The Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge

Welcome to the Painting Challenge. Here you will find the fabulous, fevered work of miniature painters from around the world. While participants come from every ethnicity, gender, age and nationality, they have three things in common: they love miniatures, they enjoy a supportive community, and they want to set themselves against the Challenge. This site features the current year's event along with the archives of past Painting Challenges. Enjoy your visit and remember to come back soon.

Sunday, 26 January 2020

From DavidB - 'Pama Mine' (Farewell)

A lot of stuff to pick up!

This is the usual state of my desk as I paint. I am afflicted with severe ADD when engaged in hobby time and it helps to have plenty of available models to give into whims. I won't be able to finish The Iron Snakes, the Samurai, gorkamorka trucks, spectre minis, necromundia, and the rest of the pile for a long moment.

'Pama mine' is from Pottawatomie and means farewell. Although I only know a few phrases I can tell you that most First Nations are not huge talkers. I am more garroulous when writting as I'm conveying thought. When speaking to a tribesman we usually use a few words as weather, place and environment carry the rest of the conversation as does the speakers body language and the company. If a speaker uses many words, there is greater depth of meaning.

"Kshe'mnito kapma yawok pana mine' waje' wapte' kon" very loosely translated means " God be with you till we meet again" The more accurate translation is a more formal farewell than 'pama mine' and is given to family and friends.

I have to bow out of the competition somewhat early and move to a more austere environment. with luck WIFI will be tolerable and I will have time to catch up on the entries without reading in email! ;)

What I did get accomplished, with a few on deck in the background. Modest compared to other years, but the quality is better than the past.

Almost forgot the Ad-mech!

The Green horde will also have to wait a little bit longer.

I have to do 1:1 scale for a moment or three.

Blue Stones- shaking off the rust

As always, it was a lot of fun. I did spend the last two days at the brushes, so that was my shaking off the rust a few weeks before the rest of you do the mad dash to the finish line.

I'll see you all in the comments!

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It was fantastic having you join us again this year David. As always, your enthusiasm for the hobby is wonderfully infectious, bringing a smile to all who read the marvelous staccato of your submissions.

You will have family, friends and a pile of minis eagerly awaiting your return, so be safe and hustle back to us soon.

This is not a farewell, just a see you later.

Curt