Hobby Goals - February

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(Red items were completed this month, purple items completed in previous months)

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On the 1st of February, I bought the Necron aircraft for Aeronautica Imperialis (AI). Instantly, I could not complete the 'Do not buy any new miniatures for a month'. I could, however, complete 'Paint more miniatures in a month than are bought'. To do this I would need to paint at least nine miniatures because I also bought a Bloodmaster, Herald of Khorne as I would like to make my Khorne Daemons into an independent army. At the moment they are a tag-on to my Nurgle Daemon army. At the end of February, I also bought a Feculent Gnarlmaw. This will be painted in March.

While waiting for my Necron aircraft to arrive, I painted up Ultron, from the Marvel Crisis Protocol (MCP) core set. I am really pleased I did, as I used him in my first game of MCP, against Robin from the Agents of Sigmar. I then painted up Baron Zemo, I do like Zemo having watched him in the various Marvel films and series.

After painting my Bloodmaster (see below), I decided to use the red daemon skin scheme to paint the Red Skull. Additionally, with the Red Skull finished I had completed a third 'Paint a Marvel Crisis Protocol affiliated team', the Cabal. 





As soon as the Necron flyers arrived I built them. I thought the Doom Scythe could be built as Night Scythe; I was wrong. So, I built my four Doom Scythes and two Night Shrouds and painted them all by the end of the first weekend in February. I made a 'How I paint Aeronautica Imperialis - Necrons' guide.

Aeronautica Imperialis Necrons

Next, I was onto one of my other hobby goals, 'Paint a unit for one of my existing armies'. Last year, I bought a fair number of issues of the Mortal Realms Magazine, as this was a cheaper way to build up my Nighthaunt army. I still had several primed models, in a box, in the loft. So, I got them out and began work on ten Grimghast Reapers and five Bladeghiest Revenants. For the Grimghast Reapers, I used my 'How I paint Nighthaunts'.  After finishing the ten Reapers, I wanted a change from my Nighthaunts. Next, I decided to paint up the Bloodmaster, Herald of Khorne, that I had bought earlier in the month. It was nice returning to one of my old 'How I paint Chaos daemons- Bloodletters' articles and painting up a new miniature. I used this red skin tone for the Red Skull from MCP (see above).

 

Bloodmaster herald of khorne

I recently bought some new paints; a set of Army Painter metallic paints and I was itching to try them on something. I decided to paint up Thundrik's Profiteers, a Warhammer Underworlds warband of Kharadron Overlords Duardin, from the second season of the game, Nightvault. I have had these miniatures for a couple of years now and I decide it was time to paint them. I started with the simplest miniature first, to sort out my paint scheme. While, I have not yet completed my 'Paint a Warhammer Underworlds warband'. I have at least made a start. I even managed to make a 'How to paint - Kharadron Overlords'.



Overall, it has been a productive month of painting. I have reduced my 'pile of shame' and added painted miniatures to my existing collections. This month, I bought 8 new miniatures and painted 23. For the year to date, I have bought 8 miniatures and painted 40. My hobby goals are going quite well.

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If you have any questions or comments, please write them below. It is always great to hear from people. Happy Hobbying!


Comments

  1. DBrown_astro25 February 2022 at 15:44

    Well done Jon, you're making great progress with your goals. Plus your miniatures all look stunning as always!

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    1. Jon Grant Miniatures25 February 2022 at 15:52

      Thank you DBrown. So far, these have been a really nice set of hobby goals. It is always nice to hear comments about my painting.

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  2. Crotonhurst26 February 2022 at 20:23

    Great work Jon! One day I'll be a hobbyist instead of an accumulator of plastic haha. Keep it up!

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    1. Jon Grant Miniatures26 February 2022 at 20:59

      Thank you Crotonhurst. It is quite cathartic reducing the pile of unpainted miniatures. It is also nice on the wallet!

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