A new Yriel
The Eldar get some new models in this first preview of 2026 – including the first new plastic Vyper model since… well, since the first one! Of interest to me … Continue reading
The Red Corsairs emerge
The recent Warhammer previews included the Red Corsairs. These are a chaos-tainted, piratical group of Space Marines. The Red Corsairs actively recruit disaffected space marines to their cause, much to … Continue reading
Warhammer World… USA
My visit to Warhammer World in 2017 remains memorable. It’s a trip I would recommend to any fan of miniatures painting and modelling, even if Games Workshop miniatures aren’t their … Continue reading
Thoughts on 1 million miniatures
Warhammer Community posted an article about the challenge of painting 1 million games workshop miniatures in 2026. It looks like a combination hobby progress and hobby outreach event. It sounds … Continue reading
2025 Blog review
Looking purely at the stats, 2025 was a good year for Scent of a Gamer. The number of views rose for the second year in a row. Recovery from the … Continue reading
Warhammer 40,000 Total War
Well, they did it. In retrospect it looks inevitable. The Warhammer: Total War series has been incredibly popular (with a few hiccups in the third instalment). Warhammer 40,000 is the … Continue reading
…and they’re gone
I hope you enjoyed the Daily Miniature series over the past couple of years. I can reveal now that this was the swansong of my miniatures collection. I’ve sold about … Continue reading
Daily miniature: Rohan archers
Not all warriors of Rohan fight on horseback. There’s a plastic Rohan warrior sprue that provides options for archers, seen above, along with spear or sword and shield.
Daily miniature: Warhammer Quest spiders
These plastic spiders come from the classic Warhammer Quest box set. I painted these long after purchase. I settled on the eye colour first, and the blue bodies were chosen … Continue reading
Daily miniature: blackshield shaman
This goblin summoner hangs around with the elite Blackshields of Moria, lending them magical assistance where needed.
Daily miniature: The Knight of Umbar
After the Return of the King film was done and dusted, a bunch of releases from Games Workshop started to appear that weren’t drawn directly from the films. The named … Continue reading
Daily miniature: Plague Lord
I picked this miniature up 8 years ago – or 2017 as it is alternatively known. He is painted with a combination of regular acrylics and contrast paints, the same … Continue reading
Daily miniature: Rohan warriors
These models represent two thirds of the models found on the plastic Rohan warriors sprue. The other third is given over to archers. These are simple models but they fit … Continue reading
Daily miniature: Blood Bowl Dark Elves
Many years ago I traded for a single sprue of Black Ark Corsairs. My plan was to turn them into a Dark Elf team for Blood Bowl. It would be … Continue reading
More Essen 2025 Golden Demon finalists
Warhammer Community has added more of the Golden Demon finalists from the 2025 competition at Essen. I’m sharing three of my favourites here, and Warhammer Community has many more to … Continue reading
Rome Kickstarter by Zorpazorp
Zorpazorp has a new set of wargames terrain up on Kickstarter. It’s Rome-themed, but with a futuristic twist. If you’ve ever minaged fighting Heresy era battles in the Empire of … Continue reading
Daily miniature: Gamling
I am not a fan of this Gamling model, due to the lack of embossing on the banner. Other Rohan figures have embossed banners, but not the bearer of the … Continue reading
Daily miniature: Warhammer Quest bats
Most of my bats were turned into bat swarms for Lord of the Rings. These two managed to stay free and individual.
Daily miniature: Riders of Rohan
I have 48 painted Riders of Rohan models. No, that wasn’t a typo. I went in hard on the Rohan army in Lord of the Rings. Then I realised I … Continue reading
Daily miniature: Gorman di Wulfe
This is one of the very few War Machine models I still have in my collection. All I remember can be guessed from just looking at the sculpt. This is … Continue reading
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