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Hell thou art Game Night!; All the stuff I have to do for Friday!
Topic Started: Aug 12 2008, 01:51 PM (526 Views)
Pint Glass Crusader
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So a game night has been arranged for this Friday night at my place! :D

However, as host and designated paint/terrain guy I am left with a so much stuff to do it's scary!!! :X

It'll be Warmachine/Hordes again, but luckily I have loads of terrain finished (unlike 2 weeks ago... which is why you got a load of terrain tutorials lately).

So just to get things off my chest and to give you all a laugh at the ludicrous amount of stuff I have to paint for this Friday (in between working as a Government Auditor!)... here's a list with an update on what stage they are at...

Cryx*
Warcasters
Goreshade & Deathwalker [2 models] - Assembled & bare metal
Skarre the Witch Queen - Partially assembled & primed
Witch Coven of Garglast [4 models] - Primed and assembled


Warjacks
Reaper Heavy Warjack - Assembled, but painted by someone else... needs redone in "company colours"
Stalker Light Warjack - Assembled & primed


Units
Bane Knights [6 models] - Unassembled & bare metal


Khador Faction
Warcasters
Kommandant Irusk - Finished!
Kommander Sorscha - Finished!
Old Witch of Khador & Scrap Jack (2 models) - Fully painted, by someone else... to be redone in the "company colours"

Warjacks
Marauder Heavy Warjack - Finished!

Solos
Manhunter - Finished!
Man O'War Drakun (mounted) - Finished, but not shaded... so no game time for him :'(
Man O'War Kovnik - Finished!

Units
Man O'War Demolition Crew (3 models) - Finished, but not shaded... so no game time for them :'(
Man O'War Shocktroopers (4 models) - Finished!
Winterguard Mortar Crew (2 models) - Finished!
Winterguard Morar Crew (2 models) - Finished!

Protectorate of Menoth
Warjacks
Devout Light Warjack - Finished!
Devout Light Warjack - Finished!
Devout Light Warjack - Finished!


Mercenaries
Solos
Eryss; Elven Mage Hunter - Finished!
Gormen DeWulf; Rogue Alchemist - Finished!


Circle of Orboros**
Warbeasts
Warpwolf [proxy] - Assembled & Primed
Warpwolf [proxy] - Assembled; bare metal


Minions
Units
Swamp Gobber Fog Bellows [2 models] - Assembled & primed So unhappy I didn't get time for these little guys.. they are so cheap and good, they round out most Hordes forces... :(

Skorne
Warlocks
Morghoul - Finished!

Warbeasts
Behemoth Cannoneer - Finished!
Behemoth Gladiator - Finished!

Behemoth Gladiator - unassembled; bare metal
Cyclops Brute - Finished!
Cyclops Brute - Finished!


Refreshments
Case of Beer - Cold and being imbibed as I write this!
Case of Beer - Purchased & gradually getting to the fridge!

Bottle of cheap whiskey - Purchased & in emergency cupboard Found out the wife actually bought white rum (because she likes it!!!), divorce has been discussed... ;)
Bottle of cheap vodka - Purchased & in Freezer!
Bottle of [reasonable] white rum - in fridge... all of it will be drunk out of pure spite!


* This is my primary faction that I am dumping in favour of the Protectorate of Menoth... so I may not do these until I change the "company colours" of cryx to black instead of "blood red".

** these are already scheduled for being "cut" from the roster, as they're proxies...

Once I get them done I'll put them on my Flickr site (which you can view via the links in my sig)... this will be quite the test of my speed-painting technique!

I'll do all my updates on this first post (during work time of course) ... so keep an eye out!

Wish me luck!

Pint Glass Crusader
Edited by Pint Glass Crusader, Aug 16 2008, 06:38 PM.
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mattblackgod
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Wow - time to start speed painting! :D

Good Luck!
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Ross
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Yeah, I wanna see your painted case of lukewarm beer and cheap whiskey :D

Good luck mate :)
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I'm taking tomorrow off work to "work from home"... ;)

most of the factions are pretty easy to speed paint... lots of big plates and metallic colours.

Khador and Protectorate are the easiest (if you have seen them on my Flickr page).

