The Orks were once a strong tournament army, but Darrell is convinced they've taken a big hit. The guys discuss the changes 6th Edition have made to the Greenskins, prior to filming a Front Stage review.
Teseum is a rare Ariadnan compound that adds armour piercing abilities to weapons. Romain paints a cool green metal effect on the sword of William Wallace, to represent this stuff!
As one of the last races to be updated in 5th edition 40K how will the Necrons stack up with the new rules? The guys give you Backstagers some early access to their thoughts on the matter.
Before setting off on a new series of Codex discussions, Andy & Darrell take time out to give you backstage members a little preview of their thoughts on the 6th edition changes.
Romain embellishes his Dwarven Warsmith with some freehand Dwarven Runes.
We've been asked to show how to paint some hairy little Dwarves... OK then... here you go!
Space Marines are the probably the most popular codex in the 40K game. Darrell & Andy record a preview of the codex discussions exclusively for Backstage... stay tuned for the "full discussion" coming soon.
Darrell gives us his impression of the massive boost the Space Wolves received in 6th edition.
Justin & Andy discuss the game play of their demo game of Carnevale.
Darrell & Andy are having one of their usual discussions about how the 6th Edition rules have affected some of the current armies... today they're giving some of their opinions on Tyranids.
Backstage members that buy either the Heavy Gear Blitz or Arena Starter Set, and enter the voucher code inside will be entered into a prize draw to win one of the Heavy Gear Army Sets worth £72.95.
Romain adds the final non-metallic details to his 1650 model, by painting gold and brass, along with a glimmering silver sword.
Romain adds the last layers of colour to his non-metallic steel.
Romain begins a tutorial on the (often requested) technique needed to paint non-metallic metal. Using a cool Guardia model from Tercio Creativo's 1650 range.
Matt is a seasoned Flames of War tournament player, so it would be silly not to get him to reveal some of his secrets to our Backstagers.... here's his current army list...
Romain finishes the Duke's cape adding the deeper shadows and high lights...
Romain begins to a paint an opulent silk cape, using the sinister Duke model from Carnevale!
Have you always wanted to know how to get that cool white plastic sci-fi armour that you see on all the Infinity studio models? Well Romain is about to show you.
Romain completes his different rust techniques on the blades of his Orc.
Romain spices up his Orc model with two different techniques for painting rust.
Romain finishes the scales and spikes on his Lizardman Hero from Avatars of War.
Romain shows us how he uses his speed painting technique to paint an Imperial Fist Space Marine.
Romain adds some gory blood effects to his Orc Standard Bearer.
Romain adds a cool Orc glyph to his greenskin banner, using some simple free hand techniques.
Romain uses an Orc banner to show us the proper technique to use when drybrushing.
Romain moves on with the finishing touches as he paints some extra Battle Damage & Bullet Holes to distress his Rhino hatch.
Romain shows you how to weather the armour of a Space Marine Rhino using a door hatch.
Andy gets to chat with Nick about his thoughts on Salute 2012 and tests his might against Worthy Painting's champion... place your bets on the arm-wrestling winner! Watch for a chance to WIN a painted Display Quality infinity mini of your choice.
It wouldn't be a themed week if we didn't let our faithful Backstagers join in the fun as we set out to Salute 2012, in order to bring the Hobby Lab Live to the masses
If you want to see what was at Salute 2012, but you just don't have time, then don't worry. We've got you covered!
Romain adds the final touches and finished off the Vargeist wing.
Romain embellishes some more detail... it looks like we're nearing a close to this project.
Romain adds some additional details to his pale fleshed vampiric wing.
Romain moves on to the next step in painting his Vargeist wing.
Romain shows us how to paint the icy flesh tones of a vampire, using the wing of a Vargheist.
That's right, you Backstage aficionados... do you want to learn the secrets of miniature painting at the feet of a true master like Mike McVey? The guys at Golem Painting are giving you the chance to win an an exclusive £80 ticket for the Golem Painting Masterclass featuring Mike McVey, Tommie Soule & Ali McVey at Malestrom Games - Eye of the Storm (Mansfield UK). Sat 9th June 2012
Romain adds the finishing touches to his greenskin warrior.
The fantasy tutorial we get asked for more than any other, is how to paint really good Orc flesh. Romain shows us how to paint some really fetching tones, without resorting to the lurid greens we see on every table.
Romain creates a Cthuloid water effect base for his Insidious Madness.
Andy asks Ronnie some probing questions about the upcoming releases for Kings of War.
Romain finishes off his scenic base using materials from Antenocitis Workshop.
