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Other Stuff => Workbench => Topic started by: Ironworker on 01 July 2008, 11:43:47 PM
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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
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday101.jpg)
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Looks good! I like how you did the browns. My favourite is the glasses. Bravo! :)
Good luck with staying on track!!!!
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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.
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday102.jpg)
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The first two look good. I hope you can complete your project! :)
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Nice Job Ironworker
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday103a.jpg)
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday103b.jpg)
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.
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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.
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday104.jpg)
This guy turned out alright but I rushed his eyes a bit and you can tell.
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday105.jpg)
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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday106.jpg)
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday107.jpg)
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday108.jpg)
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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. lol
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Well impressed with these, good job Ironworker 8)
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(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/Klesko171.jpg)
Strike one.
Well this was more of a foul ball that looked like a home run but went just the wrong side of the pole. I got about 90% done with two more of my militia figs but I just couldn't wrap them up. We had a party to go to late in the afternoon and so I only had about 4-5 hours to paint. I would still have probably finished but I spent at least two of those hours playing WoW.
It was for a good cause though. We had our game groups 4th of July party on the 5th. Actually it was more than just our game group. About 30 or so people were there. One of the GMs in our group has a really nice house out in the country about 15 miles from town. We had great food and drink and all the Dads had fun shooting various firearms on the property owners firing range. The AK-47 was my favorite. One of the guys in the group worked at a fireworks stand so he came with about $1,000 in fireworks. Best show I've ever seen at a private party.
Anyway I should be able to finish what I started today quite easily tomorrow but I'm afraid I may end up getting another strike on Tuesday because I have to be out of town that day.
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Wow, what a day. We have no such day in the UK, we desperately need a national day for something to celebrate. Guns, we don't have those either, except for criminals and farmers.....................
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Got a couple more militia done today. Just three more militia to go and I'll be done with them.
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday109.jpg)
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday110.jpg)
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Good stuff, keep them coming. 8)
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Just barely got this guy done today. I really didn't feel like painting tonight but I decided to sit down and get one done. This is another militia trooper. I only have two more and I'm going to get them done in the next two days.
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday111a.jpg)
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Wow that's really good.
Keep it going you're doing well.
Dodge
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Fantastic!
I used to be addicted to the Prof's "Africa Every Day" project and this looks like being just as good :D
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great job! love seeing a new one each day.
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(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/199525328_4ec0b39169.jpg)
Ummm strike two. Just ran out of time. Had to do the laundry. Things ain't lookin good.
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I'd hate to see this project abandoned so early. Why not cheat by setting the extras aside (for a rainy day, as it were) on the days you finish more than one?
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I finished another militia tonight but his varnish is still drying so I can't post pics until after midnight. I'll have him up soon.
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Ok the varnish dried enough he didn't look to shiny to photograph. I only have one more milita guy to do after this one. I'm pretty happy with the way these guys turned out but I'll also be happy to work on some other minis for a while.
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday112.jpg)
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Well they all look fantastic and I echo the calls of "why is your speed painting better than my normal painting?"
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Ummm strike two. Just ran out of time. Had to do the laundry. Things ain't lookin good.
Not the old "laundry" excuse. It's just not good enough!
Now, back to my "one mini a month" project lol
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You say two strikes but how many minis have you done in how many days?
(I could go back through the thread but its easier to ask)
I bet with your extras you are still on schedule really. Keep 'em coming.
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You say two strikes but how many minis have you done in how many days?
(I could go back through the thread but its easier to ask)
I bet with your extras you are still on schedule really. Keep 'em coming.
Yeah you are being too hard on yourself.
You started on 2 July its now the 10 July and you have completed 12 minis seems to me thats 12 minis in 9 days :o. You should take back your second strike. :)
Dodge
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..........and your first. But I know where you're coming from.
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Well I didn't finish a miniature tonight. I got about half done with one but I didn't finish it. So I've got 12 minis done in 10 days and it does seem like a shame just to drop the project so I'm not going to count the last strike unless my number of finished minis is less than the number of days that have passed. For instance if on Day 16 I have only 15 minis done then I'm counting myself out. I hate to change the rules but this doesn't let me off the hook compleatly.
