End of the Year Wrap Up (2023)

Some thoughts about this year's hobby projects, Flesh Eater Courts, and the Old World...

Project Log: Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower, Part 14

With one final bit of detail, the top of the tower is, at long last, complete.

Kitbashing a Necromantic Witch

The conversion I've been slowly chipping away at since October is finally complete!

Project Log: Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower, Part 13

It's all about the little details...

Project Log: Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower, Part 12

This week, I finished off the wooden construction around the base of the tower...

Project Log: Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower, Part 11

This project has been a long haul, but the finish line is in sight:

Housekeeping

Taking a moment to make some scenery repairs...

Olivia Von Koss and the Barrow Watch

If you've been following my #HobbyStreak on Twitter and Instagram, you'll have seen some of the progress I've been making on my Soulblight Gravelords army led by Olivia. Here's a look at everything I've finished, and a continuation of Olivia's narrative following her resurrection: 

 

Project Log: Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower, Part 10

With the addition of some power cables, and a few support beams, I think I can finally call the upper portion of the tower "finished."

Project Log: Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower, Part 9

I feel like I put more work into this telescope than I put into the giant warp-accumulator! Here's how it all went down:

 

Project Log: Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower, Part 8

The celestial orrery was the main inspiration for this piece, and it's finally finished:

Project Log: Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower, Part 7

Here's a look at how I built the motor that will "power" the celestial orrery:

Project Log: Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower, Part 6

This week, I tackled the platforms around the midsection of the tower...

Project Log: Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower, Part 5

After a year-long hiatus, I'm back at work on the Skaven tower. In this post, I finish off the top accumulator:

 

New Skeletons and New Plans

 Taking a look at my budding Skeleton unit and the plan for the rest of the year:

Converting the Cursed City Zombies

I've finished up the Cursed City deadwalker zombies. Here's a look at how I converted them...

RESURRECTION– The Complete Story

The tale of Korak the Grim and his quest to restore his master, the Necromancer Lord Nieman Kimmel, whose soul was lost during the End Times.  This post collects all six chapters of the Resurrection narrative, along with the origin lore for the Congregation of the Crimson Shroud, which I have included as a prologue.

Mustering the Troops

I'm finally getting around to painting the Cursed City skeletons and zombies.

A New Breed of Skeleton

Assembling the Cursed City skeletons and seeing how they size up against the previous iterations.

Saying Goodbye to the Attack Bike and Adding a 100mm Base to my Shop

After years of debating whether or not I should paint my Black Templar attack bikes, it looks like GW has made the decision for me... 

 

A Pair of Queens

A quick post to finish off the pair of Wight Queens:

Wight Kings and Queens

Wights and Wight Kings have always been among of my favorite unit types in Warhammer. Here's a look at my older Wight Kings, and the new Wight Queens that I'm working on.

Making Boat Repairs

Time to fix those deteriorated rubber bands and make a few other repairs on my Skaven steamship:

Skull Forge Scenics Shop Update

I've been updating my Etsy store and adding more products to my eBay shop; here's the lowdown on where you can buy my resin scenery and what's new:

 

Vampire Queen Olivia von Koss

My floating vampire queen is finally finished! Here's a look at her and how she came together:

 

RESURRECTION– VI. The Betrayal

 

Tools and Techniques: Custom Sanding Sticks

Want to make some custom sanding sticks? Here's how:

Rat Ogres, Old World, and Other Stuff

Finishing these two Rat Ogres marks the end of my two-month long Skaven focus.

Drowned Rats

Skaven Clans Skryre and Pestilens go to war on the high seas! A battle report using the classic Warhammer boat rules from the 2003 General's Compendium.

 

Converting Plague Censer Bearers, Part 4

The Plague Censer Bearers are finished! Here's a look at how I painted their weapons...

 

Converting Plague Censer Bearers, Part 3

The Plague Censers are almost finished...

 

Converting Plague Censer Bearers, Part 2

Time to build the handles for the two-handed censer flails:

Converting Plague Censer Bearers, Part 1

A few years ago, I made a handful of Plague Censer Bearers, but I didn't get into much detail about the conversion work. I had always intended to revisit the unit and fill out its ranks to a full 20-rat regiment. Here's a step-by-step look at how I converted the them:

More Skaven!

Here's a look at the Rat Ogres I've been working on:

The Skaven Pirate Fleet

Twenty-three years later, the Skaven fleet resurfaces! Time to dust off the decks, load up the crews, and take a look at the ships I made for the 2003 General's Compendium:

Warhammer 40K Concrete Bunker

I finished off this old 40K bunker. Here's a look at how it turned out, and the process I used to paint and base it:

What's in the Project Queue? (2023)

I've been combing through my old posts, looking for projects that I never got around to –incomplete project queues, tutorials I had promised, requests from readers– and I've compiled a master list of every unfinished project that I mentioned on this blog. My goal for the end of the year is to get through as many of them as possible.

 

 

Modeling Tutorial: Stone Bases

This week, I jump back into Cursed City with a basing tutorial: 

Zombicide Quickie

Taking a break from work to knock out a few Zombicide survivors:

The Black Coach

It's been almost a month since I finished the coach and, while it had a substantial appearance in the Resurrection narrative, I hadn't taken any proper gallery photos of the model. So here we go:

Throwback Thursday: Terrain Retrospective

In this post, I take a look back at some of my favorite (and most memorable) terrain projects from the past, and what I got out of them.

 

RESURRECTION– V. The Hellriders

Updated Hobby Bingo Card for 2023

I'm kicking off 2023 with a new Wargame Hobby Bingo card: