Thank fungi, it's Friday!

I have no more Grymn to work on (apart from the 60 or so that are waiting for another project...but they are all the wrong type)...so I had to do something...but what?

It is at times like these that I look through my hobby cupboards for inspiration and as I looked, I spied something that had been lurking in the depths, unfinished, for too long...

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The above pic is of an Agarix Majoris...more commonly known as a Mushroom Ogre from space! He has been almost finished for far too long so I finished him quickly just to get him done. He will be painted very soon (I've pledged it on a forum) so he'll be done by the next update...which is usually Sunday.

See you through the mossy peat!

Thursday...is it?

Welcome! Welcome darth tater and Bren Mayhugh. You have brought the follower tally to 60. I hope you enjoy wandering around and viewing the real-estate.

In case you haven't seen the pic below...there is a pic below! The five WIP troops are finished except for the squad colours...but they'll get them when the last three arrive from Hasslefree:

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I am seriously getting to a point where I will have to start building the shield robots up...all that chopping of plastic is a hell of a hurdle to clear...I would love to say that I am looking forward to it...but I can't.

At least I've still got some more battle-suits to put together to keep me enthused in between.

Hey...it won't be long before I have to build the transports...

See you through the eyes of an ant.

Sunday evening's update.

As I promised earlier, I have some pictures for you. The first pic shows the start of the command squad troops. From left to right, we have: two plasma rifles, a body guard and two Dante Flame-throwers:

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Seeing as the picture isn't the best, I'd recommend clicking on it so that some of the details show up.

Next up is a diversion from the original plan. It shows a squad of three Vulkan Assault Walkers with the commander in there for scale purposes:

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They are manned battle-suits and I think that their stumpy nature sits well with the Tunnel Fighter theme. As a side note, the Vulkan on the right has so far been painted three times! In desert, urban and now a tunnel fighter theme...I used to be indecisive...but now I'm not so sure ;).

I have 22 of the Vulkans but only plan to use another three for this army as the rest are spoken for (my Urban Grymn will be using them too...but with a few weapon upgrades).

So...what else have I got to say?

I have just got back from watching Ironman 2 at the cinema. It was awesome!

See you through the paisley pattern drapes!

Sunday and a new direction?

There are times in life when you take a step back and have a look at things and you realise that all the work you have put in may have gone in a direction that may not really work. It can be a huge, life changing realisation or a relatively small one that requires a tiny amount of adaptation to get back on track...

I was looking at my Grymn Tunnel Fighters in all their glory and noticed how coherent they looked...except for the command squad. So much metal, so many robots and then we have a furry little Bear and a giant 'cartoon' style robot to go with the commander. They just didn't suit the general look of the army...so they have been removed and will likely turn up somewhere in the future as part of another project.

That means that I have had to have a bit of a rethink on the command squad and have decided on a standard sized squad, with the robot comms unit and the moving shield robot included. I have decided that four of the troops will be bodyguards for the commander and the other four will have 'experimental' weapons. I have started work on the new squad but am still needing to get hold of three of the bodyguards. The new command squad will be:

1x Commander
4x Bodyguard with pistol and Power sword
2x Trooper with Dante Flame-thrower (Dante's Inferno? Get it?)
2x Trooper with Plasma Rifle
1x Comms Robot
1x Shield Robot

I hope to have some pictures ready to show off a bit later today...

...Speaking of pictures, I have also got some progress on another different direction for the Grymn Tunnel Fighter army...you will find out later what it will be. I will say that I decided to paint these on Tuesday so it was quite a recent decision for them to join in the fun. I will say that the new additions suit the army to a tee and are likely to be joined by a few more.

See you this evening :).

Wednesday...

Another short update today.

I'd like to welcome another couple of followers to the blog...so welcome steven_ewing2005 and Thadrin! I hope you enjoy looking through the general stuff on here.

In addition to the new followers, I've added a new blog to my 'blogs I follow list' ; Grymn and Bear It! It is at a very early stage but I hope it will end up another on-line stop for Grymn goodness.

See you in the next queue...

Better late than never...

This is just a very quick update with the finished Tooth-Doggy handlers:

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I've not really got anything else to add...so I won't!

See you through the cooking smoke...Cough! Cough!

A Late Sunday Update...

Before I start, I'd like to welcome Josh and Chris to Inso's World! Welcome aboard and I hope you both enjoy the crazy trip!

So...it is very late and I haven't updated yet. Well calm down, I'm doing it now! I have been desperately trying to finish the dog handler miniatures but have been unable to get them based yet...I'll keep you in suspense no longer:

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What I have done is swap each left arm with one from a Torsten miniature (Grymn in powered armour from Hasslefree Miniatures). I have then removed the gun and replaced it with a small screen from a GW Sentinel joystick and added a little GS to finish. The helmet swap was the same as the rest but I needed to join the arm with the armour so I added a large pad and some corrugated joints to make it work. The 'dogs' are Mini Mawes from Hasslefree Miniatures. The Mini Mawes come with integral bases so I hollowed out three resin bases from Fenris Games, glued the Mawes and their handlers in place and then filled the bases with GS. I will be finishing the bases tomorrow.

As you will have noticed, the Mini Mawes don't have any ears or eyes. How do you get a creature like that to do what you want? Well, I've decided that the device in the handler's hand is a sonic oscillator. The little red dot on the front is a laser pointer. The handler puts the laser dot where he wants to target and then fires the sonic oscillator which causes a trail of vibrations that the Mini Mawes can follow. The handlers have armoured arms just in case the Mini Mawes get a bit boisterous.

Why did it take so long for me to paint these minis? I went to visit family yesterday and had a great time...that is why.

Tomorrow, I'll have some finished pix to show off and maybe even a hint of the next part of the Tunnel Fighter project...who knows?

Do you remember the Dwarf Diver? If you do and you are interested in owning one, there is a nicely painted one being sold on E-Bay at the moment, that you may want to have a look at:

Dwarf Diver

It's being sold for charity (as you will see) so if you can bid, please do.

That is it for tonight...

See you through blood-shot eyes!