Post AreKydROJpSYpp4OlE by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AT4xbhB6Svd15AfOoC by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-02-10T21:38:32Z
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An evening of edge highlighting later, and I’m almost ready for the next step. Gonna try to push these through my painting desk to clear up space #minipainting
(DIR) Post #AT4xbhupiuCxN03v5U by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-02-26T01:24:19Z
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Progress has been made 😪 Not far to go now…
(DIR) Post #AT4xbiUzYT8DB8ynRo by chasefromm19@mstdn.io
2023-02-26T18:00:15Z
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@stroughtonsmith those figures 3D printed right?
(DIR) Post #AT4xx3YcSH8WZVqsHQ by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-02-26T18:02:57Z
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@chasefromm19 naw those are plastic. https://www.games-workshop.com/
(DIR) Post #ATB4aLqSA31BG04cgS by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-02-28T23:06:58Z
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All that’s left is spot highlights, basing and transfers, I think! Well chuffed
(DIR) Post #ATB4aMPY3Z5h0qUeO0 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-01T01:56:03Z
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Group photo! It has taken six years to make inroads on this box set 😰 And there’s still a lot to do before it’s complete… Something something ‘slay the gray’, something something ‘pile of shame’
(DIR) Post #ATB4aN3Ffwqkzz4MGu by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-01T04:13:15Z
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First part of basing complete. Next: grass, and transfers
(DIR) Post #ATB4aNk96TA3918c88 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-01T15:38:29Z
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Feels real good to move these off the painting desk 🥰
(DIR) Post #ATB4aOBRSyzmVfuPg0 by greyknight33@noagendasocial.com
2023-03-01T15:39:50Z
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@stroughtonsmith you painted those? fantastic work friend! stunning detail!
(DIR) Post #ATB4ash2265d8Kv452 by greyknight33@noagendasocial.com
2023-03-01T15:42:05Z
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@stroughtonsmith nvm, went thru your timeline and yes, these are yours. excellent work! you have skill.
(DIR) Post #ATYA8xBvSeILYzltBY by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-01T19:12:41Z
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Pew pew #MarchForMacragge
(DIR) Post #ATYA8xm5IDDbN8glXs by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-03T01:21:32Z
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Halide is definitively my weapon of choice for taking RAW photos with the iPhone. This is 'just' a 12 Pro Max, but it consistently outperforms all my remaining, aging DSLRs by almost every metric, and Apple's Camera app by a wide margin. Really looking forward to a 48MP periscope assembly this year…
(DIR) Post #ATYA8yIhKxJ30HwoNc by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-05T23:33:04Z
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Next project for my painting table: Cadians! Hopefully this one won’t take 2 months…
(DIR) Post #ATYA8ytv6Z52rjMXOi by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-06T04:02:26Z
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…starting with a little bit of a touch-up on this Sentinel I painted in 2009 (💀). I will go back and give it a finer edge highlight later, but for now it's a little bit more respectable
(DIR) Post #ATYA8zRF6fjeX4x9Ky by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-12T20:01:07Z
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A speed painter I am not 🥲
(DIR) Post #ATYA8ztFQY8Xvw3VzM by RevCyberTrucker@noagendasocial.com
2023-03-12T20:07:31Z
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@stroughtonsmith Please tell me that's not flash on no helmet guys cheek. A little extra light highliting could make it look like a scar. Just a suggestion from an idiot.
(DIR) Post #AreKxzyf2iIyRQKP44 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-15T00:40:38Z
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Minor tangent I can paint up while I wait for new brushes. Could be a quick one
(DIR) Post #AreKy11t8CTrhiqUjY by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-15T11:04:48Z
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Getting somewhere!
(DIR) Post #AreKy1ooCJc29RjYzA by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-15T16:22:31Z
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For context, this is part of the 1997 limited edition Imperial Guard Praetorian XXIV box set (pic 1) that nine year old me was enamored with. The last batch I painted turned out like the second pic, but yes it's taken 25+ (and counting) years to actually paint it all up 😅 And yes they're based on Zulu
(DIR) Post #AreKy2dr8WRghlcKYK by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-16T02:45:48Z
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Quick & dirty, ready for edge highlighting and detail work
(DIR) Post #AreKy3Rq8gQbCn0FSi by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-17T02:37:34Z
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…and we’re done. To the cabinet you go!
(DIR) Post #AreKy4IeyIg9qbiQnA by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-17T03:02:44Z
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And all together!
