February looks like it will be a painting month, and maybe an MDF month

So today I started painting again, it has been a while. I figured I would start off with some scenery items, and a couple of space ships. So far so good, only had a couple of hours of painting time, so really just got some basic work done, but I anticipate having more time tomorrow to finish off a few pieces. Also it looks like the temperature in Ottawa will be around the -1C to +1C range this week, so with the garage heater pumping out some warmth I may get a chance to prime up some of the recently assembled models from January.

I feel the urge to tackle the pile of MDF buildings that are precariously perched on a too small side table in the gaming room. This stack has been gnawing at me for months,which is part of the reason it has been sitting in plain sight, out of sight they would never get built! 

Now, as if I did not have enough MDF to build, I see the Crooked Dice has a kickstarter with a dozen or so cool MDF coastal/Innsmouth/Cthulhu buildings. They have some nice kits available and would work for a game I had planned a few years back. I fear they are as good as bought...

Best month ever for building stuff

January 24th and I have completed 114 kits (many of the kits contained more than 1 model) My giant pile of unfinished/not started kits has been significantly reduced, so much so that it is actually noticeable!!!

In 24 days I have exceeded my output for all of 2020, and, at least with regards to the WWII items, many, many combined years. Some were items that were so close to being completed, that it smacks of insanity that I never did a coup de grace on the model, and been done with it years ago. One can also add to that grouping some of the resin WWII items that consisted of a handful of parts, quick to build, and not a real model at all (but even those sometimes required work as resin is not always well cast) Some, like the Buffaloes did not even have their bits in one place, no I have had to scavenge the house and garage seeking out their hiding spots. For the most part I have managed to locate what I sought, but there are a few items that so far have eluded searches.  Thankfully many boxes/kits were intact and merely required assembling.

For no good reason, I have made a concerted, FOCUSED, attempt to deal with the mess. My pile of models was beginning to look like an episode of Hoarders. Now I have space on my storage shelves, now I can properly asses what I have, what I need to buy to fulfill some TO & Es, and what I do not need.  

I plan to continue this into February, possibly switching to the stack of flat packed MDF buildings, Hopefully February, March at the latest, will see me painting this stuff. Right now to bitterly cold to prime my recent builds, but I think I have plenty to paint as it stands...

WWII progress

 

 The grad clean up has happened! I really need to start taking some before pictures, but rest assured these shelves contained a jumble of crap, incomplete models, scraps left over, bits of scenery etc. As you can see there are now a few empty spaces/shelves, where before it had been a mess.

Making a move on my 20mm WWII collection of unfinished kits

I was wondering if my recent interest in working on my massive collection of unfinished kit builds would translate into action on my 20mm World War two, collection, the answer, apparently is yes.

First up was one of my own personal challenge builds, something that I have put off for many years, for no good reason: the Airfix Buffalo. There is no good reason why I have avoided this kit, it really is no worse than many other kits, and yet, I have started but never finished building one of these models for decades!

Good seven model weekend

 

 Nice as it was to be able to safely breathe again in my room, it was back to the model cement this weekend!

Halo UNSC Pelican

 So today I built two of these ships. I thought I would take a break from all the glue sniffing, and try this snap together model. Well, it certainly was a breeze to build. Everything was already off the sprue, the instructions were clear and well illustrated, and amazingly everything fit so well that no glue was required! 

My other T2 model is done

 

 This time it is the Aerial HK Machine it is also 1/32 scale, but looks good to me.

Another build day, with the bounus of a priming day too!

 

 Another 2020 purchase now built, and primed! 

My new Pulp League?

 

So I had to move this box while searching for my resin 6mm sci-fi buildings, so the result is one more assembly done! This is a model bought in December 2019, so only a little more than a year ago...

Next on the workbench, some epic stuff bought in 2020

 

So with the idea that I will no longer keep moving boxes of unassembled stuff around my room, I am determined to build what ever I touch. In this case I moved this box of Adeptus Titanicus scenery so that I could find a spot for my newly assembled German flying saucer, well rather than stack it somewhere else, I guess it is time to build it. For good measure I searched out another box. this one for Aeronautica Imperialis. And finally I also dug out my based, but unpainted, 6mm resin sci-fi buildings.

Two days into the new year and my first post...

 

So I thought I would tackle this little project. It has been in my basement for a few months (less time than other items), but I have been keen to work on it, and well, I did!