Sunday 30 August 2020

2019/20 Hobby Season Review

 




Hi folks,

When I was preparing for the 2019/20 Hobby Season I was coming off the back of a pretty hard year, so I wasn't too ambitious with my To-Do list. I was a bit disenchanted by 40K, so focussed mainly on aiming to get my Space Hulk set painted. As you all know, this year really has been balls. I spent most of summer in Tasmania, which was amazing, but when I came home I always had one eye on the horizon and the other on my Bushfires Near Me app. With some time spent working from home due to the pandemic, you would think that there would be some extra time for painting, but it just wasn't the case. As a teacher, I found my workload more than doubled; things that I could usually do quickly were taking me a lot longer. Despite that, I did manage to do a whole of bunch of stuff I would have never imagined when I wrote my To-Do list. And, no, I didn't get my whole Space Hulk set painted...

Here is a trip down memory lane:


Warhammer 40K


Iron Snakes


A big year for my Iron Snakes, I managed to finish a 2000 points army that included some new Primaries figures. Squad Damocles, a 10 man Intercessor squad equipped with boarding shields, was completed for Squaduary.





















Imperial Knights


For DreadTober I completed the second knight of my Walls of Ithaka detachment. This is "Theseus" Ferrum Fortis (Strong Punch!). 









Dark Angels


For Armour in April I finished this Landraider Excelsior, just in time for it to be relegated to "Legends" (or whatever they call those things now). Ah well, still a cool model, and very likely to be used in my casual games.














2nd Edition Army Challenge


Recently I have embarked on a 6 month challenge to complete a 1000 point army using 2nd Edition sculpts. I have opted for a classic Dark Angels scheme, starting the challenge with a repaint of two of my oldest figures; a Deathwing Master and Dreadnought.












Age of Sigmar



This year I managed to finish some figures that my daughter had chosen for herself. I also caught the Age of Sigmar bug and dove into Sylvaneth. To help motivate me as I started I entered some painting competitions along the way, all at my local Warhammer store. I won the Brushmaster title for the Treelord Ancient and the Kurnoth Hunters, with both the Kurnoth Hunters and my daughters Sisters of the Thorn featured for a short time on the Age of Sigmar Facebook group! Small wins, but they sure did keep me going during the tough initial slog through isolation. To be honest, the Treelord is probably my best work, it really, really, challenged me. 




























Space Hulk


Well, this was meant to be the focus of my season. If you have managed to get to this stage in the post you can see just how distracted I was! I did manage to get the commanders done for each of the teams apart from the Fallen, which I painted the full team for. Calistarius, the Blood Angels Librarian was the real highlight, completed for The Jewel of July community challenge. The Broodlord was my Monster March entry.





















Kill Team


I managed to speed-paint a H. R. Giger inspired Kill Team, as an alternative to my 4 Lictor murder list. I haven't tried it out yet, but I sure am looking forward to the Aliens quotes.








BattleTech


I know most of you are here for the 40K, and perhaps meander into Age of Sigmar like I do as well. But I also play a couple of other systems that do a great job of dividing my attention. With the delays to the Clan Invasion Kickstarter, BattleTech hasn't drawn my attention as much as it could have this year, but I still managed to paint a neat lance of mercenaries and a larger scaled piece for my mate Wade.





 








Phew, that's it, I think. 2019/20 has been crazy busy. I managed to get a lot more done than I ever intended, but I am still glad to put this year behind me. Tomorrow I will post my To-Do list for 2020/21!

See you across the table,

Marc



12 comments:

  1. Its amazing to think how long ago that knight feels. Some really good achievements this season! Also the pics look great. Looking forward to 2020/21s efforts.

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    1. Thanks mate, I have a good feeling about the next season (it could just be exhaustion). Interestingly, I use the same background for almost every shot, but the lighting this season has been massively variable. I haven't got my photography lighting chakras in alignment yet, obviously ;-)

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  2. Great stuff enjoyed watching this through various media’s over the year keep at it and keep enjoying it

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    1. Cheers mate; I really love watching everyone's progress during the year too.

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  3. Superb efforts this year and great job on the AoS stuff and the deserved recognition my WarhammerAOS team.

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    1. Cheers :-) It sure did give me a boost when I needed it.

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  4. Always great to have a look back through what you did during the last year. Looks like a great haul as well!

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    1. It was far more than I expected to get done, all things considered. The display cabinet is looking pretty diverse, too!

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  5. Heh, yes, a mega-sucktastic year all around. Some amazing work all around there, and great accomplishments for the hobby. Well done!

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  6. What I love about it is the level of quality you managed to keep up as well as quantity. Bravo!

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    1. I'm hoping to paint some nice pieces next season as well, but also speed paint the hell out of a 9th Edition army, just to get it on the board.

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