Reduce the mountain!! 2017 painting progress!

[petercooman]

Mountain replenished!!

[FierceKitty]

If I may quote my favourite poet, on the subject of mountains, leaden or otherwise:

So pleas'd at first, the tow'ring Alps we try,
Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky;
Th' eternal snows appear already past,
And the first clouds and mountains seem the last;
But those attain'd, we tremble to survey
The growing labours of the lengthen'd way,
Th' increasing prospect tires our wand'ring eyes,
Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Nice heap!

[petercooman]

Got cracking on my tanks and infantry, but then dumped the infantry and concentrated on the tanks, because they were fun!

sherman for the pacific:





type 97 chi ha





with alternate turret (chi ha shinhoto)



picture showing the 'wavy stripes' of the camo scheme.


used the leftovers to make a 'dug in' version that can use either turret (base is not finished yet)



also really digging the damage markers that come with the tank kits!!




So that will add 3 models to the count (2 tanks and the dug in one, base will be finished tonight!)

626 miniatures finished!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Awesome work!
(Only 999 figures ahead)  !

[petercooman]

I let my terrain making antics take over! No catching you anymore now!

Not helped that I will be painting lots os 28 mm now too. Will probably switch over to epic after that.

Still have usmc and ija first, then Perry French dragoons and British light dragoons after that.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Dark Elves to finish, then 4 commissions on the rack: 28mm Knights, 18mm Roman cavalry, 18mm Renaissance and 10mm Newline Sea People's.
Should get them done in the next couple of weeks!
Might partake of some epic after that.

[Terry37]

Exceptional work on the tank models! Very impressive.

Terry

[petercooman]

Exceptional work on the tank models! Very impressive.

Terry

Thanks!

Dark Elves to finish, then 4 commissions on the rack: 28mm Knights, 18mm Roman cavalry, 18mm Renaissance and 10mm Newline Sea People's.
Should get them done in the next couple of weeks!
Might partake of some epic after that.

We should have an epic paint off 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

What you got in mind? Mine is Eldar armour...

[petercooman]

I have an entire banana marine army and an ork horde to paint.

You know, I realise I'm getting pretty fast with these. I only started basecoating those tanks yesterday afternoon. I dread the day the little one doesn't sleep in the afternoon anymore!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

That's when I reverted to insomnia!

[petercooman]

I already do the insomnia thing 

What about an ork battlewagon squad? You choose the number and time to finish and I'll see if I can make it!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Okay, let me clear the commissions first! Say September and I'll try to get my Eldar Armour done (two squads and a scorpion tank, maybe the air support too)at the same time. 10 vehicles each?

[Roy]

Cool. I like the tanks, very nice 

[petercooman]

Okay, let me clear the commissions first! Say September and I'll try to get my Eldar Armour done (two squads and a scorpion tank, maybe the air support too)at the same time. 10 vehicles each?

Sure!Works for me since i have A week to go, and then i am 3 weeks off from work!

Scorpion eh  

I'll try to match that with a battlefortress! 10 vehicles it is.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Coolio
https://youtu.be/WaSh633k-sI

[petercooman]

  

Have seen the finished scene but haven't seen that one!

[paulr]

Tanks 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

What about an ork battlewagon squad? You choose the number and time to finish and I'll see if I can make it!

Been asked for a game of Epic on the 8th September, looks like the forces of nature are at work to move this project back up the priority ladder! Better work out a painting priority list quick!