Tag: Pile of Shame
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Week 11 Update: The First Great Quest Complete
Hello dear reader, welcome back to week 11 of Hammer the Backlog, the Warhammer painting and productivity blog to end all others. You will excuse the hyperbole, I hope, as this week is pretty exciting and spirits are indeed high! Let us start, as per every other week, with a look at the productivity and…
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Week 10 Update: La Peste!
Welcome back to week 10 of Hammer the Backlog, where this week we have been struck down by Nurgle’s latest vile concoction. Or covid-19, as it is more commonly known. Did covid-19 slow down the project, or did having to stay at home result in more hobby time? Yes! Please read on to unravel the…
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Week 9 Update: Fearful Symmetry
Welcome back to week 9 of Hammer the Backlog, the hobby blog that makes progress every week by feeling like a job. But a really fun job! I’m going to let you in on a little behind the curtains secret; this week I am actually typing this on Monday evening, having already got all of…
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Week 8 Update: A Banner Year
Hello and welcome back to week 8 of the first quarter of Hammer the Backlog, where we get all nostalgic about old models and then ruin that by talking about productivity and processes. Speaking of processes, let’s take a look at this week’s scorecard! SCORECARD Another week of pure green! I’m starting to feel a…
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Week 7 Update: A Knight’s Oath
Welcome back to week 7 of the first quarter of Hammer the Backlog, where I use targets and accountability to get my massive pile of unpainted tabletop gaming figures painted, come hell or high water! Although the numbers won’t show it, this has been the trickiest week of Hammer the Backlog so far! SCORECARD Let’s…
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Week 6 Update: It Don’t Matter if You’re Black or White
Hello and welcome back to week six of the first quarter of Hammer the Backlog, my effort to get all of my accumulated models painted and ready to be put on a shelf, never to be used in actual wargames! We have passed the halfway point of the first quarter and things are well on…
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Week 5 Update: How do you say Deja Vu in French?
Welcome back to update five of Hammer the Backlog, the project which, we can safely say at this point, is actually happening. This week was one of the quieter weeks all told. Two knights were pretty much done and dusted by Tuesday evening, leaving a bit of time for planning and prep work. Funnily enough,…
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Week 4 Update: Two Knights in Heaven
Hello everyone and welcome back to week four of Hammer the Backlog, your weekly dose of hobby goal related dopamine relaxation. Let’s get straight down to this week’s update! As you can see in the screenshot below, once again everything is in the green! Huzzah! As we got two knights painted this week, with each…
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Week 3 Update: Never Underestimate a Knight
Welcome back to week three of Hammer the Backlog, where we are chipping away at the pile of shame in a structured way. Hopefully. It has been a very eventful week of hobby time, so let’s straight down to it. You know the deal by now, we are going to start with a look at…
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Week 2 Update: A Bunch of Bretonnian Boys
Thanks for coming back to week two of Hammer the Backlog, my potentially never ending effort to get all of the wargaming miniatures that I have hoarded over the years painted up to a pleasing standard. As per protocol, let’s start with a look at this week’s scorecard. As with last week, we are fully…
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