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A mythical beast - a female wargamer! I got back into wargaming in the summer of 2011 after a very, very long break and haven't looked back since. I must admit that I seem to be more of a painter/collector than a gamer, but do hope to correct that at some point in the near future. My gaming interests span the ages, from the "Biblical" era all the way through to the far future. I enjoy games of all sizes, from a handful of figures up to major battles (see my megalomaniacally sized Choson Korean and Russian Seven Years War armies).

Sunday, 16 February 2014

Challenge Day 64 - My 500th Post!

I was a little surprised when I posted yesterday to see that it was my 499th post. It's a bit scary to think that I've reached that number of posts in just over two years.

I haven't planned anything, but I guess it does warrant some sort of giveaway to celebrate. I'll have to think about it over the next few days.

I wasn't feeling too great this morning, so I decided to skip the game today. It was a multi-player refight of Hydaspes, so my absence wouldn't be that much of a problem. It was a shame to miss it though.

However, it did mean that I've had time to work on the pirates and the spaceship, as well as doing a little bit on the NAC ships.

Pirates

Last night I brushed off the loose sand and gravel. This morning I drybrushed the base texture. This afternoon I gave them a spray of matt varnish and I've spent the last hour or so flocking them. As they are now ready for submission to the Challenge, there are no photos of them today. I'll be taking pics to send to Curt this evening.


Lady Christina Recovery & Repair Ship

Today I've finished this one as well. Company logos have been handpainted followed by a spray coat of gloss varnish. The yellow parts then got an ink wash of brown yellow, followed by a drybrush of the panels. I then gave the ship a spray coat of matt varnish, then brushed gloss onto certain parts. No pics of this either as it's ready to be entered in the Challenge.


NAC Spaceships

I assembled these (with some swearing) last night. Today they got a spray coat of grey primer. The super dreadnought is a real beast of a ship. You can have pics of these!



I'd prepped and primed a heavy cruiser a while back and that has been included in these pics as they'll be painted up as a batch.





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23 comments:

  1. Anibal Invictus16 February 2014 at 19:21

    Congrats for the milestone

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  2. Clint16 February 2014 at 19:28

    That sure is a real beast of a ship. Grats on the milestone.

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  3. Simon Quinton 16 February 2014 at 19:34

    Woot 500 posts! I;m not even half of that yet!

    The Super Dreadnought looks a fantastic model shall certainly be the pride of the fleet when painted up and on the table.

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  4. Phil16 February 2014 at 19:47

    Congrats, very impressive!

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  5. Diplomatist16 February 2014 at 20:36

    Well done on the milestone! And you'll soon be at 200K hits as well!

    I've often wondered what the thing that you prop your ships in is. Something from the lab?

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  6. Millsy16 February 2014 at 20:57

    Congrats on the milestone Tamsin. We're only just halfway to 500 and have been going a lot longer. Quite an achievement!

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    1. Evan Hughes18 February 2014 at 21:30

      I concur with my colleague - your blog deserves every accolade thanks to your energy and dedication.

      Kudos!

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  7. DaveD16 February 2014 at 22:34

    Blimey 499.. That is some posting rate, well done.

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  8. Vladdd30916 February 2014 at 22:40

    Congrats lassy! You're a painting machine!

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  9. The Happy Whisk17 February 2014 at 02:24

    Sorry you aren't feeling too great. Hope that passes.

    Congrats on 500 posts.

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  10. The Kiwi17 February 2014 at 02:39

    500th posts!
    Well done.
    cheers

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  11. Rodger17 February 2014 at 08:56

    Congrat's on the 500 Tamsin!

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  12. Michael Awdry17 February 2014 at 08:56

    499 posts and everyone a gem, well done Tamsin.

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  13. Monty17 February 2014 at 14:08

    Congrats on your 500...in only 2 years! It is remarkable you hit that in such a short period.

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  14. Zabadak17 February 2014 at 15:50

    Congrats on the milestone achievement, somebody should be sending you some form of award.

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  15. DeanM17 February 2014 at 17:00

    Impressive!

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  16. alastair17 February 2014 at 17:56

    Congrats on reaching 500!!

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  17. fogsoldiers17 February 2014 at 20:14

    500...Wow!!!...And so many spaceships...Do you want to conquer the Galaxy?... :-)

    Marzio.

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  18. Andy McMaster17 February 2014 at 20:53

    Congrats on the 500!

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  19. Unknown17 February 2014 at 22:29

    Those space ships look cool. 500!!! That's a lot of posts. In almost three years, I'm just a little over 200. My goal for last year was to do less than 100 posts. This years goal is to do 50 or less.

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  20. TamsinP17 February 2014 at 23:38

    Thanks all!

    @ Clint and Simon - she's a beauty and a beast :)

    @ Edwin - yup, only a few days away from 200k hits as well. They are racks for disposable pipette tips

    @ Marzio - the galaxy? Nah, my ambitions are much greater than that - there's a whole universe full of galaxies for me to conquer :)

    @ Anne - but the high quality of your posts more than makes up for the lack of quantity :)

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  21. Sofie V19 February 2014 at 05:35

    Congrats on that milestone Tamsin!
    Greetings, Sofie

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  22. Norm20 February 2014 at 14:36

    Impressive output and always very plosives posts.

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