I got back from Spain to a perfect forecast of two weeks of April sun. This was incredibly lucky. I’d bought a big tarpaulin that would have covered most of …more
Preparation & Foundations
With the initial plan done this was the situation: I had a week of post-work evenings left before flying to Spain for a few nights. When I got back I’d …more
Research & Planning
At the outset and throughout the project I watched many YouTube videos of people doing similar projects and read several articles. The series I became most reliant on (even mildly …more
Converting Blood Bowl “Mummies”
The problem with mummies… Mummies were in the Warhammer canon for Old World Undead when Blood Bowl was created. Later they were written out of the army because their Egyptian …more
Designing Vehicle Dashboard Cards – Part 1
With my Vehicle Dashboard Cards approaching final production ready for use and possible sale, I thought it might be interesting to explain how I went about designing these. This first …more
A Note on Hot Wheels Scale
As mentioned in my post about conversion bits for Gaslands cars, ostensibly Hot Wheels and similar are 1:64 scale, also referred to as 20mm (meaning an in scale adult figure …more
Gaslands Conversion Bits – Where To Buy?
May 2019 Update: Originally this post listed a number of companies making and selling bits and parts that could potentially fit Gaslands models (depending on the scale of your Hot …more
Pitslave/Servitor Build & Paint
A pit slave based on a Bloodbound of Khorne with the Khornate iconography hacked off (roughly – I liked the appearance of bashed up dented metal plates this left). He …more
Inquisitor Bane
Erasmus Bane is an Ordo Xenos inquisitor and psychic. I wanted to create a sort of sneaky, works in the shadows type of character, and one who could lean either …more
Kitbashed Bounty Hunters & Men at Arms
Veteran Guardsman – Rax Logal, veteran of the Mordant Acid Dogs and Inquisitorial Sergeant at Arms. Rax was completed at a group kitbashing/gang building day at my club – where …more
The Ball & Goal
In Guild Ball it’s common to make a custom goal marker. Since the characters available to you are dictated by the background of the game, and the models are fairly …more
Undead Team – Skeletons & Ghouls
It feels sensible to document the actual team build as well as the pitch. After all, the team is what prompted the entire project! Over time, I’ve been slowly hording …more
Modelling Aged, Lichen Covered Stone
Any photo of an old cemetary shows that gravestones discolour with age and become covered with lichen. I had bought a couple of sprues of Renedra’s excellent value headstones to go …more
Asurmen, Hand of Asuryan
My Asurmen conversion is heavily influenced by (and indeed in some senses copied from) this one by Andy Hicks. The overall aim is to modernise the model, break it out of …more
Part 6: Finishing Touches
I added the power hoses connecting the weaponry to the main body of the suit. I wasn’t sure I wanted these until the end, but once the arms were attached …more
Part 5: Arms
The Centurion power fists are highly detailed with Marine iconography. You will need to remove this with a sharp scalpel as with the other detail we have sliced and scraped …more
Part 4: Leg Servos
The kit comes with some nice two strut articulated leg servos. Naturally the stock servos are too long for our stunted occupant. To add them you have a few options. The …more