I've made a start on The Fellowship of the Onion Ring, a Maneater-based tribute to my late father. This is going to be Gimli. I'd forgotten how much of a pain in the arse sculpting chain mail across an entire Ogre is. #ageofsigmar #aos #kitbashing

Now my office is basically done, I've dug out and updated my dice box. Isn't it lovely? cc. @mightyfounding.bsky.social @badmooncafe.bsky.social @threetwoaos.bsky.social @troggmeta.bsky.social @maulfiend.bsky.social @team-ni-aos.bsky.social @team-england-aos.bsky.social

I'm apparently struggling with "take a break from the Ogres". Methinks that's easier on the tabletop than on the kitbashing bench. Still need some BioStrip to clean the chariot and the Orc bitz from the original champion, but so far I'm happy with my results! #ageofsigmar #aos #TheManeaterLegion

Well, my break from Maneaters lasted almost two weeks... #aos #ageofsigmar #TheManeaterLegion

I think we can summarize the afternoon in three pictures. Thank you @pubhammer.bsky.social for putting on yet another fantastic event, and inviting me to the invite-only one! As ever, a great time was had in the face of crushing defeats! #aos #ageofsigmar #warhammercommunity

For the first time in recorded history, a Crimson Keep army has had a win in a full 5-round game! The dice were cruel to both of us, but I just about managed to keep the pressure on, and avoided the Terminos-Reclusian stack long enough to bring it home. #ageofsigmar #aos #warhammercommunity

Games Workshop would like you to know that you can take a Spicy Huskard alongside a Frost Lord for precisely three days, until the new Ogre book drops. #ageofsigmar #aos #whyhaveyoudonethis

So I lost out on winning Coolest Model, but I got the next best trophy... Thanks to the @mightyfounding.bsky.social team for putting on a jolly good time, looking forward to the next one! Where I... will probably bring an army that might possibly win... #aos #ageofsigmar #warhammercommunity

The possibility of not Spooning was apparently on the table right until the minute I lost Game 5... Let's see how we do with Coolest Model then... Scenario was Treacherous Terrain, I think. #ageofsigmar #aos #warhammercommunity

That said, I'm quietly confident about Coolest Model. Missing Cogfort was a standard Cogfort with some extra ghouls. And the Spawn's butt held a book saying OnlySpawn, that does require better eyes than mine to read... #aos #ageofsigmar #warhammercommunity

This morning, I stumbled perilously close to an actual win. But Good abhors a Crimson Keep won, especially against Lumineth, so my dice rolls tanked from R3 onwards. The wasted T2 double didn't help. So... spoon? #ageofsigmar #aos #warhammercommunity

I'm hoping I actually win Coolest Model this weekend, as quite aside from my usual desires, the absence of a Wooden Spoon means I'm not currently in a position to win anything else. Curse of the Bitch remains a more appropriate name for this scenario. #aos #ageofsigmar #warhammercommunity

All the Famous Last Nerds predicted that new book Daughters were going to give me a bad time. Thanks for the good vibes, lads 🤣 #ageofsigmar #aos #warhammercommunity

I've at least queued up the trophy In aiming to win! Also, here's Doctor Rogrotnik and his chevrons for the first time! #ageofsigmar #aos #warhammercommunity

Got in a practise have at Bexley Reapers, and while it looks like I got a win, that would've vanished if we had time for a fourth round. We both had some swingy luck, which allowed the natural terribleness of a Crimson Keep to shine through. #aos #ageofsigmar #DaBadNekBanditz

Five days left until Mighty Founding, and I find myself up against the wire with painting. #DaBadNekBanditz are mostly there, but there's still lots to do on lots of models. Glad I redid the banners tho, they're much more vibrant now. #ageofsigmar #aos #miniaturepainting

So my freehand painting skills are atrocious, but that's probably fine for goblin-painted banners, right? Might still need redoing so they're a bit less dull red. Since they're #DaBadNekBanditz, seems like they'd want to show off the Bad Nekz they revere! #ageofsigmar #aos #miniaturepainting

Still slow-going on #DaBadNakBanditz, but everyone has some base colours, some skin, and half of their basing. Hopefully not a hard one to finish before Mighty Founding. ...the turkey box isn't going to be up for 25 cavalry, 2 pie plates, one cookie, and the Manis, is it? #aos #ageofsigmar

So while I technically disagree with that take, I do think you're onto something in that vein, scale-willing...

And for a second shot from #DaBadNekBanditz, the first model in the army to be finished! Some touch-ups aside. And just in time for the February Plastic Craic kitbashing contest! #aos #ageofsigmar #miniaturepainting

Everyone in #DaBadNekBanditz now has least least a basecoat, a bath of Nuln Oil, and some basing material! Now just 2.5 weeks to get them properly ready for Mighty Founding! #aos #ageofsigmar #miniaturepainting

20 years ago, I got drunk and nicked traffic cones and road signs. These days, I apparently get drunk and take home large vine-based house plants...

Quick suggestion: you need to add _every_ platform you're on before you generate it... I just added BCP, and didn't think to check for others. Also, if you use ChampionshipHub, your username probably isn't your name, if you're a personal-branding smartarse like me...

So for the most part, #TheManeaterLegion is a bit too complete to benefit from all the awesome new Ogre sculpts. But I'm buying the FOMO box, so I might as well move some WIP concepts to the new sculpts, and fix some problems with the oldest model in the army. So! Digital Irongut mockups!

2025 Scourge rules: Ogres don't need monstrous traits, Stonehorns are already good enough. Here's some interesting subfactions and extra heroic traits. 2026 Scourge rules: Hey, you know how there was just some awesome reveals for new Ogre infantry? How can we support those? BETTER STONEHORNS!!! 😐

IT'S GO TIME, TYRANTS AND FROST LORDS #WARHAMMERCOMMUNITY

When the superglue won't dry on your extremely fiddly precision-placement goblin, reach immediately for the Baking Powder Bukkake. Stick to my fucking fingers now, you stunty little shit. #ageofsigmar #aos #DaBadNekBanditz

OK, one more post about mourning, before I fully dive back into toy soldiers. But you never realise how the first Father's Day after The End is going to hit you until it does, and... doubled over but not snapped is the best I could've hope for. Here's me and him with silly hats. I like those.

OK, that's all the champions and banners done. Yeah, I can probably have all these guys primed in time for spare player duty. Just another 9 to build! #ageofsigmar #aos #DaBadNekBanditz

Important business in Hackney this evening; adding another restaurant to the Actually Good Mexican Food In The UK pantheon, and seeing The DSM IV rip it up in what feels like the club from Phoenix Nights.