a Load of Old Toby

Callon and The Wain Lords - (where it all started) After a few weeks on hiatus, I’m back and focusing on what is currently sitting on my painting desk. Moving forward, I aim to post regular WIP painting updates over on Bluesky, and then summarise completed units, colour scheme choices, and lore over here on the blog. Callon - ‘The Hero’ (Level 20 Lord) Finding Inspiration: My First White Dwarf A long time ago as a young lad, I got my hands on a White Dwarf magazine featuring an army showcase and battle report by legendary painter Mike McVey. My First White Dwarf Mike’s Wood Elves completely captured my imagination. Even though I didn’t own any of those models back then, they stuck in my mind's eye for decades. Whenever I start a new fantasy project, this army is always my mental baseline. I’ve never been strictly wedded to the Warhammer Old World lore itself, it’s more about the core idea of a feral, wild Wood Elf realm. Mix that nostalgia with inspiration from  Lord of the Rings ,...

Luna Woves - #2 Luna Wolves Demi Company - Post Isstvan III Atrocity Army Overview Welcome to the second instalment of my Luna Wolves/Marines Demi Company. As explained last time the backdrop to this Army is a flexible force I could use to switch sides. Command Squad Cerberus  Garviel Loken seemed a great choice to centre my army around, having survived the Isstvan III Atrocity, half mad he rises to seek out revenge against Horus. As such, he is a really interesting character and even turns down the opportunity to become an original Grey Knight. Therefore I think it’s apt that he becomes 'The' Emperor’s champion instead! So to that end, I set about converting the old emperor’s champion model to represent Lokan. Here he is below, fresh with a Paragon blade and Iron Halo too (well Laurel leaf)! Lokan Centre, with Command HQ Also within the HQ squad I have repurposed old 40k, Mark 6 armoured, command squad to make: 1x Chaplin above with the power maul, 1x Vet Sergeant equipped wi...