Look what the tide brought in...

 ... a finished unit!  I ended up getting a fair bit of hobby time in this weekend, due to the cold wet weather.  One thing I am noticing about this army painting experience, was not what I was expecting.  I thought I would see an improvement in my painting skills, but instead, what I have seen is a reduction in my expectations.  This might sound like a bad thing, but for me I think it is actually a good thing to just feel like, "Hey, these look good enough".

I am definitely over the halfway mark now, in terms of my model count, if not points, which I think are at 810 painted.



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  1. Ian24 May 2026 at 20:23

    These are absolutely the best things of the army so far. I initially agreed with you skepticism, it's true, but now they are stunning. From the bases all the way up. I. Love. Them.

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