My only regret is not taking a picture of the pile of shame before packaging it up. Would've been a useful reminder not to make the same mistake twice!

That’s not a bad way to do things. Better to have a small amount of stuff to work on than a big pile that you feel like you’ll never get through. Good luck with the orks 

20 minutes ago, TheArtilleryman said:

That’s not a bad way to do things. Better to have a small amount of stuff to work on than a big pile that you feel like you’ll never get through. Good luck with the orks 

It was difficult because, in a way, amassing that many models felt like progress. Even though I never did anything with them, it made the decision to start over a little more difficult than I expected. Thanks for the luck, I'm more than likely going to need as much as I can get 

I know what you mean. I think the fact you hadn’t started them makes your decision easier though. If you were already partway through the project it would have been more of a wrench. 
 

At the moment I’m trying to clear all the stuff I have that needs painting, which isn’t a huge amount actually now. I’ve told myself I can start something new when that’s done :)

26 minutes ago, TheArtilleryman said:

I know what you mean. I think the fact you hadn’t started them makes your decision easier though. If you were already partway through the project it would have been more of a wrench. 
 

At the moment I’m trying to clear all the stuff I have that needs painting, which isn’t a huge amount actually now. I’ve told myself I can start something new when that’s done :)

Yeah... about that... I did maybe sort of start them a tiny bit

You're doing it the right way! The way I should've done it from the beginning 

Nice models.

I was in a really similar position. I had a good 2000 points of Chaos Warriors on the pile of shame, and an Eldar army that was half painted years ago and look rubbish while the other half was unpainted. I had a bunch of armies started that I had never finished. I always wanted to get new shiny things but felt guilty when I did because of the pile I already had.
 

Eventually I decided enough was enough and sold all the Eldar and the chaos, even the painted stuff, apart from my Chaos Lord on dragon which I kept as a keepsake. I sold everything I had not yet started painting in the unfinished armies. Only unpainted army I kept was my guard. I then used some of the money on household budget and some on a few new bits. Now I’m making myself go through those things that I really wanted to keep. I have a rough target of May to complete everything before my 40th birthday.

The number one thing that has given me a huge boost this year is getting engaged with the B & C. Thanks to Grotsmasha and GreenScorpion’s challenges I’ve painted all of my 1830 points of guard and 560 points of Raven Guard in the last six months, plus some other bits and bobs.

Maybe when Call to Arms starts you should pledge your Combat Patrol?

3 hours ago, TheArtilleryman said:

Maybe when Call to Arms starts you should pledge your Combat Patrol?

I was thinking of doing a 100-day hobby challenge but committing to it publicly will (hopefully) keep me accountable, thanks for the suggestion! I'll definitely jump on board.

That's a good idea to have a target date or even a deadline, I'm probably going to paint one model to see what I like and what I don't then I'll have a better idea of how long the rest would take me. Do you have any pictures of the Chaos Lord on Dragon? I'd love to see the model you chose to keep!

2 hours ago, iplay40k.com said:

 

I was thinking of doing a 100-day hobby challenge but committing to it publicly will (hopefully) keep me accountable, thanks for the suggestion! I'll definitely jump on board.

That's a good idea to have a target date or even a deadline, I'm probably going to paint one model to see what I like and what I don't then I'll have a better idea of how long the rest would take me. Do you have any pictures of the Chaos Lord on Dragon? I'd love to see the model you chose to keep!

I’m not sure if I’m allowed to post it due to forum rules, so here’s some pictures of a Grey Knight Terminator instead :

19 hours ago, TheArtilleryman said:

I’m not sure if I’m allowed to post it due to forum rules, so here’s some pictures of a Grey Knight Terminator instead :

 

 

That is a very scary looking terminator! Really nice paint job too 

14 minutes ago, iplay40k.com said:

 

That is a very scary looking terminator! Really nice paint job too 

Thanks!

Out of curiosity, how did you paint the white on the apothecary? I’m tempted to start White Scars in HH, but painting a whole army white scares me …

Maybe you'd be interested in the 12 Months of Hobby Challenge? It's a simple commitment of at least one painted and based model every month. Many of us paint more than that, but the commiment is only a single model.

6 hours ago, TheArtilleryman said:

Thanks!

 

Out of curiosity, how did you paint the white on the apothecary? I’m tempted to start White Scars in HH, but painting a whole army white scares me …

I used Corax White as the base then did the highlights with White Scar and the shadow areas with some Nuln Oil. I painted the model in sub-assembly and, honestly, each part took maybe 4 or 5 coats of Corax White (thinned down) before the spray prime base coat wasn't visible. I definitely don't think I chose the best method of painting a white model, I just used what I had. 

Even though I'm happy with how it turned out I wouldn't want to do it again!

4 hours ago, Grotsmasha said:

Maybe you'd be interested in the 12 Months of Hobby Challenge? It's a simple commitment of at least one painted and based model every month. Many of us paint more than that, but the commiment is only a single model.

I've actually had a look at that and I am thinking about joining the challenge, though I'm still waiting for my units to arrive in the post and want to do a couple of test paint jobs to decide on a style before I commit to painting everything. My plan is to get that done over the next week / 10 days then I'll still have enough time to commit to the challenge and paint at least 1 model in the ~1 week remaining of January!