(DIR) Post #AreKy5ILGy1EvuZgw4 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-17T17:16:37Z
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Today’s side project: take this crummy 2009 paint job (first picture) and make it a little more respectable. Let’s see… /cc @pilky
(DIR) Post #AreKy6D3s5OBlp6zLM by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-17T19:59:38Z
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And now in a much better place. Happy to file this one away
(DIR) Post #AreKy72SmyVQLFA2Sm by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-18T01:02:50Z
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This month's hobby so far! Clearing out the backlog
(DIR) Post #AreKy84GxjXzX90zvE by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-25T01:53:09Z
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Batch painting is exhausting and doesn’t have any real payoff until the end, so I’m gonna try doing some single minis to completion instead. It’s funny just how bad that first layer looks before highlights
(DIR) Post #AreKy8vRm258C3tSnw by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-25T04:59:02Z
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Phase 2. Good opportunity to catch up on Critical Role 😄 /cc @dskuza
(DIR) Post #AreKy9TTjVIttbodqi by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-25T06:05:14Z
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And some fine edge highlighting before bed. Pretty pleased about how much I can do in a day this way 🥹
(DIR) Post #AreKyAANA1cC2dsthw by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-25T06:34:39Z
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Making good use of my fresh new size 000 Windsor & Newton Series 7 🤓
(DIR) Post #AreKyAomjlwQ3ynAhM by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-25T18:47:01Z
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Ready for basing!
(DIR) Post #AreKyBZDx75WO0WG5A by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-25T20:38:56Z
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☑️ Done (for now)
(DIR) Post #AreKyCSWdVK99WOQHQ by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-29T21:53:05Z
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Back to the Cadians. If I’m lucky, I might get these done before the end of March. A decent month for minis!
(DIR) Post #AreKyDMXHG7vxEb9aC by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-30T01:16:36Z
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A lot of edge highlighting left to do, but they’re starting to shape up
(DIR) Post #AreKyEHbr3mSoFIjXk by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-30T02:49:38Z
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Starts to make a difference pretty quickly!
(DIR) Post #AreKyF84hzkRQxqdJw by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-30T21:29:45Z
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Honestly these are harder to paint than the Space Marines 👀 A lot more steps and more-organic highlights to worry about, but I can see an end in sight and they’re looking 👌
(DIR) Post #AreKyFzFWIHa5sj6Ce by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-31T01:34:51Z
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The workspace 🎨
(DIR) Post #AreKyGbBFGcjzWTOKG by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-31T15:03:09Z
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Next pass in progress. Only a few steps to go beyond this
(DIR) Post #AreKyHQw8q1Ya2gizw by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-03-31T22:36:06Z
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Last thing to do on the model is the skin, which I have no practice at. Can’t ruin it too badly from here though!
(DIR) Post #AreKyHuMNRYm3ISDrM by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-01T02:10:24Z
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Only basing remains! March goal achieved 🥳
(DIR) Post #AreKyINmc35zWYDiim by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-01T05:08:57Z
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And we’re done. Tomorrow starts the next project
(DIR) Post #AreKyIxEUFS5IUo1ya by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-01T15:25:59Z
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Final spread for the month of March! A touched-up Sentinel and Dreadnought, and freshly-painted Cadians, Praetorians, Intercessors and a lone Hellblaster. Very happy with every bit of this, and big chunk of progress made on the pile of shame 😄 #WarhammerCommunity #warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKyJZsAaMPEKstCi by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-01T15:37:05Z
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And a glamor shot of the Cadians before I put them in the cabinet 🤓
(DIR) Post #AreKyK40MYSmjmyxAe by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-02T02:50:54Z
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I accidentally spent the evening creating a small diorama board just to have a nicer background to photograph minis on 😅 So have some action shots! /cc @pilky
(DIR) Post #AreKyKjpr1vKpWYMN6 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-02T03:13:53Z
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I should have made this years ago 😍 #Warhammer #WarhammerCommunity
(DIR) Post #AreKyLZwjHbjR8vyb2 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-02T03:36:39Z
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Really enjoying the storytelling potential here
(DIR) Post #AreKyM7GjOGL6UWaXI by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-02T03:39:09Z
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I guess I should show you the actual board too, huh
(DIR) Post #AreKyMuXmBg5ZJZwLA by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-06T02:27:14Z
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I had begun these Death Guard back in 2019 when I first started painting again, with Contrast, but I think I can do much better today — so I picked up everything I need to re-spray them and start over. Luckily Contrast is very thin so I don’t think I’ll strip them beforehand. Final shot of the previous attempt
