2005 balance and what 2006 projects?

[Demi_morgana]

-worse moment in hobby? sorry to say so but the french hatemail I received after Silver in Germany was a real low point...never hated the hobby so much as back then...

looks like the baguette empire strites back...

[Gottkaiser]

2005 balance:

-best miniature on market? Woodelf Hero with great weapon. I just love this guy with his coat, his pose, the little spite, the tree he is standing on.

-most enjoyable paint work? see above

-the nightmare paint work? Warcaster Amon from Privateer Press. It was a commission and the chain was already glued on. Interesting how something so small can be so disturbing.

-goals achieved? Improved my layering technique.

-goals missed? Paint more minis and learn how to wetblend.

-new secret tecnique mastered? Not mastered, but I sure think my blending gets better.

-best moment in hobby? Finishing the Woodelf Hero. The first mini I was really satisfied with.

-worse moment in hobby? Seeing the blade turn out just sucky and not knowing how to do better.

-what did you like most on CofC? More participation from my side

-What dint you like so much on CofC? Can't name sth.


2006 previsions
- your goals? Improve on blending and win one or two Motw. Reaching another 7.5 on cmon, design my own dragonogres.

- what would you like to see on CofC? Even more minis with a lot more critique. This is where I really learn stuff.

- last hobby thing you want to experience on 2006? Not getting better at all.

[Skrit]

2005 balance:

-best miniature on market? Too hard to choose so I won't!

-most enjoyable paint work? Not one of mine. I really like a lot done by others, it wouldn't be fair to just name one...

-the nightmare paint work? Definitly the Skaven Plague Priest I've worked on. Still haven't had the guts to go back on it...

-goals achieved? Little. Finished some long time convertion projects but painting wise everything failed!

-goals missed? Most important the Tale! I came with the idea but couldn't deliver. The project died and I take full responsibility... Also, I had planned to attend three Golden Demon events last year and in the end I went to none!

-new secret tecnique mastered? Dabbled a bit with Tamiya Smoke, not really a technique but it'll have to do.

-best moment in hobby? I had been on a total standstill concerning the hobby and Mahon's invitation sparked my interests again. So definitly joining CofC!!!

-worse moment in hobby? See the Tale entry above.

-what did you like most on CofC? Friendly, mature and fun community!

-What didn't you like so much on CofC? Nothing springs to mind really...

2006 previsions

- your goals? Finishing three entries for the German GD and some for the UK and maybe even Italy.

- what would you like to see on CofC? That the 'silent' members start posting and that there will be more quality and fun people joining.

- last hobby thing you want to experience on 2006? I'll also quote Nav: intolerance to diference!

[fatgoblin]

2005 balance:

-best miniature on market?
Hasslefree's zombie hunters!

-most enjoyable paint work?
Probably the pulp stuff, esp the chinese figures

-the nightmare paint work?
Heresy's Boris, a huge struggle that took forever to get right. It turned out beautifully though and I think its my best work so far. (I should say that its a fantastic miniature though! The nightmare part is my own deficiency as a painter, aiming higher than I can shoot)

-goals achieved?
Didn't really set much goals... except...

-goals missed?
Finish painting all the modern zombies I bought. I have a bad habit of buying faster than I paint so for a small contained genre like zombies, I thought for once I would crunch down and get them all painted. Still on going though, hopefully I will get it done. I have only got another 27 more to go. Plus another 19 that I have my eyes on (10 of which I already bough, waiting for arrival).... plus any more that hasslefree releases..... ooops....

-new secret tecnique mastered?
Vallejo glazes. They are fun. I think I got much better with my metals too this year, after turning to washes. But didn't get to do that many metals in the year so didn't get a lot of practice on it.

-best moment in hobby?
Personally inspiring a set of miniatures for Newbold World. So honoured.

-worse moment in hobby?
spyglass downscaling

-what did you like most on CofC?
Nice people. Very supportive, encouraging and helpful.

-What dint you like so much on CofC?
Just a mild irritation, but for some reason, the page takes a moment to reload every now and then and it freezes up for a few seconds. No biggie though

2006 previsions
- your goals?
Get though zombies done. And more pulp. Maybe more pirates... A space ship fleet... or two... And something historical would be nice...

