Weekly Finds

How to Paint World Eaters by Uruk from Tale of Painters - Almost never see dry brushing work out well of the smooth and rounded armour of Adeptus Astartes. However, the armour trim associated with the Chaos Space Marines seems to help make this work by breaking up the armour panels.

Tip of the Week by Massive Voodoo from Massive Voodoo - I'm going to have to start giving this a try as my approach of using blu-tack on a sculpting tool has had frustratingly mixed results.

Fenrys Ex Machina by Migs from Iron Sleet - These conversions show just how compatible the Forge World resin is with Citadel's plastic components.

Weekly Finds # 81

Using Bricks by Roman from Massive Voodoo - These look like awesome little extras for basing. Or could easily be used to give gaming table some character by stacking them to create crumbling walls or roads in disrepair. Can pick them up from PK-Pro and Secret Weapon Miniatures.

Kapturowskis Space Wolves by Kapturowskis from the Bolter & Chainsword - Normally I despise Space Marines that have been dry brushed. However, these Space Wolves look utterly amazing using such a simple process. Kapturowskis also has some great look Death Guard and Grey Knights. Well worth a look...

New Sculpts Incoming by Col. Gravis from Col. Gravis' Blog - These would work nicely with Victoria Lamb's own conversion pieces.

How to Make Waterslide Transfers by Ron from FTW - These is also this tutorial by Ron on how to apply transfers onto miniatures. There are other tutorials on transfer application such as this one from Tale of Painters and this one by Pirate Viking Painting.

White Dwarf 388 April 2012 - Citadel Paints

Inside this months issue:

The All-New Citadel Paint Range: We introduce the most comprehensive and expansive Citadel Paint range Games Workshop has ever produced.

Citadel Miniatures: Painting Guide: Part One: In the first part of this painting guide, the Hobby Team present 24 stage-by-stage guides to using the new paints in order to achieve different effects.

Sigmar's Heirs: The Empire is the greatest nation in the Old World, its army a bulwark against the forces of Destruction. We look at the various forces that make up the army of the Empire.

The Reign of Karl Franz: The Emperor Karl Franz is a statesman, but he is also a famed general. In this article we showcase one of his most famous battles, and present an extract from Warhammer: The Empire.

Battle Missions: Death Worlds: In this exclusive new set of Battle Missions, games developer Phil Kelly presents rules and scenarios for fighting in the most inhospitable of battlezones.

Battle Report: The Wolf and the Kraken: The White Dwarf team try out the new Death Worlds Battle Missions, pitting the Space Wolves against the Tyranids.

Army Project: Space Wolves: Following on from his Thunderwolf Cavalry last month, Steve Bowerman shows you how to paint an army of Space Wolves from start to finish using the new Citadel Paints.

You'll also find full details of all the latest releases and news, plus a directory featuring all of the hobby activities in your local area.

White Dwarf 387 March 2012 - Space Wolves & Tyranids

Inside this month's issue:

New Releases: A host of new plastic kits such as the Tervigon, Hive Tyrant and Thunderwolf Cavalry.

Hobby Essentials - Glue: A look at how to use the range of Citadel glues.

Devourer of Worlds: The Tyranids are an intergalactic swarm, adapted to consume all life-forms their Hive Fleets encounter. In this article we take a look at some of these Hive Fleets such as Leviathan, Jormungandr & Ouroboros, getting painting insights from 'Eavy Metal and talking to hobbyists about their own armies.

Painting Workshop: Tervigon: Steve Bowerman gets his claws (all four of them) into the new Tervigon kit, and demonstrates how to paint this mighty monster in Hive Fleet Behemoth colours. There is also a look at the rules and tactics of the new Tervigon and Tyrannofex.

The Swarmlord: Codex: Tyranids author Robin Cruddace presents the latest sightings and reported whereabouts of the terrifying alien menace know as the Swarmlord. 

A Company of Wolves: The Space Wolves Chapter is made of twelve Great Companies. In this article we feature two of the best known - those of Logan Grimnar and Ragnar Blackmane - as well as present new background from Phil Kelly about a lesser-known Wolf Lord in the form of Harald Deathwolf. 

Painting Workshop: Thunderwolf Cavalry: Steve Bowerman brings his formidable painting skills to bear on the new Thunderwolf kit, painting three mighty Wolf Guard riding their monstrous mounts. 

Standard Bearer: Jervis answers some frequently asked questions about the release schedule and play testing... it isn't exactly new information. But it does confirm the things we have heard on the interwebz.

