Tag: Bretonnia
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Quarter 2 Week 11 Update: A Knight in the Middle of Town!
Bonjour! Or should I say well lad? Lookit, either way, welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly Warhammer mini painting, productivity and accountability blog, where I attempt to paint nearly 30 years of accumulated minis before the government bans lead, white metal, plastic and photoreactive resins. Each week, on Thursday, I have a short…
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Quarter 2 Week 10 Update: Plus ça Change, Plus c’est la Même Chose
Oh, hello. I didn’t see you there. You’ve caught me in the middle of writing this week’s update for Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. Quarter 2 of year three is coming to an end, and it has been a tough one, with the hugely detailed (and gorgeous!) Island of…
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Quarter 2 Week 5 Update: Phew
I was going to quote Scott of the Antarctic as the opener for this week’s blog, to represent the level of hardship and toll that painting these five models in a week had taken on me. But then I read the damned dairy and that felt a bit extreme to be honest. So instead, welcome…
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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…
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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…
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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 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 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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