Star Wars Legions - Darth Maul

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Star Wars – Darth Maul has to be one of my favorite character designs. I remember being super excited when the first images and toys were released showing his demonic-looking face. Sadly his role in the first prequel was limited to generic bad guy that gets killed in the climax. When he came back in the animated series I was excited to see such a cool character design return. The end of Solo also hinted at a live action return, sadly with the poor reception of the Solo film I doubt we’ll see where that arc was going to go.

This sculpt like most of the Legions line captures the look of the character and provides a few options to make your choice stand out.

More Dungeon Doggies

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Random – The Dungeon Doggies line has been really popular with several of my clients. This latest batch adds a few more of the four legged character classes.

Eldar Avatar of Khaine

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Warhammer 40,000 – The Forgeworld Avatar is a pretty nice model. The molten details come across really well in resin. This particular project is for a Biel-Tan force that I’ll probably have a few additional elements to paint.

Ultramarines - New Recruits

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Warhammer 40,000 – The Ultramarines force I’ve been painting just got some new recruits. The gun platform and ATV are some of the newer models in the range. Pretty simple models that add Primaris Elements to the force that were sorely missed in the initial waves.

The gun platform is cool but I don’t know that it was really needed. The ATV is a neat model that fits with a very popular kit-bash that turn the old bikes into ATV’s.

Galaxy Hunters

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Board Game – Galaxy Hunters is a giant robot game by IDW Games. The premiss is you play as a bounty hunting pilot working for a mega corporation collecting resources to gain fortune and fame.

I haven’t had a chance to play but the game looks really nice. High quality components, large scale models and a ton of cardboard in a nice box organizer make it look really nice.

SPOILER ALERT - Scythe: Rise of Fenris

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Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Board Games – I’ve painted all the various expansions for Scythe and was happy to see another box has been added to the game. I haven’t read through it but it appears that the various boxes are meant to be opened over the course of playing through the expansion. So be forewarned these images might spoil some surprise elements.

Custodes - Additions

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Warhammer 40,000 – I’ve had this Custodes force on my table for some time. I opted to break it up into several smaller projects because painting this much red and gold can get tedious. I have a pretty simple recipe that involves a copper base coat, gold and a agrax wash. Once that dries I pick out the details and call them done.

Sisters of Battle - Old and New (Plus Crusaders)

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Warhammer 40,000 – Some old metal models are just to cool to leave behind. This project has several classics mixed with some new plastic models. Saint Celestine, the Gemini and a whole lot of Crusaders.

3D Printed Praetor - Imperial Guard

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Warhammer 40,000 – 3D printing continues to impress me, while I don’t think I can find the time to devote to learning to do it and the patience to tweak design files, I am impressed when others do it. This giant missile launching tank is a filament print that looks very similar to the Praetor resin kit.

I painted this to match the Death Korp force I’ve painted components for. The simple camo scheme looks great on this large model and helps to hide the fine lines from the filament print.

Iron Hands Successor Chapter - Additions

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Warhammer 40,000 – I’ve been slowly painting additional models for this Iron Hands force in small batches. It’s always fun to see what new (old) model finds it’s way onto the custom printed bases, each time they cross my table. This time around are a few more characters, a dreadnought, some special weapons and a very old terminator.

Catapult Kingdoms - War for the Floor

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Board Games – When I was a kid I owned Crossbows and Catapults, it was a cool game that had you shot hard plastic pucks at your opponent with rubber band powered siege engines. The look was very barbarian fantasy looking and the game was very fun. When I saw Catapult Kingdoms on Kickstarter it immediately brought back memories of that older game. The look is very cartoony and the components are vastly superior to the originals.

This project was the entire all-in package which has the core game, 2 expansions, a viking ship, and a volcano. I didn’t paint the individual castle components but focused on a simple paint job to bring the cartoony components to life. I’m happy with the end result and double sealed the parts to help stand up to the abuse they’ll get having rubber balls shot at them over and over.

Walking Dead - The Board Game

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Board Games – I used to be a huge fan of the Walking Dead, however once I cut the cable cord I lost touch with the AMC series. Painting this board game was a bit of nostalgia as the characters are from the early seasons of the show. While not the same quality as the other miniature games based on the property these sculpts are easily recognizable as the characters from the show.

I stuck with a pretty basic paint job to get these quickly painted to a tabletop standard. I decided to stick with a duplicate paint job on the duplicate sculpts in this box since they’re pretty basic looking.

Deathwing – Dark Angels Additions

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Warhammer 40,000 – I love the bone color of Dark Angels terminators, the look of a mixed fully painted force on the table is impressive with any faction but with the Dark Angels it’s particularly cool because of the stark contrast between the first, second and battle companies.

Tiny Epic Pirates

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Boardgames – Miniature games aren’t typically small and portable. Tiny Epic Pirates is the exception this cool little game comes with several plastic ships that break down and fit back in the little box. This project is pretty basic with a simple coat of contrast paint on the ships and sails to make them look a little better than the bare molded plastic.

Marvel United - Kickstarter Exclusives Part One

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Board Games – Marvel United is one of the more clever co-op games that has come around lately. The game is simple enough that anyone can quickly pick up on the mechanics of the game. Changing up the team of heroes makes the game very different, and each villain brings an entirely different challenge to the game.

I recently was able to track down one of the Kickstarter Exclusive sets for a reasonable price. Having an additional 52 models means I’ll be painting these little guys between my other projects for some time.

I’ve always been a fan of the Midnight Sons and more street level heroes so that’s what I started with on this batch.

Dark Rituals - Cursed Fjord

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Boardgames – The last of the expansions for Dark Rituals is the obligatory “viking” themed box. This has a variety of ice and river themed enemies as well as some barbarian heroes to add to the mix. As a big box expansions it has a bunch of extra box sections and components to add to the core game.

Dark Rituals - Small Box Expansions

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Boardgames – A staple of many miniature heavy boardgames are small box expansions. These small sets usually introduce a new character and a few monsters. It makes for a inexpensive means to add new content to a game and for a Kickstarted project it’s an easy add-on to bolster the funding.

These three sets for Dark Rituals introduce some new monsters and boss characters. Some of the sculpts are insanely creepy.

Dark Ritual - Witches Sabbath

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Boardgames – The great thing about Kickstarter games is you get a ton of expansions right out the gate. Where the traditional model is release a game if it sells well then release more content, kickstarted games typically have all their content at launch.

Witches Sabbath is one of the big box expansions for Dark Rituals. To me it looks like the “graveyard” level with ghosts and tombs and a giant monster.

Kickstarter Exclusives - Dark Rituals

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Boardgames – Dark Rituals was very successful Kcikstarter and as such has a ton of extras that backers received as a benefit. This models are very cool and a nice bonus for backers.

Dark Rituals by Dark Gate Games

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Dark Rituals by Dark Gate Games

Board Games – I love a good board game, add in a bunch of minis and it’s even better. Dark Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum was a Kickstarter game that funded in 2019. The amazing models and creeoy theme lead to the game funding in less than 50 min. The look and feel of the game reminds me a bit of Hell Dorado and Kingdom Death.

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