Duelling Gamers - Month 2 Commences

We are already 9 days into the second month of the Tale of Duelling Gamers, but my progress has been modest thus far. This is not great news, given I've actually had 2 of our regular Painting Nights to work with, and I don't have a ton to show for it.

I considered revising my target for the month when I realised I had planned to paint 5 more Troll Slayers after painting 15 last month, but in the end it was easiest just to stick with my original goal. So here are some shots of my current progress, and my monthly target as a whole.

Proof that I have been doing some painting. Also proof that sometimes I decide to use some questionable colour schemes. Too many units across too many different armies...

Here is the whole target for the month - 16 Quarrellers and 5 Slayers.

A sample model. They're actually mostly done at this point - they just don't look it yet. 

I am discovering that I don't like painting Dwarf Quarrellers. Crossbows in general annoy me because it is too frequently difficult to work out on the model what is meant to be metal and what is wood. And then there is the fact that the majority of these models have a crossbow right in front of their faces, which makes it very difficult to get to their beards when painting. This is partly self-inflicted (given that I assembled them), but it's still annoying. I'm not liking the thought of painting more of them (I own about 50 in total, although they won't all be painted during this challenge).

I'll have to make a point of spending some more time at the painting table if I want to make this month's target as comfortable as I feel it should be.