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Day 28

Back on the Rhinos. Just over half way doing the metallics, interrupted by my take away pizza arriving within 10 minutes of ordering.

I expect to get the metallics finished off in the next hour or so. It’s not a lot being done, but I need to be neat and tidy, to ensure my brushstrokes aren’t obliterating details.

I did get that finished. But forgot to do the tracks. I may await doing the red before I settle on that.

Day 29

And so begins the end of my current Legions Imperialis lot, as I bash out the red on the Rhinos.

Typing this before I set to it, as give the colour scheme there is temptation to try an A-Team van scheme for the Command Squad’s ride. But if I’m honest. I probably can’t be bothered.\

Yeah. I couldn’t be bothered. Maybe next time.

But? Th-th-th-th-that’s all, Folks! All my Legions Imperialis models fully painted. And to a reasonable tabletop standard.

Needs a wee touch up here and there where the top coat read dripped, but that’s a super quick job.

Looking good! So how does it feel?

Weird. But satisfying.

Hopefully this will be the harbinger of the next wave of releases.

Display cabinet arrives tomorrow, so once assembled and these guys deployed, I’ll get a group shot,

Great! Keep up the good work dok

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Weird. But satisfying.

Hopefully this will be the harbinger of the next wave of releases.

Display cabinet arrives tomorrow, so once assembled and these guys deployed, I’ll get a group shot,

When I saw you say you were done with this stage, without a group shot, I was going to come in and request one. You don’t just get to say things like that and not deliver pics!

Do you have a light box or photo setup?

Well, today’s Hobby is the “Assembling A Display Cabinet For My Models Hobby”.

This is a good hobby for displaying the fruits of the labours of your other hobbies.

For this Hobby, you’ll require a Display Cabinet, a friend to help you assemble the Display Cabinet, some Weak Lemon Drink, and tools to aid in the assembly of the Display Cabinet.

Once assembled and in place, you can display your completed models, and take photos of them for people on the Internet.

Hahahahahaahah!

Day 30

The cabinet is assembled and forces installed.

Did you wipe the glass first?

Great looking mini army though!

Very nice!

Don’t be silly! That’s a job for Future Doc!

Also, despite having been a GW employee three times? This is the first time one of my armies has been displayed in a cabinet. The odd model before? Sure! But the army is a first.

If anyone is looking for a similar cabinet? This one came from Argos. Not especially cheap at £230, but it’s a really solid construction, and the light comes with spare sockets, so one can always add more lights to taste and not end up with a bajillion plugs.

Speaking of plugs


https://www.argos.co.uk/product/2253130

Day 31

Here we go. It’s the big’un. Starting to get the 28mm stuff sorted. Going to undercoat a Tactical and a Tactical Support Squad tonight, and see if I can’t pump them out fully by the end of the week.

If I can? Rinse and repeat next week, then a Tactical squad followed by Heavy Support squad, then 3 Heavy Support Squads. Which will mean all my assembled Infantry are done.

Got enough Dreads, Doc? I count, what, 7 Contemptors, a Leviathan and a Deredeo?

Got another Deredeo and Leviathan to be built.

Again, mad doc, you are solely responsible for the scarcity of dreads just admit that you got a problem!

edit: darn. How long do you think you will have for all those dreads to paint?

Depends. I reckon I can bash one out in two to three sessions. Being Dark Angels, it’s a lot of black, and so much of the hassle is going to be neatly applying the spot colours and points of interest.

Also there is no problem here. At all. It’s all under control.


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And I’ve started the undercoat on 20 Tactical Support Marines. 10 Melta (say goodbye to your girl tanks) and 10 Volkite Big Rifles (for the CHOOM)

Tomorrow, I’ll at least get the undercoated Marines Dry brush done. Energy levels depending, I’m also hopeful of getting some done in Grim Black.

Friday I finish the Grim Black, and maybe start adding some Metallics in. Saturday potentially finish all 40, but the basing might wait until Sunday, and get the next 40 in the box for a good spraying,

I’ve over-achieved this evening, having undercoated 60 Marines of various stripes.

Day 32

No pic, but got the remaining 20 Heavy Support in the spray box.

Also found a full can of Mechanicus Standard Grey lurking in the Magic Box O’Stuff. Which is nice. Quick test scooch and it’s the same colour, which is doubly nice.

Think I’ll get all the infantry undercoated today, then get the drybrushing started. Figure getting all the infantry done is a necessary step, and I can then slow down for the Dreadnoughts and Tanks.

OK. Almost there with undercoating the foot infantry.

Have decided I’m going to get them all up to the drybrush stage together. From there I’ll tackle on unit at a time. Aiming, and I think it’s a genuinely realistic one, to have all 120 thrashed out by the end of February.

From there? Probably the Assault Marines and a brace of Dreads. Oh and I’ll need to do a character or two at some point. But I certainly expect that within say…..5, 6 weeks? I should have a working, Infantry Heavy Heresy army fully painted. Which will be nice.

Though at the rate I’m going? I may have my backlog of main interest all painted by June. Which could make the proceeding six months of the year interesting.


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Uh oh.

That cabinet?

I can get another for 20%….and..I think I’m gonna need that.

Will checking funding.

Day 33

Oh Doccy Boy, the pub the pub is calling.

So just a quick bit done today, as feeling mentally wiped from work and a crap night’s sleep (thanks, next door neighbours having a late night part on Wednesday)

But that’s the first of three Tactical Squads at the drybrush stage. Tomorrow morning I’ll get tore into the other two, and start laying on the Grim Black.

Genuinely looking like I’ll have 60 done my Monday!

Mad Doc,

I think that is more figures than I now paint in a year.

Cheers,

CB

Cheers dude It’s more than I’ve painted in what feels like forever!

Day 34

All remaining Tactical Legionnaries drybrushed. Gonna sort out dinner, and then see about getting the first unit in the Grim Black. There’s a chance I’ll get all 60 done to that stage today, but we shall see.

Big armies at small sizes, and small forces at bigger sizes. NCE!

The legacy of reckless spending and not actually doing any hobby with it!

Now super confident I can get all my Infantry done by the end of the month, and likely a smattering of Dreadnoughts.

Wheeeeeeee!

Whatever happened to your potential Tyranid force, Doc, based around the bug that eats people?

Oh that’s over there, on the bookcase.

The rate I’m going, that force will be up next. Still need two more of the Scoffer Bugs though.

Many plans, and a decent disposable income means I shouldn’t ever run out of stuff to make, even if I wind up buying and painting a unit each week. Though for now, I don’t foresee much spending on Age of Darkness.

And another 20 done in the Grim Black.

By the time these are thoroughly dry, it’ll be past midnight. So I think I’m going to call it a day for now.

I may be even more productive in the coming weeks. As well as this challenge, I’m supporting a friend on her diet by me laying off the beer until March now. Which means I won’t be going out Friday or Saturday nights.

Oh no! I’ve over-achieved again, as all my Tactical Legionnaires have their Speed Paint stage done.

Other than basing, really is looking like I’ll have them all done by the end of tomorrow.

Now i am seriously curious as to how you are going about the sheme for your DA.

Also there's no overachievement. There's only the next batch... yes i am talking from experience