What's your Hobby Setup, Preparations and Plans for Challenge XIII?

A common topic of conversation amongst Challenge participants is the manic preparations undertaken for the coming three months of the AHPC. Figures are acquired, assembled and primed. Tufts, bases and other esoteric materials are stocked. Paints, brushes and all sorts of arcane hobby tools are purchased, carefully organized and made ready for the coming painting blitz. For many challengers, all of this frantic jockeying has become as intrinsic to the Painting Challenge as the event itself.

With this in mind, I though it may be fun for us to provide pictures of our hobby areas, along with perhaps a few things we're preparing for the orgy of painting ahead.

I'll open the ball with an image of my hobby setup, along with a few shots of some of the stuff I'm working on in preparation of the starting whistle.

The Snow Lord's Nerd Centre

Space is at a premium in our household, and as such my hobby setup is nestled in a closet in our den. I installed some lighting, built a desk insert and added some upper shelving for overflow (there is ALWAYS overflow). I also have a few Ikea rolling storage units tucked below the desk that I use for excess paint and random bits. It's pretty compact, but over the years I've managed to get a lot done in the space afforded to me.

Here are a few things that I've been preparing for the Challenge:

A BFG as part of an upcoming Titan build (I think GregB will approve).

One of my Snobs for Turnip28

Mushrooms for bases (I know, how random).

Mysterious blobs to be revealed later.

My printer working overtime on stuff I'll probably never paint...

My Challenge Projects

• Additional Characters for 'Moonstone'

• WWI Greyscale?

• Italian Wars

• Some Napoleonic Additions

• Two complete forces for Turnip28

• A new Titan for Adeptus Titanicus

• Cars for Mad Maximillian

• Fantasy Adventurers for Mork Borg

• Fantasy Monsters for the same!

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We just have a few weeks before the start of the Challenge, so let's see what each other has for hobby setups, along with perhaps a pic or two of the projects you have percolating for the Challenge. For those who have access to the Challenge blog from the last edition, feel free to upload your own posts, otherwise send me an email with your pics along with a description of what you have planned and I'll post it up on the blog.

Okay folks, let's see what you have in your hobby lair!

- Curt