Sometimes You Just Have To Paint





So I spent the past week an a half in Shawano, WI. I tried to get a few games in, but came up with no luck. With a 60+ hr week, it was difficult to find games and the stores that I visited seemed to be more card games then miniature games. The couple guys I did see playing 40k on Saturday were kind, but insular.





But I also decided that this would be my first trip to bring my models on a plane. It went well. I used a KR backpack that I got last year from NOVA and two KR cases. I even have room to bring more models if I want to. I brought paints and brushes and my wet palette and was able to get some painting done in the hotel room.

It wasn't the best set up. But it worked. I was able to finish the chimeras in the shot. Being as exhausted as I was after work, I didn't really get done on the Ogryns.





Lessons learned from painting with models:

-Carry on your models if you can. My backpack was small enough to fit most overhead compartments. I did find that it didn't fit on my plane from Green Bay to Chicago, but still fit under the seat. Just meant my laptop bag went in the overhead compartment.

-Paints do well in your checked baggage. Put several in a sandwhich bag.

-Be extra careful with washes. Don't want to have to clean up messes here. I mostly do oil washes, but sometimes you need a little here and there. GW washes look good, but don't travel well.

-Give a day for your paints to get back to room temperature after a trip. I flew monday. Monday night my bottles were still cold. Tuesday they were back to normal consistency.

-Pre-cut some waxed paper for your work. 1-2 sheets should be enough. Throw them away when you're finished and you can put extra paints in your wet pallet!





That being said I'm back in the Philly area this weekend. Would love a game if anyone's interested.





Monday the 11th, I'm heading back to just outside of Chicago. I plan on doing the same thing. I'm debating on painting my ogryns/DG or building more models as 1400 pts seem like a weird number (Thanks Chapter Approved!). Then Monday the 18th I'm going up to Elmyra, NY. And the 26th I may be going down to Alabama. So it will be a crazy month. Luckily I'm figuring out a system to paint and bring models along so I can keep working!





If anyone is in any of these areas and wish to get a game, feel free to contact me. It's all up to my work schedule in the end, but I wouldn't mind trying to find some time to get a game! In the mean time, I'll be fixing these:

Metal so bright in the picture, the camera can't capture it.







