A Long Time Ago...(A TerrainFest 2023 Blog)

Alright, folks.

With the terrain fully assembled, based, and what not, it is time to prime everything. I used an airbrush and Badger Stynylrez Gray and White primers.

Just having primed them and getting them all together for a single photo, I was seriously tempted to pivot the entire project at the last minute. As they are here, they would make for fantastic Hoth or generic-sci-fi-snow-plant terrain. I could just leave them be and call it a day.

Sadly, I would then have to also buy a snow/ice playmat as opposed to using either of the two desert mats I already own.

The next step was to apply my base coat.

The options here were to either hand paint it all or use the airbrush. I know some people aren’t fans of the airbrush, but why hinder myself with not using the tools I already own?

I went down to a local game shop and picked up a bottle of Army Painter Warpaint Air: Skelton Bone, Army Painter Warpaint Air: Bleached Bone, and Army Painter Warpaint Air: Uniform Gray.

Fun Fact: I have owned an airbrush since 2019 when it was given to me as a Christmas gift. This is the first time I have ever used it to do something other than prime.

Honestly, this doesn’t look too bad!

There were some spots of light to major overspray that I have already begun to clean up. That is a simple task all in all. I also went it with a white to all the lights and buttons for some possible OSL work later.

With the deadline of the 31st quickly looming in front of me, I’m hoping I am able to get this done. If not, I’ll still be proud of getting it this far.

Until next time!

One day a man hears that a distant uncle passed away.

He’s a little sad, but only a little, for they barely knew each other.

Then, a few days later, a package arrives.

It contains his inheritance from the estate: A violin and a painting.

He has no idea what to do with them.

After pondering the matter, he takes them to an appraiser.

Not too long later the appraiser calls him: “I’ve finished my analysis, and I’ve got some good news. There’s no doubt at all that what you have is a genuine Van Gogh and a genuine Stradivarius.”

The man is ecstatic: “I can sell these for millions!”

The appraiser says “Well, you can sell them, and they’ll fetch some money for their novelty value. But not millions. You see, the truth is, Stradivarius wasn’t much of a painter… and Van Gogh made lousy violins.”