Do Not Miss: February 2016

The Do Not Miss list is growing bigger and bigger every month. So many things happening in the world of miniatures I can't keep up! Let's see if I can make some time to tell you all about the news around this blog... ;)

Miniatures

• Aurora Space Marines by Kirill Kanaev: Kirill not only creates some of the best painted miniatures ever, also collects armies from time to time. Speechless.


• Deer tree by Jeremie Bonamant: Really simple idea but beautiful in execution.


• Abalam, Prince of Hell by Roman Lappat: Roman is flying with colours lately and this is great proof of what he is capable of when he is in the mood.


• Ragnar Blackmane by Tommy Soule: Converted from one of the new Space Wolf releases by GW, this is a perfect blend of old and new school.


• Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks by Igor Korduyov: This is a quite old piece of work now but I have just stumbled into it and it is amazing. Should have been here back in the day.


• Malekith by Lan: Great conversion for a Malekith that Lan turns into gold with his amazing painting.


• Dino, the Lone Wolf by Roman Lappat: Beautiful tribute to this famous character of our little painting community.


• Han Solo 75mm by Morglum: I like the effect on the cantina table on this Han Solo.


• Auric Runemaster by Flameon: Really nice painting of this Duardin from Age of Sigmar.


• Goodbye, Blue Sky (Dying Light) by Nakatan: A conversion from a Boudicca bust that serves as a tribute to the dying world of Warhammer Fantasy.


• Morbag, Blacksmith miniatures: A little green goblin from Matthieu.


• Azhag the Butcher, by Morglum: Cool painting of this classic GW miniature.


• Dark Elf Assassin: Very nice paintjob on this classic dark elf by Ringil.


• Ork Warboss with Attack Squig: Cool Ork by River, together with all the steps described to paint it.

Articles and Tutorials

• Painting a Dark Elf Sorceress by Lan: The polish painter shows us his techniques on this Warhammer miniature.


• Siren Bust process photos: Photos from the sculpting process of the Siren Bust.


• Gob'ius painting process: Painting process pics from this Goblin of Gob'z'Heroes.


• CrazyGrip review in Massive Voodoo: This might be an interesting addition to your painting toolbox.


• Rust and Metals by Daniel Guijarro: Article showing different techniques to work with metals (in Spanish).


• Boudicca Battle of Watling Street in Massive Voodoo: Step by step on painting a Boudicca bust.


• Dustproofing your cabinet: Interesting tutorial showing us how to build a dustproof cabinet.


• Pirate, the base: Detailed article on creating a base for this pirate miniature.


• How to paint gold in a simple way: Tutorial for beginners on how to paint gold simply and convincingly.


• Brognir Stonebridge: Step by step of this bust in Massive Voodoo.


• Ultramarines Freehand tutorial: Cool tutorial for beginners, could be really helpful.


• Azhag the Butcher base step by step by Morglum: The tutorial on how to create the water base, actually inspired by my High Elf Dragonlord (in Spanish).


• Tau Firewarrior: More steps of this 54mm Tau in Eureka Minis.

New Releases

• Mary Read, Scale 75: Painted by Julio Cabos.


• RKKA tank commander 1943, Young Miniatures: Painted by Kirill Kanaev.


• Siren Bust, Nuts Planet: Sculpted by Jun sik Ahn.


• Rainy Day, BlackForest Miniatures: Sculpted by Olivier Bouchet.


• Barbarian & Girl, Black Sun Miniatures: Sculpted by Joaquin Palacios.


• Major Tom, FeR Miniatures: Sculpted and painted by Raffa Picca.


• RKKA kazak 1941, Young Miniatures: Painted by Kirill Kanaev.


• Shaetann bust, Mproyec: Sculpted by Raul García Latorre.


• Cartoon Chick, Pintor de Miniaturas: Sculpted and painted by Arnau Lázaro.