Haven’t had any chance to sit down and do anything for what feels like months. Did get to do the last artisan contest. Didn’t have any man sized models that I wanted to turn to Hushut as I have a empire force somewhere. But I did have a old Ral Partha giant that I figure I could use as a man and if I ever run a 8th edition list a siege giant.
Not a before picture but one of what the model should looks like and then what I did to him.
The beard I couldn’t get the green stuff to stay in ringlets to save my life so I took a can of dusters straw and wrapped a thin layer around in green stuff to make indentations to look like ringlets. So he’s got about five or six pieces of straw glued to his face. Then I had to give him a real thin mustache to bring it all together.
This is the guy that I wanted to try to find how to make a big hat form but I could not figure it out or find anything those suitable size so if anyone has a 3-D printer that thinks that they can make a hat little fit his head I am happy to give you whatever dimensions you need to see if we can get something printed for him
Kevin adams goblins have arrived to server their masters in battle and in the mines
I gave them copper armor where appropriate and classic red wooden clubs and axe handles. I also kept their clothing to match the classic hobgoblin colors
Was able to pick up a nicely painted unit of 20 Black orcs a mix between the metal and the plastics very nicely painted by a nice gentleman out of Sweden who was selling his collection. With the with orcs that I just painted this afternoon and the goblins that I painted the other day I’m only 2 units away from painting every thing on the classic model range. Those two units being orc and goblin archers. I’m debating on whether not just do the plastics for cheapness sake. I already have four orcs, but I would increase that to ten for sure so I guess I probably should try to find 20 goblins from the fourth edition era so we will see
Ah meanwhile I have a lot of love for the old models, at least as much as for my modern Dawi Zharr.
It is incredibly impressive what models you bring to the table.
I would also like to collect some more, but the prices are practically unaffordable. I’m trying to get Hobgoblins or a Taurus right now… All unfortunately not within my scope.
But I’m all the more pleased when I can see the old Minis here with you and the others.
I got crazy crazy lucky on that. The guy I bought them from sold them for legitimately good prices for him, and kind of for me like they were so spot on on value that I didn’t even haggle with him. I just accepted his total. I didn’t ask why, but he had spent the prior 20 years incarcerated and before that spent all his money on Warhammer stuff said he had 20k on just about every range 5th and before. He said the majority of it was stolen while he was away and was selling the rest to kick start his new life. He had all the old models I could want and in quantity. all those orcs and goblins were from him as well as two special projects one finished and waiting for a good contest and another I’m thinking might get done here real soon and showcased
These were chipped pretty bad and the Taurus had the original plastic stands snapped off and glued in them. Had to drill them out and repaint the ships but now I just need to find a man o war player
It’s been a long min but finally finished my musician for the centaurs and added more bolt throwers. Had an extra crew and in looking for a random bolt thrower had someone send me two more with crews for the price of the on bolt. Pretty lucky.
More orc boyz for slave army. I’m getting closer closer to being finished and every time I take a full assessment of what left it seems like more gets added. These guys were originally not going to get painted got the in some lot. Most primed white and half finished except two that were mostly done. Had to finish the last 4 orcs archers to fill out the unit and I just said why not and added them too.
Nothing new on the painting front. Shortly after my last post I was let go from my job I had had for the last ten years and was hoping to retire doing it. Needless to say the last year has been hell trying to find a job that I love and that I’m half as good at as I was at the last one.
Did one for 6 months left them and took another one and have hopped around in that company to different concepts. Still not finding my grove or feeling secure. But such is life and others definitely have it worse than I do at the moment.
And with that being said the smart thing would be to save my money for any future issues that may arise or if this doesn’t work out I would have a cushion.
But I’m not a smart man. Over the last year I’ve bought some models here or there, one was via Reddit, guy had a decently priced sealed lammasu. Getting that gave me a collecting bug that from march to a July I needed up getting everything other than the blood bowl team in boxes sealed.
If it was in 4th or 5th or man o war and chaos dwarfs could field them and came in a box I have it.
Outside of getting the last item the earth shaker for anything less than a car payment, my biggest problem was sealed man o war. Turns out I know a guy who knows a guy who once show me his collection that he got from a store closing in the United Kingdom. I thought I remembered seeing man o war stuff in the pictures.
Not only did he have the fleets he had three sets of each box, he also lived two hours away and I was going to a job function at a hotel in downtown Atlanta and his house was 10 mins down the road. He brought all the boxes to the hotel we did a deal in the lobby and I traded extra man o war and 4th ed empire models I had and walked away the pick of the boxes. That was the toughest part as not even eBay had those boxes sealed.
Only other one that has alluded me is the blood bowl team. I’m ok not having that but would like to add a opened box at the least.
Sorry to hear about the work trouble. Im sure something else will come up eventually that will be the perfect fit. And until that happens you have a lot of fantastic stuff here to keep spirits high
