MISSION STATEMENT

I created this because I have lot less free time than I did when I started the hobby. So do most of the people I play with. Babies, careers, and marriages have left my nerd impulses with less outlets. The next best thing to actually getting together to play or paint is to talk about it and share progress over the internet.

These time constraints actually led to the second reason I created a blog. I wanted a project that had a definite goal but flexible timeline. That way, as our group worked on models there was a sense of progress and camaraderie despite seeing each other less often. After some conversations, the idea manifested itself as an Inquisitor campaign in 28mm. We'd spend several months modeling and painting before meeting in May for a weekend of scenarios. It's been a great experience so far, establishing background for our characters and the sector the drama will unfold in. I'll talk more about that in future posts. There's a lot to document and share already.

My painting has also progressed to a point where I'm excited to share what I do. I had felt like I was stumbling around for the last few years, learning new things but never hitting my stride. Late this summer, I started to experiment a lot with some Necromunda models and things sort of fell into place stylistically. I'm not painting much better than I was; in fact, I'm probably developing some new bad habits. What's changed is I have developed a coherent painting style. Its certainly nothing unique and my influences are pretty obvious, but when I finish something the sum is greater than the parts. Its a good feeling and makes me more comfortable putting my work out there.

The scale of Necromunda and Inquisitor made me fall in love with the 40k universe. So much of what makes the setting interesting to explore is lost when things are viewed macroscopically; when Astartes are commonplace and the conflict with the Ruinous Powers is your baseline for peril. Inquisitor and Necromunda show us the conflicts with aliens and daemons simply provide context for exploring what it means to be human in an uncaring, brutal world. 

I'll be posting pictures of retinues, background on characters, and anything else that seems remotely interesting. There's already been some great stuff and it can only get better.