An Intercessor Sergeant in my custom chapter, the Pale Horsemen. The first test model in a repaint project to convert my White Scars into my own chapter. #miniaturepainting #paintingwarhammer #grimdark #warhammercommunity #blanchitsu #spacemarines40k #astartes #homebrewchapter #28mm #28mag

The 90s were a great time for the gaming industry, including the birth of the collectable card format. Companies were vying to make the next Magic the Gathering and licensing properties like Star Trek, Star Wars, Highlander, and other pop culture/ nerd culture properties to cash in on a fanbase hungry for collectables and gaming. One CCG was based on one of my favorite TV shows, the X-Files. I recently reread a Kevin J. Anderson X-Files novel, and feeling a little nostalgic, I dug around for my old X-Files ccg cards, but a lot of time has past since 1996 and they couldn't be found. So, eBay to the rescue!  Oh man, this brought back some memories! For those who have never played, or even heard of it, the X-Files ccg plays like a game of Clue where investigators move to locations, solve challenges to ask opponent's questions about an X-File they have selected.  Of course, the game features images, characters, locations, and themes from the first two seasons of the show. I tried t

Honored Brother Ragmar Stormboarder of the Sea Wolves great company, showing off his frost weapon.  #miniaturepainting #paintingwarhammer #grimdark #warhammercommunity #spacewolves #spacewolves40k #spacemarines40k #new40k #28mm #Warhammer40k #dreadnoughts #wulfen

A rare picture of an ork aiming down the sights of his shoota. No word if he hit his target but rumors suggest the firearm was later used as a club.  #miniaturepainting #paintingwarhammer #new40k #40korks #grimdark #orks #ork #warhammercommunity #greenskins

This past weekend I made my nearly annual trek to Omaha for the Bugeater Grand Tournament. I have been play testing the heck out of the Hellbenders in preparation and I felt pretty good about my chances for a top 10 finish, even against Dark Eldar. The Drukhari nerf came after the deadline for submitting lists, so they were in full shenanigans mode. However, I have been playing well against all flavors of Eldar, including Harlequins and I was feeling confident in my list. The Bugeater GT is a fund raiser for a high school debate team and is normally held in the high school’s gym. Due to some facility issues, the tournament was held throughout the school in hallways and classrooms. It was nice to be spaced out but not all the tables in classrooms had air conditioning and it was nearly 100-degees in Omaha that day. Gamers being gamers, it was a swampy venue to say the least. Plus, my stomach problems flared, and I was running to the restroom between rounds. In the two available stalls, o

My Salamanders shrine for my display board is completed. The Hellbenders have an icon to symbolically defend.  I'm leaving today for the Bugeater GT today and this is just a little decoration to help my army stand out at a tournament. I really like the braziers and I think I'm going to make more to use as markers for "Raise the Banners High" secondary mission objectives. I imagine Salamanders setting things on fire as a token of ownership. #displayboard #miniaturepainting #salamanders40k #28mm #spacemarines40k #bugeater #bugeatergt