tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38202231716457675422023-11-16T08:35:35.524-06:00Sable Quillblakbuzzrd's gaming miniature painting blogblakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-39923980274376854962013-05-07T12:45:00.002-05:002013-05-07T12:58:16.053-05:00A Tardy TARDIS, the 11th Doctor, and His Amazing Swappable HeadsSo I finally put the kibosh on continuing to fiddle with this Doctor Who. I bought all of the materials last summer, in an ill-fated attempt to have it finished to send as a gift by November.<br />
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Shyeah. I should have known better. November rolls around and what was intended as a birthday present instead magically becomes a Christmas gift.<br />
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Or it would have, had I finished it by then. I didn't. And not by New Year's, or even Easter. Only now have I washed my hands of this pesky time lord. I would appreciate it if Gallifrey could reimburse me temporally, now that I think of it.<br />
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But there are a few cool features with this project. First, the <a href="http://www.crooked-dice.co.uk/wp/product/tweedy-wpc-may/" target="_blank">Doctor model itself</a> is from Crooked Dice, and they also sell a set of alternate heads: <a href="http://www.crooked-dice.co.uk/wp/product/travelling-tweedy-heads/" target="_blank">one with a fez, one with a stetson, and one with a beard.</a> In other words, you could make the Doctor's appearance specific to any of a number of story arcs.<br />
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But I didn't want to choose -- that's lame! So I ordered a second Doctor mini, and the alternate heads. I then cut some metal posts from a couple of clevis pins from the hardware store, snipped off the original Doctor head, drilled into the neck, and sank some magnets into the body. I used the second Doctor mini to get a pristine version of the original head.<br />
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From there I drilled into the heads from the bottom of the neck up, and mounted posts in them. With a bit of fiddling, I made the Doctor much more versatile. <br />
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The TARDIS was actually more frustrating. That's because nobody makes a police call box that is both A) accurate and proportionally appropriate, and B) cast well. The best I could come up with is the Ainsty Casting <a href="http://ainstycastings.co.uk/product_info.php/cPath/57/products_id/573/osCsid/aaf6a793510f9dd3bf22805b06b1e9fe" target="_blank">"Constabulary Communication Cabinet,"</a> and that arrived looking like a piece of resin slag: leaning and out of true. I had to add some plastic framing trim around the "POLICE BOX" marquee, to match the 11th Doctor's box. I also chopped off the crappy miscast fresnel lantern on top and made one from scratch using styrene rod, brass wire, and greenstuff. <br />
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I created custom decals for the TARDIS: the "PULL TO OPEN" and St. John's Ambulance signs, as well as all of the "POLICE BOX" signs. I tried taking the 600 dpi .pdfs to Kinko's to print, but they only printed them at 300 dpi. I ended up buying inkjet decal paper and doing it myself. I learned a lot.<br />
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Anyhoo, better late than not at all. Maybe only slightly better, but slightly better is better than, er, no better. Here he is:<br />
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<br />blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-34222352112208932792012-09-11T13:21:00.002-05:002012-09-11T20:52:43.461-05:00Last Night on Earth Zombies: Slapdash Board Game PaintingSubject line pretty much says it all. I got this great game for my birthday in July (okay, I pretty much demanded it), and have been puttering my way through throwing paint on zombies. It's been fun to let go and, well, not care how great it looks. It's a refreshing change from nitpicking over every detail. These are <i>zombies</i>, after all. They've let <i>themselves </i>go.<br />
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I had a blast goofing around with these guys and gals. Next up: the hero figures.blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-54720347110780831982012-07-10T17:16:00.001-05:002012-07-10T17:16:11.135-05:00Ultramarines Tactical Squad - WIPBeen working on these guys for a while, trying to get a system together that allows me to paint troops quickly enough to actually learn to play a game before it goes out of print. Thankfully now that <a href="http://www.games-workshop.com/" target="_blank">GW</a> has just released Warhammer 40k 6th Edition, I do have a little breathing room. A little.<br />
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Anyway, these are as much tests of a lens I'm using on my iPhone (the <a href="http://olloclip.com/" target="_blank">Olloclip's</a> macro lens) as they are updates on the state of my models. I actually do have the entire 10-man squad basecoated, layered, highlighted etc., and am now about to start working on details: gold, metal, eyes, and then some battle damage and weathering. Taking more than a few cues from my buddy <a href="http://himonterra.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bill French</a>, whose Imperial Fists are beautiful to behold.<br />
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So, two quick pics of WIP and a purity seal.<br />
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Also, the Veteran Sarge's tabard will be taken back to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_Games" target="_blank">Beauty Base Zero</a> and redone. That Ultima symbol was hastily slapped on there, as I was trying in vain to finish these for a Brotherhood of the Brush competition.<br />
