Weekly Update

Last Week at Wargaming Tradecraft

As you may have noticed, there haven't been many updates recently. I have been hobbying though, and getting back in to the groove... even hit my roughly 1 model per week, week and half that I was doing back before all the crazyness this last almost year now.

I did post a progress report on where things stood though, and just finished the UA for my Warlock Stonebearer unit. That post included a tutorial on how to freehand paint a feathered cloak, which awesomely showed up on TutoFig. (If you haven't checked that site out before, I highly recommend it)

Also, for the Privateer Players out there, I also wrote up a tutorial on how to control an Android mobile from your PC.

Last Week in the Community

This week I play catch up with the blogs... next time, with all the art on DA...

Tutorials

A nice purple tutorial
http://masterdarksol.blogspot.ca/2013/01/5-step-purple.html

Basing with sand (videos)
http://corvusminiatures.blogspot.ca/2013/01/tutorial-basing-with-sand-video.html

Painting Realistic Fluid Filled Vials
http://eyeoferror.blogspot.ca/2013/01/painting-realistic-fluid-filled-vials_7.html

Painting Object Source Lighting (OSL) on Weapons
http://eyeoferror.blogspot.ca/2013/01/painting-osl-weapons-effects-in-5-easy.html

Hanging Plants
http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.ca/2012/12/tutorial-hanging-plants.html

Easy pinning of small models - brilliant!
http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.ca/2013/01/tutorial-pin-your-gaming-figures-easy.html

Tips

A review on some purchasable backgrounds and examples of why to use them. Great idea for photographing your figures.
http://chestofcolors.com/hangar-18-miniatures-photo-backgrounds-review/

Some Grot Rebels conversion WIPs (love these guys)
http://creativetwilight.com/kamuis-workbench-liberated-grot-heavy-and-special-weapons/

Gallery

I'm a fan of these clean Ultramarine lines
http://40khobbyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/01/ultramarine-contemptor-octavius.html

Stark Industries Tau.. ok, these are pretty amusing
http://darkfuturegaming.blogspot.ca/2013/01/tau-broadsides-and-fire-warriors-stark.html

Bee-utiful Chaos flier
http://darkfuturegaming.blogspot.ca/2013/01/nurgle-hell-worm-painted-for-tables.html

Fantastic Dark Angel
http://gimnir.blogspot.ca/2012/12/veteran-sergeant-raphael-dark-angels_29.html

New Deathwing models - niiiiiice
http://taleofpainters.blogspot.ca/2013/01/showcase-dark-angels-deathwing-knights.html

A Faery and her Dragon
http://gardenninjastudios.blogspot.ca/2013/01/a-fairy-and-her-dragon.html

Musing

How NOT to spread the hobby - a fantastic read
http://whitemetalgames.blogspot.ca/2013/01/how-bad-teachers-scare-away-new-players.html