Terminator Chaplain Commission
A person I know at work started getting into 40K some time back. I might have left retail quite some time ago, but apparently I still have the touch of selling people on things. I do it while trying not to sometimes. He asked me to paint up this Terminator Chaplain. I agreed to do it for just $35. I felt that was reasonable and I know that I was going to deliver him a top notch figure. Obviously I don't do this for the money, but since I'm taking time away from finishing up my Valkyrie, a little compensation is only fair, I feel. I had made some good progress (despite having to paint parts of him yellow... ugh) and he is looking decent, as you can see above.
Today at work he asked how it was going, and I said it was going very well indeed. I've been spending quite a lot of time on the figure, but he will be supremely happy when he sees it. He then tells me that he hopes it's worth the $30. "You mean $35." And then he stares at me confused. "We agreed on $35." I know, it's five dollars and that's maybe a bit too small of a figure to argue over but I've had a history of frustration with this guy in and out of work, so I wasn't capitulating. He swears to me, up and down, that I said $30. "Why would I make that up?" I asked him. I told him that I would be happy to return the figure after I clean off the paint, because I wasn't going to play this game over $5. I'm not pleased with the situation. I'm especially upset about this because I've done some good detail work, on the helmet for example. I was looking forward to being proud to present this to this guy when I was done.
Speaking of Valkyries
There she is! Getting closer! I just added the stripes last, and they need to be roughed up and made to look more part of the model. I'm looking forward to that. Really there's only weathering and some detail work left to do. I've amused my wife to no end with my antics flying the Valkyrie around making engine purposefully obnoxious engine noises and cheesy "PEW PEW!" laser sounds. She smiles, either out of pitty or shame... or BOTH! With our first child due to arrive later this year (a boy, no less) I'm sure she'll have plenty other things to worry about. Namely my influence on the poor child.
That Chaplain is looking spot on. Honestly, I'd just buy a new Chaplain and hand it to him in the same condition is was given to you in. No reason you should destroy the work you've done. Later you get a combat squad of Tactical Marines, paint them up and then ally them to your army when you play your client...
ReplyDeleteValkyrie is looking nice, I like the squadron markings.
Spyrle, I like your style. You sir, have earned many points. Thanks for the fun ideas and the compliments.
ReplyDeleteIf you wanted to give him the model in the condition you received it in, you'd have to dunk it in paint before handing it back, ja?
ReplyDelete