Final finishes of the year! (Carl)

I finally managed to get the last of the 10mm Pendraken Haystacks and the five outstanding Termagants for my 10 model unit finished this month.

It was a bit of a last gasp affair with the Termagants but I was determined to finish the unit by year end.

These completions take my total completed models in 2023 to 52! A new record for me and I’m quite pleased with managing to hit it.

A bout of covid just before Christmas and then the mayhem and busy period of Christmas itself took out any chance of hitting 116 finishes so I’m still down against new purchases this year. But on the whole I’m pleased with the completions I’ve managed, I had several screaming diversions that didn’t actually make any new finishes materialise but did slow progress on actual works in progress.

Next year I’ll be attempting to focus on finishing projects rather than leaping around and getting nowhere fast.

Tyranid Termagants, Spore Mines & Ripper Swarm (Carl)

 It’s been a while since my last post mainly due to a random collection of work related fatigue, family life and ‘jobs’ that needed doing, but finally… I’ve finished a few more minis.

First up are the first half of a 10 model Termagant unit for warhammer 40K. These are the old two piece plastics from long ago. I’ve continued the paint scheme started with the Genestealers and it’s proving an interesting project working out how to balance the colour spread across the various chitin elements on the models. My models are spread across different decades of GW sculpting and the styling has been refined over the years meaning that what works on some models wouldn’t necessarily work on others. I’m working on the basis that a consistent colour palette will tie everything together rather than any particular placement on the models.

The next model is the third base for the Ripper Swarm unit (although they can operate as 1, 2 or 3 bases). This one is the new modern 2023 design. A current model in my collection! Shock moment.

Finally there’s two more units of three Spore Mines, a combination of old metal and plastic versions.

These models have been waiting weeks and weeks for me to finish their bases. Now they’re finally completed it takes my 2023 completions up to the heady heights of 40 models! A new record for me in recent years.