Category: Quarter 2
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Quarter 2 Week 1 Update: I’m Quarter Back, Baby!
The sun always rises, as they say, on a quarterly blog. Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly Warhammer mini painting, accountability and productivity blog, where this week we are getting a start on quarter 2 of year 2 of the project! As with every other time, a new quarter brings new rocks, targets…
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Quarter 1 Week 2 Update: All That Glitters is Green
Only 1996 hobbits break the mould. Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, where I am in my second year of getting my backlog of unpainted, badly painted and broken warhammer miniatures painted up to an acceptable display standard using the tools of middle management; accountability, productivity and organisation. Every week I have targets to keep…
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Quarter 2, Week 13 Update: The Highest of Highs and the Mediumest of Lows
Welcome back to the final instalment of Hammer the Backlog Quarter 2, where this week we learned the real value of rocks and the absolute dread of a corrupted SD card. Please do read on for a rollercoaster of emotions. SCORECARD A little bit of red in the ledger this week, with only two models…
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Quarter 2, Week 12 Update: You’ve Got The Green Knight!
Hello Dev Patels and welcome back to week 12 of the second quarter of Hammer the Backlog, the weekly miniature painting and accountability blog, that this week is all about that sweet, sweet target-hitting! Let’s start things off, as they did in Arthurerian times, with a look at this week’s productivity scorecard. SCORECARD Not only…
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Quarter 2, Week 11 Update: It’s All Part of the Great Plan
Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly miniature painting and accountability blog, where this week we managed to knock off an absolutely huge target! Strap in for things to get pretty exciting. (If you like plastic models from 1996) Let’s not get too excited though, and start this week with the scorecard, just like…
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Quarter 2, Week 10 Update: Never Smile at a Crocodile
And never underestimate the work it takes to paint a Saurus Warrior, even if you are doing a Warhammer mini painting, accountability and productivity blog. It is the tightest we’ve ever been to missing a deadline this week, as constantly forgetting just how much detail there is on these little buggers has me writing this…
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Quarter 2, Week 9 Update: Farewell Skinks!
To quote the Slim Shadies of our youth, I’m back! And thank you for coming back to the twenty second week of my efforts to get my entire backlog of mini wargaming figures painted, in a systematic and accountable way. This was the second week where work was split by my holiday to Valencia, so…
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Quarter 2, Week 8 Update: I’ve Got a Skinking Feeling About This…
To use the ancient and inscrutable language of the Lizardmen themselves: Hello and welcome to another instalment of Hammer the Backlog, the weekly Warhammer miniature painting and accountability blog. And Youtube channel. Let’s start, as we have since the dawn of the Old Ones, with a look at this week’s Scorecard. SCORECARD More green skinks…
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Quarter 2, Week 7 Update: My Mind’s Gone Blanka.
Hello and welcome back to this week’s accidentally Street Fighter II themed update of Hammer the Backlog, your weekly dose of that weird feeling you get when your brain releases the chemicals associated with repetition and reliability! Are you ready for a new challenger? SCORECARD As you can see, there is not much to report…
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Quarter 2, Week 6 Update: Stop Your Horsing Around!
I’ve been alone with you inside my mind And in my dreams I’ve kissed your lips a thousand times I sometimes see you pass outside my door Hello, is it a weekly Warhammer painting and accountability blog you’re looking for? Well then you’ve come to the right place! Let’s start this week, the most unusual…
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