The Next Great Thing

For the past week I've been working hard with Kev at Deadstar Publishing to get ready for Cardiff Film and Comic Con. The event has come and gone and an enjoyable weekend out it was. We were accompanied by Cat and Lynx this weekend, (aka C L Raven) a horror writing duo that were sharing the table with us, thanks to them and all the people involved in making the two day event fun. My next convention will be Dragon Daze in Newport on the 6th October so if I missed you at CFCC I'll hopefully catch you in Newport.

All that aside, I managed to finish painting some Numenoreans for Lord of the Rings. There's usually a small event held in January at my local so I'm planning ahead and trying to get an army built for the event.

These took a while to get done. Mostly due to my work schedule, but also because of trying to keep everything neat and clean. When I've painted LOTR armies in the past I've been able to get away with a little messiness due to them being evil armies or by being straight forward uniform, but these guys have a lot going on I found. The white tunic under the black over coat for example, then there's the tree symbol on the chest and the shields. Don't get me wrong these are not complaints. It's been a long time since I had to paint something that required some thought and careful brush work. I've a banner in the army to paint at some point and that means I'll need to paint a free hand flag of Numenor.

I've also been finishing off a secret project via commission which has taken up some time as well as starting another project for "real life" work.

Just some doodles at this stage, but it's fun to try something new. That's all for now. will have something new next time.

Still Here!

Wow, I have fallen behind in posting. Reasons are two fold, firstly I've been super busy with both real life stuff and super secret project work (shhhh!) So no time to post. Secondly, due to super secret project work, I've nothing much to actually post. All my other stuff, like the comics and miniatures painting have been put on the back burn until I can finish what I'm doing. I assure you the wait will be over soon as I'm in the final stages and as soon as I've been given the green light I'll actual start talking about it.

Until then, a brief rundown of what's coming up for me; Cardiff Film and Comic Con as back on the 22nd and 23rd of September and Kev and myself shall be there flying the Indy Publisher banner again. This year, Deadstar Publishing will be table buddies with Hellbound Media who I've mentioned in the past and have also been involved in Age of Savagery. If you've not picked up a copy yet, come by and see us at CFCC and you can get a few signatures off some of the creatives that were involved.

Hot on the heels of CFCC is Dragon Daze in Newport on the 6th October. A small con, but one that is very special to me. This year the event clashes with a larger Gaming Con elsewhere, but don't let that dissuade you. If you're in the area and fancy attending friendly Con with games and LOTs of comics then check it out.

Not to be kept quiet, LondonMCM at the end of October will by the last Con I attend personally this year. November onwards is a busy time for people in the service industry and that means me too. I figured that if it was going to be my last con of 2018, I'd better make it a big one and London MCM sounds like the best fit.

On the Hobby front, I've been giving Kill Team some attention, but the new release of the Lord of the Rings Rules has got me fired up to play some games in Middle-Earth. I've tried to get some painting in between shifts and I should be able to squeeze a game in this week if I'm lucky ;)