Hey folks, so I've seen some rumourmongering that I'm leaving Games Workshop. In the interest of honesty I will say now that yes, this is true, I am leaving at the end of the year, though I had hoped that it wouldn't have got out until Boxing Day at least...
Drama on the way home tonight! I drove through a thunderstorm and encountered this doggy along the road running around scared from the rain and lightning, with no owner in sight I stopped and herded him away from traffic. He jumped into the back seat like a good boy!
Heya folks, Happy New Year! As it is now the 1st you will notice that my handle has changed to
@Two_Thin_Coats
for I am no longer working at GW... Some people have asked me what this means for this account, well I shall now tell you!
Big news - we’re making a Painting Academy paint range! 😄 this is a dream come true for us and we can’t wait to reveal more! They are brand new paints btw, and yes - they’re in dropper bottles!!
#warmongers
I like a lot of minis, amongst them the Lannister troops for A Song of Ice and Fire by
@CMONGames
. These are regular Lannister Guardmen and I had a lot of fun painting their smart, clean uniforms and polished silver armour 😀
Hey folks, so I'm overwhelmed by the amount of support that's being shown for my little venture! I've seen a few questions so to give quick answers: It's not just me working on this, I'm in it with my friend Roger (who has been taking the photos)!
I love historical minis! I bought the Band of Brothers box set from
@WarlordGames
and have painted the German Grenadier force from it. These minis have loads of character and learning about their uniforms was lots of fun. I need to get the US Airborne painted too!
#BoltAction
Also I'd like to say, I'm truely overwhelmed and humbled by the support the community has given over the years. Making the hobby accessible has been my driving passion in all my time at GW, and I'm so happy that I have helped so many people get into painting their miniatures.
Glorious victory! Doggy and dad were reunited (I have a photo but in the interest of privacy won't post it) and all is well 😊
In other news, today I painted a miniature. 😆
#woofwoof
#goodboy
#thankgoodness
#iwishihadadog
What have you all been painting over the holidays? Amongst my many projects I've just finished this classic 2nd Edition Blood Angel, painted for fun (complete with genuine Goblin Green on the base)! 😁
I'm a Napoleonic Wars nerd! Here is one of my favourite units from my French 1815 army, the 1st Cuirassier Regiment who in real life fought in many battles including Jena, Leipzig, and Waterloo. The ruleset I play with is
#BlackPowder
by
@WarlordGames
. Minis are Perry Miniatures!
Some have asked if I have painted any of
@FFGames
'
#StarWarsLegion
miniatures, and yes I have! Here are my Imperials from the core set. I have not yet played a game though! 😅
#Warmongers
Finally, I'd like to say again how amazed and humbled I am at the reaction from the community. I have heard so many stories of people getting into the hobby due to what we made and I'm so happy to have contributed in this way.
Like most people I always get reflective around this time of year but you know what, there’s loads of exciting things to look forward to in 2020. So Happy New Year everybody, whatever you’re doing tonight I hope that you’re having fun! 😁
Right I'm off to bed, Merry Christmas everybody! I'll do my best to check in on Twitter over the holidays so if you have questions or anything then don't be a stranger :-)
We made it to the end! 96 miles walked in 6 days, this was certainly the most physically demanding thing I have ever done. Looking forward to a nice cup of tea back home (and some toys to paint lol). That's Ben Nevis in the centre right of the third photo!
#warmongers
I've collected
#XWing
by
@FFGames
, a great feature of this game is that the models come pre-painted! But, being crazy, I decided to repaint mine and went to great lengths to get the markings accurate. Here is Luke's Red 5, a Y-Wing, and a small squadron (with Biggs and Wedge!).
Exciting news!! To celebrate our launch
@thearmypainter
has kindly dontated us some awesome goodies to give away! We'll be giving a bunch to members of the Academy but also to people who follow us on YouTube and even Twitter and Instagram! 😁
#warmongers
Here is the Mountain's Men led by Ser Gregor Clegane for A Song of Ice and Fire by
@CMONGames
. I really enjoyed painting them as a break from the red and polished silver of the Lannisters! I keep getting them destroyed though 😅
#ASOIAF
I know I've been posting all sorts of minis recently, but I'm just excited to show folks what I have in my collection! What I'm actually working on now is
#BoltAction
Americans and Germans and plan to build some more tonight. What's on your desk at the moment?
#warmongers
Often a side effect of planning videos and testing methods is saying to myself, 'Hmm, I'd like to paint more of those...' I'm impressed by how good these little plastic droids are!
@FFGames
#starwarslegion
#starwars
#rogerroger
A few years ago I ran some map based WFB campaigns, and for each I built a map! The first territory is Skulldonia and the second is Skullheim. They fit together for a potential mega-campaign and remain the source of the best wargaming fun I've had.
#Warmongers
#WFB
The newly dubbed Codex and I then set off on an adventure to find his house (he unfortunately wouldn't tell me where, nor what his actual name was), and after many trials and daring escapes we talked to some locals. Eventually a lady walking her own dog pointed us the right way!
I'll do my best to drop in to Twitter as often as I can over the next few days to answer any questions but obviously being Christmas everyone has their priorities right now, so enjoy yourself and play a game of Warhammer and charge something in it for me! :-)
To answer another question, I am definitely going to be staying in the industry and will tell you here what I'm getting up to once I'm ready to do so. It won't be long!
That feeling when you complete a project 😆 I just finished painting the Nights Watch starter box, so happy to have this army ready for action! It even packs away neatly, I really love how CMON makes these starter box sets 😄
#warmongers
#asoiaf
@cmon
These are Freeguild minis that I converted for
#ageofsigmar
, I imagined that they had been lucky enough to trade weapons with the Kharadron so had become technologically advanced by most standards. I had ideas for an Aether-tank and Aether-golems! I must get back to them one day.
