The Legion of Shame

[Ironworker]

This is the Legion of Shame.  One hundred of my most neglected shelf queens.  Most of these troops have been on my shelf of shame for 6-10 years gathering dust and getting damaged from various falls from the shelf.  Years they have spent on my shelves or in boxes under my shelves lonely and forgotten.  How many times they sat by while newer and flashier troops were painted up and fielded in important conflicts?  How many times were they forced into dungeons or onto fields to perform the role of stunt double simply because they were close at hand?   How many nameless battles were they cut down like dogs in their shameful nakedness trying in vain to defend themselves with blacken weapons and un-blazoned shields?  How much longer will they be forced to endure such misery?  No longer!  They have gathered in force and demanded the attention they have been denied for so long.  Give us paint or give us death!  Their battle cry rings across my studio so loud that it cannot be ignored any longer!  As the vanguard of their forces pushes it’s way onto my painting table I see a mixed company of unlikely allies.  Four undead witches I converted years ago for “The Witchfire Trilogy”.  A young wizard in a pointed hat I sculpted and had cast in limited run.  Nine mixed Empire soldiers.  Another wizard with a staff and crystal ball seemed to be aiding those men.  And behind all those came a savage pack of beastmen from the dark forest of the Empire.  They drove my current projects from the table with a furry that would frighten the gods and then held their ground looking straight at me.  Or at least they would have been looking at me if any of them had eyes to actually look with.  Still it was clear that my table would know no peace until their fury was abated.   So it is with brush in trembling hand I approach my painting table uncertain of my fate.  Will I be able to finish these troops in time before the next wave is upon me?  Only time will tell……

[Ironworker]

Ok I've got the base colors down on the first five.  I think I have about 3 hours of paint time in here but I didn't keep real close track because I had to get up from the paint table quite a few times.  Now they are ready for their wash.

[Wallyocerous]

Good luck on your mammoth task!  I'm curious to see how well you do...   :wink:

What kind of timeline are you trying to get these all painted in?

[Auton]

I wonder how many of us have a similar amount of 'hidden' figures..?

I myself have an entire Foundry Imperial Roman army still in the blisters from nearly 10 years ago  

[Rhoderic]

Yeah, I can relate. I have a Taifa-load of Andalusians and a couple of 6mm sci-fi armies. And a bunch of spaceships and Jovian Chronicles exos, but them I'm starting to get around to painting now.

And like Ironworker, I've also got a bunch of old GW stuff. I don't really plan to ever return to painting them, though. Except maybe the Kroot and Dark Eldar Wyches for some sword-and-planet style gaming. And the odd Chaos or Lizardman miniature for Broadsword Adventures.

[poulppy]

I wonder how many of us have a similar amount of 'hidden' figures..?

an urban legend says if a wargamer paints all his minis, he will die the next day at midnight he finishs the last one  ::  ::

[Hammers]

Fiddlesticks! I have two complete ranges of Mithril Miniatures (that is a thousand plus miniatures to you) of which half of them I have always intended to paint. The oldest have been sitting arround since '82.

[Hammers]

an urban legend says if a wargamer paints all his minis, he will die the next day at midnight he finishs the last one  ::  ::

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That's why I keep a healthy padding of unpainted miniatures.

[Ironworker]

Here's this group with the wash.  I think I have about two and a half to three hours in them not counting watching the wash dry.  I did some skintone work on the Beastmen while the wash was drying.  I think I can finish these in about two or three more hours of painting at the most.  

[Ironworker]

Good luck on your mammoth task!  I'm curious to see how well you do...   :wink:

What kind of timeline are you trying to get these all painted in?

My timeline is as soon as possible.  I'll be quite happy if I can finish 25 a week but I do have some other projects as well including the lead painters legue which some of these might get entered into.  And then there is my regular work.

[SirFuzaba]

Whats figure on right, with the funny hat?

Thanks

Fuzaba

[Ironworker]

That's Omar.  He's a character from one of my friends art series.  I sculpted him and got the opertunity to have him cast up along with a few other sculpts of mine.

[Gluteus Maximus]

"an urban legend says if a wargamer paints all his minis, he will die the next day at midnight he finishs the last one"

I'm hoping that the opposite is true - I have enough to keep me painting every day for about  70 years & I'm 46  ::

Hey Ironworker, you've given me some real inspiration to try the same thing with some of my poor neglected little friends.

Good luck & keep us posted!

Ian

[Ironworker]

Well I finished these 5 today.  I think I put another three or so hours of painting into them which makes the total time spent painting these five minis between six and eight hours.  Not bad I suppose but I'd like to get a bit faster.  





They ain't super pretty but they are serviceable.

[Wallyocerous]

Those skeletons have a good head of hair on them!  They look like Rocker Skeletons!   ::   Good job on getting them painted so fast.  Keep us posted on how you're doing.