New Tyranids - speculation on the new release
Greetings folks,The blog hath slumbered too long thanks to the arrival of various Astartes, Fear not though, the blog will be focussing on Eldar in the coming weeks as I prepare for Blog Wars 6.In the...
View ArticleBlog Wars 6 - 2 weeks to go - Eldar army list and painting progress
Hi folks,Well, Blog Wars is almost upon us once more. I was very tempted to take Space Marines in light of the new codex and finishing both the Black Templars and White Scars some weeks back. However,...
View ArticleBlog Wars 6 - 1 week to go - Eldar painting progress
Hi folks,Last update before BW6 and things look tentatively on schedule. All the infantry are painted (including an extra ranger as I'd miscalculated my points and could afford one more) and so it's...
View ArticleThe hive fleet approaches..................
Wow, been a long time since my last post. Space Marines, exams etc have taken me away from all things xenos of late. I should post a proper gallery of my Eldar here sometime in the new year. Speaking...
View ArticleMaking more interesting flying bases
Hi folks,I wanted to show off some of the flying bases I've made for different flyers. I used them as a way to exemplify the theme of the army's basing, which at the same time allowed me to disguise...
View ArticlePost-release Tyranid ramblings
Hi folks,With exams out of the way for a few months I can now get back to hobbying. Phew. My Tyranids are coming along slowly but surely to get them to tabletop standard. Before they're done though I...
View ArticleMagnetising a Harpy / Hive Crone tutorial
Hi chaps,Following suit I ma posting a magnetising tutorial as I have previously with kits such as the forgefiend/maulerfiend and nephilim/darktalon. This time the tutorial focuses on the new Hive...
View ArticleThe dog of war - warhound titan scratchbuild resurrected
Just a brief post about something that will be taking up temporary (or permanent) residence on my hobby desk. I started building this 4 years ago for an apocalypse battle. It did the job for the game...
View ArticleGuest army showcase - Old two eyes' Nurgle Daemon army
This is a first and one I have been meaning to do since the end of last year. My good buddy Old two eyes set to task on his ever expanding daemon army about a year ago while taking a break from his...
View ArticleRumour discussion - 40K knights and the Militarium Astra
I thought I would just have a brief discussion about the exciting rumours that have been flying around of late. They can broadly be divided into two as the title of the post suggests and so I will take...
View ArticleImperial Knights are here!!!!!!
Before I start, I am a huge fan of Epic and that is how I started in the GW Universe way back when. I had Titan Legions with the reinvisaged plastic Paladins, as well as some of the older (and...
View ArticleImperial Knight assembly magnetising and WIP painting (plus my Freeblades...
Greetings folks,For a long-time Epic fan, these past few weeks have been a dream come true. The release of an updated, plastic homage to the Epic Imperial Knight is unprecedented and, from what I read,...
View ArticleLatest paint jobs finished - sergeant centurius, sister superior and eisenhorn 2
Hi folks,A few random models that have been sitting on my shelf for a bit have finally been fully painted. The first is a sergeant centurius model that old two eyes was kind enough to trade with me, I...
View ArticleTyranid spore chimney flying base scratchbuild and semi tutorial
Greetings folks,This project has been at one of those stages for a few months now where it seemed such a herculean effort to finish it that I just kept ignoring it. As it happened, once I got going...
View ArticleTyranid army painted
Hi folks,A bit overdue for various reasons but end of last week I finally achieved my tyranid painting goal. As this is one of the armies that is a permanent resident on my display shelves above the...
View ArticleUpcoming imperial guard release - what to expect.
Hi guys.Time for one of my lame analysis and speculation posts. Imperial guard are right around the corner so we are led to believe. Pics of the codex and models have been leaked and we also have the...
View ArticleImperial guard release aftermath
Well folks it appears that we are at the end of the imp.. I mean Astra militarum release month. Looking back at my previous post I see that most guesses were pretty much on the money. By that point we...
View ArticleAstra Militarum: the problem with regiments
Greetings folks,Before business resumes as normal in the hobbying department I thought I would share this article. There were rumours in advance of the Imperial Guard (I will still be referring to AM...
View ArticleOrk Waaagh assembled and a Morkanaut scratchbuild
My word it's been a long time since I've posted here. The other blog got the lions share of the attention and I've been away for almost a month. Orks hit just after I went away and so I knew I'd be...
View ArticleDark Angels Imperial Knights commission finished!
Hi folks,It's been a while. Between starting a new career and house renovations hobby time has been at a premium lately. As the title may suggest, most of my own projects have taken a back seat to my...
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