=] 12 Months of Hobby 2025 [=

[Grotsmasha]

 

 

 

 

andes (ARTIFICER, OVERTIME, STUBBORN)

Blissful Brushes (ARTIFICER, OVERTIME)

Bob Fossil (ARTIFICER, OVERTIME, SERIOUSLY)

Boc (ARTIFICER, LAST MINUTE, SERIOUSLY)

Bouargh (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)

Brother Christopher (STUBBORN, ARTIFICER)

cleon (STUBBORN, ARTIFICER, LAST MINUTE, OVERTIME, SERIOUSLY)

Cryptix (ARTIFICER, LAST MINUTE, SERIOUSLY)

Dwango (PLODDING ALONG) (ARTIFICER, LAST MINUTE, SERIOUSLY)

gaurdian31 (ARTIFICER)

Grotsmasha (SPEED DAEMON, ARTIFICER)

Heraclite (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)

jaxom (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)

Jolemai (ARTIFICER, OVERTIME, SERIOUSLY)

Khulu (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)

Lord_Ikka (ARTIFICER, LAST MINUTE, SERIOUSLY)

madao (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)

nightwing1511 (OVERTIME)

_Saracen (ARTIFICER, LAST MINUTE)

Trokair (ARTIFICER, LAST MINUTE)

Valkia the Bloody (ARTIFICER, LAST MINUTE, SERIOUSLY)

 

 

 

 

 

Grotsmasha's Pick: Boc's Knight Tyrant

 

 

Firedrake Cordova's Pick: Nightwing's Inquisitor

 

 

Edited December 18, 2025 by Grotsmasha

[Grotsmasha]

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October

The following award badges are up for grabs this month,

 

There is also a badge for those who wish to make a pledge for years end, a slow burn model or project to work on through out the year,

and for those who don't complete their pledge this month,

There are Bronze, Silver, and Gold versions of these badges to be awarded to those who earn the same badge multiple times. There is also a Platinum version of each badge available to anyone who earns the same badge for all 12 months, even the Next Month badge .

 

Participating

Vowed, No pic

Vowed, with pic

Complete

 

List of Participants

• andes: 1x Ballistus Dreadnought (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER, LAST MINUTE)
• BadJokeAK: 
• Blissful Brushes: 
• Bob Fossil: 10x Infernus Marines (vow)
• Boc: 1x Knight Castigator, 3x War Dogs, 2x Maleceptors, 1x Screamer-killer, 1x Tyranid prime (vow, completion), 1x Knight Abhorrent (stubborn), 1x Repulsor (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)
• Bouargh: 1x Adeptus Mechanicus EngineSeer 1x Magos, 8x Servitors (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)
• Brother Argent: 
• Brother Carpenter:  
• Brother Christopher: 3x Phobos Marines (vow, completion), 1x Bladeguard Lieutenant  (ARTIFICER)
• cleon: 1x Auxilla Sentinal (STUBBORN), 4 Rapiers and 4 Tarantula, 8 containers, 4 storage tanks (vow, completion), 3 Xiphons, Solar Auxillia command squad (plus spare guy) (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)
• Cryptix: 20x HH WB Despoilers, 6x Objective Markers (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)
• Dwango: 10x HH WE Rampagers, 1x Rhino (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER, OVERTIME, SERIOUSLY)
• gaurdian31: 1x Gretchin (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER)
• Grotsmasha: 1x HH DA Saturnine Terminator (completion), WH4K Ork (ARTIFICER, SPEED DAEMON, OVERTIME)
• Heraclite: 5x Assault Intercessors (vow, completion), 3x Eradicators (completion), 10x infiltrators (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)
• jaxom: 
• Jolemai: 3x Saturnine Terminators (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER, OVERTIME, SERIOUSLY)
• kennyjapan:  
• Khulu:  
• Lamebeard: 
• Llagos_Tyrant:  
• Lord_Ikka: 1x Einhyr Champion, 2x Plasmacytes (vow, completion), 1 Kahl, 1 Einhyr Champion, 1 Uthar the Destined (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)
• madao: 5x Arbites, 1x Cyber-Pup, 1x Nuncio Aquilla (vow, completion), 4x Arbites, 2x Necromunda Cyber-Pups, 8 Hive-scum (ARTIFICER, OVERTIME, SERIOUSLY)
• MadGamerAK:  
• nightwing1511:  1+ Necron Warriors (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER)
• PeteySödes:
• _Saracen: 1x HH NL Assault Marine (vow, partial completion), 9x HH NL Assault Marines (ARTIFICER, LAST MINUTE)
• SquigPile:  
• steamboat28:  
• TheArtilleryman:  
• The Ergonomic Enginseer:
• Trokair: 1x Space Marine Biker (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER, LAST MINUTE)
• Valkia The Bloody: 1x Harpy, 4x Ripper Swarms, 1x LI Rhino (vow, completion), 11 Neurogaunts (completion), 1x Tyranid Prime, MotM Ratling Sniper (vow, completion), 1x Wolf Priest on Bike (completion) (ARTIFICER, SERIOUSLY)
• W.A.Rorie:  

