After a busy day by the seashore searching for sea shells, this rat has found the perfect shell to adorn his belt with.

The Tidecaller, herald of the Rat-Kin Reavers. I'm not sure what he's doing in the graveyard, perhaps looking for a new spine to replace his current whip?

The Rat-Kin Reavers have found themselves a monastery to loot! But it looks like someone has got there before them... I am really enjoying taking photos in the garden at the moment, it's absolutely perfect weather for it. I could even claim I'm gardening while I do it...

Although I've spent most of the weekend doing garden jobs I've also been hard at work painting my new Rat-Kin minis. I managed to finish the first four this afternoon, so I set up a little photo area in the garden using one of the stones I dug up for background flavour along with a backdrop book.

If you like the look of our Judaean minis but want different heads, then head swaps are easy. One of my mates from the club has got some of my rebel slingers and has been changing the heads to adapt them for a Mordheim warband and he's just shared this work in progress shot with me. Fantastic work!

Grimgor The Repainted rises again! I first painted this a couple of years ago, but recently I decided I could now do a better job. So after stripping I've repainted him and this is the result - well worth the effort I think. Tomorrow I might take some nicer photos of him using the backdrop books.

Another donation of blood done, this time in the pop up blood place in Hexham. As usual they were very friendly despite my slightly awkward veins. Little do they know I'm only going for the Bourbon biscuits 😬

The first lot of Rat-Kin Reavers have now left for their new homes. And I've run out of wrapping paper - I like to have fun with the packaging as I think it should feel like you're opening up a present 😂 What wrapping paper should I restock with next?

Just on the train back home from another excellent club night at the Clubhouse in Newcastle. This time we were playing Foray @sixdiceskills.bsky.social Orcs v Dwarfs. First shot of the game from my newly painted doom diver took out his Gyrocoptor. David like big boom 💥

I've just written a brief summary on my blog of the recent Mordheim event I was involved with at The Clubhouse in Newcastle. **Spoilers - it was great!** www.northwingminiatures.com/post/whisper...

Guess I'm not getting my parcel then...

It's hard to decide which is my favourite new mini from my Rat-Kin Reavers (they're all so cute) but the "Tide Caller" is up there. Look at his wee spine whip. What do you mean that's not cute?

I wanted to do something eye catching for my orc baggage train, so decided I'd make this vignette. Most of the parts were from my bits box, although I did use some milliput to make the food items.

I've just backed this - I use these backdrop books all the time so I can heartily recommend them. www.kickstarter.com/projects/han...

I have some very exciting news! The "Rat-Kin Reavers" are now available to buy. These are a 28mm range of fantasy miniatures (essentially viking rats) suitable for games such as Mordheim or Frostgrave. Hand sculpted by the ever talented Alan Marsh. www.northwingminiatures.com/category/all...

What I have to deal with when I'm trying to take photos 😂

They're here, you might even be able to smell them through the screen. The Rat-Kin Reavers! New to Northwing Miniatures, this set of fifteen, 28mm fantasy minis will be on sale in the next day or two, so watch this space. What do you all think of them? As usual these are sculpted by Alan Marsh.

OK FOLKS! Want to w in THE SAMPLER BOOK from the upcoming @handiworkgames.bsky.social KS? *and* a Bad Squiddo voucher? Photo our minis on a Jon backdrop, tag #jhbackdrops @badsquiddogames.bsky.social @handiworkgames.bsky.social All the T&C in this link: badsquiddogames.com/blog/photo-c...

Bit of an odd question, but would anyone know where I could find an elf in 28mm playing an instrument please? Bonus points if the mini is comedic in some way. Thank you! In return I offer you a photo of my cat, Wren.

I posted this on my Instagram the other day and it seemed to be really popular. Go anti-AI kitty cat! *Miniatures "definitely" not made by cats... Northwing Miniatures Instagram: www.instagram.com/northwingmin...

Hello Grimgor! He's now emerged from his bath, all shiny and new again. After a quick spray paint he's primed and ready to be repainted. The first change I've made painting him for the second time is to prime in white rather than black.

Bye bye Grimgor...He's getting a bath in alcohol tonight as I'm going to strip and repaint him. It's not a bad paint job but I can definitely do better.

We had an absolute blast at the Mordheim event yesterday. Everyone had loads of fun. The theme of the event was stopping the rise of The Shadowlord, unfortunately they were set free, dooming Mordheim to (more?) damnation.