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<br />blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-33937289687354372712012-03-14T22:55:00.000-05:002012-03-14T22:55:22.746-05:00Chicagoland Painters: Mathieu Fontaine Masterclass Sessions April 28-29, May 5-6Hello Fellow Chicagoland painters and gamers,<br /><br />Just wanted to let you here know that Games Plus is hosting the return of <a href="http://www.akaranseth.com/" target="_blank">Mathieu Fontaine</a> to Chicago to put on his Masterclass painting workshops. Each of them is a full two-day experience, and from personal experience I can tell you it changed the way I paint.<br /><br />Anyway, here are the deets. If you are interested in signing up, email me at blakbuzzrd@gmail.com.<br /><br />
<b>Dates and times:</b><br />
<i>Masterclass I</i><br />Saturday, April 28: 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM<br />Sunday, April 29: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM<br /><br />
<i>Masterclass II</i><br />
Saturday, May 5: 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM<br />Sunday, May 6: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM<br /><br />
<b>Masterclass I Course Description</b><br />Masterclass I is an two-day intensive class on painting figurines. Every technique and theoretical concept is covered, from the undercoat to perfect blending, passing by zenithal lighting along the way.<br /><br />The provided figurine will allow every student to have plenty of time to explore the principal areas of painting: clothing, skin, the face and use of metallics. In terms of theory, zenithal lighting, composition, color theory and base conception will be explored, giving every student a complete understanding of the theoretical concepts so as to maximize the impact of his or her miniature.<br /><br />This Masterclass is open to every level of painter. Whether you are holding a brush for the first time or have painted hundreds of models for your armies, you will benefit from this class. While each student receives the same technical and theoretical information, Mathieu's follow-up is one-on-one and totally personalized. Every student will be pushed to the limit of his or her abilities in order to make sure that he or she gets the maximum benefit out of this experience. So regardless of whether you are an army painter who wants better results on your favorite models or a painter who dreams of winning a Golden Demon, this class is for you.<br /><br />
<i>Materials required for MCI:</i><br />Although some materials will be provided, it wouldn't hurt to bring your brushes, any paints you absolutely must have (we'll try to provide the paints as much as possible) and any lamps or optical equipment you use.<br /><br /><b>Masterclass II Course Description</b><br />Masterclass II is for any moderately experienced miniature painter who wants to reach another level and discover vehicle painting techniques. We will approach various military modeling techniques, push blending to another level, explore airbrushing both for vehicles and figurines, play with unusual products such as oil paints and weathering pigments, and experiment with base building and painting.<br /><br />
<i>Materials required for MCII:</i><br />You’ll need to bring your brushes, any paints you absolutely must have (we'll try to provide the paints as much as possible) and any lamps or optical equipment you use. The oil paints and pigments will be provided for you as well as the usual basic wet palette prep supplies (plates, cups and parchment paper).<br /><br /><i>Note: The airbrushing segment of this class comprises a demonstration of techniques by Mathieu. No need to bring your own equipment for this, as it is strictly demonstration.</i><br />
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<b>Costs</b><br />
It's $100 tuition for either Masterclass I or Masterclass II (covers mini, instruction, a Raphael 8404 brush, paint, and basic prep supplies). Or, you can pay $185 to sign up for both Masterclasses. Hey, save fifteen bucks!<br /><br />blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-62071593261460709062012-03-07T12:09:00.000-06:002012-03-07T12:10:17.842-06:00Announcing Masterclass I and II in Chicago! April 28-29 and May 5-6Mathieu Fontaine returns to Chicago for Adepticon, and he's sticking around for the following two weekends to teach his Masterclass sessions I and II. Check it out!<br />
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<br />blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-70980953060477151132011-09-26T19:45:00.001-05:002011-09-26T19:49:16.970-05:00The Measure of a Painting Day: GW Dark Elf SorceressI've been asked a few times how long it takes me to paint something in hours, once I set my mind to it and allow myself no dithering. So I gave myself a challenge on Sunday: how much of a reasonably detailed mini could I get painted in a day?<br />
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blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-45306457118604700062011-09-26T11:17:00.002-05:002011-09-26T20:25:35.525-05:00Masterclass II with Mathieu Fontaine!Coming November 12-13 to Games Plus in Mt. Prospect, Illinois. Woot!<br />
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<br />blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-38813017748015514232011-09-24T15:14:00.000-05:002011-09-24T15:15:15.281-05:00Chaos Nurgle Lord finished!Aaaand of course I forgot to take a picture until after they put him in the case. Oh, well. Here he is courtesy of my iPhone's camera:<br />
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blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-54770363057596889032011-09-18T17:10:00.000-05:002011-09-18T17:24:02.980-05:00On the Painting Table: Nurgle Chaos LordOur local GW Hobby Center has started a monthly painting competition called "The Brotherhood of the Brush." It's basically a way to create some friendly low-stakes rivalry and a sense of community among the painters in the area. The way it works is that everyone paints the same mini, and at the end of the month a winner is selected by popular vote. The winner gets to pick the next month's mini.<br />
