On a Roll

I tweeted last night to @FBRoundup that I would put some of my hobby doings on the blog tonight.  So here it is.

I've been on a bit of a roll lately.  I bought a load of Warmachine stuff and decided to roll through it and build it all, then prime it so that I can paint it whenever the mood strikes. With school starting soon and working a second job, time will be scarce and I want to be able to jump into painting whenever I feel like it.

With the help of a YouTube tutorial, I magnetized my PoM heavy warjack kit.  Now I can use the beast as either a Templar or Vanquisher depending on my list.  I didn't bother magnetizing the Crusader parts, because I already own a Crusader and can't foresee needing two of the things in one list.

Templar

 

Vanquisher

I put some big magnets in the shoulder sockets.  I had to use a full sized 1/4" drill bit for this.  I didn't trust my full sized drill, so I did it by hand and have the chewed up fingers to prove it.

I didn't have enough magnets, so I cut out some pieces of sheet metal and green stuffed/glued them onto the ends of the arms.  It's way cheaper and it seems to work as well on a model of this size.

Finally, I put some smaller magnets in the end of the arm and the weapons.

It didn't actually take that long and I'm pretty happy with the results.  I just need to figure out how to paint the smaller bits that won't be on the model when I prime it.  I'm thinking about white gluing a magnet on the end of a piece of dowel and sticking the pieces on there to spray and paint.  I'll let you know how that works out.

I also built a Reckoner last night.  This model is super heavy.  It's like one solid piece of metal.  It's also one of the least inspiring models I've had the dubious pleasure to build.  The model is not very posable.  Aesthetically the model is just a stumpy little spud that really doesn't get my juices flowing to paint it.  However, if you can use that beat stick effectively, he will earn a place on the painting docket.

I also built some Bastions and was experimenting with some homemade desert bases.  More on that in a future post. 

Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch

It's been a while since I posted, but I've been pretty busy the past couple of weeks.  I know teachers are supposed to have all sorts of time in the summer and that's usually true for me too.  However, this summer I foolishly went and got myself a summer job for the month of August.  So, I've been training and working lots of hours the last couple of weeks.  I found that my house was eating all of my money and not leaving very much for my hobby and my fun, so I had to do something about it, hence the job. 

I managed to finally finish painting the Man Cave and getting the Fathead decal up on the wall.  I'm pretty stoked about how it looks.  I shampooed the carpet yesterday to try and get the previous owner's pet smell out of it.  Early indications are smelling good.  Now I have to move my table back in and get comfy.  I still have a few decorations coming in the mail and I am on the hunt for some more furniture to finish off the room, but it's moving forward at least.

In between working on the house and working at my new job, I did managed to paint up eight more spearmen.  Spearmen were the first fantasy models I ever painted.  I painted 20 of them for my army when I started two years ago in 7th edition.  That was enough back then, but now in 8th edition, I find I need a whole lot more, especially when playing larger point games.  So, I bought two boxes of the little bastards.  I have built one box and now painted half of them.  I guess that means only 16 to build and 24 to paint.  Oh, God.  I don't know why, but I hate painting these models.  It is going to be a struggle to get the little blighters done.

Since I now have a job, I felt I owed it to myself to do a little internet shopping.  I have been aggressively expanding my Warmachine Protectorate of Menoth force.  However, with work and the house, I really haven't had time to build or paint any of it.  I did start working on the Bastions the other night, so hopefully I'll have some WIP pictures for you very soon.