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.
Fantasy - The Old World, Showcase

Showcase: Black Orc BigBoss

Third Eye Nuke and Sigur are kings of gore on Tale of Painters with their Black Legion and Heresy World Eaters respectively, but they have inspired me to experiment with mixing Tamiya Clear Red with Badab Black wash.  I started by just slapping it on...
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WIP: Ultramarine Land Raider

Not only is this a WIP shot, it’s also a sneak peek announcement. I’m currently working on a pair of extensive photo tutorials explaining how I paint my Ultramarine vehicles. The first tutorial will be how I paint them from start to finish to a...
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40k, Showcase

Showcase: Space Hulk Broodlord and Genestealers

Last week I shared my Space Hulk Ultramarine Terminators, so this week I thought I’d share my Space Hulk Genestealers. More pics after the jump.  I based all the models on standard bases so I can use them as part of my larger Tyranid collection. My...
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Gaming, Reviews

Review: Kaiser2 from KR Multicase

I’m fortunate to own a lot of painted models and from time to time they need to be transported. I own a couple of Games Workshop plastic cases and a couple of cases from Figures in Comfort so I’m well placed to review the Kaiser2...
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40k, Editorial

Thunderhawk Project Overview

If you’re about to undertake the challenge of building and painting a Forgeworld Thunderhawk Gunship then this post should prove useful.  I’ve documented the assembly and painting of the biggest model I have ever painted in 25 separate blog entries since October 2011. I thought...
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40k, Showcase

Showcase: Ultramarine Thunderhawk Gunship

The project is finished. The largest and most expensive model I have ever assembled and painted is complete. I’ve pretty much covered everything in the past 24 blog entries, so this post will just be pictures.  Please click more after the jump, there is a...
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40k, Showcase

Showcase: Space Hulk Ultramarine Terminators

Utterly inspired by Rev’s cool Imperial Fist Space Hulk Terminator I thought I’d dust off my Space Hulk Terminators and post them on Tale of Painters. More boys in blue after the jump. The first picture above shows the awesome Terminator Librarian. I think the only...
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WIP: Thunderhawk Gunship #8

The interior and the pilots are complete. Lots of pictures in this blog update of the insides and the constituent parts. Read on for more. I’m not a big fan of painting interiors. Most of my Land Raiders and Rhinos are sealed shut with the...
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WIP: Thunderhawk Gunship #7

The exterior is complete! This week I’ve spent way too much time painting rust around rivets and chips on armour. I will never get those 7 hours back… 7 hours just to weather a Thunderhawk. I must be crazy. Read on to see what else...
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