Dr. Arkadius
Painted a model for a local gamer who is taking up Minions. I didn’t like the blue (looked too much like Cygnar’s Arcane Blue) in the studio scheme, so I decided to go with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ooze color for his tubes. Mainly because Minions with the turtles, pigs and crocs remind me of Ninja Turtle enemies. (more…)
Ol’ Rowdy
Epic Stryker’s favorite ‘jack is ready for action. I wanted to keep making progress on getting my Cygnar fully painted, especially the pieces I’ve started using with my eStryker list, which leads quickly to Ol’ Rowdy. He has been assembled for quite some time, but before I went to paint him I decided to rebase him, switching from plastic to a metal base for better balance as Rowdy is top heavy. I also moved his feet back as far as I could to get his hammer closer to his own base so getting melee with other models would be easier. (more…)
The blog has been quiet for the past few weeks. After getting being sick with a fever for three days a few weeks back I’ve had a hard time regaining my painting momentum. Add in the Holidays and how busy that was around here and I haven’t had much free time anyhow. I have started in on Ol’Rowdy, but progress was intermittent at first and now none at all. I’ve been spending my free time woodworking. I am finally finishing the bookcase I started building for my son many months ago, to match the table I built for him shortly before he was born. Followers of Hand Cannon Online will recall I also built a folding Warmachine table. Woodworking is definitely a hobby I enjoy and it was great to combine it with Warmachine. I hope this wooden diversion will let be re-gather my painting drive and continue getting my Cygnaran forces painted.
I’ve read on numerous blogs and heard on many podcasts that many wargamers go through funks like this. In order to help get through I decided to pick a “fun” model to paint, which is why I chose to paint Rhupert last, but I can’t say as it helped much, though it’s nice to have him painted. I then chose Ol’Rowdy as I had just done his BFF eStryker, but that hasn’t helped much either.
Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord
Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord must be one of the most popular mercenary solos, especially for Cygnar. He’s often found paired up with Stormblade Infantry, boosting their survivability by granting them Tough. This is one of my favorite models. He’s good on the table, has a great model and the fluff is superb. I find myself including the Piper frequently so to extend my fully-painted army abilities, he was a good candidate. Especially with the completion of eStryker, the Piper will be seeing more use than ever. (more…)