Exploring and celebrating the tabletop hobby
Lockdown: It's getting old, innit? As someone who is now firmly working from home, I'm actually finding my days a lot fuller than I'd expected. I spend a lot of time working, attending meetings, planning and the like. This is occasionally interspersed with short breaks on YouTube, Netflix or World of Warcraft. Sometimes, and this… Continue reading Peer Pressure Powered Painting
I mentioned in a previous post that one of my goals for the coming year is to get some Skaven done! I've had unpainted Skaven for years and, despite their classic, sprue-grey colour scheme, they saw a fair bit of play in 8th edition, back when I was fielding units of 100 or so Skaven… Continue reading New Year, New(ish) Army: Pestilens
I have played and collected Games Workshop games and miniatures since the mid-90s. Along the way, I've also picked up a number of miniatures from other companies. I have some Privateer Press, some Infinity, an Italian fleet for Dystopian Wars, a ton of Malifaux... I like miniatures. I like collecting them. I like playing with… Continue reading Realistic Expectations: Making a Dent in the Pile of Shame in 2020
It's been a long time since I've done any painting for 40K or Warhammer or... anything, really... I did some work on some Ariadna for Infinity about a year ago and another pile of Pink Horrors. I like Pink Horrors, but that was a LOT of pink to paint... Given that I am a slow,… Continue reading Starting a New Army: Adeptus Mechanicus
Hallo! I am out and about at the moment, visiting family and re-engaging with (relatively) metropolitan life in the Central Belt of Scotland... Yeah, it's really confirming that I'm happier up beyond the wall. But it's still a nice change of scenery for a short time. In previous years I've brought too many games with… Continue reading Holiday Hobbying: Part 1
There's not been much goin' on this week. As with last week, I have been visiting family, but I had a lot less hobby time this week. What time I did have was used for painting as I keep on keeping on with my Tzeentch Daemons. I've not been making quick progress up to now,… Continue reading Hobby Update 22/07/18: Red Wash Over Pink
Hello! For those who didn't follow my other blog, this will be a regular feature wherein each week, I'll be doing a quick pictorial roundup of hobby activity. I expect these will be some of the most colourful posts on the blog! In the past week, I've been pressing on with painting my Pink Horrors… Continue reading Hobby Update 03/06/18: Simulating a Tabletop
I'm not the strongest painter around. I can do some of the basics, but I would like to improve and I reckon that the best thing I could do would be to work on my basic techniques and really get those down solidly before trying anything more complex. To this end, I am finding the… Continue reading Games Workshop's Painting Videos
I have a lot of unpainted Miniatures. I've written about this before. I'm also not always the most motivated to paint, but I've managed to do a little more this year than I had in the previous few years. In the interests of maintaining my focus and getting me on track early this year, here… Continue reading Prioritising Miniatures Projects For 2018
Having written a short article over at Hit Somebody which assesses my progress on my hobby resolutions for 2017 (spoilers, they ain't goin' great), I'm keen to consider how we think about a good or bad year in our hobby. Years ago, when I first started collecting board games, a good year might have been… Continue reading What Makes a “Good” Year in the Hobby?
