Nicky Numbers was always good at being a bully and counting; useful skills for a runt herder. I'm getting really excited for these new Ork releases but I'm not sure if grots will have a minder in 11th edition so I put a fresh coat of paint on this lad just in case. I hope they aren't dropped, but there doesn't appear to be a model in the new launch box. If not, this lad gets promoted to Boy. #40korks #waaagh #orks40k #armageddon40k #new40k 

Sprinkles Sullivan always unscrews the salt shakers at restaurants.  While lots of people are posting new model pics from GW, I'm over here working on my 25-year old pile of shame. #Warhammer40k #waaagh #orks40k #deathskulls 

Salamanders Forgefather, Vulkan He'stan is ready to search for the lost relics of his Primarch and prosecute the enemies on Armageddon!  #Warhammer40k #salamanders40k #vulkan #spacemarines40k #new40k 

Every one of my Space Marine army lists starts with at least one squad of Infiltrators. 

This Salamanders Infiltrator is ready for new deployment in Armageddon!  Man, I love painting my Sallies. #warhammer40k #salamanders40k #armageddon40k #spacemarines40k #astartes

I think I've come up with another recipe for my Salamanders and I'm tempted to repaint everything ... or do I just accept the variances in my models? I basically drybrushed the edge highlights and repainted the base layer over the dusty bits. It destroys some of the highlights I airbrushed but it's quite a bit easier and faster than brushing on all of those edge highlights that my shaky hands struggle to keep a crisp line. #Warhammer40k #spacemarines40k #salamanders40k #armageddon40k #astartes 

I just finished these Necromunda Spyre Hunters. My old eyes and shaky hands didn't do them justice and I'm not quite sure about my color choices, they look more like Infinity models now that they are done.  Here are my old Spyres. I forgot that I never finished painting these fellows.

I have models in my "Pile of Shame" older than many of my opponents.  I found these beauties whilst cleaning up my office. 

This Blood Angels Lamenter Captain is ready for his penitent crusade to be over.  I'm tempted to paint more lamenters, but those shoulder pads with the chapter symbol is not worth the effort... #lamenters40k #bloodangels40k #Warhammer40k #badabwar #spacemarines40k 

I'm pretty pleased with how my Astroath the Grim has turned out. I dont think the edge highlights on the wings show up very well in this pic, but I spent a lot of time on them. 

I needed a palette cleanser after trying to get my Blood Angels battle ready for a tournament that I can no longer play in... so I painted this rascal.  Man, goblins are so much fun, especially these older models. 

I recently purchased the Goblin Hobbies Stampin' Kit after seeing the ads and how-to videos online. Brent from Goobertown Hobbies made it look super easy and I thought this could be the answer to painting clean Lamenters shoulder pads and eliminating the need for decals on other models. When the kit arrived, I gleefully started stamping some paper napkins in my kitchen. My early stamps weren't that great, but it was on paper and I was recklessly splogging nail polish everywhere so I wasn't worried about neatness or finesse or my success. After watching a few more tutorials and some nail art tutorials, I made some earnest attempts to make some new battleshock counters for my Blood Angels. This is how it went.  As you can see, I didn't get the same awesome results as the showcase videos. I fiddled sounds for about an hour until the acetone fumes got to me, and despite my best efforts, I wasn't getting clean prints, even on these flat wooden counters.  Obviously, I str...

This is my only non "character" model in my new Blood Angels Captain army (it has 23 characters) but I feel this battle brother was a Captain before he was interred in a dreadnought.  My friend Chase, who is an amazing player, loves my list and is building his own version. However, he's breaking the meme a little bit more and is strategically using a repulsor instead. 0

This Lieutenant with combi-weapon brought a knife to a bug fight!  #Warhammer40k #spacemarines40 #bloodangels40k #lieutenantwithcombiweapon #paintingwarhammer 

Lord Commander Dante has entered the area of operations. I'm really glad I've decided to rebase my blood angels models. I think they look so much better on the snow, winter, arctic, tundra bases. #Warhammer40k #bloodangels40k #bloodangels #armageddon40k 

  Who, or what, is the mysterious being, called the Herald or the Sanguinor, who arrives only in his brothers' greatest hour of need? The Sanguinor is shown here on my first arctic base, and I'm very pleased how he turned out, except for the wings. #Warhammer40k #bloodangels40k #sanguinor #bloodangels #astartes

I haven't been happy with how my goblin green bases on my retro Blood Angels look. I think they are too bland and I've been searching for another solution where I wouldn't have to completely rebase the entire army. I've always wanted an arctic themed army (winter GI Joe's were some of my favorites) so I've been testing some options and I think I've settled on this base as my favorite. I'll use wet mud to cover the green sand. Then apply a light coat of static grass and larger rocks, followed by a coat of Terrains Snow and a few Ice Sparkles. Normally, I'm a big fan of Vallejo or MIG products but the Vallejo snow looked like cottage cheese, I couldn't get my hands on MIG basing effects, and the powder bits from Woodland Scenics or Army Painter don't look good in the tubs so I didn't bother spending the cash to try them out.  Let me know what you think!  #miniaturepainting #miniaturebases

Another Blood Angels Infiltrator finished for in what feel is tabletop quality.

It's bring your grot to Waagh day at the mob. In my now decades of playing Orks, this is the first Ork special character I've ever fielded. Honestly, I love his rules, but I kind of enjoyed not fielding a named ork and still being in the fight. 

Ghaz's best grot, Makari. 10% grot, 90% flag. #Warhammer40k #waaagh #orks40k #deathskulls #armageddon40k #gorkamorka #miniaturepainting