How To Guides Archive

  • Recently I’ve been posting up Work in Progress stages of Grey Knights Purifiers I’m currently painting, on Facebook. It’s easy to post there cause I can just snap some pics with my phone and upload them while I work. (Wanna see more WIP GK’s? Maybe its a good time to make sure...

    Spikey Bits: Airbrush- Fading Shoulder Pads 101

    Recently I’ve been posting up Work in Progress stages of Grey Knights Purifiers I’m currently painting, on Facebook. It’s easy to post there cause I can just snap some pics with my phone and upload them while I work. (Wanna see more WIP GK’s? Maybe its a good time to make sure...

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  • Following up my  Lightning Effect tutorial, today I have quick how-to on Purity Seals that is also really easy to do. I did this tutorial using the same Grey Knight Purifiers that I’ve been painting up lately, as well.  So I definitely wanted something quick and easy that could be...

    Spikey Bits: How-To: Quick and Easy Purity Seals

    Following up my  Lightning Effect tutorial, today I have quick how-to on Purity Seals that is also really easy to do. I did this tutorial using the same Grey Knight Purifiers that I’ve been painting up lately, as well.  So I definitely wanted something quick and easy that could be...

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  • Today I have a fast little tutorial on lightning effects on weapons, that is really easy to do. I’ve been painting up a bunch of Grey Knight Purifiers lately for lower point games of 40k, and really wanted the blades to stand out. So after a couple of tries I...

    Spikey Bits: Lightning Strikes- Painting on Weapon Effects

    Today I have a fast little tutorial on lightning effects on weapons, that is really easy to do. I’ve been painting up a bunch of Grey Knight Purifiers lately for lower point games of 40k, and really wanted the blades to stand out. So after a couple of tries I...

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  • Today we have a sweet guest post by a regular contributor to the blog, Jkin.  If you follow his posts may notice a pattern of um, no pattern? You see Jkin has the same “problem” that the rest of us do, gamer Attention Deficit Disorder.  So if it’s new and...

    Spikey Bits: God save the King, dom of Britannia

    Today we have a sweet guest post by a regular contributor to the blog, Jkin.  If you follow his posts may notice a pattern of um, no pattern? You see Jkin has the same “problem” that the rest of us do, gamer Attention Deficit Disorder.  So if it’s new and...

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  • Welcome back for a little mid-week conversion fun, and a big milestone. This article is the 100th conversion article on Spikey Bits. Woot! The blog itself will be coming up on its three year birthday this April as well! Believe it or not I was blogging two whole years about the...

    Spikey Bits: Awesome Rhino Chais with Driver Conversion

    Welcome back for a little mid-week conversion fun, and a big milestone. This article is the 100th conversion article on Spikey Bits. Woot! The blog itself will be coming up on its three year birthday this April as well! Believe it or not I was blogging two whole years about the...

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  • The other day there was an amazing post over on From the Warp (FTW) about fixing bolt gun Barrels. When I read this my mind was blown, I never even thought you could fix wrecked barrels, and just gave up on several of my models because of this. Kudos to...

    Spikey Bits: FTW: Fixing Damaged Bolt Gun Barrels

    The other day there was an amazing post over on From the Warp (FTW) about fixing bolt gun Barrels. When I read this my mind was blown, I never even thought you could fix wrecked barrels, and just gave up on several of my models because of this. Kudos to...

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  • Here’s a little tutorial on how to swap out backpacks, so you can switch up Marines between Jump and Regular infantry. Why would you ever even want to do a thing like that? Well there comes a time, especially now, with a new edition of the rules looming in the distance,...

    Spikey Bits: Fun with Magnets: 40k Backpack Swaps!

    Here’s a little tutorial on how to swap out backpacks, so you can switch up Marines between Jump and Regular infantry. Why would you ever even want to do a thing like that? Well there comes a time, especially now, with a new edition of the rules looming in the distance,...

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  • Today we have a guest post by Lil’waagh. This guy is a regular in my shop and kicks out some fantastic work,  not to mention the fact he’s a youngblood, still in High School! Recently he posted a small airbrush tutorial on chipped metal, on his blog and I though I...

    Spikey Bits: Airbrush- Painting Chipped Metal

    Today we have a guest post by Lil’waagh. This guy is a regular in my shop and kicks out some fantastic work,  not to mention the fact he’s a youngblood, still in High School! Recently he posted a small airbrush tutorial on chipped metal, on his blog and I though I...

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  • There seems to be a general trend lately of moving to Land Speeders to provide mobile firepower for Space Marine Armies. However with 6th Edition looming in the far distance like a fat shadowy enigma, it may be better to magnetize everything these days to take full advantage of any new rules...

    Spikey Bits: Magnets: Making Modular Landspeeders

    There seems to be a general trend lately of moving to Land Speeders to provide mobile firepower for Space Marine Armies. However with 6th Edition looming in the far distance like a fat shadowy enigma, it may be better to magnetize everything these days to take full advantage of any new rules...

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  • Check out this sweet Necron Glow Effect Tutorial by Zail. He posted this up earlier, and though I would share- cause it’s really good. Keep up the good work dude, your stuff is spot on. From Zail’s Warhammer: Hi Lads, today I thought I would show you how to make...

    Spikey Bits: Paint to Win- Necron Glow Effect Tutorial

    Check out this sweet Necron Glow Effect Tutorial by Zail. He posted this up earlier, and though I would share- cause it’s really good. Keep up the good work dude, your stuff is spot on. From Zail’s Warhammer: Hi Lads, today I thought I would show you how to make...

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