Thursday, December 31, 2020

Top 5 Posts of 2020

2020 is finally coming to an end! This has been simultaneously the slowest and fastest year ever. Events around the world were cancelled amongst everything else horrible going on and going away, but here on Mengel Miniatures I tried my best to keep everyone as entertained as I could. To celebrate the end of this very strange and horrible year I thought I would do a recap of the top five posts from 2020!

Sunday, December 27, 2020

Mini of the Week 12-27-20


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

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Mengel Miniatures Masterclass Tutorial: The Dread Pageant


The moment I saw the previews for the Dread Pageant warband I knew I had to paint them up. I love the Persian influences on everything and also figured the vibrant colors of Slaanesh would give me an opportunity to play around with some colors I don't normally use.

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Mini of the Week 12-19-20


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

Thursday, December 17, 2020

White Dwarf Flashpoint: The Way Forward

The last three issues of White Dwarf have seen the launch of a new article series for 40k in the form of Flashpoint. This new article format takes all of the things I love about 40k and distills them down into a short monthly format, and I'm all for it!

Friday, December 11, 2020

Mini of the Week 12-11-20


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.

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

REVIEW: Warhammer Underworlds - Direchasm

It's that time of year again - time for the newest season of Warhammer Underworlds! This year we are entering the Direchasm, so what new changes does Season 4 of Underworlds bring us? Let's find out!

Friday, December 4, 2020

Mini of the Week 12-4-20


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, December 3, 2020

CLASSIC TUTORIAL: Khorne Skullgrinder

Today I have a "classic" tutorial to re-share with you, a Khorne Skullgrinder I originally painted and posted five years ago in 2015! At the time I painted this as a gift for a friend who was collecting Bloodbound, but I've always really liked this color scheme and have flirted with doing my own army of deranged psychopaths in this same scheme a few times.

Saturday, November 28, 2020

Mini of the Week 11-28-20


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

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Keeping the Narrative Alive During the Pandemic

I'm a huge fan of the narrative side of Warhammer, including the lore, books, and narrative hooks in games. Unfortunately, that last part is a little hard right now with the pandemic and in-person gaming either not allowed or not safe. What can we do in the meantime though to scratch that itch?

Friday, November 20, 2020

Mini of the Week 11-20-20


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.

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

The Zero Backlog Army Project

Often times when I'm working on a new army I either have an army list I'm building towards or I have a huge pile of stuff waiting to get painted because I bought in bulk; or even both! With my Necrons I've actually approached them in a completely different manner, and to be honest, it's been very refreshing!

Friday, November 13, 2020

Mini of the Week 11-13-20

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.

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

REVIEW: Broken Realms - Morathi

Broken Realms: Morathi is here and with it a huge shakeup to the story of the Mortal Realms. What diabolical plans does Morathi have and what else does this book bring to the game itself?

Friday, November 6, 2020

Mini of the Week 11-6-20


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.

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

The Legions of Pascal's Vralekth Necrons


This week I have a special guest article showing off the amazing looking Necrons of the very talented Pascal! I just love the super unique aesthetic they have and the rich greens and blues used on them.

Friday, October 30, 2020

Mini of the Week 10-30-20

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Warcry: Catacombs Review


It's been a little over a year since Warcry first came onto the scene and we now have our first major expansion in the form of Catacombs! This also acts as a sort of replacement starter set for the game since the old one has been discontinued. What new tricks does Catacombs bring to the game and what comes in the big new box? Lets dive into the dungeons and find out!

Friday, October 23, 2020

Mini of the Week 10-23-20


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Thursday, October 22, 2020

REVIEW: Codex Necrons

While I regularly review AoS Battletomes on here, it's been quite awhile since I've reviewed a Codex for 40k. The new Necrons are just too tempting to resist though, so I'll be staying on brand for this site by reviewing the Death-esque faction of the dark millennium.

Friday, October 16, 2020

Mini of the Week 10-16-20


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.

Monday, October 12, 2020

REVIEW: Sons of Behemat

Stomping into the Mortal Realms, the largest AoS army ever is here, the Sons of Behemat. Well, the largest, and at the same time, smallest AoS army ever. So what does this gargantuan Battletome contain?

Friday, October 9, 2020

Mini of the Week 10-9-20

 


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Wednesday, October 7, 2020

The Era Indomitus and Why I Love it

The Era Indomitus is upon us in 40k and with it one of the most exciting time periods for the Warhammer 40,000 franchise, at least in my opinion. The Horus Heresy is amazing as well, but I'm honestly more excited about the Era Indomitus than I have been for awhile with 40k.

