The Brush Wars painting competition
To celebrate the release of the first bust in their Resin Cast Range they have launched the Brush Wars painting competition with a huge cash prize going to the winner
You can pick up a copy of the model here http://brokentoad.tictail.com
I wish everybody who enters the very best of luck.
You can pick up a copy of the model here http://brokentoad.tictail.com
I wish everybody who enters the very best of luck.
Unboxing The Infamy Ton
I got a nice surprise on Saturday - a box from Element Games. Initially I wondered what it could be, as I'd only placed an order the evening before and wasn't expecting anything else from them. It then hit me that recently I'd seen a post on Facebook that James from Infamy had recently had a trip to EG to discuss the shipping of his Welcome to the Big Smoke Kickstarter so I was delighted to find my Infamy Ton inside, ordered online during Salute weekend.
Guild Ball Tokens Go Up For Pre-Order
First they released what is shaping up to be a really awesome game with some cracking models. Then they decided that we needed gaming mats with which to play the game so Crowdfunded them. Now the team at Guild Ball have joined forces with Frozen Forge to put out a host of Tokens and Templates for Pre-Order so we will have everything we would need to play Guild Ball!
New Charity Bundle From Point of Insanity Game Studio
From now until the end of May, Point of Insanity Game Studio will be offering a new charity bundle consisting of Mazes & Missions, Action Planet, TimeSPAN Role Playing Game, and the Planets Systemless Setting.
All profit from the sales of this bundle will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project, a charity that helps American soldiers who have been injured in the line of duty.
Assassinorum: Execution Force - Unboxing & Reviewing GW's New Board Game
Games Workshop recently released a new board game - Assassinorum: Execution Force. It's similar to Space Hulk in style - miniatures on a board rather than a straight up board game and is a "While Stocks Last" item that costs £75 direct. The main draw for most people will be the four new Imperial Assassins, but you also get a Chaos Terminator Lord sprue to allow you to build Trask, The Chaos Sorcerer who is the "Big Bad" if you will, and also 15 snap fit chaos cultists plucked from the Dark Vengeance box set.
Rainbow Brush Painting Contest at Gencon/Wamp
Earlier today, I found out about an awesome little competition that will be taking place soon called The Rainbow Brush. In fact, there will actually be two Rainbow Brush contests - One at Gencon 2015, and one that runs parallel online over at Wamp for everyone else who can't make it, such as us Brits.
Instead of repeating myself at all, here is the description of the event straight from the horses's mouth, Marike Reimer on her site Destroyer Minis.
Instead of repeating myself at all, here is the description of the event straight from the horses's mouth, Marike Reimer on her site Destroyer Minis.
Undead Spirit Host - Getting Back To Fantasy - 9/50
It's been a while since I worked on anything Fantasy - probably going back to late last year since I last finished something. So, while I have been focused on getting a few other projects built (Guild Ball Masons along with one or two pieces you'll see in the near future), I've been throwing paint at a Spirit Host to keep my eye in.
Guild Ball Kickstarter Unboxing - Part 4: Morticians and The Union
This week has flown by! We find ourselves with just two teams left to unbox, so there isn't any point delaying any further!
Guild Ball Kickstarter Unboxing - Part 3: Alchemists and Butchers
Welcome to Part 3 of my Guild Ball unboxing - The Alchemist's Guild and The Butcher's Guild!
Guild Ball Kickstarter Unboxing - Part 2: Fishermen and Masons
Now we are at Wednesday in our Guild Ball week, let's finally get a look up close at some models!
Today, as the title indicates, we're going to be having a look at the Fisherman's Guild and the Mason's Guild.
Today, as the title indicates, we're going to be having a look at the Fisherman's Guild and the Mason's Guild.
Guild Ball Kickstarter Unboxing - Part 1
Welcome to Guild Ball Week! This little series will run (cunningly) until the end of the working week, and detail everything that turned up in my Guild Ball Kickstarter reward box.
