On my plate: 3-7-11

-Battlefleet Gothic: 11 Chaos escorts plus a huge amound of ordnance, 8 Transports, Orbital Dock, 3 Satellites and 20 small ground defences.  I need to buy spray primer tonight.

-Warmachine: Upgraded priorities.  Next project after Gothic is Kreoss, 2 light jacks and heavy from Box Set.  Then I can Demo Warmachine.  Cygnar on hold.

-Necromunda: Need to finish my Orlock gang, and start painting Delaques.  I also need to get more tabs from Jen so that I can use the Necromunda board she made for me.  Status: In progress. Orlocks are 1/2 painted.

-Azure Flames: Need to convert a stand in for Kor’Sarro Khan, and mod up a Chaplain on Bike.  I also need to conceptualize an Honor Guard unit for Perseus.  Status: ON HOLD. The Flames are complete enough for now.

-Orks: Need to complete painting all minis, possibly buy one more box of Boys but no more. Status: ON HOLD pending spring.  I need warm temperatures outside to do dipping, as I cannot do it indoors due to cares.

-The Saratogan 58th: Need to build most of the minis and paint up at least 1500 points to start learning how to play Guard.  Status: ON HOLD.  Way too much on my plate to start an army from almost scratch.

-Epic 40,000: Have to get more Space Marine Rhinos, and paint both a huge Space Marine army and Ork army.  Status: ON HOLD.  Once again, too much on my plate.

I’m almost done with Gothic!  Stuff is getting crossed off my list.

Imperial Navy Fleet finished

Imperial Navy done!  Next: Chaos!  First, I must re-base the Repulsive class grand cruiser onto a large base so it can buy a 3rd shield.  Then, paint 11 escorts and all their ordnance, which is a lot.

EDIT: With all available upgrades, Torpedo Bombers on the Emperor Class,  and a Solar Admiral with 3 re-rolls, this is 3980 points, so if 4 ships take power rams, it’s exactly 4000

More Imperial Navy

All Imperial Navy ships are done, but I forgot the Ordnance Markers!  Those will hopefully be fast.

Imperial Navy Dauntless Light Cruisers

Three Dauntless Light Cruisers, Lance armament.  I don’t think I need torpedoes, as I have a bunch of ships that do that.

The Surprise is named after the ship in the made for T.V. scifi movie Star Command.  The plot was that Earth is fighting a group of seceding space colonies.  An enemy fleet of 5 battleships is on the way to Earth to destroy it, and only the D.R.E Surprise, a destroyer manned by cadets, can stop them.  It was a great little movie, though low budget.

The Roanoke is named after both the American colony and the colony in John Scalzi’s The Last Colony.

The Kestrel is named after the best non-military ship from Escape Velocity by Ambrosia Software.

Next: More cruisers and escorts, then Chaos, then Defences, then Done With Gothic!

Retribution Class Battleship: Nieman Lion

I’ve decided to take an “Imperials First” strategy to painting the rest of my Gothic forces.  After this Chaos and then Defences.

Konquata Monitors Cheerleaders and finished team!

DONE!  Perhaps I’ll set up an image gallery in the Features section.

Cheerleader pom poms are from a craft store, superglued on after painting.

Now all I need is a pitch and a second team!

Ironclad Dreadnought

Modeling

I inserted magnets into teh top and front of the body.  I then put magnets in the Hunter Killer missiles.  To put the magnets in the Frag Assault Launchers, first I placed the magnets that go in the launchers on the body, stuck to the magnets they will be next to when the launchers are on.  Next, I dabbed a small amount of paint on each magnet, and placed the launcher on them while the paint was wet.  I then used my pin vise to drill into the painted spots.  Slowly.  I did it one turn at a time, and kept going until the magnet JUST fit.

For the arms, you can see I have not magnetized the arm guns.  I chose an appropriate kit-out for situations.  Chainfist Hammer Meltagun and Storm Bolter for MEQs and Fist, Hurricane Bolter, and Heavy Flamer for light armor enemies.

Painting was done in the Azure Flames style.

Lottabottol, Star Player for the Konquata Monitors

Lottabottol, like Quetzal Leap, was glued to his stand after varnishing.

Next: four more Skinks!  I don’t actually NEED more.  Perhaps I’ll buy some pom-pons at the hobby store and make them Cheerleaders.

Quetzal Leap and Sillibilli, Star Players for the Konquata Monitors

…and here they are!  Quetzal Leap’s flying stand was glued after he and his base were painted and varnished.  One to go, then four more skinks, then BLOOD BOWL IS DONE!

When things go Wrong

Recently I had to strip 3/4 of my Blood Bowl Star Players.  I tried a new painting technique and it didn’t look good.

I’m painting Quetzal Leap right now, but on his left hand the Pine Sol damaged the integrity of the putty.  Two fingers broke and I lost the tips.  So I had to re-sculpt them.  Currently allowing them to cure.

It seems that Pine Sol can make putty more brittle.

This isn’t the first screw up, but that’s the best part of this hobby.  When you screw up you can easily fix it or start over.