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Post by iamjack42 on Jan 31, 2022 5:48:41 GMT
Day 30: Took a break from sculpting bases for the Grymwatch ghouls to apply texture paint to some of the rest of the unit.
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Mallo
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Post by Mallo on Jan 31, 2022 23:23:55 GMT
That horde of skeles is very nice!
Those AoS sculpted bases are real nuisance at times. I shrunk some of mine down by sanding them down as flat as I could get them and then gluing them to 2mm mdf, that way they don't tend to be much taller than 'regular' basing. But it is a fiddle! I think its just one of those you have to kind of live with or go mad trying. Sculpting them into squares is a good idea, I may try that next time I get one of those awful ones that have like the feet or something sculpted to the base!
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Post by iamjack42 on Feb 1, 2022 6:59:56 GMT
That horde of skeles is very nice! Those AoS sculpted bases are real nuisance at times. I shrunk some of mine down by sanding them down as flat as I could get them and then gluing them to 2mm mdf, that way they don't tend to be much taller than 'regular' basing. But it is a fiddle! I think its just one of those you have to kind of live with or go mad trying. Sculpting them into squares is a good idea, I may try that next time I get one of those awful ones that have like the feet or something sculpted to the base! Thanks! I think your method might be better, getting good squares is proving tough as the green stuff cures. I'll keep trying and update you as I go! Day 31! One whole month. I have never painted for a whole month (as my vast collection of unpainted miniatures confirms). It's been really good, but I think what has been most surprising so far is that it isn't that hard to find 20 minutes a day. I haven't had a close call or a really brutal day where I had to push through to paint. Hopefully that keeps up for another month! Tonight I did the rest of the"standard" ghouls' bases with texture paint.
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Post by iamjack42 on Feb 2, 2022 5:47:03 GMT
Day 32: Painted the slate pieces and basecoated the bases for the 14 standard ghouls. Also did some brush primer touchups on the crypt horrors.
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Post by iamjack42 on Feb 3, 2022 6:36:39 GMT
Day 33: Got a good chunk of time in tonight. Sculpted the new bases for the Grymwatch models, then drilled out and added magnets to them. I also started basecoating a chunk of the regular ghouls.
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Post by iamjack42 on Feb 4, 2022 5:50:02 GMT
Day 34: Basecoat for the remaining ghouls' flesh. Also did a second coat of the flesh color on all ghouls. Painted brown basecoat on the remaining bases.
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Post by iamjack42 on Feb 5, 2022 7:26:49 GMT
Day 35: First layer of washes on the 20 ghouls.
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Post by iamjack42 on Feb 6, 2022 7:15:54 GMT
Day 36: Finished the washes on the ghouls' flesh.
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Post by Horace on Feb 7, 2022 0:32:08 GMT
I admire your dedication logging each day Ghouls are coming along nicely. Are you going to spread any out for fillers? I found them a real pain to rank up so used fillers to create space (and save money/painting)
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Post by iamjack42 on Feb 7, 2022 6:23:31 GMT
I admire your dedication logging each day Ghouls are coming along nicely. Are you going to spread any out for fillers? I found them a real pain to rank up so used fillers to create space (and save money/painting) Thanks! It hasn't been too bad to keep it up. I'm already 10% done with the challenge. 2022 is flying by! Thank you for the kind words about the ghouls. I built then all with individual bases, which I am regretting. They are a royal pain to rank up. I may add another unit of 20 eventually, and if I do I'll probably just do regimental bases only and swap some ghouls around. Day 37: Washed the bases of the 20 in progress ghouls and 10 from the previously painted part of the unit.
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Post by iamjack42 on Feb 8, 2022 5:55:40 GMT
Day 38: Finished washing the last ten bases and applied the first drybrush to all 40.
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Post by iamjack42 on Feb 9, 2022 5:34:04 GMT
Day 39: Drybrushed the texture/sand on the bases and basecoated the slate on the bases.
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Post by iamjack42 on Feb 10, 2022 6:53:20 GMT
Day 40: Washed the slate on the bases and basecoated the metals.
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Post by iamjack42 on Feb 11, 2022 5:29:02 GMT
Day 41: Finished painting all the slate on the bases.
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Post by iamjack42 on Feb 13, 2022 6:19:21 GMT
Day 42 & 43: I did paint yesterday, but somehow forgot to post. Did the leather, wood, and the metal rust on the ghouls. Today I basecoated the bone on the first five.
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