More Dakka All Around
With the infantry horde done, the Goffs are getting armoured support to crush their enemies. Fitted with deathrollers and grabbing claws, these vehicles complement the Goffs’ close combat capabilities,...
View ArticleStomping Grounds
Now that the Goff Clan has enough wheels it is time to give da boyz some two-legged mechanical support in the shape of Dreadnoughts and their larger cousins, the Stompaz. Dreadnoughts seemed the...
View ArticleDeath Covers the Land
When the Winds of Hobby Motivation are waning, the Lore of Death can usually still squeeze the odd beat out of my shrivelled necromantic heart. As one can never have enough skeletons, I painted up a...
View ArticleA Half Dozen Dead
I’m throwing all skeletons with polearms together into a unit of Grim Reapers for my Oldhammer Undead. The majority will probably wield scythes in the end but I am starting with this motley assortment...
View ArticleWarhammer Armies – Vampire Counts
I’m using Warhammer Fantasy Battle 8th Edition as a guide for collecting and painting various forces. Going for a modest 1,000 points still turns out to be quite a few models as I want to start with...
View ArticleEx-Townsfolk on the March
I’ve had some figures built for a second 30 strong unit of zombies for a while, which I am aiming to complete as part of my Ghoul King’s retinue. The first ten are now painted, consisting mainly of...
View ArticleTales From the Crypt
I am sticking with the undead forces for Warhammer Fantasy Battle for the time being. Between painting up a horde of zombies I managed to complete a small hunting pack of ten ghouls that I had...
View ArticleSalute 2019 – Ancients & Medieval
Kicking off my Salute 2019 photo reports are the Ancients & Medieval eras. Despite a lot of space staying empty on the showroom floor this year and the crowds seeming decidedly smaller, there were...
View ArticleSalute 2019 – Sci-Fi & Post-Apocalyptic
‘After the Apocalypse’ was the theme of Salute 2019 and the show miniature (which is very nice and fits in with my Ghosts of Gaia by Bad Squiddo). In terms of boards it didn’t have more of a presence...
View ArticleSalute 2019 – Horse & Musket
On to the riot of colours and massed ranks of the age dominated by horses, muskets and black powder. There was a strong showing for this period again at Salute 2019, combining beautifully painted...
View ArticleSalute 2019 – Modern Warfare
All the cool kids are gaming modern warfare right now and accordingly there were a number of choices at Salute 2019. I was very tempted to pick up the rules for Spectre and some figures to recreate...
View ArticleSalute 2019 – Fantasy
I don’t think there were any clubs hosting fantasy themed games at Salute 2019, only companies showcasing their worlds. Hopefully with the release of Saga: Age of Magic, Warlords of Erehwon and...
View ArticleSalute 2019 – Victoriana & Wild West
There were a couple of 19th century shenanigans going on at Salute 2019. The always gorgeous OSHIRO modelterrain cooperated with Highgate Miniatures and Wiley Games on ‘Horror in Limehouse’. The game...
View ArticleSalute 2019 – World at War
Gringo 40s put on a colonial game at Salute 2019 in the unusual setting of the Tonkin Campaign. In a combined naval and land action, French troops and their allies went up against the Black Flags....
View ArticleZombie Tide
It turned into a bit of a slog towards the end, but I managed to complete my horde of 30 zombies in thrall to the Ghoul Kings for Warhammer Fantasy Battle. The war dead march again A dozen of the...
View ArticleThe Warhammer Saga Begins
After having bought Saga: Age of Magic and the Book of Battles at Salute, UndeadHighElf and I got two games in. With it being our first games of Saga, we skipped magic and war machines and played a...
View ArticleWarhammer Armies – Ghoul Kings
The second of my armies for the undead in Warhammer Fantasy Battle is themed around the Ghoul Kings. It’s another force that has been decades in the making and is utilising figures of various ages. As...
View ArticleCatachan Fire Support
I’m working away on a 500 point infantry force of Catachan Jungle Fighters for Warhammer 40k and just put the finishing touches to a heavy weapons squad. Equipped with two heaver bolters and an...
View ArticleDer Kommissar Geht Um
Every Imperial Guard company in Epic 40k 2nd Edition can get a free Commissar detachment, which is highly advisable to field in order to maintain its command structure. Luckily I had five spare...
View ArticleWhipped Into Action
My Space Orks army for Warhammer 40k has been in the works for a couple of editions now (and by that I mean stored away in a figure case). Largely built and with some undercoat and base colours on,...
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