(DIR) Post #AreKyNXtPt9ZXLzMfo by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-07T01:13:31Z
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So many edges to highlight 😰
(DIR) Post #AreKyOGuiVALmz3Jqa by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-07T19:40:26Z
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This sculpt is kicking my ass — there are just so many nooks and crannies and different surfaces to pay attention to. I don’t want to think about the other dozen on the todo list 👀
(DIR) Post #AreKyOm6qW7TLjeETI by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-07T23:09:01Z
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Starting to look convincing. I think every model in this damn army is going to have to be treated like a character model for painting. There’s just no way I could batch five of these at a time
(DIR) Post #AreKyPGwzqn0tO4rXk by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-08T00:16:14Z
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No more for tonight. Just a few things remaining, but Papa Nurgle would be proud…
(DIR) Post #AreKyPocydjCZppl2G by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-08T00:21:13Z
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That specular highlight on the bone, and the fleshy tentacle, came out 👌
(DIR) Post #AreKyQKX41FUAmlElU by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-08T04:02:16Z
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I guess I lied! Mini complete 🥳. I’m sure I’ll go back and tweak a few things when I have the patience, and basing is in progress, but so much better than my first attempt (second pic)
(DIR) Post #AreKyR5gEixkX0otFo by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-08T04:39:35Z
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Fin. The first mini of April.
(DIR) Post #AreKyRjjpn0OXFYsgy by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-08T13:24:11Z
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It finally feels like I can hit the standard of painting I always dreamed of, after 25+ years of collecting 40K. YouTube has completely transformed the learning process, it’s true, but having the right tools, brushes, techniques, and paints, really makes all the difference for an amateur like me. Proud of these minis! #WarhammerCommunity #warhammer40k
(DIR) Post #AreKySaYfPFxB4H41Q by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-09T10:46:16Z
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Tiny toys; it's easy to forget how small these things are, when all the photos are closeups #WarhammerCommunity
(DIR) Post #AreKyTIs0ehZOV0S5g by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-10T21:28:34Z
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A strategically placed iPad mini makes for a great, versatile backdrop! #WarhammerCommunity
(DIR) Post #AreKyTxzXlaxS2FIBc by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-11T17:09:08Z
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The next logical step was to create a little backdrop app, and populate it with some generated artwork from Stable Diffusion. Does the job!
(DIR) Post #AreKyUkYdCRXsey4sy by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-17T03:57:29Z
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Another Space Marine in progress, in the stolen minutes of late nights. Gotta keep powering through. My DIY dust shield seems effective…
(DIR) Post #AreKyVIaaffJaCtFvk by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-18T13:02:35Z
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Freshly-cast white metal, just like back in the olden days 😋
(DIR) Post #AreKyVqyWpAfIqyiWm by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-18T13:56:52Z
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Pretty much done with this one. My April quota is definitely not being met so far — this is only my second mini this month 😅
(DIR) Post #AreKyWUKAWe9GtO8rQ by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-19T02:26:28Z
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All done!
(DIR) Post #AreKyWwgT5Kcgqen44 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-21T04:33:04Z
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Something a little different on the painting desk tonight…
(DIR) Post #AreKyXQ6hgrqA6QHvU by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-21T04:34:18Z
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‘It’s just white, how hard could painting white be?’Spoiler: hard
(DIR) Post #AreKyXwikQxHnFgKlE by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-21T18:01:44Z
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Turned out ok, though! My first ever Legion mini
(DIR) Post #AreKyYhVwSNy8NZhhI by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-21T21:24:39Z
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Looks great with a backdrop! I really gotta paint up the rest of my Star Wars Legion Core Set so I can justify getting more 😛
(DIR) Post #AreKyZD439cfiEKtsG by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-27T22:06:48Z
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Two down. Unfortunately it’s a duplicate sculpt, but there are plenty more where they came from
(DIR) Post #AreKyZlRzJ81QsQMTI by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-04-30T04:08:26Z
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One last project before April ends. Gotta power through this 8E box before 10E lands 🫡
(DIR) Post #AreKyaXf63h1qOyrcO by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-05-03T03:58:14Z
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A reasonable-looking head, complete with stubble! 😄👌
(DIR) Post #AreKyb3DCkvjQFk3nM by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-05-03T21:20:24Z
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It’s taken longer than I’d hoped, but I’m nearly done with these guys. 70%/80%/90% respectively. Bare head leader guy is going to get some fancy checkerboarding on the knee, which is going to extend the process a bit
(DIR) Post #AreKybjkeaxRYBe26K by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-05-04T02:48:49Z
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Checkerboard: success!
