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Post by dogfacedboyuk1 on Dec 13, 2006 16:56:32 GMT
Hello everybody! I have a problem (well I have many but I won't discuss those). I have just been told I am not working xmas eve, which, as it's a Sunday means double time for me and forms a large chunk of my pay pack. I've worked just about every xmas eve I can remember so whilst part of me thinks it will be nice to have four days off in a row my wallet is screaming at me for a refill. So I have decided that whilst all you guys are having fun posting in this painting diary and I am stuck painting walls and "DIYing" (you can read that as dying as well if you want!) that I will have a single paint day on Xmas eve to "replace" my working shift. This will be to hopefully sell on ebay to replace my lost wages to a small degree so I would like some suggestions on what I can paint on Xmas eve. I will of course post it in here when complete. I have plenty of minis lying around - I have some dogs of war (birdmen of catrazza, giants of albion, lumpin croops, loads of pikemen), empire knights, chaos knights, some skaven, mounted wights, some oop chaos knights ( I want those really though!), lizardmen that came with my warhammer set and bretonnian knights. Somebody inspire me with some ideas please!! To replace that much loved cash (you know the Love of Money is the root of all evil!) i would check out ebay for what is selling and what is not. I would assume GW figs go to the kiddies quite readily but maybe the serious dosh is from collectors lookin' for the more obscure  I would say the minis you want to keep the most will be the ones that will sell the best  Personally i can't see me flogging any on ebay, i just want my shelves full of them, yesterday ;D (That's IKEA DIY shelves  ) Menace, you'd make some good money for your figures, it's just the struggle to part with them once completed that is the hardest thing! If I can make £20 I'll be happy, in terms of effort and work obviously it wouldn't be a great profit but so long as I enjoy the process and turn out some nice work at the end of it I don't care. I'm still collecting some thoughts and ideas. May well go with a chaos knight. |
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Post by dansemacabre on Dec 13, 2006 17:25:01 GMT
I'm painting an eldar army for a minis shop so my answer until the end of the month is definitely : Eldar  |
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Post by Tim C on Dec 13, 2006 17:31:55 GMT
I have done a bit more to my Orc for the contest, which you can see in the WIP forum. I am going to start prepping Ork Kommandos soon.
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Post by matty1001 on Dec 13, 2006 20:21:37 GMT
Well i havnt painted for over a week now (bit of a block) but yesterday i got some howling banshees and built up an half painted the exarch model (not bothered about the others at the moment.....in the draw they go lol) But today i went and bought a box of Ork Nobz for the charity thing so iv been building them for the past few hours (2 down 3 to go!)
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Post by menace on Dec 13, 2006 22:59:23 GMT
Worked a little on my GK battle standard, now the missus is in bed i can do a bit more hope to update the wip tomorrow  |
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Post by jabberwocky on Dec 15, 2006 16:07:16 GMT
Today I'll keep plugging away on the elves...gah I am so slow!
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Post by Tim C on Dec 15, 2006 17:10:04 GMT
A very small amonut on the Orc for the contest. I hope to get some more done in a bit.
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Post by Tim C on Dec 18, 2006 14:03:55 GMT
Got more done to the contest Orc, I should hpefully be able to put up a WIP photo later on today. Most of the big painting on the mini is done now so it is mainly just the smaller jobs to do and then to base it.
Bruenor did you ever post that mini, if you haven't it is too late now as last posting for foirst class is tomorrow matey.
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Post by Tim C on Dec 23, 2006 4:40:52 GMT
Did a little more to the Orc for the contest, I may not get it finished in time for next weeks closing date though  . |
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Post by jabberwocky on Dec 24, 2006 18:21:30 GMT
Will be working on my orc as well today.
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Post by razhburz on Dec 30, 2006 21:02:21 GMT
I can't say I have been painting today:( but I have prepared some minis so I can paint them tommorow i think I'll start on an uruk scout or paint the horse for my rohan outrider. (painting it the same way as in Tims painting school on OR) Razh |
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Post by Tim C on Dec 31, 2006 12:24:12 GMT
After a week of pain I have finally managed to paint a little bit more on the Orc. I had intended it for the contest but I have fallen so far behind that it will not now be done. I also intend to get the Ork Kommandos prepped and ready for starting too.
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Post by hinton on Jan 1, 2007 13:24:36 GMT
I spent part of Thursday and Friday prepping my Stormboyz. I still had to clean them, let them dry and prime them. Since I knew it would take a awhile to do all that, I started on Anduriel Brightflame from Reaper. I wanted to see if I could actually paint a mini in just a couple of days and I wanted it to be challenging, so I picked one that has a bunch of small bits and details. I still have a few details to go, as well as some shading and highlighting, but I should have her done by tomorrow night.
Amazing what can get done when I actually put my mind to it (and put my butt in the chair ;D ).
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Post by razhburz on Jan 25, 2007 18:40:16 GMT
Being to tired to paint small details I did some drybrushing on a base today. but its still painting.
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Post by Tim C on Jan 25, 2007 19:25:10 GMT
I haven't painted anything for days now, I can't seem to get the enthusiasm to put paint to mini, hopefully I will break through this lethargy soon.
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Post by matty1001 on Jan 25, 2007 22:33:52 GMT
I havnt painted for a few days, but got a new painting desk today, once everything was tidied i started up on Jakob Rune's goblin judge mini, and i could really concentrate with the tidy space.
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Post by jabberwocky on Jan 26, 2007 5:52:00 GMT
Putting down some basecoats on a Reaper CAV Ghast that I won in a contest over at Mil-Net. I am participating in an exchange over at Reaper as well, and my partner is wanting another CAV, so I did some preliminary basework and prepping. I'll try and get a few pics up over the weekend.
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Post by jamessequeira on Jan 26, 2007 10:33:35 GMT
Ive just put the finishing touches to an aragorn mini, got a HF grymn - rackham dirz guy and a cadian officer to start now.
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Post by mutantpotato on Jan 26, 2007 18:42:46 GMT
Today I finish school early, at 11.00, and I had been planning on having a long painting session all day to work on my entries for golden griffon, a norwegian painting competition. But I was sick today so I have to wait even longer to start painting them But I got three months to get them finished so I think I have enough time. |
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Post by Tim C on Jan 26, 2007 19:11:04 GMT
I managed to put together and prep Gandalf the Grey on horseback, now I am looking forward to painting him.
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Post by tadme48 on Jan 29, 2007 22:22:02 GMT
I am working on a Forge Wold Rhinox - still trying to decide on what skin to give the rider
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Post by matty1001 on Jan 30, 2007 0:15:36 GMT
Iv done loads today, fully painted the skin and cloak, prepared the NMM and leather on a Vargas Metatron mini from Rackham.
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Post by bruenor on Jan 30, 2007 9:50:30 GMT
I'm painting up some of those fantastic Chaos Dwarves made by Marauder back in the days.
Snagged 'em off Ebay, but only have 5 of the 24 made, if anyone else has any kicking about that they don't want please drop me a line.
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Post by menace on Jan 30, 2007 11:04:19 GMT
@ Bru, try a blast on the trade forum, maybe someone will have what you want  As for me i was up 'til 4am working on the base for Be' Lakor, and who said drybrushing was easy ;D After 3 hours sleep and a coat of testors i've had to rehighlight it...now i have to work, puh, i've still got a dead dark elf to do to finish it off |
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Post by Tim C on Jan 30, 2007 13:16:33 GMT
Still trying to kick the painting block, I have made a start on Gandalf the Grey mounted but it is only a half hearted start. I seem to be right off painting at the moment.
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