More Viking Fatigue Markers

May 29, 2023

As previously mentioned, I prefer not to make do with placing dice or cardboard counters besides units to indicate their fatigue count.

I opted for casualty miniatures based with a dial to indicate fatigue, using 32mm two-part MDF bases from Customeeple.

The previous batch were done with casualty miniatures from Foundry, but this time I went with some neat little sculpts from Ragnarok Miniatures, from a set of 16 Viking casualties (so plenty more on the way!).

*Viking Casualties (Ragnarok Miniatures)*

Viking Horn Blower 2

March 26, 2023

Another (literally pointless) addition to my Viking horde, the second of the random horn blowers included with the Foundry box sets.

The paint job is no better than the miniature deserves, but at least he’s done and I can move on to some more casualty marker models.

Tyranid Hive Tyrants

March 25, 2023

Ever bountiful, the internet recently provided this lovely old White Dwarf ‘Eavy Metal page featuring two splendid Hive Tyrants, painted by myself (the lower miniature) and Stuart Thomas (the upper).

We were proud of both pieces at the time, successfully bringing to life miniatures that were a little “messy” and providing some gravitas to a race that until that time had been pretty much overlooked since Advanced Space Crusade in terms of painters’ attention.

Of interest is the two very different colour schemes and what they represent.

Stuart’s model was the original release and painted a few months or so before mine (mine being a later “conversion” of the original sculpt by Michael Perry) and as such represented what was still the prevalent studio painting ethos (i.e., bright and colourful) of the day (although signs of the imminent shift away from this can be seen).

By the time I painted the second Hive Tyrant acceptance of a darker, more “realistic” painting style was taking hold, allowing me to take quite a different route in terms of colour scheme and the overall feel of the miniature.

Cursed City Ulfenwatch Test 2

March 24, 2023

Another stab at one of the excellent Ulfenwatch skeletons, this time less laboured and the results similar, although brighter — especially the robes.

Although I’m sure an entire Cursed City set painted to this standard would look great, it’s still not quite what I’m aiming for…

Something simpler, flatter, less washy and closer to a simplification of the contemporary GW style would be peachy.

Ultramarine Terminators and Librarians

March 23, 2023

A few more old White Dwarf ‘Eavy Metal pages featuring my past work appeared online awhile ago; Ultramarine terminators and Librarians this time.

The terminators were for the release of the (at the time) new designs, around 1995/ ‘96. They were excellent miniatures that improved upon the original terminator box set models without straying far from what was already a much loved, classic design.

This particular squad of Ultramarine terminators were one of my favourite, and to my mind best, pieces of work. Despite all the wonderful things that have been done for other chapters over the years, somehow Ultramarines still feel like the quintessential space marine chapter.

The terminator Librarian is of the same era although a little later than the terminator squad. Not one of my favourite marine miniatures, it feels off-balance, nor one of my better paint jobs.

The three Librarians in MKVII armour aren’t my work, but were painted by Neil Hodgson (the Lexicanium and Codicier) and Stuart Thomas (the Epistolary).