Blog Feed: The Grinning Skull

So, the day has come for my very own miniatures range, Grinning Skull Miniatures to be available on general release! It’s been a long journey to get them from their humble beginnings to the fully fledged range as they are, and I’m really

Amazon call time on Zombieland TV series.

Published on 2013-05-22 22:16:18

Just a quick post to tell you that if you enjoyed the Zombieland TV pilot from Amazon, well sad news is it’s been cancelled. It seems they will not be carrying on with the series, which is a shame, but not something any of us should loose sleep

Grinning Skull Reviews: Triples 2013 photos!

Published on 2013-05-22 21:57:07

What I can say, is that it was a great day, and my thanks to the guys there for making me and my kids very welcome for the duration of our stay! My kids loved it, as did I and I managed to get myself a few choice bits off my shopping list (more about

The disturbing world of Thimo Graef on Indiegogo

Published on 2013-05-22 21:05:34

As with the last post I made, concerning the recent British cannibal study, it leads me to post about the subject again. This time I’d like to draw your attention to several active Indiegogo campaigns. This however is not my usual crowdfunding

It’s Official, Britain is a nation of cannibals!

Published on 2013-05-21 17:09:32

Yes, it’s official folks, Great Britain is a nation of human flesheaters! It must be true, it was in the Daily Star! But on a serious note, it does make one wonder, that really how many people around us can actually admit to thinking the same a

It’s Official, Britain is a nation of cannibals!

Published on 2013-05-21 17:09:32

Crowdfunding Spotlight: Modular Wargaming Terrain MAKI Games Kickstarter

Published on 2013-05-20 22:04:22

If only I was still doing Necromunda, or any other scifi gaming in 28mm, cos’ these look very promising indeed! Ok, the plain ones don’t really inspire, but by the look of things, these could turn out to be a very good system for gaming.

Crowdfunding Spotlight: Modular Wargaming Terrain MAKI Games Kickstarter

Published on 2013-05-20 22:04:22

Crowdfunding Spotlight: Fun-Gi’s to be with: Myconids from Gloom Glade on Indiegogo

Published on 2013-05-20 21:36:23

As you know, I love the strange and off the wall stuff, and I’m pretty surprised this one slipped past me entirely! Myconids are a race of Mushroom humanoid from the glory days of gaming, and one of my favourite fantasy races. There are a few g

Crowdfunding Spotlight: Fun-Gi’s to be with: Myconids from Gloom Glade on Indiegogo

Published on 2013-05-20 21:36:23

New Site Poll: Add your voice, what would you like to see featured in the Grinning Skull Miniatures range?

Published on 2013-05-17 21:06:21

I just thought I’d let you all know, I have put a new poll up on the site, this time concerning the forthcoming release of the Grinning Skull Miniature line by 15mm.co.uk. Since some of you will be getting your hands on some (hopefully!) I want

New Site Poll: Add your voice, what would you like to see featured in the Grinning Skull Miniatures range?

Published on 2013-05-17 21:06:21

10mm Zombies: Pendraken zombie survivors preview!

Published on 2013-05-17 19:03:59

For those of you who are anticipating the release of Pendraken’s 10mm modern zombie miniatures, take a look at the greens over on the Pendraken forum! Sculpted by the very talented industry veteran, Phil Lewis, these little survivors are going

10mm Zombies: Pendraken zombie survivors preview!

Published on 2013-05-17 19:03:59

Sheffield Triples 2013 is almost upon us…

Published on 2013-05-14 18:30:16

A big shout out to the Sheffield Wargames society and their annual wargaming extravaganza that is “Triples”! Yes, it’s almost time again for the north of England‘s premier war games show on thiscoming Saturday and Sunday. I

Help, there’s a dimensional vortex in Bristol!! Call the Doctor!!

Published on 2013-05-14 16:00:18

In a bit of weird news, apparently there’s a inter-dimensional portal of some kind at work in a Bristol Street! A concerned member of the public has been reporting several incidents of the phenomenon, including a crack opening up and a giant sn

Crowdfunding Spotlight: All Quiet on the Martian Front Kickstarter.

Published on 2013-05-13 21:07:46

OK, next up is the fantastic looking new Alien Dungeon produced KS, All Quiet on the Martian Front. A wargame that brings together Pre WW1 earth with HG Wells inspired alien invasion. This is another 15mm scale gameset and accompanying miniatures, wi

Crowdfunding Spotlight: All Things Zombie: Final Fade Out. Indiegogo Campaign

Published on 2013-05-13 20:45:43

Dedicated 15mm wargamers will already know about Two Hour Wargames, current crowdfunding project, but for those who don’t, i’ll enlighten you…. This is of particular interest to zombie wargamers, whichever scale (28mm or 15mm) The A

ZOMBIELAND Pilot Episode on Amazon Instant Video!

Published on 2013-05-13 16:13:29

I thought I’d better let you know, that the long anticipated TV remake of the hit zombie movie, Zombieland is available to watch online now, its an Amazon funded half hour show, in the same vein to the film, and without spoiling it for you, I&#

Almost better, Normal service to be resumed!!

Published on 2013-05-13 15:11:58

Well, what can I say. The title says it all, and that being that normal service will be resumed shortly! What’s been happening? Well, bar illness and sods law intervention, that in itself has been enough to set me back several weeks of variou

Ghosts of Hefei Kickstarter: Last day, will it get there?

Published on 2013-04-30 08:47:46

So, the Ghosts of Hefei KS nears its final run, with still some funds to raise in the last 20 hours or so, there’s still over $1000 to go! Will they make it? Its really up to you good folks out there to coff up the remaining cash and get in on

Get ready for Free Comic Book Day: May 4th 2013

Published on 2013-04-24 21:52:55

If your a fan of comics, you might want to know that Free comic book day is on the 4th May 2013. It’s a regular drive to promote reading for kids to encourage them to read more. Comics are a great medium, and are a bit less daunting than a full

World Book Night 2013 Giveaway: The Dark Judges

Published on 2013-04-23 21:05:32

So, as ever I have been involved in this years World Book night (April 23rd) and my choice this year as a giver, is a collected 2000AD book about the evil deadworld Judges, Death, Fire, Fear and Mortis. This classic collection is what I remember as a

Grinning Skull at the Movies: Dredd

Published on 2013-04-22 21:47:06

I don’t get as much time as I would like to watch movies, and this one is one I’ve been wanting to see for ages, given that it’s comic book heritage is straight out of the pages of 2000AD. Yes, I finally got to see the latest movie

15mm Zombies: The HOrdes. HO scale infected!

Published on 2013-04-17 20:27:27

I decided to follow the idea’s over on TMP, here and here , and on the blog: Welcome to lazarus with the creation of horde bases using HO scale model railway civilian figures. Armed with the idea, I went off on my travels to find some on li

Kensei Oriental Fantasy Creatures on Indiegogo.

