Neon Necrons
Dana Howl is painting her way through the Warhammer 40,000 boxed set and her approach to the Necrons caught my eye. Taking inspiration from cyberpunk films and books, and modern … Continue reading
Slaves to Darkness
I have used my miniatures allowance to buy myself something new: the Slaves to darkness start collecting box: For each 8 models I paint, I give myself an ‘allowance’ of … Continue reading
Arcane Ruins complete
I have finished the final Arcane Ruins henge: Put together, the whole set looks something like this: The Arcane Ruins set provides a good deal of table coverage at a … Continue reading
The best selling board game during a pandemic is…
Yes, it’s Pandemic! Irony aside, Pandemic is a good choice of board game for those either stuck inside or simply choosing to spend more time at home. It’s a cooperative … Continue reading
Warhammer Quest goblins
The look of these goblins from Warhammer Quest Silver Tower were quite divisive when they first appeared. Their spideresque forms were not especially popular, and ultimately when the goblin range … Continue reading
Once upon a Wednesday: SAGA Anglo-Danes
The SAGA Anglo-Danes were the first ‘big’ painting project I finished for the blog. This picture was published in 2013: In the background you can see my old painting board, … Continue reading
Commander Legends revealed
As well as the Games Workshop previews I talked about yesterday, a new supplemental set for magic was announced this week-end. Due to time differences, I was tucked up in … Continue reading
Games Workshop August 2020 previews
Games Workshop ran another online preview session at the week-end. What follows here are my highlights, but the full set of previews can be seen at Warhammer Community. The main … Continue reading
Without internet
A few weeks ago, our internet went down, and it was a week before we got it back up and running. If you’d told me a month before that I … Continue reading
Blood Rage wolf clan
I’ve completed the fourth and final set of clan pieces for Blood Rage. Behold the Wolf Clan: The red was more of a challenge that the brown, yellow, and blue … Continue reading
The Galaxy’s Greatest gets Humble
2000AD aka ‘the galaxy’s greatest comic’ is something of a holdover from a bygone age. British comics used to be quite the industry, but these days there’s not much left … Continue reading
Warhammer Quest skaven
The current tray has me completing the Warhammer Quest Silver Tower boxed set that I bought in 2016 and played precisely once. It probably says a lot about my relationship … Continue reading
Want to write Warhammer horror fiction?
There’s a new opportunity to submit short stories to Games Workshop for their consideration. This time they are giving plenty of notice, as the submission window opens in October. If … Continue reading
Once upon a Wednesday: collecting Magic cards
People collect Magic: the Gathering cards for many reasons. Some like cards that won’t be reprinted, other like to take specific characters. I am one of those who collects cards … Continue reading
Blood Rage raven clan
I have now finished the third of the four clan in Blood Rage, this one is the Raven Clan, or blue team. The main colour I used here is Magic … Continue reading
Blog stats and behaviour
This article is a follow on from my blog stats and decisions article from March of this year. I made a number of choices and followed through over the past … Continue reading
Feora, protector of the flame
My history with War Machine was a short one. I picked up an army, played a few games, and decided it wasn’t for me. One of the few models remaining … Continue reading
Mortal Realms comes to Australia
Warhammer Community has revealed that the Mortal Realms collectable magazine set will be coming to Australia… this week. By the time you are reading this it may already be sold … Continue reading
Once upon a Wednesday: painting for others
Almost every miniature I paint is for myself. For a game I want to play, and idea I have had, or simply because I have had it over a decade … Continue reading
More new Blood Bowl teams revealed
The ‘second season’ edition of Blood Bowl is looking more and more like a major re-write of the game. There are more leaks than official articles at this stage, and … Continue reading
