Here I go again...

Well a lot has happened in the last 12 months. We've moved cities (well, moved from a city to village/town near another city) and islands... and since December have been residing in our new house with a large hobby space (i.e. insulated and carpeted garage).

Since moving, my hobby output has gone, let's say, on a bit of an upward trajectory. Since May last year I have painted:

2000pts of Space Wolves (March of the Ancients list) - came 4th at No Surrender 2021 in Chch which was a surprise (to me, as well as Pete - given that I had done so poorly at FoB with the same list).

About 2500pts of AdMech - yet to be tested in the crucibles of battle but that will happen at some point. After I had built and painted them I found another 10 Skitarii so haven't quite painted "everything" I own of them but pretty damn close! (closer than any other army I have ever owned anyway)

And lastly I am off to a decent start in 2022 - having just finished painting my starting Orlock gang (for when either I get invited to or start a campaign myself). 

I've also built a number of models ... 

Thunder Warrior (with another 1-2 in the brain pan)

Imperial Judge

My second Primaris Chaplain onna bike... obviously I have something against the official model

... plus a bunch of Deathwatch models.

So... my goals for this year are a mix of aspirational and achievable... I think.

I have in my inventory of things to paint:

• Deathwatch
• Some bits and pieces for my Custodes
• Some bits and pieces for my Genestealer Cult
• Another Space Wolf army (probably got 2-3 2k armies in bits)
• Grey Knights
• Militarum Tempestus
• Imperial Knights plus attendant rabble (Astra Militarum)
• Some bits and pieces for my Breslau Sturmjaegers Astra Militarum (here's looking at the Baneblade that has been sitting basecoated since they were released in what... 2009?)
• Many many MANY ideas for my Inquisition
• Slowly replacing my metal Adepta Sororitas with the new plastics
• Death Guard + Daemons (my secret army shhh)
• More Necromunda gangs
• A 6'x4'Necromunda table

So I'm aiming to achieve at least two of these things... as well as play in a tournament or two. 

And I have at least 5 other people in my immediate village who play so should be able to get more games in too.

Here's to 2022

At last, I painted something

Remember this?  December 2014

And this?? March 2015

Frustrated at my complete lack of progress on any painting front, and given it's a long weekend, I sat down yesterday and (after doing my best impression of modern parenting i.e. 'watch a movie and let me play with my dolls please') proceeded to immerse myself in paints and brushes and haphazard eyesight.

And after several hours of slow progress (how much f#%&-ing detail is on these models, seriously), and 12 months (!!!) after the last post on the topic, I have produced Grey Knight Librarian Appolyon:

"Throw me my brewski Sam! Hurry! I've got some daemons to administer holy hops on!"

Fiddly...

Note I haven't gone down the silver route, I always preferred the dark scheme that appeared in the old Index Astartes article way back when. I originally used Vallejo German Grey but being a simple soul and only wanting to use GW paints for consistency/availability/loyalty/whatever I switched to Eshin Grey as my basecoat - a lot lighter but I am ok with this.

Olde Skool Grey Knight colour scheme

Might take some more (better) photos when it's daylight... and after he's had a bit of a varnish.

Progress, YEAH!