Published on 2013-04-10 19:49:33

For those of you who like a little eastern take on your miniature wargaming, Kensei Miniatures have launched an Indiegogo campaign to get loads of great creatures into lead. I saw a few of the greens a while ago and was quite impressed with them, so

Tales from the Poundshop: “Not” Micromachines as 10mm Cop cars!

Published on 2013-04-10 10:51:54

A trip to the local poundland/99p stores turned up this great little pack of “not” micromachine type cars, and as I’m busy putting stuff away ready for when Pendraken’s 10mm zombie range comes out, these are going to be a grea

Fantasy Warriors: Dawn of New Heroes, Indiegogo campaign launched!

Published on 2013-04-09 12:15:47

If your old like me, you’ll probably remember the game ” Fantasy Warriors” by Grenadier from wayback. It had loads of plastic figures with it of dwarves and orcs, and was ok-ish as I remember (not really my thing, I have to say) Wel

Oathsworn Miniatures- Kickstarting Dwarf campaign starts today!

Published on 2013-04-08 06:38:00

I received news about this KS today, so I reckon I should let you guys know about the Oathsworn Dwarves KS that started today. Now I have never been a fan of fantasy dwarves really, although there have been quite a lot of nice looking figures over th

Grinning Skull Miniatures: Sneaky peek at the coming range….

Published on 2013-04-06 22:38:14

I thought I’d let you have a look at some more of the coming releases from my Grinning Skull range from 15mm.co.uk. I also thought the added comic book styling was needed for that extra bit of cartoon dynamism! For those who are interested in g

Grinning Skull Miniatures: Sneaky peek at the coming range….

Published on 2013-04-06 22:38:14

Wargaming an urban warzone? Take a look at these…..

Published on 2013-04-03 22:49:00

I saw a mention of these the other day, and I thought it would be of interest to the 15mm zombie enthusiast (and 28mm too) This Commission Figurines KS is really up my alley, I could see loads of real zombie wargaming potential here, even so they s

Wargaming an urban warzone? Take a look at these…..

Published on 2013-04-03 22:49:00

Doomed to fail: Kickstarters that’ll kick the bucket

Published on 2013-04-03 00:14:17

Again, looking through kickstarter does throw up some god awful funding campaigns, lets face it for every one or two good ones, there’s going to be many real stinkers. So with that in mind, I’ve selected a few that my money is on to reall

Doomed to fail: Kickstarters that’ll kick the bucket

Published on 2013-04-03 00:14:17

I am Iron Man!! One man’s quest to become a superhero! (Kickstarter)

Published on 2013-04-02 21:50:50

The thing I enjoy about looking around the Kickstarter site and its projects, is that I will find some real interesting and funny stuff there, and this is one of the latter. TheOnlyTonyStark is trying to build himself a more robust version of this pl

I am Iron Man!! One man’s quest to become a superhero! (Kickstarter)

Published on 2013-04-02 21:50:50

www.thegrinningskull.co.uk, the new home of The Grinning Skull!

Published on 2013-04-01 22:58:57

I just wanted to tell you, that this mighty blog can now be found at www.thegrinningskull.co.uk, our new domain on the interwebs! Yes, I suppose its been a long time coming, but I got there eventually, to be honest its taken a while to get the re dir

www.thegrinningskull.co.uk, the new home of The Grinning Skull!

Published on 2013-04-01 22:58:57

Ghosts of Hefei: 15mm and 28mm Sci-fi Rules & Miniatures Kickstarter Live

Published on 2013-04-01 21:08:13

Now, fans of the 15mm scifi genre should be all over this, it’s been mentioned before on the web, and now finally The Ghosts of Hefei KS is live. Yes, I have backed this one, just for the 15mm miniatures mind you, I’m not sure I need anot

Anyone up for “Puffed Shoggoths”?

Published on 2013-04-01 20:54:04

I just thought I’d point out a few kickstarters I think are worthy of note, first is this great looking art zine, based on the works of HPL, “Puffed Shoggoths”. As you know, I’m quite a mythos fan, I really love the idea of th

Oggam Faction Backgrounds: Empire of Og: Imperial Catering Corps.

Published on 2013-04-01 20:12:28

Since its a new month, I present to you a new instalment of official oggam fluff background, this time about the division within the Og empire dedicated to keeping the troops happy, the imperial catering corps. The Great and Glorious Empire of Og: T

Grinning Skull Preview: Wave #1 Oggam Light Infantry

Published on 2013-03-24 23:39:15

A preview of a few of the first wave of Grinning Skull miniatures, coming next month…..

Coming Soon…Grinning Skull Miniatures from 15mm.co.uk

Published on 2013-03-23 00:25:12

I have the great pleasure to let you all know that months of hard work has finally paid off, and that soon you will be able to get your hands on my new range of 15mm figures! That’s right, if you remember last year, I failed to secure funding f

Update: Finished Book of the Oggam PDF available for free download!

Published on 2013-03-21 22:31:41

Well, all I can say is its been a long time in coming, but finally the Book of the Oggam PDF has been finished! I thought I would let you know it’s now on site and available for free download! This is the full version, complete with detailed hi

Long time no post!!

Published on 2013-03-14 04:32:51

Hello there, yes, it’s me just letting you know that I’m not dead, just been busy having technical difficulties amongst other things. I should be having a brand new internet connection installed properly by the days end, that is with a bi

Long time no post!!

Published on 2013-03-14 04:32:51

Osprey Adventures: Jason and the Argonauts Review

Published on 2013-02-28 19:19:16

It might not seem this way, but I have always loved the myths and legends of the ancient Greeks. With that in mind, I jumped at the chance to review the upcoming Osprey Adventures book, Jason and the Argonauts. Most of us are familiar with the tales

Osprey Adventures: Jason and the Argonauts Review

Published on 2013-02-28 19:19:16

It’s been the ruin of me! Scratch built 15mm modern ruins scenery!

Published on 2013-02-27 22:23:00

So, I thought I’d also share my latest additions to my scratch built scenery, my post apoc blasted modern ruins. I intended these for use in modern to zombie, post apoc and sci-fi. I try and make stuff that will fit a wide range of use due to r

It’s been the ruin of me! Scratch built 15mm modern ruins scenery!

Published on 2013-02-27 22:23:00

Survivors ahoy! Pendraken 10mm sci-fi civilians

Published on 2013-02-27 21:03:56

I thought I’d share with you my last entry to the Pendraken painting comp 2013. This lot are from their sci-fi range, Male sci-fi civilians and female civilians. They turned out ok and don’t have a cat in hell’s chance of winning I

Survivors ahoy! Pendraken 10mm sci-fi civilians

Published on 2013-02-27 21:03:56

More Reinforcements, Irregular Miniatures 15mm & 6mm Treemen!

