Third Time's the Charm!

OK so Howdy. I am finished with the Sherman commission I have. My Client has made his last detail requests and I think I have it now. All that remains is to make sure all is as it should be and then box 'em up and mail them off.

It seems I have had more than a couple people ask me to do whole armies for them. While I don't mind doing whole armies, I do my best work on small units, one at a time. I tend tio get burned out doing the same thing over and over again so I try to keep it fresh and different. Keeps the creative juices flowin'.

So if you have a figure or small unit I might be able to help you, if it is something that interests me. If you have a large number of figures or whole armies, there are a large number of very good painters/ paintshops that would be a better way for you to go.

Not that I don't appreciate the request. I am flattered you guys think I am all that. However, I feel it is better if we both get what we want and come out happier for it on the otherside.

So feel free to make a query, ya never know.

On to more inportant things. I hope you guys out there like what I have done with these tanks. They were a lot of fun to do. My next commission is a US hellcat platoon and after that a dear friend of mine asked me to take my airbrush and paint his Leman Russ tanks for him. Since I will be assembling and painting 8 of my own, Its not a big deal to do a few more. I hope to get a lot of things done around the holidays and start some of my golden demon projects for the summer shows. I know it "seems" really early, but to be competitive and get that much sought after Slayer sword, it takes a huge amount of time and attention to detail, so I don't want to feel rushed. Slow and steady wins the race, or something like that.

Another catchy phrase is " I guess I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue", but that's just a silly line from one of my favorite movies. :)

Some Shermans Again!!

So howdy. Things have been busy and crazy round here last few weeks. I was out of town for a while and then I was really busy with work and family and the Thanksgiving holidays.

Anyhoo, I have finished the 4 76 Shermans I was commissioned to do. I am rather pleased with how they turned out and all I need is for the commissioner to check them out and let me know if there is anything else he would like done to them.

I have several other things I will be working on over the next few weeks. I am hopeful to get several Panzers ready for Ebay sales, along with some other oddball items. I'll do my best to keep the blog up to date, I have been rather bad about keeping it up, but life is what it is and I do the best I can with what I have. I also hope to be able to go to Gamesday this year. I am not sure which one I will be able to attend, but I will be working on a number of things in preparation for them.

Hope everyone out there had a good Thanksgiving, and I also hope ya'll are looking forward to a Merry Christmas!

Some Shermans!

Howdy. So anyway I am on the recovering end of a very long year of very serious illness. Needless to say I an glad to still be around and I owe it all to my Lord God looking favorably on me and the tireless devotion of my wife. Good things come sometimes when you least expect itor deserve it. That being said, I am very flattered and touched from the good wishes from my friends, family and people I don't know nor have ever met.

But enough about me, and onto more lighthearted topics. I recently accepted some work from a gentleman who liked some Sherman tanks I did a while back and asked if I would do some for him as well. I normally don't do commission work anymore, but I was wanting to paint up some more tanks anyway so it was not something that would put me out.

What I mean by put me out out is not that I don't want to paint things for people, but you get to a point where it becomes less fun and more work and you are not motiviated to paint the figures. Then there is no passion for what you are doing. Whenever this ceases to be fun for me, that means it is time to do other things. My hobby should always be something I enjoy, and if I can pick up some work along the way that looks fun or challenging, so much the better.

Hope this all makes sense. I never want my painting hobby to become a chore, and have more than several times refered people to other painters because they wanted me to do something I really was not inclined to do.

Anyhoo I have some work ing progress shots of these tanks. I was really intrigued by the regiment and its history. These tanks are from the 66th Armored regiment, the " Iron Knights". They used to camoflague their tanks and the regiment is still around today. I primed in black and gaver a base coat of GW Catachan Green mixed with black as a base coat then added another coat of pure catachan green. The Camo was a mix of Vallejo Mahogony Brown mixed with black and the a second coat of pure Mahogony Brown as the base. Camo netting/foliage is green stuff. I used a mix of browns, greens, greys and some black for the netting. Any combination of those colors should yield the same results. Just gotta pay attention to where the colors are so the browns and greens are still apparent.

Next I need to do the highlights, add the dirt and grit to the tracks and some weathering all the tanks. I still have some slogans and unit markings to add and just a little bit of "bling" to make these little beauties stand out. I am really enjoying working on these tanks. Its a nice refreshing change from plain dark green all over everything. Hopefully I will have them done in the next week or two. I have a business trip out of time for a week and I don't know that I will be able to do anything till next Saturday.

As always, C&C welcome. I'd love to hear your thoughts! Take care out there.

Don't ya just hate it when....

They change all the account information and you forget it, and then you do the little search thingy and even google can't find it for you....

Sheesh.

Anyway it is good to be back. I was really sick for a long long time so not much for posting, even if I could remember my username and password.

So I have been working on a number of things. Finished a German WW2 Fallschirmjager platoon. They went up on Ebay a while back, but I do have some British Commandos and MG platoons in the works along with some Panthers and a Tiger or two.

I am also making steady progress on my Eldar army. Got a few finished Dire Avengers as you can see. I think they are alright looking, but I am not to keen on the little face details so I will probably go back and clean it up.

Hopefully, I can remain healthy and productive. I have several minis I am going to post as time allows.