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.

Painting Guides, Showcase, Warcry

Showcase: Warcry Horns of Hashut (incl. painting guides)

This weekend sees the release of Warcry Heart of Ghur and I was lucky enough to be sent the starter set early to paint up. I’ll be sharing the war bands and terrain in their own posts starting with the Horns of Hashut.

Age of Sigmar, Showcase

Showcase: Hedonites of Slaanesh Keeper of Secrets

Slender and alluring, the Keeper of Secrets strides confidently through the ruins of the Varanspire seeking those who might lead her to the imprisoned Dark Prince.

Maggotkin of Nurgle Plague Drones cinematic shot by Garfy

Age of Sigmar, Painting Guides, Showcase

Showcase: Maggotkin of Nurgle Plague Drones (incl. painting guides)

How’s everyone getting on with their #newyearnewarmy projects? I decided my faction would be Maggotkin of Nurgle Daemons. During June I revisited the project to add these Plague Drones to the putrid force.

Cinematic shot of a Necromunda Cargo-8 Ridgehauler for Ash Wastes painted by Garfy

Necromunda, Painting Guides, Showcase

Showcase: Necromunda Cargo-8 Ridgehauler and trailer (incl. painting guides)

In today’s post, I share why I nearly turned down the chance to work on the Ridgehauler Warhammer Community article as well recipe card painting guides for this massive model and its crew. There’s also a bonus version of the cinematic shot at the end of this article.

How to make rocky outcrop Warhammer terrain tutorial

Terrain, Tutorials

Tutorial: How to make and paint Rocky Hills/Cliffs War Games Terrain (incl. painting guides)

In this post, I’ll show you how to make your own rocky outcrops, hills, crags, cliffs for use in your table top war games using readily available materials such as cardboard and plaster cloth. I’ll also share the paint recipes used so you can paint yours the same if you wish. Find out how in this guide.

Painting Guides, Showcase

Showcase: Masters of the Universe Battleground boxed game (incl. painting guides)

Fabulous secret powers were revealed to me the day I held aloft my magic paintbrush and said, “I HAVE THE POWER”. Are you in for a treat today, this blog post is a round up of 4 weeks’ worth of work painting my Masters of the Universe Battleground Starter Set from Archon Studio. I’ve created painting guides for every model including the terrain pieces and photographed them in stunning scenes. So hold onto your furry underwear, this going to be a good one!

40k, Painting Guides, Tutorials

Tutorial: How to paint Blood Angels Assault Intercessors

In this post, I’ll show you how to paint your Blood Angels Space Marines in a scheme reminiscent to their vintage orangey armoured 1980s cousins. Perfect for Horus Heresy or Primaris Blood Angels armies. In just 24 easy to follow stages, you’ll learn how I highlight red, paint neat hazard stripes and more. Find out how in this painting guide.

Cinematic shot of Necromunda Orlock outrider quads

Necromunda, Painting Guides, Showcase

Showcase: Necromunda Orlock Outrider Quads (incl. painting guide)

Wheel-spinning out of Necromunda’s Ash Wastes are my Orlock Outrider Quads! These models were only meant to be background props for my Ridgehauler Cargo-8 Warhammer Community article Games Workshop asked me to do. I painted the Outrider Quads with really fast techniques (recipe card below) and now I’m thinking I quite like them and wouldn’t mind starting an Orlock Ash Wastes Gang.

Age of Sigmar, Painting Guides, Showcase

Showcase: Maggotkin of Nurgle Spoilpox Scrivener with Paint Recipes

I’m trying something old and new today. The old is sharing a pic of the Spoilpox Scrivener battling the Soulblight Gravelords in a picturesque 1990s Warhammer Fantasy Battle setting. The only thing missing is the square bases! If you weren’t around for Warhammer in the…

Age of Sigmar, Underworlds

Showcase: Warhammer Underworlds Sepulchral Guard

How does anticipation and excitement turn to guilt so quickly in the Warhammer hobby? One minute, I’m super hyped and can’t wait to paint the best looking skeleton models Games Workshop has ever released and then a blink of an eye it’s 5 years later and i’m looking at a dusty box on the shelf feeling bad I never painted them.