Moving from acrylics to oils
An interesting video from Geek Gaming Scenics (aren’t they all though) popped up, and in this one Luke talks about using oil paints seriously for the first time. Spoiler: he … Continue reading
Horus Heresy: choose your legion
The biggest question for anyone looking to get into the new Horus Heresy game is: which legion will you pick? There’s 18 legions to choose from, both loyalist and traitor. … Continue reading
Blood Bowl wight
This metal figure was one of two bonus figures I received after backing the Willy Miniatures chaos team crowdfunding campaign. The other figure, a troll, is also on this final … Continue reading
Arta Monday: Eowyn
Today’s piece comes from the talented Matt Stewart and depicts Eowyn of Rohan, from The Lord of the Rings:
Horus Heresy website
With the Age of Darkness box set up for preorder, Games Workshop have launched a stand-alone website for the Horus Heresy. The content is still being added, but there’s already … Continue reading
Mordor siege bow
I’ve completed this old metal Mordor siege bow and it’s looking nice: The metal was painted in the same way as I did the city guard from Cursed City. I … Continue reading
Horus Heresy preorders live
The new Age of Darkness box is live and rumours have become reality. For me, the price of the box is “a lot, but less than I had thought” coming … Continue reading
Zephon
I completed the second of my two Heresy characters, and these remain the only miniatures I have from the range… for now. I painted Zephon using a mix of contrast … Continue reading
Dungeonbowl portals painted
I’ve painted the Dungeonbowl portals. After considering how I might approach these, I decided on a fairly straightforward scheme. Contrast black and grey for the stone, followed by contrast Turquoise … Continue reading
Heresy getting closer
This coming weekend should see the new Horus Heresy box set going up for preorder. Prices will be revealed then, but early indications are that the Australian price will be … Continue reading
Basing for the game not the army
I enjoyed this new video from Dana Howl about basing miniatures. She started by saying she is now using the same basing for all Kill Team forces, and the same … Continue reading
Harald Hardrada, the elder
My final historical model is now complete, with the older Harald Hardrada model now finished off. This time he’s standing in front of a crumbling castle somewhere in north England. … Continue reading
Arta Monday: evolving wilds
Evolving Wilds is a Magic card that gets printed and reprinted often, as it is useful in limited formats. This art comes from Sam Burley and is a promotional version … Continue reading
Harald Hardrada, the younger
I have two historical miniatures remaining, and they are both of the same individual. Harald Hardrada lived an interesting life, going from exile, to captain of the Varangian Guard, to … Continue reading
Fafnir Rann
I bought a pair of Horus Heresy plastic heroes earlier this year. In spite of how close I am to having a fully painted collection, I can still have my … Continue reading
Naeve Blacktalon and the countdown
No it’s not the name of a prog rock band; I have painted an Age of Sigmar hero I accidently purchased a few months ago: This figure is mostly armour … Continue reading
Scibor dwarf
This is the only miniature I own from the Scibor range of resin miniatures. These days the model has been entirely overtaken by 3d print models, and honestly doesn’t stack … Continue reading
Arta Monday: Elgaud Inquisitor
Today’s art comes again from the Innistrad realm of Magic: the Gathering, and I promise we will move away from there after this! Art is by Slawomir Maniak.
Black Numenoreans
Among the forgotten models I pulled out of drawers for the final painting tray was this trio of Back Numenoreans. There was no banner bearer model for the faction back … Continue reading
Necromancer and tome
This old metal model comes from reaper miniatures. as with a lot of the models on my final tray, I don’t recall why I picked it up. I had a … Continue reading
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