During my
recent hiatus I had a chance to knuckle down and get some serious
hobbying done. It was one of those moments when I really got into the
zone and ended up actually getting a decent amount done. So much so
that if I did individual pictures even for the units we'd be here for
ages and I really want to just quickly showcase the miniatures and
move on to my little hobby goal for the month.
So, to start
off with there is this veritable Imperial Soup of things for the
Deathwatch and their associated allied detachments. Starting from the
left side of the picture and moving anti-clockwise we have a Company
Commander and Command Squad for the 322nd Savlar Chem Dogs
made out of Cadians with the Genestealer Cults upgrade sprue (the
foreheads cunningly filed down to remove the more overt signs of
mutation). As it happens this army will be performing double duties
as an allied detachment for my Genestealer Cults army down the line
but that's neither here nor there. Next up we have two HQ choices for
the Deathwatch itself: Captain Lucius Almas of the Angels Of
Vengeance and Codicier Trayvon Delios of the Blood Ravens. On the far
right we have Magos-Dominus Narses Hood (yes, not just a joke name, a
pretentious joke name!) of
Stygies VIII, overall commander of the Watch-Fortress' Mechanicus
contingent. Finally, at the back we have the first of my Deathwatch
Venerable Dreadnoughts, a charming fellow by the name of Antigeminus,
late of the Omega Marines chapter.
As
well as that little lot I also completed two six-man Kill-Teams.
First up is Kill-Team Fury under Watch-Sergeant Varil Marak:
From
left to right on the line-up we have Marines from the Fire Lords,
Flesh Tearers, Consecrators, Brazen Minotaurs, Iron Hands and
Subjugators chapters kitted out with long range firepower. By
contrast, Kill-Team Mortis under Watch-Sergeant Zauriel (yes, I have
a favourite Justice League run, why do you ask?) is geared more
towards close range firepower and assault:
From
left to right: Libators, Dark Angels, Carmine Blades, Sons of Medusa,
Iron Snakes and Sons of Dorn (that last one modified slightly because
there is no way I have the skill to freehand a circle, let alone a
white circle).
Anyway...
The
Goal
Since
the New Year I've been keeping a little hobby diary and it informs me
that with these models I have painted 78 miniatures this year. My
goal for the month is to bring this to a nice round hundred or
(fingers crossed) beyond before we enter the second half of the year.
My
challenge to myself from there is to see if I can do even better in
the second half of the year. This is already the most productive my
hobby has been in a long time and I've been carrying that energy over
into other aspects of my life. Its genuinely been a positive
experience.
So,
twenty-two models to go. Sitting here looking at the rambling
excesses of the work in progress shelf, which has seen some
reinforcements as I look through boxes for things to finish, I see
three Kataphron Destroyer;, that bloody Cryptek that I still haven't
finished; three Raveners; ten Skitarii Vanguard; another Venerable
Dreadnought; six Poxwalkers; ten Genestealer Cults Hybrid Neophytes
as well as a Magos and a Primus. More than enough to be getting on
with although looking at my hobby diary I notice just how few Fantasy
miniatures I've painted this year (a mere six Skinks) and feel the
need to redress the balance somewhat.
Anyway,
twenty-two models minimum in the next four weeks. Doable, especially
with so many half-complete ones to chip away at.
Then
the real fun of exceeding the record begins...
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