Re: The Last Hurrah Project: 04/25/24 Mushroom & Mini-Me Mushroom Done!

[Mason]

You put me to shame with those pictures of all those miniatures in various WIP stages.
So much productivity, you must decide to just flit between them to your heart's content.
It must be quite liberating to have so much choice.
 

I have to try and focus on one thing at a time, if I left too many choices I would get nothing done at all.
 

[DeafNala]

Well that's one hell of a slate of coming attractions  

It get worse. There's the other work table with Rapunzel's Place & a few cabinet's filed with minis & such:




AND The Vault of Pack Rattiness:









...the egg cartons & the covered boxes are filled with finished & W.I.P. pieces, mostly the latter. AND I have The Blight Board in another room.

You put me to shame with those pictures of all those miniatures in various WIP stages.
So much productivity, you must decide to just flit between them to your heart's content.
It must be quite liberating to have so much choice.
 

I have to try and focus on one thing at a time, if I left too many choices I would get nothing done at all.
 

Thanks, Paul. I was going to do a rant on the Reaper Forum about their habit of calling their backlog of minis "The Shelf of Shame"...I didn't. I think that having a backlog shows that you have the foresight to buy the things you like when they are available AND at a price which is lower now than it will be later. Ergo, I call my backlog The Vault of Pack Rattiness & that's why I happen to have all these photos of the same.

I usually finish what I start, although not necessarily without finishing or starting other things between the start & finish...how's that for a convoluted sentence. I may have been a Juggler in some former life.

[von Lucky]

I would like to make a suggestion for a goblin food truck; serving egg and bacon sandwiches.

[beefcake]

200 pages! Congratulations.
Your mini closets put mine to shame 
Looking good as always. Keep up the good work

[DeafNala]

I would like to make a suggestion for a goblin food truck; serving egg and bacon sandwiches.

It's early morning here; SO that sounds like & excellent idea...Goblins probably go for Mushroom Omelettes.

200 pages! Congratulations.
Your mini closets put mine to shame 
Looking good as always. Keep up the good work

Thanks for the reply, beefcake! I hadn't noticed the new milestone...it's more of the Great American Novel than a minis thread now.
The closets are newly reorganized. Cap'n John's Mostly- War Hammer- Minis were moved to his painting area...there are an half dozen or so large cartons filled with something like 7,000 unpainted minis. I probable have less than 1/3 of that. While that is still a lot of things to paint it is less overwhelming that it had been. I'm psyched; the finish line is in sight; & the Old Horse is picking up speed!

[Duncan McDane]

Inspiring as always. Just love it! 

[DeafNala]

Inspiring as always. Just love it! 

Thanks for the kind reply, Duncan...glad you are still enjoying it all!

[DeafNala]

AND the first of the Goblins are done with the rest chugging along at a fair pace:









...more before the year is over...or not.

[FramFramson]

Yes! Nice choice of colour scheme for this gang!

[DeafNala]

Yes! Nice choice of colour scheme for this gang!

Thanks, Fram! The Merry Little Rogues really are a pleasure to paint...glad you like them.

[ZeroTwentythree]

Yes! Nice choice of colour scheme for this gang!

I agree. I love the fungus as well!

And I always enjoy seeing "behind the scenes" photos of workspaces. Thanks for sharing.

[DeafNala]

I agree. I love the fungus as well!

And I always enjoy seeing "behind the scenes" photos of workspaces. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, ZeroTwentythree! The Fungi of various shapes, sizes, colors, & levels of awareness/intelligence have become my thing...I'm dellighted you like them & the Goblins.
I just finished a major reorganization of the Work Shop & The Vault of Pack Rattiness. While I can find thing more easily & the overwhelming feelings are gone, I now have all these cool things at my finger tips to distract me...I can stop using the imminent senility excuse.

[ZeroTwentythree]

You're inspiring me to step up my own mushroom making. Whenever I use epoxy putty for anything, I hate throwing the mixed remainder away. So I usually make a bunch of mushrooms with it and when they've cured, toss them into a tin for later use. But they are all extremely plain/simple in comparison. I hope you don't mind, but I may end up keeping a few photos of your work around for inspiration for future fungi.

[DeafNala]

You're inspiring me to step up my own mushroom making. Whenever I use epoxy putty for anything, I hate throwing the mixed remainder away. So I usually make a bunch of mushrooms with it and when they've cured, toss them into a tin for later use. But they are all extremely plain/simple in comparison. I hope you don't mind, but I may end up keeping a few photos of your work around for inspiration for future fungi.

The extra epoxy putty or green stuff is how a lot of my Mushrooms start life. I just got carried away after awhile...I have a Night Goblin Army that is hiding behind, marching around or perched on some pretty big Mushrooms. Only the ones with faces, arms, whatever are done intentionally.







Feel free to save photos or try similar ideas. I have most of my mushrooms in this section of my PhotoBucket:

http://s762.photobucket.com/user/DeafNala/library/40k/Forum%20Photos/Forum%20Photos/Spooky%20Woods?sort=3&page=1

Google is easier to navigate, but has fewer of the old photos:

https://picasaweb.google.com/home?showall=true

I could send you some samples  if you'd like.

[DeafNala]

AND I finished five of the sly Goblin faces & all the metalwork...


...before a new distraction took hold: i.e., a couple of Faeries:


...one airhead making a rather unfortunate landing/fly-by; & a blood thirsty one with a NASTY pair of shears.