SAGA | genuine grumpy old tin

It’s Summer! Hooray a nice thirty degrees in the shade. This is just the start, it has been forecast that we are going to have a hot dry Summer. I don’t mind as it stops various joints from aching. The joys of ageing. Time for a bit of gardening, well I am English after all.

Time for a nice cup of tea while I write up what I am going to say.

Not sponsored, but if #waghbakritea want to send me tea to appreciate I wouldn’t complain.

RIP John Blanch

One cannot underestimate the impact he had upon the look and feel of our hobby. Although not a fan of all his output (which was prolific) there is still plenty for me to admire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Blanche

This is a good source of information with useful links to his work.

Painting has been slow, but steady. My trouble is that I keep getting distracted by shiny things rather than keep going and finishing existing projects. Looking at you Tau! And of course Forza Horizon 6.

Part of my HeroQuest. Dwarf character fron Stone King

Looted Ork plane

Imperial Guard Orks from Mr Modulork. These are supposed to be Grotz but by the time I had printed them I realised they were too big.

The Failed Prince. This had been cobbled together from 3D printed bits years ago, but not painted. When I heard the news about John Blanche I was inspired to paint it.

War Lord for Anglo Saxon Warband. 3D printed from Last Sword who produce some absolutely stunning models. This is another example of me getting distracted and then making a totally over the top base.

Most of this was painted to The Rivers of London audiobooks by Ben Aaronowich.

I am still continuing with my daily photographs on Instagram.

@grumpyoldtin

Isolation, over here in Austria, has eased. There have been no new infections in Salzburg. For us it has been rather lovely. The only fly in the ointment has been trying to get the Boys to do school work.

I have been painting and crafting away. I did make for my Boys a hideaway.

You can just about see it, dead centre to the left of my shed. Two storeys, each level being about 2m long, 1m wide and 1m high. The Boys love it and have been sleeping in it even when it snowed!

I have been cracking on with the 2020 Painting Challenge and have managed to do this years quota. This means I can relax a little and try and tackle some bigger projects. Heresy Dragon? Here is the progress roughly in order.

This was the bust produced for Goblinaid to support Kevin Adams after his assualt

This was something I cobbled together. It is an old 40K Gobsmasha. I had 3D printed the wheels and gun barrel and then my printer went all spanner on me. So everything else, apart from the exhausts (from Ramshackle Games) was laser cut.