Xander:
Tuesday, January 27th:
Ambassador’s log, Zharr-date 200901.27: I began work on my secret Golden Hat Eight project. I began by drawing out blue prints using a pen and paper.
After competition, I began to built up the machine using plasticard and super glue (with accelerant). Gale Force Nine provides all three of these tools, and I have been very satisfied with their effectiveness.
Satisfied with my night’s effort, I began to plan out the rest of the design, choosing which parts and bits I would need.
Wednesday, January 28th:
Ambassador’s log, Zharr-date 200901.28. After discovering that I had misplaced my supply of green stuff and that I was running short of accelerant, I decided a trip to the local hobby shop was in order. I called ahead to ensure they’d be open after I left work; they would be.
I picked up a pack of Gale Force Nine green stuff and super glue accelerant. GF9 FTW! Perhaps I should get sponsored by them. The store lacked Chaos Knights, which I also wanted to buy. This poor shop still prices their GW product in the old Canadian pricing scheme, which means I was unlikely to buy GW product from them anyway.
Thursday, January 29th:
Ambassador’s log, Zharr-date 200901.29: Having decided on some bits that I will need, and noticing I do not have enough. I took a visit to my friend’s place to acquire some additional bits and pieces. My friend graciously donated the means for my project to continue.
Friday, January 30th:
Ambassador’s log, Zharr-date 200901.30: I began the day by working on my project for 20 minutes or so. I am excited by the progress, and with the acquired means to continue, I am excited at the prospect of continuing tonight.
Ambassador’s log, supplemental: I decided to start a silly blog about the progress of my work, being careful not to reveal my secrets.
Ambassador’s log, supplemental: Continuing from the morning’s work I was able to complete some components for the machine. I will continue this work tomorrow.
Saturday, January 31st:
Ambassador’s log, Zharr-date 200901.31: Having spent the better part of the day working on my project I have completed all the basic components for the machine. I was able to start some gap filling and detailing with Green Stuff that I purchased on Wednesday. Tomorrow I hope to continue work on the detailing, with any luck, most of it will be done by the day’s end.
Sunday, February 1st:
Ambassador’s log, Zharr-date 200902.1: Super Bowl Sunday! While watching the game I continued th detailing work with a bunch of green stuff. I also worked on building up some of the more complex components through gluing together some smaller ones. At this stage, the conversion and modeling work stands at about 80% complete. I am looking forward to tomorrow’s work which should bring me even closer to the completion of the model.
Wednesday, February 4th:
Ambassador’s log, Zharr-date 200902.4: I’ve spent the last two nights taking a break from my conversion to work on some Warriors of Chaos, and I am pleased with how things are proceeding with them. The Chaos Knight boxed set is great! I was among those who felt the Chaos Knight models were too busy and varied such that they didn’t look like a coherent unit, and rather like a pack of characters. Since I really liked the old metal Chaos Knights, I decided to model my knights based on those. Taking regular Chaos Warrior capes and using a barbeque lighter, I was able to heat up and bend the cape to be draped over the rear of the horse. I then attached the torsos (separated from the legs) to the cape and then to the Knight legs for a fairly simple, but effective, conversion. The plus side is that the conversion leaves me with 5 pairs of Chaos Warrior legs, and 5 Knight Torsos, their shoulder pads, weapons, and shields: excellent ingredients for plastic Chosen! I’ve now completed 5 Knights and 5 Chosen. 
Pics forthcoming!
Tuesday, February 10th:
Ambassador’s log, Zharr-date 200902.10: I completed my unit of 10 Chosen Chaos Warriors complete with a full command. I converted 2 to have Extra Hand Weapons, 2 with Halberds, and two with Hand Weapon and Shield. I put whichever two I want to equip the unit with in the front rank beside the 3 command models. :)
I finally kicked my rump into GH#8 action once again as well, I added yet more details with Green Stuff onto the machine. It’s coming along really nicely; I am extremely pleased. With any luck, I will be able to sculpt on some of the final touches tonight and have this baby ready to prime before the week is out.
In the mean while, I might try to get some pics of my Chaos stuff up for comments.
Wednesday, February 11th:
Ambassador’s log, Zharr-date 200902.11: After a furious bout of sculpting I have completed almost all of the modeling work! I need to make and glue on two small gear pieces, and it’s essentially complete!! I am really happy with the piece, and I have taken several WIP pictures which will be available after the contest ends. :) I will begin priming tomorrow and painting will commence on the weekend! This should give me a full two weeks time to paint the piece! Once the parts are painted, I will then assemble them on the base I am now constructing. I will likely model up some crewman tomorrow as well.
Tuesday, February 17th:
Ambassador’s log, Zharr-date 200902.17: I decided to hold off on the paint-on-primer in favour of grabbing my Spray Primer. I also grabbed a bunch of paints from my home stash and brought them back to my apartment. Tonight I aim to take a bunch of pre-paint pictures of my final conversion, then prime it and start painting!
Monday, February 23th:
Ambassador’s log, Zharr-date 200902.23: So I sat down Saturday morning with my primed War Machine and my set of paints and went to work! I painted all day long! After making some good progress, I decided that I should be done the War Machine itself by the end of the weekend. I held true to that goal! Now on to the crew! I had an idea of what I wanted for the crew, and they are half done being converted. Once finished, I shall prime them and begin painting them! I figure they will only take a single night to complete and I will be finished my entry! After that I might paint up some bits and bobs and add some details to the final product.