I can see the Persian Gulf from my window. Iran lies just 60 miles away, hidden deep behind the curve of the earth. Tomorrow should be just another work day. But it might become something else. There's no sense agonising over what I can't control. So I pick up the mini & get myself back to painting.

I forget how unforgiving cameras are. The #Drukhari Wracks looked great during painting. But looking at the photo, I can see so many misses & mistakes. Well, I learned my lesson a while back. When it comes to painting, the "Mk 1 Eyeball" is far superior to any digital camera 😉 #WarhammerCommunity

It's wild to think we're a quarter of the way through 2026 already. So, here's everything I've painted in Q1. By all rights, I've had a stupendously productive three months. It appears I've somehow become quite efficient at batch painting. Bring on WH40k 11E 🤓 #WarhammerCommunity

Played a great narrative game today. Recreated the Starship Troopers Outpost 29 battle with #Ultramarines making a last stand against endless waves of #Tyranids. They lasted until round 10. Random spawning & objectives granting special buffs made for many exciting moments. #WarhammerCommunity

I've been looking forward to taking a group photo of the infantry from my #Broodbrothers themed Serrine 148th Regiment. I've really enjoyed working on them & watching the army grow. All hail the Four-Armed Emperor! #AstraMilitarum #WarhammerCommunity

I'm working on some fresh meat for the grinder. And the thing about #AstraMilitarum is that you either go big or go home. With 59 models on my hobby table, batch painting is the only viable approach for me. I'm two colours down & just started on the third. #WarhammerCommunity

Sometimes you just get very lucky. Someone was doing a clear out & needed rid of some unwanted #AstraMilitarum taking up space in their cupboard. I popped over & picked up a mountain of plastic. They're going to need some fixing up, but my Guard army just doubled in size. Wow! 😮 #WarhammerCommunity

Completely forgot to post a picture of the finished reinforcements for my #Ultramarines. I think the Sicarius and Calgar helmeted conversions turned out really well 😁 #WarhammerCommunity

I prefer my Astartes to have their helmets on & I really hate it when I'm not given the option to use helmets. Calgar was simple to sort out. But Cato Sicarius took a bit more effort. Not quite happy with the positioning of his pistol, but it'll do. Anyone else done the same? #WarhammerCommunity

"Good enough" is an incredibly useful principle in our hobby. It helps calibrate our expectations of success. My #Ultramarines are for gaming not display. These reinforcements are good enough for the tabletop. So I'm calling them done & moving on to the next project. #WarhammerCommunity

It's counterintuitive, but because I'm such an impatient painter, I always choose batch painting. Faced with a tableful of minis, there's nothing more off-putting for me than finishing a mini & then having to start from scratch all over again on something very similar. #WarhammerCommunity

Had my 2nd ever game using my #Drukhari. I didn't do as well as last time. My friend ran his #DarkAngels using the Vanguard Spearhead. I got stomped but learned a lot about my army's weaknesses. I have another game planned for this weekend. 2026 is gonna to be my Year of Play 😁 #WarhammerCommunity

Needless to say, things didn't work out well for these Hekatarii. I played my first ever game with the #Drukhari. I had a blast taking on the Emperor's Children. Great learning experience. I was blown away on points but the army held it's own & the game was hella fun. #WarhammerCommunity

2025 was all about the Tyranids for me. Had so much fun with the bugs. But New Year, New Army. In this case not so new. This #Drukhari army was in storage (fully painted & never played) since lockdown. Added some new units over holidays & am finally ready to play them in 2026. #WarhammerCommunity

My 2025 hobby tally is a whopping 429 minis. What a year! WH40K 172 Tyranids 87 Astra Militarum 24 Adeptus Astartes 22 Adeptus Mechanicus 10 Imperial Knights The Old World 102 High Elves Age of Sigmar 9 Stormcast Eternals 3 Slaves to Darkness Happy New Year! Bring on 2026! #WarhammerCommunity

Haven't touched my Raven Guard in ages so I've stripped them to flip them to my Ultramarines army. Interestingly I remember stripping & flipping some of them from Ultramarine to Raven Guard years ago. Nothing is permanent when you have methylated spirits & an old toothbrush 😁. Happy New Year to all!

