Curious Constructs - The Man Behind It All
This one is just a heads up.Check out an interview with Rob Angell, the creator of Curious Constructs, on Cheerful Meerkat’s Wargmaing site.If you love Rob’s stuff, it is well worth the read.Not...
View ArticleIn Search of The Ultimate Risk Set
PrefaceThis post has been a long time coming. I have wanted to broaden my blogging topics for a long time but just never got around to it... until now!! In part this was inspired from seeing Odie's new...
View ArticleOn the work bench: A Ceremonial Honour Guard
Life in the Honour Guard: Spend weeks drilling, polishing, yelling, and parading just faint and look like a noob!The other day I pulled out a few more lasconnons to paint in their tan colour for my...
View ArticleModelling Goals for the Year - 14 Projects for 2014
It is possibly a bit of wishful thinking but I never work on just one project at a time so I need a spattering of things on the go. You may notice that I have been purposefully vague with the exact...
View ArticleCeremonial Honour Guard WIP - Part 2
In between my other projects I have slowly been making progress on The Veneration Cannons, so welcome back to part 2 of my step by step build. -If you missed it, part 1 is here-Since last post I have...
View ArticleAn Army of Rough Riders! - WIP Post
OK, a lot of people have asked to see them so here they are!It all started with the 1998 3rd Ed Warhammer 40,00 Rule Book.First of all, this book was great because it included the all of the codex Army...
View ArticleCelebrating 50,000 Hits
Evening Gents. I'm just kicking back with a cool drink on a sweltering 43 degree day looking over the crazy number of visitors that have stopped by my little blog this week.Over the last two and a half...
View ArticleFor Sale: Praetorian Guard Limited Edition Box Set
A good fellow here in Oz by the name of Michael has a mate with a shed full of very old miniatures. I have brought things from him before and he is very reliable. Currently he is parting with a full...
View ArticleThe Confrontation of Tartarus Tor: A farewell to 5th ed Imperial Guard
With the new Guard codex on the horizon, it was with much glee that I managed to squeeze in one final battle with the rule set that has been my 40k life blood for the last 5 years (since May 2009!!)....
View ArticleTaurox Conversion: Lowering ya ride, part 1
Knowing that new Guard goodies were on their way I started putting a fund together so I could join in on the Guard loving. Selling a Tau codex and Warhammer Fantasy rulebook ensured that I would have...
View ArticleTaurox Conversion: Lowering ya ride, part 2
This is a pictorial log of my attempt to lower a Taurox and in doing so improve the overall look of the model (if that is possible). If you haven't checked out Part One,  please do so here.As a...
View ArticleTeuton Scions and Taurox WIP
After starting my Taurox conversion yesterday (found here in Part 1 and Part 2), today I pulled out the Scion kit. Since I first saw them I have been dying to put Curious Construct Pickelhaube heads on...
View ArticleBuilding a Necron Empire of Gold -Episode 1: The Concept
First off, sorry blogging world for not being around much. There has been some tough times with my father-in-law battling cancer right at a time when work/study has been totally crazy. Life gets like...
View ArticleBuilding a Necron Empire of Gold -Episode 2: Working From the Ground Up!
This project seems to be progressing faster then I can blog about it. For those that are just seeing this, it is best to start at the beginning. In Episode 1: The Concept I explained how this project...
View ArticleBuilding a Necron Empire of Gold -Episode 3: Builders down tool and up weapons!
Well that was a long break between drinks!The last few months have been full of too much work and not much hobby time. As a result the little rulers of the Necron Empire have been growing irritated....
View ArticleMounted Storm Troopers - 1st Carabiniers, Brimlock Dragoons
In the interest of actually posting on my blog regularly, here is the 'work in progress' up date on one squad of my Mounted Storm Troopers. First of, 'Mounted Storm Troopers' do not exist, so lets...
View ArticleMilitarum Equester - A play through of the new supplement!
For those that have not been following this, I have been working on miniatures and rules for a Rough Rider Army for some time now -The Macharian Thunder Guard! Today was the proud day when I finally...
View ArticleThe Fall Of Praetoria: by Warhammer 40K Campaigns
Attention citizen soldiers of glorious Praetoria.Praetoria stands at Her hour of need. The call has gone out across the galaxy, to our regiments, our neighbours, our allies and the mighty warriors of...
View ArticleBrimlock Dragoons and Praetorian Infantry Progress
Time for another update on the 1st Carabiniers, Brimlock Dragoons.The background and first progress post on these guys are both back here.From last post, I finished sculpting the big jacket cuffs and I...
View ArticleContextualising My Praetorians (and a Big Gun Emplacement)
Well, it has been quite a break between solid painting posts. This blogging drought ends here! Starting this month I will attempt a feat that I have never achieved ever in my last 4 years of...
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