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    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 contributed articles for the Warhammer Community site. He holds 3 UK Golden Demon finalist pins and 2 Armies on Parade Gold awards. His other passion is photography and cinematography, which he uses to great effect to deliver high-quality content to the blog.
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    Showcase: Thousand Sons Sekhetar Robots (inc. painting guides)

    Bit of a strange one on the blog today, I thought I'd talk about designing an atmospheric photo. if you've seen any of my posts on this website, you'd have noticed photographs that wouldn't look out of place in an official publication. Occasionally, Games Workshop...
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    Showcase: Prince Vhordrai, Lord of the Crimson Keep (inc. painting guides)

    Soulblight Gravelords are getting new model kits released this Saturday and I was lucky enough to get some of them early. I've painted Prince Vhordrai, Lord of the Crimson Keep to add to my army. I have my painting guide for him at the end...
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    Showcase: Aeldari Wave Serpent Grav Tank (inc. painting guides)

    Why have I bought and painted a Wave Serpent and added it to my army before I even know what I'm going to put into it? We'll find that out and chat about my 1000pt list in today's post. I'll also share my recipe card...
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    Showcase: Legions Imperialis Karacnos Assault Tanks (inc. painting guide)

    The Horus Heresy and by extension Legions Imperialis, has the same problem that Lord of the Rings suffers from. That's all changing with the Dark Mechanicum models, whilst not true Dark Mechanicum models, you can take Karacnos Tanks as part of the Horus aligned Mechanicus....
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    Showcase: Aeldari Falcon Grav Tank (inc. painting guides)

    Is being efficient the same as cutting corners when painting? Does quality have to suffer if you save time? In this article, I’ll explore this by talking about how I approached painting my Aeldari Falcon grav tank. I’m going to share with you my work...
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    Showcase: Aeldari Swooping Hawks (inc. painting guides)

    I recently finished my Fire Dragons and I was excited to paint more Aeldari, so I decided to crack on with the new Swooping Hawks. The kits are lovely and have lots of options for the Exarch and multiple head choices but I went for...
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    40k, Painting Guides, Showcase

    Battle Report: Blood Angels vs Astra Militarum

    Big guns never tire, but Garfy does... painting large models can be a real struggle but in today's post I'm going to explain how I made painting the Space Marine Gladiator Lancer in Blood Angel colours easy... but be warned, it could all go horribly...
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    News: New EU toy safety regulation (April fools’ joke)

    From box art to battlefield, the EU's newly proposed Toy Safety Regulation is poised to transform the wargaming landscape. With tabletop miniatures classified as toys in the TSR, and a set of new rules for imitation firearms for toys, painting models might never be the...
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    40k, Painting Guides, Showcase

    Showcase: Blood Angels Gladiator Lancer

    Big guns never tire, but Garfy does... painting large models can be a real struggle but in today's post I'm going to explain how I made painting the Space Marine Gladiator Lancer in Blood Angel colours easy... but be warned, it could all go horribly...
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    Showcase: Blood Angels Sanguinor (inc. painting guide)

    On today's post I share my Blood Angels Sanguinor and talk about why I think the new plastic sculpt is better than the old one.
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