Tutorial | Solving the New Screamer-Killer's Male Pattern Baldness

The 40K hobbying has begun, and it started with the latest FOMO box, Leviathan. I'm keeping all of the Tyranids and trading away all the Space Marines for even more Tyranids because Space Marines suck and I don't like their aesthetic. But do you know who's aesthetic I like even less? The new Screamer-Killer. It looks like it needs a toupee so as not to be mercilessly mocked. And besides, I like the look of the old Carnifex kit better anyways. With the power of converting, I can have the best of both worlds! 

Space Din-O-Pinions | The Path to 40K

After physically moving my home, I am now ready to also make a metaphorical move in my hobby space. Since it’s inception, this blog has focused on all things fantasy. I just really like it, I think it makes a nice canvas for creativity, and the gaming is more fun to me and logical, because if you have a tank driving around, it can shoot much farther and more destructively than the table would allow. So usually I leave the sci-fi or historical to the video game world. But (and to the disappointment of TLLW, sorry, no historicals....yet) I will say, Warhammer 40K 10th Edition was looking real juicy with those new space bug/dinosaurs, the Tyranids. 

Credit: Games Workshop

Review | Seraphon Lord Kroak

Yes, I know, this kit didn’t come out with the latest range refresh. However, it was the herald of things to come. As with a lot of what I do in this hobby, procrastination was involved (that’s been something of a theme lately). I did actually buy this kit when it came out. With life such as it is though, I’m finally focusing on getting all of my unbuilt kits done, so here goes on the big man himself, King of the Toads, Lord Kroak.

Hobby | Converted Saurus Warriors & Skink Alphas

After that first test model, I pressed on and got a unit of five Saurus Warriors converted from the Lizardmen Blood Bowl team. There's also a pair of sneaky Skinks that I've converted further down in the photos if that's more your speed. I enjoyed making these models, and I'm glad that the new Seraphon kits come with a decent amount of bits to make it all possible. 

WIP | Bloodbowl Lizardmen Conversions

As I settle into a new groove, I’ve been ramping up the construction of my Seraphon kits. There were quite a few boxes laying dormant, just waiting for their time in the sun. One of those boxes was the Lizardmen Bloodbowl team, the wonderfully named Gwaka’moli Crator Gators. 

Hobby | And Now Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming

Aaaaaannd we're back. Whew. Let me tell you, moving all of that Warhammer was a bitch. Makes me realize how much I have, and that maybe, just maybe, I should stop buying new things. But. The Seraphon have got something of a range refresh going on, and seeing as this blog is literally named after these space-faring fantasy dinosaurs, it would be something of a shame if I didn't jump in on the fun.

WIP | The Big Move

You may be seeing less posts here in the next month or so, as I'm in the middle of a move to a different city. Not entirely sure what the home situation will be, so in the mean time a lot of the Warhammer goodies are going into storage at a relative's home. Hopefully, the delay won't be too long, and I'll still be able to pop in and post occasionally if I have something that I can do. 

-The Space Dinosaur

Hobby | Bits, Bobs, and Signposts

As I get on with the move, I've been working on smaller projects for now, nothing too fancy. The third Dungeons & Lasers Kickstarter included some nice stretch goals, which I've been building and finally got some paint on some of them. I really like these kinds of models, as they add a lot of flavor to a game. 

Tutorial | The Spirit Tree

I'll be moving soon for work, and because of that I've been going through the many, many shelves of hobby stuff that I have. This has brought a lot of half-finished projects back up to the surface, and one of those was some old Hirst Arts bricks glued to a circle of cork. I figured that it would be a nice planter in the center of a market center, and I got halfway through that idea before it sat doing nothing for some years. Well I've been picking through the latest Dungeons & Lasers stuff from their Encounters Kickstarter, and they had this nice tree that I thought would be perfect for this project. 

Tutorial | Welcome to the Jungle, How to Make Some New Terrain

After plucking the lowest hanging fruit for a jungle terrain joke, the quality of the rest of this post can only get better. After a streak of painting miniatures, I wanted to pivot to making some good old fashioned terrain again. I'll be moving soon, and as part of that I've been taking inventory of what I have. I found some MDF bases lying around and some palm trees I bought an eternity ago, so I though why not make some jungle terrain. Throw in some bits from Archon Studios and Reaper Miniatures and I was ready to make it specifically into Lizardmen/Seraphon terrain, but it could just as easily be used for games of Dungeons & Dragons.