Nick's Hobby Bloggy

 Hey folks, welcome back! In this blog, we'll be focusing on my newly completed sorcerer for my Otherworld warband in SAGA Age of Magic.

 Hey folks, welcome back! This blog took a bit of time to prepare as there was a whole mess of work required to pull it off. In this blog, I'll be discussing the steps I took to create my 15mm demonic stingrays (which will count as flying creatures in my Otherworld warband for SAGA Age of Magic).

 Hey folks, welcome back! This blog focuses on my new, monstrous, legendary , Lord of Change! In SAGA Age of Magic, no Otherworld warband is complete without an Archdemon, so it was high time to construct my own. This miniature was inspired by Games Workshop's Age of Sigmar  (formerly  Warhammer Fantasy Battles ) and Warhammer 40,000 , two intellectual properties I've been a fan and player of for the last twenty five years (at the time of writing, it's the apocalyptic year of 2020). Over the decades, the Lord of Change has changed quite a bit. Arguably inspired by the Vrock, a magical creature from Dungeons & Dragons , the Lord of Change is the greater demon of Tzeentch, one of the four great Chaos deities. Tzeentch is the god of change, sorcery, spellcasting, and forbidden knowledge. A Vrock from the 5th Edition D&D Monstrous Manual. In it's earliest versions, the Lord of Change deviated very slightly from this borrowed design. However, in time, the Lord of Cha...

 Hey folks, welcome back! After what seems like a small eternity, the leader of my Iron Hands, Iron Father Feirros, is finally completed. I couldn't believe how many pieces this guy had, especially since I painted each parts separately before finally assembling him. I'm not sure how long he took overall in actual hours, but I spent about two weeks' worth of hobby sessions (each for several hours) laboriously painting every nook and cranny of this deceptively complex miniature. If I had to guess, I think I spent about thirty hours  working on only Feirros, making him probably the third most time-demanding miniature I've ever painted. I hope you all enjoy these pics! I'm going to take a break from 28mm minis for a little bit and work on some more 15mm SAGA stuff; I've found that switching scales and projects helps me keep my streak alive and keeps the hobby as enjoyable as possible (even I get fatigued). Talk to you soon, Nick

Hey folks, welcome back. This blog focuses on a new addition to my Primaris Iron Hands force, a unit of Hellblasters (also from the Dark Imperium boxed set). These guys were fun to paint up, though a bit more time-intensive than the standard intercessors. Below are some WIP shots, mostly surrounding the plasma guns and how I achieved my desired effect. The body and weapons of the marines, for the most part, were painted in the same style and using the same methods listed in previous blogs, so I won't cover them here. The plasma coils and other effects, however, you can find here. A plasma gun with completed white casing. Step 1: To start, I painted the plasma coils a solid white. I used both Vallejo Foundation White 70.919 and White 70.951 to create a clean, even, and opaque coat. Step 2: Using P3 Arcane Blue, I created a wash with a small amount of my homemade thinner medium (4 parts Mop Glo, 5 parts water, 1 part windshield wiper fluid). I'll be layering this over the coils ...