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.

Cherry Poppin... Warcasters?

It happened, it really happened.   I stopped out at The Game Store today after Brigitte got a quick nap in and I played my first game of Warmahordes.


It was exciting, by exciting I mean I enjoyed getting caught up in playing a game.  I forgot about everything else for just 2 hours.

I played against a bloke named Brian, he is Press Ganger which was explained to me that he was the local Privateer Press organizer. He is the one in charge of the tournament so he was chalk-full of willingness to help me learn how to play.  

I always wonder what people are thinking when they are teaching people stuff.   I hate training, drives me batty. I have to fight with my brain when I train people because my brain understand that people don't know what I know, and that they have different learning patters and quickness. But I don't give a shit and it annoys me that I have to repeat myself 3 or 4 times. There is a reason I don't work for MPS.

Anyways...

I'm playing my trolls...

These aren't mine, but they are literally the same type of models I had. (Yay Google Image search!)

Brian played his Cygnar force... 

Again, not his models, but Google Image search is a sweet lover, and I was too wrapped up to take pictures with my phone.

The first game was fun, it was a no frills, we went right at each other with out any real special strategy.  Mostly I needed to get the mechanics down.  It was the little things that I was trying to get burnt into my head like when charging I get +2 inches to my range... not double range.  Just rules.

My Troll Axer ran in and tried to take that big Ironclad Warjack, and I will tell you something.  The only way to describe the ass whooping that the Axer got is the say it had to be 1953, and my Axer burnt the pot-roast right as the Ironclad got home from work.  The axer was just owned.

Her Axe is soaking...

But, my Troll Impailers were on a crit streak and knocked down all of his models at least once and in the end my warlock ran in himself and performed some crazy albino kungfu and chopped his warcaster in half himself. He really came through for me.  It was a great victory!

#TrueStory

So being that I still had some time, I asked Brian if he would be interested in round 2.   This time we moved some terrain around a little, but all it really did was make us play to the right of where we were the first game... same thing. The Ironclad Warjack must have come to the 2nd game drunk and pissed about the pot-roast again because he bludgeoned the shit out of the Axer again. On the other hand this game I killed his Lancer (The guy with the spear and shield).....  another sweet victory!... oh wait, that's right the game didn't end there.

After that he ran the Ironclad up to the Albino Warlock and tried to kill him.   Honestly, I think the Ironclad was just trying to work out some personal problems because he was trying to hit everyone.  I nearly got destroyed by it too, but was informed i could transfer the damage over, POOF!  I narrowly avoided getting my head smashed like a watermelon at a Gallagger show.

He will be showing up in the next expansion as a mercenary caster... with that look on his face.

So I ran at his Warcaster again and started up my albino lawnmower, the attacks are flying left and right and I'm not doing so bad, boost the attacks.... AND.... get him down to 1 box of life left.

After that he wasted no time mercilessly murdering me.  Like... I had 3 health left... and he did like 19 damage.    I failed my Tough test and that was it.

In any case it was a great time and it helped me understand what was going on.  I can't wait to play a few more games.

This weekend's project progress

So again I present another post with more pictures then actual words. Drake and I went in on a Hordes 2 player starter box.   I got the Legion of Everblight side and he is rocking the Druids collection.

So here is the stuff I have gotten together so far.   I wont lie, I actually hate the lesser war beast  Shreaders (No not the TMNT guy).  They are simple.. just 2 legs... but they don't look right...  so I digress.

Also, I have yet to memorize the names of the different units... i could check the ipad or even use the internet.  But I'm typing right now and do you realize how far away my mouse is from my keyboard?

Look, shinny Pictures!

Still missing its head, but this big old nasty is almost done.

 These jackholes don't look that bad, but what I hate is they have a set of 3 spears that go on their back... and the spears are bent all stupid.   Not amused.  Not sure if I should pick up some metal wire and replace them?  Hmmm

She was the easiest, 

In Trollblood news,  I picked up some rare earth magnets.  I figured while I work on building my collection I could swap out the hands on my primarily Dire Troll Mauler and make him the one that tosses bombs once in a while.   I will pick up another and have it a duel version later.

Also, a little painting progress...

Thanks for checking out the blog again.   Go get yourself a cookie for your efforts.

TrollBlood Progress - 2 out of 5 Complete

I know, you read that and were like. "Is everything ok? Matt is making actual progress on another project?  This.
Changes.
Everything.

But not really. The wife and queen of the home is downstairs sewing a blanking for the boy when he finally decides to come out. She is doing rather well, and with her down there, it makes me want to be down there. So I go down there...  and paint.

In total there are 5 models that comprise my whole Trollblood force.

1 Troll Axer
2 Troll Impailers
1 Dire Troll Mauler
1 Warlock, Madrak

So far the pictures you have seen are mostly an Impailer that I have been working on.  He has been completed.  Then since said wife was down stairs I worked on the Axer next. Progress was swift.  I would say he only took me 3 hours to get where I was happy with him?

First up is our friendly Impailer.  I did a nice turn around on him to show some more detail.

Then we have the Axer, looking all pissed and stuff.

 Grrr

 Yeah i noticed the strap that needs to be touched up... I will get to it.

 In the end I have to admit, I like them.  Simple, not going out of the ordinary.

As always I appreciate you taking the time to take a glance at my progress. Your comments sustain my drive to keep this up so please leave some.