Painting Challenge 2025 retrospective

The 2025 painting challenge has been officially over since early June and I took my time to settle and collect some thoughts about it. 

First off, the winner is... surprise, surprise, it is none other than yours truly! No really, I do consider it a huge surprise. Here's the sum of my work for the challenge (more images posted below*):

Double the sass, triple the excitement!

Honestly, I didn't expect to win or come anywhere close to winning when the challenge started. During the first month when people started posting their progress I was so sure that some other participants would win and that I'd be in it just for the inspiration and drive to put some more painted minis on my shelves. Sadly, though to my advantage, many participants started falling off as months went by, so by the end of it only discord user ViscountFrangipane and myself stayed as the only consistent participants for the entirety of the challenge. The lack of more competition doesn't very much speak for the quality of my own paintjobs, but I guess that persistence and consistence are their own merit and reward.

I've had a lot of thoughts circling in my head during the challenge, so this post will be structured around some noteworthy topics that stuck out.

Favorite model I painted: Absolute favorite miniature to put together was the Kelt Minotaur, by far the chunkiest model I've handled to date in Confrontation. Usually I dislike painting larger miniatures since the mistakes you make with the brush are glaringly obvious, but this guy was a joy. There are a lot of interesting details for you to work on, yet the model itself is not overcrowded, which sometimes tends to be the case with smaller miniatures. 

As much as I enjoyed painting the cow, I did suffer a dropping accident while painting the Minotaur which was honestly quite rage inducing. I made the mistake of not getting/creating a proper painting handle so I just held him by the base for the entirety of the process... needless to say, this was uncomfortable and unwieldy, so much so that I dropped him directly on his head at one point and he just snapped in half, despite being pinned. Not to mention that sections of paint peeled off... Unsurprising in hindsight, because the model is heavy. At least he didn't end up breaking my desk with his horns! Lesson learned for the future, I guess!

Least favorite model I painted: Out of all the painted models I think the one that was least fun was the Kelt Druid. Not sure why, but he reminded me of the Kelt Shaman which I painted for the challenge last year and for some reason they were a bit boring to spend time with. Must be something about Sessair spellcasters... Regardless, I'm happy how he turned out in the end. 

What I need to improve: Shino took the time to provide some feedback to those of us who asked for it and I have to agree that some of his points are pretty valid. The main point where I'm currently lacking is definitely NMM. I get the idea, I get the theory, but when it comes to the actual execution I am definitely lacking in skill. Some pieces that I painted this time around I'm relatively happy with (for example, the Fianna and the Minotaur), but some not so much (like the Fianna Totem-Bearer and the Ogmios). Shino sent a couple of videos for me to go over, so I'll link them below* for those interested since they really are a good resource.

Another suggestion for improvement that Shino made was regarding my bases. While I definitely want to put more effort into bases overall, I found that this type of minimalistic rock/brownish grass works really well for the plains of Avaggdu, aesthetically speaking. It definitely is a low effort kind of solution, which is good for a time-based competition like this, but it goes well in my opinion. However, I do agree I could have done more and it is something that I absolutely want to do more of, since I always found bases and dioramas to be relaxing and fun. Temple of the West did an amazing batch of Daikinee for the competition and his bases are superb, a brilliant inspiration for my own Daikinee which I hope to paint next year! 

What I failed: My one point of personal failure was that out of all the models which I listed for painting, the extra ones included, I only didn't manage to paint Virae on time. Technically there was time since the challenge ended on June 7th, but I decided that May 30th was my cut off date. Regardless of time, her model is... a bit of a pain. Similar to how people complain about Ayane, Virae has tiny arms (one of which holds a heavy hammer) and a small neck as connecting points and I simply had no patience to pin and glue her at the time.

Personal favorite army: I already mentioned above, but the Daikinee painted by Temple of the West are my absolute favorite. The dude is a beast when it comes to how fast he paints, but to make it look so well in the end is just insanity. Loved the color choices, the amazing bases, the ambiance of the shots... loved everything about those models!

Comparison to the previous competition and thoughts for the future: Now a bit of space for some unpopular opinions. Sweet set a pretty high bar with the challenge he hosted last year, it was casual, fairly light when it comes to rules, and overall just a fun 6 month event where you essentially just needed to slap some paint on your minis and count your points. Shino tried a different approach with more structure, a shorter challenge duration, and, more importantly, scoring via judge.

