Max does NaMoPaiMo!

A little late to the party as ever, but the first of February marked the anniversary and new start to the incredibly fun and rewarding 'National Model Painting Month', or 'NaMoPaiMo'.

With well over 600 entrants this year, it's instantly bigger and better than last time and some people are already posting their finished horses on the Facebook group - some the same day the month long challenge began!

I aim to paint a micro mini I've had lying around naked for far too long...

 

...but I wasn't the only one in the household who had some goals for this month - Max wanted to take part too!

This post will contain the first part of her NaMoPaiMo experience...which includes stopmotions!
(click on the Instagram posts to view them)

If you're on Instagram you can follow #maxdoesnamopaimo to see her progress! 

I will of course be posting my own NMPM work, but let's face it, Max is way more photogenic!

The first and most important part of a painting challenge is signing up, then choosing what to paint...

It begins! 🎨🐴 . I’ve got great plans for Max’s NaMoPaiMo experience this year so watch this space and/or follow the #maxdoesnamopaimo as there’ll be plenty of stopmotions and photographs to come. I’ve actually done more planning for this than for my own customs and the room set takes up the entirety of my workspace so it could be an interesting state of affairs. 😂 . #namopaimo #namopaimo2018 #maxdoesnamopaimo #animation #stopmotion #modelhorse #modelhorsehobby #Barbie #playscale #dollstopmotion #barbieanimation #barbiestopmotion  #osnapapp #stopmotionanimation

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This can be difficult when you receive some unexpected and unasked for 'help'...

The first step of customising is selecting the right bodies...and Max had a little unexpected help. 😈🐺 (This was actually supposed to come before the previous video with the dremel but I finished it first so I couldn’t resist. XD) . #namopaimo #namopaimo2018 #maxdoesnamopaimo #animation #stopmotion #modelhorse #modelhorsecustom #modelhorsecustomising #maxandjuno #modelhorseresculpt #onesixthscale #breyer #breyerminiwhinnies  #custombreyer #modelhorsehobby #Barbie #playscale #dollstopmotion #barbieanimation #barbiestopmotion  #osnapapp #stopmotionanimation #miniature #dolldiorama

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 *disgruntled borking*

After she'd picked out a few bodies, Max decided to spruce one or two up a bit. One required some rather drastic surgery while another just needed a new mane. Unfortunately, there was only one tool which would help - her trusty Dremel!

Max kicks off NaMoPaiMo 2018 the only way she knows how - with wanton destruction! 😈 . #namopaimo #namopaimo2018 #maxdoesnamopaimo #animation #stopmotion #modelhorse #modelhorsecustom #modelhorsecustomising #maxandjuno #modelhorseresculpt #onesixthscale #breyer #breyerminiwhinnies  #custombreyer #modelhorsehobby #Barbie #playscale #dollstopmotion #barbieanimation #barbiestopmotion  #osnapapp #stopmotionanimation #miniature #dolldiorama

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 'Does anyone actually read these things?'

 

Decapitation done, it was time to add the epoxy. Resculpting can be time consuming, and the resulting prep with sandpaper and primer, tedious, but it's all worth it in the end!

Resculpting and prepping is a pretty tedious but vital stage in the customising process! (This is the last video for now as I’ve been working on the last three simultaneously and now I’m out of clips! Watch this space though, it’ll soon be time for painting! 😉) . #namopaimo #namopaimo2018 #maxdoesnamopaimo #animation #stopmotion #modelhorse #modelhorsecustom #modelhorsecustomising #maxandjuno #modelhorseresculpt #onesixthscale #breyer #breyerminiwhinnies  #custombreyer #modelhorsehobby #Barbie #playscale #dollstopmotion #barbieanimation #barbiestopmotion  #osnapapp #stopmotionanimation #miniature #dolldiorama

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A quick skoosh of primer later...

...they were ready for their first coat of paint!

So, watch this space, the painted ponies will come!