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Well I didn't finish a miniature tonight. I got about half done with one but I didn't finish it. So I've got 12 minis done in 10 days and it does seem like a shame just to drop the project so I'm not going to count the last strike unless my number of finished minis is less than the number of days that have passed. For instance if on Day 16 I have only 15 minis done then I'm counting myself out. I hate to change the rules but this doesn't let me off the hook compleatly.
You were far too tough on yourself to begin with. o_o
Remember it's a hobby and we are supposed to enjoy it :D
If we forget that it becomes a chore and that can't be good.
I like what you are doing good luck.
Dodge
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Well it's the 13th of the month and I've just finished the 13th miniature. It's the last of my Alliance Militia which is cool. I was starting to get tired of them. I was going to try and finish up my fed squad but they have very similar colors so I'm just going to do up some PCs and random NPCs over the next week. I need a break from using the same six pots of paint over and over again.
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday113.jpg)
I may be able to get more done today and if so I'll post them later but my studio is trashed and I need to mow the lawn so I'm not making any promises.
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I need a break from using the same six pots of paint over and over again.
I know what you're talking about. Even though tan is a rather forgiving colour and and thus gives you rapid results, painting 50 or so sikhs and gurkhas with officers becomes a bit of a chore.
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Good to see that you´re going on :).
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Well I managed to get one done today. I was pretty tired from work and I wasn't sure if I'd be able to finish one. This is from Copplestone Castings again. One of the Babes with Guns from the Future Wars line.
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday114.jpg)
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Keep going strong - these are turning out real nice.
Well done !
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Well I managed to get one done today. I was pretty tired from work and I wasn't sure if I'd be able to finish one. This is from Copplestone Castings again. One of the Babes with Guns from the Future Wars line.
She's fantastic - I love the hair and black leather effect! One of your best figures so far, so it appears you're certainly not getting jaded yet.
Keep it going, fella, these figures are lovely!
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Nice one , excellent , love it.
Dodge
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Fine done, once again! :)
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I just finished tonights litterally at 11:59 on my clock. I'm still clear coating the mini and I won't be able to post it until later but I'm still on target even if only just barely.
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So here is my July 15th 11:59 pm miniature. Another Copplestone Casting Babe with Gun from my paint table with love.
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday115.jpg)
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Healthy young ladies, aren't they! ;) Nicely done!
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She's a babe with attitude.
Nice . ;)
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Healthy young ladies, aren't they!
Any more healthy and you might get banned. :o
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She looks even healthier in 3d. lol
Looks like my picture links are broken. I've also been posting these to my blog if you can't see her here.
http://ironworkersminiatures.blogspot.com/2008/07/miniature-day-15_16.html (http://ironworkersminiatures.blogspot.com/2008/07/miniature-day-15_16.html)
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She looks even healthier in 3d. lol
Uhoh you know you're in trouble when you start finding your miniatures attractive lol
Dodge
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No, only when you think virtual figures are like that. lol
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Really nice flesh tones on that last one.
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Nicely Lady once more :)!
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Here's number 16. Another one barely under the wire. Couldn't quite manage to get it posted until after midnight. Sorry the photo is not so hot on this one. I don't have time to re-shoot it at this time though.
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday116a.jpg)
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Even more flesh tonage..............
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Even more flesh tonage..............
well I did pick up both the Copplestone Castings "Babes with Guns" packs. :D
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Each one gets better! Blondies flesh tones are superb, especially considering you use a "fast-paint" style rather than one of the more protracted and complicated methods.
There's hope for all of us :D
A friend and I collared Mark Copplestone and his good lady at one of the WMMMS shows at Alumwell a few years ago and during the course of the conversation we complemented him on the Babes packs. His partner, however, was rather less enthusiastic about them. Perhaps it's just as well I can't remember her exact words..... lol
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His partner, however, was rather less enthusiastic about them.
Did he model them on people he knew, then?
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Well I'm getting a bit burned out on the project which is ironic because my speed is getting better. Getting myself to sit down and paint every night is getting harder and there are other things I need and want to do. I'm still trying to stick with it until the end of the month but after that I'm going to have to do some terrain or something totally different for a couple weeks.
