Thursday 11 April 2019

From Mike D: My Grimdark Winter

The particular area of my unpainted horde I wanted to work on this challenge was all the GW stuff I had purchased for the past year or so. Overall, I wasn't optimistic. I almost missed the deadline for application to the challenge and wound up making it in at the last minute of the waiting list. And I never really got my act together with planning out the challenges, so I left a lot of points on the table there. I set my goal at a piddling 400, but still fell short.

Still, when I look at what I wound up with, I'm happy. Those figures I wanted to paint were very fiddly, and though I know part of the challenge is speed painting, I often find that I set out with best, simplest intentions only to get drawn in to some need to do a particular something that just takes me forever. I did wind up with enough gangs and cultists to actually play with in Necormunda or Kill Team, which these days feels like a big accomplishment to me . (I'm still only half-way through my ADLG 28mm Thracians, and I've been working on it for so many years, it started out as a Warhammer Ancients army.)


Once again, I want to thank everyone involved with the Challenge for their support and inspiration, especially my minion Evan and Curt. This year in lieu of the usual Curtgeld, I've sent a donation to International Rescue Committee. 

Already looking forward to next year!

6 comments:

  1. Well done. I don't take the speed approach. Keeping quality is important to me and speed can often make quality less. More about motivation for me. Cheers and happy painting (and gaming).

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  2. Nice work, those minis are so detailed. It's not about speed but a steady effort to a goal.

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  3. Great work Mike! I really liked your cultists and 'bots. I always enjoy how the Challenge is many things to many people. For some, it's all about the output, while for those at the other end of the spectrum it's a venue to show off their painstakingly detailed vignettes. I love seeing the wide variations of approach - its all good and great fun to watch unfold.

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  4. Great haul, Mike - been a pleasure working with you!

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  5. Nice haul! We almost all have more figures than we get painted, you've got a lovely finish on all yours!
    Best Iain

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