I have learnt how to use the static grass applicator! I was doing two things wrong before – trying to scatter from too high up, and not applying enough. This …more
A tutorial for painting straps
The willingess to “move on” and also where/when I paint are key, I think. I have taken to having the current batch of models and the necessary paints, palette, brushes, …more
Painting continues
Made some better photos this morning. My home made diffusion box (basically a shoe box with windows cut in it, and thin white paper covering said windows) placed in bright …more
Picking a uniform
I’ve struggled quite a lot with a good uniform for the Orc team. My first vision was quite bright blue armour, with white details and purple clothes. I then tried …more
Flocking Begins
I have started flocking the blood bowl pitch. It’s a really fun stage cause it’s when things are starting to come together. First, using a pipette I soak the previous …more
Da Doktor will see you now…
Last night I started building an apothecary for my Orc team. Not that he is a doctor that you’d be particularly pleased to be sent to… For a while now …more
Painting begins
On the Orc team I wanted to try a different way of painting to my usual approach. Usually I start from a dark base colour, with a wash (usually GW’s …more
Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud
Alright! Time for an update. Here’s the most developed half of the pitch: When I last showed photos, I had got to the stage of plastering the edge of the …more
An Orc & Norse Modelling Day
Today John popped round randomly and we had a bit of an old school modelling day. He helped me with the pitch (updates to come, hopefully tomorrow) and then decided …more
A Blood Bowl Scoreboard
When I got home from the club yesterday first I was pumped to do some more work on the pitch after an awesome game of Blood Bowl. I started with …more
Banks & Dugouts
I found that Sculptamold is often recommended as a sculpting material for scenery. Today I popped down to the local art and craft shop and picked up a bag. Its …more
Adding a Stream
Some more progress, today I started the water feature and got it to this stage. Similar process as the other end – slowly building up by gluing rock shapes together. …more
Bedding the Rocks In
Lightning fast updates today, I stuck a strip of foam down behind the end zone, leaving a gap where the endzone is to fill with jumbled rocks. Some test fitting …more
Building up the Pitch Surface
Seeing a club mate’s continued progress on his pitch, and having had a conversation with another guy at the club about custom pitches whist spectating a frankly ridiculous Apocalypse game, …more
“2nd Generation” Bases
I made a new mould of 7 finished bases, including one with quite a deep undercut (top), and the official Farseer base (left). By dripping small amounts of resin into …more
First Base Casts
The initial casts came out well, and then I modified them, with additional cracks, chips, and features such as a shattered piece of Archaeology of some kind, a small crater, …more
Scratch Built 25mm Bases
Using 0.5mm plasticard, the process of creating a basic Eldar base is fairly straight forward. Simply cut up the plasticard into gently curving shapes (top). Then glue to the base …more
A new project is born
I’ve had these Warhammer Black Orcs in my bits box for years, I bloody love the models and am so happy to have a reason to use them! My favourite …more
1st Batch of Scarabs
So I proceeded with the Scarabs as advertised. They got their battle damage mask, then a light blue followed by white airbrush. A final black lining with Badab Black (black …more
Things I’ve Learnt About Masking
More progress last night and more illness today = more updates. Since the last post, I’ve learnt a lot about using masking fluid on miniatures. Things I’ve Learnt About Masking …more
New Airbrush & Masking Fluid
Well I’ve been struck down with the plague of nurgle for the last few days which has changed my plans re:Amsterdam so got a good day of modelling in instead …more
Building a Pitch Case
This week I’ve been planning a custom made scenic Bloodbowl pitch. I have seen a lot of these over the years, no wonder really since they present the opportunity for …more