The Evolution of the Tyranid Warrior
In space, no one can hear you scream.The recent tyranid release was met with a lot of skepticism and pessimism, with many claiming that its power level was not high enough for it to contend with most...
View ArticleImperator Rex: the Imperial Knight Reveal!
Victory does not always rest with the big guns; but if we rest in front of them we shall be lost.Apocalypse passed by without me giving it so much as a second thought, despite Games Workshop’s hope it...
View ArticleDark Eldar: Archon Conversion - the past meets the present
I don't want blood. I can take your blood. I am asking for souls. Only you can give me your soul.My nostalgia for the original range of Dark Eldar models has lead me to purchase a fair few old metal...
View ArticleImperial Knight Unboxing
Although the lineage is clear, the Knight has come a long way.It is rare that Games Workshop really surprises anyone with a release, but I admit I was pretty shocked to see that they were releasing a...
View ArticleImbrian Arts: Beer and D6s
A more unlikely band of adventurers has rarely been seen!After being thoroughly impressed by Jody Siegel’s work on The King of Ghouls model from his Kickstarter campaign, I decided I needed to purchase...
View ArticleHorus the Warmaster, Primarch of the Sons of Horus
Forge World's release of Horus offers yet another reason for us to open our wallets...We knew it was coming for a while now, ever since Forge World released Angron of the World Eaters. We have all...
View ArticleMilitarum Tempestus: Plastic storm troopers finally arrive!
There are no miracles, only men.Rumors have been circulating on the internet for years that Games Workshop has been working on a unit of plastic Imperial Guard storm troopers. I always looked at these...
View ArticleCerastus Knight-Lancer Impressions
Punish the flesh. Iron in mind and body. Hail the Machine!The plastic Imperial Knight was undoubtedly one of the most exciting Games Workshop releases in a long time, but when the Imperial Knight Codex...
View ArticleINQ28: Converting a Militarum Tempestus Scion
To feel pain or fear or grief is to allow myself a luxury I cannot afford.Only a week after the release of the Militarum Tempestus Scions, we have already seen a surge of activity around the...
View ArticleINQ28: Militarum Tempestus Scion Conversion - Part 2
As the Emperor protects, so must we.After having so much fun converting the first INQ28 Militarum Tempestus storm trooper, I knew I had to get to work on converting a second. For the second...
View ArticleLiebster Award
I was pretty taken aback to discover Questing Artificer included my blog in his Liebster Award blog list (a list filled with many excellent blogs). It is always nice to know that your work is...
View ArticleFoldio - An easy solution to taking pictures of miniatures
Finally, I have a way to take nice model photos!I have struggled to take nice photos of my models for a long time. Between poor lightning, an old “point and shoot” digital camera, and a general lack...
View ArticleKingdom Death: Plastic or resin?
Just how well do the plastic Kingdom Death models stack up to the resin ones?Before the Kickstarter campaign made Kingdom Death a common name amongst miniature wargamers, and before there were...
View ArticleINQ28: Militarum Tempestus Scion Conversion - Part 3
One shot, one kill.Inspired by how well converting my first two Inquisitorial storm troopers went, I set out to assemble a third. Having already assembled two with hot-shot lasrifles, I decided to try...
View ArticleHorus Heresy Weekender 2014: Mortarion and Vulkan Impressions
"For within each frail human body is the will to grasp the stars and walk a path unto eternity itself."People had pretty high hopes the Horus Heresy Weekender event two weekends ago. And with all of...
View ArticleThe Ghost Legion: Starting an Alpha Legion Force for Zone Mortalis
"Where truth walks, everywhere she should be shepherded always by a bodyguard of lies."Since Forge World began releasing models for the Horus Heresy, the urge to build an entire pre-heresy army has...
View ArticleOrk: Burna Boy Conversion
Slammin’ The past few weeks have been interesting ones for Games Workshop as they have been focusing on releasing a new range of ork models. Considering it has been years since any new ork models were...
View ArticleUpdating the Space Marine Tactical Squad
Truly the crux of all Space Marine armies, the venerable Tactical Marine.Now that Adam and I are working on assembling a small force of Alpha Legion Space Marines, I have been thinking a lot more about...
View ArticleDeep Wars: Converting the Silent Soldier
The call of the wretched sea...Antimatter Games’ Deep Wars miniatures game has many elements that draw me to it: the tight ruleset and the very narrative focus certainly rank towards the top, but the...
View ArticleKarl Kopinski: Zombicide Special Guest Box Impressions
Karl Kopinski steps into Zombicide!Although this blog was created primarily to document our ongoing modeling projects for miniature-based gaming, we also wanted to use it to talk about and showcase...
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