Scent of a Gamer

From the computer to the tabletop, this is all about games. Updated each week-end.

League of Dungeoneers on Kickstarter

I have been following this project via a Facebook group for some time, but somehow I didn’t hear about this project until it’s almost finished. Thanks, Facebook. If you enjoyed … Continue reading

March 30, 2022 · 2 Comments

Cursed City complete

I painted the two remaining models during the week, and now the whole Cursed City box is complete! Painted within a year of purchase is good by my usual standards. … Continue reading

March 20, 2022 · 20 Comments

Cursed City: Torgillius

This guy is the chamberlain of the city, and so carries around a lit candle for some reason. There’s a lot going on with this model. He has stocks with … Continue reading

March 13, 2022 · 6 Comments

Cursed City: Radukar

I’ve painted the final boss of the Cursed City boxed set: Radukar himself: For Radukar I used a mix of Contrast Paints and regular acrylics. With Radukar completed, I have … Continue reading

March 6, 2022 · 6 Comments

Cursed City returns… for a while

The Cursed City game from Games Workshop that vanished so curiously has now returned, but only for a limited time. For the next two weeks, the game will be available … Continue reading

March 5, 2022 · 4 Comments

Cursed City : Nightguard

I have painted the two ogre zombies from Cursed City, whose full title is Kosargi Nightguard. Sure. I decided to break out the regular acrylics for most of these , … Continue reading

February 27, 2022 · 5 Comments

Cursed City: vargskyr

I have painted the largest model from the Cursed City box set using almost all Contrast Paints: The non-contrast part is the dot of red on each eye. I also … Continue reading

February 12, 2022 · 8 Comments

Cursed City: hanged men

These two models came to bad ends in the cursed city:

January 29, 2022 · 8 Comments

Cursed City: city guard, part 2

I have now completed the second five city guard, in the same colour scheme as the others. Although measuring by the eye means these cloaks are a slightly different shade … Continue reading

January 23, 2022 · 4 Comments

Cursed City: city guard, part 1

I have completed the first five city guard models from the Cursed City box and had a lot of fun painting these: These were again almost entirely contrast paints, the … Continue reading

January 16, 2022 · 13 Comments

Cursed City: zombies, part 2

I have finished the second five zombies from the Cursed City box: So fiddly, so glad I won’t be painting any more of these models. I had some fun with … Continue reading

January 9, 2022 · 8 Comments

Cursed City: zombies, part 1

I have completed the first five zombies from the Cursed City box, and they have a lot of fiddly detail about them: Okay so those coffin tops on their backs … Continue reading

January 1, 2022 · 10 Comments

Cursed City: Darrock

The latest hero I have painted from the Cursed City set is Jelsen Darrock: Judging from his equipment, hunting vampires is definitely his thing. he’s come to the right city!

November 27, 2021 · 8 Comments

Cursed City: Brutogg

I have painted the Ogre adventurer from the Cursed City box, who goes by the name of Brutogg Corpse-Eater. No doubt that’s an old family name, and the Corpse-Eaters have … Continue reading

November 20, 2021 · 7 Comments

Cursed City: rat swarms

The next set of models I have tackled in the Cursed City set are the rat swarms: These models had a paint job that consisted entirely of Contrast Paints, which … Continue reading

October 23, 2021 · 11 Comments

Cursed City: Glaurio

I have painted the imperial noble character from Cursed City, known as Glario ven Alten III to his friends. It’s a nice figure with a good amount of detail but … Continue reading

October 16, 2021 · 10 Comments

Cursed City bits

Miniatures in the Cursed City range from the large Varghulf to the tiny zombie cat. This update is my painting some of the smaller models that come in the box: … Continue reading

October 9, 2021 · 5 Comments

Cursed City: Emelda Braskov

I’ve completed the first of 60 Cursed City models, and the lucky first model off the tray is Emelda Braskov: This model was fun to paint up, and I finished … Continue reading

September 25, 2021 · 4 Comments

Still beautiful after all these years

The Warhammer World Facebook page posted a few pictures of the classic Warhammer Quest diorama from the mid-1990s. I posted some pics of my own after I visited, but these … Continue reading

September 18, 2021 · 5 Comments

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

April 25, 2021 · 8 Comments