On this weeks XLBS the guys get a chat about the games that their planning to play in the near future, and also take a look at the new Tau images and get a little chat about some of the cool kickstarters that are tempting them.
Romain sits down for another 3CU Tips session where he has found another component for his Troll Impaler that needs painting. This time he teaches a technique for painting well worn and battered leather.
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Time for the XLBS section of the Weekender and this week all you lucky Backstagers are in for a great treat, with a special exclusive deal on the first two books for Achtung! Cthulhu from Drive Through RPG and keep an eye out later for a cool little novella on this new dark and twisted take on what has to be one of the most epic worlds you could ever drop your poor, unsuspecting investigators in to.
It's time for Romain to finish up his Troll Impaler. In this part he works on the last of the fantastic Rackham-style Skin and even finds time to add a fiery head of hair to this warrior!
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Painting master Romain is back for a new season of 3 Colours Up tips! To kick off lets have a look at painting a Trollblood Impaler and how to create old school Rackham-style skin.
Well guys, before Warren went home to the new baby we got a chance to chat about the new plans and such that are bubbling away here at BoW HQ, including some coverage of the fantastic Dropzone Commander, getting in the guys from Achtung! Cthulhu for a chat about their great Kickstarter and giving you a peek at the new bar we're having installed here at Tabletop Nation.
We have our buddy Dave back in the studio and this time he's painting up an example tabard for your Dark Angel armies. You can apply this technique to other robes of course too!
Warren sits down with yet another legend from the wargaming world in the Designer's Studio. This time he chats with Alessio Cavatore about his start in gaming, his time in the industry, and his latest creation to hit Kickstarter, LOKA.
So guys if you didn't get enough of the goodness that is the Weekender we have added even more of our thought's on the week with Alessio and now we get to chat about a few little sneak peeks we held back just for all our faithful backstagers.
Another week is coming to an end, but before we all gear up for some gaming this weekend we had Ronnie Renton in the Designer's Studio for a chat about what got him into gaming. We also look into his industry history and of course what the future holds for the gaming industry as a whole.
Our buddy Dave breaks out his painting kit again to show us a cool and easy way to paint Deathwing Armour. Get your army off the shelf and follow along!
Warren sits down for a chat with Rick Priestley, one of the titans of the wargaming world, and talks about game design, his incredible history, and what got him into this quirky hobby that we love so much.
Romain picks out an Orc armed with spear and dagger to show us a simple way to paint non-metallic metal, how to paint wood, and finally how to add a splash of crimson blood to these crude weapons.
As you may have seen a little while ago we had James over from Mantic to chat about DreadBall, but we all know Warren likes to go in-depth when we have people over to make videos and so he set aside a little time to chat about what got James in to gaming and more importantly what his thoughts are on designing games, and the odd little pointer to all you budding games designers out there.
Dave is back to paint another Dark Angel and this time he is looking at Ravenwing Armour. Follow along as he shares some of his techniques including how to paint hard edge highlighting.
Orks never take care of their blades and Romain takes great care in showing this as he adds some non-metallic style rust effects to the Ork Blades he painted the week before last.
Orc weaponry may be rough and ready, but that doesn't mean it can't look good. Romain takes a little time to show us all how to paint up some fantastic looking non-metalic metal Orc blades.
Romain returns with another Backstage painting tip, this time he has some guidance on painting the most expressive part of the model... the head and face.
Black cloth can often prove problematic, so Romain sets out give a bit of help to those in need of some assistance... and what better subject to use, than a black clad Victorian Gentleman from Empire of the Dead.
Romain Takes out his 54mm head from Victrix to show us how to paint realistic looking hair and stubble.
As a Christmas treat for our Backstage fans, Romain has created a video to answer one of the questions he gets asked the most... how do I paint faces and eyes properly?
Romain gives an Orc a Christmas present by engraving his blade with some fancy designs. However, for all you Backstagers, this is a bit of advice on creating some freehand engraving effects.
Romain gives us some advice on painting the purple lighting effects using by the Infinity studio when painting Aleph models.
Romain takes a look at the paint scheme used on Aleph white, by the Infinity studio.
Romain gives some advice on painting the three main colour blocks for the Aleph Faction in Infinity. First he shows us how to get that opalescent black of the Aleph armour.
Romain gives some advice on painting black cloth, using one of the Teutonic Knights from Infinity.
Sometimes you just want the coolest blade on the battlefield. Well Romain has just the trick for getting it... by adding a red glowing sword to your Infinity model!
Romain gives us some tips on how to paint PanOceania style armour on his Teutonic knight from Infinty.
Romain takes a look at a Shasvasti from the Combined Army and shows us how to paint some awesome glowing details on its gun & an organic cloth effect on the cloak. As a treat for Backstagers, this tip session is over 1 hour long... make sure you make time this weekend!
Romain uses the Duke from Carnevale to demonstrate how to paint cotton cloth.
The Chaos Space Marines are pretty potent, but do the guys have any thoughts on potential allies to make them even more fierce?
Starting Monday 8th October, we'll be running a Chaos Marines Week, featuring the new Codex... but just for you Backstagers... here's a sneak peek at the sort of things you can expect to see.
It's been a painful week of reviewing the new 40K Psychic Powers. The guys take time to discuss the whole random psychic power system as a whole and dole out some sage advice for you Backstage members.
Finishing off this tip, Romain puts the finishing touches to his Nomad Krazy Koala.
Sit back and enjoy as Romain begins painting one of those cute killer robots from Infinity... the Crazy Koala
Time for a look at the fallen children of the Eldar race and how they've changed in the new edition of Warhammer 40K.
Romain adds the camo pattern to his Warpath General's long coat.
Romain paints the coat of his Corporation General from Mantic in a cool urban camo pattern to help get the drop on those Orx!
Romain adds the final flourishes to the copper weapon on his Lizardman Warrior, by adding a corroded verdigris effect.
Romain begins his painting tip by putting a tarnished copper effect on his lizardman's weapon.
