Immortal Idols

As the interlopers sneak through the undercity, they alight upon an ancient statue. Emerald onyx shimmers in the ever dancing flames of the braziers that flank the effigy. The icon of the immortal God-king is magnificent and noble in aspect and at its base, votive candles, minor Shrines and macabre offerings lie scattered in the

Getting to grips with my Airbrush

Following on from my last post, I have been determined to get on with the last bits and pieces of my Deadzone terrain. The main buildings are painted and weathered so now its time to get the railings, walk-ways, connectors and scatter terrain. Last year I received a gift voucher from my father-in-law for my

Embarking on an Epic Space Crusade

The ever dastardly Graham and I play many different games set in the world of Warhammer 40k, and for someone as tactically challenged as myself, simply keeping a tally of wins and losses holds little interest. Instead, we combine the multitude of different games into a flowing narrative campaign. This stops things from getting stale and lets

A Place to Call Home

I have finally finished my proposed diorama, giving Boudi, Delphine and Sana a suitable place to stay on display. I mentioned, in my previous post, that I was deliberating whether to go for a terrarium style display and decided, after seeing fish bowls for £1.99 in the local home bargain shop, that I would do just that.

Battle Cries & Rebel Yells

As well as all the other projects I’ve been detailing on this very blog over the past couple of weeks, I have been up to my neck in static grass and flock whilst making a terrain board on which to play Battle Cry using my 10mm American Civil War miniatures. Battle Cry is a hex-based miniatures

Seeing the wood for the trees

After a little trip to my local model shop the other day, I picked up some terrain for my French & Indian War project. As well as two pre-made trees, I picked up two packs of Woodland Scenics tree armatures along with a bag of light green clump foliage and pack of dead fall. As I mentioned