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This month I have a step-by-step of the classic colour scheme for Grobniks of Nekroplanet Grob, shown on this Sharpshooter. Enjoy! As always, big thanks to my paying Patreon members! Thanks to you all my tutorials are available for everyone. Making this stuff takes time and effort, and becoming a paying member is one way you can reward it. ]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:33:00 +0000 https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/leaving-asphodel-a-necropolis-event-report https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/leaving-asphodel-a-necropolis-event-report
On 21 and 22 February I attended Leaving Asphodel, a Necropolis campaign event and part of the annual Black Queen Hobby and Miniature Painting Competition held by UMS “Agram” in Zagreb. It gathered a dozen players, some local and some from neighbouring countries. I’ve been aware of Necropolis (formerly known as Necropolis28) for years now. As described by the author Peter Vigors, it’s “a miniatures-agnostic skirmish game about rival...]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:18:00 +0000 https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/a-gathering-for-necropolis https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/a-gathering-for-necropolis
This past February I attended Leaving Asphodel, a Necropolis event and part of the annual Black Queen Hobby and Miniature Painting Competition held by UMS “Agram” in Zagreb. Just for the occasion I wanted to craft a sick Grillet box to house and transport my Gathering and gaming implements. My starting Gathering consisted of a single large model: the Vampire Queen (using the Ascended Undead profile in the Necropolis rules). I used my own...]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:05:00 +0000 https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/tutorial-painting-feral-vampires https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/tutorial-painting-feral-vampires
Painted this trio of bloodsuckers as a monster unit for my brother's Undead army. It was a perfect oportunity to shoot a step-by-step tutorial for you. The mini is from my Vampyr Warband metal minaitures set, at the time of posting still available on late pledge/preorder from Meridian Miniatures HERE (shipping starts March 2026). Folk Horrors, Slyvan Warband, Miscellaneous Monsters, the Vampire Queen, and the...]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:49:00 +0000 https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/tutorial-painting-spectres https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/tutorial-painting-spectres
I painted some oldschool Barrow Wights recently, and my Patrons expressed interest in a painting tutorial for their spectral colour scheme. Time to deliver! I used a metal Wraith for the tutorial; it's one of my early and still favourite sculpts. What's your method? Let me know in the comments. As always, thanks to my paying Patreon members! Thanks to you all my tutorials are available for everyone. Making this stuff takes...]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:16:00 +0000 https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/kamping-kitbash-2025-report https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/kamping-kitbash-2025-report
I attended Kamping Kitbash in Leuven, Belgium 10-12 October. It’s a three day event focused on crafting, miniature making, and indie tabletop games, organised by the non-profit Chosen by Goblins. The event had its debut in 2024 in Ghent, which I also attended (read about it HERE). There was another one soon after in Enschede. Now in 2025 they invited me again as a guest to teach a painting workshop. I flew in on the morning of Friday October...]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:18:00 +0000 https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/vampyr-warband-on-kickstarter https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/vampyr-warband-on-kickstarter
Happy Halloween! The Kickstarter campaign for the Vampyr Warband miniature set launched this morning. It is another collaboration with Andrew May of Meridian Miniatures, who is running the Kickstarter for me. We’re releasing a new hand sculpted metal figure warband. Creatures of the night gather from musty crypts to do the Vampire Queen's dark bidding. This set includes five shambling Ghouls, a trio of fluttering Vampire Bats,...]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:57:00 +0000 https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/new-resin-bits-and-scenery-release-for-nekroplanet-grob https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/new-resin-bits-and-scenery-release-for-nekroplanet-grob
I have a small Nekroplanet shop drop for you this month - adding a couple things in the terrain/bits department. Closed gate to a large Nekroplanet tomb. Ideal to install on a scratchbuilt structure, but it can also stand on its own on the table edge as the objective in the Enemies at the Gate scenario of the Nekroplanet Grob game. I sculpted it in July during that month’s Indie Mini Makers Collective Challenge: "Door". Sculpting a tomb gate...]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:05:00 +0000 https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/landing-on-the-nekroplanet https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/landing-on-the-nekroplanet
Let’s have a look at my newest scenery build project: the Lander. I’ve previously made a smaller scale version meant only for scenic photo use (you can see it in THIS POST). Now I made one to scale with the Nekroplanet gaming minis. Besides enabling sick shots of Raiders arriving on the planet’s surface, this lander will serve as the Escape Vehicle for the Evacuation scenario in our skirmish game. This was actually my second attempt at...]]> Tue, 09 Sep 2025 08:08:00 +0000 https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/h.r.e.n.28-turnip28-narrrative-event-report https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/h.r.e.n.28-turnip28-narrrative-event-report
We gathered 24-27 July in Medvode, Slovenia for a narrative Turnip28 event. Turnip28 is an indie tabletop miniatures game and setting developed by British artist Max FitzGerald. The world of Turnip28 is a combination of postapocalyptic with napoleonics and root vegetables. Each player commands a Regiment of miniature soldiers, warmachines, and misshapen creatures, led by incompetent and careless officers. You can learn more...]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:36:00 +0000