 

 

Plogging Along Pledges for 2025

• Blissful Brushes: 1x Warhound (vow)
• Brother Christopher: 1x scratch-built Thunderhaw (vow, completion) (ARTIFICER)
• Dwango: 1x Istvaan III Armies on Parade board (vow, completion)
• Cleon: 
  • Horus Heresy: 1x Solar Auxilia Battleforce, 10x Veletaris (vow)

  • Legions Imperialis: 6x Land Raiders, 4x Spartans, 4x Sicarans, 1x Astartes Support box, 8x Leman Russ, 8x Artillery, 1x Auxillia support box (minus the Cyclops), 1x Industrial terrain box, 1x buildings box (already assembled) (vow)

• Grotsmasha: KT Challenge KT Justain (9) (vow, completion)
• Guardian31: 6 members of a Red Corsair Nemesis Claw and 8 Cultists (vow)
• Heraclite: Shaeffer's Last Chancers kill team (vow)
• Khulu: 1x Eldar Titan (vow, completion)
• madao: player characters from Blackstone Fortres and Escalation expansion (vow)
• SquigPile:
  • Legion Imperialis: Astartes Battlegroup, Reaver Titan, Warbringer Titan, Thunderhawk Gunship, Xiphon Interceptors, Land Raider Proetus, Drop Pods (vow)
• TheArtilleryman:
  • Raven Guard: 10x Tactical Marines, 10x Plasma Gun Marines, 10x Assault Marines, 10x Missile Launcher Marines, 1x Spartan, 1x Kratos, 5x Cataphractii (vow)
• Valkia the Bloody:
  • 1000 points Tyranid army (vow)
• W.A.Rorie: 1x Hierotek Circle Kill Team, 1x Deathwatch Veteran Kill Team (vow)

 

 

Participants on the Randomizer List

• Grotsmasha: Leagues of Votann (completion) (JAN) , Imperial Knights (FEB), AdMech (MAR), Chaos Daemons (APR), Sororitas (MAY), Iron Hands (JUN), Custodes (JUL), White Scars (AUG), Iron Warriors (SEP), GSC (OCT), Dark Angel Successor (NOV), Tau (DEC)

Edited November 26, 2025 by Grotsmasha

[Blissful Brushes]

I managed half, I’m moving and the paints have had to be packed away :( 

 

I got the sergeant done but only managed to finish the conversion on the terminator and get it base coated. I did manage to build a Breacher which is an achievement for me - putty uses a lot less space than a whole desk worth of paints.

 

I’ll see how the move goes before I commit this month.

Edited October 1, 2025 by Blissful Brushes

[Cleon]

And the Solar Aux from September, 5 more line infantry and WIP on the Sentinel

[andes]

I managed to knock out a single Wrecka Krew member in September. Gonna take a while to finish the Kill Team at a model per month 

 

Edited October 2, 2025 by andes

[Lord_Ikka]

I, Lord_Ikka, vow to paint for the month of October the following- 1 Einhyr Champion and 2 Plasmacytes.

 

[Bob Fossil]

I managed to paint a little this month! Actually, I managed to achieve my own little personal challenge of painting the nine minis for september!

As I didn't post a vow, that doesn't really count, but here they are:

6 Inceptors and 3 Eradicators. 

Spoiler

 

I'm still thinking of an idea to keep these jump pack guys in the air, as the transparent poles keep on snapping. I'm probably going to use 3d printing supports, I've seen that somewhere, and I'll shamelessly steal the idea.

 

Here's a picture of them unpainted, along with the minis I had planned to paint for july and august. My personal challenge would be to paint them before the year's end.

Spoiler

 

I still don't know about my vow for october, the month is going to be hard at work. 

 

Congratulations and good luck to everybody!

[Nightwing]

On 9/5/2025 at 1:48 PM, Nightwing said:

I, Nightwing, continue the 12 Months of Hobby Challenge, and for the month of September pledge to finish 1 Inquisitor, for the Emperor's glory.

 

 

 

Vow complete

 

Had a crack at some non-metalic metal nonsense. Broadly worked. Need to work on blending.

 

Not totally sold on the sword, might give it another pass later.

 

[Jolemai]

September Complete

 

Venerable Dreadnought complete

2/2 complete

 

Spoiler

 

[andes]

I, andes, clearly need to change gears this month so pledge to complete this Ballistus Dreadnought in the month of Orktober. Sorry Gork, and possibly Mork.

 

[Trokair]

For once I am going to make a vow at the beginning of the month instead of leaving it last minute like I have so often recently.

Once White Scare Biker, to be my player character in the upcoming Spectre of Ullanor Play by Post Game over in the Nook.

 

 

Spoiler

 

 

[Jolemai]

@Grotsmasha would three Saturnine Terminators be considered enough for the Seriously badge?

[Grotsmasha]

1 hour ago, Jolemai said:

@Grotsmasha would three Saturnine Terminators be considered enough for the Seriously badge?

 Definately, each one is the size of a Venerable/Box Dread and independantly worth it

[Dwango]

Entered the Isstvan board into Armies on Parade at the local Geedubs. Thought I'd share the pic. 

