Update 4-30: Bikes and News

I haven't updated this blog in a couple weeks but that doesn't mean I haven't been painting.  I finished up highlighting and tattooing the final DOA linemen.  The entire team is ready to be put on their bases.  Now I need to get the bases ready.  The bases have been primed and I will start putting painting them up and prepping the lettering.  I hope to have that work done by next week.

I also got started on some of the sideline fluff and the markers for the team.  I will be painting up some bikes as the ones the team road in on.  I started by priming the bikes black and wet brushing Citadel Chainmail  over them.  I painted some areas with Vallejo MC Black.  After that is done the next step is using a black wash over the models.  That is as far as any models are done to this point.  Here are some of them.

The bikes are all starting out looking pretty much the same but they'll each get their own extras to separate them.  There will be a total of five sideline bikes and a sixth bike will carry the teams apothecary.  I am very excited for getting these guys pitch ready.  I think a goal of 5/31/14 to have the whole thing finished seems obtainable, so that is what I'm shooting for.  This team is set to make its tournament debut in mid-July. 

Update 4-14: Runners

Holy cow!  It has been a crazy long time since I have updated this thing.  Over a month!  Not only have I not updated, but I haven't even painted.  Like everyone else, blah blah happened and I didn't do anything with this.  Now the weather is actually nice so I have yard work to add to the list of distraction.  Oh well.  I finally put some paint to metal and finished up a few more miniatures.  Here are Half Sack and Juice.

 Why do they call you Half Sack?

 I'm a Puerto Rican from the Bronx, I speak better Yiddish.

One of my many distractions has been changing phones and thus cameras.  These suck but hopefully I can make them better.  Four linemen to finish highlighting then I can move on to the bases.  Then I can start on the sideline stuff and Piney, the Death Trike.  The goal is to have this team ready for Zlurpee Bowl in July.

To Do List 3-10

Looking back on last week I was able to get the blitzers done rather quickly.  The next two weeks are pretty busy for me so I hope to get a lot done but I may not.  I think I will have all of the DoA players finished by the end of this month.  I need to work on their bases so I can get them pitch ready.

The next tournament I think I'll be attending is Headbanger's Ball IV.  Right now I'm planning on playing Underworld or Slann but I may debut the DoA at that tournament if they are done enough.  I have plans on making them the major player of my three rotating tournament teams.

Here is last weeks to do's:

To Do by 3-10-14
1.  Highlight and tattoo Tig. (Done)
2.  Highlight and tattoo Clay.  (Done)

To Do by 3-17-14
1.  Highlight and tattoo Juice
2.  Highlight and tattoo Half Sack.

Update 3-7: Blitzers

Progress.  The DoA are moving along quiet nicely now.  Last evening I finished up the highlight and tattoos on two more Dwarfs.  Clay and Tig have received there treatment and now I can move on to the runners.

I also did some work to the bases.  A friend of mine pointed out that the players were too tall with the base style I had picked.  He was right as they made my dwarfs the same height as a standard human linemen.  I decided to go down to one layer of cork so Big Otto has been de-based for the time being.

Here are Clay and Tig as they stand now:

All those cigars are bad for your teeth Clay.

 This model was designated as a runner by the manufacturer but he looked too tough.  I think Blitzer suits him better.

Update 3-6: Bobby Elvis

One more down.  Bobby Elvis has been highlighted and given his Elvis inspired accents.  I think the team is taking good form.  The miniatures that become players, the more excited I get to seeing them on the pitch.  This brings the total of players to four; Jax (Troll Slayer), Opie (Troll Slayer), Otto (Long Beard), and Bobby Elvis (Long Beard).

Don't You Step on My Blue Suede Shoes 

Once again  posting these pics show me thing to work on.

Just as a reminder here are the others.

 Jax (Cameraman, my filter)

Opie

Big Otto

To-Do List 3-3 and Update

So it has been a while since I did a To-Do List and I want to get back into it.  I feel like I've been doing well in the area of keeping up with a schedule but putting it in writing is a way to stay on track.  If I can keep up my current pace I should be finished with highlighting and tattooing of the DoA by April.

To Do by 3-10-14
1.  Highlight and tattoo Tig.
2.  Highlight and tattoo Clay.

Now to the update portion.  I highlighted and tattooed Opie.  He is the only shirtless and cut-less character so I decided to go for it and tattoo up his back, ie the SoA character of Opie.  Here he is.

I really like posting pictures here because I can see better what to correct.   When the team is done they will be better. 

Update 2-28-14: Jax

Prolific... I kid.

Here is Jax.  He still needs to be put on his base and sealed but he is the first to this point (other than the test model).  I think he looks good for me.  I hope to make the rest of the team look good too.

 Jax is in a rage!  Someone from the Goblin Republican Army has taken his first born, Axel!

I considered trying to free hand a "Reaper" onto the back of his coat but then I thought better of it.  It has been quite some time since I last played dwarfs, I can't wait to finish and field this team.