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Chicago Dice

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How to paint a Desert Base

Quick guide on how I paint the desert bases for my Tomb Kings. The paints I used are listed below. All are from Citadel unless otherwise noted. Base Shade Layer Mounfang Brown Agrax Earthshade Balor Brown Abaddon Black Screaming Skull Model used is a Wargames Atlantic Classic Fantasy Skeleton Warrior. 1 – Before priming the… Read More How to paint a Desert Base

May 26, 2020September 17, 2024 AndrewLeave a comment

How to paint a Tomb Kings Skeleton

Full guide on a Tomb Kings Skeleton from start to finish (basing to come later). This is a continuation of my earlier How to paint a Skeleton article. The paints I used are listed below. All are from Citadel unless otherwise noted. Base Shade Layer Rakarth Flesh Agrax Earthshade Pallid Wych Flesh Stegedon Scale Green… Read More How to paint a Tomb Kings Skeleton

May 19, 2020September 17, 2024 AndrewLeave a comment

How to paint a Skeleton

Quick guide on how I paint a basic skeleton. This tutorial will only cover the skeleton itself, I’ll do another article with the rest of the Tomb Kings bits in the near future. There are many, many ways to paint the humble skeleton. Some of insanely fast, only a couple steps. This is a longer… Read More How to paint a Skeleton

May 12, 2020September 17, 2024 AndrewLeave a comment

How to paint Warhammer 40,000 city bases

Quick and easy method for painting Warhammer 40,000 city bases. These bases are great for adding a bit of extra height to your models and can provide a strong contrast to paint scheme of the model. Base Layer Shade Abaddon Black Deathworld Forest Dawnstone Administratum Grey Pallid Wych Flesh Hashut Copper Agrax Earthshade 1. Start… Read More How to paint Warhammer 40,000 city bases

March 10, 2017September 17, 2024 Andrew2 Comments

How to paint Bolt Action Chindits

World War II miniatures have the bad habit of ending up us brown models on a brown table. My goal with this project was to create an army that popped and these Chindit miniatures provided me with just that chance. My aim was to use the hats, the backpacks and the bases as three points of… Read More How to paint Bolt Action Chindits

October 22, 2016January 22, 2026 AndrewLeave a comment
Breaking news from Warlord HQ - the next Armies of book has been confirmed! "Armies of the Allies & Axis: Third Edition" is the next book slotted for Q1 2027 following "Armies of France". First squad of Soviet Bloc infantry ready for basing! The objective was to complete the unit as quickly as possible using Contrast / Speed Paint / Xpress and I am thrilled with the results. The next three Bolt Action releases. Any guesses for Q1 2027? Armies of the Allies? China? A massive Partisan book??
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