Col.Gravis' Praetorian Imperial Guard

When the Leviathan Went to War

2012-01-14T10:14:00.000Z

For the first time in three years the Leviathan, still incomplete, took o tthe tables for a 50,000pts Apocalypse Game at my local gaming store, Iron Haven Games in Exeter. From a modelling perspective theres still plenty to do, the Lascannon turrets need tidying, the top, firing platform and rear need updating still, and theres armour plates and rivets to be added - and the small matter of a lick

Leviathan Progress (Part 2)

2012-01-02T13:06:00.000Z

Renewed progress on the Leviathan has continued over New Year, the near side is now renewed, though I still plan to add some armour panels and rivets. These additions will wait until I've finished renewing the entire vehicle though. On that front I've made good progress on the other side with sponsons added and joins largely finished and sanded. I'm also slowly starting work on the front, the

Dress Torso Comparison... and the Leviathan's back

2011-12-28T17:07:00.000Z

Hope everyone has been enjoying your festive celebrations, my own Christmas has been rather packed, but I'm now settling into being even more busy...hmmm Anyway, just a couple of quick pictures while I'm waiting for the glue to dry. First up Oink requested a comparison shot of the new 28mm Dress Torso I've got for sale compared to a standard Cadian torso, so it is, these torsos are for sale now

Now on Sale - 28mm Dress Uniform Torso's in Packs of Ten

2011-12-23T11:31:00.000Z

Right, I've been sitting on these for quite a while now, so I figure its long overdue that I made them available! These dress uniform torsos feature a winged skull on the breast, and are a modified version of the Roughrider torso. They are intended for use with plastic heroically scaled 28mm infantry, or with my own Roughrider kits. Each pack consists of ten torsos and is priced at £5.00,

New (Potentially Praetorian) Releases from Victoria Miniatures, MaxiMini & Warlord Games

2011-12-13T20:11:00.002Z

Seems while I've been distracted Victoria Lamb and Warlord Games have previewed and indeed released yet more goodies suitable for alternative Praetorians! First up we have the long awaited Victorian Guard Arms and Lasguns, now available from Victoria Miniatures, now available for sale from Victoria's webstore HERE. You can see the full range of Victoria's Infantry bits in the below pic, quite

Roughrider Painting Contest Winner!

2011-12-12T20:11:00.000Z

Congratulations to Ray, aka Colonel Ackland! His Roughriders romped home to victory in the poll, securing him 10 Roughrider conversion sets for his troubles - quite fitting considering Cavember was his idea! Below are a couple of shots of the winning entry, or take a look HERE for further pictures on Ray's blog. However, a big thank you to everyone who took part, I'm sure you'll all agree

Roughrider Painting Contest Entries

2011-12-01T19:20:00.001Z

Thats it, the entries are in, the contest is closed, time for a spot of voting! There is a poll to tge top left of the page, have at it, which do you think is the best squad of Roughriders? Voting closes in one week! ENTRY 1 ENTRY 2 ENTRY 3 ENTRY 4 ENTRY 5 ENTRY 6 ENTRY 7 ENTRY 8

For Sale - Classic Epic Chaos

2011-11-18T22:35:00.001Z

SOLD

New Releases from Victoria Lamb

2011-11-18T22:11:00.001Z

You may well have already scene them by now, but Victoria Lamb has now got the next wave of models in her online store, with yet more previewed, take a look below! Assembled Roughrider Pith Helmetted Heads Roughrider Arms with Lances Victorian Guard Torsos Roughrider Legs Piper Preview Arms Preview with Lasguns As ever, you can view the Victoria Miniatures Facebook page HERE, or the

Cavember Painting Contest Alteration - Bring Your Roughriders, ANY and all!

2011-11-17T15:59:00.000Z

I've been having a bit of a think, and realised I really did'nt like what I'd done with the painting contest. It was pointed out to me by one reader that only allowing entries for models based on my own models was a good marketing ploy to sell Roughriders. I had to agree with that, and realised that I had made a concious decision to do it that way. This has been playing on my mind a bit since,

Roughriders Preview from Victoria Miniatures

2011-11-11T17:49:00.000Z

Victoria Lamb has posted a preview of the Victoria Miniatures new Roughrider, and it looks like an awesome sculpt. Speaking personally I've already got all the Roughriders I need - albeit unassebled (surely your not surprised?), but I may have to find room for some of these anyway! For more details, take a look HERE.

Pre-order Rorke's Drift from Warlord Games

2011-11-04T17:53:00.000Z

Just spotted this in my inbox, and thought it was rather cool and potentially worth pointing out to any Praetorian fans who might want to recreate Last Stand at Glaziers Creek, as inspired by the defene of Rorkes Drift. Warlord games are releaseing a 28mm terrain set of Rorkes Drift, included are laser cut wooden buildings with interior details and removeable roofs, and plentiful resin

Cavember! A Praetorian Roughrider Painting Contest & Free Shipping in November!

