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Giant Slaying Berserkers
A small group of Giant Slayers has joined my Imperial Dwarfs for Oldhammer. They have a very distinct look from anything else in the army, but are instantly recognisable as Dwarfs. Fiery haired and...
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Skeletal Ogres
I’ve returned to my Forces of Undeath army for Oldhammer which I ‘finished’ last year to add more options, additional corpses to raise from the grave by foul spells and just satisfy my desire to paint...
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Immortal Khemri
I’m revisiting my Tomb Kings for Warhammer 8th Edition, and my plan for this year is to finish painting a core of infantry, cavalry and chariots plus some accompanying scenery. Additional motivation...
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The Sands of Time
I’ve had the temple kit from Citadel sitting around for a while, undecided on the style to paint it in. Now working on my Tomb Kings for Warhammer Fantasy Battle again, it seemed like the perfect...
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Warhammer 40k Armies – Mordian Iron Guard
A while back I set myself the goal to finish painting a core of 1,000 points of Mordian Iron Guard using the 7th Edition Codex Astra Militarum, and this weekend finally saw the finishing touches being...
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Salute 2016 – World War 2 & Modern Warfare
Salute 2016 at the ExCeL organised by the South London Warlords brought its usual variety of wargaming across many eras and scales. Getting to see all the amazing tables in-between browsing and...
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Salute 2016 – Ancients & Medieval
For the Ancient and Medieval eras less caught my eye at Salute 2016 than in previous years, but amongst those was my favourite of the show – The Battle of Foteviken 1134 by Dalauppror. A lot more...
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Salute 2016 – English Civil War to Mexican Revolution
The most strikingly colourful wargaming tables at Salute usually feature battles from the 16th to 19th centuries, with their massed ranks of brightly uniformed infantry waving massive banners. The...
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Salute 2016 – Fantasy
In the world of Fantasy most tables at Salute 2016 were run by manufacturers demoing their products and games. An exception was this massive table heaving with miniatures brought together by the Ilford...
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Salute 2016 – Sci-Fi
In the universe of Sci-Fi, space ship games were the most prominent theme at Salute 2016. Since Battlefleet Gothic I haven’t played in this genre but now I’m very tempted to pick up one or two of these...
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Space Hobbits With Guns
As an addition to my Imperial Guard forces for Warhammer 40k I painted up a small squad of Ratling snipers. With these specialist troops being dispatched to war zones and assigned to regiments as...
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Heavy Metal
I started my Necron force with its first releases in white metal and back then decided on an unusual painting technique to mix things up (and which promised to be quick to achieve). Rather than paint...
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Lord of Light
The second Necron Lord is finished, leading a unit of Warriors into battle. This time the character model is a resin cast while the rank and file are once again metal. The Resurrection Orb raises...
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Master of Time
Next to join the ranks of my Necrons for Warhammer 40k is a Cryptek, accompanied by a swarm of Canoptek Scarabs. Carrying a chronometron, he can slow the flow of time, allowing his unit to evade...
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Second Helping
After I enjoyed painting four Ratling snipers for Warhammer 40k the other week I couldn’t really rest until I had requisitioned the remaining two figures from the series as well. Fireteam Apple The six...
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Visitors from Y’ha-nthlei
I played Call of Cthulhu for several years, but other than a figure representing my player character (a private investigator carrying a revolver) I never painted any creatures from the Cthulhu mythos....
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Slaves of the Hive
I’ve completed another little side project in the shape of three Zoats. I vaguely envisage them being used in Rogue Trader style skirmishes against my Catachans and for Advanced Space Crusade, but more...
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Ghoulish Appetites
A while back I bought the Ghoul tribe from Heresy Miniatures, originally intended for a Ghoul Kings army in Warhammer Fantasy Battles. The figures were sculpted by Paul Muller, who also created the...
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Soldiers of Fortune
I bought into Infinity last year, ordering the USAriadna and Operation Icestorm starter sets through Corvus Belli’s GenCon special offer. With Operation Red Veil now en route as well (and the Onyx...
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The Newly Deceased
I supported a small Kickstarter project by a German rookie sculptor a few months ago and pledged for the Undead faction (surprise!) consisting of three zombies, a necromancer, a vampire and a headless...
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