Sunday 15 May 2016

6 Projects: part 4

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Introduction

Earlier this year, I started my "6 Projects" meta-project.  The first 3 articles were posted from late February to early March, but around the middle of March I suffered an almost complete model-making and blogging meltdown.  It's time to try to recover from this, so here, for the first time in 2 months, is another 6 Projects update.

Previously Finished


Well, the good news is that the previously-finished statues, turtles, cannibals and horses are still complete!  That may be unsurprising, but it's part of the deal that the status of each sub-project is mentioned in every update, so there we go.

Newly Completed

Finished: 3 pyramids and 4 ceremonial bowls (which can be used to top the pyramids).

The 5th project (the pyramids) has been completed since the last update; they are ready to be used in a game (and indeed, can be seen in action here).  In the end, I decided not to model vines & creepers, snow drifts or any other clutter over these models so as to keep them as generic as possible.

I can't help feeling that the pyramids are a bit bland as they are, so I might make some separate snowdrift or jungle "scatter" pieces to fit on the base models.  Hmm, if I do that then does it still count as part of the same project?  Perhaps this task isn't quite as complete as I had thought...

Lagging Behind

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My first Frostgrave warband made from the "official" figures is slowly acquiring colour.  However, there's still quite a way to go before they're finished.  Mostly, it's details such as hair, weapons, backpacks and other accessories that yet need to be painted, as well as the bases.

These Frostgrave figures are proving to be a real millstone around my neck; I'm finding it very hard to motivate myself to work on them.  They've taken so much effort already, but there always seems to be more detail that needs to be painted.  It's quite depressing!

Oh, well: 5 projects down, just 1 to go!


15 comments:

  1. Great to have you back painting and posting Hugh, and your comment "These Frostgrave figures are proving to be a real millstone around my neck" really resonated with me. I still have one of my warband left to do but for some reason these minis are real mojo-killers in my books. There's just so much detail on them and as such they're so time-consuming to paint. Still yours look awesome already, so please do keep up the good work as you know they'll be worth the time once they're on the tabletop and featuring in one of your terrific BatReps.

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    1. Thanks, it's good to feel appreciated :-) ! I keep painting other stuff instead of the Frostgrave models; I just cannot face them at the moment. Soon, though...

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  2. You are certainly getting through them and that Warband is definitely taking shape, the faces look superb!

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    1. I just need that final push to get them finished.

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  3. The Ziggurats look very good. I wish as a club we had done Frostgrave in an Egyptian setting.

    All the projects do seem to be progressing nicely.
    Good work all round

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    1. I still think that the pyramids look a bit bare. Hmm, perhaps extra scatter terrain dedicated to them is needed?

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  4. I love the ziggurats dude, the stairs in particular are really good

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    1. The stairs were certainly the trickiest part!

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  5. Great looking pyramids and the miniatures are on the right way to looking great

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    1. Thanks, HW. The pyramids are functional rather than beautiful, I think.

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  7. It seems a bit obtuse to declare there being too much detil on a figure, but I do understand what you're saying. I've painted many a figure thinking they were 'finished' only to find the odd detail here and there that had been omitted. You'll get there C6, slow but steady etc.

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    1. Well, "slow" for certain! I'm not so sure about "steady", though: progress on these models has been somewhat staccato so far.

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  8. At least you are doing something! I seemed to have done not a jot for ages!

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    1. Ah, it comes and goes, Simon! Some periods are better than others...

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