(DIR) Post #AreKycEanvcz5q4fAm by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-05-05T03:39:21Z
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To the shelf!
(DIR) Post #AreKycmGmiZAmHpYfI by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2023-05-05T19:17:29Z
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All finally coming together. I wish I could say it makes a dent in my backlog, but I asked ChatGPT to calculate how long I have left and I think the optimistic answer was ‘4 years’ at current pace 😅
(DIR) Post #AreKydROJpSYpp4OlE by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-03T00:13:18Z
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Considering today is the first day I've picked up a paintbrush since May, I'm going to say ‘4 years' was the most optimistic of timelines 😂
(DIR) Post #AreKydrckIRY9BLLeK by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-03T02:07:01Z
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Just the smallest amount of progress, but it’s a start!
(DIR) Post #AreKyeQ0gRwtrpQoFM by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-03T02:08:12Z
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(They'll look like these when I'm done with them. Hopefully…)https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/110124297447285085
(DIR) Post #AreKyexKgYbVXB1QBc by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-03T05:38:27Z
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Queuing up some fast ones in the meantime. Rescuing some very old metal minis
(DIR) Post #AreKyfQOwTr8zKcdUm by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-03T05:56:39Z
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Primed and ready for tomorrow
(DIR) Post #AreKyfxMxuEAda2xsm by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-05T01:52:30Z
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Halfway there, or so. I also looked up the price of these on eBay and it’s not pretty 😅 I’m glad I bought these in the 90s and not today…
(DIR) Post #AreKygfKKTOCpuc4Om by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-05T04:12:11Z
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Nearly ready for highlighting
(DIR) Post #AreKyhQpTrO3DEq0RM by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-05T05:03:53Z
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…and here’s the rest of them. Gonna feel good to finally finish the lot after 25 years in storage 👀
(DIR) Post #AreKyi6IzeZ1HsF85Y by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-05T21:08:17Z
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Enough for now, they can get a basing later 🙅♂️
(DIR) Post #AreKyinYOr9tS0TfV2 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-06T02:34:04Z
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Tiny toys
(DIR) Post #AreKyjZ3YF9jpKhbXc by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-09T04:55:49Z
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Progressing the next set of minis in my free time. I’m going to finish the grey plastic pile of shame in my cabinet if it kills me
(DIR) Post #AreKykKugJRADl5p8S by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-09T04:59:26Z
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It's funny how everything mostly looks like crap until like 80% of the way through a paint job. Always gotta remind myself to trust the process: https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/110121125466943568
(DIR) Post #AreKykqSn0frnbr1JQ by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-09T22:43:15Z
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Looks better already!
(DIR) Post #AreKylhHccvQRQZCds by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-10T00:10:32Z
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Smaller than you’d think!
(DIR) Post #AreKymB3pukDvmUz3Y by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-10T22:00:52Z
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One step closer
(DIR) Post #AreKymdm79iHMpvuoS by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-11T19:59:29Z
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Final stretch now. Time to stress about painting the flag and camo cloak 👀
(DIR) Post #AreKynHpiDkvN4fuFc by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-12T01:57:54Z
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Flag kinda worked out ok!
