Hobby Summary: February 2026

 I will not lie, thus far 2026 was not kind for my hobby time and probably because of that I've grown lax and stopped having the attitude "I'll paint whenever I can, even if it's only 15 minutes". I invested a lot of time into the exam retakes in February, but afterwards it was mostly just not being able to kindle up the fire to actually sit down and paint. Maybe after painting so much last year I felt the burnout and need some time to get the mojo back? I don't know, but currently I've slipped into the old bad habit of buying much and not painting anything. Keep your fingers crossed that I'll manage to get back to painting again as I have so many fun projects lined up!

Assembled (18):

• 6 Malstrain Genestealers
• 4 Malstrain Tyramites
• 8 Brood Scum

Printed (23):

• 7 Cryx Dark Operations models (Warmachine)
• 5 Punishers (Broken People)
• 1 Johan Sins Betrayal Apostol (Broken People)
• 10 Corrupted Guard Spikers (Station Forge)

Bought (85):

• Shadowhunt - 16 models
• Battleforce: Lords of Excess - 33 models
• Battleforce: Red Corsairs - 36 models

So many new models bought! And all of them in power armour!

I have also been planning out a short post about the new system I implemented towards the end of last year (in October to be exact), but I'm reworking how I should approach that system and will probably just throw in all the ideas I have and hope that someone finds it useful.

Hobby Summary: January 2026

 Unfortunately I don't have much to report for January. I managed to paint only 4 miniatures (orc boyz for WFB/TOW), as I was occupied with university and work stuff. I have some exams to retake in February, so this month might not be much better. I have bought or receive 40 miniatures (BattleTech: Alpha Strike, Siege Assault Battle Group, Malstrain Alpha, Traitor Overseer and Herald Consuls and a Loyalist Champion Consul). No games played and no achievements unlocked. Keep your fingers crossed that February will be better despite all the academic things I must do!

PS. I have managed to assemble the 6 Hangers-on for Necromunda!

Hobby Summary: December 2025

 In hobby terms, December was definitely my worst month of 2025. I have painted only 4 models (and by doing so finishd the Hierotek Circle) and bought or receved 64 (Ferren Areios, Prussian Strosstruppen, Underhive Hangers-on and Warhammer Quest: Darkwater). With so little to write, I dont't see the need to use the format I  had for the entirety of the year. Also, the only achievement for the month is "Painted a unit (Kill Team).

I plan to write a summary of the year this week, so see you then! Happy New Year!

Finished: Hierotek Circle

 

December passes in a bit of rush and I have a lot of stuff to attend to, but I have finally managed to finish this Kill Team. I have assembled the models as soon as I got the box (It was 2022 or early 2023 I think), but they have waited for me to establish the colours for my Dynasty, and here we have it! Even though it's not visible on the photo, the construct on which the Crypted rides lost one leg as some point and I have not yet find it. I have one place lef to change and if I don't find it there, I'll search for some printable replacement or leave it as "battle damage". Either way, I'm happy with how the models turned out. The ruddy terracotta effect was achieved following a tutorial from Mediocre Hobbies.

The Scheme

1. Black primer
2. Leadbelcher drybrush all over
3. Grey Seer on the elements that will be "terracotta"
4. Gore-grunta Fur on the terracotta elements
5. Ryza Rust heavy drybrush on the terracotta elements
6. Ivory light drybrush on the terracotta elements
7. Black Legion on the weapons
8. Basilicanum Grey oin the "internal" skeleton elements
9. Runefang Steel drybrush on all the metal elements
10. Black on the melee energy weapons
11. White drybrush on the energy weapons, white on all the elements that will be green
12. Shamrock Green on the glowing green bits and melee energy weapons
13. Gunner Camo on the crystals
14. Runelord Brass on all the dynasty symbols and every bit that is supposed to be an ornament
15. Strong Tone on the brass elements

Hobby Summary: November 2025

This month the summary comes with quite a big delay. I had quite a lot stuff to attend to, so we end up with a November summary that is late by around 6 days. Could be worse, especially that November itself was quite a good month in terms of hobby related stuff, meaning that I have painted quite a lot of miniatures, including finally some big beasties! I have also made an Instragram account as a place to post photos of miniatures (including WIPs) and possibly to get to more people!

Models Painted (55):

• 12 Orc Boyz (Orc & Goblin Tribes Battalion)
• 1 Hormax
• 3 Grinkrak’s Looncourt
• 8 Savage Ork Boyz
• 1 Psychophage (Leviathan)
• 4 Tau Pathfinders (Chalnath)
• 10 Sha'dar Hunters & Spinewyrms
• 1 Chorister
• 1 Warwolf
• 4 Hierotek Circle
• 1 Death Commando
• 5 Necron Warriors (Indomitus)
• 3 Corpsegrinder Cultists
• 1 Screamer Killer (Leviathan)

Models Finished (56):

• 1 Psychophage (Leviathan)
• 7 Grinkrak's Looncourt
• 14 Tau Pathfinders (Chalnath)
• 20 Savage Orcs
• 1 Chorister
• 1 Warwolf
• 10 Sha'dar Hunters and Spinewyrms
• 1 Death Commando
• 1 Screamer-Killer (Leviathan)

Assembled (43):

• 12 Orc Boyz (Orc & Goblin Tribes Battalion)
• 10 Goliaths
• 12 Germans (Band of Brothers)
• 1 Malstrain Genestealer (Hive Secundus)
• 7 XV26 Stealth Battlesuits Kill Team (Dead Silence)
• 1 Lokhust Heavy Destroyer

Bought/Received (23):

• Horns of Hashut - 10 miniatures
• Dead Silence - 13 miniatures

Unlocked Achievements:

• Achieved a painting goal
• More models painted than bought
• Painted a team (Warhammer: Underworlds)
• Painted a team (Kill Team)
• Painted a model (Trench Crusade)
• Painted a unit (The Old World)
• Painted a unit (Necromunda)
• Painted a monster (Warhammer 40k)
• Painted a Combat. Patrol

Finished: Screamer-Killer

The Screamer-Killer landed on my painting desk (and I just noticed that I gave him the wrong background... well, it is what it is, I guess). It's one of the big beasties in the Leviathan box and the penultimate left for me to paint. Great, characterful model, a little bit funny as with the carapace placed on his head he looks bald. I used the same scheme as for my other tyranid models, available here.

Finished: Death Commando

 

Another addition to my Heretic Legions warband. I decided that units I see as elite will not have corroded armour, so no rust on this guy!

The Scheme

1. Slapchop underpainting
2. Heavy Metal on the armour and claws
3. Runelord Brass on some embellishments on the armour
4. Steel on the chainmail
5. Shamrock Green on the vials and tubes
6. Grey Seer on the flesh
7. Targor Rageshade on the flesh