July Hobby Challenge

First few days of July and oh the joy of another month of painting models and showing off some sweet sweet skills.  At the end of this month you are going to see some of the most magical paint jobs your internet-addled mind could imagine!

Lets be honest, with a blog called Badly Painted Minis you should be expecting much from me....  Which is EXACTLY why I ask my skilled painter friends to submit their work as well. So you don't need to deal with just my stuff and can actually be Inspired!

As always the rules are simple.

1) Put something together or Paint something
2) Take a picture
3) Email it to me with your Name ( Click Here )

Bonus fun for anyone looking for a challenge
+  Being the 4th of July, incorporate Red, White, and Blue. Into your paint job.
+ Incorporate Freedom into your modeling / Paint Job
+ 'Murcia

If you think that it isn't really possible to do this I think you need to put some more Freedom Flakes into your breakfast because it has been done in some really awesome ways.

Such as this Ork  (Source)

Its all in your story, and how you want to apply it.  'Murica.

Or even my own Federated States ships.

 


As always have fun, these challenges are just to get you to sit down and make progress on that HUGE collection of models you have that you have been slacking on painting.

May Hobby Challenge Showcase!

Nothing.

Yep. No one sent me anything. To my own credit, I managed to get some stuff painted. Small steps, but as I have nothing else to report for the last month and a half it will have to do.    As we did last time I only got to posting mid way though we will leave the rest of June as a "whatever you want to do" for the hobby challenge.

Below are all the updates I have gotten done

The powder keg is magnetized so I can swap him between being a Bomber and Mauler

I have since corrected the orange smudge.

Working on the Black 13th, Still bothers me that they are a different size then every other model.

eIrusk,   Just adding to the list of things I need to paint.

The Stormblades, Manowar shock troops, 2 LE Journymen warcasters and assorted other things.

eMulg, so now having an all warbeast Trollblood collection isn't SO terrible.

Closer view.  Not much done at all.  Any suggestions on how to help bring out more detail?

For the most part things are getting done.  My biggest problem is staying focused.  I want to get things done, but I just get so easily distracted.

For the rest of you who are interested in posting for July's Hobby challenge (yes July cuz its a little late to do June)

As always just message or email me your pictures to BadlyPaintedminis@gmail.com.

Thanks again for checking out the blog.

May Hobby Challenge / Blog Update

             So all of you loyal fans (come on, one of you guys has to check this once in a while right?) may have noticed a lack of posting.  This is not a technical glitch, I have in fact not been posting.  I know, its crazy.

Yeah, about that excuse...

        I have been creating some article holders to fill out later for ideas and experiences that I had in the world of gaming and hobbying. Right now though I have put much of my time in to studying for my MCSA 2012 exam and have tried to limit my gaming amount.

It's just 1 book, but about the same number of pages.

I would like to prepare May's Hobby Challenge,  I know that I am partially a driving force behind a few of you when it comes to getting your hobby projects completed.  So now that we had a little time off to relax with the hobby lets take this month to get back into the swing of things.


May's objective = 1 model.   I don't care what it is. Anything. Lets get some nice before/after pictures.


Please send your pictures to me at  BadlyPaintedminis@gmail.com or you can message them to me via facebook.

Remember the goal of the hobby challenge is to help encourage you to work on your models. You have no obligation beyond completing your own projects and getting it posted on the internet on a professional blog. (Sound legit right?)   Besides, its better then that one picture you posted on the internet... you know which one I'm talking about.

It seems like such a good idea at the time.

Upcoming Posts:

Star Trek Attack Wing: Review and events I have participated in.
Warhammer Fantasy: Dwarves Models / new book review
FireStorm Armada: Dindrenzi models

2014 Hobby Challenge - Febtober Showcase Danger Zone!

As we tip toe into the month of March lets take a second and marvel at all the work that has been done over the last 28 days with another Showcase Danger Zone!

       I know many of us are excited to see how well I painted my Khador Winter Guard.  Well I didn't.  Not at all.  I got them out and put them in an order of which I PLANNED to paint them... then I got sucked into a Dwarf Orgy of which there was no return from.

Here is Ragnar Ironbeard  (Yes, I name all the heroes/lords of my armies, don't judgement the bible tells you not to.) This is actually the new named Dwarf lord, but he is such a dynamic model I needed to pick him up.  Once I did that it was like poking a hole in the damn.  Now I have 1000+ points worth of dwarves and I'm trying to figure out an acceptable stopping point.

Short or not, its always best to stretch before smashing the skulls of  your foes.

