Sometime ago, depressingly close to a decade I made a solemn oath.
An oath that I would not buy another miniature until my Warhammer Dwarf Army was painted.
I have violated this oath many many times in drips and drabs, but the onslaught of KS Bones is too flagrant to ignore.
I have to finish the army. The good new is that I am almost done. I basecoated and dipped my gyrocopter, and I only have the 4 figures for my anvil of doom and a single engineer, and then I am free!
I need some support and encouragement.
The Great Minatures Oath! (Encouragement needed...)
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siliconjedi
, Sep 07 2012 12:21 PM
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Posted 07 September 2012 - 12:24 PM
YOU CAN DO IT!!!
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This is known as "bad luck." - R. Heinlein as Lazarus Long
Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.
This is known as "bad luck." - R. Heinlein as Lazarus Long
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Posted 07 September 2012 - 12:50 PM
Good job so far. Going to post some pics?
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Posted 07 September 2012 - 12:51 PM
Yeah I'll try to post some tonight or tomorrow.
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Posted 07 September 2012 - 01:03 PM
I'll match you - I have the following to paint:
--13 Hinterland Sailors
--40ish Imperial Romans to be-steampunk, and a converted Aquilifer
--8 steampunk cannons
--Probably 50 VSF British to convert and paint.
--One VSF captured-cytherean shield truck.
Can you finish yours before I finish two of the above?
--13 Hinterland Sailors
--40ish Imperial Romans to be-steampunk, and a converted Aquilifer
--8 steampunk cannons
--Probably 50 VSF British to convert and paint.
--One VSF captured-cytherean shield truck.
Can you finish yours before I finish two of the above?
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Posted 07 September 2012 - 01:08 PM
Froggy, a fairer challenge would be "Can you paint your two before I finish all mine?"
Siliconejedi, if you take him up on this, ensure your success by mailing him a large box of old VCR parts; he'll be neck-deep into conversions for at least a month.
Siliconejedi, if you take him up on this, ensure your success by mailing him a large box of old VCR parts; he'll be neck-deep into conversions for at least a month.
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Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.
This is known as "bad luck." - R. Heinlein as Lazarus Long
Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.
This is known as "bad luck." - R. Heinlein as Lazarus Long
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Posted 07 September 2012 - 01:20 PM
I shouldn't be in this thread. I'm a Bad Influence, as my horde of half-painted miniatures can attest.
"Why?" screams my Garrity Frost Giant, "Why have ye forsaken me, Buglips?"
Me: "Cause I started you five years ago and can't remember what colors I used."
Cyclops: "Just be thankful he didn't paint your eyes, giant. I can never unsee what he half-did to me."
"Why?" screams my Garrity Frost Giant, "Why have ye forsaken me, Buglips?"
Me: "Cause I started you five years ago and can't remember what colors I used."
Cyclops: "Just be thankful he didn't paint your eyes, giant. I can never unsee what he half-did to me."
Current Bones Count: Total: 109 Painted: 81
Buglips, that is just epic, and so very wrong.
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Posted 07 September 2012 - 01:23 PM
I'm pretty sure the gyrocopter was better off without me.
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Posted 07 September 2012 - 01:56 PM
Sometime ago, depressingly close to a decade I made a solemn oath.
An oath that I would not buy another miniature until my Warhammer Dwarf Army was painted.
I have violated this oath many many times in drips and drabs, but the onslaught of KS Bones is too flagrant to ignore.
I have to finish the army. The good new is that I am almost done. I basecoated and dipped my gyrocopter, and I only have the 4 figures for my anvil of doom and a single engineer, and then I am free!
I need some support and encouragement.
Would it help if I told you I have (not including my Epic scale Warhammer 40K minis - about 4 armies worth 10 000+ points each) close to 500 miniatures needing painting? I'm back at it though! 13 down - 487 to go!! Woohoo! If I can stay positive in light of *that* you can blast through those last few figures and then post pics of an awesome dwarf army! yay!
Every society rests on a barbarian base. The people who don't understand civilization and wouldn't like it if they did. The hitchhikers. The people who create nothing and don't appreciate what others have created for them. Who think civilization is just something that just exists and all they need do is enjoy what they understand of it - luxuries, a high standard of living and easy work for high pay. Responsibilities? Phooey! What do they have government for? - Space Viking H. Beam Piper
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Posted 07 September 2012 - 02:02 PM
I shouldn't be in this thread. I'm a Bad Influence, as my horde of half-painted miniatures can attest.
"Why?" screams my Garrity Frost Giant, "Why have ye forsaken me, Buglips?"
Me: "Cause I started you five years ago and can't remember what colors I used."
Cyclops: "Just be thankful he didn't paint your eyes, giant. I can never unsee what he half-did to me."
Yep be thankful we ain't gods, what a world we'd create......the odd foot walking around......naked people, or clothes without people, a couple of random heads.
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Posted 07 September 2012 - 02:23 PM
Hahahaha, too funny buglips.Cyclops: "Just be thankful he didn't paint your eyes, giant. I can never unsee what he half-did to me."
You got this! Just push past the mental side and get them done...
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Posted 08 September 2012 - 04:17 AM
Get them out. Get the colours you want to paint them in.
Now, sit! Stay! You can finish this at a single sitting.
Now, sit! Stay! You can finish this at a single sitting.
Naturally, he died because a wizard exploded.
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Posted 08 September 2012 - 08:45 AM
After seeing them magnified I re primed them white. :)
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Posted 10 September 2012 - 07:39 AM
And my new primer turned out to be a mistake and the minis are now soaking in stripper.
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Posted 10 September 2012 - 08:15 AM
DOHH!
Naturally, he died because a wizard exploded.
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