Happy Holidays and Thanks for Everything

Hey Everybody,
I just wanted to wish everyone a safe, happy and healthy holiday season, hopefully full of wargaming and painting. I also wanted to thank you all for watching and subscribing to my videos and blog. You all have made these last 6 months truly AMAZING and unforgettable. I will definitely continue to post more reviews, tips and tutorials in the new year.  


So, once again, thanks for everything, happy holidays and see you all again in the new year. I hope 2012 is even bigger and better than 2011. 


Sincerely,
J

Tervigon Painting Tutorial

Hey Everyone,
December has been an EXTREMELY busy month, as most of you probably know. Therefore, I have not been able to post much this month. However, here is an Ice Tervigon Painting Tutorial. I used green stuff and the jaw parts from a Trygon Kit to convert the model from a carnifex. Well, hope you like it :)

and here is a picture of the finished product:

Ice Tyranid Tervigon

Sincerely,
J

Necron Cryptek Tutorial

Hey Everyone,
here is the Necron Cryptek Painting tutorial. Hope you like it :)

and here is a picture of the finished model:

Necron Cryptek

Sincerely,
J

Jokaero Weaponsmith Tutorial

Hey Everyone,
here is a painting tutorial for the Jokaero Weaponsmith, one of the more interesting elite choices for the Grey Knights army. I personally had a bit of a challenge trying to get the fur right, but I believe that it really worked out in the end. 


Here is the video:

and here is a picture of the finished product:

Grey Knights Jokaero Weaponsmith

I will be putting up my next tutorial shortly. Talk to you all soon.


Sincerely,
J

Necron Deathmark Painting Tutorial

Hey Everyone,
here is the Necron Deathmark painting tutorial that I promised. Sorry for the delayed posting. Hope you like it :)

and here is a picture of the final product:

Painted Necron Deathmark

Sincerely,
J

Warmarchine Cygnar Painting Tutorial

Hey Everyone,
here is my first Warmachine Painting Tutorial, with this Cygnar Ironclad Warjack. Hope you like it :)

and here is a picture of the finished product:

Cygnar Ironclad Heavy Warjack

 I will also be posting a tutorial in the next little while showing one of the Awesome New Necron Deathmark models that I painted. 


Sincerely,
J

Necrons are Coming and Painting Tutorial List

Hey Everyone,
so, Necrons are on their way, and I will definitely be trying to get my hands on a couple different models to make some painting tutorials for. Speaking of tutorials, I have now made a page (Painting Tutorials) in which I list my upcoming tutorials for the next little while. If there is a tutorial you would really like to see, you can either 1) Post a comment on that page or 2) Go to my Youtube channel (MiniwargamerJ) and there is a new question asking which tutorials you would like to see. Lastly, I will have my Cygnar painting tutorial up in a little while. Hope you like it :)


Sincerely,
J

Novamarines Painting Tutorial

Hey Everyone,
here is the painting tutorial for the Novamarines Space Marine Army. Hope you like it :)

Sincerely,


J

Necrons and Novamarines

Hey Everyone,
so, as some of you may be aware, there are supposedly new necron models and codex coming out in a week and a half (November 5th). That is EPIC. I will definitely be trying to pick up some of the new models and making some painting tutorials for them. In the mean time, here is a picture from my upcoming painting tutorial, in which I show you how I paint my Novamarine Space Marine Chapter. I hope you like it :)

Space Marine Novamarine

Sincerely,
J

Castellan Crowe Painting Tutorial Part 2

Hey Everyone,
here is part 2 of the Castellan Crowe painting tutorial. Hope you enjoy :)

and once again, here is a picture of the final product:

Finished Grey Knights Castellan Crowe

Stay tuned for pictures of my next tutorial, in which I show you how I paint my (Vanilla) Nova Marines.

Sincerely,
J

Castellan Crowe Painting Tutorial Part 1

Hey Everyone,
here is the first part (of 2) for the Castellan Crowe Painting Tutorial that I mentioned last week. Hope you like it :)

and here is a picture of the finished product:

Finished Grey Knights Castellan Crowe

Stay tuned for part 2.

