Dreadball Spring Clean Hobby Challenge 2022

It occurred to me that if I’m making this project all about bulk painting, then maybe it’d help someone if I zoomed out a little and showed not just my current tray, but the state of my hobby space, especially how I keep it all organised and ready.  So here are a few pics with some explanations as to what’s what.  I have an L shaped desk arrangement and no good way to take an all encompasing pic, so appologies for this monster jigsaw image abomination.

The Key:

A.  A covered tray full of the models I was half way through painting when I switched to Kingdom Death.  The dust and sun are being kept off of them as it could be a few more months before I finish them off

B.  The tray full of Dreadball minis that are done, but need basing, transfers, and some varnish before they’re finished.  Over there and out of the way so my To Do trays don’t look so busy and I can see at a glance all the progress I’ve made.  I’ll likely finish these off when I’ve done the last of my units

C.  My main To Do tray.  I keep swapping models off of this on to my active tray, so it’s got a little space on it.  As I get more done I’ll probably move everything off the other To Do trays on to this big one.

D.  My second To Do tray, with the models that still have the paint pots next to them as reminders for what paints I’ve used so far, as I may want those colours again when i get to them.

E.  My completed tray.  These guys need putting away, but I’ve been too preoccupied / lazy.  Since taking this pic I’ve set up Kingdom Death: Monster in the spare room ready to play and taken the relevant models through.

F:  My active tray.  You can see the Marauders on it as I was working on them at the time.

As you can see, I do my painting in front of the computer, with web content such as OTT or Critical Role for company.  I also have a bunch of painting guides and recipes stored on that computer, ready to access.  I have 6 racks of paints all within line of sight and ease of reach.  I could fill a 7th, but I don’t really have space, without starting to put things up against a radiator.  if you zoom in you can see 2 orcs on my monitor stand.  These are my reference pieces from my previous batch 5-8 years ago.  I’ve also got a cheap plastic table cloth pover my paint area to protect everything from the splaces and spills.  I cannot recommend this enough.  I’ve also got a cheap rug under me to catch spills.  Accidents happen.  It’s unavoidable.

So everyhting is with reach, and organised by stage.  Models with similar colour needs are grouped together, and I’m constantly reassessing that as I progress.  It’s a little like an office desk.  I have In and Out trays for my work.

If you have any questions about what anything is, or how I organise my stuff or my work, please ask.

Here’s the idividual parts, in case that makes anything easier to look at.  These should be a little higher rez, making it easier to zoom in and find that one embarrasing thing I still haven’t realised was in the shot.