Ambush at Amon Sûl: Having evaded the pursuing Nazgûl at Bree, Aragorn and the four intrepid Hobbits seek refuge amid the ruins of Weathertop. Andy Hall and Tom Hutchings join the story to refight the actions as the Ringwraiths launch their ambush by moonlight.

Civil War: Part 3 of the new Warhammer Expansion... which looks at all three variations of elves as well as Bretonnia and Daemons.

Hall of Fame: Joe Tomaszewski nominates his favourite model in the form of the Empire Battle Wizard designed by Brian Nelson.

Slayer Sword Winners Gallery: As the 2012 Golden Demon season draws near, we take a look back at last year's Slayer Sword winners from across the globe, and marvel at the models that took the most coveted prize in miniature painting.

Vampire Counts Showcase: Following on from the Slayer Sword Gallery we get a round-up of great Vampire Counts Golden Demon winners. 

Tale of Four Gamers: Four gamers start to collect a new The Lord of the Rings army... with two forces of good and two forces of evil. I'm looking forward to the possibility on getting some tutorials on how the guys manage to paint their table top forces quickly.

Know Thy Foe: A guide to recognizing the bio-forms of the Hive Fleet... a size comparison of all current Tyranid miniatures made available by Citadel.  

You'll also find full details of all the latest releases and news, plus a directory featuring all of the hobby activities in your local area.

Weekly Finds #69

Despite my brain being completely fried from work, I've managed to amass a large collection of twelve articles this week. They range from tutorials on sculpting all the way to the correct movement of vehicles. This week also sees the release of the much awaited expansion for both 'Nids and Space Wolves. It looks like I may be collecting a non-mechanised Space Wolf army... time will tell of course.

Servo Skull Collector by Jakob Rune Nielsen from miniaTEXTures - This miniature oozes with individuality. I can just imagine the servo skull collector being right at home in a John Blanche painting. It even has a small shield on his should like many of Blanche's own miniatures.

Weekly Finds #63

It has been a busy crazy week for me. I've gone to Sydney Aquarium, Australian Museum, Taronga Zoo and today was the Power House Museum to see the Harry Potter Exhibition. Also found out where I'll be working next month which has gotten me excited. Fortunately next week will be more relaxed with my partner starting full time work after 3 years at University. Helps explain why we crammed in so many places to see in one week. Unfortunately, due to the busy schedule today, wasn't able to head down to the Tin Soldier to throw some dice. However, all of my finds this week were more than enough to give me my hobby fix...

How to Paint Space Wolves by Ron from FTW - This follows on well from last weeks tutorial on painting white. The method used to paint the black works well with the grey off white. It may only be table top standard but it pushes the quality of the miniature up a notch or two.

Christian Bryne's Blood Wolves

I've been a fan of Christian Bryne's work since I first saw his Iron Warriors in the pages of White Dwarf. So seeing his count-as Space Wolves army in What's New Today was a nice treat. Even nicer was that Dan managed to get some comments from Christian on the army. As usual original comments are below with my own thoughts in purple italics...

White Dwarf 378 June 2011 - Citadel Finecast

Inside this month's issue:

Citadel Finecast - The new product is presented as if it has dawned a new age in wargaming. In some ways it is true as there will be less metal miniatures on the board to have painted chipped off... of course I prefer metal over resin so this is a sad day for me.

Assembling Citadel Finecast - Continuing on from the blatant advertising of the new release, we get even more advertising in the form putting together resin miniatures. It is interesting to note that there is next to no flash on Warlord Queek.

Painting Citadel Finecast - Because Finecast resin is so very different to plastic, metal or even Forge World resin.

The Lords of Pain - This month sees the release of some storming new Dark Eldar skimmers a horde of twisted Haemonculi goodness. Simon Grant catches up with Phil Kelly, Jes Godwiin, and the designers responsible for the new miniatures.

Idols of the Desert God - Following on from the Tomb King release we get shown some of the Tomb KIng models that have been released in Finecast resin. The Ushabti have been re-released and there is the new Liche Priest, Necrotects and Prince Apophas. This includes some background on the cursed scarab lord as well as his rules.

Tactica Tomb Kings - I don't play Tomb Kings or Warhammer Fantasy, so can't make any comments on the advice given by Robin Cruddace. Of course this is White Dwarf so we can assume it is bad or pointless.

Tactica Grey Knights - Mat Ward doesn't touch on tactics. Rather it is a review of the codex with a look at some of the units, wargear and special rules. Of course the interwebz is full of such reviews. On a side note a comment by Mr Ward makes it clear that the design team are actually aware of how the game mechanics work. He pointed out that taking vehicles offers added speed and fire power.

