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Warhammer Imperium- First Shipment

As soon as it was available in the states, I signed up for the Warhammer Imperium subscription service. A couple weeks ago, my first shipment came, and you know what, I’m excited for what’s to come. So, what came in Issues 1-3? Honestly, as an experienced Warhammer player and hobbyist, it wasn’t anything terribly exciting.…

Conquest Core Set Miniature Review: The Spires

In my last post I was raving about Conquest. But, in this post I will take a step back and discuss the overall process, challenges, and successes of Para Bellum’s Spires from the Starter Box Set. For those of you who are not familiar, it contains: 1x Pheromancer 3x Brute Drones 1x Abomination 24x Force-Grown…

Conquest: The Miniatures that got me re-interested in painting

So, it’s been a minute to say the least. The past few months I’ve been in a massive slump. Like many, I suffer from some pretty hefty seasonal depression as well as focusing issues. Those combined, plus an overall apathy from lack of free time kind of resulted in a lot of things getting pushed…

Well, this is embarrassing

So I’m gonna be real here. I’m bad at following my own advice sometimes. Burnout is real. In a lot of things. In work, hobby, passions… life. And that’s kinda where I’ve been for the past however many months. While I really do enjoy blogging, when you try to make something enjoyable a job, it’s…

How To Paint: Bloodborne Church Giant

The Bloodborne board game that was released a few months back has some amazing quality miniatures. As a fan of the Soulsborne series, I was elated to get this in from the kickstarter. Recently, I’ve decided to start painting them, and I wanted to start with the Church Giant. I remember the first time I…

Hobby Help: Quick and Easy Red Armor

Today, I’d like to share my quick and easy recipe for, what I consider, an above tabletop quality red armor. I’m currently using this recipe for my Genesis chapter Space Marines, but it would work well with Blood Angels, Chaos Warriors, and pretty much anything that you want to have red armor. Red is actually…

Hobby Help: Zenithal Priming with Rattle Cans

In the before times, I primed with whatever I had available. In my blissful ignorance, I simply thought a base coat of whatever would be fine. I never gave much thought as to what I was base coating with, simply that it was a vessel to allow me to paint. While, yes, that’s all fine…

4 Surprising Ways to Declare Victory Over Hobby Burnout

In my last post, I briefly discussed some of the frustrations and burnout that I was experiencing for the past month or so. These periods frequently come and go for a miniature hobbyist, however, sometimes the periods are so bad, you can’t help yourself from purging all your miniatures and starting over. We’ve all been…

The Glorious Return of The Mummified Spell Slinging Kermit

Games Workshop has been knocking it out of the park lately. Their new sculpts have been truly dynamic, interesting, just centerpiece worthy (I’m looking at you Belakor). Today, GW announced a new model (2 actually, but, this is the one worth discussing) for the Seraphon line. The old model for Lord Kroak was, well, meh.…

Price Breakdown: Precept Maniple Battleforce

Today, a new battleforce went on pre-order for Adeptus Titanicus, and holy crap does it seem to be just brimming with value. I’ve always been a little AT-curious, and truthfully, love the models. But, just how good of a value is this new set? The new battleforce consists of: 1 Warlord Titan1 Reaver Titan1 Warbringer…

The Beauty of Loving What You Do

A few weeks ago, actually, a little after my last post, I was scrolling through Instagram, looking at all the finished projects that were on my feed. Not my projects, but, professional painters projects. Many of them were simply stunning. Work that combined blending, shading, and every other technique in such a fantastic way, creating…

The Best Hobby Lamp You Can Find

Chances are, if you’re stumbling on this page, it’s because like me, you paint miniatures. Whether it’s board game minis, Warhammer 40k, Malifaux, or any of the various wargames out there, you will most likely want to paint them. And, if you want to paint them, you need good lighting. Now, I’ve used a lot…

Dungeons and Lasers- Part Deux

I love a beautiful gaming area. I love to look down, see painted miniatures, in a three dimensional area. I feel it adds so much to the overall gaming experience. It’s why I’ve always loved seeing a fully painted and terrained 40k game. There is just something about it. But, what if you don’t have…

Introductions are in Order

So, you found me. Some random schmuck on the internet who decided to start a blog for whatever reason. Well, actually, there is a reason. Several. But first, who actually am I? My name is Ken. At the time of writing this, I’m 37. Married to my best friend, Casey, and have a 3 year…