Processing the Stack of Shame

[Cawl]

I have decided to work my way through my back log of models.

Currently working on my Death Guard army.

I'll get an inventory done but off the top of my head,
Plagueburster Warband
Dark Imperium Death Guard
Eldritch Omens
Adeptus Mechanicus Box set
Indomitous Crusade
Warlord Titan
Necron Box set

War machine Khador Box set

Metal Gear Rex

Car Models:
PT Cruiser
Little Red Wagon
Little Red Express Truck
Christine Drag Racing model

[Cawl]

Additional Inventory list.
Car Models
Duster Hard Top
Plymouth Barracuda
Shelby Charger
Corvette Gasser

40k Models:
Chaos Space Marine kit
Grey Knights Paladin Squad
Centurion Devastators
Imperial Knights Renegade box
Killteam Deathwatch Box
Boat model
USS Constitution.

Various bits of terrain need to be painted.

This week had trouble because my airbrush needed to be soaked for cleaning.

[Cawl]

Worked on Death Guard Demon Prince. Had to cut it out of the sprues. It will need a layer of necrotic flesh and then brass colors. Still need to decide what to do about the flesh bits.

[Cawl]

Worked on assembling Demon Prince. A hole needs to be drilled in the base.

[Treedream]

To Use Goobertown's term, I like to call it the pile of opportunity :D

I have a lot of terrain to paint still. Might join here to get some of that coloured up finally.

I don't play Warhammer, but DnD and I have a lot of Dwarvenforge terrain.

[GuitarStv]

Ever since watching the 5th Element, my plan has been to start with Mila Jovovich before the rest of the back log of models . . . but she won't return my calls.  Should I just move to the next model on the backlog???

[Cawl]

Ever since watching the 5th Element, my plan has been to start with Mila Jovovich before the rest of the back log of models . . . but she won't return my calls.  Should I just move to the next model on the backlog???

The amount of time you spend on this forum makes me doubt you have time for stalking.

[Cawl]

To Use Goobertown's term, I like to call it the pile of opportunity :D

I have a lot of terrain to paint still. Might join here to get some of that coloured up finally.

I don't play Warhammer, but DnD and I have a lot of Dwarvenforge terrain.

Nicely done.

[Cawl]

I bought a Gundam model to support the new hobby store that moved to town. They are trying to get back on their feet after some set backs.

Relieved to see that I did not cross thread my airbrush nozzle on Monday night.

[shrimpwd]

I love my pile of opportunity. The game shop I go to is 45+ minutes away, so I like having options at home.

Currently working on some Pegasus Hobbies buildings - I've had them a few years and it's about time I can use them.

~40% of my collection isn't even built... (Another 40% needs painting)

[Cawl]

I love my pile of opportunity. The game shop I go to is 45+ minutes away, so I like having options at home.

Currently working on some Pegasus Hobbies buildings - I've had them a few years and it's about time I can use them.

~40% of my collection isn't even built... (Another 40% needs painting)

Hey, Pegasus Hobbies has the Chemical Plant terrain I bought years ago. I don't remember where I got it from though.

[Cawl]

Got my airbrush to actually spray well. Finished the layer of venom when paint on the the Plagueburster Warband. Now I have to cut the models off the sprue to do the necrotic flesh layer and the details.

[Cawl]

I didn't make much progress over the weekend. The box for the Plagueburster Warband seems to be missing two 32mm bases for some of the models. I either have to buy some or make some.

Otherwise I will try using the wooden jig I made for a different project as a stand for spraying models.

[iris lily]

Ever since watching the 5th Element, my plan has been to start with Mila Jovovich before the rest of the back log of models . . . but she won't return my calls.  Should I just move to the next model on the backlog???

5th Element is a great film. One of those Bruce Willis films I expected to bore me and it did not. Like one the early Die Hard films, went to it because there was nothing else in the part of Chicago I was trapped in and found Bruce and Jeremy Irons great.

[Cawl]

Layer of necrotic flesh applied to demon prince. The airbrush started spattering after that. I didn't get the paint mixed well enough.

[Cawl]

Put Nuln oil shade on the demon prince.

[Dogastrophe]

My stack of shame is smaller than your's, however, I have a dwarf baker and a largish cave troll (both Reaper) that I haven't pulled from the package and a high elf that has the cloke painted but nothing else. These have been on my desk for 9 months and no progress.

I also have ~5000 photos to go through; a few sketches in progress that need some final touches and then watercolour, and a stack of 25+/- books to read.

:)

[Cawl]

My stack of shame is smaller than your's, however, I have a dwarf baker and a largish cave troll (both Reaper) that I haven't pulled from the package and a high elf that has the cloke painted but nothing else. These have been on my desk for 9 months and no progress.

I also have ~5000 photos to go through; a few sketches in progress that need some final touches and then watercolour, and a stack of 25+/- books to read.

:)

I suppose start with the smallest project and work your way up.

[Cawl]

Touched up the layer of Necrotic Flesh on the Demon Prince. I missed a few spots. Also worked on the myphitic blight hauler and one of the Deathshroud Terminators.

[shrimpwd]

I don't think questoris knights are meant to be batch built... between all of the weapons options and magnetizing things, I've been working on 3 for over a week.

Doesn't help I also want to build the 8 armigers, too. (4 are done. I decided not to magnetize these)

About 3800pts total for imperial knights. Still need to choose a paint scheme.

[halfling]

I'm going to paint my first two this weekend. 3D printed models of the Argonath from LOTR. Had them made at a local library and they took 18 hours each!

