End Of The Week - By The Skin Of My Teeth (30)

Despite thinking this week was going to be a busy, I finished the plan at 11pm. It's all good. The last of the line units I had planned and a light line unit, which was purchased, part painted, a few weeks ago. It has been a bit of a slog.

Easter holidays are about to happen. This means that I doubt I will paint as many little plastic men. I am sure my daughter won't mind and neither will I. For some reason I feel warm and fuzzy inside.

Next week is a bit up in the air. Whilst I have some more Sludge stuff prepared and ready to go, I don't think I have it in me. It is looking like I have a free weekend so maybe I will get something done. I suspect it will be whatever I think is going to be easy and probably more like ten minis than the thirty plus of the last few weeks.

I am now at over three hundred minis painted this year. The average is more than twenty a week. As a very wise man once told me, you have to get your streaks in.

The New Going Out

Once upon a time I would leaving a club round about now. With my sleep pattern being all over the place I am now wide awake at 2:30am. I am trying to think when I last had an alcoholic drink. Probably Christmas 2023. Rather than thinking about going home, I am home and reasonable happy with my attempts to catch up on my painting target for the week. ROCK AND ROLL!!!!

Whilst they are still at the bobby stage, they are a lot closer to being complete. The base layer is almost done. Then I have to look at titivating them a bit. I am now a lot happier. It looks like I might actually hit my target. Should I wake up in time.

Pushing My Luck

So I have been subject to a distinct lack of focus this week. It's not that I haven't got stuff done but if there is a hard way to get there then I have taken it. I haven't picked up a brush since Tuesday and then it was just to put some wash on the minis at the back end of the queue. 

So I have a decided to put myself against myself. So I have twelve down and eighteen to go. Before Sunday. Instead of making more counters, or paint racks or drawers, I intend to paint. I have a little over forty eight hours to get them done.

My fatigue has got to me this week. My own fault. Instead of painting, I decided to pull up the sycamore trees that have started to grow in my garden. I can safely say I have killed more trees than anyone else I know. There are three trees on the far side of my fence at the bottom of my garden. I can't say that there aren't things in this world that I hate more than sycamores, but pulling the little darlings out of the ground is right up there.

Start Of The Week - Almost At The End And Halfway Through

Unsurprisingly this is a week that is going to be all about Sludge. This probably isn't going to be the last week but it is very close to it. 

So I acquired some part painted minis. These were really for Turnip 28 but will nicely for what I am after. They won't be part of my army but they will make for a suitable opposition force. There are only twelve of them so no a full unit. 

Then we are finally on to the crossbowmen. The first will be a unit of 18 line crossbowman. They have some benefits in the game but really it is just an affectation. 

Finally the unit of six jagers with crossbows. The plan for these is to have pavaises. I haven't put backpacks on these but maybe I should. 

Changes On The Paint Station

It's been a while since I did any major changes to the paint bench or in the paints that I use. A person very close to me has given me some paints to try out. They don't need a specific painting are so I was thinking maybe I don't either.

I have to say it has been quite liberating. The new paints are quite cheap and they are available in a lot more shops. If you are a two thin coats fan, these are great as you can really layer up the colours when you have to put in a minimum of five coats. 

End Of The Week - An End In Sight (24)

So I made my target despite the real world. It was a week where I enjoyed myself more than painting. Time with my daughter was much more fun. Time with Atomfall was also good. I might have found my next genre for a tabletop skirmish.

I even managed to get the minis on a base and apply two separate textures. I haven't quite made up my mind up about what is next. Let's face it's probably going to involve more Sludge. Whilst I can see many options, this process is coming to an end. I can see another two cavalry units but as one involves twelve models, I suspect that this is less likely. The stuff I wanted for the Quar hasn't been released yet so that is currently a no go. 

Atomfall is lighting my candle at the moment. I have done some rough calculations and I am already thinking this is more than I want to spend right now. Maybe I don't need to have all of the minis right now. Part of me is thinking I still have an arguement to settle with a Saracen. No, don't even ask. 

A Cock Up And A Recovery

So I sat down to start painting and I realised that there was an unprimed mini in the queue. Somehow I had missed it out. So rather than putting everything on hold till the morning I decided to take a different direction.

These were already in the queue. I got them, pre-assembled, two weeks ago. I think their original owner was planning to use them for Turnip 28. They definitely look better from the front. I hadn't realised how bad the monkeying around was until I started painting. By then I was all in. Not sure I will win any awards but then they are probably going to end up on a shelf or in a box.

I get to speak to my daughter soon and I am kind of excited about it. 

So this would be three posts in three days. I must be losing it.