The Final Push - Lawnor approaches 100% painted

Another weekend gone and 2 more days of work invested in this.  On Friday evening I pin washed and highlighted all the steels I’d previously airbrushed, and started work on the remaining Godtear flesh areas.  On Saturday I finished off the skin, and got Helena and her followers finished in one day.

Sunday morning I decided to focus on Keera.  She was the last Godtear model left to go.  I painted the Godhands cloak at the same time as it’s the same colour.  She took most of a day to do. When se was done I didn’t feel like doing anything too demanding.  It was getting late, and Keera’s colours had all been hard work to get solid coats for.  I decided to paint whatever that monster is on the Imitation Butchers base.  He will be kneeling on its corpse with an axe raised.  His hand is part of the base so I need this painted before I paint his skin.

I finished it kinda quickly so gave in and started work on the Bone Eaters.  The base colour for the skin was airbrushed. Painting the bone will likely mess that up so I got to work on the bone before shading and highlighting the skin so I can work messily, clean it up easier.  The bone is now based, and will get washes and drybrushes tonight.  I should have everything but the skin done on them by the weekend, and can then either go crazy or find my zen by painting their skin.

My inner Dave Gorman is now screaming “So what’s that done to the graph?” (If you don’t get that go watch this.  It’s a hilarious true tale of obsession, futility, and tequila.  It’s split in to 20-30 minute episodes so it’s not as demanding a watch as you might think.)

Anyway.  The numbers.

That’s 21 of 33 models done, with 10 days left. I’m 10.4 models ahead of schedule, but there’s only one Godtear mini left. I’ll have to actually put effort in to the remaining Kingdom Death models.  I’ve 12 models left, and 10 days off (and 3-4 evenings free).  It’s all KDM.  There’s a unit of 5 similar models, and a unit of 3 similar models.  That’ll make them go a little quicker.  I’ve also done some work on everything, even if it is just laying down the first base coat.  I’ll also possibly need the best part of a day for painting the lanterns and bases, and varnishing everything.

I’m ahead of the curve, but only because I got all the quick wins done first.  All I have left is the slow, hard work.  I suspect I’m going to mostly be setting up dominoes too.  Getting 70% through a model then realising I’m better off getting 50% through another and then painting the same colour on them both at the same time, but then realising I need to do work on a 3rd model before I should do something on the second.  Once the two units are done I might not be able to finish anything until I can finish everything.