Sunday and the Ship has Arrived!

Before all the festivities, I'd like to welcome our 15th follower, Ivan Goncearuc, to the blog...

...WELCOME!

Now for the news...

Well I guess this was overdue in arriving but it seems Inso is now happy to share his WIP starship:

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From what Inso has said, this is just base-coated and still has a long way to go but it is in the approximate colours now. The ship is 11 inches long and about 8 inches wide and even though it looks fairly large, there won't be enough room for the six extra troops to join the crew...it would stretch the sensibilities a bit.

After seeing the ship, I guess you can understand why it needed a colour change before he showed it off...if you saw it green you wouldn't be able to get the 'Thunderbird' image out of your heads.

In homage to it's roots Inso has chosen to name it 'The Phoenix' (because a fire-bird is a bit like a thunder-bird...isn't it?!).

So, there you have it. Lots of work to go (even after the 5 layers of paint it has currently received!) but you can see it has definitely changed from the original scheme.

...Now Inso is wishing he had an airbrush...

Catch you later!

Friday fun...

I've just seen Inso and he is covered in dust. He has been busy filling gaps and sanding filler down on his new spaceship.

What's good about the spaceship? Well, it is a nice shape, it looks like a spaceship and when it is painted it will be quite original and may cause a few giggles...

What's bad about it? It didn't arrive as complete as Inso would have liked so he had to make a few more modifications than he would have liked but most of them were to do with the internal structure to tidy up panel lines and things. It is also a bit smaller than he was expecting so it looks like the boarding party will be left at home when the starship crew take this one out for a spin...a shame but that is the way things go.

I would LOVE to tell you more about it but I am sworn to secrecy...sorry :(.

There is still quite a bit of work left to do before it is ready for paint but I am fairly confident that it will see undercoat by Sunday evening's update.

Stay tuned for more info!

Catch you later!

Another update?

Standby for broadcast.

The Starship has landed.

I repeat...

The Starship has landed.

End of broadcast.

Tuesday...an eventful day...

Well, it has started. Things are being packed away ready for yet another move. Inso has been rooting around, finding boxes and foam and arranging things in order.

So...what has been done so far? Not a lot really. Lots of action but not a lot of packing yet. What he has packed up, are 6 Tiger APCs (3 nice shiny new ones and 3 second hand ones) and they are now snug in a pair of boxes, all wrapped up in foam (yes, his latest E-bay purchase arrived safe and sound).

Inso has also re-cycled a big stack of White Dwarf magasines. He only has one left! I think that it is a case of out with the old...but I know for a fact that he has become more and more fed up with the publication and has decided to buy, read and dispose of them...if he buys them at all.

From what I understand, he plans on thinning down a lot of stuff. I really think that his bits box is going to take a bit of a hammering at the weekend...he has been struggling to open the thing because it is so full and the box itself is very temperamental...I think the box will be replaced and a small portion of the current contents will go into the new one.

I don't think the move is for a month or so and Inso seems to be sorting through all the stuff he is unlikely to touch just yet. I can see all of the resin vehicles being packed, along with a host of Tau, Macross, Goblin conversions and even the Dropships for the Urban Grymn...not to mention the big tank conversion. I reckon that the starship crew, starship (when it arrives) and some Grymn will be the main miniatures left unpacked. I also think that the Tyranids will remain out until he can work out a safe way of packing them.

I suppose life in the Inso household is never dull...from what Inso has said lately, he could really do with a bit of dullness...

On to other things and Inso has been at school again. He is currently learning all about Risk Assessments. He even had some homework tonight!

Finally, there was a terrible sight this evening...horrible, skinny and pallid...Inso was wearing shorts for the first time this year! Miracles will never cease!

Catch you later!

Another Sunday...another update.

Welcome to the Sunday update! First on the agenda is to say hi to Mike Thorpe, our newest follower! Mike (also known as Carcharoth) is responsible for sending me ten of the fantastic Fubarnii knights that have appeared on this blog. He is also starting up a new venture with Hasslefree miniatures called 'Twilight'. It is a fantasy game that will have a host of miniatures to buy and game with. They are nearly ready for release and as soon as they are available, I'll be posting some details!

Welcome aboard our humble blog Mike!

Inso has had a bit of a slow day today. He has not had a great run of sleep and he is starting to wane...insomnia can be a cruel mistress sometimes. Apart from food-shopping, cooking lunch and dinner and generally trying to keep himself awake (oh...the irony!), he has managed to work on his little starship project. This pic shows the pilot/mechanic of the crew and the start of a worker robot:

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Obviously the two minis are very much work-in-progress but you can see the general direction they are going in. The robot still needs his thighs, hands and chest finishing but he is very much along the same lines as the Beetlebots that have been on the Blog before.

Inso has plans to build a smaller robot to help with menial tasks and has mentioned R2-D2 as a guide for what he will be aiming at (but he has strictly ruled out a direct copy).

As everyone who reads this blog on a regular basis will know, tonight is bingo night and Inso will be disappearing in a short while to call out the numbers...even though he really can't be bothered! That means, no more progress tonight.

Catch you later!

Saturday...

I guess that Inso has had a quiet day today because he sent me over this pic of Captain Flint Bergstrom:

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In his own words, he has gone for dull, bright colours...whatever that means. The Captain has been converted from a Pirate Kjaran with the legs from a Grymn heavy called Knut (both from Hasslefree miniatures) and the addition of some armour plates using some Green Stuff. Again, the base has been left black because Inso hasn't decided what to do with it yet.

So...we now have a Captain, a Sensai, 2 Novices with a starship on the way through the post. The only two character miniatures that are left are the warrior and the pilot/tech/cool chick miniature...that is of course, until the Mystic Panda gets released.

With the size of the imminent starship arrival, the option to expand the crew a small amount has surfaced. The current crew is made up of the six character miniatures with six boarding party soldiers. The Mystic Panda is going to join as well but Inso has mentioned that there may be space for a couple of robots/androids (especially seeing as they don't need cabin space...they can re-charge in the hold). He still has six plastic Necrons (from Games Workshop) so they may be used for a couple of conversions...alternatively, he may just sculpt a couple.

Decisions, decisions...

Catch you later!

what? Two in one day?

I've just been sent a pic or two...

Here's mystic Jen:

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...and here are the three Mystic travellers all together; Allisandra, Kieran and Jen:

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The Captain is now on the painting table instead of Jen, now. I guess having the starship in the bag has stimulated Inso's enthusiasm.

Whatever next...?