For those that haven't heard of it, Guild Ball is a new medieval based skirmish ball game made by Steamforged Games. Gamers take control of one of several Guilds, ranging from Masons to Morticians, Brewers to Butchers, with the goal of either scoring more goals than your opponent or leaving them in such a shape that they are unable to do the same to you.
Guild Ball Week
This week on Noobs and their paint brush we are dedicating the week to Guid ball . Fans of the game or people who might be interested, but would like to know more this week is for you.
The Devil of Hell's Kitchen - Knight Models' Daredevil 8/50
Like many people, I got caught up in Daredevil when it was released on Netflix a few weeks back, finishing the series (which is awesome - highly recommend it) the day after it's release.
Instead of saying "oh, that's it", I decided to try and carry the mojo forwards and got the Knight Models Daredevil mini out of the blister and got to work.
Instead of saying "oh, that's it", I decided to try and carry the mojo forwards and got the Knight Models Daredevil mini out of the blister and got to work.
Project Decision Time - Help Me Choose What Comes Next
I'm getting towards the end of my current miniature and I'm trying to work out what project to sink my teeth in to next.
Over the last month I've been attending a new gaming club that started up in town, so I want to try and return my focus to painting for gaming rather than painting for painting. The club is only small at the moment, and it's an even split of miniatures and Magic, so what I want to do is get some small warbands/armies built and painted for a few systems to be able to run demo games and get people into things if they aren't already, or to be able to pick up games with others who already run one of these systems.
Over the last month I've been attending a new gaming club that started up in town, so I want to try and return my focus to painting for gaming rather than painting for painting. The club is only small at the moment, and it's an even split of miniatures and Magic, so what I want to do is get some small warbands/armies built and painted for a few systems to be able to run demo games and get people into things if they aren't already, or to be able to pick up games with others who already run one of these systems.
Q and A with Brett Johnson Part 2
Today we have the second half of the Q and A with Brett Johnson if you missed the first part it can be found Here.
Resin Master Atalanta from JoeK Minis - A (Sort of) Review
Just when my wallet thought it was going to get a break before the big Salute rush (I'm not off to Salute, but a lot of companies have caught on and now do online deals when events are on), JoeK Minis releases some Resin Masters of their third Odyssey miniature - Atalanta. She is supposedly getting a full release for Salute, but I jumped at the chance to get one of the five that Joe made available.
Guild Ball Playing Mat on Indiegogo for 7 Days Only!
Lots of people on various platforms screamed "Take my monies!" when Steamforged Games, the team behind Guild Ball, (which recently began shipping out KS pledges) unveiled a prototype of their gaming mat. This caught their attention, so now there is a 7 day Indiegogo Campaign to fund it.
The ArcWorlde Heavy Hitters Arrive from Warploque Miniatures
Alex has set loose another wave of ArcWorlde goodies, and this time it is the turn of some heavy hitters, with 5 being released.
Citadel Crusade Case Review - AKA "The New Big Games Workshop Case"
Holding up to an estimated 400 figures (of 28-32mm scale, you could probably double or treble that if you go 10-15mm), the Crusade Case is the new big beast from Games Workshop. Is it worth looking at? Well, as I've been looking at a new case to store all my skirmish gaming stuff in (I do realise that skirmish gaming uses a small number of miniatures and this is the biggest case, but I'm a fan of overkill) I decided to pick one up and do a little review on it.
Hi from the newest noob!
Hello everyone! I am RedSkullz the newest noob i
Heracles from JoeK Minis
JoeK Minis recently launched the second model in their Odyssey line - Heracles, who joins the rather large Hephestus. He is resin, and as a special offer for the first 50, you can get him for £10 instead of £12.
Bramblen's Tour of Gotham - Part 7: League of Shadows Crew Finished 7/50
This is a post I am quite proud to be putting together. I have a horrid track record of starting stuff and not finishing it, particularly armies. So, to be able to put in the title that my League of Shadows crew is finished, I'm really quite chuffed.
I got the last figure finished on 31st March, just in time for the end of the Arkham City Limits painting contest.
