Thursday, December 31, 2020

Last Update for 2020

These are the final miniatures I completed in 2020. They were used in a special Dungeons and Dragon encounter for the nephews and nieces. All four of them are Reaper Miniatures. Sophie the Sage is made from the original Bones plastic material. The Clauses are metal and the Krampus is the new plastic material Reaper is calling Bones USA. Unfortunately, I did not accomplished the goal I set at the beginning of the year. I am happy, though, that I got some painting done. Here is hoping (again!) for more models to be painted in 2021!

Reaper Miniatures (Left to Right): Sophie the Sage, Mrs. Claus, Santas Claus, Krampus

Thursday, July 23, 2020

First Update for 2020

It has been an interesting year! Just a quick post to show most of the completed models painted since the last post. In other words, encouragement to myself of what I have accomplished so far.
My Little Scythe core for friends' children (J Set).
Variety of models from Games Workshop, Reaper Miniatures, Armorcast, Foundry, and Wizards of the Coast.

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

10 years into the hobby and a start of a new decade

December 2019 is special. It marks 10 years since I started the hobby of modelling and painting miniatures! I took many breaks in between, but by the end of 2019, I reached some milestones in the hobby. I have painted my 50th unique miniature sculpt and completed 100 models total. If I include the terrain pieces, game boards, and accessories, I had completed over 200 items! It would be great to start the new decade completing 50 unique sculpts and 100 models in just one year. So that is a goal I have set for 2020!

Monday, October 21, 2019

Fall 2019 Update

October is here and I have moved into a new house! That took some time from painting and updating the blog. But now I have my own dedicated hobby room! I still need to organize the room, but the increased hobby space is already proving very useful. For example, I do not need to clear space each time I want to work on something different.
Various items completed since the last update.
This is just a short entry. While I have not wrote any new blog posts since March, I have been updating the blog of my progress and time spent in the hobby. I am ramping up on productivity and hope to post more regularly in the coming weeks.

Friday, March 1, 2019

[Projects] Santorini

2019 started off well. I finished painting all the sculpts for the board game Santorini and its expansion, The Golden Fleece. This is the first game that I have completed painting all the miniatures! It is not much, but it is progress in my never-ending quest to paint my collection of miniatures.
Santorini sculpts from the both the core game and the Golden Fleece expansion.
Total: 11 Items Painted
Completed: February 1, 2019
Core Game - 6 Workers (3 color-coded sets of 2 workers)
Golden Fleece Expansion - 4 additional Workers and 1 Golden Fleece Statue

Monday, December 31, 2018

End of 2018, up next 2019

The year 2018 is coming to an end!  I completed just 15 miniatures this year; however, I look back at 2018 as a transitional year on how I spend my time in the miniature hobby. In the past years, I attempt to make this blog into an all encompassing record of my time spent with the hobby. That was too lofty of a goal, and I lost sight of my original intentions for the blog: to get me painting more miniatures! I hope what I started in 2018 will result in me being more productive and that I will paint models on a more regular basis. So what happened in 2018 for me? I started using Pinterest to gather references and inspiration for my own projects. I am painting with the Hobby Holder. Finally I have joined Facebook miniature painting communities to give me that small push to try to complete painting models.

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Midsummer Update

As mentioned in the last update in May, I had started work on various things. Since then, I have completed a set of figures (from Ninja All-Stars) to be used as trophies in a summer tournament I run for my nieces and nephews. The plan is to make this a yearly multi-game event when the kids are on summer vacation. I also painted up a "Better Luck Next Time" figure for the person that finished last. That person will be given some advantages for the next tournament.
Trophies for a summer tournament I run for my nieces and nephews.
The trophies were a hit with the nephews and nieces and I plan to make two more sets of trophies with a different paint scheme and base design. One of the new set is for another yearly tournament that will be played during winter. The third set is for regular tournaments, held on a monthly basis. I likely will not make them this year though.