Re-org time, with a little bit of painting

Not much painting this week as kid number one was sick most of the week so sleep was pretty much not on (getting up two times a night four nights in a row, very ugly).  As a result the brain and the eyes were just not willing to do much.  In the end I managed to get a bit more shading done on 75mm man, but nothing much.  However while painting in my LGS another customer wandered past and asked me about using a wet palette and I sprouted enthusiastically about it.  So that was a win.

With my new 54mm knight I just didn’t like the helmeted figure.  It just looked like a suit of armour, not a person.  So I ordered some extra 54mm scale heads (MIG’s medieval heads 2).  I ripped off the current helmet and after some cutting and sanding had a new head in place.  The difference is huge.  As soon as the new head went on the figure came alive.  I wanted to paint this figure now, instead of looking at it with a “oh well, guess it didn’t cost much” feeling.

Only a flesh wound

While playing doctor chop shop I also cut off the right leg and turned it in some what.  The original feet positions were at approx. 90 degrees to each other, which is a very unnatural pose.  Now the feet match the rest of the stance a bit better.  With all the cutting done I finished up with some green stuff to fill in the gaps.

My painting area has become a bit crowded of late.  On three sides I have terrain/basing materials, half done figures, 1/32 left over bits, undercoated figures, glue, etc.  The wife had seen a steel 10 draw unit in Officeworks awhile back and suggested I check it out.  It being quite nice I purchased one for $99.

Each draw is slightly larger than an A4 sheet of paper and about 5cm deep.  The 10 draw units come on wheels too.  The draws can be removed too.  This extra storage allowed me to move all my basing/resin cast/etc into the draws and empty out the painting area.  I lined the draws with a layer of non-slip matting and some felt.  This stops things from rolling around.

In fact I liked the 10 draw unit so much I purchased two 5 drawer models for the shed.  They are a perfect fit for the narrow hammerlock shelves I have in there.  So if you are looking to tidy up, I fully recommend them.