David H (Northwing Miniatures)

A Sneak Peek into the Future of Northwing Miniatures I’ve been speaking with Alan Marsh about the next wave of figures I’d like to produce, and I’m delighted to say he’ll be starting work on the sculpts in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, I wanted to...

If you want a sneak peek into my next miniature release then check out my latest blog post *spoilers within*

www.northwingminiatures.com/post/a-sneak...

I'm currently designing my next wave of miniatures for the Jewish Revolts against Rome. So far I have 3 new characters I will produce - Alan is going to start sculpting them in a few weeks 😀 But I also want a new pack of 3 missile troops. I'm thinking slings rather than bows this time around?

thread of how to scratchbuild a cave? okay then.

1) leftover Styrofoam packing, roughly cut to shape and size, separated into several interlocking pieces as it needs to fit inside our existing display cases. purple worm for scale!

This is really cool. Following along with great curiosity.

After a long weekend in Harrogate at a wedding, I got home to find this had landed on my doorstep. Guess that's my reading sorted (and don't be surprised if I end up starting a Carnival of Chaos warband 😅)

No to ai generated images

I have a zero AI policy. Do not contact me if you use AI art. I will not work with or support games, companies & etc who use it.

No this isn’t a “I hate ai because it’s cool too” post. This is an I’m an artist, environmentalists, and I’ll use my own brain, post. I prefer humans and real art.

I'm so sorry to hear this ☹️

It's the best time of the year again. ORKTOBER! I'm starting a little late but tonight I've been assembling some Deffkoptors for my 3rd edition Speedfreaks army.

As an fyi to anyone else who sees this, this bundle is absolutely worth getting your hands on. I got it a couple of years ago and it made a huge difference to my photography.

Lighting is absolutely critical. I struggled with that for a while but I now use a decent ring light. Occasionally just use daylight but prefer artificial as I can control it.

@battlegames.bsky.social has done a couple of articles on the subject.

a man in a white shirt is sitting at a table with his hands folded and smiling . ALT: a man in a white shirt is sitting at a table with his hands folded and smiling .

The meme in question

Painting eyes can be difficult, although these days I like to think I get it right most of the time. I didn't quite get it right on this mini though, but he kinda reminds me of the Joey from Friends meme so I haven't fixed it yet 😂

Depends what mood I'm in and what I'm doing it for. If it's for a magazine article or my website it'll be the proper camera. But for social media just the phone camera. The quality of both is pretty good TBF, but I find the proper camera a little easier to adjust for bigger photos.

One of my goals this winter is to work on my photography skills. I really enjoy taking photos of minis, but I struggle with taking larger group shots. Once I've (finally) moved house I hope to have a dedicated space (albeit not a permanent setup) I can use so I'll be able to practice more easily.

I'm painting up a new batch of rebels, and decided that I'd convert Simeon to be holding a looted Roman shield. This was very simple, I just snipped off the dagger so his fist could be glued into the shield.

I did, however, feel a tad guilty about snipping off some of Alan's lovely sculpting 😬

Thank you, having a nice set up to do photos with really makes a difference. Plus it's more fun than using a plain light box!

This morning I've been having fun doing a little photoshoot with my Jewish Rebels using the Deserts and Warmer Climes backdrop book from @handiworkgames.bsky.social on the scenic plinth I finished yesterday.

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Cardboard potato

Chocolate turd

Tonight I've started making myself a scenic plinth to take photos of minis with. This was done using the following guide handiwork.games/product/maki... which is well worth a look (if you haven't already you definitely should invest in some of Jon's backdrop books while you're there!)

Couldn't agree with you more.

Thanks @fenrisgames.com and @badsquiddogames.bsky.social 😀

It's funny how some minis just inspire you. Over the past few weeks (and more) I haven't been in the mood for painting due to real life getting in the way. But something about these minis had me really invested and I literally spent all day yesterday painting them. Now I'm feeling much better!

While the wind rages outside I am busy putting the finishing touches to my next design brief for Alan. It's going to be a "mini" wave (pun intended) as I'm only planning to release 3 models, each of which will be a named historical character. So it's a small release but hopefully an interesting one.

Getting parcels from @fenrisgames.com & @badsquiddogames.bsky.social at the same time is a fantastic way to end the week!

As well as fab minis I got @handiworkgames.bsky.social Deserts & Warmer Climes backdrop book which looks excellent. Even my cat Avery has had fun with the colourful packaging.

Well, guess I don't need my laptop bag any more. The cats have adopted it as their bed.

Just seen the lovely review of my minis in the latest @wssmagazine.bsky.social Dead chuffed with this. Thank you.

GREATHELM A micro-skirmish miniatures game of chivalric fantasy, featuring 12 Knights fighting in a paper-sized play area.

I just backed GREATHELM on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/167...

Very nice job 👏

After a bit of a hiatus I got back to Mordheim tonight. My new witch Hunter warband, the "Little Helsings" did some great pest control work versus a pack of skaven. They're led by a vampire hunter from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social Sadly she and two wardogs (geese) were killed by the dastardly rats.

I've had a fairly rubbish couple of weeks. The planned house move is turning into a proper palava, but never mind. To cheer myself up I have returned to my long dormant Adeptus Titanicus project and painted myself a Warhound, the start of a new Titan Legion.