Month: June 2026
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Darting Deathsleet
I painted Deathsleet as a Pathfinder white dragon. The miniature is made by Reaper Miniatures, and i purchaed it as part of the first bones Kickstarter. The base is a three inch Reaper base as a two inch base was going to be too small with the support pillar. Base wise that makes it an…
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Giantslayer – Haedmar the Slayer
Haedmar the Slayer, this was my second character to perish during the Giantslayer Adventure Path. I am currently running character number four as Giantslayer has been deadliest of the Adventure Paths so far. I assembled the miniature from a box of Oathmark Dwarf Infantry (OAKP101) manufactured by Northstar Military Figures. I used an axe and…
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Freezing Frost Giantesses
Two Frost giantesses I have painted for the Giantslayer AP for Pathfinder. Both miniatures are from Reaper Miniatures. First, there is the Frost Giant Heroine (44123) which is made from the Bones Black material. I did not back this Kickstarter and picked the model up retail. I really tried to mix things up on this…
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Ice Troll
Next up from my painting table is a Pathfinder Ice Troll for the Giantslayer Adventure Path. The miniature is made by Reaper Miniatures (77344), and I purchased it in the Bones II Kickstarter. It has already seen some use on the tabletop, but I finished the basing and adding a matte finish. Update 08/25/26 –…
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Did someone call for an exterminator?
Terminators have been some of my favorite models since playing second edition 40k. Here is a squad of Luna Wolf Chaos Space Marine terminators. Most of these are from the 8th edition plastic terminator kit. However, one model is is a old metal Space Wolf terminator. It has 5th edition Space Wolf terminator shoulder pads…
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Retrospective of 10th Edition 40k
Well it is the the end of an edition… again for 40k. In this day and age, edition changes are just like clockwork on regularly scheduled intervals. All told, I managed to get in fifteen games of tenth edition. While not a lot, all those were within a year’s time. Some of the games were…
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Wyrmgear Walks
Wyrmgear (77177) the construct clockwork dragon. I purchased this as part of the first Bones Kickstarter. The miniature is made by Reaper Miniatures. Wyrmgear took a long time to paint as I repainted the body as I was unsatisfied with how it first came out. I have learned several things about painting bones since I…
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Spell Effect and Lions for Pathfinder
I finished three items from the depths of the backlog. These are all from the Bones II Kickstarter and made by Reaper Miniatures. First, one miniature from 77367 Spell Effect Shadow Tentacles, it is the smaller of the two purple translucent tentacles. For translucent miniatures, the process is to start with a matte sealer. Here…
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Haarken Worldclaimer
Here, I have Haarken Worldclaimer of the Black Legion. There is an entry for him on Lexicanium. Haarken is special character in the old Games Workshop parlance, or a epic hero in tenth edition 40k terms. The model was originally released in 8th edition; however, I was not able to purchase it at release. Oddly…