- what would you like to see on CofC?
More of the same

- last hobby thing you want to experience on 2006?
Bitching and whiney people. And post service stealing out stuff.

[KingUlrikFlamebeard]

best miniature on market?
One of the Direct Sales dwarf lords, leaning upon his weapon. Captures the whole dwarf look

-most enjoyable paint work?
The Whte Dwarf, Limited ed model. It was a dwarf and very fun to do

-the nightmare paint work?
Ar-Ulric. The cloak and cloth caused me most problems but mainly due to my own downfalls as a painter

-goals achieved?
Improve generally in painting.

-goals missed?
Never set any but, basing probably.

-new secret tecnique mastered?
Bleached Bone in highlights. Never noticed before but wow.. this colour was great adds a new look to the shade.

-best moment in hobby?
New dwarfs... maybe. Not a clue

-worse moment in hobby?
None come to mind

-what did you like most on CofC
Members, helpful, consise and polite. Good bunch?

-What dint you like so much on CofC?
Again nothing comes to mind.

2006 previsions

- your goals?
Improve, get better and try harder techniques - blending being one main one. Oh that and get a 3500pts dwarf army converted and painted by September and start on my Marine's chapter once more. And maybe some orcs too.

- what would you like to see on CofC?
More of the same stuff.

- last hobby thing you want to experience on 2006?
A sudden new army being released for no reason.

KU

[Mordred]

2005 balance:

-best miniature on market? - Captain Lysander from GW
-most enjoyable paint work? - Confessor Kyirinov from GW
-the nightmare paint work? - Imperial Captain from Freebooter miniatures
-goals achieved? - reaching finals in German Golden Demon Open competition
-goals missed? - placing for a medal in same competition
-new secret tecnique mastered? - smooth nmm and chipped weathering
-best moment in hobby? - Silver medal at Crisis 2005 + meeting alot of great people in the hobby at various shows
-worse moment in hobby? - getting into an argument with a commision costumer cause I couldn't do a warband for him.
-what did you like most on CofC? - the honest criticism
-What dint you like so much on CofC? - Sometimes very inactive periods

2006 previsions
- your goals? - winning some sort of golden demon
- what would you like to see on CofC? - more and more good painters
- last hobby thing you want to experience on 2006 - errr ... no clue

[mahon]

2005 balance:
-best miniature on market?
Difficult to name only one, because there were many, and they were from really various ranges, hard to compare with each other. But I was really positively surprised with the 54mm elf from Andrea, and I didn't expect anything like that. It is something I would love to paint.

-most enjoyable paint work?
Mine? Uhm... I think one of the Hasslefree zombie hunters I painted. No pressure, painted them for my own collection, I could allow myself to paint them quick and not necassarily to the best quality possible.

-the nightmare paint work?
The Demon Prince... Took me much too much time... I started to hate this mini in the meantime. Too big, too detailed, too heavy... Paint started to chip off in thew meantime. Definitely this one!

-goals achieved?
Miniatures related? Changing Chest of Colors from the old format to the current one and seeing it blooming. Wow. It was one of the things I always wanted to do - run a popular miniatures-related website. One of my *big goals* achieved.
Not related to miniatures? One "personal" goal achieved

-goals missed?
Going to any GD. Not to win, but to see all these wonderful minis "in person".

-new secret tecnique mastered?
Hmmm.... Secret technique? Fast painting? I think that's it - I learned to paint a mini in a short period of time and say "stop" to myself even though it could be still improved.

-best moment in hobby?
Definitely seeing CofC being such an active place
And seeing Ana getting so caught into this hobby

-worse moment in hobby?
Seeing so much negative emotions between hobbyists. Jealousy, antipathy, vanity... uh..

-what did you like most on CofC?
You - the people who make it such a great place! Such a mature, polite, resourceful place. Where even young hobbyists are treated with respect, where even the best artists are helpful, and the beginners can get helpful answers and opinions.

-What dint you like so much on CofC?
Failure of several projects... but hey, that's life


2006 previsions
- your goals?
Make CofC even better. Help people get their projects hosted at CofC. Paint more, and especially more as a hobbyist than for commission. Maybe go to a GD?

- what would you like to see on CofC?
Even more fantastic and active people like you

- last hobby thing you want to experience on 2006?
All the negative emotions we experienced this year.