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Miniature #2 – Skaven Practice

Skaven skin - furr

Started my second mini last night, a skaven from the GW Blood Bowl set. I have always liked the skaven sculpts. IF I were ever to create an Age of Sigmar force, it would be the rats. My goal for…

First Model (In 10 Years) Completed!

Big Shoota Paints

Finished my first model in 10 years. Feels weird. Looking back at the finished work, I can tell as I progressed through the model and how I struggled at the beginning and where things started to come back to me.…

Random Notes – Red and Armor

Ork Linebacker

Started the armor plating on the Bloodbowl ork piece. Starting back with what I knew, greens and reds (the predominant color in my previous ork army).  Just random thoughts as  I was painting: I’m using a limited number of paints…

Some Leather Work Today

Paints used for leather and straps.

Put some more time into the Bloowd Bowl ork tonight. Leather straps are another favorite of mine to paint – not sure why. Took a little while to remember how I used to do it, but it came back pretty…

Getting Back Into The Groove

Blood Bowl Ork Clothing

Well, after my little meltdown and hissy fit, I’ve calmed down and figured some things out. Picked up a few more colors to finish the ork skin after realizing I was using an “effect” paint for my brightest green. The…

Well, that didn’t go like I expected.

Restrarting with a Bloodbowl Ork

Warning: Long Rambling Post TLDR: I need to relearn how to paint minis.   Well, that didn’t go like I expected. I sit here the day after restarting to paint miniatures thinking about what happened last nigh. I fully expected…

A Little Primer to Restart

Blood Bowl Figures Pre-Primer

After a nearly 10 year hiatus, I’m heading back to the painting table. Starting out with some models from the GW Bloodbowl starter box I received from my son-in-law years ago. Nothing exciting really, just primer. In the past, I…

The Return

Wazdakka

TLDR: I’m back. Wow – almost 10 years since my last post! So, what have I been up to? Well… I transferred all of my energy to a different hobby – home brewing. I became completely entrenched in the home…