tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671775911832526312024-03-20T09:21:37.718+00:00Welcome to the Garden of NurgleJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-2957715603098725932018-03-16T13:41:00.000+00:002018-03-16T13:41:08.597+00:00Warhammer 40k Conquest Unboxing
So I finally managed to get hold of this magazine, this thing is damn hard to find. Turns out that it's only a trial in Scotland and North England at the moment, however a local newsagent managed to order it in for me (issue 1, I missed the boat on, but is on back order)
So whats it all about? Well for those of you who remember the Lord of the Rings magazine from yesteryear, it's exactly likeJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-69864972548377977892018-03-16T08:52:00.002+00:002018-03-16T08:52:45.167+00:00Ongoing Hobby HiatusMy friends, i'm sorry for the lack of any update over the past week or so. Life has hit me hard, like a friggin' freight train! Somethings for the good, some for the not so good. I've recently relocated sites in my job, which is great! I love my new store, however i'm getting used to the new shift patterns (waking up at 3am is NOT fun in the slightest) and recently I had to travel back down to Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-83231184086871299372018-02-28T13:45:00.000+00:002018-02-28T13:45:15.270+00:0030 Minute Challenge - Day 17So it's been a snow day, literally every man and his dog has been going mental about frozen water falling from the sky. Having lived in Wales for 3 years the snow doesn't excite me in the slightest, in fact it scares me, as soon as it turns to ice I will end up on my arse! And now living in the North, snow is far worse than it is down in Plymouth. I digress, onto todays progress
Now it's been Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-90804798486558983622018-02-27T11:42:00.002+00:002018-02-27T11:42:52.224+00:0030 Minute Challenge - Day 16So guys, i'm back! After a nice week away from hobbying and time with the significant other, it's time get back into things, I would of been at it yesterday however I had to visit my new store before I went to work, i'm moving stores, which also means a payrise and a future (potential) promotion, score! And Andrew WKs new album is up online for streaming, could this week get any better?! Anyway Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-57108214006800909782018-02-16T10:15:00.001+00:002018-02-16T10:15:32.752+00:0030 Minute Challenge - Day 15Today I fancied doing something different, purely because I feel really ill and i've still gotta go to work, alas so I decided to make up some thematic objective markers. Now this will be the last 30 minute challenge for a week. Due to it being half term, so my better half has a week away from teaching. If I can get some paint down, great. If not, then it's not the end of the world.
So lets go Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-35444620675379099872018-02-15T22:56:00.000+00:002018-02-15T22:56:24.974+00:0030 Minute Challenge - Day 14Sorry this one is coming to you late, i've had such a busy day. I'm bloody shattered and not gonna ramble so let's just get straight to the good stuff
So I didn't get much done today, I decided to work on the leg and get that all but finished. It looks a little meh at the moment, but once the rest of it starts getting to this point I think it will look sick. I tried doing some battle damageJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-48811201591173815792018-02-14T15:17:00.000+00:002018-02-14T15:17:14.608+00:0030 Minute Challenge - Day 13So today has been a busy one for me, being Valentines Day and all that, been getting the house in some kind of order and preparing the meal for tonight along with getting a new video done on my channel. Squeezed some time in for painting like usual, not much of a huge update today but lets go have a look
So I got some work down today on my Leviathan, I really don't know what to do with his Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-65930878226738329982018-02-14T14:01:00.001+00:002018-02-14T14:01:18.378+00:00How to Hobby on a BudgetJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-21605366272446794572018-02-13T11:55:00.000+00:002018-02-13T11:55:04.521+00:0030 Minute Challenge - Day 12So after getting my Blightlords done, I wasn't sure what to get stuck into next. So I took to a couple of Facebook groups and polled it and each poll had a resounding winner. To finish off my Daemon Prince, now this guy has been sat with one coat of wash for years! I converted him up when I had a Daemons army, that army came and went but I couldn't let go of this guy, I just loved him so much I Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-41148352842470364332018-02-12T15:03:00.001+00:002018-02-12T15:03:20.172+00:0030 Day Challenge Day 11 (and A Rather Late Day 10)So i'm back after a great weekend away down in Gloucester for my best mans stag do, a great day of rugby, drinking and just fantastic company. Alas though I am back and the hobbying is back in full swing, so lets look at what I got done on Friday, and what I got done today
So this is a rather late one, I managed to get my 4th Blightlord down, this guy was just a straight up blast to paint andJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-57136847312621720242018-02-12T14:52:00.002+00:002018-02-12T14:52:25.639+00:00February Hobby UpdateJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-72116839705515783772018-02-09T16:34:00.000+00:002018-02-09T16:34:17.424+00:0030 Minute Challenge - Day 10 coming soonSorry for the lack of update today, I have got some painting done. However I’ve spent all day cleaning the house as I’m away for the weekend so I haven’t had time to get get a proper post up. So with day 11 will come day 10.