Nouveau Collectors Edition from Twisted and Guild of Harmony Sale
A couple of weeks back, the Demented Games webstore opened, allowing people to get their hands on the first two miniatures from Twisted - Nouveau and Ollyver.
Because I'm a sucker for things that are both shiny resin and limited edition (the resin runs are for 500 units only, before they go to metal full time) I ordered myself a Nouveau, who turned up earlier this week.
Because I'm a sucker for things that are both shiny resin and limited edition (the resin runs are for 500 units only, before they go to metal full time) I ordered myself a Nouveau, who turned up earlier this week.
Wayland Games: Massive Easter Sale
Sunday was the start of Wayland Games Easter Sale with up to
50% off loads of items across their store.
50% off loads of items across their store.
Q and A with Brett Johnson Part 1
Following on with our q&a's we are pleased to bring you a q&a with.
Brett Johnson
7 Hours left on the Wamp Select Series Kickstarter
Hi guys, just a quick note to say that the Wamp Select Series Kickstarter ends in just over 7 hours. It's been an exhausting 2 weeks for me and Brett, and safe to say that the fact the total is now over £40,000 is mind blowing, as we worked out our target to be £850 - the cost of getting the minimum number of sets of brushes produced. Now we have Brushes, a mini, lovely art books from Figone and Massive Voodoo, the Black Hand Special set and access to all of the Wamp minis.
So, if you had a look at the beginning of the campaign and decided you didn't fancy brushes, there are plenty of other things there that might tempt you if you take a second look.
It closes at midnight tonight GMT, so get your skates on!
So, if you had a look at the beginning of the campaign and decided you didn't fancy brushes, there are plenty of other things there that might tempt you if you take a second look.
It closes at midnight tonight GMT, so get your skates on!
The Artist from Wamp - Available on Kickstarter Now
As part of the Wamp Select Series Paintbrushes Kickstarter, Wamp have added a brand new miniature to the mix for people to pick up - The Artist.
Bonny Anne from Kabuki - (Not Quite) The Full Reveal
A couple of weeks back, we posted that Kabuki has released a teaser of their forthcoming Bonny Anne 1/8 Scale bust. Well, they've now released a full image, which you can find below.
Brambleten's Tour of Gotham - Part 6: The Head of the Demon 6/50
It turns out that helping run a Kickstarter (Wamp Select Series Paintbrushes - If you haven't seen them yet, where have you been?) is rather more work than either me or Brett anticipated so it's been a massively busy week. Because of this, I haven't been able to finish this guy as quickly as I would have liked. However, he is now done and I'm rather happy with him.
Liam Neeson, or as he is known in Gotham - Ra's al Ghul.
Liam Neeson, or as he is known in Gotham - Ra's al Ghul.
Return of the Stunty Henchmen!
A little while back, we said that Annie The Dice Bag Lady and Red Star Coven had released the 3rd pack of Stunty Henchmen. Well, they're back with pack 4!
More Blood for the Blood God! The Khorne Daemonkin are unleashed on 40K
After the love that Khorne got during The End time for Fantasy, Games Workshop have decided that Warhammer 40k should get a share. There aren't actually any new minis this week, but The Skull Throne will have to make do with a new Codex and some Datacards.
Twisted Webstore Launches!
The Twisted webstore launched last night, bringing the first inhabitants of their Steampunk Adventure Game to life. To kick things off there are two lovely Limited Run resin Miniatures, with monthly releases to follow.
Pendraken Painting Competition Results.
The 2015 Pendraken Painting Competition is over and the winners are
Making a Wet Palette
Since I started painting, I've always used a solid surface to mix my paint on - currently it's a white tile that gets cleaned down every couple of weeks. After hearing consistently about them being better, I watched a few tutorials last night in how to build wet palettes. As it turns out they are rather simple, so I built one.
Q and A with David Powell Part 2
Today we have the second half of the Q and A with David Powell if you missed the first part it can be found Here.
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