Author Archives: Kelly
Watching Paint Dry
Very occasionally, I’ll host a painting day at my place, where I’ll share my minis, paints and tools so that people who might be curious about the hobby get a chance to see what it’s like. This year I was … Continue reading
Off the Bench
While spending the week recovering from dental surgery I used the time to power through a large handful of projects that have been accumulating on my bench. My biggest accomplishment was slogging through an entire Light Panzer Company. 23 tanks … Continue reading
On the Bench: Panzers, Giants and Dwarfs
It took me about six hours to go from out of the box to trimmed, washed, scored and assembled. Now I wait a day for the glue to cure before priming. I don’t expect the painting to take more than … Continue reading
On the Bench: Flames of War
Yesterday, I finished up the last of my Dystopian Wars Prussian cruisers: Pallet: Black Primer (Vallejo) Adeptis Battlegrey (GW) Badab Black (GW) Steely Blue (Reaper) Bright Bronze (Vallejo) Pale Silver (Reaper) Weathered Stone (Reaper) Coppery Orange (Reaper) Creamy Ivory (Reaper) … Continue reading
Warmachine Starters
After a year of sitting on my shelves, my Menoth and Khador starters are finally finished and will be going for a test run tonight! They’re not that pretty, but I’m not sure how much I’m going to invest in … Continue reading
The Orc and Goblin Challenge
Started a new painting project over the weekend. I want to see how quickly I could paint up an entire 2000 point Warhammer army. Rather than putting the entire 2000 point list together and tucking into a mountain of primed … Continue reading
Play Report: Firestorm Armada. Relthoza vs. Dindrenzi
This Sunday, Bruce and I got in a very exciting game of Firestorm Armada. I’d debated with myself if I wanted to use my Terran or Dindrenzi fleet. Bruce was fielding his Relthoza, which I’ve lost to with Terrans twice, … Continue reading
To Do List
Maybe, just maybe, my life has gotten a bit out of balance. Design Sunday’s D&D game Create Smoke Markers for Flames of War Set up netbook for wife Build Battletech campaign Build terrain boards for miniatures cabinent Finish painting Polish … Continue reading
Polish Cavalry
I’ve been dabbling with Flames of War for a while now, but haven’t committed to any army. Then, they released Poland. I love the sad but proud image of the Polish cavalry charging into the unstoppable German Blitzkrieg. This is … Continue reading
Dark Elf General
This is my first go at painting an Avatars of War model. Avatars of War is one of those nice little niche companies that specializes in making alternative models for Warhammer. I picked up this Dark Elf at Gen Con … Continue reading