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So to kick things off, the store manager picked the newly released <a href="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440005a&prodId=prod1340007a#.TnZvBETMJAs.blogger">Nurgle Chaos Lord</a>. Here's mine, as WIP:<br />
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<br />blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-3126736223950174132011-09-12T13:05:00.000-05:002011-09-12T13:05:56.746-05:00Slaying Wet Blending with Tim LisonMy local GW shop manager was on vacation this week, and minding the shop in his stead was Tim Lison, multiple Slayer Sword winner. Needless to say, I spent a chunk of time hobbying there this week. Tim was even good enough to bring in some of his Slayer Sword/Demon-winning entries for me to ogle up close, and he shared a lot of his perspective on painting. A highlight (ba-dum-cha!) for me was learning how to wet blend from him, one-on-one; we did so while also doing reverse highlighting. We practiced on a couple Black Reach Terminators, and I felt like I got the basic hang of it. Woot!<br />
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<br />blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-59154243068303634122011-09-09T09:30:00.000-05:002011-09-09T09:30:37.444-05:00On the Painting Table: Zenithal UltramarinesA few pics of work in progress. Trying a method that Thomas David uses in the Miniature Mentor Speed Painting video, where he paints a subdued palette onto the mini in the appropriate highs and lows, and then glazes the color in over that. The starting point is to airbrush the mini using a zenithal approach. In this case, the light source is pitched forward slightly, so that the shoulder pads, head, and top of the jump pack get the brightest light. These minis have had the airbrushing done and the initial glazing. Next steps are to apply some additional manual shades and highlights to force the light where I want it (the face and tippy-tops of the pads).<br />
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The idea is that lighting these guys like this helps create not only a point of focus, but also a sense of forward motion, which the Black Reach space marines really need. These shots aren't the most balanced, but you get the idea.<br />
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<br />blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-67110836989142505272011-09-01T11:27:00.000-05:002011-09-01T11:28:18.039-05:00Already prepping class models...For Masterclass II, in a fervent hope that we can make it happen. Details TBD.<br />
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<br />blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-45885698105964345512011-08-29T11:19:00.000-05:002011-09-01T11:28:35.133-05:00Masterclass I with Mathieu Fontaine: OgrepaloozaSo we had Mathieu Fontaine come down from Quebec this past weekend to teach his Masterclass I, which is all about figure painting. We learned to paint skin, cloth, faces, eyes, and metal; we learned to see the figures as a collection of spheres (much as a comic artist sees a form in circles); we laughed, we cried...it was better than CATS.<br />
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Here's the ogre I worked on. No figures were "finished" during the class; rather, the mini was a canvas for learning techniques. I learned A TON, particularly about highlighting and shading muscles.<br />
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<br />blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-68552612949613106922011-08-25T08:47:00.000-05:002011-08-31T16:02:43.167-05:00On the Painting Table: Black Reach Dreadnought, Part IIFinally gave in and tried using Ultramarines Blue on the thing. I think it helped! Cleaned up the deets on the facing as well. Now for the legs, a purity seal or two and the bullet holes.<br />
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BTW, as I get asked this frequently, the base is made by Micro Art Studio out of Poland. Here's a link to their store page for this particular base: <a href="http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/temple-bases-round-60mm-p-136.html"><b>Click!</b></a><br />
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<br />blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-59967485571250581142011-08-16T10:32:00.000-05:002011-08-25T08:48:41.632-05:00On the Painting Table: Black Reach DreadnoughtHighlights are going to be the death of me. I need to push the contrast a lot more.<br />
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blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-34592055033249735122011-08-16T09:47:00.000-05:002011-08-16T09:47:20.386-05:0048 Hours at the Chicago Bunker: Dark Eldar ArchonOne Finecast challenge later, here's a mini I painted last weekend. Pretty happy with it!<br />
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blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-16720327243384004102011-08-11T12:36:00.000-05:002011-08-11T12:37:35.036-05:00Quick GenCon Paint-and-Take FunSo I worked the Miniatures Hobby Exhibition tables at GenCon as a Paint-and-Take Instructor, and each day sat and painted the same minis the participants painted, using the same brushes and paints. Only fair, right?<br />
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In the process I discovered how much I love painting Wyrd miniatures. I didn't even know who these little guys were until afterward, but had a ball drybrushing them.<br />
