Foodhammer 2014
Although things have been a bit tough recently (car problems and a wicked cold that laid me out over the weekend), I wanted to take the time to drawn your attention to the fine folks at Fresh Coast...
View ArticleVery Thankful!
Gather your friends and family close to celebrate.As the US prepares for Thanksgiving (the annual holiday of family and gratitude that has been perverted by numerous capitalist ventures over recent...
View ArticleDigging out a behemoth.
After taking a look through the Horus Heresy Book Four: Conquest from Forgeworld, I've definitely decided to repurpose my Vostroyans as Solar Auxilia. Once the Imperial Army list rolls around, I'm sure...
View ArticleBehind those shields, boys!
You'll notice a bit of a theme over the next few months in my personal hobby posts. I'll be switching gears back and forth between building and painting units for either: a) my Death Guard, b) my...
View ArticleHearthstone Miniatures
Recently my friend, Scott Maurer, launched a new miniatures venture - Hearth Stone Miniatures. He plans to work with a wide variety of sculptors, producing many interesting sculpts of fantasy minis....
View ArticleThank you, Secret Santa!
A special thank you to the Secret Santa that sent me these three lovely Vorax Class Battle Automata.I had a lot of fun assembling these guys, I just love the models : ) Â The ammo feeds for the rotor...
View ArticleSolar Auxilia Command
In amongst everything else, I've started on a little bit more work for my Solar Auxilia army, using my old Vostroyans.Above is the old officer that was going to lead my army. Sadly he was never...
View ArticleCreate Your Minis - Kickstarter
There has been a lot of chatter in recent years about the impact that 3D-printing will have on the wargaming world. Lots of speculation about how it will work, what the business model will look like,...
View ArticleThis Is Not A Test! - a little bit of painting and photography.
Earlier this year I was invited to take some photos for a new game called This Is Not A Test, from World's End Publishing. Joey McGuire has put together a great game that owes a lot to Necromunda and...
View ArticleLa Haye Sainte - The Warlord Games collectors' edition.
At Historicon in July of this year, I met up with an old friend and former GW colleague. We had a good time catching up and at the end of it all, he asked me if I'd be up for taking on the Warlord...
View ArticleThank you, Terranscapes!
A quick one today. I just wanted to thank Mike at Terranscapes for his prompt and thorough help on my recent La Haye Sainte project.When my friend Dean mentioned he was also having a gaming table built...
View ArticleSolar Auxilia - Leman Russ Battle Tanks
With Christmas day rapidly approaching, I thought I'd put these up on the blog in the hope they are a good omen for my gift opening tomorrow. For the first time in a long time, I've actually asked my...
View ArticleThe Infamy Miniatures "Post Kickstarter"
You may remember a couple of my posts earlier in the year about Infamy Miniatures and their excellent Kickstarter. Well, I've still been plugging away at a few things, and recently received an early...
View ArticleSolar Auxilia Command Complete
Just before Christmas, I finished painting the two commander models for my Solar Auxila HQ choices. First up was the Lord Marshal (above). When I built my Vostroyan army during the Medusa V global...
View ArticleSolar Auxilia - Tarantulas and Veletaris Storm Section
Happy New Year to everyone! My apologies for not getting this post up on December 31st, but I was hit by a nasty stomach bug that knocked me out. But I wanted to let you know I managed to sneak in...
View ArticleSolar Auxilia - Lasrifle Sections
Here's the first of three Lasrifle Sections. I won't really show you the other two, as they're essentially the same. These are an amalgamation of three standard Vostroyan IG squads, as my standard...
View ArticleQuick announcement - Mengel Miniatures Painting Competition
Just a quick announcement today to point everyone in the direction of Mengel Miniatures first ever Painting Competition. Tyler Mengel has long been interested in creating (and finding) excellent...
View ArticleSolar Auxilia - The Dracosan Transports, plus some Bombards and a dilemma.
Although these three Dracosan Transports for my Solar Auxilia did not arrive before Christmas (despite my wife ordering before the FW deadline), I was very happy to receive them the day after...
View ArticleWorking on a warehouse for "Welcome to The Big Smoke".
I've been working on a few different things recently (well, four or five different projects - I'm obviously a hobby butterfly). While the washes dry on my Dracosans, and I wait for my bases to arrive...
View ArticleSolar Auxilia - Thudd Gun Battery
It has been a busy week. Lots of models assembled, quite a few painted, and even more photographed, but that's all been for work (some hobby articles for Ninja Division and Warlord Games). I did get a...
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