Coby Cat

Het verbaast me eigenlijk dat ze de Swarovski-hoodie nog niet uitgebreid hebben naar een heel assortiment zoals Disney heeft.

I've long had this itch to play coin pushers (without IRL gambling). There seem be very few options. A handful are somewhat decent, but they're either extremely bare-bones or simply unfinished. Take away the Balatro inspiration, and Raccoin still looks like the most polished experience.

The charitable interpretation, based on bio, is that he thinks the cats will end up as roadkill.

The cover of the Warhammer 40k Character Encyclopedia

The book opened, showing that a lot of space is taken up by an empty box

This is the first Warhammer product I've actually *bought*, thanks to a discount.

It's a nice book, but dang, the empty box where the sprues used to be is so cumbersome. Has anyone managed to salvage this? I wonder if it could be cut out, and something new bound in its place. 🤔

#warhammer #40k

A scruffy-looking redemptor dreadnought, painted in boring Ultramarines colours because I don't really know any of the 40K legions.

Definitely not the cleanest paint-job, exacerbated by taking a picture up close.

Still, I experimented with damage, weathering, highlighting the edges here and there. Very happy with the dynamic pose too. #minipainting #40K

I buy cheaper paints and minis (still not cheap by any means, but generally massively cheaper than Games Workshop), and I find the customization the highlight. I'm currently putting bits and pieces from different kits together to make the characters I want.

An unpainted Warhammer robot.

Glued together this "Primaris Dreadnought Redemptor" that had been sitting on my shelf.

Not sure what paint scheme I should go for. The few space marines I had, I painted as Ultramarines. But I don't see myself assembling an entire army, so another legion is an option. 🤔 #warhammer #miniatures

A knight toasting with a big goblet.

After a duplicate bench yesterday, the advent calendar ends with another nice new miniature my phone camera absolutely refuses to focus on. #adventcalendar #miniatures

A pretty plain table of brown plastic.

Day 22 brings with it a table. Not as exciting as yesterday's mini, but way more versatile! #adventcalendar #miniatures

A dwarf with an eyepatch. He's cleaning a mug. There's a bulldog next to him.

After several days of tokens that I didn't bother photographing, day 21 brought us the dwarven barkeep, who my phone camera absolutely refuses to focus on.

A cupboard which also holds bottles, next to the mage for scale.

A cupboard! How neat! One of the bottlenecks broke off, unfortunately, though I think it should end up no big deal once painted. #adventcalendar #miniatures

Tokens showing beer spills.

More tokens! I wish they had spread these around a bit more, since having them twice in a row is a bit of a letdown. #adventcalendar

A bag filled with tokens depicting beer and other drinks.

A second set of cardboard tokens today. They are for the included board game, though it would perhaps have been nice if they had a clear generic use. #adventcalendar

Two dice, one translucent red, the other translucent green.

Since this is supposed to be a self-contained boardgame, today I got some dice. I do appreciate that they're at least not standard white dice. #adventcalendar

Sideview of the table, focus on the legs.

Focus on the table's top side. It's a bit warped.

A round table today. It's a bit warped, not sure what I can do about it.

This is gonna make such a great tavern to start adventures in. #miniatures #adventcalendar

A keyboard with a replacable top half. The photo features a generic layout and a World of Warcraft layout.

I remember wanting a Zboard so much back in '07 or '08. The idea was that you had a customized keyset for each game, which you could swap out. In hindsight, they were kinda silly and very expensive, so it's good I never got one.

At 5 euros, I couldn't say no to one at the flea market today though!

The aforementioned barbarian woman miniature, standing between other minis for scale.

A new miniature today! A barbarian woman, I think? Cool pose, with her standing on a keg and holding a tankard. #miniatures #adventcalendar

A wooden table, with two miniatures behind it for scale.

Today's piece is a table. There's a spot where I guess the injection happened? Should be easy to file out. Table's a bit bent, though it's not as obvious IRL. I genuinely love how versatile all the furniture so far has been. #miniatures #adventcalendar

Rectangular fireplace, next to a mini for scale.

Day 11 brings us a fireplace. It looks like a simple but effective sculpt. #miniatures #adventcalendar

The spellcaster next to the dwarf miniature for scale. She has long hair, wears robes, and is holding a staff behind her back.

Day 10 brings a new party member. A spellcaster or druid of some kind? #miniatures #adventcalendar

A plastic bag contains benches, stools, bottles, ...

They keep upping the game. I got a bunch of seating and small decoration, all in a single day! #miniatures

A McBride-style orc miniature. The shield is not yet attached.

Dang, plastic cement is a game changer. #miniatures

Two braziers. They're both curved, one more so than the other.

A second brazier on day 8! I gotta try to straighten it, tho. Maybe the central pole should've been thicker.

Three kegs as one miniature, and a barrel as a second miniature.

Two pieces today! A barrel and three kegs, I believe? Very nice! #miniatures

I've since seen a video about their factory and it definitely looks like their sprues.

They're really solid and quite distinctive.

Yeah, I purchased a bottle of Tamiya Extra Thin and a bottle of their airbrush cleaner (which is apparently almost the same thing) to refill it.

I hope it'll arrive early next week.

I am a tiny bit scared of messing things up because I have never worked with it before.😀

I share your European pain. 😭

A box of Frostgrave "Wizards" and Wargames Atlantic "Goblin Warband", from their classic fantasy range.

Ah, they finally arrived. My first boxes of #miniatures that aren't either preassembled or simply snap together.

Looking to make some Angus McBride style orcs with the Goblins set.

Unfortunately, the plastic cement I ordered to assemble these is still in transit! 😅

A tall standing thing which I believe to be a brazier. The top is an open bowl filled with what I assume to be coal.

I gotta be honest, I expected half of the days to be cardboard tokens. But hot dang, the furniture keeps coming.

I believe this is a brazier.

Wondering what the most logical paint scheme here will be. Gold body, black coals, and then trying to drybrush the coals with some kind of orange? 🤔

Dwarf drinking beer and holding a turkey leg.

The dwarf next to the goblin bouncer.

Very strong showing again on day 5! I really like this sculpt.

Only noticed the mold line on the picture, seems like it should be easy to remove. Looking forward to painting the whole party after Christmas. #adventcalendar #miniatures