(DIR) Post #AreKynkXzSiyo86q0W by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-13T02:55:37Z
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And this one comes to an end. I’m cheating: I’m gonna not paint that cloak until I can do a better job. But I’m going to base everything up and send it to the cabinet anyway
(DIR) Post #AreKyoGo3WWqQBCbI0 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-01-13T23:01:00Z
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✅
(DIR) Post #AreKyowzWgGyX0wI2i by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-03-04T04:10:02Z
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I broke the seal on my Tomb Kings box just so I can test my painting scheme 👀
(DIR) Post #AreKypWnNYueK3gsqm by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-03-04T06:11:02Z
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I’m not entirely sure how I feel after all that…Once it’s based, I’ll have a better idea if that was a success or not#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKyqCGtM5cOh60Uy by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-03-04T14:50:40Z
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I’m still unconvinced the effort of painting that the long way is meaningfully better than using Contrast with a highlight instead (middle). Raw Contrast (right) isn’t enough, at least, but the middle option looks kinda good too#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKyqn8gHa2F2LRxo by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-03-04T18:21:51Z
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1 down, 95 to go#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKyrGutZOpjOHENU by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-03-04T18:49:38Z
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The first step#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKyruyUdRTjd1Doe by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-03-09T00:48:53Z
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I trawled the house for more skeleton parts, and was able to piece together a few. The rest may just be lost to the sands of time, but I can rescue these for sure and paint them up to a modern standard
(DIR) Post #AreKysZk343Hm45mMK by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-03-09T05:15:02Z
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Prepped and ready! Gonna bring them all up to the same level, and use it as an opportunity to test some theories before I try out the new plastics. I’ve had these since 1998
(DIR) Post #AreKytIPMzmU0azRyq by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-03-09T05:42:39Z
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There are few things quite as satisfying as slapping down Skeleton Horde Contrast paint on an actual skeleton#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKyu76KWKYXohvzk by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-03-10T01:46:18Z
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Inching the rest of them closer to the prototype (left)
(DIR) Post #AreKyufqFM7UHYxg92 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-03-10T02:49:29Z
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Before, After
(DIR) Post #AreKyvHPzeB4A6XgiO by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-03-10T05:06:12Z
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It's not 'Eavy Metal, but it's not that bad!#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKyvyJQAUMJ8bwZc by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-03-12T01:12:23Z
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Little highlights 👨🎨
(DIR) Post #AreKywY7H3826BMXNg by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-03-12T03:47:53Z
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Getting the hang of this; I feel pretty comfortable painting a skeleton now
(DIR) Post #AreKyx6rBsuxpvcHWy by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-03-12T05:24:07Z
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The rescue process, start to finish
(DIR) Post #AreKyxfb6ihtZfs1gG by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-03-15T02:46:23Z
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Getting through them in the late evenings 🦴
(DIR) Post #AreKyy9NK0Wh41no5w by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-03-22T18:17:08Z
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You did say you wanted the return of classic models…So enjoy cutting off all the flash and metal gates, sanding, resculpting missing detail, pinning, Green Stuff-ing all the massive gaps, and cutting new slots in the plastic base to fit the actual tabs in the model 😅This Green Knight sculpt is gorgeous, but I’m definitely feeling the curl of the monkey’s paw#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKyyfdO4KYg4tZNQ by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-03-24T17:39:55Z
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What's on the painting desk this weekend? More skeletons, of course
(DIR) Post #AreKyz93cfrm9Kf4Eq by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-11-30T23:32:35Z
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Easing myself back into painting with an easy project: touching up a model I did 2009-ish. Still need to base it, but pretty happy with the result!
(DIR) Post #AreKyzb3wYGfYBlQtE by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-01T01:11:32Z
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And we’re done! One Terminator Chaplain repaint complete 😄#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKz0J1J7QhkWKXPE by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-02T04:33:40Z
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Things I got painted in 2024: not nearly enough.I guess the year isn't over yet…#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKz11KeMsJxx3vTU by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-03T20:25:06Z
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More skellies! Have to search my bits box for the rest of the shields, mind#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKz1U2vbqNP0UrEO by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-03T21:36:45Z
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Shields rescued!
(DIR) Post #AreKz2Eq7dH3k8OEAS by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-04T01:10:27Z
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And shields for everybody! Now I can actually call these complete. I only wish more of them had survived since I opened the box (…in 1998?), but maybe I can bulk them out with spare parts later on
(DIR) Post #AreKz2v1an1Bqy7uvA by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-06T01:46:59Z
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Next assembly line up and running. Left is washed. Middle is recess-shaded. Right is finished test mini. Painting is exhausting 😴#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKz3cyxMBE3Ih1RA by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-09T01:09:54Z
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I’m still highlighting these Death Guard. Finding all those edges is *exhausting*; I can manage maybe a couple a night#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKz49wymYFhY7LpA by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-10T04:42:10Z
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It’s slow going, but next up is the metallics and that will make a big difference quickly#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKz4e5AkedD0DPn6 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-11T00:40:58Z
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Starting to look like something!
