Warhammer in all its flavours
The Explorer's of the Miniverse have been taking an extended break in the Mortal Realms of late, but now we're off again on our adventures and our first destination is a Galaxy far, far away... Star Wars: Shatterpoint is a minatures skirmish game released by Atomic Mass Games (the same people who make Marvel: Crisis... Continue Reading →
As a beginner painting Warhammer minis, it can be hard to see the wood for the trees. You're confronted with a myriad of paint types, colours and brushes, then an endless number of ways to combine them to paint your models. On top of that, models are getting more and more detailed and you're expected... Continue Reading →
For a little while now Games Workshop have been offering a free miniature in store, as part of their Miniature of the Month promotion. Given the recent release of the incredible Warhammer 40k Leviathan box to launch 10th edition, it was obvious we were going to be seeing some Tyranids and Space Marines given out... Continue Reading →
Last month we at the Handful of Dice offices were bested by that great nemesis of all gaming groups: scheduling conflicts. But we're back this month! And at 1500 points this time; more and bigger guns will hit the field, but the sheer amount of stuff we now have in our armies also means we... Continue Reading →
To celebrate the release of Warhammer 40k Leviathan, Games Workshop released a second free Warhammer mini of the month in June. In stores until the 15th of July you can get a free Tyranid Termagant to add to your collection. As is now becoming a regular friendly challenge, we each headed to a local Warhammer store... Continue Reading →
You’ve clipped, trimmed, filed and glued and you’re all set to start putting paint on plastic. You obviously want to make sure you get the best possible result for the tabletop, so make sure you’re getting the foundations right. Priming minis might not be the most glorious aspect of painting, but without it your finished... Continue Reading →
What do you call a Saurus with three heads? A free Saurus. For a little while now Games Workshop have been offering a free miniature in store, as part of their Miniature of the Month promotion. With not one but two miniatures being given out during June 2023, we figured it was time to get... Continue Reading →
There's another free warhammer miniature available this May. To celebrate the release of Killteam this month's model is an Adeptus Arbites Arbitrator, available from the 13th of May. As is now becoming a regular friendly challenge, we each headed to a local Warhammer store to build and take home a model, and painted them to compare... Continue Reading →
The Handful of Points Escalation League is back! After a month off where we relaxed and played skirmish games we jumped into our 1250 point games. Now we can start bringing out the big guns and synergies that are throttled at lower points values, and my scary Slaves to Darkness start getting a little less... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to our monthly escalation league update. The escalation league has taken April off so everyone can catch up on painting projects or take a short break if they're all done and ready, but this doesn't mean games weren't had. This month we broke out the skirmish games, specifically Warcry, Underworlds, and Blood Bowl,... Continue Reading →
I don't know many hobby painters who haven't had some back pain after a long painting session. We all know what it's like; you've been sat at your desk for hours, hunched over to get close enough to edge highlight those tiny details on your Aeldari Guardian's armour or add the finishing touch to the... Continue Reading →
For a little while now Games Workshop have been offering a free miniature in store, as part of their Miniature of the Month promotion. This article we're not painting one, but two of these free miniatures. Thanks to distribution issues and schedules we weren't all able to get February's Jade Obelisk Cultist, but we've now... Continue Reading →
We're back for month three of our escalation league, and this time we're at 1000 points. More points mean longer games though, and we weren't particularly fast to begin with, so I only got one game in this time but hopefully we can speed up for the 1250 point games and get more in. If... Continue Reading →
The great thing about warhammer and miniatures in general is that different parts of the hobby appeal to different people. You might be driven by one of the many games, you might love the lore or you might love the painting. But one side of the hobby that often gets overlooked is conversion and kitbashing.... Continue Reading →
Games Workshop's latest subscription magazine service released on the 15th of February, and on the surface it appears to be pretty darn good value for money. But is it? Having spent £2.99 on the first issue, and a whole morning crunching numbers, I am here to report my findings to you, so you can decide... Continue Reading →