Year in Review 2024

Well, with the year coming to a close, I usually try to review what I have done in the last year and compare it to what I plan to do at the beginning of the year. It has been a odd year with several lulls and little game-playing.  I hope in the next year I can break out of this funk and actually get out and play.  So, without further ado, let's dig in.

September Update

So, I have a quick update on what I have done over the month of September.  There was not a lot of painting done but a lot of building and printing of some Horus Heresy Mechanium before I switch gears and focus on my armies for Shorehammer coming this winter.

Missing update

 So I am not sure what happened the last couple of months but I have only finished one squad of the new Thallax cohorts to show for my work. I have built a few models but have yet to paint anything fully except these little guys.

Since I don't have a lot to talk about I thought I would lay out my paint scheme for the 30k Horus Heresy Mechanicum army.

I based these guys on my 40k Ad Mech army with a little twist.  I wanted to use a metallic paint for this army some I had to find one I liked.  The first one I tried was the same one I was using for my Orruks but I could it too bright and it is no longer available so I decided not to use it.

I ended up using  Folkart Multi-surface Tanzanite Metallic paint. It has a nice metallic feel and I got a bottle that will last me a decade.

For the Copper, I used one of my favorite colors. Pro Acryl Copper.  It is a nice and smooth paint. Easily a one-coat metallic that does not hide detail.

For the trim, I used the old formula of Army Painter Uniform Grey.  I am sure they have a new version of this color but this bottle should last me a while.

For the hoses I wanted a color that would pop so I used the Teseract Glow over a white basecoat.

For the face shield I used the Pro Acryl Silver color but I will be changing that to Army Painter rough Iron.  It looks better in my opinion but I have not had a chance to go back and fix these guys.

For the red tip on the weapon, I used Army Painter Gemstone red.

Lastly, I used Agrellen Earth for the base.

That is my paint scheme for the mechanicum army.  These guys fuzzed a bit on priming.  I am disappointed but I move on.  Better to have a fuzzy paint job over no paint job.

Have a good one and I hope to have more done by the end of September.  Wish me luck.

June Update

 

Another month has gone and more hobbying has been done.  Let's take a look at what I have done this time.

May Update

Another month has passed and I continue down the hobby trail with a smattering of different armies.  Let’s take a look…

 

April Update

Hello again friends.  For some strange reason, I have been putting off this update for no good reason.  So, before I delay another day I thought I would just throw it together.  After last month’s huge monster, I took a couple of weeks off to relax and I did nothing.  After that rest, I got back into it and worked on a few pieces.

 

March Update

Another month in the books. This month I focused on one thing, my hierophant. This beast of a model was made by one of my favorite 3D artists, Station Forge. If you are looking for some proxies there is a good chance that Station Forge has made it. I joined his tribes since one model is more expensive than the subscription and there is rarely a month where I don’t want one of his models.

February Update

 

Hey, I came back with another update! This month was mostly a Ironjaws month with a sprinkle of Tyranids and one sneaky Ork. You can see my progress through the month on Instagram if you don't want to wait for these updates.

January Update

To keep up with my resolution I am going to try to create a post that goes over any hobby progress since the last post.  Let’s take a look.

 

New Years Resolutions!

As promised, I am back with a look forward to 2024 and what I think I might accomplish this year.  As Always there are surprises from Games Workshop and people are releasing awesome STL all the time that will get me to switch up my goals and priorities but at least this is how I feel about the year right now.