Miniature or more a day project!

[Ironworker]

Ok well my last couple months production have been kinda lackluster so I decided to try and see how many days I can manage to complete at least one miniature. I'm shooting for a month and I'm going to give myself three strikes which will be day's I don't finish a miniature before I count myself out. At the end of the month if I'm feeling burnt out I'm going to go back to just painting at my leasure. These will be speed paints of course 2-4 hours maximum. I'm working full time again so I won't have a whole lot time to go for a longer paintjob. Right now I have pleanty of models primed for this type of thing so it's a good time to try it. Please feel free to join me if you like. Don't count any strikes until you get your first mini posted.

Here's my day one entry. July 1st 2008

[Wallyocerous]

Looks good!  I like how you did the browns.  My favourite is the glasses.  Bravo!   

Good luck with staying on track!!!! 

[Ironworker]

Well today turned out to be one of those "or more" days.  This guy is about a 3.5 hour job and he's an NPC for my Serenity game.  Guess which side he fought on during the Unification War.

[flytime]

The first two look good. I hope you can complete your project!

[bandit86]

Nice Job Ironworker

[Svennn]

I try and do this all the time. I dont use a strike system and also use good days like your extra on day one as a day off in lieu - just aiming for 30 total in the month (I actually aim for 365 in the year) however I manage (or dont) it.

Great work so far and good luck keeping on track

[Hammers]

I did that some time ago with my sailors. The problem was adding photography to the burden. I held out for a month or so just painitng but I only managed to post 15 or so pics.

[joroas]

I actually aim for a 100 new figures on the table a month, of course that does include ready painted and EBay, but sometimes you have to crack the whip from time to time.............LOL.  Incidentally, my lead mountain is still growing.

[Ironworker]

Thanks for the feedback!

 

Well I got cocky.  Got home a bit early from work, went to the store and picked up a few things and still got to sit down at my table much earlier than normal.  So I decided to paint three minis tonight instead of just one.  Unfortunately I only finished one and he's a bit dodgy even for a speed paint.  Oh well I think he's still tabletop and the other guys are 85% done so I sort of have a good start on tomorrow. 

Front and back pics this time because his back is more interesting than his front. 





Most of these mini a day figures will be for my Serenity game.  This is a GW Van Saar fig but he'll be an Alliance sniper in my Serenity RPG. 

[Ironworker]

Well I finished up the two I started yesterday.  Might get another done by midnight but I need to do some assembly and stuff so I might put the brushes down for tonight. 



This guy turned out alright but I rushed his eyes a bit and you can tell. 



Both of these are from Copplestone Castings Future Wars line.  They are civilian militia and I intend to use them as Alliance Militia for my Serenity RPG game. 

[Arcticman]

Great work! I wish I could do half as well painting normally as you do speed painting.
I really like the colour choice on the minis, very effective.
The eyes of the red headed youth just make him look younger and maybe more nervous, IMHO (or a bit like Ron Howard).

[Sendak]

Super work!

I admire the productivity and the care with which you paint.

Ha, the guy with the 'rushed' eyes is kuhl. In my games I always have a fig that I generically call "speed-bump". He's sorta my 'red-shirt' away team member. Translation: he's the first to get hit or the last one to leave the over-ran position.

[Ironworker]

Well I got three done today since I had a day off. These three are also Alliance militia for my Serenity game. I've got five more militia then I will be done with that group. These turned out ok I guess. They are just troops after all.

[dodge]

Those are great.

Your shoes are very realistic with that worn leather effect.

I can only echo Arcticman your speed painting is better than my I've taken my time and I like it approach. 

[Bugsda]

Well impressed with these, good job Ironworker