{"id":22712,"date":"2021-02-16T16:34:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T16:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?p=22712"},"modified":"2021-10-29T02:57:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T01:57:06","slug":"january-2021-project-update-and-some-of-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/02\/16\/january-2021-project-update-and-some-of-february\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2021 Project Update (and some of February)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-opt-id=2109031778  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210216_073434520-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1440\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210216_073434520-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:113\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210216_073434520-scaled.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ah. So this was supposed to be a post I was doing at the start of each month but I&#8217;ve been a little distracted by actually doing the hobby rather than simply talking about it. Which is a positive I think!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But for now, here is a quick check-in for what I did in January and the first half of February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Enforcers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-opt-id=1804952021  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PXL_20210129_234829514.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1440\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PXL_20210129_234829514.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:113\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PXL_20210129_234829514.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/01\/31\/sitrep-project-enforcers-complete\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22619\">Project Enforcers is done<\/a>! All the models I purchased have been built, painted and based. The figures are now living in my display cabinet and I&#8217;m really happy with how they turned out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project WW2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-opt-id=970478616  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210210_155938678-scaled.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22654\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1440\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210210_155938678-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:113\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210210_155938678-scaled.jpg 150w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Project WW2 has properly begun. I&#8217;ve already completed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/02\/10\/project-ww2-infantry-section-10th-teesside-regiment-of-rifles\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22651\">my first Infantry section<\/a>, as you can see above, and a pair of Snipers. These are both from Warlord and have functioned as a very good testbed. The next step will be working on the main platoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve also assembled all the tanks to go with my main force, with three Churchill gun tanks, a Crocodile, an AVRE and a Comet all assembled and ready to be undercoated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Modern<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-opt-id=1946075510  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210210_192852469.PORTRAIT-scaled.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"22725\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210210_192852469.PORTRAIT-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=22725\" class=\"wp-image-22725\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1440\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210210_192852469.PORTRAIT-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:113\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210210_192852469.PORTRAIT-scaled.jpg 150w\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-opt-id=1142779607  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210215_234120101.PORTRAIT-scaled.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"22717\" class=\"wp-image-22717\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1440\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210215_234120101.PORTRAIT-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:113\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210215_234120101.PORTRAIT-scaled.jpg 150w\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the release and then the arrival of the Delta Force guys from Spectre at the end of January, I decided to interrupt my planned project to try and get them painted up. At time of writing, I have done two of the three batches with the aim of finishing the third this week. They are some nice models, which I&#8217;ll cover some more details on once they are done, and were a nice step back into the Moderns Painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-opt-id=1617874866  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210213_164147163.PORTRAIT-scaled.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22665\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1440\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210213_164147163.PORTRAIT-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:113\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210213_164147163.PORTRAIT-scaled.jpg 150w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/02\/13\/battle-report-operation-odeysus-spectre-operations\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22661\">I also managed to get a new game in, having a battle report of Spectre Operations set in Bazistan again<\/a>. It was a nice step back into playing, and I&#8217;ll be trying to get some more in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Fantasy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing to update for Project Fantasy. I&#8217;ve come up with a cool idea using the new Sigvald model and the Chaos Warriors (including the underworld box I picked up last month) so I&#8217;ve got my hands on them but I haven&#8217;t started actually working on them. I&#8217;ll probably do a fantasy project after WW2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project 3D Printing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/av9QTFxvonU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh boy, this is the big one. Since the last update, I&#8217;ve managed to get my 3d Printer up and running, learnt a few of the ins and out of it and then managed to print off some stuff. I&#8217;m really impressed with just the quality you can get out of an entry level resin printer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-opt-id=1578900339  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210118_151902866-scaled.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"22718\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=22718\" class=\"wp-image-22718\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1440\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210118_151902866-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:113\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210118_151902866-scaled.jpg 150w\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-opt-id=208925533  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210130_143215023-scaled.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1920\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"22719\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=22719\" class=\"wp-image-22719\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:1440\/h:1920\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210130_143215023-scaled.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:113\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210130_143215023-scaled.jpg 113w\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-opt-id=674847246  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210208_120738899-scaled.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"22720\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=22720\" class=\"wp-image-22720\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1440\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210208_120738899-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:113\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210208_120738899-scaled.jpg 150w\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-opt-id=1909933819  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210216_100956704-scaled.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"22721\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210216_100956704-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=22721\" class=\"wp-image-22721\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1440\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210216_100956704-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:113\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210216_100956704-scaled.jpg 150w\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Above are just a few things I&#8217;ve printed using it after my initial burst of &#8220;Test all the things!&#8221;. I&#8217;ll be going into more details of the process in an upcoming post sat in my draft pile but as a preview &#8211; I don&#8217;t think 3d Printing is quite at the stage that everyone needs to get one (they are still a little finicky) but it&#8217;s a really interesting tool to have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Database<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-opt-id=762397783  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-16-101437-1.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"1134\" height=\"75\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22726\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:1134\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-16-101437-1.jpg 1134w, https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:10\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-16-101437-1.jpg 150w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My figure tracking has now shifted from an excel spreadsheet into a database on my webserver. I&#8217;m still not 100% finished with the data (I still need to do some detective work to find purchase dates) but every model I have is now tracked in there. You can see the count of the various stages of models up above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next stage of this project (aside from keeping it up to date) is going to be surfacing the data. I&#8217;m already planning a widget to appear in the sidebar of the blog, showing off the most recent figures I&#8217;ve painted up\/projects I&#8217;ll be working on. This won&#8217;t be up for a while but it&#8217;s a fun learning project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project 365<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-opt-id=2061490364  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-Tracker.png\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22724\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:371\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-Tracker.png 600w, https:\/\/mlacoqdo5690.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:93\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-Tracker.png 150w\" \/><figcaption><em>The data for this year<\/em> s<em>o far<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After having got all the data and getting into a hobby streak, I&#8217;m actually feeling pretty motivated to keep painting. I&#8217;ve been doing roughly four figures every 2-3 days, especially when working on actual projects such as the WW2 section and the deltas. Which got me thinking&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My Creative Opponent has decided to attempt to paint 365 models in 2021. Although I may have originally laughed at this concept, especially after last year&#8217;s lacklustre numbers, I&#8217;m starting to think that it might be something worth trying out. Not sure I&#8217;ll hit it by the end of the year but aim high and all that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s it for this update, see you in a few weeks for the next update post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ah. So this was supposed to be a post I was doing at the start of each month but I&#8217;ve been a little distracted by actually doing the hobby rather than simply talking about it. Which is a positive I think! 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