Saturday 21st April
Time Spent: 6 hours (90 hours remaining)
Worked on: Gnarlhorn Satyr (not pictured), Gatorman Posse Grunt
With a group of like-minded people sitting around a table, total time spent vs time actively working was always going to be a poor ratio - but a fun one. Tried to work on the Gnarlhorn but things just were not working. Not a productive couple of hours and I'll probably need to either strip back or carefully paint over the top of what I did. In the end I have a working base skintone, but it just wasn't happening.
Moved over to a Gatorman Posse grunt, and that proceeded better. I wanted a dark look for these guys, to contrast with the intended brighter greens on the warbeasts to come. Followed the book painting guide to a degree. The Gatorman itself is done, and the base - as it stands - is painted, however there is foliage, reeds and water effects to go into the base to finish it off. I'm not counting time spend on bases for this challenge, so as far as this is concerned, its "finished". Once I do the base, I'll put it into the Showcase section. I'm still not sure about the orange/yellow eye or if I should put "human eyes" on it. I kinda like it this way. I'll probably do "human eyes" on other models though. I am happy with the metal on the blades though - it looks worn but still sharp.
Gatorman Posse Grunt



Learnings: Can't force what isn't there to come out. Be ready to work on something else where the paint flows better rather than get frustrated with lack of progress and/or mistakes.