Some of the rules changed a few times once the competition was well under way and it is somewhat understandable that some people might get annoyed by that. But the part that I truly didn't understand is people being upset by getting a certain amount of points (or lack thereof) from the judge, less than what they expected I guess. It's fine being defensive of your work and thinking that your work might be better than somebody else's, but it is the judge's job to make those decisions. What they say goes and it doesn't really matter what you think, it's just up to you to keep on truckin' and get some feedback about what you could improve. I know it's "easy" for me to say this since I won the damn thing in the end, but I honestly believe that if some of you didn't drop out and just continued to paint you'd have won with points way above mine. And as I mentioned before, I completely disagree with Shino's opinion on my bases, which did obviously net me less points each month, but I just stuck to my guns and kept going, cause I just had fun participating. 

And I guess that's the whole point. I simply wish that more people continued painting instead of being so pissed off about it cause it did make the whole thing a bit awkward. It was just a fun event to participate in and it's a bit sad that we collectively missed the opportunity to get more active and do some creative stuff together, especially since we are a small number of people who realistically aren't the best painters anyway, so I think we should always take the time to jump on these bandwagons and lively up the community, especially when somebody puts in the time and effort to organize the thing in the first place. Hopefully next time, but there are definitely some lessons to be learned for everyone involved! 

My setup for miniature photography: ViscountFrangipane and I got into a small discussion about taking photos of miniatures and I promised to take a picture of my "setup". I say "setup" because it's just an amateurish and made-up thing, but it actually makes the photo-snapping process fun for me and the models do end up looking nice and thematic, in my humble opinion at least.

So yeah, as you can see, just a propped up platform with some boxes, the monitor for background imagery, and the lamp which I use while painting. The top box is from the Shadows of Esteren RPG, the art of which went really well with the background I used for the Sessairs. I also use the layered boxes as a holder for the mobile phone when taking the shot, since you don't actually have to hold your phone and can just easily adjust settings on it without putting effort into staying steady and still, plus you have the freedom to move around the mini for different angles. The monitor is good for just quickly googling an image for the background, this time around I used a creative commons photo of the Rannoch Moor in Scotland. I also did some of my Infinity miniatures this way with some sci-fi backdrop. Personally I find that a good background really makes the mini look better, don't think my paintjobs would excel with a plain white or black backdrop behind them!

Also, my phone is pretty bad for taking group shots, since for some reason it always has to focus on one section of the shot, which then makes the rest slightly blurred. Not sure if that's a bug or a feature, but it is what it is at the moment.

Overall, I'm quite happy with my output. Having two Confrontation challenges and two Infinity escalation leagues behind me, I can definitely say that the biggest benefit of such events is the pure driving power which they instill in me. I get insane amounts of motivation and dedication to sit at the painting table regularly in order to hit my goals. It is always amazing to see a project grow at a steady pace, so having a challenge as the guiding hand helps tremendously when real life stuff tries to bog you down.

That said, last and definitely not the least, I'd like to thank Shino for organizing and curating the event! Hope to see you as an organizer again in the future!

*NOTE: If you want to see more photos of individual minis that I painted, as well as the links to the NMM tutorial videos that Shino recommended, click the "Read more" link below to expand the post.

Something stirs in the shadows beyond...

I was intending to be fairly regular with some updates on the blog, but you know what they say... time flies when you're having fun. And truth be told, I've been having a lot of fun at the painting challenge which I mentioned in one of my previous posts back in January. More thoughts on that one a little bit later in an upcoming article, which will be a "challenge retrospective" of sorts since the event is ending in a few days.

Instead, what I'm gonna scribble about today is something that has been on my mind way before I even created the blog. Back then I had this idea, took some photos of the thing I wanted to write about, and then my laziness got the better of me and it hasn't seen the light of day since. But a few days ago I got a notification on my phone, you know one of those Google Photos things screaming at you before your morning coffee, "LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID ONE YEAR AGO, YOU USED TO BE SO FUN". So yeah, it's been a year since then and enough is enough, let's write this damn thing.

You also might have noticed that this post has a tag at the bottom named "collection update". As I already somewhat mentioned previously, a lot of the posts on here are going to be me just providing unsolicited updates about my frantic spending of loads of money on Confrontation and I will courteously not take this enjoyment away from you... especially when it is an update of these proportions. 

