Scent of a Gamer

From the computer to the tabletop, this is all about games. Updated each week-end.

…and they’re gone

I hope you enjoyed the Daily Miniature series over the past couple of years. I can reveal now that this was the swansong of my miniatures collection. I’ve sold about … Continue reading

December 1, 2025 · 14 Comments

Daily miniature: Rohan archers

Not all warriors of Rohan fight on horseback. There’s a plastic Rohan warrior sprue that provides options for archers, seen above, along with spear or sword and shield.

November 30, 2025 · Leave a comment

Daily miniature: Warhammer Quest spiders

These plastic spiders come from the classic Warhammer Quest box set. I painted these long after purchase. I settled on the eye colour first, and the blue bodies were chosen … Continue reading

November 29, 2025 · Leave a comment

Daily miniature: blackshield shaman

This goblin summoner hangs around with the elite Blackshields of Moria, lending them magical assistance where needed.

November 28, 2025 · Leave a comment

Daily miniature: The Knight of Umbar

After the Return of the King film was done and dusted, a bunch of releases from Games Workshop started to appear that weren’t drawn directly from the films. The named … Continue reading

November 27, 2025 · Leave a comment

Daily miniature: Plague Lord

I picked this miniature up 8 years ago – or 2017 as it is alternatively known. He is painted with a combination of regular acrylics and contrast paints, the same … Continue reading

November 26, 2025 · Leave a comment

Daily miniature: Rohan warriors

These models represent two thirds of the models found on the plastic Rohan warriors sprue. The other third is given over to archers. These are simple models but they fit … Continue reading

November 25, 2025 · 2 Comments

Daily miniature: Blood Bowl Dark Elves

Many years ago I traded for a single sprue of Black Ark Corsairs. My plan was to turn them into a Dark Elf team for Blood Bowl. It would be … Continue reading

November 24, 2025 · Leave a comment

More Essen 2025 Golden Demon finalists

Warhammer Community has added more of the Golden Demon finalists from the 2025 competition at Essen. I’m sharing three of my favourites here, and Warhammer Community has many more to … Continue reading

November 23, 2025 · Leave a comment

Rome Kickstarter by Zorpazorp

Zorpazorp has a new set of wargames terrain up on Kickstarter. It’s Rome-themed, but with a futuristic twist. If you’ve ever minaged fighting Heresy era battles in the Empire of … Continue reading

November 22, 2025 · Leave a comment

Daily miniature: Gamling

I am not a fan of this Gamling model, due to the lack of embossing on the banner. Other Rohan figures have embossed banners, but not the bearer of the … Continue reading

November 21, 2025 · 4 Comments

Daily miniature: Warhammer Quest bats

Most of my bats were turned into bat swarms for Lord of the Rings. These two managed to stay free and individual.

November 20, 2025 · Leave a comment

Daily miniature: Riders of Rohan

I have 48 painted Riders of Rohan models. No, that wasn’t a typo. I went in hard on the Rohan army in Lord of the Rings. Then I realised I … Continue reading

November 19, 2025 · 6 Comments

Daily miniature: Gorman di Wulfe

This is one of the very few War Machine models I still have in my collection. All I remember can be guessed from just looking at the sculpt. This is … Continue reading

November 18, 2025 · 2 Comments

Daily miniature: Bloat-drone

Some hovering support for the Plague Marines of Nurgle.

November 17, 2025 · Leave a comment

Daily miniature: cave goblin stalkers

This pair of cave goblins are some more of my Lord of the Rings metal figures. Like a lot of the range, I find these have a good amount of … Continue reading

November 16, 2025 · 2 Comments

Daily miniature: Blood Bowl troll

This metal troll model from Willy Miniatures had a difficult-to-fit join on its left arm. So difficult that I just gave up and left it alone. Now he looks to … Continue reading

November 15, 2025 · 2 Comments

Essen 2025 Golden Demon finalists

We’ve seen the winners of the Golden Demon contest at Essen 2025. The finalists also have some great miniatures among them. It’s nice to see additional coverage on Warhammer Community, … Continue reading

November 14, 2025 · 2 Comments

Daily miniature: Theoden

Above are two different Theoden miniatures; it’s not the same model pictured from two different angles. In both cases Theoden is riding his white steed. One figure is armoured for … Continue reading

November 13, 2025 · Leave a comment

Daily miniature: Human catchers

Not catchers of humans, but catchers from the Blood Bowl Human team. This pair of plastic models came in the 2016 boxed set. 2016 was a good year for returning … Continue reading

November 12, 2025 · Leave a comment
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