Getting to see the Trollkin War Wagon develop from concept art to sculpt to final painted model has been a creative high point for me here at Privateer Press. Roberto Cirillo was tasked with creating the concept art, not only for the wagon itself but also for the five unique sculpts that make up its crew and for the bison that pull it. In the end, Roberto did fifteen pages of some of the most amazing and detailed concepts I’ve seen to bring every last detail of this model home.

As those that made the trek to Seattle last year can tell you, the first Lock & Load Gamefest was a smashing success. We’re eager to build on that success in 2012, so I am proud to announce that the second annual Lock & Load Gamefest will be held on June 1 though June 3 at the Red Lion in Seattle. As astute observers may have noticed from the dates, Lock & Load has also been extended to three days! Two days just couldn’t contain all we have in store for Lock & Load 2012.

Have you ever wanted to throw a mini across the room while you are building it? Rather than having to build it multiple times as it breaks down on you, let’s take the time to build it right the first time. This blog will demonstrate some more advanced modeling techniques for building really challenging minis.

As I mentioned in my last blog, I will be using my Insiders to explore our characters and my thoughts about writing them. This time let’s take a look at Thagrosh, once the Prophet and now the Messiah of Everblight.

“Take this drawing of a big monster I’ve sent you and paint an illustration! Have it smashing a humongous wall down! Make it stomping on a gazillion Trollkin warriors who are hopelessly outclassed! It should be red! And really, really angry! Have it to me next week or I’ll be really, really angry!”

We recently completed our staff Journeyman League, and it was a great experience. I’ve gotten in a handful of games, played some new opponents, painted up a few new models, and I’m eager to get around to more of both.

Week 6 Journeyman
The Privateer Press Staff Journeyman League is over! While I only succeeded in earning my thirty-point rank chevrons it was a great experience. Speaking for myself, one of the best parts was getting to play games with some of our new employees who I had not previously had the chance to meet. Thinking back to my days as a Press Ganger, I’ve realized that my favorite part of wargaming is the community. But enough of my talk, let’s get to the results and ask some other staffers about their experiences!

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month here in the U.S., and that means it’s time for Breast Cancer Brawl.

BCB events worldwide have been gaining popularity over the past few years thanks to the efforts of our Press Gang volunteers and a very supportive and generous player community. I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: These events wouldn’t be as successful if not for the generosity of all involved.

I spent most of week five converting my Widowmakers and Man-O-War Kovniks. I removed the rifle stands from the Widowmakers and turned the heads of the leader and trooper #2 so they would all be looking in the direction of their rifles. It required a minor amount of sculpting for the repositioning and to repair the parts where the stands were clipped away. For my Kovniks, I wanted two distinct poses, so I reposed one in the middle of an axe swing, and the other holding his axe cannon at port arms, ready to fire. The amount of clipping and pinning required was maddening!