Hope everyone is well and you've been getting plenty hobby in, I've been pretty busy so lagging behind target!
So the other night Steve W suggested doing a wee blog painting project where several of the PaintHammer Guys all paint the same character model up to the best standard we could then post it on the blog. Idea is that with all the 9th uncertainty we could still kick back, paint something fun, different and challenging to feed our hobby lust. This is kinda like what the FaceHammer and PointHammered boys did recently with the Skaven grey seers and chaos lords respectively. So when Steve suggested it I got thinking that maybe we could expand on this and involve others out-with the blog where by they could join in and submit their models too and we all voted for our favourite.
The goal is to challenge yourself to paint something out of your comfort zone, try a new technique or just try a new paint! The first model will be the awesome Chaos Nurgle Lord with Great weapon. It got a lot of votes as people's favourite clamshell on twitter the other night and I've been dying for an excuse to paint it :) Aim would be for me to do a blog post at the end of the month with all the entrants models shown and let the comments/votes/#RichHate begin!
Rough plan would be as follows:
- Paint one GW plastic hero kit, starting 1st May with Submission by May 31st. Please avoid historic entries :)
- Feel free to go nuts and be creative with conversions but please keep the original model as the key focus of your project.
- Each entrant gains one vote (vote by saying your choice as a comment in the wrap up post) and innocent bystanders can vote too as long as they state their twitter or forum handle
Steve Wren @Stevewren
Joe Ward @iosefward
John Harper(?!?!? Painting ?!?!?!?) @the_john_harper
Les Martin @_WinterSoldier
Dan Mitchell
Mike Callaghan @stuntymike
Charles Mitchell @CharlesRampant
Rich Payne @paint_hammer
Trev Moffat @trevstwit
Jon Kerr @Jon_Kerr_T4G
Tim Gronnberg @timg83
Ming Lee (maybe) @Thornshield
Dave Fraser (maybe) @dafruk
Ryan Taylor @RTGamer
Scott Smith @_Wee_men
Paul @Pjschard
Rob Hallam @rob_the_bob86
Phil V @vesticus
Joeyoc http://warhammer.org.uk/phpBB/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=24527
Andy Currie @Workshy88
Neil Peckett @TrimControls
Ben Johnson @BenJohnson0013
Let me know if you are interested or have any suggestions, please sign up below (as a comment) if you want to get involved. Please tweet with the hashtag #PaintingChallenge Hope you guys like the idea!
***Please submit your pics at the end of the month via email to: painthammerblog@gmail.com ***