(DIR) Post #AreKz579QfuGf9od6G by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-12T04:24:58Z
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Getting closer to the finish line 🏁 #warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKz5e7S6HIJPExUG by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-13T21:30:45Z
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Told you the metals would make a difference 👌
(DIR) Post #AreKz6FLDi3IAqegVM by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-14T05:11:20Z
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NGL, this has been a marathon project. Certainly in no rush to paint any more Death Guard in immediate future 😅 Can’t argue with the results!#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKz6hhWGjlanvKi0 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-14T22:05:40Z
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6/6.Now for the details…#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKz7HVN9NRNqfvW4 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-15T05:53:51Z
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Dat sword though#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKz830WXNHlAtrYe by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-15T05:59:09Z
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This has been two weeks of 2–3 hours a night, or two seasons of Hell’s Kitchen worth according to my watch history. It’s real nice to do something analogue for a while
(DIR) Post #AreKz8jXyNOzt6nprc by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-16T04:55:50Z
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Fleshy.#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKz9TdD2GWC2MdhA by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-19T04:30:40Z
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Not a whole lot left here! Bones, cloth, and final details#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzA0FFmLxpBcgWu by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-19T06:39:38Z
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🦴#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzAcsw7GHl1hXl2 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-19T23:58:32Z
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Cloth!#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzB7j5RvpIg8ApU by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-20T00:41:46Z
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And just to highlight what 5 years of progress looks like, here's where I gave up the first time trying to paint these models, back in 2019!#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzBk0n6YZDQ2kVM by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-20T01:52:24Z
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I’m so glad I don’t have a timer counting how long these have taken to paint. The people who can do this all day every day are heroic#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzCE8z4ewis8oTI by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-21T05:49:31Z
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Home stretch.#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzCgVHdLQ8pPSfw by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-22T05:06:00Z
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Tomorrow, the Death Guard will be done! Feels real good 😄#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzD9ZXYb3az0fz6 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-22T05:30:00Z
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17 days.https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/113603354264327477
(DIR) Post #AreKzDq6zOcliuueI4 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-22T20:36:18Z
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And we’re done; a full painted squad of Death Guard before Christmas 👨🎨#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzEYmJKLxxRoJua by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-22T21:40:49Z
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We all know the fly is the MVP here#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzFH5eZnaAsXhyq by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-23T02:51:10Z
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One for the Reddit crowd:Spent December painting up some Death Guard a la the TableTopReady tutorial and they turned out neat!https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/1hkec8h/spent_december_painting_up_some_death_guard_a_la/ #warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzFoldMjlrKIbTM by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-23T06:53:14Z
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Before I run out of energy, I figured I’d begin a test model for some very classic Dark Eldar I have lying around. Even the studio paint jobs for these were awful, just like the models 😂 So I have very little to go on; uncharted territory
(DIR) Post #AreKzGUb7qCJx3s0fo by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-23T07:00:41Z
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I mean, come on
(DIR) Post #AreKzH3L2fzFgo7kp6 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-23T18:18:00Z
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Just a little guy#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzHXpDKNDDMO6LI by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-24T04:30:40Z
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25 years between these two!#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzIEMfAOvLII4eG by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-27T05:26:35Z
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I know sex is good and all, but have you ever successfully painted twenty eyes at 28mm scale with a size 1 brush?#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzIi8sSDipeDr3w by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-27T21:00:18Z
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More eyes!#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzJForF9uW5ykYS by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2024-12-29T18:16:59Z
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(Keeping this one in the thread)https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/113737473967965833
(DIR) Post #AreKzJit7APXyFZxrc by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-01-13T17:49:34Z
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Closing thoughts on last month’s Death Guard: that was a real slog, but they look better than I could have hoped. The minis are incredible, but because there's so much variation it's impossible to build up a rhythm and each one has to be tackled individually, which is exhausting. I have a dozen more to paint, but I'm going to have to really be in the mood to commit to another three-week paint job. Immediate plan is more Dark Eldar, then some Ultramarines, and a Stormcast test mini#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzKE5FBMfX0AsUK by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-01-15T23:37:13Z
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Trying my hand at something different. Old model stripped of paint and prepared for work…#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzKkLJFAX93Gdlo by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-01-16T02:22:26Z
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This is going rather well?#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzLI1I26ipV1XGK by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-01-16T04:15:12Z
