The bad thing about goals
Yesterday I wrote about what I saw as the positives of setting gaols. While I think the positive outweigh the negatives, the negatives are still there. All paint, no play … Continue reading
The good thing about goals
Having achieved a recent goal spanning several years – painting all my miniatures – I have been thinking about goals. Why have them? Are they useful? What are the downsides? … Continue reading
Tray 9 complete
Tray 9 is done with yesterday’s castle walls update. It started like this: and has been finished like this: The tray method has worked well for me in terms of … Continue reading
Tray 9: the final tray
Here it is, the last of my trays: This one is looking sparse compare with earlier trays, as this is all I have left to paint – well almost all. … Continue reading
Tray 8 complete
I don’t give myself a time limit for any tray, but this one took ages! Almost 8 months in fact, about twice as long as the tray before. These before … Continue reading
Breaking up the pile
It can be daunting to face your own pile of unpainted models. ‘Pile of shame’ is the most common term, though over the years I have tried to consider mine … Continue reading
Tray 8: stay on target
At first glance I thought this would be the final tray, but a look through my various drawers and boxes uncovered more miniatures I have forgotten I had. This includes … Continue reading
Tray 7: everything old
With tray 6 completed it’s time to bring out tray 7. In a break with all other trays so far, there is nothing here that I have purchased within the … Continue reading
Tray 6 complete
Those chaos warriors from last week-end were also the final models from the current tray. 6 trays down, 2-3 more trays to go. It has taken just over 4 months … Continue reading
Tray 5 complete
It’s always satisfying to complete models, and keeping a photographic record via a blog, Instagram, or similar is a great way to keep those reminders in your face. A few … Continue reading
The way of the tray
Hi there. Are you a miniatures painter? Do you have more unpainted miniatures than you care to count? Would you like this to change? I want you to join me … Continue reading
Tray 5: almost halfway
When I came up with the tray concept and started planning things out, I had a good idea of what I wanted to paint on the first three trays, and … Continue reading
Tray 4 complete
This tray has fewer, larger models than my first three. It has also marked the major milestone of completing my large Bones miniatures collection. Here is where I started: While … Continue reading
Tray 4: the big stuff
With Tray 3 completed, I now have Tray 4 ready to go: This tray has far fewer models than the previous trays, which have all topped 100 figures. This one … Continue reading
Tray 3 complete
I’ve finished up another 128 models to complete my third tray of models. In November 2019 it looked like this: Now it’s looking like this: The white and black have … Continue reading
Tray 3 – the return of the tray
With tray 2 complete, I have gathered some models together for another tray Unlike the second tray, I took the time to unbox and undercoat everything before getting the models … Continue reading
Tray 2 complete
I’d given myself until April next year to finish this tray, but here it is, done. As a reminder, here’s where I started in August What can I say? This … Continue reading
Tray 2: the tray strikes back
Well, here we are again; a brand new tray of models to paint. This tray has a mix of older and newer figures, and figures so neglected they are still … Continue reading
The first tray complete
At the beginning of this year I placed around 120 models on a tray and declared these would be the next group I painted. As you can see, most of … Continue reading
The tray in 2019
Now that I’ve gathered last year’s painting, it’s time to look ahead to the coming year. This time I want to do things a little differently but still keep the … Continue reading
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