Thursday, July 9, 2015

PAINTING: Challenging Myself to Paint!

I made a promise to myself when I received my Kickstarter shipment earlier this year. I promised that before the next Wave arrived, I would have my Season 4 teams painted. Now, this promise was made easier by the fact that one of my friends had paid for the Brokkr team and one of my friends had paid for the Sphyr team. But that still left me with three teams to get painted before the next shipment, and for me, that is a big deal. I felt determined it should happen.

Team One Martians

The first team I completed was the Martians! They were a lot of fun to paint, even though it took me a long time to do it. I went with a pretty traditional scheme for their colors. When I play them, I say, "Ack ack!" every time I shoot someone. 


Team Two Rebs

The second team I finished up was the Rebs! I went with a blue on blue scheme for them. It went well with most of the other color choices that I was thrilled! My wife particularly liked the Sorak Jack painted in turquoise. I actually was pushed to finish these guys because I "oathed" to do it on the MANTIC MADNESS Facebook group - I was an Oath Keeper! 


Team Three Hobgoblins

The third and final team I completed, and thereby fulfilled my promise to myself, was the Hobgoblins. I started them a long time ago, and finally completed them right after I finished up the Rebs. My idea was to do a Dark Brown on top of a Light Brown for a team, then do the inverse for another team of Hobgoblins (which would give them close enough colors to use in a league). The original team turned out pretty good, but the secondary team did not. The Light Brown on top of Dark Brown just doesn't work. Oh well, at least one team is painted! I did vary some from the original scheme thanks to a comment from RavensaursRex, and I like the result.


ALSO, I finished another team in the time period!

Team Four Orx and Goblins


AND, I repainted a team too!

Team Five Asterians

  

So, when I receive my Season 5 and Season 6 Kickstarter teams soon, I challenge myself to paint at least three of the teams before the end of the year!

2 comments:

  1. No problem, mate. They look pretty good in that scheme, in fact you seem to be a rather good painter in general as all the teams here look pretty nice. As for the Hobs, it depends on the lore but I always see them as orange skinned for some reason. May just be my inner Spiderman fan.

    Sorry I haven't been as active as I have been. Struggling with computer issues at the moment which has slowed down my media intake in general.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks for the compliment. I used to paint just as an end (having painted minis on the table), but I am beginning to enjoy it.

      Believe me, I understand computer issues. Luckily, at this point, I use my Chromebook for most things - as my regular laptop died.

      Delete