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So I’ve been chipping away at the pile of minis on my desk. I’m trying to get some of the test models done so I can move on to bigger and better things, it hasn’t gone so well. My test Bezerker is a failure as the new GW Blood Red is no replacement for my [...]

Over the last week or so I’ve been building and converting several models. Originally I was just going to build three tester figs, but decided to build the two fun models, then yet another Plaguemarine Champion which may figure into my Astronomi-con Vancouver army. The two HQ choices were definitely converted for Astro Van. Testing [...]

It has been a long time since I finished any models so as I could put them in my display case. These four will be going in once the sealant dries. They’ll also shortly appear on a tabletop, which is perhaps even more rare. I plan to assemble and prime three more models and use [...]

Today was another sick day. I forced myself to do the laundry, actually leave my apartment to buy more orange juice and medicine and I painted on. The four models now look more like Nefarious Fire Chaos Space Marines. I used the wet palette, but still haven’t done any custom blending. The blue-green stuff on [...]

Over the last three or four years I’ve acquired a lot of models, particularly resin models for the trench table I plan to build. But before I can get started on that I wanted to clear off my painting desk a little so I’ve been poking away at four models that will be in my [...]