New Start, New Goals

Hello Mini Junkies,

It's been a really long time since I have written anything on this blog. In honesty the demands of my job have meant that keeping up with regular posts was never going to work out. But things have changed and I really would like to give blogging about the hobby that I love and quite frankly keeps me sane (well close enough to sane as I'm willing to get). 

I have been painting minis (solely Games Workshop miniatures thus far) for a while now, but probably like most of you, I have a massive pile of unopened boxes or part started projects that have not been finished for reasons rangeing from got distracted by something new and amazing being released to "crap! I forgot I even had those!". I can quite confidently say that do have a 'plastic crack addiction', and probably always will. 

So my goal is to work my way through my pile of old projects as well as some more recent ones too. My 40th birthday has just gone and I was give pretty much a whole Deathwatch army from my brother plus I treated my self to a few bits too which has added greatly to my to do pile. But this goal is not just to paint everything, I have decided that I'm going to start entering competitions as well, I think the best way any of us can push the limits of our skills is by competing with other painters and getting feedback on your work from judges and piers. Just knowing that my work is going to be judged will focus me into doing the best I can.

My top competition goals are to enter:

1. A Golden Deamon 

2. Armies on Parade

3. My local GW Store comps 

4. 'Ead Banger. This is run by a Facebook group called 'Eavier Metal.I am part of a number of Facebook groups but this one is the most inspirational group of the lot. There are some amazing painters in this group and you always get great feedback on your work. So if you haven't already go join this group.

(5. I am also going to see if I can get some of my work in White dwarf.)

Will I win anything? Maybe, but probably not. Will I be a better painter for having tried? I should think so.

As mentioned already I have a lot of Deathwatch minis to paint ( 2 kill teams, a Corvus Blackstar, a Watch Master and a Librarian) so this will form the biggest project of anything I do (lots of blogs too I hope). This will also be my entry for Armies on Parade next year. I have been looking online at this years entries and WOW! there are some amazing pieces, a lot to live up to. Having said that I'm really looking forward to getting stated on this, but I must say that I can tell how long I have been obsessing over what load outs to give all these minis. What chapters to use, how will have what weapon, what formations will I use, how much kit bashing/converting will I do and so on and so on!

But first I have this little chappie to finish off.

Not much left to do on this Nurgle Deamon Prince now, just the metallics and scenery details. Really enjoyed painting this mini so far, loads of details and techniques needed to get it to this stage.

'Till next time, May the painting gods be with you, always.

Old Mini Junky