buckyball Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 It is June first. This month I am prioritizing painting terrain over miniatures. I hope to get in several games this summer What are people planning on painting this month? My goals for June are: Paint a game token from Marvel United Paint the third Mithril miniature for the quarter Paint a figure from the annual box. Speedpaint 6 more gnolls to replace the gnolls I have been using Finish painting all the Tablescapes dungeon tiles I started in May buckyball Hobby goals for 2023 Painting one large terrain piece each quarter or several smaller pieces. The goal here is to complete enough, to use in a game or scenario [Check!] Painting the 17 miniatures in my annual box [ 9 so far] Painting one game token each month [ 6 so far ] Painting three Mithril miniatures each quarter. This works out to an average of one per month; but this way I can paint them in batches [ 6 so far] I also have the unusual goal of not buying any miniatures (for myself) in 2023. I have no idea how I will accomplish this ( 164 days since my last miniature purchase) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inarah Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 Carry over from previous months: -- one last undead wolf -- Reaper female elf wizard with staff -- " orrery -- a shed load of plastic sci-fi terrain -- the new Owlbear -- 3d printed eye beast from a friend -- 3d printed cat necromancer -- the vampires and hunter from the Ravenhome set -- probably going to take more than one month to do these RCL stuff: -- duo is primed -- need to paint a figure for the 4+ New: -- 3d printed sci-fi terrain Honestly don't know how much, if any will get done. Been having elbow/wrist nerve problems and painting makes it worse. Making slow but visible progress on the plastic terrain. 18 of the 36 walls are painted and another 7 are close to being done. Haven't bought anything since Christmas. Haven't seen much I'm interested in. So far this year on KS I backed 2 game PDFs and one set of metal sci-fi figures. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 Repeat of the previous months.... RCON game minis & if I have time, I may try & get some entry time in as well. 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawhat Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Jumping' June-hosephat! I think this is the month I finally fix my genestealers. I've got a Maga, Patriarch, Kelermorph, some Neophytes, and some Aberrants that have been waiting to be worked on for some time. And since I need a little break from Heroquest... 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWulfe Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 For June, it's going to be a repeat of some of the other goals... - prep Zaku frame parts, and get them painted - paint a few more of the exterior/armour pieces of the Zaku - get some paint on Meirsoa! - continue work on base for Oleana - paint some Infinity and Conquest models - work on both colouring books I have out - try not to spend food budget on Copic Sketch markers 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilhalfling Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 (edited) paint 5x bones from KS 5 core set. paint some other things? paint the tiny mushroom people with Minispawn. some will end up in rainbow/pride colors. I have not figure out how to get painting time with both spawn off school. so im kinda unfocused Edited June 2 by Evilhalfling 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Urlik Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I need to finish off Andowyn Thrushmore, fortunately there's a deadline... I'd like to mostly finish off my Lysette chibi and either a Dark Sword, Moonlight Mini or Bombshell figure. On top of that, I'd like to hit a few of the quarterly challenges, because I don't think I'll have the bandwidth for the monthly submissions. I may try and recruit Andowyn in for the diorama - she's too cute to be a one and done. Of course, I need to figure out some way to complete a few of the "color study group" exercises from the MM group, and it would be great if I could devote at least a little time to pushing the lumberjack bust forward. Maybe I need to call in sick... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 (edited) Funny, I have been thinking about the way I paint. I paint for fun and display and like to create armies. But...I have so many projects, I alternate betweem them ( which I like, don't get me wrong). But I feel I'm not really building an army for amy of them. A soldier here, a monster there. So I was thinking, maybe build a unit, warmachine, big monster etc. For a project before I switch again... Looks at workdesk, a Conquistadore General, a Conquistadore Officer, an Aztec Warrior, an African Hyena Handler, a Bruja for my Pirates, a Bobokai Necromancer ( apeman) and an African Priestess.. Hmmm, yep, were doing fine here 😋 Edited June 3 by Glitterwolf 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf the Stout Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 (edited) After months of good intentions, but little actual painting, I've changed my approach. Instead of having goals of trying to paint X minis each week or month, I've simply maintained a painting streak. To keep the painting streak going, I need to get paint on a model every day. A single brush stroke will do, so the bar is low, but it’s effective. My current streak is on Day 37. The streak before that was 20-ish days before I went on a family holiday. Across those streaks I've painted for 80 hours, finishing 10 minis and 32 pieces of scatter terrain. So my goal for June is simple, keep my streak alive. At my current rate, that should be around 40 hours of painting, enough to (hopefully) finish 8 minis and 13 pieces of scatter terrain. Edited June 4 by Olaf the Stout 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg of Coot Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 (edited) My June goal is to whittle away at a huge commission for Ral Partha Legacy: - Chaos Acolytes Bombards (3 units, 3 pieces each) - Chaos Acolytes Ballistas (2 units, 4 pieces each) - Chaos Acolytes unicorn chariot (1 unit, 3 pieces) - Large griffin (1 unit, 1 piece) So far I've got everything cleaned, based, and primed. The Egg Edited June 6 by Egg of Coot 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citrine Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Not sure if I can finish 4 per my normal goals, have a lot of prep for my upcoming July knee replacement surgery. At least I did not have to do jury duty, which is was called in for early June. And this week, I had a nasty cold, completely knocked me out for 2 days. I did start painting on an Ukrainian defender cat with an RPG, so that has motivated me to sling some paint. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Real life got in the way a bit. Having the Roof redone, some other personal stuff that needed attention. The heat. I will get back to painting soon. The Conquistadores need paint. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf the Stout Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 (edited) On 6/4/2023 at 3:18 PM, Olaf the Stout said: After months of good intentions, but little actual painting, I've changed my approach. Instead of having goals of trying to paint X minis each week or month, I've simply maintained a painting streak. To keep the painting streak going, I need to get paint on a model every day. A single brush stroke will do, so the bar is low, but it’s effective. My current streak is on Day 37. The streak before that was 20-ish days before I went on a family holiday. Across those streaks I've painted for 80 hours, finishing 10 minis and 32 pieces of scatter terrain. So my goal for June is simple, keep my streak alive. At my current rate, that should be around 40 hours of painting, enough to (hopefully) finish 8 minis and 13 pieces of scatter terrain. A bit over halfway through June and things are going well. My painting streak hit 50 over the weekend and more minis and terrain are getting painted. I’ve switched things up a little bit from the plans I had at the start of the month, pivoting from small terrain to minis. Only 5 pieces of small terrain painted so far, but I’m super happy to have 23 minis painted so far in June. I’m thinking I’ll take a group shot of everything at the end of the month. Edited June 18 by Olaf the Stout 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckyball Posted June 20 Author Share Posted June 20 On 6/18/2023 at 3:11 PM, Olaf the Stout said: On 6/18/2023 at 3:11 PM, Olaf the Stout said: A bit over halfway through June and things are going well. My painting streak hit 50 over the weekend and more minis and terrain are getting painted. I’ve switched things up a little bit from the plans I had at the start of the month, pivoting from small terrain to minis. I have also found that I am switching things up. As summer conventions get closer I am more focused on group painting figures I need for the games I am running. Painting time is becoming more of a luxury buckyball 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inarah Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Only 2 figures I finished were for RCL. Elbow officially diagnosed as a pinched nerve, so treatment starts soon. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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