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08/11/2026

Morning all. Today's task will be to work on the bases for the big figures and also to try and finish up the top of Skeletor's staff.

What is everyone else doing to brighten up this gloomy Sunday?

07/11/2026

Happy Saturday! Today is the day of faces so if you pop by and I'm rocking back and forth in my chair you can assume it's all gone horribly wrong.

I'm mostly done testing the Warhammer Tone Pro paints I picked up. So far they seem to work very well with the Atom acrylic thinner from Mig, I did a bit of a test spray through the airbrush and I had no issues.

I'll try them with a couple of other ranges of thinner to see if one works better than the others. In the meantime I'll be adding the three colours I picked up into my try before you buy set so feel free to pop by and have a play with them.

06/11/2026

1:35 scale figures have arrived in store. Now I must continue trying to paint realistic skin tones on Lion-O. Yes, I am aware that I am worrying about the realism of a Thundercat. Pop by, witness the madness and help yourself to the remaining Halloween sweets 😀

05/11/2026

Hello everyone, just restocked all the Duncan Rhodes TTC paints. I've currently got everything in from Wave 1, 2 & 3 as well as the Effects range. The Dark Arts range is not currently available as individual bottles but I've still got a couple of the complete sets in store.

Today I'll be testing the Pale Skin on Lion-O to see how that looks. I also need to prepare some test pieces for the airbrush test of the Warhammer Tone Pro , I'll hopefully post the results tomorrow for Find Out Friday.

Finally, I've been testing the Fauxlinsky Brushes from Turbo Dork. I've been really impressed and they've kept a very nice point. I would definitely recommend them as an alternative to Kolinsky Sable brushes for people who want to avoid natural fibres.

04/11/2026

Afternoon all, popped in today to book in some kits that have just landed. I also received the Duncan Rhodes TTC Paint order so that should all be refilled tomorrow. Dark Star and Gaahleri resupply will hopefully arrive by Friday, I'll post on here once the stock arrives. Thanks, Matt.

01/11/2026

Afternoon all. Hope everyone is as well as they can be with all the grey sky overhead.

I had a visitor yesterday that had been told they couldn't/shouldn't spray metallic paint through an airbrush. Well, I double checked and you definitely can. 🧐🙀 Sample picture below.

If you're using Dark Star Molten Metals you do need to use their Metal Thinners. Remember, Army Painter Air, Kaleido and SMS are all specially formulated for use in an airbrush right from the bottle.

30/10/2026

Good morning good folks. I've made some progress with Lion-O and Skeletor. I've been trying to make Skeletor's cloak look aged and worn, I think I'm slowly getting there.

Testing of the Warhammer Tone Pro continues, I tried following one of the tutorials for 'one coat' application, perhaps I'm using it wrong because it didn't work out for me. I'm hoping to test them with the airbrush and various thinners today so I'll have a fuller idea of how they behave.

29/10/2026

Afternoon all, Testing Things Thursday today.
I'm hoping to be able to try out the new Airhub Pro from Gaahleri. They're £60 and they split the feed from your air supply into four separately regulated feeds so you can run multiple airbrushes at once.

I visited the Warhammer store in town and picked up some of the new Warhammer Tone Pro paints so I will be testing those as well. Will they go through the airbrush? What thinner will work or make them split or curdle? I hope to find out today and post the results tomorrow but as always, feel free to pop by the shop to have a play on the testing tables.

24/10/2026

Today's task? Thundercats, Ho! I primed Lion-O yesterday so today I need to be brave and tackle the skin colour. I also need to finish building and priming the Blood Bowl team. Now I just need to find a third party company that make Thundercat Blood Bowl teams.

23/10/2026

Morning all. Grim and grey outside so I'm going to try and brighten my day with paint. I've got to finish prepping the Blood Bowl team and other big figure ready for primer but fortunately I managed to get outside yesterday and spray prime Skeletor. Today I will be choosing colours and hopefully getting a start on his base coat. Hope to see you all soon.

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