Jon Grant Miniatures

  Painting At the start of the month, I eagerly anticipated the arrival of Kamandora's Blades . Even though the warband wasn’t exactly well received by the community when first revealed, I had a plan! I decided to paint the controversial faces as if they were covered with warpaint . In my vision, these devoted followers of Khorne daubed their skin with ash and charcoal to form a skull-like visage, honoring the Blood God. I quickly painted the warband and shared them online — and was delighted to receive plenty of praise in return, which is always nice. (My full painting guide can be found below in the Blogging section.) My Kamandora's Blades With the Blades complete, I was once again fully up to date with my Warhammer Underworlds painting backlog. That freed me to pursue a project I’d been mulling over for some time: building a 3D Warhammer Underworlds board . My Underworlds Board, complete with blocked hexes I’ve already written a dedicated article on this board, so I won’t r...

Painting After some time away from painting, I finally found a comfortable way to pick up my brushes again. I started by returning to the Knives of the Crone . Having finished Tazari last month, I continued work on Kaerna Vix , Krieta , and Azphael . I finished them in reasonably short order, as most of the basecoats were already applied. With these complete, I was once again up to date with Warhammer Underworlds. (64 warbands and all the terrain pieces). 👉 How I Paint - Daughters of Khaine - Knives of the Crone Knives of the Crone I then decided to return to painting a few Aeronautica Imperialis aircraft. I wanted to paint them as members of the Fourth Legion , the Iron Warriors . It was really nice returning to my little planes, now I just need to get them on the board for a few games. 👉 How I Paint - Legions Imperialis - Iron Warriors Iron Warriors' Xiphons With nothing in particular to paint until Kamandora's Blades arrive on my doorstep, I popped into the loft for a ...

Painting Well, June didn’t turn out to be a good month! I seriously hurt my back (clearly, I’m getting old), and as a result, I could do very little painting. At the start of the month, I wasn’t able to do any at all. Eventually, I managed a few minutes here and there while standing up. As such, I haven’t finished my Knives of the Crone . I did, however, return to painting some Aeronautica Imperialis (or arguably Legions Imperialis ) miniatures. I completed a single Xiphon Interceptor in the colours of the Iron Warriors—a Legion I’ve wanted to paint for ages so I can deploy them against my Imperial Fists. I do love a good grudge match.  How I Paint Legions Imperialis - Iron Warriors Gaming Similarly, I haven’t done much gaming either. I managed to get a single practice game in against Harry before attending the Agent’s Clash tournament in Redhill. I used my [Cyreni’s] Razors against his Grymwatch . It turned out to be a very close and enjoyable game, played in a relaxed and fun ...

Painting This month, I had one main goal: finish painting the remaining two members of Borgit’s Beastgrabbaz. With these two Gitz complete, I would have all the Underworlds warbands painted—at least until the release of the Knives of the Crone. I started with Rigg and Sham, quickly painting the pair of Grots pretending to be Uglug’s pet squig, before moving on to Dregg. I finished both Grots on May 4th, thereby completing all the Underworlds warbands released so far. That very afternoon, Games Workshop announced the new warband would go on pre-order the following Saturday, May 10th. This meant I had until May 24th to paint other miniatures and work through my ever-diminishing pile of shame. My Beastgrabbaz I tackled a mob of five Loonsmasha Fanatics next. Following my usual paint scheme for the Gloomspite Gitz, I finished them by the 18th. The Loonsmashas The following weekend, the Knives of the Crone were released. I immediately built and started painting them, managing to complete Ta...

  Painting Once again, I set myself the goal of painting one Warhammer Underworlds warband during April. With only two warbands left in my collection, I chose to paint the Jaws of Itzl, leaving Borgit’s Beastgrabbaz for last. As usual, I like to keep my warbands from the same faction visually consistent, so I wanted the Jaws to match the Starblood Stalkers I painted a few years ago. To achieve this, I followed my  How I Paint Seraphon  guide. The aim was to create natural-looking dinosaurs with obsidian and gold weapons and armour. I painted the venomites to resemble real-world poisonous and venomous creatures, like Poison Dart Frogs, Coral Snakes, and Gila Monsters, using bright, vibrant colours. My Jaws With the Jaws complete, I’d reached my goal for the month — but it was only April 10th! So, I got to work on the Beastgrabbaz. I started with Uglug, the Troggoth, aiming to paint him as a small Dankhold Troggoth. I wanted him to have purple flesh, so I experimented a bi...

  Painting My Tunnelpack In March, I set myself one painting goal: to finish an entire Underworlds warband. Of the three I had yet to paint, only Zikkit's Tunnelpack were built and primed, so I chose to start with them. These Clan Skryre Skaven were painted with a scheme in mind—mainly copper and green—to represent their arcane science and warpstone-infused warlock engineering. I followed my usual " How I Paint Skaven " method for most of the miniatures, swapping out the typical reds for greens. I began, as I usually do, with the smallest models, then moved on to the mini doomwheel, and finally finished with Zikkit himself. Overall, I’m really pleased with how the warband turned out—the green and copper work well together, and I achieved my goal of completing a full warband. With Zikkit's crew complete, I went ahead and built the Jaws of Itzl and Borgit’s Beastgrabbaz. Some of these models will likely be next month’s painting project. Gaming At the start of April...

Happy 2025 everybody! It has been a few months since I last sat down to write about what I have been up to in my hobby. Life has been incredibly busy, mainly with work but also with family commitments, leaving little time for much else. Painting I haven't had much time — or inclination — to pick up my paintbrush. One reason is that the area where I paint in my house tends to get quite cold during the winter months, which doesn't make for a particularly inviting workspace. On top of that, by the time I've been free to paint, there's often no daylight left — and I definitely prefer painting with natural light. However, here in the UK, the light has been gradually returning, and with that, I've found myself drawn back to my painting desk. I have several Underworlds warbands waiting for attention, so I decided to start with the Plaguebearers of Nurgle from the Grandfather Gardeners set. My Gardeners I have a large army of Plaguebearers that I painted when Age of Sigmar ...

It’s been a few months since my last hobby goals update. Life has been quite hectic, leaving me little time for painting or gaming. However, this month, despite a packed schedule, I managed to carve out some time to make meaningful progress. Painting This month, I began by completing the three Stormcast Eternals of the Emberwatch. I painted them in my standard Hallowed Knights scheme to match my long-time favorites, Xandire's Truthseekers. With this cohesive look, I plan to use the Emberwatch as my primary warband in the coming months. After finishing the Emberwatch, I turned my attention to the Grandfather's Gardeners. As part of my larger Daemons of Nurgle army, I aimed to ensure this warband fit seamlessly with my Plaguebearers. My process started with painting the flesh tones across all the miniatures before adding intricate details. By the end of the month, I had completed Strewg and Squort and made significant progress on the remaining models. Gaming My first game this mo...