Weekly Waffle #421 – The Dwarf Who Brought a Cannon to a Ball Game
23rd May 2026 The Mojo I’ve had a really good week, mainly because I haven’t been in work this week but I’ve also managed to get quite a bit of hobby time in. The mojo has been high I’m still enjoying myself. Monument Hobby has released its version of contrast paints this week and I’m toying with the idea of trying a couple of them but I’ve not pulled the trigger on that yet. But watch this space because I’m a sucker for anything new and shiny that I think will make me a better painter. But I do want to share something that I have discovered this week that…
Elevate Your Hobby with AI Mini Painter
If you’re like me, the most daunting part of the hobby isn’t the assembly or the mould lines, it’s the “decision paralysis” that hits when you stare at a primed model with a brush in your hand. We’ve all been there: you have a cool idea for a “Grimdark Sea-foam” Space Marine, but you’re terrified that once the paint hits the plastic, it’ll look less “elite warrior” and more “minty toothpaste.” Enter AI-MiniPainter.com, it’s a specialised suite of tools designed to take the guesswork out of your hobby. While the site offers everything from professional product photography renders to diorama generators, I want to focus on the crown jewel for…
Barik Farblast – The Dwarf Who Brought a Cannon to a Ball Game
Ah, welcome back to the Chronicles, dear readers! Grab a flagon of Bugman’s XXXXXX, pull up a sturdy stone stool, and mind your toes, we’re venturing back into the muddy, blood-soaked arena of Blood Bowl. Today, we’re spotlighting a legendary figure who asks the question: “Why try to throw a ball with your hands when you can use gunpowder?” Enter Barik Farblast. If you’ve ever played a Dwarf team and thought, “I love the hitting, I love the stubbornness, but I really wish I could launch a ball sixty yards without having to move my short legs,” then Barik is your guy. He is the ultimate “Star Player” for the…
Weekly Waffle #420 – The Ultimate Engine of Destruction
16th May 2026 The Mojo I’ve had a very interesting week this week and not all of it has been good. The week started with me getting an e-mail saying the site had a fatal error and could not be accessed. Nothing like an IT message to make something seem like the end of the world. But sure enough the site was offline so it was on to the hosting provider to see wha they could do to help. It turns out that I had a plugin on the site that was pre packaged with something else so I had never really paid attention to it. Anyway this plugin had…
The Dwarf Deathroller – The Ultimate Engine of Destruction
Welcome back to the Chronicles, folks! Today, we’re trading the subtle intrigue of Venice for the mud, blood, and beer-soaked pitches of Blood Bowl. If you’ve ever looked at a game of fantasy football and thought, “This is great, but it really needs more heavy machinery and blatant disregard for the rulebook,” then boy, do I have a treat for you. We’re talking about the Dwarf Deathroller. It’s big, it’s loud, it’s technically illegal, and it’s the most Dwarf thing to ever happen to a sport. Imagine a steamroller met a lawnmower, had a baby with a tank, and then that baby decided to play professional sports. That’s the Deathroller.…
Weekly Waffle #419 – The Bearded Battering ram of the Blood Bowl Pitch
9th May 2026 The Mojo I’ve had another good week and I’m beginning to like it. No major drama at work or on the hobby front. Had a nice weekend with the wife and managed to sneak in a few cheeky bank holiday Sunday drinks. And on the hobby front the time I’ve had seems to all have gone well. I’ve even managed to service my compressor, well removed and refitted all the hoses with ptfe tape. So no more slow leaks I’ve also noticed that it wasn’t possible to save some of the pictures on the site when I switched things up. But that should start to change. It…
The Dwarf Blitzer – The Bearded Batteringram of the Blood Bowl Pitch
Ah, pull up a sturdy stone bench and grab a flagon of Bugman’s XXXXXX, dear reader! Today, we’re descending into the cavernous, slightly damp, but endlessly fascinating world of the Dwarf Faction in Blood Bowl. Specifically, we’re looking at a position that is as essential to a Dwarf team as a sturdy pair of boots and a very long memory for slights: the Dwarf Blitzer. Picture this: the stadium lights are flickering, the crowd is roaring (or mostly booing, depending on how many Goblins are in the stands), and a line of iron-clad, beard-heavy athletes stands ready to turn the grass into a muddy graveyard. At the forefront of this…
The Dwarf Runner – The Bearded Bullet of the Blood Bowl Pitch
Ah, pull up a stool and grab a flagon of Bugman’s XXXXXX, dear reader! Today, we’re descending into the subterranean world of the Dwarf Faction in Blood Bowl. Specifically, we’re looking at a position that is as essential to a Dwarf team as beard wax is to a Longbeard: the Dwarf Runner (or as many old-school coaches still call them, the “Dwarf Catcher”). Now, I know what you’re thinking. “A Dwarf catching things? Isn’t that like asking a brick to perform a ballet?” Well, you’re not entirely wrong. But in the wacky, high-stakes world of Nuffle’s favorite sport, the Runner is a marvel of engineering, stubbornness, and surprisingly nimble fingers.…
Weekly Waffle #418 – Pocket Rockets and Gridiron Grudges
2nd May 2026 The Mojo I’ve had another good week again this week even though I’ve been really busy at work so hobby time has been limited. I’ve been cracking on with Blood Bowl and have another couple of minis finished off. I’ve also spent quite a bit of time on the train this week and I’ve been working ideas for a couple of future projects. One is more on the kit bash side of the house with a new Gang for Necromunda and the other is a new colour scheme for an existing Necromunda gang. For the new gang I’m going to have to track down some bits for…
The Troll Slayer – Blood Bowl’s Mohawked Missile of Mayhem
Welcome back, sports fans and plastic crack addicts! Today, we’re lacing up our boots and heading to the gridiron of the Old World. We’re talking about Blood Bowl, the game where the grass is stained red, the referee is usually bribed, and the “touchdown” is often secondary to a well-placed elbow to the windpipe. But we aren’t just looking at any team. We’re focusing on the stunties. Specifically, the most unhinged, death-seeking, orange-haired lunatics to ever grace a pitch: the Dwarf Troll Slayer. If you’ve ever looked at a game of rugby and thought, “This needs more axes, existential dread, and vertical hair,” then boy, do I have the player…
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