The Azure Maiden
Here's a fun Reaper miniature that ended up being another experiment. I wanted to see if it would be possible to put a pattern somewhat similar to this on a dress that had significant folds.Here she...
View ArticleIt Begins!!
It's just a few hours away for those of us in the U.S.!! The start of the Twisted Game kickstarter campaign.As I mentioned last week, I have some of the figures here, and I will be showing the painted...
View ArticleRunning in for the score!!
From RN Estudios, we have the first of the painted Lizardman Blood Bowl team. They are sculpted by the talented folks at Txarli Miniatures.This is one of the skinks. I went with a more traditional...
View ArticleThe Borg Queen
Here's something from the way back machine... many moons ago. I remember calling this the Borg Queen, for lack of a better name. :-)These were definitely some unusual little characters to paint!This...
View ArticleMore fun with movement trays
As you know, I have been trying to adapt my previous movement trays for the Empire of Dust Kings of War army. Since unit sizes and footprints are defined in very clear terms, I had to rework the trays...
View ArticleThe Star that Bleeds
We are nearly at the end of the Reaver Jetbike series for the Dark Eldar. Where possible, I tried to incorporate the symbol of the Blood Star into the freehand designs.This was another converted...
View ArticleNew Beasties!!
Earlier this week, I was fortunate enough to see a post on Facebook from Blood Keep Miniatures, announcing their pre-order sale. I was intrigued with the images that I saw on the post, but then truly...
View ArticleSecrets of War
Fresh from Secret Weapon Miniatures, we have some wonderful new paint colors!These are multi-purpose, with strong pigmentation which makes them great for many techniques.Here's a peek at the colors....
View ArticleLocked and Loaded
After the experiment basing the French anti-air 75mm gun unit, it was time to apply those lessons to artillery pieces, such as this howitzer. Bulletin board cork, oxide paste and gravel will feature...
View ArticleArchers of Dust
Tonight we have some images of the completed Skeleton Archer unit.I have already used this in a few games with the extended range magic item. It's made them a much more dangerous unit!Even though my...
View ArticleThe Wolf Howls
Years ago, I had painted this Raging Heroes CyberWolf as a diorama piece for my Dark Eldar army display board. He was actually sitting on the base of my Ravenwing bomber trying to shoot at it!I had a...
View ArticleA Parallax Universe
Under way at this moment is an interesting miniatures game kickstarter campaign, brought to you by Parallax. If you are looking for some very unique and interesting mid-range monsters, you certainly...
View ArticlePoint and Click
I haven't done any kind of conversions with the Red Box Games figures yet, so I thought you might like to see some of these spearmen. The figure was originally a swordsman, but it was quite easy to...
View ArticleA Nation in Darkness
One of the four new factions from the latest Wild West Exodus kickstarter campaign was the Dark Nation, a twisted, warped version of the Warrior Nation.While the Warrior Nation shuns the RJ-1027...
View ArticlePretty in Pink
Of all the different basing ideas I had for the French artillery, this is the one I was really looking forward to trying out!I had already done something just like this for our Memoir '44 terrain, and...
View ArticleWhere it all began
This was the first of the jetbikes to be converted for the Dark Eldar army.Here's a peek at the initial conversion:http://wappellious.blogspot.com/2012/08/dark-eldar-arena-champion-test.htmlThis one...
View ArticleForest Guardian
We return to Middle Earth with the angriest elves around! Back when I was playing Lord of the Rings on a regular basis, I created the Knights of the Blood Rose.These were elves who refused to leave...
View ArticleThe Skulls shall scream
As part of the overall design of my display board for the old Tomb Kings army, I created this Screaming Skull Catapult. The sphinxes which serve as a mount for the mechanism reflect the statues that...
View ArticleDug In
This is the first of the completed French artillery teams! I wanted to test out some things with the foliage, so I began with one of the less complicated basings. The green leaf foliage is from...
View ArticleA fire in the Jungle
Something new emerges from the Jungle... fierce and brimming with fire. That is the Salamanders from Kings of War by Mantic!The Salamanders join the Trident Realms as the two new lines of miniatures...
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