I enjoyed making the blue gems on his armor shine up.

This dwarf is mostly done, but is still in need of some finish basing, and I think I want to go back and touch the Brassy Brass with some gold/yellow highlights. Also debating going in with a fine tip blue sharpie to add some detail on the silver, but not sure if I want to jump into that yet.

          Next on the list is our lovely lady Kelly who has been slowly working herself back into painting. During the month of February she had finished up 3 of her Convergence Attunment Servitors.
Kelly had sent me both her before and after shots at the same time so I will just put them here.

Drake submitted a number of Grey Knight Terminators all ready to remove the daemon filth from the universe.

Jeff managed to finally finish up his Honor Guard giving Marneus some drinking buddies!!

Jason got in his great looking Epic Thagrosh.  I like the molten look to it.

I know some of you are still working on getting pictures to me. I will update this post as I get them.

In the mean time, keep painting.

Febtober Hobby Challenge 2014 - Submissions!

SUBMISSIONS!
As my obvious title states here are all of Febtober's Hobby Challenge submission Images.  At the end of the month we should have a collection of finished submissions.
Now while having a "Before" picture is encouraged (so we can see where you started from) its not required. Only thing is you need to have finished it this month.


Our First submission is from Ryan located all the way out in Europe.  He is on mission for the military, I think he is trying to over throw a government or something.  Last month Ryan submitted the Dark Angels Bike Sargent.   I can't wait to see what he does with this bad boy.

Next is our friend Jeff who has submitted 2 more Ultramarine Honor Guard, he is well on his way to finishing up his estimated 4500 points of the militant smurfs.

Tim is continuing to knock out his Fantasy Armies one after another as he puts paint to metal with a 25 rat squad of stormvermin.   I can't wait to see those across the table from me.

Sorry for the blurry, just try to squint.

Next on the list is from Jason, he is submitting our first Warmachine model of Epic Thagrosh

This model should look sufficiently awesome by the time its done.

My initial plan was to do one GW box a month there by giving myself the illusion that I wasn't spending massive amounts of money.  This has failed already.  So for this month I'm going to try and finish a project I started months ago by actually putting PAINT on these bad boys.

Obviously your reading this so you know I have posted it, but unlike last month I will not be re-posting the link to my FB (where many of you jump from to read my blog) as more people submit entries.  I will be accepting submissions all month, and wont penalize anyone for not be able to get me a picture. I just don't want to annoy my friends and family who don't care to see this pop up over and over.  

Febtober Hobby Challenge 2014

Oh the month of love has come around  again, it is time for us to put aside our anger and spend some time with romance on our minds. No one knows more about that then the followers of Slaanesh.

I just want to love, and be loved in return... now squeal for me.

This month is the same as last month, only a little bit louder and a little bit worse.

Hobby Challenge for Febtober:

We will have a minimum amounts of whatever you are working on but you can do way more if you want.

• One ten man squad of marines \ xenos (Or if you picked up the cheaper 5 man squad that.)
• One ten man unit of Fantasy troops (i.e. 10 brettonian archers, or 10 skaven warriors)
• Two  Clam pack Hero / HQ choice options   (I put a minimum of 2 cuz… come on.  You can do 2 in a month)
• One 40k vehicle, or Fantasy Large model (think Giant spider or steam tank)
• Any terrain  (but make it look gooooooood)

Note: I reference a lot of GW stuff, but it can be ANY model, from any game.  Just work with the concepts here.

Febtober Bonus Challenge:  Love!

Your bonus challenge is to some how incorporate love, romance, lust, even hanky-panky if you so wish into your modeling/painting.  Any Slaanesh are automatically considered to fall into this category, but lets be creative. Combat campaigns may have a heart as apart of their icon. I can't imagine there isn't an Ork with a heart tattoo that says "dakka" in it.

Be creative.  I'm not going to be critical of anything here, its just for fun.


I will be looking to get your initial picture entries by Friday, Febtober 7th.

Please send your pictures to me at  BadlyPaintedminis@gmail.com  ( look at me getting all fancy).

Just need a picture of your initial model or something showing me you are starting this month. Your name, and how you would like me to refer you as.  (  Jeff "The dwarf kicker" )
This way I can keep all the images together.


I'm still working on collecting the final pictures for January.  It should be posted in the next day or so.

2014 Hobby Challenge Lite

Below (slightly edited) is an email I sent out to a few people I know who love to hobby. Some of you reading this may think to yourself "Hey, I know that guy, and I also love to hobby. What gives? Where was my email?"    Well person who talks with the same voice I hear in my head, its simple.  I either don't have your email address, didn't think you would be terribly interested in it, or simply forgot. (Happens often to me).

