Just posted this little explainer of the origin of the name The Erstwood on IG stories... 👀

The people of Gorton and Denton have voted overwhelmingly to give heroin to Sir Keir Starmer’s son, and I hope the prime minister will now do the decent thing.

Introducing Hannah Spencer MP 💚

Almost 10 years of being at the top of my game finally paid off... 😏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

**ANNOUNCEMENT** justplay.events/team-england... Player posts to follow!

Boosting this Tweet, purely for the drama. I actually drafted a similar post this morning because I low-key kinda miss the competitive AoS Twitter beef. Simpler times, man. In case you don't know, someone won a Golden Ticket with new Tzeentch this weekend even though the book isn't released yet.

Hold on, did someone just win a GT/Golden ticket with an unreleased book? Wonder what the thinking was from player/TO in allowing that? As a competitive player, I’d be a bit miffed to play/lose to that 😂

So like, I am just supposed to sit here and carry on painting my little models while the global pedophilic billionaire elite continues to go unpunished for their crimes. Okay cool, yeah, here's and Eidolon of Mathlann I just finished... 🤷‍♂️

Zenithal Highlight is OP.

Do you think I put enough texture on these bases? 🤔

Popped this guy on the spinny thingamajig. NGL, swapping out the Radukur chest for a Stormcast breastplate and still making the cloak and wolf fit around it was maybe one of the hardest conversions I've every and I would like someone to appreciate that level dedication to theme. Thank you. 😅

Banner train! 🚂💀

After almost 10 years of working on The Erstwood, I finally decided that the main character needs a model. This is Iöthys. Who knows, maybe this means I'll actually start sharing my story in 2026. Happy New Year!

First night for the new AoS club! Good turn out this week and looks like even more coming down next week, can’t wait to get back to it. Any gamers round Birmingham area, we’d love to have you! #AoS #Warhammer

Still don't know if this is an Ikon of the Sea or an Ikon of the Storm, it's definitely one of them though...

Today we have a quick a cheeky little little Matheala, Oracle of the Abyss...

Fincarnate.

First time using 3D printed bits from the amazing Make It Epic basing. Basing really is where the best story telling happens. Much coral. Very reef.

Haven't posted any work in a minute so here's a cheeky little one for the #WIP perverts... A custom Eidolon of Mathlann. #warhammer #warhammercommunity

This weekend was The Justice Series teams event in Coventry, with players attending across a bunch of teams. This meant @zhorph.bsky.social had to defend the belt! He did a fine job, but @studioerstwood.bsky.social was able to wrestle it from him! (see what we did there?) We have a new champ!

Greens up 2, Reform down 2. That ain't no coincidence. Let's fucking go @zackpolanski.bsky.social 💚

I might have gotten a bit carried away with this rebasing project for an Idoneth Deepkin army... 🦑🦀🐠🐚🐙🌊

For the first time in my life, my vote counted for something! Couldn't be happy that @zackpolanski.bsky.social is the new Green Party Leader. He is exactly the kind of politician we need right now to stand up to Reform and the rise of the far right. The politics of hope, not hate. Let's go 💚

Just reading the Flesh-Eater Courts leaks and I'm like...

Good haul from Warhammer World this weekend. 1st place Favourite Army, 5th place Best General (4-1) and Best Stormcast. Having to lug this big metallic Stormcast art home (was the prize for Best Painted 🤷‍♂️) Most importantly, as always, 5 amazing games and lots laughs with friends old and new.

Today is a good day to remember the words of Morglum Necksnapper... "The only good stunty is a dead stunty, and the only thing better n' a dead stunty is a dyin' stunty who tells yer where to find 'is mates."

Finally got round to finishing the build and basing this little lady and her weird horse. I think she be The One. Now I just have to get her painted for Warhammer World this weekend! 😬

Working on my Stormcast, trying to get them all done by Warhammer World next weekend. White armour was a stupid choice really. Long.

PSA ☀️🌅🔆🥵

Finally putting some paint on a test model... Classic Erstwood palette, ofc. Mojave White and Black Leather. 🖤🤍

Yaeraggh, Grand Matriarch of the Attendant Amora... I went with halo #4 in the end because it fits the theme best and also I enjoy the juxtaposition of it's delicacy against the necrosis of the beast.

Okay chat, help a brother out and vote for the best halo for Yaerragh. She's the Grand Matriarch of the Attendant Amora, so there is no saving the best for someone else. She gets her pick, which is right choice...

#WIP 🤣

Introducing you to - @studioerstwood.bsky.social

Who doesn't love a cheeky redemption arc? 😏 I'm super excited to finally wear the England shirt. Even more excited that the team is all new caps. We've come a long way. The new GHB season seems real fun too. A very good time to Warhammer. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Just finished painting up tha fantastic. board game Oathsworn: Into The Deepwood. These are the 12 PCs but the really interesting bit of this game is the sealed and number encounter boxes that you don't open until the story demands it, so each one is a surprise! (Full pics in the comments)

Two quick and simple conversions of the Darkoath Warqueen into a pair of Handmaidens for the Mother of Dragons...

Pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs...

Painted up some big pigs to join the ranks of an Ironjawz army I did a few years ago...

The Morghast the merrier... #paintingwarhammer #warhammer #warhammercommunity

Less is Morghast...

Painted up some Darkoath Savagers to join the ranks of the Mother of Dragons.

Had a funny little commission this week doing a bunch of replacement bases for one client who has had several armies from me over the years but somehow lost some of the bases for each of the armies!? I don't think I've ever lost a base for a painted model so not really sure how he did that? 🤷‍♂️

Saved the best 'til last. My Wendigo riders. Yes, they are all riding Varghulf Courtiers. Don't worry though, I bought 6 copies of the FEC spearhead when Morbhegs were the hotness so managed it sell all the other bits from the box which made them reasonably priced.

Okay this is my favourite one so far. This is my counts as Lorai from The Blacktalons. Stole the head from the Mistweaver Saih as it has an amazing crescent moon detail which fits the theme perfectly. Can't wait to paint this one!

Another Stormcast from my Stormcast, The Attendant Amora. One of Neave's companions but swapped out the ugly crossbow for a proper bow. I'm actually quite pleased with how seamless it looks tbh. She already has a hooded head which was good as my stock of Wildwood Ranger heads is running low now.

Bought White Dwarf for the first time in many years this weekend so that I could read the Roman Lappat feature on his framed dioramas. Felt inspired to add some colours to the one I built with him at our workshop earlier this year. It's far from finished but I am super happy with the progress

Very early stages of a very big glow up for my Arch-Warlock...

The close up deserve a post all of their own, because look at them! I am very proud of myself right now. Not something that happens very often. I've had this idea for years now. Could not be more grateful to The Arts Council for allowing me the time and the resources to make my ambition a reality.

A Bad Case of the 'Shrooms. My entry for the #smashbash2025 competition. The brief was "mostly in the flesh". I brief, it's my take on where Orcs and Goblins come from.