=] 12 Months of Hobby 2023 [=

[Rhavien]

Thank you brother Christopher and Rogue!

And also big thanks to grotsmasher for picking my March model as favorite! I feel honored . 

[Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch]

 

These Immortals are finally done after several months... had a bout of inertia after Easter, didn't pick up a brush until yesterday. Hoping to work on getting a lot more done here now I have a lot more time on my hands.

[Lord_Ikka]

First half of the May vow finished- 7 Orlock gangers, 1 random Inquisition bodyguard, and 3 Redemptionist preachers. Now onto some acro-flagellants and chaos stuff!

 

[Grotsmasha]

It's that time again, and I've a new commission to get started on. This time I've got terrain and Tyranids. For terrain I have an Administratus building, a Sisters Battle Sanctum and a Sub-Cloister, for the Nid's, this first stage is big bugs, a Winged Tyrant, a counts-as Swarmlord (Starcraft Kerrigan 3d model), 2x tervigons, and a Harpy. pics when they're assembled.

[Jolemai]

  May

 

I, Reclusiarch Jolemai , embark on the 12 Months of Hobby Challenge, and for the month of May pledge to complete 1x Vindicator Laser Destroyer by month's end.

 

 

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To do:

• All
• (Optional: Rhino bits)

 

 

[mandaloriano]

Vow Finished!!!!!!! This Defiler was waiting for more than two years primed, I love these events, always manage to paint things that have been waiting for a long time to be painted!!!! 

 

I never found the arms, so I have to steal a Laser Cannon and Missile Launcher from the Imperial Guard.  

 

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[Brother Christopher]

@mandaloriano Love it. It's such a great model and a relic of a completely different design philosophy for Chaos Space Marines.

 

It brings back some great, yet slightly traumatizing memories. In one of my first games I faced one of these who unceremoniously obliterated a squad of my Sword Brethren - a bunch of metal models that I cared (since they were new and cool additions to my force... and quite expensive models). A quite silly and memorable moment ;)

[Brother Argent]

A series of unfortunate events/circumstances has led me to an unplanned and, at the moment, unavoidable sabbatical from the hobby.  I was really hoping to catch back up on how far behind I have got but it is not likely for a while yet.  I will still attempt to get something done by months end but not sure how things will go.  Keep up the good work the rest of you as I will still pop in to see how the rest of you are going.

 

Good luck all and see you on the other side. Hopefully not too far away.

[Grotsmasha]

@Brother Argent do what you gotta do, we'll be here

[Madao]

I have painted my breachers for the May pledge. I had some spare time and I was in the painting flow, so (as a bonus) I have painted neo-Farsight as well.

 

 

[jkoczan42]

Halfway through the month update, 50 percent of my goal is reached. I'll also start on a plodding along, but I want it to arrive first.

[gaurdian31]

Real life has kept me away for the last few weeks, going to vow an ebay rescue Khârn for this month and edited and added photo of the start point.

 

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Edited May 16, 2023 by gaurdian31

[Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch]

I've been busy on hobby stuff these last couple weeks, not all of it on my plodding along stubborn vow, but some. First, a Command Squad veteran whose weapon is very close to undergoing rapid unscheduled disassembly:

 

 

Next, an Assault Marine who is quite possibly the finest Firstborn Space Marine I've ever painted. He probably wouldn't win me a Golden Daemon but I'm very proud of how he turned out.

 

 

 

 

Overall I'm very pleased with him and now a little intimidated by the effort I must put into the rest of his squad. Still, that's the price of getting better, isn't it?

 

[Grotsmasha]

My first one for the month, a Ravenwing Iron Shark jetbike,

 

[jkoczan42]

Finished up this month's vow! 

[andes]

I'm making progress, but not fast enough. Only two pieces finished and a week and a half left 

 

 

[Valkia the Bloody]

I finished some terrain.

Yay.

I was never going to get much done this month, since I am away every weekend for conferences and other hobbies, so I am happy I got at least something done.

 

 

In other news, I am nearly done with the Into the Dark terrain, 3 more walls to go!

