The heating is definitely on

Yep, its getting colder and colder. Everyone is having to admit that Christmas is looming. That can only mean one thing, The Analogue Hobby Challenge is here again. I feel privileged to be signed up for this again, numbers are limited and I managed to get my request in again this year. This of course means I am hoping for some dry days where I can get undercoating and hope it hasn't got too cold and wet for it to affect the results. 

I have been achieving some hobby since my last post although good couple of weeks were completely wiped out due to contracting whatever this horrendous winter bug is that has been doing the rounds. (Despite making sure I have been diligently vaccinated.) I have been going through my camera roll trying to work out what I haven't shared and there is quite a bit, but forgive me if I share something I already have. (I have a system to file photos away when used, but it isn't perfect.) So, my first dump is some more Masters of the Universe characters, as I've said before these are just fun to paint, I've yet to actually play the game still!

Buzz Off

Man-E-Faces

Whiplash

Stinkor

Fisto

Webstor

Hover Robots

Palace Guards

That is not all though. Another project I have been working on is some nostalgic 2nd Edition 40k models. My very kind friend Dave donated me some gross to start me off so once I had a method down I quickly painted these up.

I also found some old Gorkamorka Digganob models that I had painted very badly back in the day. (Literally a black undercoat and some minimal dry-brushing just to get them on  the table.) So I felt they deserved an update to my current style.

I have also finished painting the small collection of Sisters of Battle that I picked up on a whim from one of those bit part magazines that I spotted in Smiths. ( I think they are getting smart to those of us that just buy random issues for cheap models, these days sometimes one model is split over two issues.)

I really enjoyed painting these, using a classic brass with brown ink style that I have used a lot over the years (I'm not exaggerating, I use it all the time!) If I had a gun to my head to rejoin the 40K community properly, I would probably choose this army. In reality I have just been using them for playing The Doomed, a game that is lot more fun.

So, that's it for painting for now, For the rest of the hobby I recently attended an all day event with the club where we playing a generic Zulu war scenario involving a couple of hundred native warriors, a great fun day. I have been wrestling with technology trying to find the most efficient way of editing this blog. Due to my phone being the camera I am using a combination of the Blogger app and Firefox browser on the phone and then text editing on a PC browser. It might just be my impatience, but I wish it was a lot easier to just publish my random waffling thoughts with accompanying photos perfectly lit and in focus. Maybe the fact that I can't is a good thing, who knows what may occur. If you do want to continue reading the waffles though, keep an eye on the Analogue Hobby Challenge. (I will post links on my Facebook each week too.)