Thursday, July 31, 2014

PAINTING: Plaguebearers


I realized awhile ago that I have never posted a complete set of pictures of my Golden Demon winning Plaguebearer squad so while I was taking pictures of Angron for last week I decided to snap some of these guys as well.

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

The Vault: My Very First White Dwarf!


Welcome to a new feature on Mengel Miniatures: The Vault. Here I will be taking a nostalgic look back at some of the greater moments, models, books, and various other things from our hobby. Today I start it off with a look back at my very first copy of White Dwarf from September, 2000.

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Building a Better Casket of Souls: Part 2


For those of you familiar with some of my articles on Bell of Lost Souls you'll know that I occasionally have an article titled "Building a Better" where I try and improve on one of GW's existing sculpts. This is part 2 of my take on the Casket of Souls.

Monday, July 28, 2014

Hobby Tips: Choosing the Right Primer, Part 2


No matter what model you are painting they all start the same way, with a coat of primer. Today we have Part 2 of my look at your primer choices.

Friday, July 25, 2014

Mini of the Week 7/25/14


Welcome back to Mini of the Week, where every Friday I will find a miniature from around the web that exemplifies an aspect of our hobby and share it with you.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

PAINTING: Angron Finished!


Well I have finally finished my Angron model and got around to taking some better pictures of him.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

REVIEW: Lords of Mars


I recently just finished the second book in Graham McNeill's Mechanicus trilogy, Lords of Mars, and it did not disappoint. Lets take a look.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

TUTORIAL: Sculpting Skull Icons


Today I have a quick tutorial on how to sculpt skull icons onto your models. If there is one thing that the denizens of the 40K and Warhammer Fantasy universes never seem to have enough of it skulls.

Monday, July 21, 2014

Hobby Tips: Choosing the Right Primer, Part 1


No matter what model you are painting they all start the same way, with a coat of primer. Today I am going to take a look at the various options we have for our minis.

Friday, July 18, 2014

Mini of the Week 7/18/14


Welcome back to Mini of the Week, where every Friday I will find a miniature from around the web that exemplifies an aspect of our hobby and share it with you.

Thursday, July 17, 2014

PAINTING: Tomb Prince Al Ptramose


Looks like I was inspired by the Mini of the Week last week. My Tomb Kings are really inspiring me at the moment and I've had this guy sitting around for a month or so now just waiting for some paint.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

REVIEW: The Vengeful Spirit


Tyler M here with my review of the latest Horus Heresy novel, The Vengeful Spirit by Graham McNiel.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Building a Better Casket of Souls: Part 1


For those of you familiar with some of my articles on Bell of Lost Souls you'll know that I occasionally have an article titled "Building a Better" where I try and improve on one of GW's existing sculpts. Today starts my quest to make my Tomb King's Casket of Souls more dynamic.

Monday, July 14, 2014

Miniature Painting Masters: Victor Hardy


Hey everyone, I know this one was up on Bell of Lost Souls awhile ago, but I never posted it here since my blog was kind of "hibernating" at the time. I know it has been quite awhile since the last installment, but I bring you a true legend today: Victor Hardy.

Friday, July 11, 2014

Mini of the Week 7/11/14


Welcome to a new weekly installment of Mengel Miniatures called the Mini of the Week. Every Friday I will find a miniature from around the web that exemplifies an aspect of our hobby and share it with you.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Angron, the Red Angel, Lord of the XIIth


Hey everyone, I finished working on my Angron model a few days ago. I still have to finish his larger scenic base, but the main man himself is done!

Saturday, July 5, 2014

Necron Tomb Stalker



Hey everyone, today I have finally finished work on a Tomb Stalker commission I have had for a friend. It was a lot of work, but I am pretty happy with it, I'm sure the guardsmen would disagree.