I finally finished everything I wanted to finish on this mini. The bad thing about commission is that you actually have to paint them :), the good thing about commissions is that you can experiment and paint things that you wouldn't normally paint. This particular "mini" by the nature of request involved doing substantial amount of coherent freehand that I have never done before. Well, as a confidence building measure it was very useful. ...

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So, I am getting mo dose of daily reading and in one of the journal I usually read (very scientific journal, btw) I found.... THIS!

Now, this really made me laugh. I think I just got my nomination for IGNobel prize for this year

 

PLoS One. 2009 Oct 28;4(10):e7595.

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My first pumpkin carving ever :)

 

Well, the rumors circulating for a couple of weeks were now given form on the Bells of lost Souls. No substance yet, but considering last year rumors about the LA Games day I am afraid we might end up with a single Games day.

Original BoLS article is here

http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2009/10/games-workshop-news-gamesday-us-2010.html...

 

Ok, This is my first ever painted space marine. Surprisingly this model was rather difficult for me for a number of reasons. 1) I never painted space marines before, I am not familiar with SMs heraldry, insignias, mythology and background. So a number of details was not really obvious how to paint. THis guy is a concoction of various blood angels I found here, on coolminiornot and various (often conflicting) advises ofered by my local people. ...