2015 review and 2016 objectives

Overall 2015 was a pretty successful year for me doing hobby related activities.

I have managed to paint at least 1 squad a month and painted a lot of units that had been sat in boxes for quite some time.

My painting challenge (like doc, painting gives me money to spend) didn't really work out. Over the year I painted enough to spend £250, but spent a lot more that that. this is not too bad as I have a monthly budget as well which I stuck to successfully. This is a must for me as if I don't then I can get a massive back log of models to paint.

My current back log to do is:

5 TH/SS terminators

3*3 Centurions

Storm Eagle

Fire Raptor

2 Knights

Sammael on Speeder

2*5 Scouts

Bike squad

3*10 Tactical

2*10 Assault

2*10 Devastator

a few drop pods

There is nothing new on the horizon for my marines at the moment so I don't see this changing soon.

I have started one of the knights so hopefully i intend to show this off soon.

Unfortunately all my painting equipment has been moved over to my new house. My new house however has no water, heating, kitchen and needs decorating! we don't expect to have moved in and set everything up until the end of January. That means no hobby related things happening until at least February.

May this will give me time to post more of my thoughts about 40k and the hobby on hear during that time or get some better pictures of my brothers models.

Happy New Year to you all

Death Guard Progress - Ho Ho Ho Horus Heresy 2015

Good Afternoon All,

This is a bit of a catch all post.  I will update progress or lack of on the death guard, a small review of the year and my usual 2016 objectives.

Firstly my heresy progress which has been hampered by man flu and uni work.  However, I have worked out the recipe which I suggested in my last post.

It will be light grey primer (ab), wash (hand) 45 degree white (ab), paint other colours (hand) and finally weather (sponge).  This is so much quicker than my last method by hand!

Here is the progress I made on 5 tactical legionnaires:

Early days for this squad but I feel I have finally sorted the 'how' bit out two years later!  Comments are most welcome and I will show some fellow code players at the weekend on our new years game.

I also built for the weekend some additional bloodclaws.  I mixed up the parts and used new kit, plus older parts and some metal bloodclaw shoulder pads.  Nice to be back to the wolves for a bit.  Shame I havent had time to throw some paint at them!

Right last year (or actually very early this year lol) I set my self simple objectives and they were to complete some in progress projects.  I did manage a few things this year.  Memory test time:

1 Stormwolf

1 Forgeworld Space Wolf Dread

 ok failed already going back through blog posts!

1 Necron Artillery piece

1 Death Guard Graviton Rapier

5 Death Guard Marines

Blimey that is a terrible return compared to my normal output!  The reality is doing a masters at the same time as working full time and managing my health means I am not that upset.  So what about 2016?

2016 Objectives are (not all hobby related):

Spatial Planning Masters (2nd Year)

Adoption Match (my wife and I are approved fingers crossed at little one joins our family).

So the two above are going to slow down any hobby....

Necromunda Scenery

More Airbrush Practice

Story Campaign with Tweedy ahem (Boss Bludtoof)

Still record painting points but not against spend

Accurately record hobby spend

Log games played

Paint some death guard and space wolves.

All that remains to be said is Happy New Year to you all and I hope 2016 is fruitful, healthy and happy.

Peace Out

DOC

Vulkan - Primarch of the XVIIIth Legion

Here is the last Heresy Character my brother has painted so far, Vulkan of the Salamanders.

His cloak

Close up of the hammer

His Face 

 

 On his Scenic Base

I'll pass the comments about better pictures on to my brother for his next set of characters. he is currently painting Perturabo of the Iron Warriors.

my next post will be a review of 2015 and looking forward to 2016 modelling activities

Konrad Curze - The Night Haunter

Here is Konrad Curze the Primarch of the night Lords

Close Up

About to pounce

On his scenic base

 

 

NATHANIEL GARRO, HAND OF THE SIGILLITE SHOWCASE, HO HO HO Horus Heresy

So I intended to dabble a little with Garro over the next week or so but it kind of snow balled into a kind of "well sod it I've come this far lets just get it complete!".

So yeah, I finished my first 30k mini.

Editor Comment:   Want to see more of Tom's work?  Check out his facebook page here.  Tom is also a commission painter and a top chap!

Cheers  Doc

Comments and feedback on the mini are most welcome.

Thanks and Merry Christmas

Tom