Published on 2013-02-27 17:29:57

Ok, next up I’m continuing with my latest idea, my Treeman/ent warband for fantasy skirmishing. I’m trying to be as scale free as I can when it comes to bringing it all together, that way I can use these for both 15mm and 25/28mm if I fan

More Reinforcements, Irregular Miniatures 15mm & 6mm Treemen!

Published on 2013-02-27 17:29:57

In the future, even goats wear shades…15mm Irregular Miniatures Sci-fi Goatmen

Published on 2013-02-27 17:27:57

Well, I’m back after a time of chaos and stress, hope you haven’t missed me too much!. Yes, as well as it was half term, I haven’t had much time near the PC as I would have liked, but it did mean I could attempt to get some stuff pa

That’s Ent-ertainment!! own sculpted Ent for my Entish hordes!!

Published on 2013-02-19 19:05:59

If you remember, I showed you lot a pic of the Fanticide Blood tree warband a bit ago, and well, it did inspire me to go out and look at what miniatures of a similar vein are available out there. After hours of searching and looking, I found all sort

10mm Pendraken Sci-fi Minotaurs

Published on 2013-02-19 18:19:35

Having pushed myself to find some painting time in the last few days, I managed to get some 10mm Sci-fi minotaurs done for entry to the Pendraken painting comp. Although these are for use in 10mm, they scale perfectly to 15mm as bovine beastmen types

Cthulhu calling! Mythos Foundry Kickstarter!

Published on 2013-02-18 15:14:48

From time to time I forget to mention stuff, and this is one of the times. Maybe it’s a kind of dementia caused by something unseen, unholy and lurking in the recesses of m psyche…Like something certainly Lovecraftian as illustrated by th

Quick, Here come the running dead…!

Published on 2013-02-17 12:11:17

I have done plenty of zombie related stuff in my time, from zombie themed LARP and airsoft events, and even some promo TV for a pub chain back in the day, but as we all know the undead are very “in” at the present. With every passing week

Canada will never be a haven for zombies, lets have a flood instead!

Published on 2013-02-16 14:05:05

The Quebec government have proved themselves partypoopers for fans of the zombie genre, by cancelling the apocolypse themed part of their emergency training this year. It seems a shame, but at least you folks in Canada were at least considering it, u

Trouble with your Girlfriend? Why not make a Horse-Man Baby!!

Published on 2013-02-15 20:45:48

I just gotta share this weird news story I got to learn about a few days ago, as this fellow is clearly an example of how not to sort out your relationship woes. When you have a fall out with your partner, you might want to go and take some time out

ZAS 15mm Kickstarter funding gains Critical Mass!

Published on 2013-02-15 20:14:58

You may know that my preferred miniature scale is 15mm, so I had to highlight this new KS from Critical Mass Games for their cool looking 15mm ZAS mercs. They really are doing well with this at the moment and are already funded and on to their stretc

Beyond the Gates of Antares Kickstarter Cancelled!!

Published on 2013-02-15 19:44:18

Hello there everybody, I’m here with a few updates and stuff, I’ve had a busy week, but one thing that’s happened for one is that dark Space corp’s Beyond the Gates of antares has been cancelled! Lets face it, the huge target

Impact! Miniatures Australian Animals Fantasy Football Team Kickstarter

Published on 2013-02-12 21:15:30

G’day mates! Back in the day when I used to play the Palladium RPG TMNT (teenage mutant ninja turtles as I’m sure your aware!) there was a supplement about the mutants creatures of Australia “Mutants of Oz” I think it was call

Impact! Miniatures Australian Animals Fantasy Football Team Kickstarter

Published on 2013-02-12 21:15:30

Tales of Montana TV station warning of zombie attack and ITV news alien messages!

Published on 2013-02-12 20:18:05

TV station hacker warns of zombies in Montana | General Headlines | Comcast. Some pranksters it seems were able to hijack the emergency alert system on Montana’s KRTV, warning the viewing public of the dead rising from their graves and attackin

Tales of Montana TV station warning of zombie attack and ITV news alien messages!

Published on 2013-02-12 20:18:05

Hard DayZ ahead! Hard DayZ Miniature Rules Kickstarter

Published on 2013-02-08 21:07:34

Hard DayZ: Survival by HDS Games — Kickstarter. Hard dayZ is a newly launched KS project by Glasgow based HDS Games that is worthy of note to Z- Wargamers. What exactly is it? I hear you ask? Well it seems its a 28mm miniature ruleset said to be al

Hard DayZ ahead! Hard DayZ Miniature Rules Kickstarter

Published on 2013-02-08 21:07:34

Rogue Trooper Miniatures Game Kickstarter is now live!

Published on 2013-02-08 15:52:57

Just to let you know, the Rogue Trooper miniatures game KS has just launched over there, and is fully funded already! I think we all knew that it would quickly, as I suspect will any future 2000AD related miniature games launched from them! Get yours

Rogue Trooper Miniatures Game Kickstarter is now live!

Published on 2013-02-08 15:52:57

Need to know where to go in an apocolypse? Get the Seattle Doomsday Map on Kickstarter!

Published on 2013-02-08 12:22:22

This very cool concept over on Kickstarter is something I thought I would point out for post apoc/zombie fans, wargamers and roleplayers. Here is presented a full map of Seattle in the midst of a apocolyptic scenario, this would make a great prop, or

Need to know where to go in an apocolypse? Get the Seattle Doomsday Map on Kickstarter!

Published on 2013-02-08 12:22:22

Evil Empire GW Corporate Bully boys at it again!

Published on 2013-02-07 22:45:21

There seems to be a real stink up about the latest stunt being pulled by hobby bully boys, Games Workshop, this time it seems they are trying to assert their IP and clout over their supposed trademark of the words “Space Marine”! M.C.A. H

Evil Empire GW Corporate Bully boys at it again!

Published on 2013-02-07 22:45:21

New release: SHM52 Criat Mercenary at 15mm.co.uk

Published on 2013-02-07 21:04:13

Well, I thought I would let you know that my first 15mm sculpt is now available in the SHM range from 15mm.co.uk! Priced at 65p each, they are a unique race for your 15mm scifi gaming, painting or collection. For those who like a little fluff backgro

New release: SHM52 Criat Mercenary at 15mm.co.uk

Published on 2013-02-07 21:04:13

Godslayer Kickstarter from Megalith Games

Published on 2013-02-06 21:48:11

Fans of mythological style fantasy miniatures would be worth taking notes on this KS, there are some cracking minis from Megalith games. They are most definitely of a more legendary feel to the sets available, as well as fitting into your pre existin

Mongoose Vs Meerkat 15mm madness from MM!