Even the Cult Mechanicus is not immune to the corruption of the Hive Mind. After all, isn't the Omnissiah just a manifestation of the Four Armed Emperor. 🤔 Another kit-bash for my #BroodBrothers themed #AstraMilitarum army. #WarhammerCommunity

Fresh reinforcements for my #BroodBrothers themed Imperial Guard army. Another Rogal Dorn along with some supporting armour. That brings me up to 13 vehicles. I enjoyed building and painting them. Now I'm really looking forward to playing them 😁 #WarhammerCommunity #AstraMilitarum

Took my Rogal Dorn out for a spin. Despite the threat of "new model syndrome" it somehow managed to last until the 4th round when The Lion took a distinct dislike to it. I forgot just how much I enjoy playing Guard. Can't wait for the next game. #WarhammerCommunity

I finally have a Rogal Dorn commander for my Brood Brothers army. I'm really looking forward to trying it out on the tabletop. Any takers on how long it'll last before "new model syndrome" inevitably kicks in? #WarhammerCommunity

Seeing these models on my hobby desk, the idea popped into my head and I simply couldn't resist 😂 #WarhammerCommunity

Just a Techmarine taking a few Dreadnoughts out for a walk 😁 I got into WH40K back in 2017 with Dark Imperium & the Ultramarines were my first army. I don't play them often these days, but I keep adding to the collection when I can. The Brutalis Dreadnought is my latest. #WarhammerCommunity

I'm still having fun converting models into Genestealer hybrids. Here's my take on a Neophyte Hybrid Navigator. No third eye. No Astronomicon. Just the ever present susurration of the hive mind to guide their journey through the Empyrean. #WarhammerCommunity

After a bit of a detour, it feels good to be back painting my #Tyranids. I love this army, not least because the models are so quick and easy to paint using Contrast. And finally, I get some monstrous terrain to sprinkle into the games I play. #WarhammerCommunity

I needed to clear my mind & cleanse the hobby palate. So I dusted off these old minis & gave them a new lick of paint. Yep, I've had Dawn of War on my mind 😁. I used the minis to experiment with oil washes too. A fun little change & a very useful learning experience too. #WarhammerCommunity

I completely forgot about the Tempestor Scions gathering dust at the back of my hobby cupboard. I've not used them since 8E and they've been repainted so often, the paint is showing its girth. Cue yet another shameless vanity shot of this army. 😁 #WarhammerCommunity #AstraMilitarum

I picked up these reinforcements last week. My airbrush honestly makes me feel like I'm playing this hobby on cheat mode sometimes. It's just so damn fast. My #BroodBrothers are getting closer to 2000 points. #WarhammerCommunity #AstraMilitarum

That's it for now. Not counting the Vindicare, around 1500 points of my Serrine 148th, all set for the tabletop. Must admit, the vehicles were the quickest part of this army to paint. Not sure what's next 🤔 Maybe a Rogal Dorn at some point. #WarhammerCommunity #AstraMilitarum #Broodbrothers

Some close up pics of my Serrine 148th Regiment. I really enjoyed kitbashing & painting these brood brothers. As with all horde armies, I went for a simple & fast paint scheme but with emphasis on making the GSC facial features visible on the tabletop from a couple of feet away. #WarhammerCommunity

I'm making good progress on my latest project. Loyal Guardsmen of the Serrine 148th Regiment. Known for their almost supernatural coordination in battle and their extreme devotion to the Emperor who is often depicted with four arms in their iconography. 🤨 #WarhammerCommunity #AstraMilitarum

Not often I post grey plastic but I'm very excited by my newest project. I needed a change for #WH40K so I dusted off my old Imperial Guard army. The old Cadian sculpts aged badly & I'm building new ones. You might notice there's something not quite right with the replacements 🤫 #WarhammerCommunity

Expat's view. I can sum up UK in a word: DEFLECTION. Rising prices, stagnant wages, unaffordable homes, shuttered high streets, NHS woes. Blame it ALL on 0.6% of the population. Ignore corporate profit, wealth gaps, asset buying splurges. Keep looking down & not UP for what's going wrong in Blighty.

