I was going to write a really long end of year review post for 2020, but quite frankly last year is one which noone wants to look back on, much less relive in any detail. Instead I'm going to hit the ground running on the new year and hope things look up in 2021. Oh wait, we're back in Lockdown here in the UK. Never mind...
On a more positive note I've got a week off work and suddenly finding myself with nothing better to do, so I've spent it being pretty productive with attacking my backlog. It's gone pretty well so far:
I've managed to knock out four characters over the course of the first three days of the year. Really not a bad start at all. They've turned out pretty well, even if I say so myself. Mounted Legolas in particular was a joy to paint up. I've wanted that sculpt ever since I got into the game, so I was super happy when it cropped up on Made to Order at the end of last year.
Lots of progress also means I had a chance to test out the lightbox which a friend very kindly bought me for Christmas, so you may see an uptick in the quality of photography on here once I've had a bit of a play around on with it.
Naturally the first photo I took was of something that didn't fit in the box:
That's everything I painted last year. I originally took the photo for the scrapped review post, but I still wanted to show it off. That's 498 painting points across twelve months. Quite impressive I'm sure you'll agree. What's even more impressive though is the fact that I'm still in negative figures! Covid really hasn't been good for my self restraint on starting new projects.
That's why the first part of this year is going to be spent trying to clear through my mighty backlog. If you saw my last post, you'll know that I've got plenty to keep me busy for a while.
Luckily I'm feeling really productive right now, so I'm going to channel that productivity into producing tangible results before that feeling fades again.
Currently on my work bench are this:
And these:
That's the Mirkwood Terrain I've been working on for my home board for a while now, then a couple of Harry Potter characters which I bought in my frenzy of impulse buying back in the summer. They should keep me busy for a while, whilst scratching my hobby itch in two very different ways.
I'll keep you updated on how I get on.
Looks like a great start to the year! That mounted Legolas is a great scuplt and Grima is a classic. The Mirkwood terrain also looks amazing - its astonishing what a difference it makes to have several different colours of foliage on there.
ReplyDeleteThanks man :) Yeah I found the trick is to create a lot of visual interest.
ReplyDeleteIt takes a lot of time and with the amount of foliage I use, it's not the cheapest of options, but I'm really liking the final result.