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So, I'm getting through loads of stuff paintwise, that needs doing, and this has been put off for ages. This is of course, my own two headed troll sculpt thats been waiting for a long time. You'll have to excuse the shadow on many of these pics due to the lack of natural light and… Continue reading Painting WIP: Two headed Troll Sculpt
I've been turning my hand back to painting up stuff from my lead pile of late, and thought it was about time to start up another unit. Since this old Fantasy Warriors Troll was already undercoated and pre prepared, I thought I might as well get around to it. My trolls are a mixed bunch,… Continue reading Troll Tribe: Old School Grenadier War Troll.
It's been ages since I had a look at some KS stuff, so since I happen to be here, quiet and alone, it did give me chance to have a look at whats doing the crowdfunding rounds that would be of interest. This is one that seems to have slipped the net, not too much… Continue reading Crowdfunding Spotlight: Archiminima Structura Kickstarter
It's not often that I have the time or concentration lately to consider my gaming aspirations for the new year ahead. Still, there are shed loads of random ideas knocking around in my skull, that may or may not come to fruition in the next 12 months, one can still dream on. I thought I'd… Continue reading Wargaming Aspirations for 2015 (better late than never…)
There have been lots of new and interesting Crowdfunders on the net in the time I've been distracted. Now I'm back in the groove I've got one for you LARPers and RPGers. This time is a great collection of fantasy coins for your games by Never stop tops & coins. Now, I've featured fantasy coins… Continue reading Crowdfunding Spotlight: Metal Gaming Coins by Never Stop Tops & Coins Kickstarter
Hello all, today we've got a new and hopefully regular article series here on the Grinning Skull, our very own Chinwag with leading industry persons and notable members of the community which I hope will entertain and enlighten you about our vibrant hobby. First up is Lone Gunman Games' head honcho, Jim Hintz. We… Continue reading Grinning Skull’s Chinwag: Interview with Jim Hintz of Lone Gunman Games…
My fave things about miniatures, is the fact there are loads of really weird and wonderful stuff to be found, yeah I like the usual stuff too, but I much prefer the more out there and wacky. In fact, the weirder the better! I thought that I'd highlight a few of the more unusual from… Continue reading Miniature Obscura: Unusual miniature ranges you might not be aware of….
Another KS campaign I quite like the look of, is the Doggerland Ice age mammal miniature set. The styleof these minis is right up my alley in terms of execution of style, I really do like cartoony stylised stuff, so its no wonder my eye was drawn to these. Yes, there are lots of… Continue reading Crowdfunding Spotlight: Doggerland Ice Age Mammal Miniature Set Kickstarter
I just saw this crowdfunder advertised over on Facebook, and thought that it was worthy of attention, it's a new campaign from the folks at Tor gaming, known for the Relics line of miniatures and wargaming rules. (Remember the stitchpunk fantasy football sackboy team?) I'm not familiar with Gamingfunder, but the principle is pretty… Continue reading Crowdfunding Spotlight: TOR gaming Relics reinforcements 2 on GamingFunder
Long time no post!! Hi everyone, just taking a break in my busy schedule to do some long overdue updates here, and I just wanted to let you know that I've just finally added a couple of pages to the site that are intended to show and catalogue some of the work I have done… Continue reading Grinning Skull Creative update, and we’ve scored 250,000+ hits…
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