Defy The Hoard

Grab your brush and stand firm before the unpainted hoard

Category: Year One

  • 3 Underhivers Walk Into a Door

    3 Underhivers Walk Into a Door

    2023 – Quarter 1, Weeks 7 & 8 Two Weeks of Progress I have struggled with hobby motivation the last several weeks, using my free time to play through God of War: Ragnarok, instead. This has put me officially behind schedule by a single week – a hole that will only get bigger if I…

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  • Interlude…

    2023 – Quarter 1, Week 5 Welp, it took a month but I completely dropped the ball this week. In the two hours that I did spend hobbying, I basecoated the second Van Saar Ganger….and nothing else. I don’t have any grand speech about motivation for this. I’ve seen that I can miss hourly goals…

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  • The Van Saar Arrive

    2023 – Quarter 1, Week 4 Welcome to the fourth week of my 2023 painting log. This week I have moved on to the second and final box of Quarter 1 – the Van Saar! Leaving behind the larger Ambots and returning to smaller gangers presented a host of new challenges and some disappointments. A…

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  • Ambots, Roll Out!

    2023 – Quarter 1, Week 3 It’s week 3 of this 13 week challenge and I have completed the first of my two major targets – the Ambots. When deciding on a color for this one, I went into my paint cabinet and grabbed a couple of pots that I’ve never played with before –…

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  • Half Measures

    2023 – Quarter 1, Week 2 First completed mini of 2023! Let’s take a look at the Ambot. Last week was my first attempt at edge highlighting in the ‘Eavy Metal style. Even though it didn’t turn out especially neat and clean, it does have a very striking effect. From arm’s length the unsteady lines…

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  • First Skirmishes

    2023 – Quarter 1, Week 1 The first week of this hobby project has come to a close. Did I walk the walk, or just talk the talk? Thanks to the new years holiday, I had some extra time off of work this week. I spent a bit of time deciding if I should tackle…

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