A friend of mine did this little Tau Riptide diorama recently while we were painting models together at our local Games Workshop Bowie store and I thought Spikey Bits readers would really enjoy seeing it.It’s not part of an army collection, but rather a singular little hobby diversion for the fun of painting something different. […]

Big Mek Stompas require a bit of converting to the standard Stompa kit. They make for a fun hobby project that when finished will provide an Ork army with a massive amount of dakka. In a recent article I showed how I converted a Big Mek Stompa, this article will focus on painting it. The […]

Orks have one of the coolest super-heavy model kits for Warhammer 40K Apocalypse and the new Apocalypse rule book again has rules for a Big Mek version of the Stompa.Here’s how I converted a Big Mek Stompa using only plastic parts. For those seeking ready made Big Mek Stompa parts Forge World makes a cool […]

Blue Scribes Of Tzeentch are a fun concept for modeling and gaming and I just had to add one to my Daemon forces.Building one as an all plastic conversion from a Burning Chariot Of Tzeentch kit left me with a unique personal take on the model and a ton of cool extra parts while avoiding […]

In my last article I talked about building custom conversion parts for a Chaos Shadowsword.In part 2 I’m going to talk about painting it. Keep in mind that both the conversion and painting techniques I’m discussing here could be used on a wide variety of models and for different game systems. Making and painting custom […]

I’ve always thought Apocalypse was the best expansion ever for Warhammer 40,000 and the new version released earlier this month does not disappoint.It certainly has energized me to work on some larger models again. Customizing Baneblades to give them a Chaos look and feel is an exercise in creative fun as I recently discussed in […]

The new Apocalypse Warhammer 40,000 supplement release on July 13 may have you thinking about working on some large models to bolster your forces or add some cool large centerpieces to it.As mentioned in my article recently about my Chaos Renegade Stormblade conversion, this time I’m going to talk about my Adeptus Mechanicus themed Baneblade […]

The new version of Warhammer 40k Apocalypse is set to be released on July 13, so now seems like a good time to focus on some superheavy modeling to help my fellow hobbyists bring miniatures of mass destruction to their game tables.With an Internet handle like “Brass Scorpion” you’ve probably surmised that Chaos is my […]

I collect and paint all things Chaos, so after recently painting a Skull Cannon Of Khorne  I set about working on a Burning Chariot Of Tzeentch. This model has a lot of elements to it so I built it in subsections and then painted those separately to make it easier and faster to paint. The […]

With an Internet hobby handle like “Brass Scorpion” you’d probably expect that I might like the new Skull Cannon Of Khorne and you’d be correct. Though when first revealed this model drew a lot of criticism on game forums I think once you get it up close and start work on it you discover that […]

Though I’ve been going by the Internet hobby handle “Brass Scorpion” for a few years now, anyone who’s checked out my hobby articles over time knows that I dabble in a lot of Games Workshop model ranges besides Chaos.  I’ve been sitting on a pile of Tau stuff since their previous Codex release and added […]

Da Ork Warbosses need a propa ride, but dem guys at Games Workshop still don’t make a model for it. Here’s a quick and fun way to give yer Orky chief da kinda ride he deserves. First, you’ll be needin’ a plastic Ork Warbike. One a da bikes from da current Ork Warbike plastic box […]

Though I go by the tag, “Brass Scorpion” and Chaos is my favorite range here’s more proof that I work on a lot of other model ranges. This week I’m going to show you a simple conversion that yields a very cool looking pose for a Tau Empire model. Remember the previous Tau Pathfinders that […]

The Chaos Nurgle Lord by Games Workshop is so full of character in every little feature it’s a pleasure to build and paint it as is right off the sprue, but it’s also such a richly detailed model just looking at it gives me all kinds of great conversion ideas for altered versions. Recently an […]

I’m taking a break from my usual hobby how-to articles to show you this fabulous Imperial Guard Valkyrie conversion done by a friend of mine. Besides being quite an elaborate conversion it also has a terrific paint job and I just had to share it with the hobby community. So where to begin on this […]

Two-stage edge highlighting is a technique that uses two similar paint colors, one brighter than the the other, to make it appear that the edges of a model are either catching light or glowing.Though I’ve used GW Necron models in my examples, the techniques described here are applicable to any models on which you wish […]

I’ve been doing a lot of lava theme basing for my Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 Chaos models recently. I’ve shown some here in previous articles, but I’ve as yet never done a full description on how to do the actual painting. This article will focus on painting lava step-by-step. And what better model to use […]

The new Cannon Of Khorne model kit comes with a great looking Herald Of Khorne. Though he’s not designed to stand on a standard 25mm base it’s certainly possible to convert him to do so. If you’re building a Cannon Of Khorne anyway this not only saves you money because you don’t need to buy […]

Step 2 Recently I talked about how to batch paint Plaguebearers relatively quickly. This follow-up article is about how to do the toxic swamp basing shown on those models. Nurgle Daemons are disgusting both in appearance and in background concept so a little bit of vileness on their basing should help showcase them nicely. Some […]

There’s more than one way to paint the disgusting flesh of a Plaguebearer. Spikey Bits’ MBG recently had a good article about how to do so quickly with an air brush. My article here is about some alternative ideas and techniques I like to use for getting a large number of models done with alacrity. […]

Daemons are sure to be all the rage in Warhammer at the moment as they have brand new rules for both Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 as of March 2, so I thought I’d revisit a conversion I did a few years ago for my hobby article this week.Here’s how I converted my Daemon Prince […]