Adding another WebSite

AKA: Godaddy Sucks!

I am in the process of setting up another website at this time. I have been extaordinary busy these last few months and the little free time that I have had I have spent painting for my clients. Right now I am unable to accept any additional commission work, but if you are interested still get in touch and I can update you further.
Meanwhile, check out the new site. Its not fully done and I am still working on the layout, but it's there: www.thegloriousdead.com

Killer Phones

I am excited for the new smart phones on the horizon and the features they will have, which will offer interesting options for running my blog and webpage. The iPhone 4 and the Droid X, both due to release this July, include new apps and features which have peaked my interest. Although I don’t currently use a Mac as my first choice for computing, I may start using Safari 5 as my browser to take advantage of these new features. One of the coolest features is that Safari 5 will eliminate some ads from articles, so that users can read just the details on a site without the distraction of some ads. This does not eliminate the ad from being displayed, but the article will “pop” out from the background into main focus. When I read about this feature, I thought “fantastic!” It’s about time I can view articles on the web without being assaulted by annoying herbal supplement ads. Also, the new Safari is going to support many html5 features, including geolocation and application caches. I know these features are just the tip of the iceberg, but I am really excited to see what I can do with the possibilities of html5 and Safari on the iPhone 4.

The other new phone that has me excited is the Droid X. With this phone, I could run my entire blog without my laptop. The features and apps that are available on this device will make running my business a snap. I can complete a job, take pictures, upload them to Photobucket, and then update my blog and any forums where I regularly post content. I can then notify friends and customers on Facebook and Twitter that new content is available for their viewing pleasure, all from my phone. Also, the endless stream of apps that flow for this phone will keep things exciting. I wonder how Android will answer to the ad elimination feature of Safari 5.

These are just a few of the interesting things this new technology will offer. Now my biggest problem is that these phones have not yet been released, and I will have to wait…but not long!

Steven Algarotti

Finished Furioso Librarian Dread!!!

Made some significant changes...

Blood Angels!!!

Here are some pics of some finished units of my Blood Angels army:

Dread Update

Here is what I have done painting-wise with the librarian conversion...

Blood Angels Furioso Librarian Dreadnaught

With the release of the new Blood Angels codex I decided to dig out my old army and get it ready for a re-fit. This means changes to squad composition, Weapon swaps on vehicles and other things. One of which is my crazy scheme for converting an old dread to a new Librarian dread. This model is by no means close to getting painted but I decided to raid the bits box and got out the dremel.

It's a good start I think...
Also, I converted one of my old Razorback models to a newer TL Hvy flamer one...

same pics, more shots

Since I have recieved many emails wanting more shots, here they are.

March Updates!

More Space Hulk

I had painted these up before last christmas but only now do I have the time to clean it up and share with you all. More to come!

Much belated updates!!

Here are some pics that I had on my laptop that I cleaned up and uploaded. I am still in the process of adding more (there's always more..)

Happy Holidays!

Hello everyone, I hope all are enjoying the holidays. I am spending half of my time with my family in St. Louis and the other half painting and some other projects. Trust me, I will have some pics of all the stuff I have been working on over the last couple of months so you all can see. I know pics have been slow of late, but its either get lots of pics up on the site or get jobs done on time. But they will be coming soon. Anyways, more pie!

BroodLord!

Here he is!

Space Hulk!

Here is an example of the Librarian from the Space Hulk box set that I just finished painting for a local guy. More pics to come as I get the time...
Also, if you want me to paint your minis just send me an email and we'll talk!

Bane by Dark Age Miniatures

New pics (a quick update)

Here are a couple of things that I have been working on.

What to do Next...

Well I am still rocking away at all the current jobs that I have. Things are progressing well, but this past week has been hell on my schedule with mid-terms and my son's daycare has had a swine flu outbreak. (read: it's been daddy daycare...) But to all the people who have jobs with me right now don't worry, the painting marches on! I will send emails to people to let each one know their status as soon as I can.

Elsewhere, I feel like I'm in a funk right now as nothing that I am working on can capture my imagination at the moment. I have some stuff for Infinity, Flames of War, Warhammer, and on my scope is AE-Bounty and WarCanto. I have also been looking at expanding on the historical side of gaming as well. There are some amazing Napoleonic and AWI lines out there but I really don't know the best rule set. Has anybody tried anything like this. Let me know! Please!

Something on the Horizon...

Just saw a new interesting game. WarCanto by Dwarf Tales. This stuff looks brand spanking new, as in just released. The art on the website looks amazing but the models are PHENOMENAL! I haven't been this excited about a new game since I first saw Confrontation come out. The rules are free (as a quick download) and there looks to be some interesting gameplay elements as well. But damn those models are fantastic!

Here are some Pics

Here are the two models that won me two of the Golden Goblins. More detailed pics of the models are going to go up on the other site soon...

please note that the formatting is a little skewed on this site; they are not that stretched...

Marauder Mayhem...

Just got back from a great tourney in Dayton Ohio. Army underperformed, but I still won TWO painting awards! One for best single fig and the other for Large Monster. Pics to come soon...

Web Site

Here is he address to the website: http://www.minipaintingservice.com/

Its up, its bare-bonesed, and it gonna have a lot more pics soon!