Quarter 4 Week 5 Update: Shot Through the Heart The Majestic Eagle’s call to you all, dear readers, and welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, accountability and productivity blog. Did I manage to stay on target this week? Or did my shot go wide? Only one way to find out! SCORECARD Another bullseye this week, fully in the green. I managed to keep my target in my sights and actually got these week’s models done a day early. Probably for the best as next week’s models are going to be…. Complicated, let’s just say. It might be a stretch to count the Eagle Claw bolt thrower and crew as five points rather than four, as, unlike an empire cannon, it only has two crew not three.

Quarter 4 Week 5 Update: Shot Through the Heart

The Majestic Eagle’s call to you all, dear readers, and welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, accountability and productivity blog. Did I manage to stay on target this week? Or did my shot go wide? Only one way to find out!…

Quarter 4 Week 4 Update: Six is the New Five Welcome back to another week of Hammer the Backlog, the internet’s first and greatest mini painting blog. Look, not everything on the internet has to be true. We live in a post truth world. Anyway, what is true is that Hammer the backlog is a weekly mini painting, accountability and productivity blog, and that each week I take a look at the project scorecard, the progress on the quarterly targets and this week’s five Hammer the Backlog points worth of painted models. So let’s do that! SCORECARD All green again this week, pulling the 10 week averages back into shape a little.

Quarter 4 Week 4 Update: Six is the New Five

Welcome back to another week of Hammer the Backlog, the internet’s first and greatest mini painting blog. Look, not everything on the internet has to be true. We live in a post truth world. Anyway, what is true is that Hammer the backlog is a weekly…

Quarter 4 Week 3 Update: Nothing Borrowed, Nothing Blue Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. Each week I take a look at the week’s scorecard to make sure that the overall Hammer the Backlog project is progressing nicely, then have a look at the progress on quarterly targets and any issues that have come up during the week. Then we take a look at this week’s models, social media progress and finally any other business. You join me today on week 3 of the last quarter of the year. The final quarter is often the most interesting of the year.

Quarter 4 Week 3 Update: Nothing Borrowed, Nothing Blue

Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. Each week I take a look at the week’s scorecard to make sure that the overall Hammer the Backlog project is progressing nicely, then have a…

Quarter 4 Week 2 Update: Lord, Give me Lacoi Senlue, fellow guardians of Ulthuan. Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, stress, productivity, stress and accountability blog. Why all the stress? Well, have you ever painted High Elves to a self imposed strict deadline? Have you? Then you would know! No, it’s fine, I promise. I even have some sneaky plans to make it easier for myself. SCORECARD Despite all my whinging, another week fully in the green. Five highly detailed and intricate Seaguard painted to a standard I’m happy with. It's funny that these are going in the rear rank of an existing unit, since they are probably better painted than the front rankers.

Quarter 4 Week 2 Update: Lord, Give me Lacoi

Senlue, fellow guardians of Ulthuan. Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, stress, productivity, stress and accountability blog. Why all the stress? Well, have you ever painted High Elves to a self imposed strict deadline? Have…

Quarter 4 Week 1 Update: Happy Little Elves Hello and welcome to the first week of quarter 4 of year 4 (Really? Can you believe it?) of Hammer the Backlog, the weekly Warhammer mini painting, productivity and accountability blog where I try to use an operating system to turn 25 years of buyer’s remorse back into joy. Every year, at the start of the year, I find four baking trays worth of abandoned projects and try to rekindle the joy and excitement that I had when I first bought them. Regular readers will know that by quarter 4, all of the choices are off the table, there is only one baking tray of unpainted models left to do to knock off the full year’s targets.

Quarter 4 Week 1 Update: Happy Little Elves

Hello and welcome to the first week of quarter 4 of year 4 (Really? Can you believe it?) of Hammer the Backlog, the weekly Warhammer mini painting, productivity and accountability blog where I try to use an operating system to turn 25 years of buyer’s…

Quarter 3 Week 13 Update: Finish Him! Welcome back to the final week of quarter 3 of year 4 of Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, accountability and productivity blog. It’s been a heck of a week of video making, and there has been a probably unneeded trip to the hospital (I’m fine!), so read on for the weekly scorecard, project updates and to see if I actually managed to get any models painted this week. (I didn’t) SCORECARD Alrighty then, a bit of red in the ledger this week. So! Let me explain! First of all, there were no actual target models to paint, as I got the last of the current batch of empire models done this week.

Quarter 3 Week 13 Update: Finish Him!

Welcome back to the final week of quarter 3 of year 4 of Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, accountability and productivity blog. It’s been a heck of a week of video making, and there has been a probably unneeded trip to the hospital (I’m fine!), so…

Quarter 3 Week 12 Update: Murder on the Reik (and the Back) Hello there me hearties and welcome… No wait, I did the pirate thing last week didn’t I? Well, you write 200 blog updates in four years and try to be original! This is Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. It’s the penultimate week of quarter 3 of year 4, and a fairly busy and quite stressful week in real life definitely impacted painting productivity this week. But did it impact things enough to knock the quarter off schedule? Only one way to find out!