Published on 2013-02-06 20:47:29

On new releases, Magister Militum miniatures have got a horde of oriental inspired fantasy Mongoose in 15mm scale, just the thing when you consider they have already a range of desert Meerkat warriors to relive Aleksander Orlov the Meerkat’s an

CP Models Release 28mm Sci-Fi Avians

Published on 2013-02-06 20:17:07

[TMP] CP Models Release 28mm Sci-Fi Avians. If anyone missed this release news of CP models new 28mm avians, I thought I’d just point them out in case they went under the radar. I really like these weird looking monsters, shame they are 28mm

Black Cat Bases release Penguins & Seals. Pingu wargaming anyone?

Published on 2013-02-04 11:38:30

Black cat bases Spotted this on TMP, Black cat bases are releasing packs of Penguins and seals, great for dioramas or inuit eskimo wargaming scenarios, either that or you could run some seal clubbing games, or Pingu related madness. Whatever you u

Coming Soon, 2000AD Rogue Trooper Miniatures Game Kickstarter

Published on 2013-02-04 11:17:04

2000AD: Rogue Trooper Miniatures Game by Matthew Sprange — Kickstarter. Fans of 2000AD comics will be stoked to discover a new kickstarter coming your way soon. Based on the comics iconic blue trooper, Mongoose are preparing for their campaign, com

Pendraken painting Competition 2013 starts today!

Published on 2013-02-01 13:05:15

You’ll be pleased to know that the Penraken annual painting comp officially starts today, and as you can imagine there are some great incentives for taking part, loads of prizes and potential bragging rights up for grabs! I’ll be entering

Even zombies have mothers too…

Published on 2013-02-01 12:13:17

Zombie Mom (1). Ok, as you can see today, I have been highlighting a few miniatures from around the net, there are lots of great figures out there, so it’s very easy to let some good things slip past, this being one. So, yes I do realise that s

Fanticide Blood Trees have given me ideas…

Published on 2013-02-01 11:35:19

[TMP] Fanticide: Blood Tree Warband Arrives. I spotted this on TMP and was quite impressed actually. A tree/plant based army has always interested me for something quirky to collect, and this seems to add more fuel to my fire! I didn’t want yet

Star Wars VII: JJ Abrams to direct

Published on 2013-01-26 18:05:41

BBC News – Star Wars VII: JJ Abrams to direct. Latest Star Wars rumours seem to have been focused on who would direct the latest in the franchise. Now it has been chosen (Imagine I said that in the style of Yoda….) JJ Abrams! Well, I woul

Slayers of the Great Serpent: A Fantasy Campaign in 5 Parts by David Caffee — Kickstarter

Published on 2013-01-25 15:58:25

Slayers of the Great Serpent: A Fantasy Campaign in 5 Parts by David Caffee — Kickstarter. Quick update, 8 days left on this KS for the epic RPG campaign. The total now stands at $1,756 which is quite a bit short of the $4,500 total to get this int

The Shop on the Corner Kickstarter

Published on 2013-01-25 13:51:25

The Shop on the Corner by Anika Kohli — Kickstarter. I really have to give this project a mention. some of you who read this blog might recognise this above pic of a place in Doncaster, and that’s exactly what I noticed as I was browsing thro

Would you give money to this man for a Christian Zombie Apocalypse novel on Kickstarter?

Published on 2013-01-25 10:21:26

“And the Dead Shall Rise” a Christian Zombie Apocalypse tale by M.Frederic Jennings — Kickstarter. As you know Kickstarter and zombies feature quite a bit on here, so when I stumbled upon this new KS, I had a little bit of a chuckle! &#

First Hints About How Zombieland Will Become a Weekly TV Show

Published on 2013-01-24 19:46:43

First Hints About How Zombieland Will Become a Weekly TV Show. It would seem like this is on the agenda once more, probably with all the success of the Walking Dead, people in TV land have decided to resurrect this shelved series, based on the hit 20

New Zombie Wargaming Community on G+

Published on 2013-01-23 23:29:05

So, I have just recently started to use G+, I wasn’t really into it at all to start, but while browsing the groups, I noticed that there wasn’t a zombie wargaming group there. With that fact in mind, I started one! Yes I know there are qu

Agnostic Giraffe Miniatures! by Tyler and Andrew » Updates — Kickstarter

Published on 2013-01-23 21:56:34

Agnostic Giraffe Miniatures! by Tyler and Andrew » Updates — Kickstarter. AGM (Agnostic Giraffe Minis) has managed to achieve the funding target even with all the strangeness and weirdness, and now stand at $4,652. Well done fellers, I’m gla

Tor Gaming’s Relics Reinforcements Kickstarter

Published on 2013-01-23 21:38:29

Relics Reinforcements! by Tor Gaming — Kickstarter. It looks like Tor gaming have a new KS, this time for their Relics range, there are some great figures here to be produced, including some more of the adorable stitch punk creatures! They have alr

Stranger & stranger…Agnostic Giraffe Miniatures Kickstarter

Published on 2013-01-21 20:32:44

Agnostic Giraffe Miniatures! by Tyler and Andrew — Kickstarter. This is sure a strange one, a range of new miniatures by Agnostic Giraffe miniatures, it’s left me a tad puzzled! Even the promo vid is strange, everything about this is just con

28mm Gnomish Adventurers, Stonehaven Miniatures Kickstarter

Published on 2013-01-20 20:17:26

Gnomish Adventurers Box Set by Stonehaven Miniatures — Kickstarter. I just want to quickly point out this cool KS for some gnomes. Normally I would shun all things gnomish, but these aint your ordinary garden gnomes! As you can see the concept pics

15mm Miniature Creature Design basics

Published on 2013-01-18 18:24:14

Ok, lately I’ve been toying with some new concepts for creature design for a new alien race or two, for use in 15mm Sci-fi wargaming. Everytime I start this creative process, regardless of what the creature is going to be used for, a large scul

Pendraken Preview new 10mm Modern Zombies!

Published on 2013-01-17 21:02:50

Well, it’s been the moment I’ve been waiting for, the guys at Pendraken Miniatures have revealed that they plan on releasing their walking dead inspired range of modern zombies in 10mm scale! I myself have been thinking about the huge met

Tesco say sorry for feeding us horse meat in burgers!

Published on 2013-01-17 16:31:11

BBC News – Horsemeat in Tesco burgers prompts apology in UK papers. Us in the UK will already be aware of the Tesco blunder that left some of their range of burgers with 33% horse meat. Yes its true that us Brits generally are reviled by the th

Bug Hunt Corridors KS smashes $6,000 goal with 21 days left!

Published on 2013-01-17 15:54:37

Bug Hunt Corridors by Fantasy Arc — Kickstarter. It would seem that 122 of you out there agree with me, when we talk about these brilliant scifi scenics. Of the total raised thus far, they have exceeded the expected $6,000 goal and stand at a whopp

WYRMWOOD: Indiegogo update

Published on 2013-01-17 15:49:21

WYRMWOOD: An Aussie Zombie Film | Indiegogo. So, as I’m doing recaps on the various KS and Indiegogo campaigns we have been observing, I knew this one would be a success. Wyrmwood is a post apoc zombie movie in the same vein as Mad Max and bein

Museum of Dungeons & Dragons Indiegogo, Crowdfunding no show?