Can anyone hear something? That'll be the WHISPERS FROM THE PIT, the Mordheim event happening today at the Clubhouse in Newcastle. Just finished helping set up, now nursing the obligatory cup of tea waiting to start the slaughter.

My bag's all packed for tomorrow's Mordheim event (exciting!) and I've finished off my Doom Diver model. I absolutely love classic metal models like these. To anyone who's going to "Whispers from the Pit" tomorrow, all attendees are getting a free mini from Northwing, plus a discount code.

Photoshoot time. A backdrop from the new “More Fantasy” book and Lyudmila Pavlichenko from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social some handmade scatter terrain, some rocks, and a smoke machine. Let’s gooooo New backdrops launch May 19th www.kickstarter.com/projects/han...

I had a great night tonight down at the club playing Mordheim. It was the first outing of my Black Orc warband, who did quite well for being completely green (😂). Finishing the evening as usual on the train back home reading "The Samurai" which is a very interesting read.

I've been having fun tonight working on my orcs. You can never have too many of them. The boys are being painted up for the Mordheim event at the weekend, while the Doom Diver (what an amazing sculpt) is for the main army.

My latest: Battle Maps for Miniature Wargamers, a collection of 52 maps (one for every week of the year) with suggestions for how they can be re-interpreted for different theatres, periods and even genres. There are even suggestions for how the maps can be linked to create your own simple campaigns.

I completely forgot to take photos of the game yesterday, but my mate managed to get this one. This me about to advance into a veritable storm of crossbow bolts 😬 Great fun, lots of chat and plenty of funny moments.

Off to play some wargames 😁

Not all the Judaean rebels who fought Rome would have been frontline warriors. Many would have been locals pushed around once too often, who decided to get their own back on their oppressors with whatever they had to hand.

I've been having great fun with my new foam cutter. The last few nights after work I've been using it to make stones for my Mordheim risers. Worth every penny.

"ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?"* *Any resemblance to fictional characters from cinema is pure coincidence** **Or not

I've been taking photos today for an article that needed an alien to hunt down some troopers. Guess who got the part 😂

Happy birthday, Dad. Wish you were here. You’d know what to do. Or at least you’d know what to write. ❤️

If you're based in the USA then I have good news. I have just turned shipping back on, so if you need recruits for the People's Front of Judaea, now's your time. www.northwingminiatures.com/category/all...

After moving house some of my Judaean rebels were worse for wear, so yesterday I spent some time fixing up some of the chip damage. Here's one of my refreshed slingers, holding up a shield in the event of retaliatory enemy missile fire. www.northwingminiatures.com/category/all...

Just a little reminder that I sell 28mm market stalls, perfect for haggling (and fighting) over. www.northwingminiatures.com/category/all...

Here's another teaser photo of one of my upcoming Rat-Kin, sculpted by Alan Marsh. "The Tidecaller", herald of the Reavers. And yes, that's a spine being used as a whip to instil some backbone into the troops.

Today I'm doing a bit of spring cleaning while the cats play outside. First up are my Jewish Revolt minis, some of which have taken some minor damage over the last year (mostly while moving house). So I'm doing a little repair work and some light touch ups of the paint before re-varnishing them.

I've finally replaced my broken light box (it's only been two years...) so I've been having fun taking a few pics with it. Shout-out to @badsquiddogames.bsky.social who is my go-to for tufts and leaves.

I always enjoy club night at the Clubhouse, but the climb up to the train station afterwards with all your kit is such a pain... It gets the blood flowing though!

Ok, I'm pretty pleased with myself for making this mini poster. It might not look like much, but this is the result of hours spent learning about various Photoshop tools and finding a suitable background (turns out an old cat toy had the right texture I was going for 😂)

Pick up the nearest book, turn to p. 42, and post the second sentence: "At the end of April, Queen Victoria decided to visit her dying son-in-law." Robert K.Massie, 'Dreadnought: Britain, Germany and the coming of the Great War'.

Join the rebellion against Imperial Rome today.

Civilians with weapons they brought from home. The roof tile will definitely ensure you have a very bad day, but whatever is in that jar probably isn't any better (plus the jar itself is heavy!) www.northwingminiatures.com/product-page...

I've decided I need to elevate my hobbying a bit... 😂

Mug of coffee - check. Passive aggressive sign on desk - check. Time to do the Monday morning admin. As an aside, this is my favourite mug, showing depictions of the Lewis Chessmen. A friend got it for me during university. Unfortunately that fact reminds me how much time has passed since then...!

It's entirely possible I had too much fun making this wanted poster for Simon. I might have to add this picture to the shop...!