So back in November 2023, I started talking to one very friendly gentleman on the "7 Hills..." server about acquiring a sizeable chunk of metal from him. For him it was just sitting around untouched, while for me it was a goldmine featuring my favorite army in NIB condition. The deal took almost half a year to organize due to a lot of obstacles, both expected and unexpected. For starters, not only was it the biggest amount of change I dropped on a hobby project, but it was also coming from overseas. Add to that the unexpected passing of one of my parents which threw a total curveball to everything in life and, a small cherry on top, the city I live in decided to update many district postal codes just as we were about to agree on sending the darn thing. Saying that this was an adventure is a serious understatement. 

Welcome home little buddy!

But it was finally here. It did end up just sitting in storage for a long while after I picked it up due to all the life issues, but once my every day difficulty level slightly decreased it was time for a little bit of enjoyment. 

Gotta love a nice box full of beans.

Always a joy opening a tightly packed shipping box.

Hmmm, I wonder...

... I wonder how many of you can guess what is behind door #1? If I didn't know, I'd actually be torn between a few possible models. But if you guessed this one, you pretty much know the entirety of the box, so let's get to it! 

Drum roll please...

Double the sass, triple the excitement!

A post in which I explain which models I'll be painting for the upcoming competition. And actually, if you know me from the discord server and have seen my thread during the previous competition then you already know exactly what I'll be painting, simply from using the word "sass", a tidbit which I completely forgot to mention in my 2024 painting post. Which is a shame, since I find it hilarious.

Anyways, to be a bit more serious. TL;DR is that I will be visiting the plains of Avagddu once again. That's probably enough information for some of you (hello Greg), but for the people who are not Sessair haters the not-so-TL;DR is below.

Shino's announcement was an unexpected surprise and since I immediately knew that I would participate it sent me into a contemplating mood, trying to figure out what I'll be painting. One of my previous posts about the start of my collection is, up to this point, actually showing just a sliver of what I own today, so I had plenty to choose from.

Surprisingly, I made a decision fairly easy. For some reason, I dismissed the other armies and was in the "hell yeah Sessairs" mood quickly, which really made me want to analyze "why"... thus, this article.

One of the main things that pushed me to this decision is the kick of riding the wave of enjoyment of writing the previous article. Looking back at the process of the previous competition I realized that my love for the Sessairs grew with each month of painting. There's just that special something when you see the painted models shaping up into a group and the sense of accomplishment pushes you to paint further. And yes, painting just skin and leather gets a bit tedious at times and is probably the main reason why a lot of people dislike the Kelts, but Rackham somehow managed to make even those exciting.

The above paragraph is especially important when I take into consideration that the models I painted last time aren't even my favorite among the Sessairs. Of course, you can't not love Tanath and Bragh, but that particular Giant Barbarian and the Hunters are far down my list of favorites, for example. Yet somehow, while painting them I found love and appreciation for them, which in turn sparked even further excitement to paint the ones I truly like and has provided inspiration to continue collecting them. 

That ongoing desire to see the expansion of the tribe has not come to the proper end either. If you recall, I initially bought the lot of Kelts just for the competition, but the ordeal made me want to expand and see if I can do the rest of the models justice with my brush. The Minotaurs, Viraë, Fiannas, all inspiring pieces of the puzzle yet to be completed! 

So in the end, what is this going to look like? Honestly, that is the only irksome thing about this competition, the fact that you need to submit a list and are somewhat restrained with the number of AP per model. There's a lot of freedom and flexibility when you can paint whatever you want on a monthly basis, you can mix and match and adapt to your speed and progress, whereas here you need to commit. Alas, we are not here to cry and lament, we are here to flex and face the opposition head on! 

Painting Competition 2025 List

Double the Sass, Triple the Excitement!

Gwenlaen the Ever-Proud 66 A.P.

Malek the Bloodthirsty 60 A.P.

Son of Ogmios 55 A.P.

Minotaur of the Plains 73 A.P.

Kelt Druid (1) 28 A.P.

Fianna Totem-Bearer 17 A.P.

Total AP: 299

Total Models: 6

This will be the "official" list of my entry. Worth noting is that the Minotaur of the Plains will be proxied by the Kelt Minotaur, since that is the model I own yet is too high pointwise to fit. Mind you, this list isn't driven by any kind of tactical masterstroke of list building, this is led purely by the tactics of being realistic of how many models I can paint while also fulfilling the monthly rules of the challenge. 

