Hobby Goals - August

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

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With the arrival of August, the UK was in the middle of a heatwave, and I was away on holiday. Together these resulted in my painting stopping for around a fortnight. When I eventually picked up my brushes, I decided to finish my last miniature for the Tau Empire in Aeronautica, the ground target Communication Tower. 


Following this I returned to painting my Oathmark Dwarves. I had painted a few (fifteen) of these miniatures in July and was keen to finish the box of thirty off. So, I began by painting up the eight dwarves I had built with spears. How I Paint - Oathmark - Dwarven Infantry

After the dwarves, I wanted to paint some of the newly released Oathmark Orcs. So, I began with a small group of five, primarily to work out how I wanted to paint them. 

While finishing the Orcs, I found two unpainted Moonclan Grots. I painted these two miniatures to complete the box set. How I paint -Moonclan Grots


After the Grots, I was back to painting the remaining Oathmark Dwarves. Finishing these remaining seven miniatures, I had completed the box and now had three units of ten dwarves.




With end of August drawing in, I had completed no hobby goals during the month and my pile of shame had grown slightly. I think, I will try to avoid buying any new miniatures for a few months (although, I will claim my free miniature from Warhammer+). 

If you have any questions, please drop them in the comments below. Bye for now, Happy Hobbying.



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