New 40k starter sets
If you wanted that made to order set of Indomitus, the new boxed set for Warhammer 40,000, you have missed the cut off. However by way of consolation there are … Continue reading
Once upon a Wednesday: fantasy heroes
In 2013, the first year of the blog, I posted this image of a group of heroes gathered on the ruined tower terrain piece. The ruined tower would be familiar … Continue reading
Tray 4 complete
This tray has fewer, larger models than my first three. It has also marked the major milestone of completing my large Bones miniatures collection. Here is where I started: While … Continue reading
Beholder 2 painted
After the first Beholder, I wanted to try a different colour scheme for the second. I decided to paint him up to match the recent terrain pieces I have been … Continue reading
Once upon a Wednesday: Gallipoli diorama
For those who don’t know, Gallipoli was a particularly pointless and bloody campaign fought in World War I. Ignoring the many sheltered coves and gentle uplands, the forces in their … Continue reading
See the little goblin
Dana Howl’s recent video is an interesting look at her entire painting technique, from beginning to end. She starts with a goblin loonboss (older players like me would call it … Continue reading
Genestealer paint schemes
One of the reasons it took me almost 10 years to paint my box of Space Hulk miniatures was the time it took to come up with a satisfying scheme … Continue reading
$100 boosters? $100 boosters.
The makers of Magic: the Gathering have been making some interesting product decisions over the past few years. I haven’t been especially concerned about them, but one refrain seems to … Continue reading
Plague marines complete
After painting the Plagueburst Crawler I realised my collection of plague marines is now complete. Time for a group photo! One thing about this group photo is I realise I … Continue reading
Pink terrain? Pink terrain.
I may have to pick up some of the Age of Sigmar and Warcry terrain simply to try some of Artis Opus’ painting methods out. The latest one creates an … Continue reading
First Beholder painted
I have finished the first of the two beholders I have from the Nolzur’s range of pre-undercoated plastics. I went for a paint scheme similar to the one I used … Continue reading
Restoring Arcane Ruins with Artis Opus
I came across this YouTube video today, shaowing the restoration of a terrain piece based around an Arcane Ruins henge: This one interested me since it was a very different … Continue reading
Once upon a Wednesday: SAGA Revenants
The Revenants were an add-on faction for the original edition of SAGA, and were an optional faction. This faction left aside the historical core of the game for a Ragnarok-themed … Continue reading
Indomitus approved
To their credit, Games Workshop have responded to the almost instant selling out of Indomitus (and the predicable high price ebay listing which followed) by stating that anyone wanting the … Continue reading
Indomitus denied
Pre-orders for the 9th edition box set for Warhammer 40,000 went up on Saturday. Demand was so fierce the Games Workshop website crashed and copies sold out almost immediately. By … Continue reading
Explore MtG art: Rob Alexander
Rob Alexander’s face might not be familiar but his art is known by many Magic players around the world. His Magi art debut came with magic’s first set back in … Continue reading
Wild boars painted
I bought this pair of boards in a sale at my LGS a few months ago. Emerging from the forest, these guys are having a snuffle around for food They … Continue reading
Getting started in Wasteland remastered
Wasteland remastered is a fun and challenging game. It’s a faithful re-presentation of a game designed in the 1980s, delivered for today’s audience. However it is possible to find the … Continue reading
Arcane scatter ruins
The Arcane Ruins set is a scenery kit which gives you a lot of table coverage. Here, I have put three ‘spare’ pieces on their own bases to use as … Continue reading
Once upon a Wednesday: Civ V mods
This article comes from all the way back in 2015. I took the time to talk about some of my favourite mods for the game Civilization V. My overall favourite … Continue reading
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