My plan is to sand a little, then use black automotive primer, then mixtures of gray, "rubber," and army green enamel paints to build up a stone look. Trying to figure out if there is a good way to add weight to them so they might work as bookends for my intended recipient.

[ender]

I'm going to paint my first two this weekend. 3D printed models of the Argonath from LOTR. Had them made at a local library and they took 18 hours each!

My plan is to sand a little, then use black automotive primer, then mixtures of gray, "rubber," and army green enamel paints to build up a stone look. Trying to figure out if there is a good way to add weight to them so they might work as bookends for my intended recipient.

what model for this did you use? I'm super curious - I love 3d printing things and this seems like it'd be a great print :)

[halfling]

I'm going to paint my first two this weekend. 3D printed models of the Argonath from LOTR. Had them made at a local library and they took 18 hours each!

My plan is to sand a little, then use black automotive primer, then mixtures of gray, "rubber," and army green enamel paints to build up a stone look. Trying to figure out if there is a good way to add weight to them so they might work as bookends for my intended recipient.

what model for this did you use? I'm super curious - I love 3d printing things and this seems like it'd be a great print :)

I bought these fanmade files, I couldn't find anything free that looked this good! I used the mini book stand files, but there are scalable piecemeal files in the download that I think I could use to build 7-foot-tall ones one day... https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/argonath-fan-art

[Cawl]

Bought a tank model at a convention just so I didn't waste my time going there.

Also 3D printing a Maleficent style staff for a friend and going to print a Gandalf staff for their brother.

Got a bit side tracked this past week.

[Cawl]

I don't think questoris knights are meant to be batch built... between all of the weapons options and magnetizing things, I've been working on 3 for over a week.

Doesn't help I also want to build the 8 armigers, too. (4 are done. I decided not to magnetize these)

About 3800pts total for imperial knights. Still need to choose a paint scheme.

I have not come up with a good system for batch painting. At least larger things... Unless you want to get bins from Uline.

https://www.uline.com/Grp_325/Plastic-Bins

[Cawl]

Been sick with the flu for the past two days. (I didn't feel well on Thanksgiving but it finally kicked in on Monday night.)

Hopefully I can get back to working on this.

[Cawl]

Put a layer of necrotic flesh down. Can start doing armor trim now.

[Cawl]

Maleficent Staff has been printed. Will need to be sanded and painted.
Gandalf Staff will be started when I get home.

[Dogastrophe]

I booked today off as a vacation day and spent a couple hours painting the high elf and then prepped the dwarf baker. :)

[Cawl]

3 failed attempts at the Gandalf staff. One failure I'm fairly certain was because of the cat. (The piece was laying on the floor. )

[Cawl]

I booked today off as a vacation day and spent a couple hours painting the high elf and then prepped the dwarf baker. :)

Good to hear. Good to hear.

[halfling]

Just Gandalf's staff eh?

The Argonath turned out pretty great! But I really underestimated how much enamel paints would STINK. P-U!

[Cawl]

Finally got the staff bits to print properly. I had to rotate it 90 degrees so it sits straight up and slow down the speed. I was reluctant to do this since the pieces are quite tall.

[Cawl]

Gandalf staff has been printed. Now I need to sand both staff's.

Attempted to use the airbrush for detail work on the models. Over spray splashed paint everywhere. I think I mixed the paint too thin.

[Stubblestache]

i feel attacked by this thread!

So much grey plastic in my life

[Cawl]

i feel attacked by this thread!

So much grey plastic in my life

Get to work.

[Cawl]

Attempted to print a "Japanese Shrine" that I found on Thingiverse. Had to download mesh tools to break it down into multiple parts for printing. All 3 failed their initial prints.

I bought some different material than what my friend supplied me with so maybe I have to change the settings.

[Cawl]

I haven't forgotten about this. I just have not felt like dealing with my models lately.

[Cawl]

Another attempt at the shrine. This time I ran out of filament.

[Cawl]

Bought some BattleTech mini's to help out the new hobby shop.

[Cawl]

Put on some Venture Bros and worked on the Warlord Titan for a bit.

[Cawl]

I bought an Adeptus Mechanicus Combat Patrol and two codexes. The store was having a sale.
Also bought a 2000 A.D. tabletop game at the other store.

I have decided to make the attempt to do a game of 40K a month. Maybe more since I joined two D&D groups and am unsure how those schedules will work out.

Also made the "Master To Do" list. Basically a bullet journal but more focused on long term goals.

[shrimpwd]

I've spent the last few days basing models that had been painted months/years ago. Feels nice seeing an actual finished model.

[FLBiker]

I'd love to see pics of these.  I used to have a large collection of Ral Partha, etc., D&D figures and I painted them pretty badly.  I still have a soft spot for a good miniature, though.

[Dogastrophe]

I managed to get one miniature painted over the holiday break and celebrated by picking up 3 more. I've gone from two unpainted to four unpainted :)

[Cawl]

Assembled Death Guard models today.

[Cawl]

Plague Champions arm would not stay glued in place which is what I worked on yesterday.

[Cawl]

First game of the year complete.

[shrimpwd]

I was gifted a massive pile of old sprues and random things. Some really cool projects will be created from the pile.

My CSM army grows, the Orks will have fun looting parts, and several old metal models will need an arm replacement, but lots of excitement overall.

Pile grows, but the opportunity runs parallel.

[Cawl]

I was gifted a massive pile of old sprues and random things. Some really cool projects will be created from the pile.

My CSM army grows, the Orks will have fun looting parts, and several old metal models will need an arm replacement, but lots of excitement overall.

Pile grows, but the opportunity runs parallel.

Nicely done.