Stay tuned.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-72414821716495501662018-02-08T10:13:00.001+00:002018-02-08T10:13:19.071+00:0030 Minute Challenge - Day 9So they’re done! At last I got my poxwalkers finished off, now I did cop out on these a bit, skimming over some of their detail. I might go back over then once my army is finished. However, speeding through them I had time to continue with something more enjoyable, Blightlord number 4! So onto today’s progress
As you can see, the festering squad has been finished, not to the best of my Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-57144599209602296272018-02-08T07:23:00.001+00:002018-02-08T07:23:35.447+00:00Avoiding the Hobby Burnout
Now this happens to everyone, and it sucks. It really does, but how do you go about trying to avoid having that burnout? Having gone through a major burnout over the majority of last year, I was ready to throw paintbrushes out the window and just happily play with grey miniatures but alas I soldiered through, took time away and came back fresh and ready. Here is a couple of ways I found reduces Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-86252289077392804472018-02-07T15:33:00.003+00:002018-02-07T15:33:42.236+00:0030 Minute Challenge - Day 8THE END IS IN SIGHT! I'm so happy i'm almost through with these guys, they're coming out alright but the fact they're so close to being finished is the best thing. I do wish I had gotten them finished today, but time and patience with these guys ended up wearing thin. So lets dive into today progress.
Don't they look pretty? Of course not, speed rushing these guys just to get them out of Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-88039380869517832432018-02-06T13:00:00.000+00:002018-02-06T13:00:00.901+00:0030 Minute Challenge - Day 7Today has been a less of a focus on getting paint down, it was more of a how I get paint down. More of an excuse on my part to get away with not getting much done (these damn Poxwalkers I tell you, I hate painting them). So I decided i'd throw up some more content on my new YouTube channel, doing a little tutorial on how I paint my bases.
So yeah not much done today, in the fact I got 3 Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-51673926674937684432018-02-05T15:45:00.001+00:002018-02-05T15:45:38.853+00:0030 Minute Challenge - Day 6Sorry about the delay today, i'm feeling rough as hell. Currently running on 3 hours sleep and a heap of coffee, it's still not getting me through today. However it was self inflicted and boy was it worth it! Last nights Super Bowl LII was possibly the best final we've had in years. It was just a straight up offensive slug fest that the Patriots just were not ready for. The Eagles just wanted it Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-34967118295683779762018-02-04T20:43:00.003+00:002018-02-04T20:43:55.442+00:00Super Bowl LII
So tonight's the night every football fan across the globe has been waiting for. The final game of the season, the big stage every team thought tooth and nail to aim to get to (sorry Cleveland, wrong perfect season) and now we are down to the final 2.
But my God, what an awful final two. Don't get me wrong the Eagles have done incredibly well this season, and no one would of thought it! I Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-68433151546173972172018-02-02T10:25:00.000+00:002018-02-02T10:25:10.458+00:0030 Minute Challenge - Day 5So I did it, I made it through the week! Keeping to my schedule of just 30 minutes a day, i'm feeling more and more invigorated with this hobby more than I have ever done. It's such a good feeling being able to see my progress and being able to share it. This week I managed to get 4 models painted, now to some that doesn't seem like much at all, however for me this is a major achievement in Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-59047965602998747912018-02-01T10:00:00.000+00:002018-02-01T10:00:17.867+00:0030 Minute Challenge - Day 4So we are carrying on today with Flyboy! Man this Blightlord kit so wonderfully detailed, like when I got it and put them together, the detail was insane but actually getting down and painting them. I'm finding bits and bobs of intricate detail that I had missed the first few times, however I do I have some issues with this kit, and to be honest the other Death Guard releases. As much as they areJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-73530455635497391062018-01-31T15:19:00.000+00:002018-01-31T15:36:05.094+00:0030 Minute Challenge - Day 3A new day, a new dawn, still the same damn illness! But the show must go on right? So anyway, got some more paint down today. But the big news which was dropped out of nowhere was by Forge World showing off Rogal Dorn, which I know a fair few Imperial Fists players have been waiting such a long time for. My first impressions of him was kinda like yeah he's cool but he's not WOW, but after a Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-77504830645062919902018-01-30T10:54:00.001+00:002018-01-30T11:10:38.211+00:0030 Minute Challenge Day - 2Following on from yesterday, I wanted to plough through the last parts of my Renegade Commander and then hit up another Blightlord, I really wasn't feeling it today as i'm bunged up with this damn flu going round along with running out of coffee. Alas though I powered through my slump and got some paint on some more dudes.
I'm stoked on how the Commander has come out, for my renegades i'm going Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-47134825670794027622018-01-29T10:17:00.000+00:002018-01-30T10:41:08.106+00:0030 Minute Challenge Day - 1Now I am not the fastest painter, or even the strongest but there's always a sense of pride in getting things done. Which is why I am setting myself a challenge, 30 minutes of painting 5 days a week. So much of my army is in states of part painted, undercoated or the grey of shame. Now I am taking part in a charity painting event (more details on that in the future) which is aimed at kicking our Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-8502364710882523262018-01-26T09:25:00.004+00:002018-01-26T09:28:45.787+00:00Kickstarter to watch out for
Terrain is an important aspect for any wargame, be it cans from the kitchen cupboard and parcel boxes up to full scale proper buildings and ruins. However it's not always cheap but it's a necessity, this morning however I stumbled across a kickstarter from a company called TinkerHouse Games.
Now terrain can be a chore to build and paint, not to mention can get expensive very Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367177591183252631.post-9957380403868825352018-01-26T07:36:00.001+00:002018-01-26T07:45:17.391+00:00New releases announced from LVO
So the GW hype train is just constantly gathering momentum, this month already has been a massive one, with the release of Nurgle daemons, then Custodes and the upcoming Thousand Sons. Now at one of the biggest tournaments, Games Workshop has dropped some massive announcements for Warhammer 40K.
First off, the next three new codices have been announced, T'au, Drukhari and Necrons are the Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16554221080819468846noreply@blogger.com0