The infantry models are always the toughest, but the Man O'War are just big guys in power suits... so they are pretty easy 3 colour jobs.
Edited by Pint Glass Crusader, Aug 12 2008, 03:18 PM.
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Good luck PGC, I'll keep my fingers crossed and wish your paintbrush gods speed! I look forward to seeing the figures finished
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Updated... see the list in the first post...

Finished stuff is in green... stuff nealry finished in gold.

Still more to do.. gonna have to start to make cuts I think!
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You've made reasonably good progress PGC - and I'm glad to see that the imporatant bits (refreshments!) are all sorted. When do you guys kick off Friday? Its going to be pretty close I feel... Don't forget the old GW Gamesday trick of drying figures with a hairdryer if you get really pushed for time!
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Friday kick off is about 7.00pm at my place... when the guys turn up I can get a bit of help finishing any static grass base stuff that needs done...

although the wife offered to help with that...

I told her it would be better to clean the place up... while my mate and brother (both called Bob surprisingly!) couldn't care less if the place was a radioactive flea-pit, as lonf as there was a game table with pretty metal men there... she would be gutted!

So priority order have been issued...

I was up as 6.00am this morning and got a few more colours on some of the Man O'War... should get them done in another hour or so of work.

They only need three colours (green, silver and brass... with a bit of black and the odd touch of this and that for leader models).

I'm using QuickShade [accept no substitute!] to shade them... it's the greatest invention to gaming, since they stopped poisoning gamers with lead!

I'll post some pics of the stuff I get based tonight!

They'll probably be link to my Flickr page again though... sorry!
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Good luck man, tis almost Friday...
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Aye Good luck PGC - I'll keep my fingers crossed that you make it in time!
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I third that! :D
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Just had some good news [ish]... due to a domestic at my borther's place... game night has benn postponed until Saturday [sometime after 4.00pm]...

That's a bit more time to get some more done...

Also updated the list above!
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Ahhh the Gods of mini painting smile upon you :D (but not on your Brother it seems!) .
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Sorry to hear about the brother - but atleast you stand a better chance of getting more finished!
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Don't worry guys... the "domestic" was nothing serious... he told his girlfirend game night was Saturday night by mistake.

So she made "arrangements" for Friday!

Now everyone has to change their "arrangements" to fit in with her... my wife is not a happy bunny[-boiler]!

:ermm:
Edited by Pint Glass Crusader, Aug 15 2008, 12:29 PM.
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The list is updated... with those that are finished... and those that didn't make the cut.

Didn't get to bed until 3.00am and was up again at 6.00am, where I finished a few more.

Will probably need the hairdryer to finish on time... but the wife is coming over soon to texture the bases of the stuff that needs it!

-_-

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Nice work - you did well to get that much done mate!

Your wife does your basing. You lucky lucky man! :D
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Blimey PGC - you got a LOT finished in a week! And I agree with danny about the basing - getting some one else to do it really is a good con!
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T-10 mins to kick-off!!!

The final list is at the top of the post... didn't get everything I wanted done and even two "essential" units got finihsed, but not to "game standard" (but it's OK they're my bro's and he will already kick are arses! ^o) )

I'll get some pics online tomorrow (hopefully some "game shots" too, but my photo skills are maginal at best :-/ )... and write a couple of Batreps for you guys.

Incidentally... I only got the wife to put PVA and static grass on the bases... but she got bored after half a dozen minis and had to be emotionally blackmailed to get the rest done :$... but it was a bit help...

Thank you my darling... I LOVE YOU! :wub:

(she will never read that, but it was part of the bargain to get her to finish the bases :$ )

I'll post again soon

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Well kids... we all had a top night!

Only got to bed at 5.00am!

Played 4 games...


  • 350pt. Khador vs Cygnar (to try out the new stuff!)
  • 500pt. Khador vs Cygnar (again... a grudge match!)
  • 500pt. Cryx vs Khador
  • 500pt. Protectorate of Menoth vs Khador


Strangely no HORDES factions were played last night (especially the Skorne, who took me until 3.00am finishing :'( )...

Damn them... Damn them all to hell!!!

The pictures of the minis I painted are now on my Flickr book site, just click the Warmachine Minis link in my sig to see them.

I'm a bit hung-over... :X

As soon as I feel up to it (sober up and start to remember detail!) I'll write some Battle Reoprts and post them in the Betrep section.

Good luck all!

Pint Glass Crusader :X



Edited by Pint Glass Crusader, Aug 17 2008, 02:14 PM.
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