I'm on the final stretch with the Nomads.

Mobile Brigade is done except for the base:

And then this guy which I am painting up entirely on camera and if all goes well I will make a tutorial video about:

Hello everyone. The plan is to start posting on this blog more regularly again soon, in the meantime here are some work in progress shots of the Nomads faction of Operation Icestorm.





The PanOceania guys are finished, here is a quick picture of the figures:

Hello everyone. Yes I know, updates have been lacking so far this year. It's almost June and only one post so far (Painting Crusade report). But it's not the first time this blog has gone quiet for a few months, it usually goes hand in hand with painting motivation, which comes and goes.

After finishing the TGCM Miniatures commission (work in progress here, but I did another batch of figures after that), I didn't really feel like immediately starting another project. The motivation would return after Painting Crusade I thought. But the fact that I did not take part in that event's painting competition made it feel a bit different. No inspirational boost which usually comes after winning (and even loosing) at a competition. So that proves that competing is much more important than winning I know now :)

Anyway a few months back I bought the Infinity starter box Operation Icestorm, on which I am now slowly working.

Starting with the PanOceania forces. As usual with this kind of projects I'm going for a good gaming standard, focusing on contrast rather than smoothness. But the sculpts are amazing, so that really helps.

More pictures to follow soon :)

Taking "gaming quality" a step too far yet again :)

It's that time of year again (yes time flies): Scale Model Challenge is upon us! Just like the last two years I will have a table at the club area together with my regular partners in crime: Maartje, Pascal and Geert. Please don't be shy and stop by for a chat!

In case you missed it, check out my 2013 and 2012 reports and the SMC website.

And did I mention Infinity? Yes! Lately this fantastic line of figures seems to have gotten even better, so I could resist picking up some of the more recent sculpts. These guys are called the Morate Vanguard Infantry. Going for a good gaming quality paintjob here, with the emphasis on contrast. I hope you like them!

Haqqislam Remote by Corvus Belli for Infinity The Game.

CMON

Weathering has started. In the past I already experimented with some minor scratches, but something all-over like this is new for me. I'm not entirely happy about it, some regions simply look too messy but it's something I will try out more in the future.

The metallics need some weathering and rust effect as well. When that is done then some small details (like the lenses) still have to painted, probably using light blue.

New project: Haqqislam Remote from the Infinity line. Going for a limited pallet, together with some heavy weathering (chipping and rust).

Basic armor plating is finished and ready for the weathering:

Vote on CoolMiniOrNot.

So far winter has been more like a cold autumn around here, but a bit more than a week ago things changed. With temperatures of -5 during the day and -15 during the night it's exceptionally cold this time of year. We had only one snow shower so far, which is a real blessing since traffic messes up pretty quickly here in Belgium.

The Drune unit is getting some delay. When I started working on them the plan was to get them ready before Painting Crusade IX, but since that's highly unlikely my motivation for the project has dropped somewhat :) But the figures have their skin basecoated and shaded already. It's going to be one of those on and off projects I guess.

For some reason Infinity has triggered my interest again. So I dug up a figure I bought years ago and paint it up quickly. I think there's about 4 hours of work in this figure:

And then for the title of this blog post. A new friend has joined me in the painting studio:

Knee problems caused me to quit running (which I did 3 times a week) and owning a racing bike is a dream of mine I have for a long while now, so I decided to make the investment. I'm not going to take it outside with those cold temperatures, so I mounted it on a roller. The downside is that I now have to choose again between painting and sporting when I have an hour time :)