40k, Painting Guides, Showcase

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 a pretty standard build. In today’s post I have lots of tips for building and assembling your Swooping Hawks as well as a detailed painting guide.

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40k, Showcase

Showcase: Leagues of Votann Hekaton Land Fortress

Detail shot of the cockpit of an orange painted Votann Hekaton Land Fortress

Today, I wanted to share my Votann Land Fortress with you all! It’s just a “short” 😉 post, but I couldn’t resist showing it off. I was so hyped about the Votann when they were first launched. However, as any hobbyist will agree, it’s easy to get drawn from one project to another as exciting new models are released. I really need to double my efforts and paint more units—a “little” 😉 effort often goes a long way!

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Kill Team, Reviews

Review: Kill Team: Blood and Zeal

The Kill Team: Blood and Zeal box on a concrete background lit with orange light, photographed for a review and unboxing
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Shortly before the Great Gun is fired, the population of Volkus is in a state of religious turmoil. As the sweating masses gather for the preparatory rituals, a bloodthirsty danger brews from within. In this review of Kill Team: Blood and Zeal, we’ll take a look at the new models of the Sanctifiers and Khorne’s Goremongers (including high-res sprue images) and leaf through the dossier and mission pack.

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40k, Showcase

Showcase: Black Legion Daemon Prince

Cinematic close-up shot of a Black Legion Daemon Prince with a hazy blue sky in the background

Sometimes, a model simply demands a place in your collection – no questions asked. A few years ago, while working on my Black Legion force, I was inspired by Garfy’s brilliant painting guides. So, when the plastic Chaos Daemon Prince kit debuted in 2022, I knew it had to be part of my army. But then came the challenge: choosing his loadout!

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40k, Painting Guides, Showcase

Showcase: Blood Angels Captain (inc. painting guide)

What’s gold, weighs a tonne and if it fell out of the sky it would kill you? My new Space Marine Captain with Jump Pack! In today’s post we’ll take a closer look at why I’m ditching my old Captain for a shiny new one, why he’s a Codex Space Marine Captain and not a Blood Angel Codex Captain, why he has a massive tactical rock and finally, we’ll check out the painting guide, so if you want to paint your own shiny golden boy stay around until the end.

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40k, Painting Guides, Showcase

Showcase: Blood Angels Assault Intercessors (inc. painting guide)

Back in 2023 I painted five Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs. It was the third unit for my brand new Blood Angel army, by the time I’d finished them, I thought to myself “never again!” They took too long and I didn’t enjoy it. Fast forward nearly two years and I’ve recently finished another five, find out in today’s blog what changed my mind and I’ll also share how to paint them.

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