Garfy
Garfy is a UK hobbyist with over twenty years experience. He's a regular contributor to White Dwarf Magazine including 4 Armies of the Month features and has written articles for the Warhammer Community site. He holds 3 UK Golden Demon finalist pins and 2 Armies on Parade Gold award. His other passion is photography and cinematography, which he uses to great effect to deliver high quality content to the blog.
Review: White Dwarf – May 2012
Stahly has asked me to review the May issue of White Dwarf, and I jumped at the chance. Having just read the magazine, lets dive in! Unless you’ve been slumbering in a tomb for uncountable years, you will know that this month’s big release is...
WIP: Grey Knight Interceptors
When I completed the Storm Raven, I realised I only needed to paint four Interceptors to complete a playable 1500pt army. So I quickly finished of the The Flaming Scimitar and purchased another box of Grey Knights. So far I’ve highlighted, shaded and lined the armour and blacked...
Showcase: Dreadfleet – The Flaming Scimitar
My heart wasn’t in this. I didn’t want to paint this model because it does nothing for me. It doesn’t excite me in the slightest. I’m going to nickname it the shortcut sailboat. I rushed it to finish it because I just couldn’t be bothered....
Showcase: Grey Knight Storm Raven
I must be getting better at these big projects, this one only took a total of 2 weeks to complete instead of a month. Read on for more pictures including close ups of the freehand and weathering. The above shot shows the cock pit and...
WIP: Grey Knight Storm Raven #5
This is nearly finished now. I have now painted the weapons and the lights. I just have the crew and some weathering to do and she’s complete. I’ve deliberately tried to busy the model up, to break up the large flat metallic areas. Lots of...
WIP: Dreadfleet – The Flaming Scimitar #1
I’ve been feeling guilty recently. I’ve been painting all these awesome big kits and Dreadfleet has been languishing alone in the corner of my man cave like a Parrot who has a fear of shoulders. To rectify these feelings of guilt, I thought it would...
WIP: Grey Knight Storm Raven #4
Slow progress on the Storm Raven this week, I’ve been a bit distracted with the new paints. However I have managed to paint the four chapter icons and glue those on and paint the Aquillas gold. I think I’ll start work on the weapon systems...
Showcase: Tyranid Red Terror Conversion
I always thought the Red Terror model from GW wasn’t big enough to represent the creatures stats so I built my own out of a metal LOTR Fell Beast and Carnifex with a few Red Terror parts and green stuffing thrown in to tie it...
Tutorial: Garfy’s Tyranid scheme with New Citadel paints
I’m pleased to present to you a comprehensive guide to painting Tyranids the Garfy way with the new Citadel Paints, including Bases, Layers, Glazes, Shades, Textures and Lahmian Medium all of which I will cover in this detailed tutorial. Stage 1 – Skin Firstly, I...
Review: Garfy and Jo give the Warhammer 40,000 Paint Set a try
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced painter, this review will give you insights and opinions from both sides. The Warhammer 40,000 Paint Set includes 4 base paints, 2 layers paints, a shade and a technical paint. You get 5 Dark Angels with Bolters, a...