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Post by mottdon on Mar 25, 2021 15:11:59 GMT
So, after engaging in talks about commissioning his VC army since November, my client finally sent me his army. Oh my. They were thrown in this box, which was packed in a cardboard box for shipping. No bubble wrap, no packing peanuts, nothing. I have so much repair work to do....
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Post by Naitsabes on Mar 25, 2021 16:50:10 GMT
ouch. I hope he treats them better once you painted these up!
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Post by mottdon on Mar 25, 2021 18:41:21 GMT
ouch. I hope he treats them better once you painted these up! Ikr? It makes me want to buy foam tray inserts and give them to him, just so that he'll take care of them! He was also using pieces of cardboard as movement trays. I might make some for him out of Bass Wood. Gotta feed the hobby.
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Post by mottdon on Mar 25, 2021 18:43:10 GMT
Here they are laid out. Plenty on the "bits pile".
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Post by sedge on Mar 25, 2021 20:41:02 GMT
On the plus side, if any army can get by with missing body parts, it's Undead.
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Post by mottdon on Mar 25, 2021 21:12:22 GMT
On the plus side, if any army can get by with missing body parts, it's Undead. Lol, yes! My thoughts exactly! There will be plenty of bloody nubs!
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Post by Horace on Mar 25, 2021 22:10:46 GMT
That's a lot of ghouls
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Post by markdienekes on Mar 25, 2021 22:53:43 GMT
Ouch, looking at the box hurts... just... like that?! Lovely sized army, I look forward to seeing what you do with it!
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Post by padre on Mar 27, 2021 8:40:54 GMT
I use pieces of cardboard for movement trays too! Although I have painted and flocked them recently.
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Post by mottdon on May 14, 2021 21:01:22 GMT
And now I begin on the Vampire Counts commission. I started with airbrushing these 6 Vargulfs but I'm not sure I'll continue with the remainder of the army. It took a lot of Citadel air paint to get these to this point.
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Post by Naitsabes on May 14, 2021 22:20:07 GMT
that is a big commission. Has a bit soul-crushing potential. Do you promise people a certain turnaround time?
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Post by Horace on May 14, 2021 23:28:35 GMT
I like the effect if it's any consolation Full marks for effort, I could never bring myself to do commission work, painting large regiments is a struggle for me when I'm painting for me
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Post by mottdon on May 15, 2021 0:24:48 GMT
Thanks, guys. Admittedly, I might be giving this one more of a faster, "good-'nuff" job. Nearly done with two of the Vargulfs now. Minor details and basing left on those two. Just a bit more on the others.
And, no, I don't give them a completion date. I let them know it might take a while, but I'll keep them posted as of the status. They've all been quite understanding.
I am, however, finding that I lack the personal motivation to get it done. When it's my army, I'm like, "Oh, yeah! This is gonna look awesome when I add it to my army! I can't wait to see it added!" But when it's going to ship off to some unseen location, it's much harder to push yourself through the grind. Can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to hordes of zombies. But money talks.
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Post by azknight on May 16, 2021 6:35:14 GMT
Painting models that you will never see again. Not sure I could do it.
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Post by mottdon on May 18, 2021 1:19:53 GMT
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