Jon Grant Miniatures

My First Blood Bowl Game With Ogres Having spent the last couple of weeks building my Ogre team and painting the first few models, I was finally ready to play my first game of Blood Bowl in 20 years. I headed down to our little local club and met up with my first opponent Neil, who was fielding a Norse team. After a surprisingly bruising game featuring flying Gnoblars, the tw'elf'th man and plenty of casualties, the match ended in a 1-1 draw. In other words, exactly the sort of game I had hoped for. More of my Blood Bowl Articles Neil's First turn The Game I won the toss and chose to kick. My thinking was simple. I wanted to receive the ball at the start of the second half and have an opportunity to control the game later on. Neil's Norse team received and made steady progress up the pitch. Despite some determined resistance from the Ogres, the Norsemen eventually broke through and scored on turn four of the first half, taking a 1-0 lead. Fortunately, ...

Hobby Goals July 2026 July turned out to be a productive hobby month, even if I didn't manage much gaming. Most of my hobby time was spent painting, with projects ranging from Aeronautica Imperialis and Blood Bowl through to Age of Sigmar and Oathmark. Alongside this, I continued working behind the scenes on improving the blog, particularly by updating older articles and expanding some of my content hubs. Looking back, it was one of those months where the painting desk saw far more action than the gaming table, but I still managed to make good progress across several collections. New to miniature painting Start Here More of my Hobby Goals Painting I started the month wanting to paint a few more aircraft for Aeronautcia Imperialis. To this end, I had three Xiphon Interceptors, which I want to paint up for the Salamanders legion. As I was painting the Xiphons, I kept a record and wrote it up as an article. How I Paint Slamanders for Aeronautica Imperialis Next, ...

Building a Goblin-Only Army for Oathmark I already own a sizeable Gloomspite Gitz army for Age of Sigmar, so when I discovered Oathmark, I wanted to play immediately and also, I was not looking to start another fantasy army from scratch. Instead, I started reading through the rules and quickly realised that I already owned most of the miniatures needed to build a respectable Goblin army. That immediately made Oathmark far more appealing. Rather than buying and then having to paint an entirely new collection, I could use miniatures that were already painted and sitting on my shelves. In fact, I had enough Goblins, Trolls and characters to put together a solid Oathmark Goblin army with only a few minor adjustments. This would then allow me to try the game for a minimal cost, basically, just the cost of the rules! Oathmark - Is this my new fantasy game? I suspect I am not alone in this situation. Many fantasy gamers already own armies for Age of Sigmar, Warhammer Fantasy Ba...

Painting My Ogre Blood Bowl Team Last time, I was building my Ogre team and working out the starting roster. However, before I could get the team onto the pitch I needed to paint them. In order to paint the team, I needed to choose a colour scheme for the team's strip. I already knew how I wanted to paint the flesh on the Ogres and Gnoblars, but I wanted their sports kit to have a cohesive and relatively bright look that would truly belong to a fantasy football team. This article follows on from Building an Ogre Blood Bowl Roster , where I settled on the team's starting lineup and development plans. I have made it a personal rule to never play games with unpainted miniatures. I could say this is because painted miniatures are luckier, or that they have more character, or that it simply makes me paint them. I think in the end, it is because I like showing off my painted miniatures. I guess, that's why I put them on here! The first step will be to decide wha...

Kurnoth's Heralds – A Warhammer Underworlds Warband Review Kurnoth's Heralds are an elite three-fighter warband for Warhammer Underworlds , released as part of the Spitewood expansion. Representing the servants of Kurnoth, these Kurnothi Aelves combine speed, precise positioning and excellent offensive output. The first thing most players will notice, however, is their appearance. With the upper bodies of Aelves and the lower bodies of deer, they resemble woodland centaurs and are among the most distinctive miniatures currently available in Warhammer Underworlds. On the tabletop, Kurnoth's Heralds are a highly mobile but surprisingly fragile warband. Whilst they possess excellent offensive profiles, they lack the durability to simply charge across the battlefield looking for fights. Instead, they reward careful positioning, patience and the ability to punish opponents who stray too close. For more Warhammer Underworlds Warbands Reviews → Or go to my Warhammer U...

Hrothgorn's Mantrappers – A Warhammer Underworlds Warband Review Hrothgorn's Mantrappers were one of the standout warbands of Beastgrave. Combining an imposing Ogor hunter, a loyal Frost Sabre and a collection of surprisingly useful Gnoblars, the warband offers a unique mix of aggression, board control and objective play. At first glance, it is easy to assume this is an aggro warband built around Hrothgorn smashing his way through the opposition. While he is certainly capable of doing that, after several games I have found that the true strength of the warband lies elsewhere. Success with the Mantrappers comes from controlling the battlefield with traps, using the Gnoblars efficiently and forcing your opponent into awkward decisions. In this review, I'll be looking at how the warband functions, the role each fighter plays and which Rivals decks I have found work best alongside them. For more Warhammer Underworlds Warbands Reviews → Or go to my Warhammer Und...