Oops! (or, how I waited 'till last minute to finish up my entry for the local Iron Painter contest)

For those of you who don't know, one of the FLGSs (GameTheory, to be exact) and the Grand Gunbunny, PG_bjorkgnu himself, are running a local version of the Iron Painter contest. There are only 5 of us left (out of an original 9), and the theme due this Saturday is "Oops!"  Immediately, I knew what I was going to do.

I had been looking through the Reaper miniatures catalog just the week before. I recalled Brigitte, the Naughty French Maid (WARNING: Boobs!), and thought, for Oops!, I should do something involving a careless maid. I know it's been done, but I wanted a chance to expand (and show off) my conversion skills, to showcase my faux-finishing technique, and to display my Sculpey skills.

So, I cut out a hunk of the back of Brigitte's thighs, just under the end of her skirt (about where her stockings end), and did some additional cutting from under her apron flap in front. I then bent her at the hips (as would be required when wearing a corset), and, in doing so, accidentally broke her waist straight through. I glued her torso back to her legs, and proceeded to do the naughtiest bit of sculpting I've ever had to do: I gave her a new butt. Always looking for opinions (from non-judges, of course), I asked a couple of folks if it was an "anatomically correct hiney".

Additionally, I gave Brigitte a pedastal to knock over with said tush, complete with expensive-looking vase on top. It's almost ready to get pinned to the base, mid-topple. The base itself is a small square of blue insulation foam that's been painted and finished to look like polished marble (tutorial coming next week). I plan to add a satin ribbon around the edge to cover the raw blue foam, and I may make a pretty silver medallion to cover the seam in the ribbon.

I may get pics up tonight. But, I'm not certain. I do need to finish her up by Saturday night.

Bentos!

In addition to everything else I've been up to, I decided to start doing Bento Boxes for lunch. I save about $6/day doing it, and they're delicious and healthy (and normally pretty, unlike today's).

In other news, I've been up to the following:

• I'm officially a PressGanger for Privateer Press (YAY)
• I've started losing weight (down 13lbs from February, not much loss but it's decent) using mostly diet and exercise, added Alli to see if it'll work
• I'm painting Epic Thagrosh for one of the regulars at GameTheory. He's getting prettier and prettier.
• I bought my wedding dress, and now I'm just waiting till my shoes come in to have it shipped here

Warmachine Crazyness!

I will post pictures asap, but...

I have finished a pile of Warmachine models, kinda. I have Mortenebra and Deryliss finished, and I am starting to seal and finish the models that I have all painted up after I go back and touch them up. I'll be posting photos of Morty and Dery once I get them sealed, and the rest once I touch them up an seal them.

Also, I'll be starting on the Strip/Adjust List soon:

• Deneghra
• 1 Unit of Bane Knights
• 1 Slayer
• 2 Deathripper
• 1 Defiler
• Edited to add: eSkarre's face
• Edited to add: highlighting on Skarre
  

...I think there may be more...

Minis, Minis, Minis...

I've been on a minis binge. NOT a mini-binge, but a minis binge. I've been painting and priming and assembling and...so much to do...take a peek at this to see what I've been up to. Keep in mind, they average about 2-3 inches tall:

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