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11.02.2008: A new site...
I've done some changes to the site yet again, this time involving
a move to a new address: insanguinveritas.com.
The reason for this is to try out some new things in parallel
with this site, one of the main changes being the inclusion
of guest gallery functionality for showcasing the work of
some of the best painters in Finland. I haven't decided yet
whether I'll be maintaining both sites in parallel, or just
switching entirely to the new site from now on, so it's worth
checking it out ;)

13.11.2007: Another layout change...
Once again, I decided it's time to change the look of the
site, and also rearrange the structure of things a bit. I've
also managed to get another couple of miniatures ready; Onental
the Smuggler, which I painted up for an online competition
on Arcane Miniatures but which didn't place, and Feylhin the
Savage, also from Rackham - you'll find the pictures in the
gallery.

05.10.2007: Another little update...
I have yet another update to the gallery, this time an out-of-season
Freebooter Christmas mini which was a birthday present to
my wife.

30.09.2007: And that's the second painted
miniature this month!
Amazingly for me, I've actually managed to get another miniature
painted - this time one that has been waiting it's turn for
quite a while; Boromir from GW. Once again, the pictures are
available in the gallery section.

06.09.2007: Trying out a new miniature
company...
I've finally managed to get a new miniature painted, and this
time it's Thorvin from Enigma miniatures - a break for me
from the GW and Rackham stuff I've been doing most of the
time, and also a bit of dabbling in metallics for a change
- you'll find pictures in the gallery section.

17.04.2007: Back from the French Demons...
Well, I just got back from the French Golden Demons in Paris
- the miniatures were mind-boggling, the food was delicious,
and the city as amazing as expected ;) I've posted pictures
of my two entries - a Lahmian Vampire and a Dark Eldar Hellion
- you'll find them in the gallery. The Hellion didn't make
it to the finals, but the Vampire got me Bronze in the Fantasy
Single category :-) Thanks to all the organisers of the event
for doing so, and to all the oher painters for producing so
many miniatures of such amazing quality - and of course congratulations
to all the winners, especially Allan Carrasco!

20.03.2007: More small updates...
I still haven't got anything much in the way of updates -
I do have some new stuff just about ready, but it'll be mid-April
before I get the pictures uploaded. So for now, I've just
updated the links section and done some minor tweaking to
the layout.

01.01.2007: Layout updates
Unfortunately I still haven't been up to much on
the painting front, but I'm working on it ;) So for now, it's
just another overhaul on the look of the site, and a very
Happy New Year to all!

08.08.2006: My first demon...
Once again, I had a great time at the German Golden
Demons in Cologne, and this time I even managed to get an
award; silver in the 40k single category! It's really amazing
to get a demon after seeing coverage of the winners in White
Dwarf for about fifteen years, but I also have to be a bit
selfish and hope that this will only be the first in many
;) Thanks to all the people who were involved in organising
the event, and congratulations to all the winners - it would
have been nice to hang around longer, but I was a bit too
stunned at the time...

14.05.2006: A small step for the site...
...And a big step for me... I haven't been painting
much for quite a while now, mainly because of a lack of inspiration
and motivation, but also because of some pretty big changes
for me otherwise; namely moving to live and work in Dublin
;) This date is also more than your average Sunday for me,
so I'd also like to wish my brother a very happy birthday,
and my mother a very happy Mother's Day! For now I've only
made some minor changes to the layout of the site, but I've
also added a guestbook
and a small WIP gallery
with a few pictures of what I'm working on at the moment.

30.08.2005: A trip to Germany
Well, I finally got round to entering my first Golden
Demons - not in the UK this time, but Germany instead. I had
a great time there, and it was quite an experience to see
so many great miniatures. I entered my Chaos Lord miniature
(from earlier in the year) in the Warhammer Single category,
and a Howling Banshee in the Warhammer 40k Single category
- and I was really happy to see both of these getting into
the finals! I also decided to enter an oldie, my Champion
of Russ in the Open Category just to see how it would hold
up to some more recent work, but it didn't get into the finals
for its category. Thanks to the organisers for the event,
and congratulations to all the winners and other painters
for making the standards so high. All in all, I had a great
time, and I'm hoping that I'll get round to participating
in the Golden Demons again - Cologne will definitely be on
my list of places to visit again!

27.07.2005: Ropecon 2005
The first update in a long time, this time with pics
of my Ropecon 2005 entry - Reaper's Duke Gerrard.

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Common acronyms:
GD = Games Day / Golden Demon; an event organised by Games Workshop, and probably the largest painting competitions for fantasy and sci-fi miniature painters
GS = Green Stuff; an epoxy putty commonly used for sculpting and converting miniatures
GW = Games Workshop; the largest manufacturer of fantasy and sci-fi miniatures and games
NMM = non-metallic metal; a technique used to represent metal without using metallic paints
SENMM = sky-earth non-metallic metal; a technique used to imitate a fully reflective metallic surface (e.g. chrome) without using metallic paints
VGC = Vallejo Game Color; a line of paints produced by Vallejo that closely matches the colours produced by GW
VMC = Vallejo Model Color; a comprehensive line of paints from Vallejo
WIP = Work In Progress; ongoing projects |