Art of the week: King of the Golden Hall
This piece showing Theoden of Rohan with his loyal steed comes from the talented Magdalena Katanska. I was saddened to hear that Bernard Hill, who player Theoden in the Peter … Continue reading
Will this banana destroy the hobby?
It might. I was watching a recent Juggz podcast, and the interesting part for me begins at 47 minutes when they are talking about their recent outing to a trade … Continue reading
Dominik Mayer’s art book
Dominik Mayer is an artist I have featured here several times. I enjoy his art style, a lot. Here’s an example: So I was interested to see that the artist … Continue reading
Talisman previews at Modena games festival
The 5th edition Talisman release is getting ever closer. Next week-end will see the first previews (that I’m aware of) at the Modena games festival. The previews include play sessions … Continue reading
Daily miniature: dwarf adventurers
Every party needs a warrior and a wizard, and these dwarf models deliver. I notice the female figure has a headband that I didn’t pick up when first painting – … Continue reading
Daily miniature: hammer dwarf
This metal figure was an early experiment in painting miniatures using only Contrast paints. I found the muted colours suited this sculpt well.
Once upon a Wednesday: top Civ V mods
I published a list of my favourite mods for Civilization V in September 2015. Looking over it, the list has held up remarkably well. If I were starting a game … Continue reading
Daily miniature: dungeon goblins
This trio of miniatures came with the first Bones Kickstarter. There were a dozen of these in total, 4 in each of the three poses seen here. A useful mob … Continue reading
Classic metals, made to order
Games Workshop have put up some trolls and a giant as their latest made-to-order range, which offers a chance to buy classic metal models for a limited time. The latest … Continue reading
Art of the week: Lich King
A great undead character from Dima Zasimovich
Thrones of Decay: turning it around?
The release of Warhammer: Total War 3 should have been a slam dunk. After almost a decade of releasing and supporting two Warhammer: Total War games, this would be the … Continue reading
Daily miniature: woodsman
This figure is a fairly rare Talisman adventurer. Games Workshop made metal models for the characters in the second edition of the game. I have maybe 4 or 5. They … Continue reading
Grombrindal miniature for White Dwarf 500
I featured the new Grombrindal art a couple of weeks ago. What I hadn’t realised is that as well as some great new art, there will also be a new … Continue reading
Once upon a Wednesday: painting lessons
My long break from painting meant I restarted slowly. I still had all my supplies, and my paints had weathered over a year of idleness rather well. As I started … Continue reading
Daily miniature: Viktorias
These are two metal models from the first edition of Malifaux. They also have the honour of being the subject of my very first post on this blog, back in … Continue reading
The colours of Kroot
Warhammer Community have a new painting article ahead of the new Tau Codex release. This article focuses on the many (many!) different ways a Kroot force can be painted. From … Continue reading
Art of the week: The Chaos legion attacks
This week’s art comes from the talented Michal Sztuka. The pic above is actually an excerpt from a more widescreen peice, which you should check out at ArtStation.
Daily miniature: Elf adventurer
I don’t recall this model’s name. He was released as a hired sword for the classic Mordheim skirmish game. I have looked for other examples of this model painted, but … Continue reading
Daily miniature: Aekold Helbrass
Another classic metal model. Aekold Helbrass is a champion of Tzeentch. He is cursed to have things grow and regenerate around him. This can include healing a foe he has … Continue reading
Daily miniature: chaos sorcerer
This is among the oldest miniatures I have. I think only the original Blood Bowls teams were painted before this figure. I can confidently date this to 1996, where it … Continue reading
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