Striking into the Mortal Realms are the first members of my Stormhost, the Tempest’s Fury. These are Steelheart’s Champions from the Shadespire box. A lovely set of models, each one is a character in its on right and together they form an elite unit on the battlefield. Joining them will be the members of the … More The First Rumblings of Thunder
So we’re in the middle of the longest sustained heatwave in about a century here in Ireland. As a result I haven’t managed to do much in the way of hobby as I’ve been busy enjoying the sunshine with the family. Damn you real life! But I have managed to do a little. For Father’s … More Heatwave
Finally finished the River Dragon and pleased with the results. I’ve never painted a model with such a limited colour palette before and didn’t know if it would work. Initially I had planned on painting the sphere the dragon sits on in brass or gold to break the blues up but I’m glad I didn’t. … More And done
Continuing progress on the River Dragon. I haven’t been able to dedicate as much time as I would like to this, however, I am still pleased with the results. The lighter blues around the face, underbelly and legs will need to be highlighted again before I do final details. The water on the base is … More 50 Shades of Blue
Slow going so far on the River Dragon, mainly due to limited painting time. I’ve focused on testing how I wanted the fins/tentacles. I’ve layered these up from P3 Exile Blue to Menite White Highlight. I’ve also layered on Exile Blue to the main body. Happy so far with how it’s looking, but I need … More Further progress
Haven’t had much painting time but did manage to squeeze in about an hour on the River Dragon The water effect on the base is almost finished. Another light blue wash is needed to tie the colours together. After that I plan to touch up the highlights but so far so good. Then it’s on … More Progress
I backed this on Kickstarter last year and received the pack (ahead of schedule) this year. CMON have done a number of board games over recent years and have established a solid reputation for miniature quality. Generally speaking there’s usually one or two models that will grab my attention and get me into a particular … More Rising Sun River Dragon
Wow. Over 2 years since I last posted anything. Real life has a way of tramping all over your hobby time, in the best possible way. I’m now a dad; with a happy, healthy, one and a half year old daughter. That’s meant lots of sleep deprived nights, zero spare time and no hobby at … More Back in the saddle/cockpit
It’s that time of year again when everyone makes resolutions for the coming year. I’ve done that in the past but not this year. Let’s face it, usually they fail. Instead I’m simply going to promise myself that I will do more of the same from 2015, play some games with friends that I haven’t seen … More New Year non resolution
Another year, another Christmas. This year’a theme has been, unsurprisingly, Star Wars. My wife usually themes my gifts around a particular nerd obsession of mine, a few years ago for Doctor Who’s 50th I got loads of Dr Who stuff, one year was all Deadzone and this year all Star Wars. Or mostly Star … More Merry Nerdmas
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