Published on 2013-01-17 14:16:37

Museum of Dungeons & Dragons | Indiegogo. UPDATE: Can you remember the D&D Museum on Indiegogo? Well, it was quite an ambitious plan to preserve the early stuff from the days of Gygax and co, in a purpose built centre. They were asking for a whopping

Will Tabletop Towns Kickstarter proove to be a box of delights?

Published on 2013-01-14 17:08:02

Tabletop Towns. by Julian G Hicks — Kickstarter. So, yet another kickstarter, this time with table top terrain designed to fold flat for easy storage and transport, these 28mm buildings are what seems to be constructed in box style and taken down i

Paper Forge BMP1 tank at Wargame Vault

Published on 2013-01-14 03:18:59

BMP-1 Paper Model (Enhanced LoD) – Paper Forge | Modern Vehicles | Wargame Vault. I love papermodels, they are the cheap and cheerful cousins of plastic kits, with the added bonus of the ability to keep churning them out just for the cost of ca

Release date for Jurassic Park 4 confirmed

Published on 2013-01-13 22:00:28

BBC – Newsbeat – Release date for Jurassic Park 4 confirmed by Universal. Fans of Jurassic park should be stoked at this news, as another film is in the works. Its about time they finally got off their butts and got around to it after yea

Bug Hunt Corridors by Fantasy Arc Kickstarter

Published on 2013-01-13 11:49:49

Bug Hunt Corridors by Fantasy Arc — Kickstarter. I would sell my grandma for a set of these! Seriously, these are way cool scenics being offered on KS at the moment. The point is I really would have to sell my Granny, or an organ to afford enough t

More 15mm Alien plant terrain- Alien swamp

Published on 2013-01-10 22:13:08

So I thought I would share my latest finished alien plant terrain piece, I regret, I wished had more time to spare between my projects, wargaming, sculpting and real life commitments. Usually I would have taken some WIP shots as I made the piece, b

The Devil and his Mum were watching TV and…..

Published on 2013-01-10 19:55:38

Man Stabs Mother To Death Over TV Show « CBS Tampa. What a crazy world we live in. I hear about this kind of killing more and more, either crazies stabbing an innocent because the authorities refuse to accept that these people need real help, or sim

[Graphic] Failed Doomsday Predictions through the ages.

Published on 2013-01-09 14:38:02

As you know, The Grinning Skull tends to feature material concerning Armageddon, the zombie apocolypse and most things four horseman-like, so Allison and the team at Onlinepsychologydegree.net thought you might like this fun infographic about some in

More suggested 15mm figure ranges that should be made…

Published on 2013-01-08 00:25:59

Following on from the last article I wrote about 15mm stuff they should do, the Xmas television I saw gave me some new ideas on ranges that SHOULD be made. I doubt that they will as these are mostly trademarked and licenced properties, this might be

Britanan All Stars Kickstarter Cancelled?!

Published on 2013-01-07 21:57:01

Britanan All Stars – Relics:AL Fantasy Football Miniatures by Tor Gaming — Kickstarter. Quick update…Tor gaming’s Stitch punk fantasy football team kickstarter has been cancelled! Why? I really have no idea, I was pretty sure that

Slayers of the Great Serpent Pathfinder RPG kickstarter

Published on 2013-01-07 21:20:23

Slayers of the Great Serpent: A Fantasy Campaign in 5 Parts by David Caffee — Kickstarter. I just want to make you lot aware of a new kickstarter campaign for an epic RPG campaign for the Pathfinder system. Its called Slayers of the Great serpent a

First Look: Finished 15mm Criat Alien Mercenary miniature

Published on 2013-01-07 19:18:00

So you may recall me going on about a sculpt that I did last year being cast up. I thought that I would show you a first paint up of my new figure. Its a Criat Mercenary in 15/18mm scale for sci fi battle games. As you can see from my scheme, I chose

[Video] 'Evil Dead' Red Band Trailer!

Published on 2013-01-04 13:56:06

Reblogged from 98.7 AMP Radio - All The Hits: When it comes to classic horror movies, Evil Dead is right up there on that list. I think it cracks the list not because of how scary it is, but because of how cheesy the special fx were. And even tho

Could this incident in Miami be a Bath Salts zombie attack?

Published on 2013-01-02 22:39:57

Naked Man Shot After Homeowner Says He Choked Dog « CBS Tampa. So if you read the story here, it sounds pretty much we have another bath salts zombie attack. While maybe not as horrific as the Poppo attack, it still has all the key points to a user

Beyond the Gates of Antares- Will I like it?

Published on 2013-01-02 21:30:33

Beyond the Gates of Antares by Dark Space Corp — Kickstarter. Well we see that Beyond the gate of Antares has started over on Kickstarter, and me for one am not sure whether I should be in on it? It’s not that I think it’s going to be b

Happy new year from the Grinning Skull!!

Published on 2012-12-31 20:43:24

So, tonight thus far I have had two bottles of Vodka, several shots and a load of beers, and with that I have to bid you all a great new year, before I forget to!! (To be honest, I have had a great deal of drinks, so may forget tommorrow to wish you

The Grinning Skull, End of year crowd funding round up

Published on 2012-12-29 22:29:45

Hello all, hope your enjoying the holiday season and santa brought you something nice!! Ok I thought I’d give you a heads up on some of the stuff we have been following on the Indiegogo and Kickstarter crowd funding sites, as well as a couple t

It’s the 21st and we’re still here….Happy Yule!

Published on 2012-12-21 00:18:40

If this is right, we all love Satan!

Published on 2012-12-18 10:47:21

Does ‘LOL’ Mean ‘Lucifer Our Lord’? | LiveScience. Now, we’ve all used the various acronyms in text messaging or the net from time to time, but some online sources are now citing that putting LOL at the end of your messa

Black Dog HQ landing pad scenic WIP

Published on 2012-12-15 21:28:03

Every time I walk past the HQ model of the Black dog building I made, I get the urge to start expanding the scenery how I had intended to originally. I do then, realise that this kind of thing needs time devoted to it. Yesterday, I had a couple of ho

Warning: Snorting cremated ashes of man and two dogs is not advised

Published on 2012-12-15 19:05:33

Jose David Diaz-Marrero Steals, Snorts Dog And Human Ashes In Florida. Human stupidity will never cease to amaze me. What made them think it was a good idea to snort the ashes of a person as well as that of two great dane dogs is anyone’s guess

Armies Army Kickstarter Ends on a high note!

