Curis's Ninjabread

Chaos Thug Life

October 27, 2017January 6, 2019 Curis 9 Comments barbarian, Chaos, cockkatrice, oldhammer, shaved chests, talisman, thugs, warhammer, warrior

Chaos Thugs are a Warhammer range released in several batches between 1986 and 1991. Games Workshop stamped them out of

Historicals Warhammer

Preslotta Citadel Miniatures Gnorman Gnoll Reinforcements

September 28, 2017January 6, 2019 Curis 9 Comments feudals, Games Workshop, gnoll, goblins, hawk, norman, oldhammer, warhammer

Decades of exposure to Games Workshop’s marketing materials has conditioned me not to paint individual figures, but regiments, and then

Adventurers Rogue Trader

Choose Your Own Adventurers #11: Indiana Jones, Xenoarchaeologist

September 18, 2017January 6, 2019 Curis 20 Comments archaeologist, great crusade, indiana jones, Rogue Trader, salamders, temple, xenoarchaeologist

Warhammer 40,000 and archaeology. My two hobbies melded together. There’s not been this much combination of leisure pursuits since the

Warhammer

Chaos Talisman Trio

September 14, 2017January 6, 2019 Curis 20 Comments barbarian, Chaos, oldhammer, talisman, thug, warhammer

One day at Games Workshop HQ, Aly Morrison came up to me with a big bag of Talisman figures. “I

Doctor Who

Doctor Who Arc of Infinity Time Lord Omega

September 6, 2017January 6, 2019 Curis 6 Comments Doctor Who, omega, peter davison, time lord

Time to kick off my collection of Doctor Who villains! Presenting Omega, the Time Lord who decided to name himself

Adventurers Rogue Trader

Choose Your Own Adventurers #8: Steppenwolf, Mutant Outlander

September 1, 2017January 6, 2019 Curis 10 Comments beastman, claw neblua, imperial army, mutant, pirate, Rogue Trader, wolf

Over at the Emporium of Rogue Dreams, Mark Elster organised a summer competition to model and paint a Rogue Trader

Doctor Who

Peter Davison Fifth Doctor Who by Harlequin

August 25, 2017January 6, 2019 Curis 5 Comments 1066, Doctor Who, fifth doctor, imperial army, normans, peter davison

I’ve got a soft spot for Peter Davison’s Fifth Doctor. Probably because his run on Doctor Who started with a

Historicals Warhammer

Gnollin the Gnoll – Citadel Pre-slotta Norman Great Goblin

August 22, 2017January 6, 2019 Curis 14 Comments gnoll, goblin, noggin, norman, warhammer

In the lands of the north, where the black rocks stand guard against the cold sea, in the dark night

Rogue Trader

Rogue Trader Lizard – Space Cowboy

August 15, 2017January 6, 2019 Curis 6 Comments dinosaur, grox, jamiroquai, lizard, Rogue Trader, space cowboy, warhammer 40k

The Rogue Trader Lizard is an obscure collector’s piece. Designed to take the plastic RTB01 Space Marines, this miniature was

Warhammer

Sneeky Rim – Goblin Acolyte

August 7, 2017January 6, 2019 Curis 4 Comments Chaos, goblin, Mantic, oldammer

Delving deep within my Lead Mountain for robed acolytes I came across this Mantic Goblin Sneek. He’s been painted with

Historicals

Late Imperial Roman General

August 3, 2017January 6, 2019 Curis 9 Comments Ancients, Historicals, Romans

Back in 2014 I proudly declared I was starting a Late Imperial Roman army, and showed off my first test

On medieval matters

5 April 2026

Hi everyone! A brief update on my most recent works. I've been struck by the Bretonnian vein, but have managed to only paint a couple of characters. I started with… [...]

Somewhere in Spain: El Pequeño Cuerno Grande

4 April 2026

So going into this one, the intent was clear—this was supposed to play out like the Battle of the Little Bighorn. You had your split forces, aggressive cavalry and infantry, … [...]

Citadel C33 Adventure Packs - Chaos Champion and Chaos Knight

4 April 2026

So, as planned, I've managed to finish of the two remaining foot and mounted C33 Adventure series Chaos Champion and Knight for the army this week. This now completes the… [...]

The Four Starter Heroes - Warhammer Quest Darkwater

31 March 2026

Hey all ! So after taking a little detour back to Blackstone Fortress (which I'm really glad I did since we've now played several games or it), I'm finally back… [...]

Citadel pre-slotta C13 Goblins and Ral Partha Giants.

30 March 2026

Another quick blog update. I have mainly been re-basing again (well, mainly refurbishing the house, but that's another story!). I'll update on the basing progress a little later. What I have… [...]

Down on the Farm

27 March 2026

I've painted a fair few buildings over the last couple of years for my Hyam's Landing setting. These have pretty much all in the same style as the unreleased 40k… [...]

Owner of a mansion

17 March 2026

The recent itch for LoTR minis has sparked some interest in the kids. Though they mostly just go pew pew, we’ve managed to play a few small games. However, as… [...]

Citadel CM2 Gargantuan Fire Giant Lord

12 March 2026

I've gone large with the chaos army's latest installment. Well, gargantuan, in fact. This is a miniature (can you even call it that?) I've owned for about 30 years, which… [...]

The Ogresuns in Blighted Waters, part 1

12 March 2026

Insects buzzed around them noisily as the Ogresuns made thier way through Brinewither Reach. The salt-poisoned mangroves made the journey hard going, but they were tracking Arbaal and the Red… [...]