Sincerely,
J

Happy Thanksgiving

Hey Everyone,
Just wanted to wish everyone (Canadian or Not) a happy thanksgiving. I was going to post some pictures of the updated Castellan Crowe, but the turkey got the best of me. I will definitely post more pictures, as well as the painting tutorial in the upcoming week.


Sincerely,
J

Evil Sunz Painting Tutorial

Hey Everyone,
here is the Evil Sunz Ork painting tutorial that I mentioned last post. Hope you like it :)

and here is a picture of the finished product:

Evil Sunz Ork Nob

Sincerely,
J

Work In Progress and Goodbye Mr. Jobs

Hey Everyone,
here are a couple of pictures of what I am currently working on. As you can see, I am working on Castellan Crowe, one of the weirdest Hq's in Warhammer 40K. But hey, he makes Purifiers troops, which is pretty sweet. He will also be my next weeks painting tutorial. This weeks will most likely be an Evil Sunz Orks Tutorial, which was requested after my last Ork Tutorial.


So, Here are the pics:

Castellan Crowe Work In Progress

Also, on a sad note, I was just informed that Steve Jobs (One of the founding members of Apple) has passed away today from a long battle with pancreatic cancer. His spirit, enthusiasm, and innovative genious have truly made an amazing impact on this world and will be missed. Though I never had the oppurtunity to meet him, my father actually worked with Steve for 5+ years in the late 80s and early 90s. He had absolutely nothing bad to say about the man. Rest in peace and goodbye Mr. Jobs. We will miss you.

Painting Update - Deff Koptas

Hey Everyone,
here is one of the models I have been working on for the last few days, one of my 3 Ork Deff Koptas. I really like the model, and they are pretty fun to field on the tabletop.  Here are a few pictures:

Ork Deff Kopta

Ork Deff Kopta Side View

Ork Deff Kopta Rear View

Ork Deff Kopta Side View

Ork Deff Kopta

Sincerely,


J

Ice Nids Painting Tutorial

Hey Everyone,
so, here is a quick tutorial showing how I paint my Ice Tyranid Army, which I currently have over 4500 points of. Well, hope you enjoy :)

and here is a picture of the final product:

Warhammer 40K Ice Tyranid Hormagaunt

Sincerely,
J

Bad Moonz Painting Tutorial

Hey Everyone,
so, I was recently asked by one of my viewers to show how I paint my bad moonz orks. While most of my boyz are Deff Skulls, I do have a few that are painted in Bad Moonz, Snakebites and Evil Sunz. Therefore, I decided to post this video showing how I do my Bad Moonz Boyz. You will probably notice that I use mostly foundation paints and washes. I truly believe that they are the best way to save time when painting many orks in a row. Well, hope you enjoy :)

and here is a picture of the final product:

Warhammer 40k Bad Moonz Nob

Sincerely,
J

Vindicare Assassin Painting Tutorial

Hey Everyone,
For anyone that is curious, I had an AMAZING WEDDING DAY. It was by far the greatest day of my life. Here is the painting tutorial for the Vindicare Assassin that I promised. Hope you like it :)

And here is a picture of the Finished Product:

 

Painted Grey Knights Vindicare Assassin

Sincerely,
J

Today

Hey Everyone,
Today I am getting married. I hope every one of you has as amazing a day as I know I will.

Sincerely,
J

Librarian Paintint Tutorial Part 2

Hey Everyone,
once again, sorry for the lack of responses this week. I have been very busy with Wedding stuff. For those who do not know, I am getting married in less than 2 weeks. Well, here is the second part of my Terminator Librarian Painting Tutorial that I promised. Hope you enjoy :)

and here is a picture of the finished product:

Grey Knights Librarian in Terminator Armour

Sincerely,
J

Grey Knights Librarian Painting Tutorial

Hey Everyone,
sorry for the lack of responses this week. I have been very busy with Wedding stuff. For those who do not know, I am getting married in less than 2 weeks. Well, here is the first part of my Terminator Librarian Painting Tutorial that I promised. Hope you enjoy :)

and here is a picture of the finished product:

Grey Knights Librarian in Terminator Armour

Sincerely,
J

Weekly Painting Challenge - Week 4, Sunday Update

Hey Everyone,

sorry for the lack of posts this week.  Seems like my life is just getting busier and busier.  I finished my Grey Knights Vindicare Assassin as usual. Here are the pictures:

Grey Knights Vindicare Assassin

Grey Knights Vindicare Assassin

Grey Knights Vindicare Assassin Rear View

 Well, that's it for this weeks painting challenge. I have now completed my 2000 point Grey Knight Army. As mentioned earlier in the week, I may not be posting a new challenge next week, as I am getting married in September. I will also be posting a tutorial sometime in the next week to show how I painted up the Vindicare Assassin. So, stay tuned.


