Blog Marcus' Hobby Blog 2021

Vive la revolution comrades!

2020 was a hell year for all of us, for multiple reasons. As of the time of writing, the year was one of the worst for me on a personal level in quite a long time. That said, there were also some highs, so its not all gloom.

With that said, and a month and 10 days in , I'm opening my 2021 blog here on DakkaDakka. My initial goal for this year is 365 miniatures equivalency, as per usual.

To stand testament to my progress, my tracker and self imposed rules are below, to be edited as necessary.

Wargamers Challenge 2021 = 379 main scales
Wargamers challenge 2021 = 36 small scales

Rules:

Main scales are 1/72 and 28mm
Smalls encompasses anything smaller plus starships
Standard infantry count as one for painting
Cavalry count as two for painting
ogre sized models count as two for painting
Monsters count as anywhere between 3-10, depending on size (see below)
Chariots count as 5 for painting
Transports count as 5
Battle Tanks count as 5
Behemoths for AoS start out at 5, more if justified.
Fliers/aircraft count as 5-10 depending on size (see below)
Larger models determined on a case by case basis
Primaris Marines count as ogre sized
Onager Dunecrawler = will count as 6 for painting due to base
RECORD OF MINIATURES PAINTED:

Grand Alliance Death:

15 Skeleton warriors
3 black knights (cavalry)

Grand Alliance Destruction:

Grand Alliance Order:

1 Stormcast Lord Arcanum on Gryph-Charger
(counts as 5 - Character and monster)
1 Lord celestant on Dracoth (counts as 5)
1 Lord-Ordinator
1 knight-incantor
2 celestar ballista crew
1 celestar ballista
1 Stormcast sequitors
15 Stormcast Liberators
5 stormcast Judicators
3 Stormcast Evocators
5 Greatswords (Lannister Redcloaks)
10 freeguild guard with swords and shields
5 freeguild guard with hammers and shields
2 3d printed longbeards with hammer and shield

Grand Alliance Chaos:

Warhammer 40k:

Imperium:

20 les Grognard guardsmen

Xenos:

9th Age/WHFB

1 generic fire wizard
10 halfling militia (as EoS electoral infantry)
15 Greatswords (as EoS Electoral Guard) - mixed sources of miniatures
20 halberdiers Ostermark
5 swordsmen - Altdorf
20 spearmen, Stirland

Historical miniatures:

5 Napoleonic Prussian Reserve Infantry (blue coat)
5 Napoleonic Prussian Reserve Infantry (grey coat)
2 Mounted Samurai
6 Persian cavalry archers
12 late Roman legionaries with spear and shield
1 Russian 15th century champion model on foot.
5 Russian 15th century arquebusier
1 Russian 15th century heavy spearmen
1 Russian 15th century heavy cavalry with mace (converted, cavalry, counts as 2)


Lord of the Rings/Middle earth:

1 Mouth of Sauron on foot
2 Angmar zombies
16 warriors of Gondor
5 spearmen of Dol Amroth
1 knight of Dol Amroth on foot
1 Dol Amroth Light Cavalry (Cavalry)
1 Imrahil on foot
1 captain of Dol Amroth (converted)
2 axemen of Lossanarch
2 lossanarch command
2 Clansmen of Lamedon command
2 Gondor "militia" spearmen test models
9 Rangers of Gondor
20 Oathbreakers of Dunharrow
8 Noldorin Elves
4 Galadhrim
1 man at arms of Dol Amroth (conversion)
1 Iron hills dwarf lord on ram (cavalry)
1 iron hills dwarf lord on foot
2 Iron hills dwarf command
1 iron hills dwarf with sword and shield
1 iron hills dwarf ram cavalry with spear (cavalry)
1 king of the Northern kingdom
1 advisor to the king of the north
2 northern kingdom heavy infantry
2 northern heavy infantry command
1 lossanarch spearmen


1:72 scale


Misc:
1 Nachdrek Crossbowmen for a friend
9 lizardmen 28mm
5 chaos knights on horse for Kevin, counts as 2 due to cavalry
5 Chaos warriors for Kevin
1 Chaos lord of Krakadrak for kevin (counts as 5 due to monster/intricacy/character)
1 Crom the Conquerer for kevin (counts as 2, character)
Small scales (BFG, epic, etc)
36 skeleton warriors, Forest Dragon miniatures


Commission pieces:

 

Ladies and gentle-lizards, less than one hour to go.

Lets do this.

 

5 halflings militia. In last stages, so adding to the count.

Sgt needs his shield, bases need drybrushing.

 

Is this from Empire in WFB? Or is it part of an AoS faction?

 

You could use them as humans in AoS.

I'm going to use these for 9th age. The kit is by war games Atlantic

 

And I have my mojo back. Probably doing one more once over on these but Greatswords ahoy. @NIGHTBRINGER will be happy about at least one thing.

 

5 halberdiers

 

I so much love these colors on those models, the recesses of the fabric help a lot.

Grrr, Imrahil

 

Up to 10 halberds

 

Now at 15 halberds, and five great swords from Averland .

 

Situation at the painting desk

 

15 more minis done. 5 each of halberds, swords, and greatswords. The swords will have bucklers added once the other 5 are complete to this stage. probably buckers.

 

built some stuff yesterday.

 

Works in progress on the Stirland spearmen regiment. Shields and basing material to be added.

 

These are brilliant!

I especially like the eyes, how do you get that effect? Any time I have tried to do them, it just ends up looking really, REALLY creepy...

 

The skin, eyes included, is a single coat of guilliman flesh contrast

 

Building and converting a sky ship because I've been watching Hornblower all week and felt it was time for the city's army to get some naval action in.

Very much WIP

 

That is a great idea and a wonderful start.
Where are those armor suits from? those aren't Cities of Sigmar if I am correct.

Curious to see how you will put this conversion together
This one is for your own collection?

Grrr, Imrahil

 

Yes, my own collection.

Armored bodies from Wargames Atlantic's release of the eisenkern.

 

Fly me closer so I can throw this shot put at them!