Email below

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So this year I’m going to present a challenge for all of you.  A Simple, low requirement challenge that I think all of us can do to help us keep working on our forces and plan to play more games.

Each month of this year we will need to have something completed.  That is  Acquired / Built / Primed / Painted.

I know we are all busy with life so your monthly project requirements will be light.

We will have a minimum amounts of whatever you are working on but you can do way more if you want.

• One ten man squad of marines \ xenos (Or if you picked up the cheaper 5 man squad that.
• One ten man unit of Fantasy troops (i.e. 10 brettonian archers, or 10 skaven warriors)
• Two  Clam pack Hero / HQ choice options   (I put a minimum of 2 cuz… come on.  You can do 2 in a month)
• One 40k vehicle, or Fantasy Large model (think Giant spider or steam tank)
•  Any terrain  (but make it look gooooooood)

These are examples but you get the idea.  You are not required to go out and by new stuff for these monthly challenges, go through your stuff, organize it and figure out what you have.   1 month to get a 10 man troop choice done should be easy for us all to do.    You can do more though, just to show up your friends.  Jerk.

It will also keep our minds on our hobby a little more.

To start all you need to do is send me a picture of what you are starting with, and at the end of the month what you are ending with.   All of you have phones with cameras on it now.  #NoExcuses  Even if it’s a picture of a sprue.   All the pictures are going to go on my blog.  (This is a 2 fold resolution for me to keep writing btw).  I will simply refer to you by your first name (no details) unless you would prefer some kind of edgy pen name like “Magenta the Destroyer, demon of the dark”.  At which point I will do it and also ridicule you as much as possible.  But don’t let that stop you.

For whoever keeps up on it and shows the most progress in terms of things completed/attempted, and who seems to really be trying hard there may be a prize at the end of the year.

Let me know what you think, its near the end of the first month so if you can show me 1 model you can pump out in the last days I think we can accept Jan as a starter month. 

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Seems pretty simple hey?

I sent this out on the 16th, and have gotten a number of responses already that they are interested in doing it.  Only one image though.

Our first challenger is Tim one of my best gaming friends who submitted a group of Brittonian Bowmen.  He was already working on them and its a great way to get January into the bucket.

Tim's entry is a small unit of Brettonian Bowmen for Warhammer Fantasy Battle

My personal entry.  This is Gonk. Gonk is a Warhammer 40k, Ork "Boy". 

That is really that.

I'm expecting 4 possibly 5 more entries so I will be adding them as they come along.

If your interested in joining the fun message me and let me know. If you are unsure how to start I would love to help explain things.

Thanks for reading.

PROGRESS UPDATE  1/23/14

For right now I'm just going to update this post with more information and pictures as people submit them.

I have both another submission, and a mostly completed entry.

Jeff submitted an Ultramarine battle standard bearer.  Uh.."your arms off". 

I like that you are starting with a highly detailed single model to start off the year. There is no earning points for painting fast or slow. So go at your own pace

I on the other hand sat down tonight and cranked out Gonk.

Curse you wretched flash.   I didn't base him yet cuz I have no idea how I'm basing this army. I just wanted to get some experience painting green on green on green.

I went with yellow just cuz. Seemed to flow with the green skin well. Not sure what clan I'm going with though, any suggestions?  Yellow tends to be a pain in the ass to do. Orks can get away with "slopping" paint on though.

The skin was an Ork hide shade, then dry brushed Knarlock Green. then dry brushed Goblin Green, with a Thraka green wash.

Aright boys, lets do dis!

Update - 1/26

Our next entry was submitted by Michael "Da Warboss", who is submitting an Ork Warbiker mob.

He started painting them last week and as you can see, is no slouch in detail.

Git ova here litta 'hmie. I got sum'fin for yas.

I know, I'm working on my Ork Soccer hooligan speak, it will get better.  Now I feel my lone boy has been out-classed.  Only means i need to work harder now.

Update 1/29

My friend Ryan sent me some pictures of a Dark Angels bike sargent he just finished up.  Looking rather nice for someone who has only recently started his Warhammer addiction.

I have come to drive all over your rich mahogany!

Put me down said the Dark Angel, I do not wish to fall!

The second I get back on the road I'm going to cut down some mailboxes.

Yes, if you send multiple pictures I will post them with funny comments too.  I'm cool like that.

Keep up the good work guys, and remember send those pictures in.