2011-11-02T19:52:00.003Z

I've been inspiried by one of my fellow Praetorian bloggers, Col.Ackland, who recently posted a challenge to himself, and to others, to get his and as many other Praetorian Roughriders painted up as possible. You can find his post HERE. It struck a cord with me as a damn good idea (I'm still only just assembling my second five man unit!), so in response I've decided to take it that little bit

SHOWCASE - The Praetorian 4th Mechanised

2011-10-30T10:12:00.000Z

Following the first Showcase post featuring Victoria Lambs Praetorians I recieved a email from a fellow Praetoria collector, Phil Anderson with a few pictures of his army, the Praetorian 4th (now where have I heard of the Praetorian 4th before?) Mechanised (ah, mechanised!). I think Phil's army is another great example of a Praetorian Imperial Guard collection, and one which deviates from the

REVIEW - Victorian Laser Guns from Victoria Miniatures

2011-10-28T12:20:00.002+01:00

Recently Victoria Lamb previewed through her Facebook page the new Victorian Laser Guns that she'll be releasing through Victoria Miniatures, and I'm lucky enough to have recieved a preview sample. The weapons design is a blend of late 19th and early 20th century rifle design such as the Lee-Enfield or Martini-Henry, this is very evident in the stock and trigger mechanism. However, it has been

For Sale - Rogue Trader era Metal Orks

2011-10-25T09:49:00.004+01:00

ALL SOLD

Opps - FW Resin Paint Stripping Disaster!

2011-10-23T12:37:00.000+01:00

Oh dear. Be warned resin & fairy Power Spray do not mix for long soaks! In the pre-wedding rush, I slightly (okay completely) forgot I put a couple of second hand Forgeworld Heavy Mortars in Fairy Power Spray to soak. FPS is my normal choice for stripping paint as its easy to get hold of and dispose of (much like Simple Green). I've never had a problem wiith it before, but this time... So

Praetorian Roughriders Nearly Out of Stock

2011-10-21T21:23:00.001+01:00

Just a quick warning, I've currently only got 9 Roughrider conversion sets left in stock, I've just placed an order for another casting run, so will hopefully be able to restock before the end of next week.

SHOWCASE - Victoria Lamb's Praetorian Imperial Guard

2011-10-14T13:15:00.008+01:00

Yep, I'm back, and I've some posting to do. I'm going to start with this though, since it seems like an appropriate opportunity. Showcase, is going to be an occasional series of blog posts where I'll briefly highlight other hobbiests whose work which I have found particularly inspiring. These will of course be weighted towards my own tastes, so expect lots of Imperial Guard, and of course

Nice day for a Lasgun wedding!

2011-09-23T11:27:00.004+01:00

Hello!Col. Gravis is getting married tomorrow! If you fancy leaving him a comment to wish him well/good luck/mock, I'm sure he'll appreciate it!Lets hope the Bride's father is packing a hot shot lasgun, because Rob's definitely taking the pith*.Tim(One of Col. G's best men/bodyguards/tormentors)* apologies for this joke.

Advert - Praetorians For Sale!

2011-09-21T10:44:00.000+01:00

Just a quick post, a friend of the blog, Ralph, is currently in the process of selling his quite sizeable Praetorian collection on eBay. The lots include plenty of basic infantry, special and heavy weapons, characters - and those Praetorian Ogryns I did as a commission for him some time back! If your interested in acquiring some reinforcements, or even a whole new army do take a look at his

Oh Noes! Sub-Par Units!

2011-09-14T13:03:00.002+01:00

I recently read a comment on BoLS about how Ogryns are not being taken in Imperial Guard lists because they are sub-par when compared in the grander scheme of things, and more specifically compared to other options in the codex. First off, lets get it straight, they are indeed 'sub-par', as are various units across just about all of the army lists out there. Its a fact of the game that there

More Sculpting Projects for Release

2011-09-12T20:35:00.000+01:00

Aside from the Life Guards I've a few other odds and ends that I'm working on, with plans for release through my friendly local gaming store, The Iron Haven. So here is a quick preview of what else I've been working on, amongst other things. Sorry the picture quality is'nt brilliant! The first two are nothing too exciting, merely modified versions of the Praetorian Roughrider components. These

The Life Guards - Mk2 Praetorian Storm Troopers (Part 1)

2011-09-10T17:36:00.000+01:00

Anyone who has been following this blog for a while might well remember the Storm Troopers I started to convert years ago, with this chap being the poster boy. The original squad, which are now long gone, were converted from plastic Cadians, Praetorian heavy weapon gunner torso's, and various other bits, all with some of my earlier sculpting work. However, the germ of the idea, and the original

Roughriders For Sale - Restocked!

2011-09-07T09:43:00.001+01:00

Just a quick heads up, after running out of Roughrider kits, as I know at least a couple of your discovered I've now restocked and they are available again! More details HERE