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I feel like I broke new ground with this one!She’s done 😬#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzLyYjs8QxQvVZI by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-01-16T05:56:14Z
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Alarielle the Everqueen.#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzMTOtCnyV5M8dk by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-01-17T01:05:56Z
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Though my good brushes are on their last legs now after a solid few months of painting, so it's probably time to replace my setup 🥲https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/113840980626256835
(DIR) Post #AreKzMyF2XTW2jmliC by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-01-17T22:10:48Z
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Surprise morning project! Painted up the mini that brought me into the hobby all those years ago… One classic Carnifex 👌#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzNZSo9FVuBCUjI by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-01-18T03:07:11Z
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I was too busy being sick 🤧 today to post in-progress pics of this guy, but rest assured it went through an ‘ugly phase’ like all the others. It wasn’t till I was 90% done that I could see it was going to be ok in the end, and I had to abort and re-try a couple portions along the way
(DIR) Post #AreKzO50uqUDU1xguG by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-01-18T06:04:07Z
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I have never had so many upvotes on r/Warhammer40k 👀 I guess people really like a classic Carnifex — it is one of my all-time favorites
(DIR) Post #AreKzOWfG2bWrmtm0O by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-01-22T04:31:33Z
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First batch paint of 2025 complete! There’s something quite endearing about these awful classic Dark Eldar sculpts when painted in a modern style#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzP0nS0huNEzpyK by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-01-24T17:47:01Z
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Keeping that painting desk populated for the hours I can steal late at night
(DIR) Post #AreKzPikoZrwZZYwUK by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-01-26T05:10:58Z
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One more session should do it#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzQFMrJxOCiozK4 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-01-26T23:34:39Z
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Never gets old.#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzR0s0hxEa32vMe by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-02-04T01:51:28Z
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Had the flu this week, so having to slowly force myself back into painting by doing tiny little bits. Avoiding the internet feels like the right thing to do lately#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzReZd5iIZBcdFY by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-02-04T04:45:22Z
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You spend so much time looking at this stuff up close, flaws and all, that seeing it from the intended distance feels like a whole new experience#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzSGrKkL2TvXCvQ by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-02-04T19:55:41Z
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One of three!#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzSuuvoNgUAHCMa by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-02-05T06:31:11Z
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As a bonus, tonight I painted up a Stormcast Eternal (using the TableTopReady tutorial)!#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzTdwEQOSjnL9XM by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-02-05T17:38:27Z
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I can see why these are the face of Age of Sigmar. That was fun to paint, and it looks amazing 😄#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzUQVJrF3AQ3wEi by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-02-07T06:47:10Z
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Something a little more ambitious this time round…
(DIR) Post #AreKzV8SgQP5Mkd2ki by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-02-07T19:41:16Z
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This is a lot
(DIR) Post #AreKzVzzTPDo2lfnBg by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-02-07T22:12:34Z
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Not far from done here! Lovely warm colors on this scheme
(DIR) Post #AreKzWY1QsRZkJayES by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-02-08T03:44:49Z
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Some of these highlights nearly broke me. Too many of the paints are shiny and the angles are awful which made it impossible to see what I was looking at under my lights 😅 I’m not gonna let this mini defeat me, but boy is it a struggle!#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzX3ZXZgHKAMAPQ by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-02-08T21:13:59Z
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It’s all coming together. Honestly this paint job has been kinda fun, despite the complexity#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzXhH9xRLJIvsIK by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-02-08T23:57:18Z
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Bringing it home#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzYCpGeg2t9h4TI by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-02-09T03:25:57Z
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Look at this beautiful boy! And it only took two days#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzYqsriigtOR3uS by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-02-09T03:40:58Z
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This one deserves a full spin 👌#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzZIBEEYQG3CrSK by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-02-09T04:28:50Z
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I said 2025 would be the year to progress my painting skills, and I meant it 😎#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzZzQdR9IQBROro by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-02-09T06:08:02Z
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Also me, two days ago…#warhammer
(DIR) Post #AreKzaTuo5XFwjhkO0 by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-02-27T22:04:37Z
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Prepping a future project!#starwarslegion
(DIR) Post #AreKzb4mb11fn4xBqq by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-03-01T02:04:22Z
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Honestly a pretty easy one to paint, all things considered#starwarslegion
(DIR) Post #AreKzbWmutQZBw3YVE by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-03-02T04:39:26Z
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Baby’s first OSL!(It me. I am baby)#starwarslegion
(DIR) Post #AreKzfMeeVhN5fLWGO by stroughtonsmith@mastodon.social
2025-03-02T05:39:07Z
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First finished mini of (Imperial?) March!#starwarslegion