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.

Iron Painter: The Gathering

I signed up for Iron Painter 2016today.

Introduction to Iron Painter 2016

Wyrd is hosting their Iron Painter competition again this year. Here is a link for anyone interested injoining in or following along this year. The application deadline is March 4th. The creativity behind the pieces is amazing, but it is the ability of the participants to make it through all of the rounds that is truly inspiring.