Heer We Go!
You know what my hobby life needs? Another project!"I think I can see half an inch of shelf space left - fill it up!"Let's get a piece of that Bolt Action!Despite a brief dalliance with Viking Saga...
View ArticleArms and the Marn, I Sing: Ultramarines vs Tempestus Scions
Let's play Battletech!Mech combat - everybody loves it. That's why amazing films like Pacific Rim and all those arty, experimental Micheal Bay Transformers movies see such success, right?Seeing as I've...
View ArticleBlue and Green Should Not Be Seen: Ultramarines vs Death Guard
I, Pootle, am keen to host a Skype battle for the first time. Kraken has obliged but, to mix things up a bit, I'm going to command Ultramarines and Kraken will take charge of the Death Guard.Which...
View ArticleEXT: Camping Spot
Let's go camping!The fondest memory I have of camping is a childhood fortnight near Berwick-upon-Tweed on the north east coast of England. It rained solidly the entire time. On the single sunny...
View ArticleRTB01 - The ReBootening
Nothing like a passing bandwagon to encourage a little jumping!The new Marine Codex is pretty damn good. New strategems, new relics, new traits, the ungodly shot enhancing of an already shooty army -...
View ArticleDeep Blue Sea Section
A short painting update, as the weekly conveyor belt produces results. I know how it looks, but don't worry, it's quite safe for work.Charlotte had really let herself go.Deep Madness is technically...
View ArticleThe Theory of Gravisy
I promise I had started this Gravis Armour update before the FAQ made them awesome. I'm just a slow painter!Beginning with the Wolf Lord in Gravis Armour. He's been on my wish list ever since my...
View ArticleNecromunda: Armoury Row I
Necromunda has been in danger of mouldering away in my cupboard, unplayed. As the game that really concreted me into social gaming at University, this was unacceptable! So I did something silly - I...
View ArticleDZTV Open Day - Space Wolves vs Astra Militarum
The DZTV Open Day is over, and it was an absolute blast.The thousand-yard stare of a man more accustomed to meeting his supporters one at a time, in a small room in Swindon.More of which later. But...
View ArticleNecromunda: Armoury Row II
Time for an apotheosis!At the end of a Turf War campaign, you get the two gangs with the highest reputation together. And they fight! How simple can that be? No fancy footwork, no weird scenarios. Just...
View ArticleDZTV Open Day - Thousand Sons vs Tyranids
The DZTV Open Day continues - after lunch and a social, a second battle!I also took part in one of the Big Debates with Liam. Which I won. I mean, look at that power stance.This time would be no...
View ArticleAngelophobia
Alright! Thanks to the incessant clamour in the comments, I'm finally giving in. This is how the Crypt Angels get their wings.Now all you other Crypt Angels painters will finally be able to reproduce...
View ArticleKnife Guys Finish Last: Space Wolves vs Thousand Sons
"Where is Ahriman?" The voice of the Demon Prince echoed through the Warden's room. The trio of sorcerers knelt around him, each at the cardinal point of a septagraphic diagram, etched into the floor...
View ArticleThe Gallowsmen Cometh
All-new Necromunda? What's all this then?Fear not, I haven't fallen into a new gaming system (although I can understand why that might be your first assumption). These Palanite Enforcers were painted...
View ArticleNothing But Blue Skies: Ultramarines vs Tyranids
The new Space Marine Codex - anyone curious to see how it handles? No? How about the new Ultramarines, then?Still no? Damn you all. Luckily, I was, and so was General Hotspur, whose first name quite...
View ArticleEXT: Plasma Meter Station
A terrain commission! I'll give you three guesses whether it's for General Stylus or not.This is a pair of Haemotrope reactors, courtesy of the splendidly cut-price Conquest magazine. I've always been...
View ArticleShuffle The Pack
I've finally relented. My Space Wolves army is not going to be all Primaris.Now, who let the dogs out?These poor pups made their debut in the last battle report, where they didn't exactly cover...
View ArticleCompetition time!
Buckle up for a big milestone - this blog is soon to reach 1000 posts!And so we're giving away this big fella!As a celebration of seven years and one thousand posts (trust me, when we hit Post #1000,...
View ArticleBug Bomb
Getting into Autumn already, here in Sweden. It's freezing! All the better to stay at home and paint models, although bluntly, that's true of almost any weather you care to name imho.These are some...
View ArticleBjorn To Be Wild
One day before the big battle? Nothing like a bit of brinkmanship to lend wings to your paintbrush.Let's poke the bear!Despite the Space Wolves range being a wonderful rogue's gallery of characters,...
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