Chaos Warrior Standard Bearer (rescued / salvaged)

There are certain things one expects from becoming a parent. Chief among the ones on my list were all the added responsibilities that come with caring for a newborn human life, the lack of time for hobbies and many a night with little to no sleep. Thankfully, friends have been there to help us through the first few weeks, and I wanted to reward that kindness and generosity with some of my own. To that end, I came up with a paint scheme for a Chaos Warrior Standard Banner that would match the flag on my friend’s wall.

Blazing Skeletons (Castle Ravenloft)

I have been wondering how to best paint the translucent miniatures that come with the Castle Ravenloft, Legend of Drizzt and Wrath of Ashardalon boardgames. I had seen some people completely prime over them (ruining the translucent effect), while others simply wash the miniatures and call it a day. I thought long and hard about it and decided: I could do better. And what better way to test it than with the fantastic Blazing Skeleton miniatures from Castle Ravenloft?

Bandits for DnD (Secris of Caero and Zenephret – HeroClix / Mage Knight conversions)

I needed some quick and easy bandits for a DnD session and, while I have a bunch of HeroClix / Mage Knight miniatures that could fit the bill, their bases are much too large for most of the maps and terrain I use. So I got them off their bases, retouched the paint and got them on the table with a couple hours’ work.

Purity Seal (3D printed)

A quick little project for a coworker who was leaving the company. He used to listen to a lot of BattleRep podcasts at work, so I think thought he would appreciate this fridge magnet.

Shimmergloom (Legend of Drizzt)

My girlfriend wanted to get into miniature painting, so I got her a Unicorn mini from the DeepCuts line and painted Shimmergloom alongside her, to show her how simple it can be to achieve a decent “rainbow-esque” effect.

Human Paladin (Stormcast Eternals conversion)

Earlier this year I got back into World of Warcraft and had the fortune of finding a gaming group that really made things fun for me and led me to appreciate an expansion I thought had nothing left for me to enjoy. One of them really took the time to coach me through tanking Mythic+, and I thought I would immortalise his Paladin like I have done previously for another friend’s character.

Chaos Warrior Horn Blower (rescued / salvaged)

A long time ago, I came across a lot of Warhammer models in a second hand store. Since then, I have thought about stripping the horrible and half-finished paintjob and seeing how much I could improve on it. Here is my attempt at stripping and repainting second hand miniatures, which people usually refer to as “rescuing” them.

Kobolds (DnD Wrath of Ashardalon)

A long, long time ago, I posted a Kobold Raiding Party (DnD) from the Wrath of Ashardalon Dungeons and Dragons boardgame. These were some of my first minis and, while I got to experiment with priming them and had a lot of fun with their cousin Klak, Kobold Sorcerer (DnD Castle Ravenloft), I never really finished the Raiding Party. Time to rectify that.

Otyugh (DnD Wrath of Ashardalon

Painting yellow has always been a pain. When I saw that Games Workshop had come up with a new set of heavily saturated contrast paints, which are supposed to make painting easier and faster, I immediately got my hands on Iyanden Yellow and had to find a mini to try it on.

Retouching an old miniature – Bagpiping Bard (conversion)

I want to play a bard sometime soon and I already had a miniature I am very fond of to represent my bard on the battlefield. However, I felt it needed some touching up to clean up some obscured details and fix some previous mistakes. Emeryl becomes Gildeas – the Bagpiping Bard!