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Post by Soul Samurai on Apr 16, 2018 9:46:53 GMT
I have not been feeling any motivation to paint lately. The few models that I have finished in recent times were a bit of a slog: I really had to push myself to keep going. There's almost certainly many reasons for this, probably including but not limited to: - the complete lack of local hobbyists to interact with
- the huge buildup of assembled and unassembled models that make painting feel like a big job to be done rather than a hobby to be indulged in
- my constant acquisition of new hobbies (just bought a 3D printer and used it to add some details to a costume I wore at Comicon)
- Overwatch (i.e. digital crack)
Thing is, I've always found the converting part easier to jump into than the painting part for some reason, as a result I have a pretty large collection of assembled figures, usually with some degree of conversion, that have just been sitting around unpainted. My policy has usually been to post photos when they are completely done and painted, but as I'm starting to lose hope of ever painting some of these models, I'm thinking about just going ahead and posting photos of the unpainted pieces. Maybe it will help motivate me. So for starters, here's some oldies that I've actually already posted on my blog back in... December 2015? Holy crap! Ugh, I can't believe I still haven't painted these: Robin Croe: MACBAIN!!!!!Merc multijack: I'll post some photos of more recent work over the next few days. Maybe. No promises...
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Post by W0lfBane on Apr 16, 2018 13:53:29 GMT
Cool ass shit. My solution to digital crack is not having a computer capable enough to run it.
But I have other problems
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Post by fallenexile on Apr 16, 2018 13:59:32 GMT
I REALLY wanna see that multi-jack finished! That's too cool NOT to paint!
And your green stuff work is awesome!
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Post by Soul Samurai on Apr 16, 2018 15:23:11 GMT
Cool ass shit. My solution to digital crack is not having a computer capable enough to run it. But I have other problems Thank you. I play on the PS4. Thing is, my old friends don't play miniature games, so my shared interests with them are games and movies. I don't want to lose a topic of conversation with them, you know?
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Post by Soul Samurai on Apr 16, 2018 15:27:24 GMT
I REALLY wanna see that multi-jack finished! Yeah, me too... That's too cool NOT to paint! And your green stuff work is awesome! Thanks! I do love to put my own twist on models, even if it's just minor details.
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Post by nyarlathotep333 on Apr 16, 2018 17:58:52 GMT
Wow, this is very inspiring stuff! I love conversions as well, though my greenstuff skills are not quite as good as yours.
I can totally understand your non-painting issue as well. I tend to assemble/convert and prime a lot which does make a rather daunting backlog of models awaiting paint. Add to the fact that I am a slow painter and the allure of electronic entertainment...yeah, motivation can be difficult sometimes.
Still, I will echo others here in that I would love to see more of your conversions as well as finished stuff. Truly great work for sure!
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Post by W0lfBane on Apr 16, 2018 18:07:35 GMT
I am trying something out.
Once something gets converted I'm not allowed to start a new conversion until that thing is painted.
My first attempt at this is a collosal....
I'm a FiretruckING idiot. But I have gotten so much painting done on it. It makes me feel a little bit accomplished but I do understand the difficulty in painting motivation.
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Post by Soul Samurai on Apr 17, 2018 7:01:51 GMT
Wow, this is very inspiring stuff! I hope you're talking about the models and not my complete inability to actually paint them... Still, I will echo others here in that I would love to see more of your conversions as well as finished stuff. Truly great work for sure! Thank you! Got a whole lot more of the former to post, but the latter is another story...
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Post by Soul Samurai on Apr 17, 2018 7:02:39 GMT
I am trying something out. Once something gets converted I'm not allowed to start a new conversion until that thing is painted. Yeah, I keep coming up with plans like that, but I never stick to them. Not enough self-discipline I guess.
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Post by Soul Samurai on Apr 17, 2018 7:31:08 GMT
Since I posted Robin before, here's the whole gang. Robin Croe, Borin Croe, and their band of merry cutthroats: I picked up two min unit boxes for less than the price of a single full unit box. I tried to make sure every model was unique, with posing, head swaps, and even a few custom weapons. My favourite is probably the archer mid-reload with arrow in hand (back row, second from the left; I'll dig up a better photo later). Sticking with the theme of units, here's my Nyss: GW Wood Elf heads, sculpted robes to cover their leather fetish gear, and plasticard katana blades to replace their weird broadsword heads. I don't have photos right now, but the bows on their backs are cut down to look like they fold away. Cylena herself got a headswap complete with sculpted hair: I remember the Nyss taking me like two months to convert... and I was unemployed at the time... Finally my Doomreavers. I'm not a huge fan of the bodies, but I do like the swords, so I built them on some vikings I had lying around unused. The vikings seem to be a bit smaller in scale, but hey, at least that makes the swords look even bigger: BTW you can click on the photos for the full size images.
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Post by Soul Samurai on Apr 17, 2018 15:21:30 GMT
Cutthroat with loaded crossbow: Cutthroat who's fired his crossbow and pulled a dagger: Cutthroat who's fired his crossbow and is currently reloading, having already drawn back the bowstring: Cutthroat armed with a pair of karambit: Cutthroat armed with a cudgel: Cutthroat armed with a kusarigama (no, I didn't know the name until I looked it up just now):
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Post by gobber on Apr 18, 2018 2:25:35 GMT
I really love your greenstuff work; those nyss+macbain have great detail
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Post by nyarlathotep333 on Apr 18, 2018 7:13:14 GMT
Wow, this is very inspiring stuff! I hope you're talking about the models and not my complete inability to actually paint them... Yup, though I'm a fan of your painting as well. On a slightly related note, is that red flail on that warjack from a club weapon initially? It looks suspiciously like a red club (presumably from some action figure) that I picked up out of a free box at a garage sale many years back...it's been sitting in my bits box every since. I wasn't real sure what to do with it, but a warjack flail is a pretty nifty use for it. I may have to borrow that idea at some point.
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Post by Soul Samurai on Apr 18, 2018 7:19:36 GMT
Yup, though I'm a fan of your painting as well. Thank you, I appreciate that! On a slightly related note, is that red flail on that warjack from a club weapon initially? It's from a Khador Grind jack. I picked up a bunch of Grind arms from "Hoard O' Bits" once:
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Post by kaernak on Apr 18, 2018 16:46:57 GMT
The hair on those models just made me angry. Angry in the way Bob Ross makes me angry. Which means you are really good and I'm super jealous.
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