I’ve painted a Warrior Bug! I have a bunch more in progress but I got excited and had to finish one. Private Harris is in trouble being this close! Will he remember to aim for the nerve stem to put it down for good?
#warmongers
#starshiptroopers
I fear I have made a grave error my friends- in planning a Tip of the Day I have discovered that I enjoy painting Iron Warriors... is my allegiance shifting again? :-o
I will continue to tweet about wargaming and painting, but will be opening up those subjects more widely to encompass not only GW but also historicals and other games. It's going to become my hobby blog I think!
Here is my
#deathkorpsofkrieg
Engineer squad, a unit that is awesome because they are Guardsmen with shotguns. Way cooler than lasguns! I painted them a few years ago and they have fought many battles, and in Krieg tradition survived none of them.
#warhammer40k
#PaintingWarhammer
Word Bearers
#KillTeam
is ready for action! I will add transfers and a few features to the bases but it's always nice when a project is ready for the tabletop 😃
Here they are, the Lannister siblings that I painted for A Song of Ice and Fire by
@CMONGames
. These were the characters that I used in the tournament this last weekend and they are a ton of fun to use in battle!
#warmongers
#asoiafminiatures
#GameofThrones
Painting a squad of B1 Battle Droids was awesome, but then the Obi-Wan video was so much fun to make that now I've started painting Clones too🤪 Any suggestions for what Corps? The 91st Recon look pretty cool with those red markings..!
#warmongers
#starwarslegion
My girlfriend is currently painting a wall in the house and has just asked me, with a perfectly straight face, what to do for the smoothest finish after the first coat dried patchy. What should I tell her?
...but don't panic! For now my plan is to have a nice Christmas holiday and after that, well, we shall see. Anything I get up to will certainly be put up here so that you know straight away.
How cool is this? Thank you
@Kabooski01
!
Also, just for the record, a Noble wears an armoured bodyglove and then gets inside his Knight, which is also a suit of armour.
One might call this two layers of armour.
Just saying.
🤪
@WHTV_Dunc
Farewell Noble Duncan, as a parting gift I have created a small illustration of you in your honor, glory to the Knights of House Griffith! Chaaaaaarge!!
I will always apply two thin coats, no matter the cost.
#TwoThinCoats
The
#FinalFantasyVIIRemake
reminded me of a project from a years ago. I converted miniatures of Shinra characters for a game called 7TV (James Bond wargaming). Here are some of them- a squad of military police and their truck, and also Scarlet, President Shinra, and Hojo.
Here is my Teutonic Knights army that I painted for games of
#LionRampant
by
@OspreyGames
. It is themed for the Battle of Tannenberg/Grunwald in 1410 where the Knights were defeated by the army of the Polish-Lithuanian alliance. Minis are Perry Miniatures with a few conversions.
I do wonder sometimes what a younger me would think if he knew that one day he'd be doing an impression of
@Schwarzenegger
for work. Life has become very strange.
P.S. I love Arnie 😃
It's taken me a while but, I think I have come to the conclusion that, in my opinion, the best Chapter to paint the Indomitus and new starter set Marines in is Dark Angels! All three armour colour schemes in one set just looks lovely
#warhammer40k
#darkangels
#40k
This
#napoleonic
British infantry regiment represents the 28th North Gloucestershire at the Battle of Waterloo. I love Napoleonic miniatures and had a lot of fun on these, especially adding the banners, and one day they will fight with allies against the French!
#warmongers
Just arrived in the post today, the short lived Starship Troopers miniatures game was a fantastic wargame though sadly short lived, lasting only from 2005 till 2007. Finally got a copy second hand and am so excited!!!
#starshiptroopers
#yesiwouldliketoknowmore
We’ve added two new videos to the Academy! This week there is a guide for
#ImperialFists
and another for applying transfers. On Monday May the 4th we will be adding another video to both the Academy and our YouTube channel for
#StarWarsLegion
featuring a fan favourite character!
I've painted some Lannister heroes! First the Kingsguard, shining examples of chivalry all, painted to match their lovely box art. Then that gruff mercenary with a heart of gold, Bronn! 😁 Next will be the good, just, and kind King Joffrey...
@CMONGames
#asoiaf
#warmongers
I hope everybody is keeping warm on this cold night! What are you building/painting? I’m doing neither, but instead am working on something very exciting- more will be revealed later this week! 😁
Hey all, how do you like to spend your hobby time? I'm usually working on one or two armies at the same time but let myself paint other single models that I really like if I really want to. What do you do?
I'm playing a game of
@CMONGames
's Ice and Fire tonight, very excited! I've not decided on who the general shall be yet but the Knights of Casterly Rock will definately be on the field!
#ASOIAF
Ooh by the way! Some might think that this is the end of GW hobby videos, but it is not!
@ChrisPeach001
and
@nick_bayton
are still going to be making them so have no fear :-)
I had a fun hobby night and not only built some Crucible Guard Infantry but painted one too! Basing is in progress of course but I'm happy with him 😁
@privateerpress
#Warmachine
#Warmongers
In
#Warhammer
8th it was possible to cast a spell that transformed your wizard into a dragon! So I painted this Red Dragon for just such an occasion, and it was always hilarious when they got stuck in only to be turned back into a wizard... 😅
#paintingwarhammer
#Warmongers
About time I finished this old old set of
#Necrons
that I've wanted to paint since I was a kid! But I can't decide on either classic green bases or sandy desert bases! :-o
I finished the Warjack! This is a
#Khador
Juggernaut for
#warmachine
by
@privateerpress
. As it is a steam powered robot I wanted to make it appear worn and grimy, so I had lots of fun adding chips, dirt and soot. It just needs a Warcaster now!
#warmongers
#warmahordes