NaMoPaiMo February 2025 - National Model Painting Month

 

February is National Model Painting Month where people from around the world come together to share their artistic ideas on 3-d model horses of all scales from H0 Train scale to 1:3 scale - I have entered again and so have the droids! 

Me with my 1:64 Scale Draft Horse

The MINIS PAINTING MINIS section of NaMoPaiMo started as a fun way for dolls, robots, pets, etc. to paint. 

Chopper with his Draft Horse

BB-8 with their winged unicorn

BB-9e with their Winged Unicorn

D-0 with their H0 scaled model

NAMOPAINMO lasts through the month of February. Models can be prepped ahead of that date but actual painting cannot start until February 1. 

Since February 1 was my day off, I was able to get a couple layers on my model and the droids each were able to get a starter layer on theirs. 

Me with my 2nd layer on my horse

Chopper painting his model

BB-9e painting

BB-8 painting

D-0 painting

I didn't work on my NaMo models for a couple days because one day I was doing Heather Bullach's oil painting a black class. Little D-0, unbeknownst to me, decided he was doing oil painting too. So, his little model is going to be black in oils. 

I went out of town for a few days and came back on the 8th late, worked on the 9th, then came home and painted - the droids (except D-0) painted as well. 

BB-8 adding layer of acrylics

BB-9e adding layer of acrylics

My horse with a layer of pearl ex

Chopper adding a layer of cypress green to his grey

Chopper showing his mix of gray, cypress green, and interference blue that he used. 

On Saturday, February 15, I got up early and joined the MARES IN BLACK Zoom Painting Party. After a little bit of a false start, with a slight delay due to the link not going out, we all had fun. 

Zoom Party announcement

My belgian coming along

Chopper is proud of his Percheron

BB-8 is going orange fantasy

BB-9e is doing purple blue fantasy

D-0 didn't work on his today because he's doing the oil painting class with me on Monday so he gets special one-on-one time. 

Finally on Saturday the 22nd and the evening of Sunday the 23rd - the droids and I got our models completed!!! 

BB-8 with their completed model

BB-8's model done in acrylics and pearlex

BB-9e's model done in acrylics and pearlex

BB-9e with their completed model

D-0 with their completed model

D-0's model painted in oils, acrylics, and pearlex

Chopper did 2 models! He's so proud. 

Chopper's dapple grey done in acrylics, pearlex, and acrylic paint pens

Chopper's second model done in acrylics and acrylic paint pens

Here's my completed model - done in acrylics, pearlex, and acrylic paint pens

Here's my completed model - done in acrylics, pearlex, and acrylic paint pens

So here's to another great year of completing NaMoPaiMo! I love the challenge of the shortest month to get a model done and painted. Here's hoping for 2026.