Of Epic Proportions (spring clean challenge 26)
Tanking it
This nearly broke me. It wasn’t as if the models weren’t lovely to paint or anything I was doing had changed since I started. It was a failure in methodology.
My painting a couple of models everyday for about 15 – 20 minutes worked really well for the Marines. There squads are small and the models were simple. So when I started with Leman Russ I didn’t see a reason to change what I was doing.
Trying to paint 8 quite complex models at 5 in the morning was more than a challenge. Batch painting works normally but due to the time constraints and my own mental state, remembering what I had done was a massive issue. For the first time this felt like a challenge. The Bank Holiday Sunday gave me the chance to get the unit painted all in one go.
This has given me pause for thought though. This is what the guard are, large units. I can’t really adapt my methodology as the external factors aren’t going to change, so I’m going to have to adapt.
I have the infantry regiment to come so more of the same. So rather than try to do all of it at once, I’m going to approach it, 3 stands at a time and hopefully keep track.
pew pew pew! 8)