Quarter 3 Week 12 Update: Murder on the Reik (and the Back)

Hello there me hearties and welcome… No wait, I did the pirate thing last week didn’t I? Well, you write 200 blog updates in four years and try to be original! This is Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and…

Quarter 3 Week 11 Update: Something Fishy Going On Hello there me hearties, and welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly scurvy mini painting, accountability, plundering and productivity blog. I am Captain Mick of the good ship backlog, Manaa…

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Quarter 3 Week 10 Update: Porcupine Hello there. Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, accountability and productivity blog. When I say mini painting, it’s pretty much almost all Warhammer. You join me today a…

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Quarter 3 Week 9 Update: Checks and Lack of Balances Hello and welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly productivity, accountability and painting overly elaborate patterns on tiny pants blog. I am Mick, the one who hammers the backlog. Why not …

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Quarter 3 Week 8 Update: A Slight Diversion We’re back at it again at Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. In a week filled with diversions and distractions, I am once again sick as a pig with a…

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Quarter 3 Week 7 Update: But is it Canon? Oh my god, it’s Thursday evening already. That must mean it’s time for yet another Hammer the Backlog update. Get ready to get blasted with the weekly scorecard update, the project progress, this w…

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Quarter 3 Week 6 Update: How Do You Say Jason Statham in German? Alright governor, roll your old mince pies over this week’s update for ‘ammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. After a tough but rewarding couple of week…

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Quarter 3 Week 5 Update: Down with Banners Hello and welcome back to year 4 of Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. Lookit, it’s mostly Warhammer. More than 90% I’d say. And in quarter 3 of yea…

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Quarter 3 Week 4 Update: Knights in White Satin Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. No early January slump around these parts, powering through the dark days and early nights with m…

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Quarter 3 Week 1 Update: Hungry Like the Wolf It’s the start of a new quarter, and a whole new set of targets and models for Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. Buckle up and strap yourself in fo…

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Quarter 2 Week 13 Update: This Way Up Welcome back to another Hammer the Backlog update, and another end of quarter review! It’s been a long and rocky road to getting everything done this quarter, topped off with some hectic and ever s…

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Would you belive I've nver done a 15mm model in my life. My gut instinct is more, obviously, but it would really depend on the level of detail both on the models and that you are aspiring too. Any pictures of one of your finished models?

Quarter 2 Week 12 Update: Beautiful, on the Inside Hello there fellow spacefarers. Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly, mostly Warhammer mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. You are probably just as shocked to hear this a…

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Quarter 2 Week 11 Update: Bricoles Hello there! Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting (not orks), productivity and accountability blog. This week, I’ve been painting pretty much anything but Orks. A classic en…

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Quarter 2 Week 10 Update: Assault on Black Reach? Completed it, Mate. I’m freeeeeeee! After 10 weeks of painting up the Ork half of the Assault on Black Reach boxed set, from next week I’ll be free to do something else! Huzzah! Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the…

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Quarter 2 Week 9 Update: Rhythm is Going to Get You Hi there! It’s Hammer the Backlog time! Another Thursday evening, another 5 points worth of models finished. Hammer the Backlog is the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. So…

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Quarter 2 Week 8 Update: Mo’ Time, Same Problems Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, ya gitz. Hammer the Backlog is my weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. Every week I paint some models, fill in an accountability scorecard…

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Quarter 2 Week 7 Update: Wake Me Up When Orktober Ends Green day? Green bloody month more like it! Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly Warhammer (mostly) mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. I am Mick, the one who Hammers the…

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Quarter 2 Week 6 Update: Dees Bois Need Sum Disuplin Hello there! Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. You join me at almost the midway point of quarter 2 of year for, and for a reflectio…

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Quarter 2 Week 5 Update: Da Green Tide Hello ‘umies! Welcome back to ‘ammer da backlog, da weekly mini paintin’, akountabilty and produktivity blog. That’s enough of that, if I do say so myself! As the nights are getting longer and dark…

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Quarter 2 Week 4 Update: Get to the Choppa! Hello there fellow Predators. No, wait a minute, that doesn’t sound great. Hey you, over here! Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog, wh…

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Quarter 2 Week 3 Update: Orktober? Hello there. Welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly painting, productivity and accountability blog. Join me for another week of checking the weekly scorecard, catching up on the quarterly g…

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Quarter 2 Week 2 Update: The Inevitable Slow Down Hello and welcome back to Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. It’s been a pretty tough week for me in real life this week, so motivation hit an all t…

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Quarter 2 Week 1 Update: More Fun Than You Can Shake A Nob At It’s the start of a new quarter, and a whole new set of targets and models for Hammer the Backlog, the weekly mini painting, productivity and accountability blog. Buckle up and strap yourself in fo…

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