The Chicago Games Day To-Do List

With hotel paid for, tickets in-hand and entries taking shape, it's time to start the list of things to do before Chicago Games Day.

Duel:

• finish base colors on marine
• battle damage on marine
• finish banshee
• OSL
• snow
  

Commissar:

• riding crop
• touch up freehand
• shell casing

LotR Shaman:

• redo eyes
• armor improvements
• weapon OSL

Gyrocopter:

• finish pilot
• improve wood grain
• basing shrubs / figure

Skaven Warlord:

• trophy rack
• long grass on base
• fungus on base
• improve skulls on back

Warmaster Skaven (not looking quite so likely)

• Finish Eshin base
• Entire Moulder base
• Entire Skryre base
• Entire Warlord base
• Entire Pestilens base

Even with six categories I realize that I am likely to walk away with a couple honorable mentions at best, which is a little depressing. I find myself intimidated by things like this. I just don't feel like I can match that level of quality, and it's hard to say I'm seriously contending for trophies when I keep seeing minis that are out of my league, so to speak. I don't want to win a trophy because some category was poorly represented on a given year. I want to win because I painted a world class mini. I'm just not sure I'm there yet.