I'll be honest, I've slowed to a crawl with the goblins. I've painted 16 over the past month, but I'm kind of feeling burned out and maybe sludgey towards the orc and goblin project right now. Some of that is, I just painted 16 goblins and a giant and I'm ready to do something else for a bit. Some of it's that anything I paint is going right back into storage as soon as it's varnished because we're having trouble finding space in our house for me to put a display case and put my army up on display. It's a small house and other things have gotten prioritized; things we might have put downstairs in the basement otherwise have to be upstairs for my wife to be able to use them - her MS has left her with nerve damage in her legs that makes walking up and down stairs challenging for her. At this point, if I get a display case it will probably end up in the basement next to the laundry area. C'est la vie.
Goblins aren't much of anything to look at, but I am well pleased with how the giant (Bert from Old School Miniatures) has turned out:
And I've also painted the first two figures for wargaming with samurai:
The figure in the blue kimono is "Toshiro, Male Ronin" from Reaper Miniatures:
And his companion is an unnamed ronin from Bad Squiddo Games. Yes, her kimono is based on the Arizona Green Tea can.
They kind of have a "winter and spring" vibe that I think means I'm going to end up painting a "Summer" and "Autumn" ronin to go with them.
The Arizona tea kimono came out great. 😊
ReplyDeleteThanks Stew! I'm usually not a fan of mixing my own colors but I think it was worth it this time.
DeleteLooking fab, Bill!
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DeleteWhat a great idea for inspiration for the kimono! I feel you on burnout from a project. When I finished my 74th zombie, I was definitely ready to move on to something else!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike! Part of the challenge is that my Oldhammer Orc & Goblin army is very much an art project more than it is a gaming project. It's probably 15+ lbs of metal all told, which means carrying it somewhere to play games with is a challenge (and not just for my shoulders). It's also all boxed up right now because we're trying to figure out where in the house we can put a display case to have them permanently on display. Having painted over 200 figures for the army already, and not being able to display them...definitely makes it easier to burn out.
DeleteWhat a great idea for inspiration for the kimono! I definitely feel your pain on the project burnout. I felt exactly the same way when I'd finished my 74th zombie...
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