Space Hulk commission

There’s a reason I don’t do commissions... normally. The reason is I paint it, I keep it.

It’s hard enough to paint for ones self, much less other people.

That said I have a friend that does not paint. He is a gamer. He buys games that use miniatures to play with on a game board. Not buys miniatures to game miniatures. So no paints, no skills (other than one color and a wash). When he really likes a game and will keep it forever, he commissions someone to do it for him. I usually resist.

Enter Covid. He is still working, I could really use the extra cash, the next thing you know I’ve struck a devils bargain.

So I took on 37 pieces, which I am normally lucky to do for myself in a year. Gone are the mass painting days for me. It’s more like, ooh, I like that figure and then will paint... a figure. Of course only on days I am motivated enough to even sit down to do so.

Like most, as I grow older, I’ve gone from having to collect large amounts of figures for mass battles, down to collecting a few dozen for skirmish wargaming. The reduced paint load has been a relief, and I’ve actually enjoyed painting more. I even have more time to do other things hobby.

That said, my friend knew this, and was willing and patient enough to wait for me to do them.

I finished up a very small prior commission of 10 figures for Freeblades, again with reasons above pertaining, to start in earnest on this one.

Here is a picture of where I am at with Space Marine Terminators. Then I have Genestealers to start. Both sides are very busy and require a lot of detail work. Space marines should be obvious in picture, genestealers because the bastards at Games Workshop made them on little dioramas.

But I will survive. I’ll get it done. Then when I do, and with a sigh of relief, I can go back to painting what I want to.

As always thanks for looking, and this time for lending me your ear to get it out;)

Cheers
Kevin