Thanks for reading.


Sincerely,
J

Army Painting Breakdown:
First squad of 10 Paladins - Complete
Second squad of 10 Paladins - Complete
Hq 1 - Draigo - Complete
Hq 2 - Librarian - Complete
Elite - Vindicare Assassin - Complete

Weekly Painting Challenge - Week 4, Monday/Wednesday Update

Hey Everyone,

sorry for the delayed update. I will once again be giving myself a weekly painting challenge, which should keep me on track for my painting goals. As mentioned last week, I would love it if you would like to join in, and give yourself a weekly painting challenge. Feel free to post your challenge in the comments section below. Remember, you do not have to give yourself anything extreme. If you paint even a model or two a week, you would be surprised how quickly you end up with a finished army. 


So, my challenge to myself this week is to finish my 2000 point Grey Knight list with a Vindicare Assassin. Here are "before" pictures (of its current state):

As you can see above, it is just assembled. Well, that is my weekly challenge for myself. I will be posting pictures throughout the week, stating my progress on my weekly challenge. 
Thanks for reading and I will be posting more soon.


Sincerely,
J

Army Painting Breakdown:
First squad of 10 Paladins - Complete
Second squad of 10 Paladins - Complete
Hq 1 - Draigo - Complete
Hq 2 - Librarian - Complete
Elite - Vindicare Assassin - Assembled

Weekly Painting Challenge - Week 3, Sunday/Monday Update

Hey Everyone,

so, weeks are getting busier and busier for me , and the result; another painted model. I finished my Grey Knights Librarian in Terminator armour with little time to spare once again. Here are the pictures:

Grey Knights Librarian in Terminator Armour

Grey Knights Librarian in Terminator Armour

Grey Knights Librarian in Terminator Armour Side View

Grey Knights Librarian in Terminator Armour Rear View

Well, that's it for this weeks painting challenge. As always, I will be starting a new challenge next week and should be posting a tutorial sometime in the next week to show how I painted up the Librarian. So, stay tuned.


Thanks for reading.


Sincerely,
J

Army Painting Breakdown:
First squad of 10 Paladins - Complete
Second squad of 10 Paladins - Complete
Hq 1 - Draigo - Complete
Hq 2 - Librarian - Complete
Elite - Vindicare Assassin - Unassembled

Draigo Painting Tutorial Part 2

Hey Everyone,

here is the second part of my Draigo Painting Tutorial. As I mentioned before, I had to break it up into 2 parts due to the large file size (too large for youtube). Hope you like it. Enjoy :)

And here is a picture of the finished product:

Grey Knights Lord Kaldor Draigo

Sincerely,
J

Draigo Painting Tutorial

Hey Everyone,

as promised, here is the first part of my Draigo Painting Tutorial. I had to break it up into 2 parts due to the large file size (too large for youtube). Hope you like it. Enjoy :)

And here is a picture of the finished product:

Grey Knights Lord Kaldor Draigo

Sincerely,
J

Weekly Painting Challenge - Week 3, Thursday Update

Hey Everyone,

Here is my update for this weeks painting challenge. This week, I decided to only challenge myself to painting a single model, though it is a really detailed one. Here are updated pictures of what my Librarian model looks like:

Grey Knights Librarian in Terminator Armour Work In Progress

As you can see, I have finished up the silvers, blues, browns and reds, and have started the golds. As you may have noticed, I swapped out the warding stave for a force halberd as well. I still have  a good amount of detail left to paint though. However, I am confident that I will once again make my painting challenge.

I will be posting more pics in the near future.


Thanks for reading.


