2022 In Review!

And here is the year in review! For December, of course, I completed the Khorne temple for #Decemberrain but the pictures above show all the challenges I completed this year. As for my manifesto... well, I painted almost every day; I bought less than I might have done (but still bought a lot), tried new things, and did participate in every challenge.

For 2023? Well, I think "every challenge" remains a good goal, as does "something each day". Not buying things is difficult and it is comforting to buy things (but, I will continue to resist FOMO!)

One thing I think I want to do for 2023 is have my challenges be something I am finishing off. So, not a new thing - something that has languished part-completed.

Here is to 2023!

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December 31st 2022: Immolator Turret

A quick kitbash / scratchbuild of an Immolator turret for a friend (to upgrade her RH1N0 if she wants). Might do something else later, but this is a nice way to finish the year!

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December 30th 2022: Background on Jinlong and the Hunting Lions

Some background today on Jinlong and the Hunting Lions. I have so much background... :)

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December 29th 2022: Tubal Cain

I thought this slapchop was supposed to be quick...

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December 28th 2022: Tubal Cain

More work on Tubal :)

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December 27th 2022: Tubal Cain

Some basic colors on the lad.

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December 26th 2022: Tubal Cain gets SLAPPED

The first stage of SLAP CHOP is a pale undercoat and a wash of dark brown.

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December 25th 2022: Christmas Day!

 Yeah, nothing doing today :)

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December 24th 2022: Snipers and Statues

A day spent mostly tidying up and sorting things out; but when I found pieces for a particular project that could be finished I finished it.

Some statues of the Imperial Fist heroes of the Horus Heresy - to be used in a scenery piece.

Chevaliers d'Outremer snipers with T'au weapons.

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December 23rd 2022: Mechanospider & Tubal Cain

Some more work on the Mechanospider, and I finished off Tubal Cain, leader of the Brotherhood of the Wolf.

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December 22nd 2022: Mechanospider

Mechanospider! Context is for the weak.

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December 21st 2022: Nurgle Temple

The Nurgle facade got a coating of brown acrylic, black poster paint, PVA, water and alcohol, all slathered all over. Looking appropriately dirty!

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December 20th 2022: Nurgle Temple

 The second facade is begun! Nurgle!

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December 11th to 19th 2022: Khorne Temple

A little bit each day, and it is done! Maybe some touchups needed, and the base texture needs applying... but I don't know what I want to do for it.

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December 10th 2022: Khorne Temple

So. Many. Panels.

(Also; really not working that fast on it.)

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December 9th 2022: Genestealer Icon Knight COMPLETE!

And she is done! Post with a bunch of pictures to follow!

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December 8th 2022: Genestealer Icon Knight

Taro Modelmaker parts arrived, and I started cleaning them up. The Genestealer Icon Knight will be finished soon!

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December 6th & 7th 2022: Khorne Temple

It's coming along!

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December 5th 2022: Khorne Temple

More colors - big things take a while to paint!

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December 4th 2022: Khorne Temple

Pulled this thing out for #Decemberrain and carried on with the colors on this . . .

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December 3rd 2022: Adeptus Mechanicus Knight

 Now he has two arms and more circular things.

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December 2nd 2022: Adeptus Mechanicus Knight

Some more work on it, adding some more details and cables and so forth.

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December 1st 2022: Tidy Up and Adeptus Mechanicus Knight

It is #Decemberrain this month, and so I started off by sort of doing that ... I mean, it's a building which I worked on :) I tidied my workspace - before and after pictures are above.

And I did a bit of work on the Ad Mech Knight, getting the legs ready. I am still waiting on the Taro Modelmaker order, because that has the necessary knee joints I need to assemble the legs.

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