However! We are Kelts of the Sessair clan, we are not bound by rules, nor are we shackled by the garb of civility, nor do we cower away from a challenge... we embrace it! We were born free and will paint as such! Aside from the "official" list, I will try to fit in some more models. That "expanded" list is a sort of personal competition and it will look like this:

Expanded Painting Competition List
Charge of the Matriarch!

Viraë, Fianna priestess 125 A.P.
Sinshera 52 A.P.
Danu Warrior 24 A.P.
Spasm Warrior 24 A.P.
3 𝚇 Kelt Fianna 36 A.P.
Sessair Standard-Bearer 14 A.P.
Total AP: 275
Total Models: 8

My first thought when the competition was announced and I decided Sessairs was "Viraë with all the Fiannas!" but the 80AP restriction killed that boner. But the girls are bloodthirsty and shall not be silenced.

Essentially, 14 miniatures in total over four months... On paper it seems like a tall ask, but I'm certain my excitement for painting and the amazing inspiration provided by Xris Wraith's endeavor last year will be more than enough for me to achieve this. I'm trying to come up with some small motivational rewards for myself when/if I manage to tick off any items off this expanded list, but I'll get back to that after the first month of painting is done and I see where I'm at. If I'm being objective, smaller minis usually take me 3-4 days to paint, while the bigger ones like the Ogmios are around 5-6 days, so at least mathematically speaking I'll be able to pull this off... but, we'll see!

Stay tuned and thanks for reading (hello again Greg), happy painting!

Confrontation Painting Challenge of 2025

Only a few days after I linked my previously published post to the 7 Hills discord, user Shino jumps in and decides to host the painting challenge for 2025! Now, I'm not saying that my post and me resurrecting the 2024 painting thread on the server pushed Shino to make this happen, but my ego would like to imagine that I at least inspired them to do so.

In any case, these are the guidelines for the upcoming painting challenge:

• Start February 1st and end June 1st
• Minimum 200AP, max 300AP.
• Single miniature point cap at 80AP
• At least one miniature a month, proxies are allowed for cards that have no miniature designed by Rackham
• Must create a thread on the server for your army
• An army list must be submitted by the end of February

The prize for this endeavor will be a Wolfen Worg miniature awesomely painted by Shino!

You are definitely his victim...

And there you have it, loud, clear, and extremely exciting. A bunch of people have already applied, so it'll be a load of fun once it gets rolling. There's still time to jump in on it, so head over to the discord server (you can find an invite in the Useful Links tab above) and "sign up"!

As for me personally, I will definitely participate in the challenge despite still not being fully decided on which army I'll be painting. I think I have a pretty solid idea, it just depends on whether or not I manage to land some ongoing deals for a few essential minis. This is largely due to having to submit a complete army list within the coming month, so I just have to take some choices into consideration... would suck to signup with a model which I don't end up owning! (that would totally be so "me") 

In any case, I'll probably make a separate post about my decision in a couple of days. Stay tuned!

Paint me like one of your French minis

I've been a bit lazy over the holidays when it comes to Confrontation and miniature painting in general, since I've been prepping for a couple of RPG sessions which I'm due to run next week back in my home town. Regardless, Confrontation is almost always on my mind, so in the spirit of the new year some mental energy was spent on reflecting on the past year, thus here we are.

This time last year (the period when the previous post ended) was like a small Christmas miracle. Not a creature was stirring on "The 7 Hills of Confrontation" discord server when all of a sudden the Living Legend known as Sweet popped his beautiful head into one of the channels. And lo! Up he comes with an announcement regarding the Confrontation Painting Challenge of 2024!

Needless to say I jumped on that faster than S’Érum would get offended by someone calling him a "snek". Truth be told, I am a lazy painter. When left to my own devices I tend to step away from the painting table all too often and progress is extremely slow. So what I've learned over the years is that challenges, competitions, leagues, or any similar collective endeavor in any hobby is absolutely golden when it comes to motivation and there should be no excuses not to participate in this one.

The gist of the challenge was this: starting from February, take a pic of your unpainted army and then paint your heart out all the way up to 400AP worth of models by the end of August. You're in a raffle for prizes and you get extra raffle tickets if you post your monthly progress with at least 50AP.

