tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70695347455022431322024-03-13T21:49:22.284-07:00Watching the Paint DryA painting diary and general musing blog of a wargames addict with no fixed period, scale or idea of when to stop adding to the lead pile.Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-80798525523490232712017-05-21T16:26:00.002-07:002017-05-21T16:26:46.071-07:0019 part 2.... As I missed 18 out
Hobby News ... No games this week, 4 sleeps til LARPCommission Painting .... Started 27 Norman knights for Simon Millerown Painting... Base painted some gladiators and colonial marines 1880s style, not Alien lol6x6 Challenge .. GoG 3/6 CnC Naps 6/6 ToH 4/6 ( Technically 6/6 but small games ) Board games 3/6 (Settlers, ZOmbicide, Runewars)
film club.. First rule of film club... Oh no that's Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-44200590448300772812017-05-15T16:21:00.002-07:002017-05-15T16:21:59.546-07:00Nnnnnnineteen, nineteen
Hobby News ... salute a distant memory, LARP moot1 done, the GEF approaching, hopefully a game of CnC naps this week to break the draughtCommission Painting .... Started n finished 113 Normans, foot and mounted for Simon Miller, own Painting... Did you guess? May never happen again lol6x6 Challenge .. GoG 3/6 CnC Naps 6/6 ToH 4/6 ( Technically 6/6 but small games ) Board games 3/6 (SettlersShaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-86200234844053738482017-05-07T15:57:00.002-07:002017-05-07T15:57:19.932-07:00 NextHobby ...went larp and found a new shop in borehamwood
Commission ... 100 normans started
Own ..joined
Games...none extraShaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-35037953970786949212017-04-23T15:09:00.004-07:002017-04-23T15:09:32.714-07:0016Hobby.. Salute done
Commissions... ECW cavalry for smon
Own.. Made 25 ashiuguru for Treat of Honour
6x6.. Got 3/6 CNC 6/6 oh 3/6 others 3/6Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-75237194653958534452017-04-16T06:33:00.001-07:002017-04-16T06:33:31.010-07:00FifteenthHobby News ... 5 days til Salute, Rune wars could be the new thing thanks to Rich Jones !! But I will hold off until I see more options to get started, have enough human and skeleton figures, maybe wait for chaos or elven types, salute plans are still loose but Test of Honour is up there, along with some 10mm forces for a To The Strongest game
Commission Painting... Newline Designs Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-47402045508875466622017-04-09T07:59:00.000-07:002017-04-09T08:01:54.282-07:00FourteenHobby News ... Less than two weeks til Salute, other than my WI subscription renewal, then a voucher spend at Warlord Games on Test of Honour box game, I'm not needing much else, maybe a couple of triads at foundry... Maybe brushes
Commission Painting... Finished 4 10mm units for SP at Newline Design, started all the TH stuff
own Painting... May never happen again lol
6x6 Challenge .. Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-41546659937028311482017-04-02T15:41:00.004-07:002017-04-02T15:41:42.223-07:00Bakers dozenHobby news... Have been tidying n sorting my stuff, a spring clean as it were, so will soon have a 6x4 table space for if I ever need to play a game lol
Commission Painting... Finished all RR stuff, started 48 Spanish Scutari, 32 foot goths and 16 mounted for for TH, 19 days to Salute.... Also 4 units of 10mm Newline Design Figures for Sean's Display stand... carthaginain elephants, scythian Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-31001462426964653832017-03-26T12:24:00.000-07:002017-03-26T12:24:17.137-07:00XIIHobby News ... Settlers of Catan, BNIB £3.99 at a charity shop, donated some money too
Commision Painting... prepared lots for TH 48 Spanish, 32 Goths n 16 Mtd Goths, carried on with RR last few bits, draught Horses, US tank riders, Knights
Own Painting... Still None
6x6 Gaming .. 3/6 GoG, 5/6 Naps CnCShaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-8256194778673071722017-03-19T14:55:00.001-07:002017-03-19T14:55:34.024-07:00ElevenHobby News ... Played a gam, CnC Naps...
Commission ... 40 Naps, 22 cart drivers finished... 20 draught horses nearly finished, good week.. 8 ECW cavalry next, with 9 elephant crew for SM
Own Painting .. None
6x6 Challenge ... GW GoG 3/6, CnC Naps 5/6
Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-78008904347299487242017-03-12T15:52:00.001-07:002017-03-12T15:57:32.598-07:00XHobby News.... CnC Ancients can now be added to our play list
Commision Paintng.. 100 Nap Brits Finished, 40 Nap Young Gaurd nearly completed for RR, along with an emergency 9 Cavalry for SM, plenty of figures prepared for this months target
Own Painting ... None
6x6 Challenge .. GoG 3/6 CnC Naps 4/6
Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-76741629943708531862017-03-05T15:45:00.002-08:002017-03-05T15:45:44.177-08:00Hasty 9th postHobby News.. Perrys Travel Battle? Need more info!!!
