Every now and then

I realized I have not posted a pic of my hobby area, which as I understand it, is a necessity for a hobby blog. Shame on me. When this popped in my head I knew I needed to tidy it up a bit, as it was becoming quite cluttered. You should TOTALLY de-clutter your hobby area and give it a good wipe down every now and then.
I don't have a before picture unfortunately... But here's the after!

Yes those dwarfs are in a pink box top. Don't judge them.

I can almost smell the Pine-Sol freshness

If you're feeling a little overwhelmed with projects maybe it's time to clear your area and hit the reset button, so to speak. I know it sucks, but it'll help you clear your head and maybe get you in the mood to create something. Go hobby damnit!

Progress Updates, yay!

So I finally took the time to take some pictures of the Dwarf hammerers unit I've been working on. I had every intention of doing updates with a basic tutorial of how I painted them but... I didn't. Whoops.

However! I do have plenty more squads to paint for my Dwarf army and I WILL be doing a tutorial for those. It should be noted that the tutorials will not be vastly detailed. I'm painting my army to what I consider an above average table-top standard and this is what they will reflect. Hopefully SOMEONE out there will get something useful out of all this and maybe, just maybe, inspire some hobbying of your own!
Enough chatter. Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of painting!

Dwarf Hammerers

Close-up of the basing

 A unit of 24 Hammerers. They will be my Dwarf Lords' bodyguard unit. They're old sculpts for sure, but I love them for some reason. Not the most dynamic posing, but they have a timeless quality to them I think. The unit champion and standard bearer are not pictured, I'm painting them separately.

More Basing

Dwarf backsides, sexy!

Profile shot

Close up shot of the basing. I'm doing a mountain wasteland basing theme. Seeing as how Dwarven Holds are all from the mountains, kind of a no brainer. I'm debating if I should add some snow flock to make it pop a little more but I'm afraid the green trim I'm doing on their armor will make it look too Christmas-e. Hmm...







More basing shots, hurray!














Here's a detail on the shields. I'll be doing a tutorial on how I paint gold in the near future. I get asked about gold and bone colors a lot, so I guess I paint it well. Don't judge based on these pics, I'm still new to this blogging damnit!









Here you can actually see the details of the Hammerer models. It's really a shame to have them ranked up in formation cause you miss out on how well these models have held up (seeing as how they're about 20 years old).









Now I still have a few minor details to complete like gems and such, but you get the idea how they'll turn out!
Ta-ta for now! Peace.

Curses!

So I had every intention of posting some Dwarf updates for my army I'm currently working on but I just spent the last 10 minutes chasing my dog (Lexi) through a field behind our property. She decided a trespassing stray cat needed to be taught a lesson and tracked it down like it owed her money.
Now my motivation to take pictures and upload them is... lacking.
Tomorrow? Perhaps... Perhaps later tonight when I stop seething!

A few quick snapshots of some miniature projects

Cyclops shaman painted around 6 months ago.

 So I've never taken any pictures of minis for anything other than my own curiosity and satisfaction. So... The quality of these shots is the result of me taking about 10 minutes online to do some VERY quick research and snap a couple shots of current and past projects.

The shots don't really do much justice to the Dark Eldar warriors but the other pics seemed to come out more or less similar to the real thing. I should take this time to not Grimgor Ironhide is SO not finished, but I love the model and paint job I did on his flesh not to post it.

Dark Eldar Warrior painted about 2 years ago.

Grimgor Ironhide painted about 3 1/2 years ago.

Also about 2 years ago

 I started Dark Eldar when they first got updated cause I have a penchant for new shiny miniatures, especially of the Jes Goodwin variety. That dude could make models of pilgrims look awesome.

I painted about 5 Wracks and 10 Warriors before I moved on to the next thing, whatever THAT was.







GRIMGOR M.F. IRONHIIIIIIDE!

I believe that's his full Orc name, anyways. Bad, bad, motherfucker and an equally sweet model.

I should really go back and finish him someday buuuut that's probably never going to happen.

Current Dwarf project.

 I guess that's all for my first official hobby post. It feels rather cathartic to put SOMETHING out into the aether. This is hopefully going to further inspire me to get some shit done on a consistent basis. Speaking of which, I'm gonna go paint some Dwarfs until game-night goes into full effect. My group started playing Descent: Journeys in the Dark 2nd edition a few weeks ago and I have to say as great as the first edition was, this one is leaps and bounds better. I recommend it to any gaming groups out there, give it a try. Adios!

The easiset test I'll ever take.

I've just edited my blog layout, and this post is to see the fruits of my labor and see just WTF I'm getting myself into. So far, this blog business is far easier than expected, though I suspect KEEPING it going will prove to be the real challenge.

The start of something new and beautiful... Maybe.

I have little idea where to start on something like this. I always envision new things in my life as being WAY larger in scope than they actually are (at least in the beginning). If I'm guilty of something it's definitely delusions of grandeur! I think of the big picture right at the start and rarely think about all the small (and sometimes tedious) steps that it takes to get to that splendor. Maybe this blog will help with all that. Or not, who can say?

A little bit of my background is in order, (as boring of a sentence as that is...)
I just turned 30 a few days ago. I have a lovely life with an equally lovely wife. We love our dog like other families love their children. My many and varied interests include miniature wargaming, guns, martial arts, boardgames, throwing axes, archery, dogs, and I'm sure many other things that I just can't name off the top of my head. This blog is likely to reflect as much of those things as possible, with a definite focus on wargaming.

Here's looking forward to a great year starting something new and beautiful that will hopefully assist me in taking a closer look at all those baby steps that lead to giant strides of grandeur... Maybe.