Friday, October 2, 2020

Mini of the Week 10-2-20


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, October 1, 2020

REVIEW: Crypt Hunters

Crypt Hunters has been on my radar since it was first announced. I really like how GW is making these board game type games to be sold in places like Barnes and Nobel and Target. It makes the larger Warhammer universe even more accessible to new players, and also gives existing players new ways to play with their models. Crypt Hunters checks two major boxes for me. Nighthaunt and dungeon crawler.

Friday, September 25, 2020

Mini of the Week 9-25-20

 


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.

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

REVIEW: Warhammer Underworlds - Arena Mortis

 


The newest expansion for Warhammer Underworlds is hitting the streets soon, bringing with it a whole new way to play the game plus a bunch of awesome stuff that's usable in all games of Underworlds! So what lurks within the Arena Mortis?

Friday, September 18, 2020

Mini of the Week 9-18-20

 


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, September 17, 2020

GUEST SHOWCASE: Steve Foote's Tallarn Astra Militarum


Today I have another awesome guest article showing off a wonderfully unique and well executed army. This time hobbyist extraordinaire Steve Foote is here to show us his Tallarn 152nd, the Sakers, complete with lots and lots of tanks!

Friday, September 11, 2020

Mini of the Week 9-11-20


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, September 10, 2020

GUEST SHOWCASE: The Forces of Perpetua


Today I have a special guest article by a forge master of Chaos, Dan and his forces of Perpetua! If you're a fan of awesome, creative, and thematic conversions topped off by stunning paint jobs then you're in for a treat! This may very well be the coolest Slaves to Darkness army I've ever seen.

Sunday, September 6, 2020

Mini of the Week 9-6-10

 

Loonboss on Giant Squig

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, September 3, 2020

Reigniting The Passion

Reigniting the Passion

Everyone has their favorite army, or maybe their favorite handful of armies, that they continually return to and add units to. For many years earlier in my hobby journey this was Space Marines for 40k. Now, as you may know if you frequent my site, that passion is for all the Death armies in AoS, but what happens when you get burnt out on it?

Friday, August 28, 2020

Mini of the Week 8-28-20

40k Cinematic

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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Indomitus Necrons Done!

Indomitus Necrons Done

I have a confession to make. It's very rare for me to actually finish an entire half of a starter set for Warhammer or 40k, but I've recently finished all of the Necrons from the Indomitus box! Clocking in around 1,000 points, it's pretty much half an army too. 

Friday, August 21, 2020

Mini of the Week 8-21-20

Marneus Calgar

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

REVIEW: Tesseract Glow Technical Paint

Tesseract Glow Review

New paint releases from GW are one of the most exciting things to me. I love trying out new colors and techniques. Tesseract Glow is right up my alley, following in the legacy of Nihilakh Oxide as a technical paint that is great for glowing techniques. So, how does it measure up? 

Friday, August 14, 2020

Mini of the Week 8-14-20

Demons of the Ruinstorm

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.

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

TUTORIAL: Making Broken Pillars

Making Broken Pillars

I'm a huge fan of making display boards for my armies, and so far two of them have included some kind of broken pillar. The broken pillar is a staple of both worlds of Warhammer in fact, and would be right at home in the scenery collection of any AoS or 40k player. Luckily there is a quick, and cost effective way to make these byproducts of a war torn environment.

Friday, August 7, 2020

Mini of the Week 8-7-20

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, August 6, 2020

The Value of Older Gaming Books

The Value of Older Gaming Books

The cycle of gaming books (Codexes, Battletomes, etc) is something familiar to any hobby veteran. The shelf life of any given book that contains rules is usually measured in a couple of years. Although the rules may get replaced, it doesn't mean your older book is no longer valuable.

Friday, July 31, 2020

Mini of the Week 7-31-20


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 30, 2020

Hobby Equilibrium


We've all focused a ton of time and attention onto just one army or one project to the detriment of others before. While this has the potential to be very productive, it can also lead to over saturation and hobby burn out. Over the last few months I've found myself hitting a sort of hobby equilibrium, the kind of opposite to burn out.

Friday, July 24, 2020

Mini of the Week 7-24-20


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 23, 2020

Necron Combat Patrol Video and Gallery


As soon as I got my hands on the new Indomitus boxed set I've been feverishly painting Necrons. Now, three weeks later, I finally have a Combat Patrol's worth of the new models done and fully painted!

Friday, July 17, 2020

Mini of the Week 7-17-20


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 16, 2020

Space Marine Chapter Hesitancy Syndrome


Whenever I start a new army I face a small dilemma before painting them; do I make my own color scheme or follow one of the studio color schemes? Having started many projects over the years I've fallen on both sides of the fence on this, but I sometimes feel guilty if I don't come up with my own color scheme.

Friday, July 10, 2020

Mini of the Week 7-10-20


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.