Wasps of Umbar, part 2
I’ve made some more progress on the Umbar arbalesters, with the second eight now painted up and ready for the battlefield: The photo above isn’t especially flattering but they look … Continue reading
Cursed City miniatures review
After the unboxing article last week, I couldn’t help myself and assembled all the models in one session. Here they all are: For a closer look check out these two … Continue reading
Tray 7: everything old
With tray 6 completed it’s time to bring out tray 7. In a break with all other trays so far, there is nothing here that I have purchased within the … Continue reading
A pleasant vortex
My vortex mixer arrived from Amazon in about 3 days rather than the 15 days Amazon said. Honestly, if I had noticed Amazon’s shipping estimate before buying I would have … Continue reading
Pile of Potential
Thanks to Jake I have discovered a new website to help hobbyists track their progress through their pile of miniatures. Pile of Potential is a website that lets you register … Continue reading
The End of Drazhar’s Dark Eldar Rainbow — Kuribo’s Painting
Drazhar is done! It took quite a while but honestly, it was a pretty enjoyable road to go down and the results hopefully speak for themselves. Here’s a look at … Continue reading
2020 painting with Midwinter Minis
Lots of us have been doing a 2020 miniature painting retrospective this week. This video from Midwinter Minis provides a great summary of Guy’s year of painting: All up this … Continue reading
Once upon a Wednesday: the billion dollar hobby
In late 2016 I posted this article about the size of the hobby industry. Industry coverage has been a constant over the life of the blog, so it’s bene interesting … Continue reading
Once upon a Wednesday: a lean year for painting
This year I am looking at having painted over 250 miniatures for the second year running. It’s a big improvement on years before. In 2016 I managed to paint around … Continue reading
Once upon a Wednesday: before the tray
Were getting towards the end of the eighth year of Scent of a Gamer now, so there’s plenty of history. These days in terms of my miniatures I am fully … Continue reading
Once upon a Wednesday: golden age
I wrote this rather long article early in the life of this blog. Way back in 2013 I was questioning whether miniatures were on the cusp of a golden age. … Continue reading
Project Eclipse: Drukhari Raiders — Fingers Left The Model
There’s been a big old gap since I last threw anything up here, looking back it was Augst- yoinks. It’s not that I haven’t been hobbying-I’ve been squeezing it in … Continue reading
Fantastic minis and where to find them
This Miniac video on YouTube got me thinking about the more obscure and unusual miniatures I have in my collection. In truth there are a few different places where you … Continue reading
Talisman Adventurers
How long have I had these models? Let’s see. I received these as part of a pack of 8 models as an engagement present, and this year will be our … Continue reading
Armies of the past: Mordor
Welcome to the final entry in my ‘armies of the past’ series. There were many more, but they are no longer with me, except for maybe a stray model here … Continue reading
Armies of the past: Misty Mountains
The Misty Mountains army was a blend of cave dwelling goblins, the spiders of the forest, and the wargs of the crags. I loved it. The army above shows a … Continue reading
Armies of the past: Easterlings
My second Lord of the Rings army was actually the force that got me into the game: Easterlings I expanded this army from the old Lord of the Rings version … Continue reading
Armies of the past: Rohan
I painted a number of armies before starting this blog. Most of those armies are long gone and remain only in my memories. And even then… hey! I just remembered … Continue reading
Brimstone horrors painted
This little flame sprites are the tiniest for of horror to come in the Warhammer Quest Silver Tower box. For those unfamiliar with Tzeentch daemons, a pink horror, when slain, … 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
