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Showcase: Ultramarines Primaris Lieutenant by Aurélie
Hi all, it’s Aurélie. Today I present one of the Primaris Lieutenants from the Dark Imperium starter set. Lovely, straightforward model to paint. I chose a bright, eye-catching blue and a simple paint scheme to make him stand out on the battlefield. The model is mounted...
Showcase: Eldar Farseer of Biel-Tan by Lecoqadoodledo
Lecoqadoodledo here with my most recent display piece. Originally I intended to enter this in Golden Demon, but was unable to finish it in time. So when I got back from the UK in early June, I set about getting this guy finished, using it...
Showcase: Blood Raven Primaris Marine by Lecoqadoodledo
Hey guys, Lecoqadoodledo here with a recent project. I and several others were asked to paint up a Primaris Marine each for our local store, in various schemes to show off the new sculpt. I decided on Blood Ravens because I’ve always liked the colour...
Showcase: Lord of the Rings The Three Hunters & Warriors of the Dead by FruitBear
Hey there everyone! I’m really excited to be sharing this with all of you. Here we have my 750 point army for a Lord of the Rings tournament I participated in not long ago. It includes the Three Hunters and the Warriors of the Dead!...
Showcase: Lord of the Rings Legolas Greenleaf by FruitBear
Hey there everyone, following my last post on Gimli we finally have the Mirkwood prince himself, Legolas. I left him last to paint as I knew he would take the longest to paint and I was right! I hoped some lessons I learnt from painting...
Showcase: Lord of the Rings Gimli by FruitBear
Hey there everyone, following my last post here’s Gimli, son of Gloin the second of the Three Hunters. I tried to stick to the original colour scheme with some reference material from the movies as well as having internet references from other talented individuals that...
Showcase: Aragorn by FruitBear
Hey there everyone. Today I’ve got what is the start of a low model count army I did for a Lord of the Rings tournament not too long ago. When I decided on an army, I really wanted t include the Three Hunters thus, I...
Showcase: Thousand Sons Renegade Imperial Knight by Aurélie
I recently finished a Renegate Knight with a Thousand Sons theme, featuring a really cool Anubis head! The head is a custom 3D print, designed by Shane Blomberg aka ComradeQuiche. Check out more pictures after the jump. I had lots of different ideas about how...
Showcase: Deathmages Necromancer by FruitBear
Hello everyone! now for some more Death units… well single mini this time! Here’s my necromancer! I had this model lying around for ages and He’s part of my 1000 point death army. I kept the colour palette to a minimum focusing on black, brown...
Showcase: Slambo, Chaos Warrior by FruitBear
Hi there everyone! Hope you’ve all been well. Recently I’ve completed my very first resin miniature (well what ever resin GW is using now instead of finecast). What better way to start my first resin miniature then doing Slambo! There’s more photos and details after...
