Sincerely,
J

Army Painting Breakdown:
First squad of 10 Paladins - Complete
Second squad of 10 Paladins - Complete
Hq 1 - Draigo - Complete
Hq 2 - Librarian - Partially Painted
Elite - Vindicare Assassin - Unassembled

My First Citadel Finecast Miscast Experience - Part 2

Hey Everyone,

so, last week, I wrote how I got a miscast on my terminator Librarian model. So, on monday, I called up GW, and after speaking with an AWESOME customer rep, they sent me a new model. So, it took only 4 days to ship from the states to here in Canada. Here is a picture of the new model they sent me:

 After checking out the new model, I new that this one is in much better condition than the original. However, the original is still pretty decent. So, now I have 2 Finecast Librarians for the price of 1. Not a bad deal in the end. 

So, though the quality was not neccessarily there for the first model, I did get a new model free of cost and now have 2 hqs. Therefore, my overall experience was positive and I am just as positive regarding GW products as I was when I made my finecast review. I know some of you do not like GW sometimes, and though I can definitely understand, I feel you cannot beat the way they deal with these kind of problems.


Thanks for reading.

Sincerely,
J

Week 3 Painting Challenge, Monday

Hey Everyone,

so, I will once again be giving myself a weekly painting challenge, which should keep me on track for my painting goals. As mentioned last week, I would love it if you would like to join in, and give yourself a weekly painting challenge. Feel free to post your challenge in the comments section below. Remember, you do not have to give yourself anything extreme. If you paint even a model or two a week, you would be surprised how quickly you end up with a finished army. 


So, my challenge to myself this week is to finish my Librarian in Terminator Armour HQ model for my grey knights army. Here are "before" pictures (of its current state):

As you can see above, there is a big miscast in the warding stave. Therefore, I will be changing it for a force halberd. Plus, it Has NOT EVEN BEEN ASSEMBLED YET. Therefore, I definitely have my work cut out for me this week. This model is not as detailed as the Draigo Model I painted last week, but still will take some time.

Well, that is my weekly challenge for myself. I will be posting pictures throughout the week, stating my progress on my weekly challenge. 
Thanks for reading and I will be posting more soon.


Sincerely,
J

Army Painting Breakdown:
First squad of 10 Paladins - Complete
Second squad of 10 Paladins - Complete
Hq 1 - Draigo - Complete
Hq 2 - Librarian - Unassembled
Elite - Vindicare Assassin - Unassembled

Weekly Painting Challenge - Week 2, Sunday Update

Hey Everyone,

so, I have been painting like crazy again, and the result; another painted model. I finished my Lord Kaldor Draigo Model with little time to spare. Here are the pictures:

Lord Kaldor Draigo

Lord Kaldor Draigo

Lord Kaldor Draigo Side View

Lord Kaldor Draigo Side View

Lord Kaldor Draigo Rear View

Lord Kaldor Draigo Side View

Well, that's it for this weeks painting challeng. As always, I will be starting a new challenge next week. So, stay tuned.


Thanks for reading.


Sincerely,
J

Army Painting Breakdown:
First squad of 10 Paladins - Complete
Second squad of 10 Paladins - Complete
Hq 1 - Draigo - Complete
Hq 2 - Librarian - Unassembled
Elite - Vindicare Assassin - Unassembled

Weekly Painting Challenge - Week 2, Thursday Update

Hey Everyone,

Once again, I am sorry for the lack of postings this week.  

I know its friday. But here is my update for this weeks painting challenge. This week, I decided to only challenge myself to painting a single model, though it is a really detailed one. Here are updated pictures of what my Lord Kaldor Draigo model looks like:

Lord Kaldor Draigo Work in Progress

As you can see, I have finished up the silvers, browns and reds, and have started the golds. I still have  a good amount of detail left to paint though. However, I am confident that I will once again make my painting challenge.

I will be posting more pics in the near future.


Thanks for reading.


Sincerely,
J

Army Painting Breakdown:
First squad of 10 Paladins - Complete
Second squad of 10 Paladins - Complete
Hq 1 - Draigo - Partially Painted
Hq 2 - Librarian - Unassembled
Elite - Vindicare Assassin - Unassembled