Hammer the Backlog

Miniature Painting – Updated Every Thursday

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  • Welcome to Hammer the Backlog

    Welcome to Hammer the Backlog

    HOW WE GOT HERE The year was, I think, 1998. A young Mick, fresh off of years of successfully looking like the third, less attractive brother from the Proclaimers, somehow got his hands on the Playstation port of the first inarguably good Warhammer game, Warhammer: Dark Omens. Young Mick was aware of young women and…

    Lee Handsome

    June 16, 2022
    Updates
    Black Legion, Blackstone Fortress, Bretonnia, Chaos, Dogs of War, HeroQuest, Pile of Shame, Scorecard, Space Hulk
  • Quarter 4, Week 1 Update: The Circle of Life

    Quarter 4, Week 1 Update: The Circle of Life

    It’s time for Quarter 4 of Hammer the Backlog, the weekly Warhammer mini painting, accountability and productivity blog. At four quarters in, I would be stretching the cinematic metaphor of referring to sequels and trilogies, so let’s just call this Hammer the Backlog 4: Tokyo Drift. Let’s burn rubber with a look first at all…

    Lee Handsome

    March 16, 2023
    Quarter 4, Updates, Year 1
    Blackstone Fortress, Bretonnia, Pile of Shame, Quarter 4, Scorecard, Year 1
  • Quarter 3, Week 13 Update: Oh la la!

    Quarter 3, Week 13 Update: Oh la la!

    Welcome back to the final instalment of Hammer the Backlog Quarter 3, where this week, with almost everything done, we got to go back to the halcyon days of last year and paint some Bretonnia! And do all of the busy work of getting ready for the final quarter of year one! Read on to…

    Lee Handsome

    March 9, 2023
    Quarter 3, Updates, Year 1
    Bretonnia, Pile of Shame, Quarter 3, Scorecard, Year 1
  • Quarter 3, Week 12 Update: I’m on Holiday

    Hi gang, thanks for coming back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly Warhammer miniature painting, accountability and productivity blog that this week is on holiday. Let’s take a truncated look at the scorecard for this week, and then take a look at some of my favourite hobby blogs to tide you over for your mini…

    Lee Handsome

    March 2, 2023
    Quarter 3, Updates, Year 1
    Pile of Shame, Scorecard
  • Quarter 3, Week 11 Update: Paper Beats Rocks

    Quarter 3, Week 11 Update: Paper Beats Rocks

    Hello fellow hobby scissors, welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly Warhammer painting, productivity and accountability blog, where this week we all took on the aspect of paper, and absolutely smashed some rocks. With quarter 3 effectively in the bag with two weeks to spare, let’s take a look at the week and the…

    Lee Handsome

    February 23, 2023
    Quarter 3, Updates, Year 1
    Blackstone Fortress, Pile of Shame, Quarter 3, Scorecard, Year 1
  • Quarter 3, Week 10 Update: A Game of Two Halves

    Quarter 3, Week 10 Update: A Game of Two Halves

    Hi there! Thanks for coming to week 10 of the third quarter of Hammer the Backlog, the weekly miniature painting, accountability and productivity blog. This week’s update is brought to you by the lesson I learned about having flexibility within your system, while still making sure that you hit your rocks. Let’s get straight down…

    Lee Handsome

    February 16, 2023
    Quarter 3, Updates, Year 1
    Blackstone Fortress, Pile of Shame, Quarter 3, Scorecard, Year 1
  • Quarter 3, Week 9 Update: Don’t Talk to Me or My Sons Ever Again

    Quarter 3, Week 9 Update: Don’t Talk to Me or My Sons Ever Again

    Hello ladies and gentlemen and others, and welcome back to a very big week of Hammer the Backlog, the weekly warhammer miniature painting, accountability and productivity blog. This week, with four weeks left to go in the quarter, we managed to tick off three of the four main targets. Let’s start, as we so often…

    Lee Handsome

    February 9, 2023
    Quarter 3, Updates, Year 1
    Blackstone Fortress, Grudgebringers, Pile of Shame, Quarter 3, Scorecard, Year 1
  • Quarter 3, Week 8 Update: Wiggly Boys

    Quarter 3, Week 8 Update: Wiggly Boys

    Hello dear reader, welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly Warhammer painting, accountability and productivity blog that posts every Thursday come hail, rain or shine. The week represents an almost big milestone in this quarter’s targets, and a bit of a return to productivity and an end to last minute panicking. Let’s start out…

    Lee Handsome

    February 2, 2023
    Quarter 3, Updates, Year 1
    Blackstone Fortress, Pile of Shame, Quarter 3, Scorecard, Year 1
  • Quarter 3, Week 7 Update: Inside Every Man there are Two Beasts

    Quarter 3, Week 7 Update: Inside Every Man there are Two Beasts

    A hungry beast and a tired beast. Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly miniature painting, accountability and productivity blog that follows my big dumb adventures in getting my years and years’ worth of unpainted tabletop wargaming miniatures painted. Every week we take a look at the overall progress of the project by starting…

    Lee Handsome

    January 26, 2023
    Quarter 3, Updates, Year 1
    Blackstone Fortress, Pile of Shame, Quarter 3, Scorecard, Year 1
  • Quarter 3, Week 6 Update: Traitors, One and All!

    Quarter 3, Week 6 Update: Traitors, One and All!

    Hello there, traitorous scum! Welcome back to week 6 of the third quarter of Hammer the Backlog, the weekly tabletop wargame and mini painting accountability and productivity blog. This week was an unexpectedly fun week of going back to basics, and a bit of a realisation on the fickleness of trends. Let’s start, as always,…

    Lee Handsome

    January 19, 2023
    Quarter 3, Updates, Year 1
    Blackstone Fortress, Pile of Shame, Quarter 3, Scorecard, Year 1
  • Quarter 3, Week 5 Update: Faith and Psychic Abominations

    Quarter 3, Week 5 Update: Faith and Psychic Abominations

    Hello and welcome back to another week of Hammer the Backlog, the Warhammer painting and accountability blog. This week has been a challenging one, despite having some really fun models to paint. Before we get to my whinging, let’s take a look at this week’s scorecard. SCORECARD Another week fully in the green, but another…

    Lee Handsome

    January 12, 2023
    Quarter 3, Updates, Year 1
    Blackstone Fortress, Pile of Shame, Quarter 3, Scorecard, Year 1
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