Mark of the Daemon
With very little time on my hands at the moment, I unfortunately lack the patience (and motivation) to crack out the paints and finally finish some of the stuff I have built, while my painting backlog...
View ArticleMark of the Daemon pt. 2 — plus some odds and ends
Another week, and here I am, still happily pottering away in the small amount of hobby time I have. Let’s take a look: First up, my kitbashed Daemon Prince. While reactions over here were pretty...
View ArticleLoving the alien
Those of you who have been following this blog for a while may already have asked themselves: What about all that INQ28 jazz? Any news? And indeed, it was with a bit of a shock that I realised how long...
View ArticleA fluffy interlude…
Nothing new to look at this week, since my weekend was spent meeting old friends and visiting my godchild (six months old now). Both activities were really awesome, but neither had anything to do with...
View ArticleHere comes the cavalry!
Right, I promised you a more substantial update for this week, and I fully intend to keep my promise! So what is this about? World Eaters riding juggernauts of Khorne, often referred to as “Brazen...
View ArticleFrom the Warp – a blog sorely missed
Today I would like to talk about one of my favourite hobby blogs as well as one of my favourite hobby artists. So what is this about? It has been almost exactly one year since Ron Saikowski last...
View ArticleThe Nightmare Before Christmas
There I was, thinking that my holiday vacation would give me more time for hobby-related stuff, but so far all the Christmas preparations have rendered this hope null and void — out of the frying pan...
View ArticleThe 2013 Eternal Hunts Awards, pt. 1: The Industry
Hey everyone, update time While the first week of my longer vacation was mainly spent sleeping, eating and playing up all the videogames I didn’t have time for during those last stressful weeks and...
View ArticleThe 2013 Eternal Hunts Awards, pt. 2: The Hobbyists
Here we are back again with the second part of the 2013 Eternal Hunt Awards. This time, let’s take a look at the hobbyists. Hobby blog of the year 1st place: Officio Convertorum Though a fairly...
View ArticleBig eaters – a look at the new Tyranids
I realise I still owe you part three of my 2013 review. No worries, it’s still coming, but I want to do it justice, event though I may run the risk of it being totally outdated by the time I get around...
View ArticleThe 2013 Eternal Hunts Awards, pt. 3: A look back at my hobby year
While it may already be a little late for the third part of my look back at 2013, bear with me while, having already pointed out my favourite releases as well as the most amazing models and hobbyists...
View ArticleGetting started again…
Having been unbelievably lazy for a couple of weeks, I have recently undertaken a couple of steps to get back into hobby mode. As is so often the case with restarting an engine that has lain dormant...
View ArticleFun with Rot…
Among the first steps on the way to rediscovering my missing painting modjo was to do some experiments using two of the new Citadel Technical Paints. Yes, I realise that I am rather late to the party...
View ArticleFun with Rot…, pt. 2
My experiments trying to create a convincing crackle effect on Plague Marine armour using the new Citadel Technical Paint Agrellan Earth continue, as do my attempts to rediscover the joy of painting....
View ArticleWD Weekly and Warhammer: Visions — is it really that bad?
Oh boy, what a week! Even before my own respective copies of White Dwarf Weekly and Warhammer: Visions arrived in the mail last Saturday, I could already learn online that this was supposedly yet...
View ArticleWhen the rot sets in for real…
Hey everyone, there I was, happily rediscovering the joy of painting while finishing one Plague Marine after the other, easy as you please. I should have known that Nurgle would visit his gifts on me...
View ArticleLord of the Pit
Some of you may already have wondered whether my recent focus on Plague Marines, apart from earning me Nurgle’s blessing by way of the flu, had made me forget about the 4th assault company altogether....
View ArticleInquisitor 28: Decius Freeman, twist bounty hunter
It’s been quite a while since I was last able to show you a finished INQ28 model, but now my – mostly – rediscovered painting motivation has allowed me to finally put the finishing touches of another...
View ArticleShorty got axe – a look at the new Dwarfs
A word in advance: When GW changed their magazine publications, part of the collateral damage also extended to my regular look at the new releases: Until this month, I always wrote up a comprehensive...
View ArticleEternal Hunt: Year Two
Oh my, Eternal Hunt is actually two years old now — and has been for a week, to tell you the truth: I just missed posting this last week, although I have to say that showing you a new model just...
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