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Once the design is fleshed out and developed (which will involve more sketches and close ups of key features) it gets sent to Alan Marsh for sculpting, who IS an artist and can translate my insane scribbles into something exceptional.

All of my miniatures are designed by hand. Today for example I've started doodling the design for the next addition to my Rat-Kin range, the Tide Wraith. Needless to say I am no artist, but at this stage of the concept design you don't need to be as it is more about getting ideas on paper.

Exciting times today as my @handiworkgames.bsky.social Kickstarter has arrived! Whoop whoop! The new horror backdrops are particularly awesome. Can't wait to stage some photos with these.

I love that giant! Front and back 👍 I fear this new thread idea could get us banned 😂

Maybe worse still, I've done it twice 😬

I might start a thread on whose buttocks are these anyway 😂 This photo probably shouldn't exist, but if I can't unsee it neither can you!

Today I finished off some monsters/ villains (it feels a bit mean calling Turkeyman a monster) who will be serving as horrors & minions in games of The Doomed. Some absolutely brilliant sculpts from @fenrisgames.com and @badsquiddogames.bsky.social

Oh hey I set up the pre-launch page for Heroes of the Dutch Resistance! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bad...

Just a little reminder that if you feel the need to adopt a veritable horde of viking rats then I have you covered with this bundle deal for ALL THE RATS "The Gnawing Tide": www.northwingminiatures.com/product-page...

I've had a horrendous evening trying to bake a gluten free cake and failing miserably so having to redo it, so I've been chilling out working on my troupe of horrors (and beauties, looking at you Turkeyman). These are now nearly done, barring finishing off the basing which will be tomorrow's job.

I've seen a lot of talk lately about backdrops, and whilst my go to is usually the excellent backdrop books by Jon of Handiwork Games, there's nothing to stop you going really basic and just using stuff from around the house or, indeed, the garden. Is it magazine quality, no, but it looks fun.

I very nearly forgot to get off the train because I was so engrossed in this book. It's a brilliant read, I can highly recommend it if you haven't already - especially if, like me, your wargaming roots lie in the Warhammer of the 90s.

Tonight we played another game of The Doomed at the Clubhouse (using some fantastic Newcastle themed Necromunda terrain). Despite losing the scenario my warband still managed to kill the horror (a rat ogre) at least giving me a moral victory, albeit not an actual victory! As always it was great fun.

Impossible! As if these little faces could ever be threatening.

What's a Futurama line that lives forever in your head? Mine is, "Oh, a lesson in not changing history from Mr. I'm My Own Grandpa."

perfect dead drop 10/10 no notes (the shrouds really make this)

The other half has just got these stickers* in the event of a house fire (following a recent fire at her parents farm that left half of it in ashes). But is it just me or does it look like the cat has set the fire on purpose? *We have 2 cats but that wasn't an option on the stickers

Now that's a marketing campaign!

Sometimes you get days like today when everyone is putting in an order and I have to wonder what prompted a bunch of people to decide to buy rats all at the same time? To everyone who has put in an order, I always appreciate the excuse to go for a walk to the post office in the sun! Love y'all.

I have just written a new blog post talking about what I (and by extension, Northwing Miniatures) have been up to lately. www.northwingminiatures.com/post/heat-re...