Published on 2012-12-11 06:36:44

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1227636741/metal-15mm-scifi-future-war-neo-british-miniatures We already know that the Armies Army Kickstarter was fully funded, but finally finished at a total of £3,250! Well done Keith on your great success wit

Graphic: Stopping the Dead - a statistical look back at the Walking Dead series so far

Published on 2012-12-10 21:21:12

Reblogged from National Post | News: While AMC lets The Walking Dead gang take a short mid-season break – the Post’s Andrew Barr and Richard Johnson look at a few of the key statistics of two-and-a-half season’s worth of undead mayhem. They

Even Hitler seems unimpressed with GW’s Hobbit range….

Published on 2012-12-10 15:26:05

Hitler calls Games Workshop – YouTube. No doubt some of you will have seen the latest cashtastic movie tie in from the evil empire GW (games workshop), from the buzz about the net it does seem this time around, GW are still trying to flog their

More than 100 graves robbed in Benin for voodoo rituals – chicagotribune.com

Published on 2012-12-10 15:07:10

More than 100 graves robbed in Benin for voodoo rituals – chicagotribune.com. All I can say about this is that the washed down version of witchcraft and the occult we have in the west isn’t a patch on these crazy freaks in Benin! From the

ZombieU, a new way to experience the undead!

Published on 2012-12-10 14:54:19

ZombieU Gameplay! 10 Min ! – YouTube. You might have heard of Nintendo’s new console gaming system that has just been launched, the WiiU. Launched along with the console is a brand new zombie gaming experience: ZombieU. For zombie fans wi

Ten 15mm miniature ranges nobody makes! (Possibly with good reason)

Published on 2012-12-10 14:04:46

These days the humble 15mm miniature has seen something of a revival within the gaming world, I myself have always been a fan since I was a kid (My dad bought me my first mini at about the age of 7 or so) What stopped me from getting the 15mm bug f

First Look: 15mm Criat Mercenary master cast!

Published on 2012-12-06 21:49:17

Well folks, you might have remembered my 15mm green sculpt of the Criat Mercenary I sent off for the SHM range at 15mm.co.uk. As you can see, he’s been cast up in shiny white metal now, and from this pic of the master cast, he’s looking f

New Wargaming Resources section now available on the Grinning Skull!!

Published on 2012-12-04 22:46:12

THE GRINNING SKULL WARGAMES RESOURCES PAGE The Grinning skull now has a page dedicated to all the best free stuff available on the net, it is hoped that over time and with the help of fellow gaming enthusiasts we can build a great selection of wonder

New Wargaming Resources section now available on the Grinning Skull!!

Published on 2012-12-04 22:46:12

Dropzone Commander - has Hawk Wargames jumped the shark?

Published on 2012-12-03 19:47:46

Reblogged from Meeples & Miniatures: If you listened to episode 97 of the podcast, you will have heard Mike & I giving Dropzone Commander a reasonably positive review – the rules are pretty good, but I have some reservations on figure pricing.

Dropzone Commander - has Hawk Wargames jumped the shark?

Published on 2012-12-03 19:47:46

George Romero turned down The Walking Dead for the Zombie Autopsies

Published on 2012-12-01 21:51:10

Why George Romero rejected The Walking Dead to make The Zombie Autopsies. Well, to be honest, I don’t know why Romero keeps turning down opportunities to work on some big and successful projects instead of the last few car crash efforts he̵

George Romero turned down The Walking Dead for the Zombie Autopsies

Published on 2012-12-01 21:51:10

Mars News, NASA retract any suggestion about “Earth-shaking” discovery!

Published on 2012-12-01 00:17:29

Mars Discovery: Curiosity Rover’s ‘Earth-Shaking’ Find Downplayed By NASA. So, in the event of sounding like the news of the Mars rover‘s recent find is going to be a game changer, NASA are now saying that they didn’t me

Mars News, NASA retract any suggestion about “Earth-shaking” discovery!

Published on 2012-12-01 00:17:29

Turn to 400 Kickstarter fails to get funded.

Published on 2012-11-30 23:57:47

Turn to 400 – The Fighting Fantasy documentary film by Sean Riley — Kickstarter. Well, it’s a shame this great documentary didn’t make the grade. Like a lot of good ideas, sometimes crowdfunding fails to deliver the goods in ter

Turn to 400 Kickstarter fails to get funded.

Published on 2012-11-30 23:57:47

Indiegogo: Do you want to help build a D&D museum?

Published on 2012-11-29 15:17:08

Museum of Dungeons & Dragons | Indiegogo. Dungeons and Dragons is probably one of the most famous RPGs, mainly due to it being the ancestor of most modern role playing games and it having introduced countless waves of people to the hobby. Its influen

LARP Roleplay magazine campaign launched on Kickstarter.

Published on 2012-11-29 11:05:47

RolePlay Magazine by Ryan Harden — Kickstarter. Now, I was involved in LARP (or LRP if your kickin’ it old school like me!) for many years to what seems like a long time ago now, So even now, I have a real soft spot for the hobby even to this

Lock up your daughters, It seems Bigfoot likes the human ladies….

Published on 2012-11-29 10:35:21

Boffin claims Bigfoot DNA reveals BESTIAL BONKING • The Register. This old Bigfoot DNA stuff is suggesting that the “Hybrid” human species was derived from another hominin interbreeding with a human female thousands of years ago. So I w

‘Cannibal cop’, Gilberto Valle wanted to take a girl home for Thanksgiving dinner….

Published on 2012-11-27 20:44:25

Swedish woman accused of having sex with skeletons – Yahoo! News UK

Published on 2012-11-27 20:08:30

Swedish woman accused of having sex with skeletons – Yahoo! News UK. As much as we are reviled by talk of necrophilia and such like death fetishes, I still find things like this funny! Yeah, you can call me a sicko that I find stuff like this a

DNA Diagnostics claim they have mapped the genome of the Sasquatch!!

Published on 2012-11-26 22:09:16

I want there to be Bigfoot (should that be Bigfeet?), but if they exist there would have to be a sustainable breeding population and that doesn’t seem likely. Maybe they breed or have bred with humans? That might be why they describe the sample

More 15mm sculpts for your perusal….

Published on 2012-11-23 22:13:28

So, off my workbench I have another bunch of new sculpts of 15mm sci-fi goodness, the latest Oggam and a few other odds and sods. First up the Ogs, the latest in the League of Anthracks troops, an Oggam Storm trooper, which I would love a few units o

Turn to 400 – The Fighting Fantasy documentary film by Sean Riley — Kickstarter

Published on 2012-11-23 21:21:18

I remember how eagerly I waited to spend my pocket money as a kid on choose your own adventure books, especially Fighting Fantasy books. I’m sure that it”s not just me when I say that they were a big part of growing up and some of my insp

15mm SciFi Future War Neo British Kickstarter Fully funded!!

