by Dan (nyhil) | Jun 11, 2012
Three thousand points, painted in four days.Above, you can see my Swarmlord stand-in. Here are my objectives:From left to right, we have Ripley, Kane's Nostromo helmet, Newt, Jones the cat, and lastly a pile of pulse rifles. Here is a brief glimpse of the...
by Dan (nyhil) | Jun 4, 2012
Coffee-fueled hobby weekends can also bring the beasts into the light...As you can see in the pic above, I have made some serious progress on my Aliens army. What started with some overzealous overbrushing,Took a sudden turn for the metallics,And before I knew...
by Dan (nyhil) | May 29, 2012
We all like to get hugged, right? And we all have faces, yes?When I was a kid, I was entranced by the Halcyon line of Alien themed model kits. Sadly, dreams of a chest-burster themed mailbox were quickly jettisoned from the airlock at the sight of a $150...
by Dan (nyhil) | May 19, 2012
With HR Giger's painting NYCII as inspiration, I have begun testing colors for the Aliens project.While this is not one of the paintings Giger used while designing the original "Alien" creature, I find the color depth and unique curved gloss elements to be...
by Dan (nyhil) | May 9, 2012
It's time to get registered for the premiere GT event in the New York City area!The Battle for Salvation crew throw the best GT I know of. From plenty of space for army displays and materials, to an absurdly generous heap of prizes, this is not an event to pass...
