RuneBrush
Rune's Painting & Miniature Blog

Just a very minor update post.  Despite going to B&Q last night to collect carpet tiles (the growing saga of my brothers flat), I actually got a little more work done.  I've redrilled the hole on the base that will take the foot - this is the third time - and ended up with a much more balanced arrangement.  Basically I always felt that the model wasn't stood centrally on the base, but this latest tweak has fixed my concerns.  Instead of doing more filling on the gun arm, I glued a piece of plasti-card onto it.  Although filling is needed, this will give me a better finish with which to paint.  I do need to add some detailing to this… Read More

What is it they say "The best laid plans...".  It has transpired that we have some kind of blockage in the waste pipe at home, which resulted in a pretty substantial flood from our downstairs loo - the water from my sisters shower.  This has meant that we've currently got the plumber in, dismantling our fairly new downstairs toilet area.  We're struggling to get some of the carpet tiles for my brothers new flat (that I have to fit) which means that I'm having to travel farther afield to get them.  Oh and Monday evening got almost completely obliterated with computer jobs. On a plus point, I have Thursday afternoon, Friday and all of Monday… Read More

Deep breath moment...  I've been concentrating on getting some websites finished off for customers as they've been outstanding for quite a while now.  I'm writing my own PHP back office to provide content management and such like, so it's been a major undertaking.  Sadly this has absorbed most of my potential modelling time over the past week or so.  My brother is moving flats in the next few weeks as well, so I'm going to have to assist him there as his new flat needs a little bit of work done before he can move in.  On Monday I worked late on a server at work, so late that I pretty much came home and almost went straight to bed. This has… Read More

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The weekend's work wasn't quite as productive as I'd hoped - bearing in mind that I really should be starting to apply paint this week. The torso is largely done.  I need to fix the head in, rivet the whole assembly and add wolf pelts over it.  I've begun work again on the arm shoulders, the close combat arm will be pretty simple in comparison to what I was intending, although I'd like to add some runes and totems to it to make it a little bit more interesting.  The heavy bolter arm I've decided to simplify by having the guns simply glued together, rather than cut up and set within a box.  Although my original idea is still better, too many… Read More

So I had a fantastic weekend away, still feel quite chilled despite the fact I'm still flagging from lack of sleep :)  Looking quickly at the mock up of my dreadnought, I'm still very happy with the overall appearance.  My new rivet maker arrived yesterday, so I can put some rivets onto it soon as well.  Watch this space... Read More