Month: December 2021

365 and Flight

365 and Flight

End of the year 2021, and it’s the first time I’ve finally hit my painting goal for the Brush Wielder’s Union. This year it was 365+ PL of 40k models and at least 12 Marvel Crisis Protocol models. Really proud to have hit the mark, when I fell short of what I had promised to do in both 2019 and 2020 (the latter for good reason). I set the Brush Wielder’s Union code as the top image for this post, and if anyone is interested in checking them out, I find it to be the best Patreon that I back. I get a journal to track my painting, a community that is always supportive, a letter each month of painting encouragement, and just plain accountability for my painting goals (and this year I actually get the goal pin!). Check them out here: https://www.patreon.com/brushwielders

I ended up at 376 total PL for 40k, having completed the other Flyer model I took to Dogfight December–a Tyranid Hive Crone.

In addition, I finished up the year with painting some Aeronautica Imperialis models, some Asuryani planes.

I’ll be fielding those in the upcoming “Bummer Bowl”, which I’ll post more about in the new year (were going to get it in the week before new year’s, but had to be delayed… a bummer in and of itself).

All-in-all a hard year but one where at the very least I turned the corner with my painting. Really felt like I hit a good pace and stride, and saw how clearly having events to aim at helped me get things done. Schedule more games, get more painted. That’s the trick.

Happy new year to any and all, and I’ll unveil my new 2022 pledge goal (an even more ambitious one!) with my next post.

Miniature Painting Goals 2021 – Total for 2021

40k Power Points Painted 376/365

Marvel Crisis Protocol Miniatures Painted 13/12

Plus a bonus 4 Aeronautica Imperialis planes

Limiting the Skies

Limiting the Skies

Hit a big milestone with a new piece completed. Finished up a Valkyrie Sky Talon for our Dogfight December event at Drawbridge Games in Pittsburgh, PA. That brought me to over 365 Power Level painted for the year of 2021, as well as giving me some further feeling of joy with my Genestealer Cult forces.

The Sky Talon is a Forgeworld piece, and a Legends model to boot, mostly because it was designed for the Elysian Drop Troops which are not an active product line. I don’t have any Elysians, but what I loved about this plane is that it looks very much like a utility vehicle repurposed and used for battle. It’s clearly a bulk hauler. I picture it as carrying cargo containers on some space dock where the dock crew have mysteriously opaque atmosphere gear.

Similar pic I know, but I wanted to also show my first Aeronautica Imperialis piece that I’ve finished–a matching Valkyrie. I modded it so it’s got clamps, and is lugging a small shipping container: as if the signal for revolt has happened, and the crew is just rushing there without even unloading.

Anyhow, pleased to make progress in a fun way like this. And really glad to have hit my yearly goals. December 17 means there was plenty of time left in the year to finish it up hah.

Miniature Painting Goals 2021 – Totals so Far

40k Power Points Painted 368/365

Marvel Crisis Protocol Miniatures Painted 13/12

Sounds of War

Sounds of War

I’m keeping the track going with Dark Eldar (and Aeldari of all sorts), almost there with a couple of Flyers for the forthcoming Dogfight December event that I’m hosting at Drawbridge. That said, I did want to finish up the Genestealer Cult Clamavus that I did up with the boombox conversion. So I did!

I’m pretty pleased with how he turned out. As the Genestealer Cult codex gets closer I’m getting more intrigued by them, but I’m so pleased with how my Dark Eldar are looking I’m confident I’ll keep running with them for a while. And it puts me SO CLOSE to being done with my miniature painting goals for the year. Literally one more model to go (and I’ll have two, plus some other bonus painting, in my next update).

I also painted up a Meatwad with jambox (from Aqua Teen Hunger Force) for a friend to use as a squig in his Ork army. Not counting toward my points, but a fun pic to share hah.

Miniature Painting Goals 2021 – Totals so Far

40k Power Points Painted 362/365

Marvel Crisis Protocol Miniatures Painted 13/12

The Kabal and the Cult

The Kabal and the Cult

Well I definitely added some painted models to my fledgeling start of a Drukhari Dark Eldar force over the past two weeks. Rushed to get a fully painted 50 PL ready for some holiday campaign games (just have to clean up/highlight two Ravagers that are mostly done to get there!). Also meant that I’m closing in on my goal for the year: 358 out of 365 Power Level painted in 2021. I’ll just dump all the units and the HQ I finished here. I’m really enjoying the color scheme I’ve got going for them.

Drukhari Kabalite Warriors

I’m starting out by exploring the Kabal of the Flayed Skull with my force. Not the most powerful of choices in the codex, but definitely fits with ideas about them being closer to the Saim Hann craftworld (as that’s the aerial combat Kabal).

Succubus with Razorflails

I did up the Succubus with the Razorflails mostly because I thought they’re pretty amusing–so many attacks, and as I’m running the Wyches as Cult of Strife, Competitive Edge turns it up to absurd levels of attacks. Infantry blobs beware.

First Unit of Wyches
Second unit of Wyches
Third unit of Wyches

I did up three small squads of Wyches, each one with their sergeant using a different weapon combo: one with Agonizer and Blast Pistol, one with just the Agonizer, and one with the trusty Power Sword.

Drukhari Mandrakes conversion

I wanted to add a squad of Mandrakes but in no way wanted to deal with the Finecast resin that the current models are in. Searching around for alternatives, it seemed like these Age of Sigmar Sea Elves fit the bill. They have the strange carvings in their skin that work for the blue energy runes, and I represented their shooting attack as blue energy coming from their eye sockets and mouths. Pretty reasonable conversion I felt.

So that’s a huge addition to my force, which I’m really quite pleased with. I’ve gotten them onto the table twice, and definitely enjoyed them well enough in the first few games. Looking forward to more working with them.

Genestealer Cult Bonus

I also have a friend who is starting a 3D printing on demand service (Quixotic Quest Printing, check them out here: https://www.facebook.com/QuixoticQuestPrinting), and I ordered a Boombox to go on my Genestealer Cults Clamavus. Gonna paint him up soon, but couldn’t resist sharing the finished conversion. I tried to get it on his shoulder but the scale wasn’t quite right. Good news the Acolyte Demo Charge arm was perfect with the straps, so I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out.

I’d imagine that The Message by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (well, mostly Melle Mel) would be a good tune for him to be playing: https://youtu.be/bercOMtBIgg

Miniature Painting Goals 2021 – Totals so Far

40k Power Points Painted 358/365

Marvel Crisis Protocol Miniatures Painted 13/12