes satin!

But despite all of these obstacles I managed to find enough power and  inner discipline to sit at the desk and paint. Few weeks ago really nice lady from US contacted me asking about painting 2 models for her wedding cake!

Since she and her fiance are Dungeons and Dragons players I was asked to paint their RPG characters: battle mage and elf scout. None of the models is my "type" of models but it was nice change to paint pair of elves after whole this zombie and Necromunda flood. The commission has just been accepted so tomorrow morning models are starting the long over the Big Pond to their new home in California.

Another comission I've undertaken some few weeks back is the Galleon: mecenary warjack from Privateer Press. As for PP stardards the models is REALLY big but it's still nothing compared to these goddamn garden gnomes I painted at the beginning of the year. Nothing can be painted to these terrorists...

The client has cool vision of the final effect he wants to get which coresponds really smoothly with my idea for painting such a beast: weathering, mud, rust, mud, chipped paint, mud. And some additional mud here and there. The guy likes my Gone Muddin' entry so it's nice opportunity to practice this effect on a large scale piece.

I got the model more-less assembled but it suffered some damages during the transport so I had to re-pin it properly. It wasn't big problem since the model is 95% resin made and this material is no match for my Dremel multitool (I still consider it one of the best hobby purchases ever). So at this stage you can see assembled model standing on one of the bases - I am preparing another one (the big gus has magnets under it's feet). I am waiting for some materials from the client before I slap some paint on the model: it's main color will be purple... Yeah, you read it correctly.

I can try to imagine it but want to see something painted the way client likes before I mix the paint. Until that - Galleon w.i.p. shot:

I'll try to take decent pic of the base itself before sending model back - maybe guys from Secret Weapons will find it useful.

And the last thing - not much hobby related but it's a very useful gadget:
few weeks back I replaced a pc mouse with trackball. Wasn't sure about this device (not much people use this gizmo) but I am definitely satisfied. It's surely recommended if you feel pain in wrist caused my mouse using. I think I will bring it to the office as well - it's also space saver when too much papers appear from nowhere and refuse to go away ^^

Take care! 

Don't you ever fuck with painted models!

That is correct:

if you are ever told painted models fight better - that's truth, 

if you are ever told that doesn't matter at all - that's load of bullcrap!

So as you can imagine last week there was another Necromunda campaign game - once again Ratskin Renegades were trying to prove themselves worthy opponents of well developed Goliaths, and once again they sucked. Eeeeek!!! 

We were playing an Ambush scenario and I was the attacker.

An ambush were set up, several fighters started from brilliant positions but when the Big Chief commanded to pull the triggers - something went terribly wrong.

No idea why but every time I play these damn ratmen there's much more 1s rolled, than in any other gang! Fucking savages with their fucking juju... ><

So after the first boomsticks salvo my opponent decided to teach ratskins a lesson. Very painful lesson! The result of my poor rolls combined with Goliaths' high toughness (lots of T4... Ouch! =/ ) was almost total gang annihilation. The only one that managed to runaway was a brave armed with musket. He survived only because he got the sniper job (which was done quite fast - in the second turn the ammo run out...) and therefore we was beyond range of enemy fire for most of the game.

I lost the game with 8 of 9 gangers out of action (!) and only thank to Ratskin resilence none of them died.

And what does it have to do with the title?

There were 6 painted models in Deco's gang while I had only 2 guys finished!!!

See? The paint-magic worked again! Sadly this time it worked against me but it's something what should motivate me to slap some paint on the minis before I dare to face Goliaths again! I wrota I had only 2 models painted: below you can see the fresh one: Scratcher.

I was hoping this fella will become my wunderwaffe with sprint and ambush skills and deadly short range weapon, but I was forced to throw him into melee with enemy gangers. And fighting them in close combat is just like fighting against a wall. 

But no fear: he survived, he got a statistic boost and he's desperated to settle with the one cocker who took him out of action.

We have just been in the ash wastes so let's change the mood for a bit more wet, damp, ancient and eldritch...

Last week I broke my new year's vow - for the second time:

because RAFM organised "father's day promotion" I couldn't resist and ordered Great Cthulhu with 30% discount! Below you can see one of a few pics of painted model available in the web - the model is old and nowdays you can get better sculpted Ancient One but here it's about sentimental value. I spotted this huge cocker when I was at the befinning of "road of the painter" and always wanted to paint it.

Years ago is was lack of funds what was stopping me but now - I hope to give Great Cthulhu proper honors, apart from having it inked on my shoulder that is ^^

And the last thing - doesn't related to the hobby very much.

Last month I was honored with "Meritorious Blood Donor" medal for sharing 18 liters of blood total - which is 40 donations. All in all apart from shit looking medal and unlimited bus / tram ticket is has no physical value, but it's about helping in this bloody business. So if you ever want to really help someone just visit local hostpital - the needle ain't that scary :)

Cheers!!!

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