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Seems fitting that I join the hordes of other people setting goals for 2018! I have lots of personal goals which have until now meant my hobby has taken a back seat. A career that used to be the reason I picked up a paintbrush to cope, has become a success and taken off for me, lots of challenges to come. My martial arts training and fitness has suffered, and I'm really keen to get to my first dan stripe on my black belt this year. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to seeing if I can balance these things against painting models! Hobby goals Josh, hobby. Commission works I'm currently working on Mortarion, and I'm hoping to get him finished for the end of January. Friend I'm painting him for is the same crazy man with all the titans I've previously painted, and he keeps threatening me with a Warlord. It would be crazy - but I'd love to be able to say I've painted one. One of Mortarion's roadies - very fun to paint He's also got...

I've been reminded of this blog's existence! It is with shame that I realise it has been some years since I updated - but, I have been beavering away on a number of things. Some of them here. Firstly, Saamael, master of the Ravenwing. This is actually my second of this model, having painted the metal on release - a friend bought me the finecast release for Christmas to have another go with some more experience and hopefully skill under my belt ten years later. As you can see I've tried to go to town on the book and detail this time it, hope it's going well. I'm also working on some Ravenwing black Knights using the forge world outriders kit, also bought by a friend for Christmas! (It's been a Ravenwing year) As well as these, I'm working on a comission Mortarion, a Deathwing Ancient and a Naughty Gears bust. More to follow I hope! Josh

I'm currently in the grips of Golden Demon fever...so for obvious reasons I won't be posting work in progress shots on an open forum. Platoon are being as helpfull as usual in mentoring me through the build, and soon the painting of my entries (two and half on the go so far) So, as the title says, watch this space, I'll publish em - good or bad result, end of September. The new GW paints seem a good topic to blog about. I know there are mixed reviews out there at the moment, but to be honest Im a solid convert. I've tried the following Yriel Yellow Wazdakka Red Fenrisian Grey Lamenters yellow Balthasar Gold Baneblade Brown Nuln Oil Seraphim Sepia The washes (shades as they're now called) are much easier to use, pool better and give a thinner, consistance finish. The only glaze I have is lamenters yellow, which I've found a useful addition. Nicley ties highlites and blending together without pooling in a different shade. The metallics - differ...

Well,  here he is, done and dusted. Im not massivley happy with it - could have done better, but by the end I wasnt really "feeling" the model anymore, and just wanted to get it off my desk. Thats no reflection on Knight, its a lovley peice - but it rolled on a bit longer than Id have liked, and there were a few annoying little complications that spoiled it for me. That said, I hope Adam likes it!   Vote on CMON here: http://www.coolminiornot.com/294336

one titan finished! Poor quality image on cool mini here: http://www.coolminiornot.com/291999   Im currently working on Boba Fett for Adam, heres my poor quality picture update. (NB - you'll have to excuse the photos. Until I get a proper light set up, this is as good as its going to get. Luckilly, I here Santa's sack might have one this year) this is the 70mm Knight Models release, I picked up from Maelstrom Games.

Some more little updates, well actually a pretty big one! Legs section - done! Finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnell on this one. Lots of grease, muck and oil on there, when everythings done I'll give it a light dusting of graveyard earth too for a finish of dust. Also worked on the right hand "shoulder" The soot needs thinning onto the yellow yet. Note the reconstructed plastic whittled spikes to replace the original resin ones which snapped off almost immediatley. I've got a small list of to do now, thank god - the sides of the body, with some hefty detail, fans, grills, pipes, icons etc, but its all hidden - done one side but the other still to do. The gun servitors inside the weapon shoulders, the carapace metalwork and spikes, rear of the engines and the underside of the weapon mounts. Lots of little bits, considering how much I've already done! (and have still to do, with its sister warhound...)

Suggested names "stroppy and careless" I like. Sorry Brian!