The camera revisits: Blood Bowl Chaos
Another early project that could benefit from the camera is my Chaos Blood Bowl team. This is not sculpted by Games Workshop, but by Willy Miniatures. This remains my only … Continue reading
Arcane temple
I put a trio of pieces from the Arcane Ruins set into a base to create a kind of ruined temple forecourt piece: When I was putting this together I … Continue reading
Indomitus release date revealed
The ninth edition boxed set for Warhammer 40,000 will release on 25 July, following a two-week pre-order window. Hopefully Games Workshop will have enough as I am thinking demand will … Continue reading
Once upon a Wednesday: Grombrindal
The white dwarf, symbol of the eponymous magazine, has had several miniatures over the years. I painted my white dwarf model in 2017: It doesn’t stop there though. A year … Continue reading
One perfect possibility
I spoke before about the Goobertown miniatures video where he went through what many of us have been calling our piles of shame, looking for a forgotten miniature to spark … Continue reading
Core Set 2021 art review
Magic’s latest core set is out now, and it’s very much in the vein of Core Set 2020. In years past, core sets have been criticised (and generally ignored by … Continue reading
Tainted plasma regulators
I said I would do something different with the last two plasma regulators, and I did! In fairness, I have been busy with the whole finally finishing the Bones project … Continue reading
Making possibilities visible
This is a straight follow on from last week-end’s musing over whether the pile is one of shame or of possibility. I enjoyed the conversation and posts this generated. Later … Continue reading
Bones project complete
It feels good to be making this post. Seven years after taking delivery of the first Bones Kickstarter project (there have been four more since then) I have finished my … Continue reading
Once upon a Wednesday: Agincourt diorama
Alan and Michael Perry have their own miniatures company today, but I first knew them as some of my favourite miniatures sculptors at Games Workshop. The look and feel of … Continue reading
The Jewel of July 2020: Community Painting Challenge — Azazel’s Bitz Box.
Yeah, I know. “Wait, dickhead. I painted a model for this thing last year and you never bothered to do a community round-up post.” Well, fair point. Though as you … Continue reading
Combined warband/ blood bowl team project
I checked out the Pestilence Gladiators project on Kickstarter recently, and a couple of things struck me about this project. It’s a miniatures project that is often seen on crowdfunding … Continue reading
The camera revisits: Blood Bowl Chaos Dwarfs
Another early project which could benefit from new photography is my Blood Bowl Chaos dwarf team. These classic figures fit nicely on the new board, and if they look a … Continue reading
Bones update 66: a trio of mages
Here are the final three models from my Bones collection: I have to admit I am feeling good about finally getting this collection done. Almost three hundred models all up, … Continue reading
Shame, or possibility?
A quick note for anyone brought here by the WordPress algorithm. This article has nothing to do with self improvement or psychological wellbeing. It’s about painting little toy soldiers. Goobertown … Continue reading
Plasma regulator 2
I’ve painted the second of my four plasma regulators. After getting some feedback on the first one, I added some subtle grime effects to the second… …however these turned out … Continue reading
Squidmar brushes
Squidmar is a YouTube miniatures painting channel. I haven’t featured any videos from there in the blog yet, but they have a paint brush project up on Kickstarter. The case … Continue reading
Tutorial: How to paint lenses — Painting In The Dark
Finally a tutorial on how I paint lenses. Tutorial: How to paint lenses — Painting In The Dark A great tutorial went up a couple of days ago at Painting in … Continue reading
Once upon a Wednesday: Age of Sigmar displays
On my 2017 visit to Warhammer World, I was not thinking about the Age of Sigmar game or setting at all. It was still relatively new, and the death of … Continue reading
New 40k boxed set contents
Games Workshop previewed the contents of the upcoming 9th edition starter box, and I must admit to being impressed by the contents. The contents look quite varied, and maybe I’m … Continue reading