Published on 2012-11-23 20:53:12

Congrats to Keith on a successful kickstarter campaign with his 15mm figure line! I knew that he’d do it and get successfully funded for the miniatures. There’s still time to get involved with funding if you want to get your hands on some

Ice lady gets life sentence for double murder | Reuters

Published on 2012-11-23 15:58:57

Dead 4 U: 15mm “not” Charger and “not” Tank Mutant Zombies!

Published on 2012-11-22 23:35:51

Latest sculpts from me, this time a set of 15mm scale mutant zombies, inspired by various video games, movies and so on, I like to call these: Dead 4 U. First up, a “not” Charger (inspired by Left 4 Dead video games) A “not” T

Curiosity find: what has Nasa probe discovered on Mars? | Mars News | The Week UK

Published on 2012-11-21 16:55:14

Curiosity find: what has Nasa probe discovered on Mars? | Mars News | The Week UK. Since hearing on the news that the team of Curiosity have discovered something significant in their Mars mission, I am quite excited as to exactly what this “one

Police warning on potent drugs ‘bath salts’ causing psychotic and naked rampages | The Courier-Mail

Published on 2012-11-19 12:32:03

As you may know, here at the Grinning Skull, zombies figure heavily and I like to keep up to date with the latest news, trends and media. You may remember that I have published several news articles about the “Bath salts zombie effect” th

15mm US Marines to battle the zombie hordes…

Published on 2012-11-18 22:33:38

I finally got to sit down and finish my Irregular Miniatures 15mm US army marines to go with my zombie game. This way I can add a few different scenarios to my campaigns. I guessed that if I just got enough for a decent squad for now, it made more se

Zombies attack VIP in California | Fox News

Published on 2012-11-17 13:57:32

Zombie Neuroscientist Explains the Ant-Like Behavior of World War Z’s Running Dead | Underwire | Wired.com

Published on 2012-11-17 13:21:29

Zombie Neuroscientist Explains the Ant-Like Behavior of World War Z’s Running Dead | Underwire | Wired.com. The recent new trailer of World war Z, has seemed to cause a fair bit of controversy in the zombie fan community, with everything from p

The Walking Dead, Season 3 Episode 5

Published on 2012-11-16 18:58:23

Reblogged from storiesbywilliams: Hello all and welcome back to my ongoing review of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Season three has now reached the halfway mark, and the two-prongedstory is beginning to really drop some bombs on us, the viewing publi

Christmas lights turn on, pity there’s no zombie apocolypse!

Published on 2012-11-16 10:11:49

My wife and me, took my kids to the annual switching on of the towns Christmas lights yesterday. I gotta say it was pretty poor. As we were present shopping as well, it was late night shopping in town which meant that these two things combined lead t

Latest 15mm Sculpts, Oggam and aliens….

Published on 2012-11-10 00:41:06

I thought I’d show you the latest sculpts in 15mm I have been working on. As per usual it’s the latest in my ever growing selection of Oggam Pig mutants that come first, adding to my second set of war pigs, so far there are four completed

Latest 15mm Sculpts, Oggam and aliens….

Published on 2012-11-10 00:41:06

Loud Ninja Space Raptor Kickstarter ends, fully funded!!

Published on 2012-11-09 16:53:37

A big congrats to Eli at Loud Ninja for his successful 15mm space raptor campaign, that has raised a total of $7,499 for the production of his great range of 15mm gaming minis! I’m pretty gutted I didn’t get in on this as I had first plan

Loud Ninja Space Raptor Kickstarter ends, fully funded!!

Published on 2012-11-09 16:53:37

Derren Brown's Apocalypse and our Susceptible Perception of Reality

Published on 2012-11-09 16:22:32

Reblogged from Understanding and Embracing Diversity: One of the UK’s most famous magician/TV personality, Derren Brown has teamed up with Channel 4 to create one of the most entertaining two-part shows I have ever seen, named Derren Brown̵

Derren Brown's Apocalypse and our Susceptible Perception of Reality

Published on 2012-11-09 16:22:32

ARMIES ARMY 15mm BRITANNIA KICKSTARTER LIVE!

Published on 2012-11-09 15:44:07

Another great 15mm sci-fi kickstarter is live at the moment , this time it’s the turn of Armies Army and their Greater Britannia commonwealth forces. It seems like a great near future faction for anyone who might need a sci-fi force in their 15

ARMIES ARMY 15mm BRITANNIA KICKSTARTER LIVE!

Published on 2012-11-09 15:44:07

World War Z trailer released

Published on 2012-11-08 22:27:21

Related articles First Trailer From World War Z World War Z mini trailer released First Look at Brad Pitt and Tons of Zombies in WORLD WAR Z Footage; Trailer Premieres on Thursday New World War Z Trailer Looks Intensely Awesome!!! New World War Z tra

World War Z trailer released

Published on 2012-11-08 22:27:21

5th November, Bonfire Night, with no V for Vendetta Bull$#*t

Published on 2012-11-08 11:19:48

I have read a lot of stuff in the last few days concerning Bonfire night, and it seems like most of it is written from the perspective of people who know jack shit about it. I heard it referred to as English thanksgiving, which is just shit (Come on,

The Walking Dead season 3, thoughts so far….

Published on 2012-11-06 22:57:45

All I can say is….Wow! For those of you who follow the show, you know what I’m talking about. First ~Herschel getting bit by a walker, then having the infected leg amputated ad hoc in the prison cafeteria then surviving, then T-Dog gettin

News on RPG releases from Game Smiths LLC

Published on 2012-11-06 11:39:29

I promised Hank Woon from the Game SmithsLLC I would blog about their new releases, so it’s a little late (Blame my internet access!) I thought of you dear readers when taking a look at some of the great stuff they have on offer! I really like

Derren Brown’s Anticlimactic Apocolypse…

Published on 2012-11-04 20:04:47

So, did you see the conclusion to the two part Apocolypse? I watched eager to laugh at this weeks episode, but alas there were not as many this week. Sure the poor lad was heartbroken when he failed to get airlifted out of the compound, call me c

Zombie Dawn USE ME 15mm Rules Review

Published on 2012-11-04 15:20:59

Zombie Dawn Use Me 15mm rules Review Recently, I got hold of the zombie Dawn set of the Use Me rules by 15mm.co.uk. Up till then I had been using a homebrew ruleset based on the old Fighting fantasy system, but as we kept playing them I had to keep

Attack of the 15mm Giant B-Movie Spiders and Ants from Poundland!!

Published on 2012-11-04 00:44:44

Hullo folks, after a brief internet hiatus due to various reasons, it’s left me with an oppotunity to do a bit of gaming, painting and making. This time I wanna talk about a really great set of miniatures for those on a budget, and with a love

Disney buying Lucasfilm, Star Wars Episode 7 coming in 2015 | Den of Geek

Published on 2012-10-31 11:39:10

Disney buying Lucasfilm, Star Wars Episode 7 coming in 2015 | Den of Geekalt. OMG! jeezuz I can’ t believe it, Lucas has sold Lucasfilm and its other companies to the big bad Disney corp! It’s reported that a massive 4 Billion and odd dol

"Bath Salts" and the Zombie Apocalypse

Published on 2012-10-30 22:23:22

Reblogged from storiesbywilliams: I hear it more and more these days: “Is this the Zombie Apocalypse we were warned about?” Or is this just one of those rare occasions when pop culture and real news come together to create a sick, existential joke? In either case, I think we all know what I’m talking about. [...]