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blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-30277534420067135332011-05-22T11:02:00.000-05:002011-08-29T11:27:18.945-05:00Stormblades on the painting table againMaking slow but steady progress. I am using a method unlike the ones I've used before. Instead of highlighting and shading with lighter and darker tints of the same color (e.g., the Reaper triads), I'm using different colors altogether for shading and highlighting: colors distanced from each other on the color wheel.<br />
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Basically, Stormblades with their traditional blues, yellows, silvers and golds might as well have a half-finished "S" on their breastplates, because all they need to complete the Superman look is some red. This came to mind while attending one of Mathieu Fontaine's classes on color theory at Adepticon 2011. One of his favorite paints is P3 Sanguine Base, a deep purplish crimson color. So I'm using that to create more dynamic shadows. On the lighter side, some P3 Ryn Flesh is providing the other end of the contrast range.<br />
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Here's the Stormblade Officer as I'm in the middle of working on him. The blends are nowhere near ready, but the high contrast is starting to come out. To me, it makes him look like there's more...I dunno, like there's more "there" there. What was actually a pretty boring sculpt has a degree of interest now. <br />
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Anyhoo, I wanted something that looked like a scholar conquering ignorance (here represented by the troll head) with an array of awesome literature at hand. "Awesome literature" here means:<br />
<ul><li>A big leather tome version of Lord of the Rings (in back)</li>
<li>A collection of Thor comics (the green book with a hammer on the front cover)</li>
<li>A fusty old MLA Handbook (red book)</li>
<li>An illuminated abecedary of comic heroes, open to "B is for Batman" (thus the symbol on the facing page)</li>
</ul>These pics were taken with an Iphone, so they ain't great. That said, the fig was close to finished, so I wanted to snap some photos. Enjoy.<br />
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And with the GMCA I also primed the Thunderhead, my converted Defender, and a villain for my upcoming encounter in <a href="http://paizo.com/store/byCompany/p/paizoPublishingLLC/pathfinder/adventurePath/riseOfTheRunelords/v5748btpy8029"><i>The Skinsaw Murders</i></a>. I'm GMing a campaign in Pathfinder, using their first standalone Adventure Path, <a href="http://paizo.com/store/byCompany/p/paizoPublishingLLC/pathfinder/adventurePath/riseOfTheRunelords"><i>Rise of the Runelords</i></a>. Pretty cool!<br />
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On a sidenote, allow me to say that I simply adore <a href="http://www.duplicolor.com/products/sandablePrimer/">Dupli-Color Sandable Auto Primer</a>. In the pics I used White on the Thunderhead (hey, it's electric, not coal-powered), and Gray on the Defender. The nozzle on those paint cans allows for great control over the flow, it creates a fine dispersion in a vertical band, and it dries nice and neat. Although you can touch it nearly immediately, it's still a good idea to wait a full day (or at least overnight) to paint it. Sometimes I shorten the wait time by using a hair dryer to speed up the cure time. Laszlo Jakusovsky (of the <a href="http://hot-lead.org/dvd/index.html"><i>Hot Lead</i></a> DVDs) holds that hair drying a just-primed mini actually makes the primer harder and more durable.blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-57905152931456071432011-02-11T10:23:00.000-06:002011-02-11T10:26:00.626-06:00Sideways progressPrepping the Thunderhead. Yes, I know it's a long time before I'll be ready to use the Thunderhead in actual play, but it's such a cool model that I want to paint it now. <br />
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Or maybe I just have a fear thing about finishing models, and like to spend my time prepping them instead. I mean, Stryker's been almost done for six months. The Lancer is about as close, and the Charger might need another two day's work at most. All the Ironclad needs is a quick light drybrush on the grass and a couple of arc markers. I could have a Battlebox ready to use!<br />
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Except something holds me back. What?<br />
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Maybe it's some variation of the fear of commitment. If I call a model finished, then it's open season for others to criticize its flaws and rate me as a painter. <br />
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Or maybe it's that I'm restless in my planning, and I keep coming up with cool things I could do that would make it even better: all of which notably delay the finish date on the models.<br />
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Or maybe it's that I'm not fully satisfied with any aspect of what I've done, and I keep asking myself, "couldn't you have done that better? How might you improve it, now?".<br />
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Whatever the fear, rather than push through it I keep moving laterally, bringing multiple other models up to the same state of hand-wringing, almost-finished quality.<br />
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Like those damn Stormblades.blakbuzzrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15256646709811486448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3820223171645767542.post-33064354627355188772011-02-05T22:03:00.000-06:002011-02-05T22:06:03.410-06:00Brownlining continuedSubject line says it all. Making progress, though.<br />
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Here's a pic of the finished version of the Ironclad (subject of the very first posting below), and his little Lancer brother in progress.<br />
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