Pledges - October 2017

(Der H: "Lets go for three in a row shall we!")

Well guys, two completed months in and we keep...buying things! But don't worry, we also keep finishing things too!

Last month I finally finished my Blood and Plunder Sloop and my Winter Terrain set, whilst Brother Handro finished a superb looking Tau TX4!

The shame train keeps on running, (Brother Handro: "more posts on that soon!") but so long as we keep finishing our pledges....well, it is easier to ignore...

With that in mind, let's get to next month!

Der H

I, Der H, do hereby and herein solemnly swear, on my honour and worthiness as an Able Seaman, to complete both my Blood and Plunder Brigantine and Frigate, else I be condemned to the locker of Davy Jones.

Brother Handro

I, Brother Handro, swear to complete one TY7 Devilfish of the Vior'la Sept, else I besmirch the honour of the Fire Caste.

Invisifish!

Fingers crossed at making it three-for-three!

Der H & Brother Handro

The Hobby Butterflies

Thought for the day: "Only the insane have strength enough to prosper. Only those who prosper may truly judge what is sane."

September 2017 - Pledges Update

Two whole months! TWO! We actually managed to keep our pledges for two months. To think, in that time we've almost painted more than we bought......(Brother Handro: "Erm....probably not...." Der H: "Shhhhhhh!")

For those that forget what we pledged, take a look here.

I, Der H, pledged to complete my Bolt Action winter terrain AND my Blood and Plunder Sloop , whilst Brother Handro pledged to complete one TX4 Piranha

We BOTH finished our pledges again!

Der H

Brother Handro

Stay tuned for tomorrow's announcement - Pledges for October!

Der H & Brother Handro

Project: Der H's September pledge - Blood and Plunder Sloop

Behold! It is finished!

All it took really was some washes, some dry-brushing, and then some more washes!

I went for quite a muted theme, with a dark green and dark brown. The lantern has a slight yellow glow - hard to see here.

The decking looked a little boring, but a nuln oil wash really brought out the detail, it gathered very nicely in the edges too, blending it all together. The anchor and the tiller both received a heavy dry-brush of bronze over the black base colour - it makes them distinct from the black painted wooden rails.

The ship is rigged with the elastic cord provided by Firelock, and white foam paper was used for the sails. This holds a shape nicely and is hard wearing.

In a flurry of progress I managed to get my long boats done. Initially I was going to colour them to match the ships, but with No Peace Beyond the Line coming next year I wanted to make them generic enough to be used for any/all factions.

And with that my Pledge for September is complete! What do you think guys?

Der H

Project: Der H's September pledge - Terrain

I seem to remember pledging to finish some terrain....oh wait I totally did that!

This represents the snow on all of my Battle of the Bulge terrain, and means that my terrain half of the pledge is nearly done! I still have to complete the buildings that go on two of these tiles, but with a white felt board and these pieces we can finally start the defence of Bastogne!

The snow is the good old bicarb/PVA/White paint mixture and went on super well!
What do you guys think?

Der H

Thought for the day: "I'm glad I'm not in Bastogne"

Pledges - September 2017

One of the recurring features of this blog will be the Pledges! Each month we shall each make a pledge of a unit, character or other project from our endless hoards of grey and have them finished by the end of the month!

Last month Der H completed Lord Commander Eidolon, whilst Brother Handro bashed out a whole XV25 stealth suit team...

...lets see what we have this month! 

Der H

I Der H, do humbly pledge to complete my Bolt Action winter terrain AND my Blood and Plunder Sloop! (Brother Handro: It's been sat there long enough!)

Brother Handro

 I Brother Handro, do pledge to complete one TX4 Piranha, as the Cadre compels me. (And as a test run for vehicle schemes!)

Lets see if we can make it 2 for 2!

TheHobbyButterflies

August 2017 - Pledges Update

Well here we have it!  A whole month of this blog and our first pledges are complete.

For those that forget, we listed out pledges here.

In summary Der H pledged to paint Lord Commander Eidolon for the glory of the IIIrd Legion, whilst Brother Handro pledged to paint an XV25 Stealthsuit team, with homing beacon and Markerlight drone in the name of the Vior’la sept (Brother Handro: "The Cadre commands it!").

We BOTH finished it! (Der H: "Stop ringing that fucking bell alright....we know we know, shame etc")

Der H

Brother Handro

Stay tuned for tomorrow's announcement - Pledges for September!

Der H & Brother Handro

Handro - Pledge Complete - XV25 Stealthsuit Team

It is done. Step one on what will hopefully be a long and fairly productive road to hobby progressville. Pledge 1 was the mountainous molehill that we had to get over else we lose ourselves 'midst a sea of sprues and broken army lists. I painted some models, like.

Despite repeated urging from Der H to attempt a crazy 'stealth field engaging' look, I just went for the normal Vior'la scheme. It looks good, is fairly simple to pull off and crucially gives that clean, hi-tech look that is the Tau's signature. Also painting a new scheme on a model that's bigger than their standard infantryman is a nice way to ease yourself into a new army.

Fusion Blasters - For cooking things at medium range!

I'm branching out from modelling sand/train ballast with GW's Armageddon Dunes and Dust for my basing. (These guys have Dust). It's a nightmare to apply to bases with models already attached but I'm lazy like that. (Finished models, not award-winning ones!) It comes out well with a coupe of drybrushings.

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So...one pledge down, several more to go (hopefully!). Something vehicular next methinks...

Handro

Thought for the day; 'Listen not to the alien, look not upon the alien, speak not unto the alien!' 

Der H - Pledge Complete - Lord Commander Eidolon

Welp, after a whole day of hobbying with my good buddy Brother Handro, I can now call my monthly pledge complete.

This month, and every month from here on, Brother Handro and I are pledging to complete something from our hobby wall of shame in order to justify this whole exercise.

For August Brother Handro pledged to paint an XV25 Stealthsuit team, with homing beacon and some form of drone - After today these look pretty near finished, so keep an eye out for those!

I pledged the rather meagre-sounding challenge of completing Lord Commander Eidolon of the Emperors Children, and so it has come to pass...

As with some of my previous projects (that I might get around to talking about...) I have magnetised the arms, head and backpack to allow complete customisation of the model (Der H: "Just in case....").

I have stayed pretty close to the Forge World scheme. The golds are a variant of my usual gold scheme, but I added Druchii Violet for the first time...I think it works.

The face was always going to be an issue as they are my weakest area of painting. This has altogether too many layers if I'm honest, but the final result is OK. Saying that, at least my camera recognises it as a face!

Overall I am reasonably happy with this character. What I am VERY happy about is that despite a pretty shit month in terms of real life events (even before my Kitten was run over) I have still managed to find some time to sit down, relax, and spend some time engaging in my hobby - It can't all be that bad then really can it...

Stay tuned for updates from Brother Handro on his August pledge, plans for the September pledge, and more general madness over the next few weeks.

Der H

Thought for the day: "The price of perfection is prohibitive" (Watch the video here!)