 

I'm also going to vow 10 rampagers for October. 

[_Saracen]

I, _saracen, pledge for the month of October 10 assault marines: 

[Valkia the Bloody]

I made some progress on my vow- plus, I also painted a small extra mini.

I managed to finish my Leviadon "Harpy", 4 Ripper Swarms and a tiny Night Lord rhino. 

[Cleon]

The months just keep coming don't they?

 

October targets, paint to completion:

1. The rest of the Astartes support box (4 Rapiers and 4 Tarantula)
2. 3 LI Xiphons
3. 12 pieces of LI scatter terrain (8 containers, 4 storage tanks)
4. Solar Auxillia command squad (plus spare guy)

And also finish off the Sentinel that's into month 3, along with a bit more progress on the Dracosan (I don't expect to complete).

 

Edited October 5, 2025 by Cleon
trying to fix spoiler tags

[Grotsmasha]

Assembled and painted this one up last night, 

 

[Grotsmasha]

So this next one requires a little context,

  

On 8/8/2021 at 5:28 PM, Grotsmasha said:

So, having had a tough week home schooling (my boy is VERY anti-school), I took today as a personal day and spent way more time NOT doing my current Word Bearers / Space Wolves commission. Instead I did a thing that has been a LONG, LONG time in the making. After my 3D printer having spent the last ~9 months or so out of action, my brother and I finally got it sorted on Friday afternoon, and after several attempts, and restarts, I was a very happy chappy.

 

BUT....this model probably won't make any sense to any of you as it's a bit of an "in" joke, you see it all started way back in 2011, with voltronmarine's thread "new to warhammer 4,000", which kicked of a response from me. "Not so new to warhammer 4,000".

 

Jumping to 2018, 2019, or there abouts, I was upgrading my Tablet and started transferring all my data, and low and behold I found those original images again. I'd recently began dabbling in 3D printing and the next logical step leapt into my brain. Using Tinkercad, I made the model, but then never got around to printing it, there was always something more pressing, then the printer stopped working, and it never happened.

 

But today, when I woke up, I raced downstairs, and out to the garage.....man I had the biggest smile as I was pulling the bits from the print bed, so here we go, the pieced removed from the supports,

 

 

 

So, now that I had one printed, was I about to just leave it there in pieces?

 

 

Hell no!

 

 

 

So now that it was assembled and primed, was I about to let it disappear into my pile'o'shame?

 

 

Hell no!

 

 

Spoiler

 

 

I smile everytime I see it.

 

It's pretty rough, FDM printers will do that, and if I didn't have to replace the FEP sheet on my resin printer, I would have used that (actually, maybe I should get around to that...).

I've also made a Bolter variant, and a mkVII helmet variant, whish is printing now....

 

 

So once I'd completed this model, I considered, and started baby steps on developing my own skirmish game centred around these models. I made several weapon and armour variants for Astartes and Chaos Marines, and an Ork. 

 

So for Orktober, I'm going to paint that Ork, (for a size referance, that's a 60mm base) it's posable at the neck, shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees.

 

[Madao]

I, Madao, pledge to complete:

- 2 necromunda cyberpuppies

- 1 cyberpuppy from Arbites

- 8 hive scums

- 9 Arbites

- 1 nuncio aquilla

by this month's end

 

[Jolemai]

 October

 

I, Reclusiarch Jolemai , embark on the 12 Months of Hobby Challenge, and for the month of October, pledge to complete: 3x Squat Exo-Armour Saturnine Terminators by month's end.

 

Spoiler

 

To do:

• Magnetise
• Base
• Paint

 

[Brother Christopher]

I, Brother Christopher, embark on the 12 Months of Hobby Challenge, and for the month of October pledge to complete 3 Phobos Marines and 1 Bladeguard Lieutenant by month's end.

 

[Heraclite]

The assault intercessors are done. I'll take better pics tomorrow when the bases are dry and finished.

[Grotsmasha]

First up, an update to the Dreadknight, it was pointed out by @MoriyaSchism that the waist was a little weedy compared to the bulk of the rest of the model, and suggested sensors and such like a classic boxnaught. I agreed, and did just that,

 

 

 

 

Next up, the counts-as Venerable Dread. I was in two minds about how to complete the conversion, and ended up flip-flopping between the two and getting as result I'm less than satisfied with. The left arm lacks bulk vs the right arm, the armour plates on the chest sit at the wrong angle. I'm seriously tempted to start again with fresh modesl.

At minimum, I'll be looking for slimmer Lascannons for the right arm. Alternatively, I could go back and the Ven Dread shoulder to the left arm. Don't know 

 

 

and some size comparisons, a Saturnine Terminator vs the Ven Dread chassis,

 

and then the completed conversion vs the Saturnine Terminator,

 

 

Finally, we have the Strike Marines, 11 in total, to cover the required loadouts for either Combat Patrol,

 

 

 

and finally, a size comparison between Castellan Crowe and the Primarisized Strike Marines,

 

[Cleon]

To my eye the ven dread definately needs some form of shoulder pad on the fist side, without it the silhouette is just off.