 

[Kennyjapan]

Well... I kinda stuck to my self-imposed 2week deadline... in that the guardsmen where done buuuuut I hadn't even chosen a shoulder pad/backpack for the Invictarii, let alone painted him 

 

Well its done now!

The Guardsmen are meh, but I realised halfway through that they're only going to be on the table until an enemy gently sneezes in their general direction so I shouldn't spend 9years painting them... so I'm not a 100% happy with them, but they'll do

 

And the Invictarii!

 

 

Not sure if I want to take a break until next month or not so I'll leave it for now and see how I feel

 

 

 

[jkoczan42]

Decides upon a plodding along for the first half of the year with about 6 weeks until the dead line says what?

 

What I'm gonna do is finish building and painting this predator for the glory of the fourth. Iron within, iron without.

[Dwango]

So, back from hols and I'm going to re-vow the spiders from last month. Them and another character from the plodding along vow is probably all I can manage this month. 

[Ace Debonair]

I almost did it again. Imagine forgetting to vow things, two months running! 

I just started painting yesterday, and only by chance did I even remember to take a before pic:

 

 

"But Ace," you might be saying, "those aren't Kroot, what gives?". You're right about that, my friend - I was one of the lucky few to get Gallowfall on pre-order day before the scalpers got 'em.

 

I've also been waiting for the Leagues of Votann to get some Kill-Team Representation before I took the plunge in getting any. Plus, having missed out on Kasrkin and Space Police (with their accompanying lovely scenery), my determination to get this box was iron-clad, and I camped on the GW website from about quarter-to-ten. 

 

I've kept quiet about getting it until now because everyone else has been rightfully furious they weren't able to get it, and having one guy pop into the middle of the venting  going "Hey I got one!" wasn't likely to cheer everyone up.

 

But now is the time, because the only thing better than giving my Nephew Dwarf-themed marines to play as will be giving him Actual Space Dwarves. My hobby Butterfly syndrome is, this once, actually somewhat justified.

 

I've got the basic colours in so far, and it's been a blast once I've got the hang of how it all goes together. I'd post an in-progress shot, but it came out as an indistinct blur. Hopefully within the next day or so I'll have a completed dwarf to show off. 

 

EDIT:

Maybe I should actually vow something instead of waffling on. 

 

For the month of May, I, Ace Debonair, vow to complete one (1) Hearthkyn Salvager of my brand new LoV Kill Team! May my beard be shorn from my face should I fail.

Edited May 24, 2023 by Ace Debonair
Forgot the Vow, which was the whole point of the post. Off to the Pain Glove again!

[Ace Debonair]

VOW COMPLETE!

 

 

I had to lean into the Deep Rock Galactic vibes a little, partly because nobody else is doing it (where I can see it), and partly because Drillers are the best class. 

I haven't settled on all of the lore for my new dwarves yet, but they're gonna be, broadly a seasoned blend of Ferengi from Star Trek, the Corpus from Warframe, and DRG - taking risks and picking fights in the name of attaining IMMEASURABLE WEALTH.  

 

I can't wait to get the rest painted (I won't have to wait for the bases to dry for the next ones at least), 'cause next time we do Kill Team one of us can have Space Marines with their lore-appropriate mission briefings, and my nephew can have my LoV with mission objectives lifted right out of Deep Rock (which he also plays, so he'll be in on the jokes) 

 

More pics in the spoiler below.

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 
 

 

 

 

TL;DR: ROCK AND STONE, EVERYONE! 

 

EDIT: Also my first ever attempt at Hazard stripes, and both Imperial Fist Yellow and Iron Warrior metal on the same model for maximum heresy.

 

Edited May 25, 2023 by Ace Debonair

[Brother Christopher]

Marshal complete!

 

 

 

 

 

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I'm curious now whether I'll be able to finish the other models as well...

[gaurdian31]

Khârn complete! His eyes are green, but so tiny I guess my camera didn't pick them out.

 

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[Trokair]

May Vow complete, looking back I possibly should have painted him in subassembly, he is heavy and holding him at some of the angles to reach awkward spots required rather frequent breaks.