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How to Paint Lion El’Jonson – Kevin Stillman’s Method

This article is part of a larger series on how to paint Dark Angels space marines. For more on painting Dark Angels, you can return to that series by clicking this link. The Lion is the best Primarch model Forge World...

How to Paint Mortarion – TheChirurgeon’s Method

This article is part of a larger series on how to paint the Death Guard. To return to the parent article, click this link.  Motarion is one of the bigger and more complex/detailed kits that Games Workshop produces, so generally...

Hobby 101 – How to Base Models

There’s an old saying that’s drifted around the miniature hobby space that pops up from time to time: there’s two things that people first look at when they see your miniature, so you need to make sure they look...

Light Up Lightsabers! – How to Install LEDs on Star Wars Miniatures

I’m sure you’ve all done it. Picked up a cardboard tube, or a pole, or a broom, checked nobody was looking, then swung it about, made “Vwoom” noises and pretended it was a lightsaber. Well, I’m here to make...

Mengel Miniatures Painting Abroad: Saurus Warrior Painting Tutorial

Welcome to my first guest article on Goonhammer, Mengel Miniatures: Painting Abroad! I've been a fan of Goonhammer for quite awhile now, so was very excited to get to contribute. I thought, what would make a good debut article?...

How to Paint Everything – Vashtorr the Arkifane

In our How to Paint Everything series we look at how to paint, well, everything, with a look at different techniques and approaches. In this article, we're looking at how to paint the physical manifestation of Vashtorr, the demigod...

How To Paint Everything: Boarding Actions (Kill Team: Gallowdark/Into The Dark) Terrain

  In our How to Paint Everything series we look at how to paint, well, everything, looking at different techniques and approaches along the way. Today we're looking at how to paint the Gallowdark terrain used in Kill Team Into...

How to Paint Hive Fleet Snagglepuss – PantsOptional’s Method

This article is part of a larger series on How to Paint Tyranids. To return to that series, click here. After spending most of 2017 painting Iron Warriors for Horus Heresy, I had a desperate need for colors other than dirty...

The Narrative Forge: Sandbox Campaigns in Warhammer 40k

The Warhammer 40,000 universe is a massive place, and the “Narrative Forge” articles encourage thinking outside the box (literally) it comes to hobbying and narrative play. The aim is to make players more comfortable with narrative play and give...

The Goonhammer Guide to Running Hobby Intros

Charlie: Like other mammals, Warhams need to reproduce. Unlike other mammals, we don’t have to use our reproductive organs. Instead, we use the time-tested hobby intro (although carriers of dormant hobby genes can also be pollinated by stray copies...