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Quarter 1 Week 9 Update: A Moment of Laxity Spawns a Lifetime of Heresy.

Lucky for me, then, that I have been on top of things this week! Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. I can’t believe it is already week 9 of the Blood Ravens project, time really does fly when you are having fun. Speaking of fun, let’s spend…
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Quarter 1 Week 8 Update: The Emperor’s Finest

Hello and welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. We’re back on solid ground after last week’s disruption, so thank you very much for coming back. Let’s run through our normal week of Hammer the Backlog, taking a look at the weekly scorecard, progress on the quarterly targets…
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Quarter 1 Week 7 Update: Marine Squad Deployed!

Hi there. Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. We’ve had a death in the family this week, so this is going to be a relatively short update without most of the usual pith. SCORECARD A full week in the green. All five tactical marines painted, not quite…
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Quarter 1 Week 6 Update: Even in Death

Hello there. Welcome back to week 6 of quarter 1 of year 4 of the Hammer the Backlog project. It’ll be a brief one this week, as I am away on my summer holidays in the south of France. Nice! SCORECARD Well, despite being away most of the week, I still managed to get some…
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Quarter 1 Week 5 Update: …. I Still Serve

I have awoken, again. Welcome back to week 5 (already?) of quarter 1 of year 4 (already?) of Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. It’s mostly Warhammer minis, let’s be honest, by why tie ourselves to one franchise when the worlds are our oysters? I have been feeling particularly, and…
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Quarter 1 Week 4 Update: We are the Emperor’s Chosen

Hello and welcome back to week 4 of a very Dawn of War heavy quarter of Hammer the Backlog, the weekly warhammer mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. Let’s not be coy here, nostalgia is a big part of the attraction of Hammer the Backlog for a lot of you, but who in their right…
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Quarter 1 Week 3 Update: Commencing Infiltration…

You might not have spotted me due to my camouflage, but you have stumbled upon the latest weekly update to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly painting, accountability and productivity blog. Are we still on the high of new year, new project, new energy, or have 2006 moldlines started to drag us down? Read on! SCORECARD…
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Quarter 1 Week 2 Update: There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.

Ssssshhhhh…. No talking in the library. Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. We are only two weeks into a brand new year and new project, and enthusiasm and interest is at an all time high on my end. But will that enthusiasm be enough to carry through…
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Quarter 1 Week 1 Update: Knowledge is Power, Hide it Well

Well, well, well. Wellity, wellity, wellity. If it isn’t another Quarter 1, Week 1 update for Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. The fourth such! Looks like this effort to get all of my 30 years of collected tabletop minis painted has more staying power than even I thought when…
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Year 3 Review and Year 4 Target Setting

Well hello there. Thanks for coming. Welcome to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, accountability and productivity blog run by me, Mick. In this update we are going to look at the last 52 weeks of the year 2024/2025 and start planning for next year, 2025/2026. Please, take my hand and join me as…