I'm loving the variety of games available to play. Here's a pic of the last week's worth of gaming I had before I took off for my summer hols. It's a great time to be in the hobby. 😁

My newest army for #WH40K built with the Questor Forgepact detachment in mind. I've opted for the House Taranis colour scheme. The army is very much a work in progress (lots of Admech to build & paint) but I'm really looking forward to trying it on the tabletop when ready. #WarhammerCommunity

I finally have enough big bugs for a Crusher Stampede. Looking forward to trying them out on the tabletop. Sure, there's a lot in the meta that can smash monsters, but they look so cool. I've placed a brave (more likely crazed) Blooded in front of them for scale. #WarhammerCommunity #Tyranids

Reinforcements for my High Elf Realms army are ready for the tabletop. With these princes painted, I think I'm finally ready to arrange my first game with this army 😁 #WarhammerCommunity #TheOldWorld

My High Elf Realms army is starting to shape up. I'm almost at the finish line and really looking forward to trying it out on the tabletop. Just a few more units to go. #WarhammerCommunity #TheOldWorld

I'm really pleased with my progress so far. My High Elf army is now about 1/3 complete. There's always a tradeoff between satisfaction & sanity. And I had to cut some corners to get this lot painted. But it never really shows when you plop them on the tabletop 😉 #WarhammerCommunity #TheOldWorld

Just finished this pair of Eagle Claw Bolt Throwers for my High Elves. I've been trying to figure out how to paint white robes efficiently. Turns out contrast paints are the way to go. They make for great glazes. Next up are 30 archers 🫣 #WarhammerCommunity #TheOldWorld

How it started... vs ...how it's going. My painted Eldar/Aeldari Biel-Tan Warhost 2015 vs 2025. #WarhammerCommunity #Eldar #Aeldari #miniaturepainting #Warhammer40K #40K #Warhammer

That's all but one of my entire High Elf army built, primed and ready to paint. It looks daunting. There's so much. I can't help but feel a little overwhelmed by it all. But I've been here MANY times before. Sooner or later this army will be fully painted 🤓 #WarhammerCommunity #TheOldWorld

I'm getting back into my flow with this #HighElfRealms army. Although I loved painting these chariots, I absolutely hated gluing them together after they were painted. The bits just wouldn't fit properly. Sometimes you just have to shrug & say "that'll have to do". #WarhammerCommunity #TheOldWorld

I used a kit-bashed mage to trial a colour scheme for my High Elf army. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. I'm very much looking forward to getting the rest of the army painted & on the tabletop - although it might take a while. #warhammerCommunity #TheOldWorld

#WIPWednesday & I'm working on my latest army for #TheOldWorld. I found the dragon frustrating. What an odd design choice. I had to put serious work into making sure I could actually bring it into base-to-base contact with another unit. Anyway, I kitbashed some mages too! 😁 #WarhammerCommunity

I just finished painting the Lancer. I'm think it's probably high time I got myself a Techmarine 🤔 #WarhammerCommunity #Ultramarines

No painting this week so I'm posting for #ThrowbackThursday instead. To try different techniques & develop my brushwork, I painted marines in the colours of every Legion. Here's a Space Wolf. You can track my approach in the pics. I rarely paint to this level any more TBH. #WarhammerCommunity

Feedback: I asked game publishers how they plan to respond to newly announced U.S. tariffs, and here's a sampling of their responses: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... That post features only 15 of more than a hundred responses, so I'll post another round-up tomorrow. —WEM

Just heading back from the FLGS. The store was buzzing. But no 40K in sight. I was playing Spearhead with a newbie. Some folks were painting while debating whether Gotrek could pry Felix away from Sigmar if he were a Stormcast. Tables further down were The Old World intro games. #WarhammerCommunity

Every once in a while, you need to take stock of your collection. Today was that day for me. I decided to focus on my #Warhammer30k & #Warhammer40k armies. I didn't realise just how much I'd collected over the time I've been out here. So let me show you what I've got. #WarhammerCommunity

This #WIPWednesday I have something that's no longer a WIP. I "was" working on it today & I've only just finished it. So that still counts right? 🤔 TBH, I struggled with this one. A cool model but has way too much trim for my liking. #WarhammerCommunity #WH40K #Ultramarines