Pretty in Pink and Wednesday in Progress - 30 Mar 2016

Here is my submission for the first round of this year's Iron Painter. The theme for round one was Pretty in Pink. I had a lot of fun with this entry. It was weird working to a deadline. I was uncertain I would be able to accomplish this task.

My submission image.

Iron Painter Standouts for Round One - Pretty in Pink

I plan on sharing some pictures of my entry for round one of this year's Iron Painter event. Before I do that, I wanted to share some of the entries that stood out to me. I was originally looking at sharing thirty some odd entries, but decided that was too many.

Iron Painter: Pretty in Pink - Wednesday in Progress Part II

I continued the putty work on the troll from last week. I have started to paint on the music box. There is now a secondary base started so the troll may be used separately from the music box. I hope this extra base will let me place the troll in precise positions in the box so the mirror will line up properly in pictures instead of having the troll always snap to be lined up with the magnet in the box.

Iron Painter: Pretty in Pink - Wednesday in Progress

Round one's theme was announced Monday. It is 'Pretty in Pink'. I was out a decent chunk today, and all of yesterday, but I am happy with the progress so far. No painting as of yet, but I have been playing with the putty. I also bought some stuff.

The rough idea is a Troll finds itself in a giant children's jewelry box where he discovers the beauty within himself.

Wild West Exodus: Unfinished Business Components Preview

I have not as of yet had an opportunity to play Wild West Exodus. I have been reading over the rules in preparation of getting some games in. I may not have a chance to play for a few months however as Iron Painter starts tomorrow. Iron Painter will take precedence over everything but doctor visits, but I am going to try to get at least one Warmachine game each week as I can pick almost any day of the week and have a decent chance of finding someone local to play with. This post is me sharing my initial impressions for the contents of Wild West Exodus before I get too busy to do so.

Warning: this post is on the long side and is mostly me whining about many insignificant details.

Wild West Exodus - Unfinished Business Packaging

I had a kickstarter deliver early today. I did not have a lot of time to go through it all except to make certain the contents were all there. I probably will not have time to check out the game properly until after Iron Painter is finished for the year. The rules along with printable cards for allof the models are available for free if anyone is interested in the game.

I went with the Golden Army. It's a mix of Conquistadors and Mexicans. Out of the four factions available for this kickstarter, they were the models I felt I could use in other games if this game did not work out for me. I probably would have gone with Warrior Nation instead if it were available however. The model quality appears nice at first glance, but I have not worked with them yet. I try not to appraise a model until after I have at least assembled and cleaned it as that tends to be when I am either won over or ready to quit the hobby.

Scratch One Off

I'm taking the week to work on works in progress with a focus on pieces I am most likely to play with. I actually did something that was on my KanBan board.

 I also got a start on two more models for the same army.

Code Monkey

I am going to try to keep this short.

There is one model I have been working with on and off for most of a year. This model was unusual in the fact that I was not painting it for myself. I delivered it the day before writing this post. This thing has been sitting here on my desk the whole year in a place I would have to work around it in an attempt to ensure I did not neglect it.