So the first challenge for me was to decide what to paint! At that point I haven't really collected anything remotely close to 400AP of a single faction, so I had to quickly make a decision. Previously I spotted a decent chunk of Cynwall and Sessair models locally, so picking one of those up would give me a solid start from which to start painting and fill in the blanks with new models over the seven upcoming months. 

Out of those two factions, undoubtedly the Cynwall Elves are beyond iconic as an Aarklash staple. But you have to understand, I am easily intimidated by complex and beautiful sculpts (which the Elves definitely are), so as a result I usually tend to overthink painting such models and I'm extremely slow with those. Yet now we need swiftness, speed, and power, throbbing biceps which flex with a firm hold of our mighty brush while sitting on clenched buttocks and an occasional pause for a guttural scream as we pick up our next victim model. So what did I do? I did what any sane person would do. I got both the Elves and the Kelts.

Not pictured are two blisters of the Sons of Ogmios which I forgot to add to the shot...

On a more serious note, I decided to go with Kelts mostly because they seemed easier to paint out of the two choices, since I'm used to painting a lot of skin and leather from other projects. I really didn't want to overthink the process during the challenge and I wanted an army which doesn't intimidate me with too much complexity. And above all else, Sessairs are awesome, don't listen to the naysayers who are plentiful on the server and should be shunned. You know who you are. 

I've been told that I should go and touch grass...

I also decided to get some basing goodies, since I wanted to try out some new techniques and get more into that part of the hobby. I'm really a sucker for nicely looking bases, so I took this opportunity to learn a thing or two along the way.

Couple of things to note though. I guess Sweet's main idea for the challenge (aside from pushing people to paint) was for participants to have an actual army that they can play with in the end. Honestly, I knew I was gonna fail this one right from the get go, since I was more focused on getting things painted and getting relaxed with painting Rackham things in general. But also, I knew I was going to "cheat" for a few months, since I knew in advance that a few months I'll be away from home for longer stretches of time so I had to cheat with models that have a higher AP value in order to meet the monthly quota of painted stuff. 

I won't bore you with all of my thoughts about each and every model I painted for the challenge, but these are some personal highlights.

So immediately to start with, I painted one of the Sons of Ogmios. What an absolute lovely chonker! Usually I dislike painting larger models, mostly because bigger surfaces mean a bigger spotlight for poor painting skills and glaring mistakes, but this one was a joy from start to finish. I guess it is a testament to Rackham's awesomeness when it comes to sculpting, because there are so many neat details packed into their models, yet at the same time they never overdid it.

Painting for that initial month of the challenge was difficult, mostly because I had only two weeks available and I had a bunch of Infinity models which I also needed to paint, since at the same time I was participating in an escalation painting/gaming league and a whole lot of stuff had to be done there. But also, I had a frequent "helper" at the painting table and she made things extremely slow...

Fluffy chonk...

Funny detail about working on the Sons of Ogmios though, while I was basing it I realized that I accidentally glued it to the base at a wrong angle, so it was leaning forward way more than it should have. But I actually ended up liking it like that way more, since the pose looks like he is charging at someone who severely pissed him off, probably some Alahan shitter.

"Out of my waaaay!"

In a similar wain, I painted his smaller brother, the Giant Barbarian. It definitely lacks a bit in the pose dynamic which the Sons of Ogmios has and is much more static, but it is similarly chonky and nicely detailed.

As the months went by, I expanded the tribe with a few more purchases. I was pretty excited about the Danu Warriors since those sculpts are some of my Sessair favorites, but I sadly never got to painting them within the challenge, since during certain months painting more than one model was sadly not feasible and I really didn't want to slack on those. 

Quick and bad photoshop mashup of the few pictures I took back when I purchased these...

Featured above are the said few additional buys I made. There are sooo many more amazing models that I'd love to buy, Fiannas, Virae, the BEEFY BOYS (actually we're all beefy boys here, so you take a guess what I mean by these in caps), the third Danu Warrior, the sword/halberd Barbarians... ah, the list goes on and on.

