Trandoshan.. complete(ish)

So, I finished up the Trandoshan tonight (varnish isn't quite dry yet hence the shininess). I might take some more pictures tomorrow since my camera wouldn't turn on, I forgot to cover the lights and I had to do the image editing using Adobe's online version of Photoshop from my laptop instead of the actual version on my desktop PC.. but, I don't think I'll do any more painting on this guy. Redfang is complete. Just four more minis from project 4 to go...

Bleurg

Looks like my Trandoshan is going to have to remain 90% done because I'm sick and my eyes are watering too much to paint this evening. I briefly considered assembling some new Warzone stuff that arrived today but the odd combination of great detail and weird casting problems were enough to make me throw my preparation tools in to the air in disgust.

Not only is Benjamin Taylor a giant among men (seriously, I think he is taller than Bob Watts and chunkier, too. Did Warzone just move to 35 mm?) but in places he has split open along the mold lines.. and the mold lines on the Bauhaus Artillery Korp are not only severe but incredibly difficult to get to.

Eh, maybe tomorrow.

Project Progress

Partly fuelled by WildChevy's 60 Days of Painting challenge over at Beasts of War, I also made some progress with Projects 2, 4 and...6. What can I say. Project 6 is now "Paint my Imperial Assault" minis and it made it into the painting queue because Star Wars.

I've painted more of my Undead Legionnaires although I'm struggling with the paint scheme. I had intended to go with the traditional mega-corp colours for each Legionnaires.. but since they would have all come from the same theater on a single planet, those corporate troopers would probably be wearing fatigues suitable for the same kind of environment. So green and tan Capitol zombie is fighting alongside blue and white Bauhaus zombie.. and it just doesn't look right, even with a lot of distressing and weathering.

As for the Star Wars / Infinity conversions, I have almost finished the Trandoshan now and as soon as I have a lightsabre technique that I'm happy with, I will start on the two Jedi. White + 3 coats of clear varnish + 2 coats of clear varnish with dayglow pigment isn't working out as well as I hoped. 3 coats is nowhere near enough to create a barrier between the white and the blue, and the pigment powder is so strong that even a tiny bit seems to complete wash out the white underneath. More experimentation is required.

Finally, I've made a start on the hero models that come with Impeial Assault. So far I've only undercoated them and put down the base colours on two, but that's still further along than most of my other work! Also, Wayland shipped my Taurox just before Christmas so Project 3 is getting closer to being 'complete' - I just need to order the wheel kit from Victoria Miniatures and perhaps some arms too.

The project log I wasn't going to do

..but now that I have an airbrush and I have figured out how to use it without spraying paint in my face, my main projects suddenly seem doable.

Here are my top 5 (out of about 20!)

Project 1: Kelly and Kelly

To do: 

Tidy up the greenstuff on the legs of the converted version and paint both. Base my Unity Council Predator Drone from Anvil Industries. What, you didn't think she was checking her facebook page did you?

Project 2: Dark Legion

To do:

Paint everything here. Phase 2 requires me to assemble and paint my Black Widow, Razides and Stalkers.

Project 3: 200 Point IG Kill Team

To do:

Inspired by Warren (from Beasts of War) and his rediscovered enthusiasm for 40k. Source - or possibly *gulp* sculpt - some arms. Buy a Taurox and the wheel kit from Victoria Miniatures. Paint it all.

Project 4: Star Wars minis

To do:

After messing up most of these with a bad undercoat, they are finally stripped and I am ready to start again. I need to scratch build a DC15A and maybe rebuild the DC15S to make it smaller, then paint them up.

Project 5: Pathfinder Tiles

To do:

Lots! Inspired by the Kingmaker adventure path for Pathfinder and the Mighty Empires tiles from GW, these were just an experiment and still need a little more highlighting, some holes drilled in them (for flags / markers) and some magnets on the back. Then I just need to make another ~300 more.

Definitely not cost effective, but fun to make!