Battle Report Kinstrike - To be honest didn't bother reading the Battle Report. They aren't interesting. Just another way to advertise miniatures... this time the new Dark Eldar miniatures. Maybe if the armies were private collections of the players it would be more interesting. But as it is just boring.

Standard Bearer - Following on from last month get a look at the last four of the "Top 8 Miniatures". The fifth miniature is Mephiston, the sixth is Sam and Bill the Pony, the seventh is the Baneblade and the eighth is Witchfate Tor.  

Armies on Parade - Get a look at some High Elves, Tyranids, Orks & Goblins, Tau and Dwarves. The Carnifex by Tom Hutchlings is posed to look like the old Screamer. Shame the actual unit is so weak in terms of the game.

Matt Weaver's Space Wolves - This army was featured on the Games Workshop blog can't find where. The paint job is just table top and there isn't much in terms of kitbash conversions. However, the Thunder Wolf Lord conversion is ducking awesome. A Techmarine hardwired into the wolf...

Weekly Finds #13

This weekly digest is only a week behind better then last Fridays which was put up 4 days ago. And unlike last Friday and most weeks this one has some gaming content...

Painting fur... the hard way by Ron from FTW - Not sure I would call this the hard way... rather it is the long way to go about it. However, the extra time is worth it as there is more control over where the paint goes. I've found in my few goes at painting fur that is it easier to create contrast with this approach. And contrast is something that you really need for table top miniatures that are viewed 2 feet away some great examples can be seen here as well as more here.

How to Run a Platoon by Sir Biscuit from 3++ is the New Black - I don't play Imperial Guard, so I'm not going to pretend I know what I'm talking about. But it seems like his thoughts are accepted by the experienced Guard players in the comments. Plus the guy has written stuff for Danny Internet over on Bald & Screaming.

Painting Dark Eldar skin tones by Ron from FTW - My favourite tutorial out of those from this week. Now I've always liked the way Ron painted the faces of the Raven Guard scouts can see picture of them in the link but the purplish Dark Eldar skin looks killer. I'm going to give it a go when it comes to collecting/painting the missus' Dark Eldar/Slaanesh army.

Raven Guard icon freehand by Ron from FTW - This is the third and final tutorial by Ron for this week. And although it will have no use for me, it may come in handy for someone else. If you click the link it is possible to enlarge the picture. And if your after inspiration for a Raven Guard army then you can't skip SCC's thread over on the Bolter and Chainsword.

Friday Quick Tip: Space Wolves Armour by Grey Death from The Painting Corps - I'm more a fan of DV8's Space Wolves as their grey looks more like the 13th Company who are totally awesome. Can see the completed miniature here as well as a description here of how Grey Death went about painting the fatigues of his Wolf Scouts.

User Content Friday - The 4 Things Every 40K Army Needs to Have by Sandwyrm from House of Paincakes the back 40k - This should be read by every new player that wants to play at a competitive level. I've linked to this article multiple of times on the Bolter and Chainsword when new and old players are looking for advice in building a list.

Assault on Magnir's Crag

As was established in the Bloodbath at Volanof post I like castles (or any fortified emplacement). So after seeing the Volanof castle I decided to go looking for other amazing terrain pieces on the Games Workshop website. You have already seen the Empire Town. Below is some of the countless pictures and comments of a fortified Space Wolves fortress from a previous Games Day display...

In the tradition of the Games Day Mega Displays of yesteryear, the Design Studio decided that they wanted to bring something 'really cool' along to the UK Games Day this year. Determined to awe the masses with an innovative display, scenery gurus and model makers supreme Dave Andrews and Mark Jones rose to the fore, captaining an vision of Space Wolf madness that would stun and delight all who beheld it.

Over the following pages you'll see plenty of photographs focussing on just some of the highlights of this innovative and elaborate display, as well as work in progress shots and even some tips on how to copy some of the conversions for yourself.

The stained glass windows, by Studio illustrator Neil Hodgson feature illuminations of famous Space Wolves heroes.

Chapter Serfs and Servitors work tirelessly to rearm and refuel the Thunderhawk Gunship and return it into the fray.

Ever keen to reuse and recycle, Dave Andrews pressed his massive planetary defence laser into service once more - this time standing watch over Magnir's Crag.

Matt Holland also converted Svorin Jergensen, a celebrated knife fighter shown here tearing open the throat of a Hormagaunt.

The spire was built as a separate piece, using parts from all manner of kits, including Imperial Bastions, The Shrine of the Aquila, Fortress of Redemption and more besides.

With the scenery (mostly) built and (some) of the models painted, Dave and Mark put everything in place to get the feel of how it will all look.

Disclaimer - Images taken from Games Workshop website without permission. Images will be removed if requested.