Warhammer in all its flavours
With the year drawing to a close and Da Red Gobbo loading up his sack (and Shoota) it’s time to start thinking of Warhammer Christmas gift ideas. Got a hobby fan in your life? Trying to decide what to add to your list? The HoD team have you covered. We’ve put our heads together to... Continue Reading →
As winter draws closer and the year comes to a close we know we're about to get treated to some of the best deals in Warhammer. The Age of Sigmar battleforces are just round the corner so we're bringing you our AoS battleforce value breakdown so you can get the best deals. Last year the... Continue Reading →
The nights are closing in, the weather is getting colder and that means only one thing; this year’s battleforces are drawing near. As always, Games Workshop have announced several new boxes of sprues, and as always we’re bringing you our 40k battleforce value breakdown and an analysis of how good they are. This year sees... 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Another month, another exciting day of gaming here at the HoD offices. This month saw the Handful of Points Escalation League go from 500 points up to 750 points, which means new and exciting goodies (and baddies) in our armies. If you haven't read our article about our first session, you can find it here.... Continue Reading →
It's getting cold outside, the nights have drawn in and the Coca Cola advert with all the lorries has been on TV - it can all only mean one thing; the Warhammer 40k Battleforce releases are just round the corner! As they do every year Games Workshop have given us all a chance to make... Continue Reading →
If you want to display a small squad of models, you might have considered a display base or Diorama. I recently created a small base for my Warhammer Underworlds warband the Gorechosen of Dromm, simply because I loved the paint scheme and how the warband plays. I'm no expert at creating dioramas and scenes, but... Continue Reading →
Warhammer Underworlds is one of Games Workshop's smaller game systems, but has consistently delivered some of the best model sculpts that the Mortal Realms have to offer. On top of that, the game's small model-count warbands mean there plenty of freedom to be creative. We've already featured some brilliant painters in both super colourful styles... Continue Reading →
"Forget the promise of progress and understanding, for in the grim darkness of the far future there is only war." Warhammer 40k is notorious for it's grimdark setting, devoid of hope. Have you ever wondered how to paint grimdark miniatures? If so, you're in the right place. There are plenty of amazing painters who really evoke... Continue Reading →