End Times

Composite of pics from Hellgate London and Forge World.

Storming Hell

Storming Hell has been listed in the 2010 Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy guide.

It was published in April '09 in Jim Baen's Universe magazine - it was the cover story.

I have also had the sales figures for the paperback version of Lucy's Blade and electronic. Altogether, with the hardback, it has done OK - reasonable sales for a first novel.

Sometimes life is good.

You can find Storming Hell up to the right of my blog: Storming Venus is the sequel, featuring the same characters.

Air Brush

Another burning hot day in Kent, the heat, the sweat, the rabbits.

So I got the airbrush out of its winter store. The mem-sahib has banned its use in the house for some inexplicable reason. Women are so unreasonable.

I use a Badger single-action - going for simple and high quality. The compressor is a must. Compressed air cans are another name for a refrigorator.

I had forgotton what a great finish you get with an airbrush. I diluted the acrylic Citadel paint with tapwater and Cap Plan screenwash (the blue stuff).

Mortis - Nurgle Predator

I picked up and old-style metal and plastic SM Predator on eBay and tarted it up as a a tank detroyer for my Nurgle army. I give you - Mortis, terror of the warp.

I used decals on this model but bought some Humbrol Decal fluid. This is applied before and after the decal and melds it onto the model. The Nurgle gunk is green stuff. I used GW synthetic water on the furrows in the green stuff and in the turret hatch. The hatch was missing on the model so I decided to make that a feature.

The problem with 'cold' synthetic water is that it takes an eternity to dry. I prefer 'hot' synthetic water crystals but they do tend to melt plastic.

Including materials, I suppose that this tank cost me less than £15. A good deal, I think.

Family Fun

An old British 70s boardgame from when BP was still British Petroleum and not Beyond Parody, sorry, meant Beyond Petroleum.

Definitely one for re-release this Xmas. I wonder if the "War on Terror" people are working on a version?

There are apparently oil spill chance cards that cost you money. I wonder if there are "shambolic corporate fat cats that burble around the world making fools of themselves and whining how it's all about them before awarding themselves bonuses" cards? Or maybe a Royal Yacht Squadron card?

Anyone else got any ideas for BP cards?

Studio McVey - Lisbeth, Sky Surfer

Studio McVey do it again. This is their latest, Lisbeth - Sky Surfer, limited to 700 copies only.

Beautiful

Every so often a model/paint job is so good that it takes my breath away.
This is one of those times.
The terrible thing is that I am not sure now from where it came.