Two sculpts and a "for sale" sign… 02/18/2012
Today’s update has been in the works for what seems like ages. I honestly don’t know where the time goes.
Nevertheless, Hannah Valerus comes to us from the dystopian-but-musical Free Mars ‘verse and The Artillerist was my entry for last year’s Chicago Games Day, as well as my contribution to the Heroes of Armageddon charity project.
What’s more, I’ve finally managed to mold and resin-cast both of these models, making them the first Full Borer Miniatures available for sale through the freshly added Full Borer Store.
chris
A day of thanks… 11/24/2011
It's Thanksgiving here in the US, and it seems a wonderfully timely day for two postings. The lesser is the first Wyrd miniature in my gallery, glibly named Grateful Teddy (obviously he's thankful).
The more significant but much less complete item is a new charity project - Celebrity Dreadfleet. My esteemed colleague from the great state of Illinois, Dave Pauwels, has gathered a crew of painters and hobbyists, each of us bribed, cajoled, or threatened into painting one of the ten ships from a copy of the limited edition Games Workshop fantasy naval game Dreadfleet. I'll be painting the high elves' ship Seadrake. The completed set will be raffled off at Adepticon 2012 and the proceeds donated to Ocean Conservancy. I'm impressed by Dave's idea, honored by my inclusion, and anxious to buy some tickets.
One important logistical note - your ticket must be present for you to win. That's your ticket, not you. So if you want a shot at this prize, but aren't going to Adepticon, you'll need a trustworthy friend to hold your ticket for you. Enter Dave Taylor and Mathieu Fontaine who have generously volunteered to be your friend, at least to this extent. You send them the money, they buy the tickets, and if you win, they ship the prize to you. You can read Dave Taylor's post with the details here, and Mathieu's post with essentially the same details here. I don't think it matters much which painter you proxy with, but it's a great prize and a better cause, so I hope you'll consider buying a boatload of tickets.
chris
Today's update is brought to you by the letter "F"… 11/11/2011
As in "Fulgrim" and "Fratricide". It's been far too long since my last update and I'm a little surprised these project galleries didn't make the list earlier as they're two of my favorite projects ever; hopefully you'll like them half as much…
chris
Collaborative Astartes… 03/29/2011
I've managed to sneak in another two-model update before Adepticon, and I realized as I was prepping them that both projects were very collaborative - something I'd encourage anyone to try. I've occasionally mentioned that before the Chorazin project I never showed anyone anything I was working on for a contest for fear of tipping my hand or getting overly harsh criticism. But starting with that project and continuing in almost every project since (including the Slayer Sword Challenge, also in this update), I've compared ideas, intentions, and WIP putty and paint photos with a variety of fellow hobbyists – starting slowly with close friends and expanding gradually as my comfort with the concept increased.
Having people whose opinions I trust offer comments and criticisms has proven to be hugely worthwhile. I only wish it hadn't taken me over a decade to come to that realization. I'd encourage anyone to ask fellow painters, sculptors, and hobbyists for feedback, especially if you want to improve. Not everyone will oblige you, and not all the criticism will be constructive (or necessarily polite), but the vast majority of us are in this hobby because we enjoy it. It doesn't require much arm-twisting to get painters to talk about painting…
chris
Slayer update… 03/04/2011
A new month and another update. In a largely accidental example of theme, this update is two dwarf trollslayer projects with ¾ of a troll thrown in for good measure. One is much older than the other; but slayers have always been my absolute favorite thing in the Warhammer universe.
chris
Apparently I'm slow with updates as well… 02/17/2011
It turns out (and this is a long way from news) that I’m an unfortunate combination of fairly busy, ponderously slow and easily distracted; a combination which did not bode well for my intended at-least-monthly update schedule. But I’m happy to finally have an update completed, so I’ll spare you the obvious quote about good intentions. It’s a pretty minor update really - just a nostalgic terminator and my first complete sculpt. If all goes according to “plan”, this update will be followed by several more in the coming weeks.
chris
Launch! 06/23/2010
After literally years of languishing on my to-do list, "set up website" can finally be checked off. But with that complete, I've been forced to add "update website" to the list, so I guess it's a bit of a wash.
The first article and galleries are up, with more to follow as pictures are made presentable and explanations are turned to articles. Those of you already familiar with my glacial painting speed won't be surprised by my equally sluggish web updates, but there are lots of projects in the works and mostly they'll end up on here. Mostly. So I'm optimistic.
chris
