My First Darklands Model

A while ago I invested quite heavily in the Mierce Miniatures kickstarter and have a large Ysian force that I have not started painting. I recently had my first Darklands intro game and was quite excited by the level of challenge and how the game plays. It's...

Clash of Swords 2015

Me and Chris, Table 1 Game 4 - renewing the rivalry in Age of Sigmar!This weekend I attended Clash of Swords, the UK's first Age of Sigmar two day event down in what turned out to be quite summery Cardiff. The event was held at Firestorm Games, which is without doubt...

An exercise in Speed Painting

One of the biggest problems I have faced in my years painting miniatures is finding techniques that are fast and give effective finishes. I have a Warriors army and I was looking to add some actual warriors to the army but I didn't want to spend ages painting them as...

The Imperial War Wagon – Painting something OOP!

One of the models I owned back in 1995 but never fully finished was the old Imperial War Wagon. I remember being put off by the scale armor plates and how difficult it was to paint, and all the details on the crewmen. And it had no base! How was I supposed to use this...

Something Different: X-Wing at the Club Challenge

I've owned x Wing from Fantasy Flight games for several years since the original wave 1was released. The game is great fun. It's fast, relatively simple to learn, but the combination of ships, pilots and upgrade cards allows for a very deep gaming experience. Also...