Comission Painting .. Nearly finished the 100 Nap Brits fo RR... 80 are finished but I'm waiting for the sat 20 before taking the score
Own Painting... nowt yet
6x6 games... GoG 3/6 CnC naps 3/6Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-89765607433807512512017-02-26T14:51:00.001-08:002017-02-26T14:51:29.026-08:00I'm post the 8th I amHobby News ... May be going Salute .. Won't be going to Abingdon
Painting .. 2/3 way through the 100 British naps for RR, then it's just 40 French, 20 draught horses and a load of drivers to finish the commission ... That'll be mid march I recon, a good few points there to be had
Own Painting... None
6x6 Games ... 3/6 Gangs of Gammoragh and 2/6 Command and Colours NapoleonicsShaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-79982566932330197912017-02-19T13:50:00.001-08:002017-02-19T13:50:57.768-08:00Lucky 7Hobby news - CnC Napoleonics may be happening
Commission painting - 60 points for 14 ecw cuirass and 4 crewed elephants and started 100 Napoleonic British infantry
Own paint - none
6x6 gaming - GoG 3/6Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-19661077044235810852017-02-12T10:58:00.005-08:002017-02-12T10:58:47.098-08:00ViHobby News ... Busy at work, got lurgy
Commission Painting ... Finishing nothing, started lots
Own Painting.. None
6x6 Gaming ... GoG 2/6
Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-86042768459482662552017-02-05T10:36:00.000-08:002017-02-05T10:36:11.352-08:00Post No5Hobby News - played GW Gangs of Gommorragh - biker mice from mars it ain't lol - started a small campaign and liked it so much I spent my first money of the hobby year £30 on amazon and am currently sticking them together.
Commision Painting - plenty started, nothing finished this month 4 elephants, 14 ECW cavalry and 20 draught horses ... 81 potential points in the next week or so
Own PaintingShaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-68718084098808463492017-01-29T08:16:00.001-08:002017-01-29T08:16:11.952-08:00Awkward 4th postHobby ... No games, no DnD, no purchases, no sales.
C-Painting .. Nothing competed, 14 ECW Currassier base painted, 20 draught horses base painted, 3 Indian elephants under coated.
P-Painting.. 24 gladiators prepared, 36 perry plastic Sudan British under coated.
Have managed to tidy and sort out my gaming storage area, this has highlighted that I could probably sell most of it and not miss it Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-49875378285822639952017-01-22T04:34:00.002-08:002017-01-22T04:34:27.697-08:00Blog the 3rdHobby... Still not played a game, just found my jugula rule book tho !!! Whoop whoop now to paint those 16 odd gladiators for me to actually play a game with :) as per usual I'm think how to expand the game options having watched Gladiator with Russ Crowe in it... Cavalry and chariots... Tigers... Hmm, why was it never built on as a game? With so many options.. Before I even get on to mythical Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-73757836304327747102017-01-15T10:46:00.001-08:002017-01-15T10:46:42.757-08:00Post 2Hobby news - DnD cancelled this week.. Zero games played... Painting has occurred .. A successful trip to Poundland netted 19 cans of matt blak car spray!!
commission work - 37 cavalry so very nearly finished .. (74pts) and emergency 20 draught horses started for RR, also so very nearly finished lol it's gonna be one of those months that comes together in the last week
Personal work -none, but Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-59181608447505171122017-01-08T03:58:00.001-08:002017-01-08T03:58:22.554-08:0018 months later...Well. I'm back ish
Gonna try for a weekly blog
Painting - 28mm Persian, Greek and Scythian cavalry for Simon (74pts)
Gaming - DnD bi weekly campaign
Buying - not a lot, kickstarters last year featured heavily, but I still haven't played any of them! Onus, black plague and TWD all out war
2016 - all commission work for Simon (To The Strongest) Trevor Halsal (Socety of Anciets )Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-84826184562983993762014-06-29T15:59:00.001-07:002014-06-29T15:59:13.555-07:00Bodget and scarperThis month is mixed bag of painting
100 points of Napoleonic bits n pieces to be made into diaramas
And then a project starter for an old customer
Back to tricorns !!!
30 figure units using RSM95s
Rebase 2 painted units - 20 points
Rebase and partial paint to match 2 units - 30 points
Rebase and paint to match 2 units - 45 points
6 units down, 2 to go on part 1, 16 odd Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-82948378901005377572014-06-13T15:48:00.001-07:002014-06-13T15:48:23.394-07:00Whats been going on...Work paint sleep repeat
The Austrian Artillery park is done.... 100 Paint Points
NExt up are some vignette pieces, mostly French Napoleonic... Anther 100 pieces, half done
10mm Newline Design Ancient units x4 for the display stand
Nearly half way Through the year and nearly 700 finished paint points... So on target for the pledge :)
Kee eep paintin
Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-87382293789257542802014-05-27T12:35:00.002-07:002014-05-27T12:52:48.318-07:00Liebster SmeibsterThanks to Brushesandbases for the Liebster Award nomination
I have now to complete the following small tasks:
Copy and paste the award on your blog linking to the blogger who has given it to you
Pass the award to your top 11 blogs with less than 200 followers by leaving a comment one of their posts to notify then that they have won the award and listing them on your ownShaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-12037936544852480592014-05-18T09:22:00.003-07:002014-05-18T09:22:45.167-07:00But it's wrong. .... ?I've painted my share of fantasy figures and 40k .... If in doubt I go Codex or Army book
But hIstorcals.... Well they have be right, don't they?
Even my Imagi-Nations were really PRussians and Austrians....
But I have 2 thing to paint that are testing me beyond the point... Blue goblins and WW2 Marines as VBCW Albertines... The first a commission but the second are for my long on going Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-73221548364927110142014-05-17T11:05:00.001-07:002014-05-17T11:05:09.155-07:00Do I have a problem?Ever since I started in the hobby I have painted ultimately knowing I am going to sell them to fund the next project.
It started in 1989 with a minifig Samurai army .... And it's continued until last year when I sold of my 28mm Roman Army... And next year will probably see my unplayed with ACW armies being recycled... And it is really recycling as once I skim some off for bills I do end up Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069534745502243132.post-63772660672991932612014-04-27T14:37:00.001-07:002014-04-27T14:37:31.984-07:00For me? For now anyway....
29 28mm Renegade WW2 late war Germans :) DONE 27/4
Will be at the club Tuesday for Bolt Action escalation campaign
First figures for me this year :) Shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078485421260485031noreply@blogger.com0