Holiday Haul

I must have been pretty good in 2025.  Part of my Holiday Haul was a 2 player set from the new Heroscape Line Age of Annihilation (Battle for the Wellspring) which I look forward to playing with my son.  I also got 2 boxes of Honolulu Cookies.  I love them!!!  Best shortbread cookies in the world!!!!  Not pictured was a Joe Cool Snoopy T-Shirt - awesome!!  

The holidays were great.  I got to spend some quality time with family and friends.  Plenty of food, drink, and merriment. As the new year approaches, I think this will be the last post of 2025. I like to wish all of you lots of happiness, good health, prosperity, and peace in 2026. Take care and stay safe out there!

 

C'Mon Ride the Train

For the month of  December, I decided to get a little holiday spirit (normally I'm pretty much of a Grinch).  Growing up, my father always had a toy train running through a small village beneath the tree.  To that end, I painted a 3D printed Gothic train set I purchased  back in 2019.  

I did a few modifications to it. The troop transport got a pair of gun turrets added to the top.  The engine received a set of exhaust vents to the back of the cab.  The flatbed was converted to a tanker car. I attached the big gun to the car so that it can rotate 360. 

I went with a black, silver, and cooper color scheme.  I think it looks pretty decent.  Take a gander.

I like to thank you for taking the time to check out my humble little blog.  Enjoy the holidays and stay safe out there!

It's Been Buggin' Me

All the way back in 2022 I bought a set of Arthropods which I finally built and painted in 2023 (see earlier posts). When I finished them, I kept thinking to myself that one was missing.  After looking around for it for a bit, I wrote it off as a false memory.  WRONG!

Last week while looking for something different to paint, I came across the long lost little bugger in a bag with a bunch of other minis that I haven't gotten around to dealing with yet.

So behold Arthropod #4; assembled, painted, and positioned on a custom base I made for said creature.  It looks quite menacing.  Rally the troopers!  "Everybody fights.  No one quits."

The Newbies

Some recent purchases.  I got these guys for a great price and am really happy with them.  I've wanted a Banshee for quite some time now.  The One Shot model will complete my set of Soda Pop Miniatures Black Diamond Faction.  The holidays came early for this old Grinch.  Take care out there!  Peace out!

Dark Desires

Quite some time ago I assembled and painted several figures that I called Chaos Lords.  There was one for each of the Dark Gods (WH40K): Khorne, Nurgle, Tzeentch, and Malal.  I never got around to having one for Slaanesh...that is untill now.

I purchased this model on Etsy back in September of 2022.  It is a Tamareth figure from Archvillian Games.  It looked like so many of the images I've seen posted on the Internet of Slaanesh style heralds.  I have renamed it Syntryxa.  She's bad to the bone to say the least.

I kept to the purple, pink, and gold color scheme that is typical of Slaanesh models (see my Daemonettes and Fulgrim-Phoenician figures.)  Painting it was not too difficult.  Assembly was a different matter entirely.  Parts did not fit together properly (a common problem with many resin figures I have found).  I had to putty in some areas. The super glue would not bond the pieces together.  I had to do some trial and error to find a concoction that would work.  Despite the issues, I think the end product turned out well.

Stand back!  It's time for Syntryxa's debut!  Watch out for the blades!!!!!!!!!!

By the Power of Grayskull

 ...or is it Greyskull???  I'm not sure.  Anyway, I finished this cool He-Man on Battle Cat this morning.  I just tried to make them look as close to the cartoon versions as possible. The end result is decent.  I'm not sure what's next for the old hobby.  We'll have to wait and see.

   

Don't Go In The Water

I finished a couple of Reaper Bones Miniatures last night.  These deep sea dwellers are called Tiik.  The one with the sword is a Champion and the other is a Baron.  Both were painted silver.  The Champion then received blue accents and the Baron green ones.  When all was said and done, I clear coated them with a high gloss finish. The weapons were then given a coat of iridescent sparkle paint. 

Fish is supposed to be good for you, but I'm not so sure about this pair. Check 'em out.

Taking It All In

It is a beautiful Fall day here in SW PA.  Temps in the mid 50s.  Skies are blue.  There is that clean crispness in the air.  I had my rear deck enclosed over the summer.  It's now a 3 season room.  Turned on the portable heater and went out with the dog. We chilled out for a bit this morning.  I thought I'd share it with you all.  Take a gander.

Not My Idea Of Fun

It's been some time since I was a kid but I think I can still remember "having fun."  Playing kickball or wiffle ball on the street with friends after school was fun.  Going swimming and riding bikes was fun.  Playing with Hot Wheels was fun.  Going to a parade or carnival was fun.  But my very favorite thing to do for fun was Trick or Treat.

October would roll around and I would start getting into the spirit (pun intended).  Deciding what to wear/be.  Heading out into the cool crisp autumn night with friends.  Running through the piles of leaves to get to the next house.  Checking out all the other cool costumes.  And of course getting back to the house  at the end to see what an incredible bounty of candy that had been collected. 

Hershey Bars, Reece Cups, Kit Kat Bars, Pay Days, were among my most treasured finds.  Rooting out the dreaded Good & Plenty Boxes, Black Liquorish, or even worse...apples.  And then, if you were lucky, maybe go to a Halloween Party.  That, my friends, was fun.

We just had Halloween Trick or Treat here last Friday.  It was two hours long and we had about 120 kids come by.  When all was said and done, there was still around 50 pieces of candy left in the bowl.  As I have gotten older, my love of sweets has diminished quite a bit. (I'll take "real food" instead any day.)  Tonight however, I decided I "needed" a little sugar.  I went over to the bowl and pulled out these (see picture).  I was blown away when I saw the words "Fun Size" on them.  What the hell is fun about those????  Opening them there is only 4 or 5 pieces in each.  FUN!!!  NO FUN!!!  NO FUN AT ALL!!!!  Whoever is the marketing jerk that thought up that genius idea needs to be terminated right now!!!  Okay, okay,...I'll calm down now.

Seriously though, thank you for following me down memory lane for a minute and then allowing me to vent my less than candy-coated frustration.  I'm glad you dropped by to check out my humble little blog.  Stay safe out there and be kind to one another. Until next time.

  

No More Mr. Nice Guy

Happy Halloween to all you creepy ghoulish wonderful folks out there!  In the spirit of the season, I've been working on this vile little creature.  This is the Kallaguk Troll King from Reaper Bones Miniatures.  The hardest part about painting this monstrous monarch was deciding on a color scheme.  I have a bunch of trolls in my collection and didn't want to mimic anything I had already done.

As you can see I went with tans and browns.  I'm pretty pleased with the final result.  I think he (it??) looks pretty bad @$$ and ready to do some mean skull busting.

I'm considering having a Troll versus Orcs throw down. If/when I do, I'll post some pics.  Have a BOOtiful day, friends (fiends???)!!!

Predatory Nature

I haven't done much as of late as far as hobby time.  I did get this female Predator figure done a couple of weeks ago.  She turned out better than expected.  I found a picture online and used it as a guide for the paint scheme.  I think the finished product looks great.  Take a gander.