Here's a scavenger from Copplestone Castings Future Wars. He's begging to get written into a zombie game sometime in the future but for now he'll probably play the part of random gun toating NPC in my Serenity RPG.
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday117.jpg)
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(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday116a.jpg)
Fantastic skin on this one. I'd like to know how you did it, as female skin is one of the most challenging chores in my book. You have to get shading, but it cannot be to accentuated or the girl will look old and skinny instead of soft and feminine....
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I just wish I could paint that well in a couple of hours.
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His partner, however, was rather less enthusiastic about them.
Did he model them on people he knew, then?
lol
I think it was more to do with their vital statistics and state of dress.... ;)
Oh, by the way I like the eyes, Ironworker. Normally people do eyes far too big in 28mm and this spoils otherwise excellent figures. Happily you've got the size just about right and they end up improving the look of the figures.
I use the excuse that you can't see peoples eyes at that range in real life to get out of painting them on my figures.
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Well I'm getting a bit burned out on the project which is ironic because my speed is getting better. Getting myself to sit down and paint every night is getting harder and there are other things I need and want to do. I'm still trying to stick with it until the end of the month but after that I'm going to have to do some terrain or something totally different for a couple weeks.
I count scenery as part of my 100 a month, so I think you can. My paintinbg is a lot lee detailed than yours, though.
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I count scenery as part of my 100 a month,
Hrrrmmmfff... I count myself lucky, if I can reach 100 a year >:( ;)
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I buy stuff on EBay and do a lot of drybrushing, but I have to complete my backlog somehow.
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Lovely minis. You're doing a smashing job!
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Lovely job on the scavenger.
I find the more you do the quicker you become.
It's one of the conundrums of life that if you do more painting you will get better at it but in fact the time you can give to it is much less in the event than you need.
Sad but true
Dodge
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I buy stuff on EBay and do a lot of drybrushing, but I have to complete my backlog somehow.
Hey joroas, you should never finish your backlog, it makes the rest of us look bad >:(
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I fear even at this rate it will take years........... :'(
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Well tonight things just didn't work out. I just had too many things to do after I got off work. I only managed to get to the wash stage but I'm going to go ahead and finish this mini up tonight and if I can finish it and another by tomorrow night then that's just going to have to do. I think I'm just going to see if I can manage to get 31 done by the end of the month.
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Don't beat yourself up, Ironworker. It's awful how much "real life" intrudes on our fun!! >:(
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Well now I'm two days behind. Weekends are in reality the worst days to get minis done. I run my Serenity Campaign on Saturday and Sunday is usually housework day. Today however I went to a birthday party 15 miles out of town then make a 120 mile trip to take my mother, who was staying the weekend with us back home. I just managed to finish one mini over the entire weekend. Another Copplestone babe.
(http://pinphoto.tripod.com/natesmiscpics/2008/July/miniaday118.jpg)
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Your painting jobs make me want them, too :).
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Well sadly all good things must come to an end. I just can't keep up. I'm now four days behind and I had better quit before I burn myself out. I still managed to get quite a few minis done than I did last month and I may paint a few more by the 31st but I'm not going to push myself to get 31 done. I've just got too much going on between working full time and running a weekly game not to mention family time. Perhaps some day I'll be able to do it again and do better but right now is not the time.
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Congrats anyway. You lasted a lot longer than I would have (which is why I've never tried it ;)) Thanks for all the eye candy while it lasted.
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Well done.
You got a really great technique and put out some super figures.
BTW... how about a group shot... bet they all look very kewl together.
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What a great project! Kudos for seeing it through. I really like the paint jobs on the women, they look better than the studio paint jobs in my opinion! I dont know, its something about the colour choice, they look prettier then in the catalogue...
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What a great project! Kudos for seeing it through. I really like the paint jobs on the women, they look better than the studio paint jobs in my opinion! I dont know, its something about the colour choice, they look prettier then in the catalogue...
I think it's a question of not overdoing the shading. If there's too much contrast on a woman's skin, she'll look edgy, starved, and 'oldish'.... Most of the women in the Foundry cataloque have FAR too heavy shading on their exposed skin. Especially the naked fairies...