Posted on 26/07/2013 by sho3box

I painted this beautifully sculpted model so that she could give Inquisitor Verhoeven and my other 40k skirmish types some close range fire support, but the model is suitable for use in a variety of games and settings. Continue reading →
Filed under: Miniatures | Tagged: 2013, 40K, 40K Skirmish, Cowboy, Inquisition, Rogue Trader, Sci-fi, Western | 7 Comments »
Posted on 25/07/2013 by sho3box

Avian Squad
Every so often I see some miniatures and I decide that I have to have them. That happened when I saw these goofy guys a month or so ago. Continue reading →
Filed under: Miniatures | Tagged: 2013, 40K, 40K Skirmish, Rogue Trader, Sci-fi, Tau, Tau Auxiliaries | 5 Comments »
Posted on 13/07/2013 by sho3box

Tau Fire Warrior Test Piece
I have been promising myself some brightly coloured, vaguely anime inspired tau models since 2001 when the range first came out. I have been picking up a few models here and there ever since (not forgetting a large donation from theottovonbismark last year) but this is the first tau that I have actually got around to painting. Continue reading →
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Posted on 26/06/2013 by sho3box

Ordo Xenos Inquisitor Verhoeven
This retro looking chap is a late eighties/early nineties GW inquisitor miniature that I picked up on Ebay a while back. I painted the figure for use in skirmish games set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe (as discussed a little here). Continue reading →
Filed under: Miniatures | Tagged: 2013, 40K, 40K Skirmish, Imperium, Inquisition, Ordo Xenos, Rogue Trader, Sci-fi | 10 Comments »
Posted on 11/06/2013 by sho3box

Gyrinx number 3
Not actually the second gyrinx, but the second post about gyrinx (whats the plural of gyrinx anyway? “Gyrinx” surely, like “sheep”). Its probably not going to be the last post about space cats around here either… Continue reading →
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Posted on 05/06/2013 by sho3box

L to R: Commissar Headroom, Commissar Trude
While they didnt feature in the original Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader rulebook, commissars showed up as part of the Imperial Guard soon after. They were a defined part of the 40k universe quite early, long before second edition came out.
The first White Dwarf that I ever saw (#108, December 1988) featured an article that introduced both Space Marine Chaplains and Imperial Guard Commissars to 40k. It has taken me a quarter of a century to get around to painting any commissar models. Continue reading →
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Posted on 04/06/2013 by sho3box

Navigator Totenkranz
This vision of loveliness is Reaper Miniatures Dr. Totenkranz. I picked the figure up a few years ago intending to use it as a zombie boss type – some sort of sci-fi necromancer/evil scientist and possibly the root of the zombie outbreak. I ended up being distracted by something else and never got much further than assembly until last week. Continue reading →
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Posted on 29/05/2013 by sho3box

Heinlein – Navigator of the Navis Nobilite
Further distraction from my DreadBall stuff, this peculiar looking goofball is a companion piece to the blue gyrinx from last week. Continue reading →
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Posted on 22/05/2013 by sho3box

Gyrinx – L to R: Mr D’Arcy, Paul
I got a little distracted from my ongoing and quite substantial DreadBall project over the last few days and painted these two guys. I did base one of the figures for use as a DreadBall coach though, so I didnt get completely sidetracked.
These furry little predators are domestic cat models bought from the sadly very soon to be no more Mega Miniatures, painted to represent a bit of old school 40k nonsense called “Gyrinx”. Continue reading →
Filed under: Boardgame, Miniatures | Tagged: 2013, 40K, 40K Skirmish, Cat, DreadBall, Familiar, Gyrinx, Rogue Trader, Sci-fi | 13 Comments »
Posted on 19/12/2012 by sho3box

“Yo Willie!”
ALFs back, in pog form. And more importantly, in 28mm miniature form. Continue reading →
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