New: Deep Cut Wargames terrain mats
Get your models ready as they scour the globe and all types of battlefields with our new selection of detailed mats from Deep Cut Wargames! All these mats have a…
Painting & Modelling
Painting Spartans by Paul Cubbin
Top painter Paul Cubbin shows how he got on with our plastic Spartan miniatures – in his own inimitable style. Plenty of hints and tips here! This painting guide was…
Painting Greek Hoplites
By Stephen May In this guide, I will walk you through the methods in which I paint my figures, specifically my plastic hoplites. The guide has been written using the…
Bring out your dead! Stamina Markers in Black Powder
“Bring out your dead! …” Andy Bartlett throws us a solution for tracking stamina… The Black Powder stable of rules require little in the way of bookkeeping, and a jolly…
New: The Army Painter Warpaints – 2017 Sets now available!
The Army Painter have updated their best wargamer paints sets giving you even more choice for your armies colours, plus are now offering a superbly huge and complete range in…
Step By Step: Andrés Amián’s Pompeian army
Our in-house paint master Andrés Amián dropped in to the web team office to give us this little look at how he goes about converting and painting the Warlord plastic…
Hobby: Painting a Roman Legionary Step-by-Step
If you’ve just got started with your Romans then this step-by-step guide will be perfect for you as we take a look at how we painted a single Roman Legionary…
Final Week: Diorama Challenge 2016
With our Warlord Games Day unfortunately still on hold pending repairs to the venue’s roof, we launched something of a challenge back in December in an attempt to stir your collective…
Showcase: Imperial Rome’s Finest
We recently spotted some fantastic Romans appearing on Facebook and got hold of Shawn to find out more, discovering an extraordinary story beyond that of the fantastic miniatures… I’m Shawn…
Hobby: Hail Caesar Conversions
Way back in 2009, the wonderfully named Bennett Blalock-Doane sent us in some snaps of his Warlord models – and how impressed we were! Bennett tells us he has more to send us…
Showcase: Barcino’s Miniatures
Earlier this week, Warlord forum member ‘Barcino’ posted some fantastic photos of a recent project he’s been working on. These are the exclusive miniatiures you receive for free when you…
New: 4Ground Arab Rural Dwellings
We’re now stocking 4ground’s lovely pre-painted adobe buildings – ideal for Bolt Action games set in East and North Africa as well as most conflicts in that area throughout the…
Hobby: Dan Hoyt’s Imperial Roman Auxiliaries
We recently spotted a brilliant website called Red Over Blue, that showcases the work of Dan Hoyt. Dan has a lot of fantastic Bolt Action models that we hope to…
New: Dark Ages Terrain from Sarissa Precision
This week we have another batch of laser-cut wooden terrain sets for Dark Ages battles. Along with the wooden palisade walls that we released a few weeks ago, you now…
Painting: Using Army Painter Quick Shade
Get your army finished quickly and get more time for gaming! The “dipping” technique has been around for years; people experimenting with all sorts of chemicals carried home from B&Q. Quick Shade…
Painting Using The Army Painter System – 1: Intro
By Dr Phil Hendry There has been a fair amount of interest shown in ‘The Dip’, as The Army Painter’s Quickshade system is more commonly known. Reactions to ‘The Dip’…
Saxons: Step-by-Step Painting Guide
Jonas from Army Painter brings us another expert step-by-step guide Over the last 5 years hard plastic sets have become the norm in historical Wargames – spearheaded by Warlord Games and…
Hobby: Phil Hendry’s Celtic Chariot
It’s been a long while since we had anything new from Dr Phil Hendry. You’ll recall Phil being an evangelist for Army Painter Dip and having built up sizeable, beautifully…
Hobby: Swing low, sweet chariot…
One of our ardent forum-dwellers, ‘Mikeland’ has put plenty of effort into a converted Celt Chariot and with great results! As you can see he’s mixed models from several packs…
Painting Persian Sparabara
By Steve May We know from examining Greek vase paintings that Persian Sparabara wore highly decorated clothing. This was most likely made from leather or felt with embroidered pattern work….
Painting Using The Army Painter System – 5: Basing
By Dr Phil Hendry Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Preparation Part 3: Painting Part 4: ‘Dipping’ After ‘dipping’ comes basing. I do all my basing the same way, to create…
Painting Using The Army Painter System – 4: ‘Dipping’
By Dr Phil Hendry Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Preparation Part 3: Painting Now it’s the part you’ve all been waiting for – time to apply the Army Painter Quick…
Painting Using The Army Painter System – 3: Painting
By Dr Phil Hendry Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Preparation Once all the preparation was done it was time to get on with the painting proper. First of all, I…
Painting Using The Army Painter System – 2: Preparation
By Dr Phil Hendry Part 1: Introduction The first job was to clean off the casting vents, mould-lines, and any other ‘messy bits’. Not a bad job on Warlord’s figures…