If you looked closer at the picture which showed the Cynwal Elves, you'll notice that I also got an Air Elemental in that haul and I actually decided to use it in this Sessair project. Since I was painting the Kelt Shaman I wanted to give her a "little" summoned friend. Also, I was actually inspired to put on some paint on it because there are so few images of it painted online and as far as I know there is no official Rackham paintjob for it. What I saw online was mostly people painting it in off-white and gray colors, but I wanted to try out a different approach with blues. It does end up looking more like a water-based elemental at first glance, alas! I am pleased with the final look though, the golden/rusty bits pop with the blue on the model, plus the inclusion of the Air Elemental in Sessair ranks gives nice contrast to the composition of the whole tribe. 

By the way, the idea with the base is that it is also air.

The only models which I didn't enjoy so much were the Shaman and the Hunters. It's not that the sculpts are necessarily bad, but there's something missing to make them more dynamic. They don't really have anything special going for them that would make them unique (outside of the little squirrel sitting on the Shaman's shoulder) and I would guess that these are some of the younger Rackham sculpts, but I could be wrong on that. They were okay to paint, it just felt a little bit like a chore.

In complete contrast, I have to mention the three characters which I painted, because spending time with them felt special. Markhan the Wild, Bragh An Scathar, and of course Tanath, all three were such a joy to paint. The unique weapons, the little details, the poses and basing, everything about them felt like an invitation to pay attention and dedicate some extra time. They ooze with importance and glory on the table, which really makes me feel like I wouldn't want to be on their shit list. The only thing which I regret not doing, but I was actually too scared to mess it up, was the white face-paint on Bragh. I was happy with what I did up to that point, especially with the belt and the blade, but faltered a bit with the face, mostly due to the fact of how difficult it is to manipulate white. Oh well, maybe next time! Picture of all these bad boys are below!

Now, to make this post at least a bit useful and not have it all just be about self-indulgence, I'll give you my super secret recipe for painting the leather parts. One friend who saw the Sessair models in person actually asked me for it, so here ya go. 

The paints for the dirty deed.

It's actually nothing too complex, but it might annoy people who don't have patience to go through the whole process on all the leathery bits. Pictured above are all the paints you need, plus add one extra wretched brush which you will use for the stippling dirty work.

This is what we do:

1. Rhinox Hide as base.
2. Ivory, applied primarily stippled.
3. Black, applied primarily stippled.
4. Skrag Brown, applied primarily stippled. All three of these steps (2, 3, 4) can be fairly messy, and I'd recommend the Skrag being the "dominant" of the three. As stated for all three, primarily stipple, but also make scratches, dots, splotches, whatever. You don't have to pay attention to any kind of pattern or order, the point is that these should create natural layers and be fairly random. It's definitely going to look shit before it looks good, this is the shit part. 
5. Ushabti Bone on the edges of the leather, those raised bumpy parts all around.
6. Washes. This is the fun part, since you can go wild with this one. Use all four washes at the same time, some either straight out of the pot, some mix together, just move them around the surface. This step adds depth to the leather. Usually how I did it is use Agarax, Reikland, and Nuln Oil (as stated, mixed or out of the pot, sometimes also adding a bit of Lahmian Medium to make some parts more watery), once those are dry I'd go evenly with one coat of Seraphim Sepia just to tie it all up. While you are at it, also add a coat of Seraphim Sepia over the Ushabti Bone ridges.

And that's that. It's an entertaining process since you get to be messy and not care about being too detailed, plus it gives decent results.

Overall, this event was an absolute blast. I love challenges like these, because they truly inspire me to put in the effort and it is really fun sharing your progress with the community and seeing what the other participants are coming up with. I just wish more people joined in, but hey, maybe next time, hopefully my entries inspired at least some of you. 

On that note, shoutout to discord user Xris Wraith who managed to paint an absurd amount of Acheron models, which look absolutely stunning! In the end, Xris Wraith and I were the winners of the challenge, since we are both so talented and awesome. Actually no, we were the only participants who posted progress every month and thus had the most entries. But also, we're awesome, yes.

And of course, a special thank you to Sweet for all the efforts with organizing such an awesome event and being a source of inspiration in the Confrontation scene. So if you're reading this, THANK YOU, you absolute legend.

(EDIT: forgot to take a picture of the sweet (hur hur) prize I received for this endeavor and I was eager to publish this tonight, so I'll edit the post tomorrow.)

And also, thank you for reading, if you got this far. Now if you'll excuse me, gotta go flex!

P.S. I've added a post break here to avoid the layout of the blog being shitty, so if you want to view a photo dump of all the painted minis not shown above, click the link below to expand the post.