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 ZergSmasher wrote:

 privateer4hire wrote:
Finished my last miniatures in the queue, OGRE miniatures set 1, this morning.

Are you referring to OGRE as in the Steve Jackson game about the giant robotic super-tank? If so, I'm curious as to if that game is any good.

Ogre is a pretty good game. But definitely get the plastic version - the minis are very nice, sharp, crisp, and clean. Pretty reasonable price, too!

Just sealed in the flocking on a jungle temple that I’ve been working on for bolt action and sanded down some mdf bases to make some scatter pieces.

Nothing to fancy.

Not exactly today, but I have been spending time recently getting some things together for a 6mm Tyranids army for Net Epic Gold. Someday it will be complete alongside a 6mm IG army so that I can try to recruit people into the game.

Progress here: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/688497.page

Fixing and tinkering with my Dark Eldar from 3rd Edition. I picked up three "modem" Raiders for $5 that were languishing in an FLGS drawer two weeks ago. They were assembled and primed but hard living had apparently broken off everything (even the rudders). The hulls were in decent shape, though, so with some Bitz box work they are approaching being table ready. Most modelling fun I have had in a while! The flight stands were a challenge, though, as the previous owners had filled in the connections.

Also building/painting some Canadians for Team Yankee.

Getting those shoulderpads done.

snagged a box of mantics deadzone gcps faction starter, and i'm really liking the generic trooper model so far, the mixed plastic/metal, not as much, but not a deal breaker

Chopping up my Blood Bowl Skaven, and doing head/arm swaps with other Skaven parts I have. Minor tweaks, but just stuff to make my linemen look less identical

 ZergSmasher wrote:

 privateer4hire wrote:
Finished my last miniatures in the queue, OGRE miniatures set 1, this morning. The only thing I have left to paint are some plastic containers we use as buildings in Necromunda.

Glad to be caught up with all miniatures.

Are you referring to OGRE as in the Steve Jackson game about the giant robotic super-tank? If so, I'm curious as to if that game is any good.

As for what I'm doing today, probably just more work on my Knight.

Yes, SJ Games OGRE. We will be playing using OGRE Miniatures Lite, included in the box and a free download.
I also have the re-released OGRE pocket edition, the 1970s hex based board game.
The original OGRE game is pretty decent esp considering it's a 1970s game.
OGRE Miniatures Lite can be/should be played on a small table since the longest range of anything in the core is 16".

What I'm doing today is actually playing the miniatures version.

Uploaded some more battle report photos.

Cheers,

CB

I ended up helping my neighbor across the street assemble his 1:1 scale Gazebo model. . . still not done with the first one after an entire afternoon's work.

Got my Skaven Forge World stuff from a friend, so I'm cleaning and putting them together to start painting this week. Got Glart Smashrip, Hakflem Skuttlespike and the Blood Bowl booster for Skaven, so I have the full team roster now if I use Glart as a Rat Ogre

Did a whole set of Nighthaunts

Started slapping paint on my 'new' Eldar Army, got a couple Warlocks and a Spirit Seer done, basecoated some Fire Dragons

First game of Battlegroup, have to say it went well and certainly will be played again.

and to think, had Battlefront not murdered Flames of War I'd never have bothered to try it

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Did a whole set of Nighthaunts

Spoiler:

Those look cool but I'm the really scary thing about them is the thin connections to the base.
Since you've actually built the models and had to deal with them from sprue to fully built, what's your verdict, if you don't mind sharing?

 privateer4hire wrote:

Those look cool but I'm the really scary thing about them is the thin connections to the base.
Since you've actually built the models and had to deal with them from sprue to fully built, what's your verdict, if you don't mind sharing?

They're feather light, they won't be snapping under their own weight even under acceleration in a car or anything. As long as you can clip them off the sprue in one piece, you're ok.

One to the second to last step - painting chapter shoulderpads for the new deathwatch. Started with Teal for reasons I can't explain

Finished up 3 units of Ogre Ironguts for Warmaster.

That project's going on halt for a bit so I can get my Red Book of the Elf King stuff done - I just need to think of 6 colors to paint the Companion units and the Thanes (six of each). And then I'm going to tackle some French and British Regulars for the French and Indian War.

I've been in ultra organizing mode. Bits on boxes! all labeled! everything must make sense.

Finishing basecoats and washes on my BB Skaven, starting highlighting. Aiming to get them done tomorrow, we'll see how we go

After putting together an AOS 'Start Collecting: Beastclaw Raiders' box a week or so ago, I've gotten the bug and decided, after some digging through the Beastclaw Raiders Battletome, to build the Alfrosten Battalion Warscroll. This Warscroll actually consists of 4 separate Battalion Warscrolls itself, it's coming in around 6K points, so I'm pretty sure it'll never get used in it's entirety, but I'll have options!

So with that said, today I put together 2 more AOS 'Start Collecting: Beastclaw Raiders' boxes(2x Huskards on Stonehorns and 8 Mournfang Cavalry) and 2 Mournfang Cavalry from an old WHFB 2-model box that I had in the stash. So much destruction!

Built 3 mortars for my GSC. Used wooden dowel and various left over bits. Painting them up tonight for a game tomorrow.


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 lord_blackfang wrote:

 privateer4hire wrote:

Those look cool but I'm the really scary thing about them is the thin connections to the base.
Since you've actually built the models and had to deal with them from sprue to fully built, what's your verdict, if you don't mind sharing?

They're feather light, they won't be snapping under their own weight even under acceleration in a car or anything. As long as you can clip them off the sprue in one piece, you're ok.

Thank you. Much appreciated.

Doing some of the last steps on my Skaven for Blood Bowl. Not looking like they'll be done today, but definitely finished by Sunday when my league starts

Finished my 1/144 scale paper terrain pack for KOG light!

Painted chapter symbols for my deathwatch. Now one final step of clipping and gluing and I'll be 99% done with my BAO list.

Working on 3 different models: a Ravenwing Talonmaster, a Repulsor, and an Imperial Knight. They are all in various stages of WIP.

I couldn't resist the AoS Malignant Sorcery spell minis. These minis are great for speed painting and/or airbrushing.


Almost done but for flocking.



Today's work at the airbrush table.

I have a start collecting orkz box I am working on as part of a paint contest. I was clearning up sprue lines on ork heads and torsos before work. I hope to finish the boyz up in it tommorow and maybe even glue some boyz together.

Bought (monthly) Azyr.
Let's see if its worth it.

Batch painting 10 Plague Marines.

Never done this before.

I need smaller brushes.

They have too many fething tentacles.

I need purple/pink paint.

I hate painting brown.