New League of Anthracks 15mm Oggam Greens, plus engineer and trooper

Published on 2012-10-30 22:02:46

So, since my kids broke the mobile internet dongle yesterday, I used my time wisely to get some more Oggam made up. this time I made a couple of league Of Anthracks troops as well, to see how they go. I really like them, so far, there will be a full set of them done [...]

The BBC and real horror.

Published on 2012-10-27 23:07:52

Ok, since the halloween season is almost upon us, I was going to post about some unspeakable horror, movies or myth, but what I am going to talk about isn’t some other worldly creature, zombie nightmare or ghost story. Its all too real. Here in the UK, at the moment has a problem that has [...]

Derren Brown’s End of the world Headf**k!

Published on 2012-10-27 13:25:15

So, which of you had the chance to see Derren Brown‘s latest hypnotic headfuck “apocolypse”? I must say, I’m not really keen on the man himself, but I found this really entertaining, and I found myself laughing at it a lot! Why did I laugh? Well, for one, the amount of set up that was [...]

15mm scratch built junk shuttle craft WIP

Published on 2012-10-27 00:51:09

So I’m back to doing my 15mm salvage crew HQ. So far I have done my main admin block/junkyard, and I had another piece part done that goes on the front of it, a section on road with odds and sods on it. However, a good examination of the model revealed it was bland. Hardly [...]

More 15mm Oggam, medic,trooper, Heavy weapons & Ogborg

Published on 2012-10-26 23:57:05

Hello everyone, I thought I’d let you see how the sculpting is coming on with the Oggam range. There’s 11 light infantry done now, maybe a few more generic troopers before the first line is done. I was originally only going to do 8, but what the hell, at least there will be a big [...]

HOW TO MAKE A ZOMBIE | ellisnelson

Published on 2012-10-26 02:56:12

HOW TO MAKE A ZOMBIE | ellisnelson. Reblogged from over on http://www.ellisnelson.wordpress.com

New Mugal Concept art for Oggam forces!

Published on 2012-10-25 21:54:54

Hello there, I have been kept busy with quite a few different commissions and other life stuff, so this is my first post in what seems like ages (Well 3 days or so!) I want to show you a taste of some Oggam stuff that’s still in the works, first up is this concept design [...]

My Liebster award Nominations…..

Published on 2012-10-22 15:30:05

So I have finally given some thought to nominations for the Liebster blog award, I would therefore like to name the following sites and the reasons why I’m nominating them!! Please, if you have been nominated, please provide us a link back, along with this image found at this Url: blog award banner (just pop [...]

Derren Brown’s Apocalypse promises the end of the world for just one.

Published on 2012-10-21 19:57:50

This one is for all you zombie apocolypse fans out there, Derren Brown, famous hypnotist/magician has a new show on Channel 4 this Friday. Its called Derren Brown’s Apocolypse and is centred around one guy, getting a wake up call on his lazy living! here’s a snippet from the daily record: IF Derren Brown ever [...]

Liebster Award Questions answered….!

Published on 2012-10-20 22:25:23

I had totally forgotten to list the 11 questions and answers in order to receive my award, so without further ado, I present them for your amusement! 1. What’s a funny prank you pulled? When me and my friends were younger, we used to try to swear live on air in the late night talk [...]

The Grinning Skull is nominated for a Liebster Blog award!

Published on 2012-10-20 21:53:31

Here at the Grinning Skull, I’m happy to announce that we have been nominated for the Liebster Blog award, by Brick over at his blog “They are all against me!” I would like to send a message of thanks to him for this nomination, and accept it, even though I don’t really know much about [...]

More little piggy sculpts and a bit of news….

Published on 2012-10-19 20:56:32

Hello there, I have been a tad busy, so haven’t had much of a chance to post here in the last two days, but I have been quite a busy bee!! I have another two Oggam sculpts done, the Demolitions Oggam, and an Oggam standard barer. I gave the standard a kind of Fidel Castro-esque [...]

WillGrim’s Progress….a summary of thoughts….

Published on 2012-10-17 22:26:56

Ok, so the title’s a bit of a pun, but I thought it was time I summed up my past fail with the Indiegogo campaign, the progress with the Oggam, and my conclusions so far. Having taken a break from a commission, I kept thinking all the while that maybe I was unwittingly trying to [...]

Loud Ninja Games Kickstarter Still going steady!

Published on 2012-10-17 09:07:15

The loud ninja games kickstarter project is still steadily climbing up through the stretch goals and up to $4,173 at present! Quite an achievement as all but the $5000 goal is yet to be reached. Not that it needs any more help from anyone I don’t think, here is the link so you can check [...]

Watch the Walking Dead latest season 3 episodes online!

Published on 2012-10-17 07:52:30

Oggam 15mm new sculpts, Comms and trooper

Published on 2012-10-15 20:24:48

Here’s the latest two greens I have done, a communications officer, and a trooper. The ranks of the oggam are growing, I now have a total of six, so I only need to do another four for my intended first range of fodder infantry. The next two I will attempt to do a heavy weapon [...]

New oggam greens and size comparison photos!

Published on 2012-10-13 21:40:20

I should have been working on a commission today, but I was a bit eager to carry on with my oggam sculpts to see if I could improve upon last nights work. So, working away, I managed to get two done, they are an improvement on my last one, and I’m really getting into it [...]

My first attempt at sculpting an Oggam in 15mm, WIP

Published on 2012-10-12 21:54:29

Ok, let me first say this. I have never sculpted anything in this scale. Yes, I have sculpted lots of bigger things, but never something this small. I know there is a few issues with this figure, but considering I haven’t done this before. I messed up with the legs, I should have done them [...]

Grim’s Modelmaking Tips 2: Another 10 Cheap or Free materials for scratchbuilding

Published on 2012-10-11 18:04:39

It’s me again, here with another installment of my model making tips for low cost or free materials to use in your various projects. Here I will give you some more ideas for stuff you may not have thought of before. Remember, this is not intended for the more experienced scratch builders out there, but [...]

Loud Ninja Games Kickstarter: Fully Funded!

Published on 2012-10-11 02:33:49

Less than six hours ago, Loud ninja games launched their kickstarter campaign to fund the creation of the range of space raptor Chuhuac figures in 15mm. I’m pleased to announce that the project already has been fully funded as I had predicted! I would like to wish Eli congratulations on this achievement at getting the [...]

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