AHPC X Day 40 - Wednesday Workbench 29 January

With five locations successfully visited on Challenge Island, my next stop is Snowlord's Peak. The task for that is individually set by Curt to annoy the crap out of stretch the Challengers.

My task (link) is to produce a vignette to explain how the Challenge got as crazy as it currently is where it is today.

As you can see from the photo above, I have started work on this. It should take me a couple of days to get the painting done, another day to assemble the pieces on the base and add sand etc, then another day to do the water effects. I've already got the "journal extract" firmly lodged in my brain - it's a good'un!

AHPC X Day 39 - Tenth Submission

My tenth submission, a few figures for Warlord's Strontium Dog game, was posted last night: link

These were the Kreelers and Law Enforcement sets. Warlord's art shows the Kreelers in green uniforms, but I decided to go with a more sinister look.

I haven't done any other painting since the weekend as I've been struck down with an awful cold. However, today I have made a good start on re-priming my barbarian warband - I'd originally primed them red-brown with a pale brown zenithal highlight; sadly the contrast between the two colours was rather weak, so I've chosen to go back to the standard black/white; the black is done, later this afternoon I'll be doing the white zenithal highlights.

At the moment my big debate is whether to submit them all as one large entry or as several smaller batches. I am leaning towards the former option as it's likely to be my only proper "points bomb" of this Challenge.

AHPC X Day 36 - Ninth Submission

As mentioned yesterday, my ninth submission was just waiting to be posted. Today's minion, Byron, posted it this afternoon: link

This was my fifth different island location and put me in position to make an ascent of Snowlord's Peak.

I am now waiting to find out what dastardly task Curt is going to set me to complete the ascent...

AHPC X Day 35 - Eighth Submission

In between my minioning duties today I managed to make some time to varnish some figures, add tufts, take photos and draft my eighth and ninth submissions. The first of those got posted this evening: link

The other one should be posted tomorrow - I couldn't have them both go up today as they are island locations.

Tomorrow I'll be starting work on my next project - the remaining Strontium Dog figures.

AHPC X Day 33 - Wednesday Workbench 22 January

You can't see the lizardmen now, because they are finished (apart from a coat of matt varnish, which I'll do later this week). I've just started work on my eighth submission (the lizardmen being the ninth; yes, I've painted submissions out of order) and hope to finish them in time to submit on Friday night.

I've finished the flesh tones on two of them; the other three have had their basecoat done.

AHPC X Day 30 - Seventh Submission and Sunday Workbench 19 January

My Seventh submission has just been posted: link

I had fun producing those, but it was quite a long process, mainly due to drying times at various stages.

Now, however, I can switch back to painting things which don't cause a lot of down-time. I've already started work on my ninth submission, which I'll be finishing before I begin my eighth one. Yes, I know that doesn't make sense, but it's how I roll.

Anyway, here are the obligatory workbench pics:

I should get the painting finished tomorrow, then it's just a case of basing them.

AHPC X Day 26 - Wednesday Workben...Sixth Submission

Sorry, no, you're not getting a "Wednesday Workbench" post this week for two very good reasons.

First off, my sixth submission has been posted a bit earlier than I'd expected:

You can find the post here: link


Secondly, I'm working on my next Challenge Island entry and I'm keeping it under wraps until it's finished and up on the Challenge blog. You shouldn't have to wait for too long to see it though, if all goes to plan.