I sent all of my hobby stuff home at the tail end of January and let me tell you, I am dying to be surrounded by miniatures again. From today, I have maybe five or six days until I go home, move into my new apartment, and immediately set off on making bigger steps in the hobby as a whole. I have gone so far as to even make a working list of what I want to get painted. You saw a little bit of that list in my last post.
The biggest thing for me is going to be getting my Imperial Guard painted. I have so many models for that army and I work so slow at getting them completed. The last year has shown me that I can paint a lot faster than I used to and still maintain quality. After all, these are game pieces, not display pieces. Several friends expressed interest in starting an Escalation League in order to motivate ourselves to get our shit painted. I am playing Imperial Guard for this league, what else would I play?
Which actually brings up something cool for me that I have never done. I have pre-ordered a display miniature from Black Sun Miniatures in the UK. Now, I have never painted a display piece before. For the last ten years I have been painting what I considered to be "Game Pieces". Basically, I was painting everything with the intent that these miniatures would be handled a lot by myself and others. Not that they looked like garbage, but I was not putting my maximum effort into creating art or making something look badass.
The Duke
I plan to do a Bill "The Butcher" Cutting inspired paint scheme for this dude. He is 75mm, comes on a small base, and looks generally cool. I am really excited to get my hands on him and really put my skills to the test. I will be providing a lot of updates for this guy as well as the Escalation League. So, make sure to check back for all of that fun shit.
Link to Preorder The Duke: https://www.blacksunminiatures.co.uk/product/the-duke-preorder/
