Weekly Waffle #427 – The Silent Storm: How to Build Asterix the Dual-Axe Barbarian
4th July 2026 The Mojo For this week’s weekly waffle I have been at a conference for work so my hobby time has been very restricted. But I have done my best to make sure I have something for you. Now I’m not a football fan but it was quite a tense fare being in a pub full of fans watching England torture them with their performance. The one thing bout about being away has been that I have had some time on the train to write the update for you. And it’s turned into something of a bumper edition. Which I’m hoping may give me some credit because the…
Weekly Waffle #424 – The Quilted Vanguard – Redefining the Dwarven Front Line
13th June 2026 The Mojo I’ve had a good hobby week this week the painting gods mostly shining on me. Work remains carnage but my hobby time remains a welcome break and I’m hoping that this week’s weekly waffle isn’t the publishing train wreck that last weeks was. Everything seemed to go wrong last week so I have been been keeping an extra close eye on things this week . I’ve also booked a holiday for July so that is something to look forward to. But all in all it’s been a good week and I hope you enjoy the weekly waffle as much as I’ve enjoyed the week. On…
Beneath the Mountain: Lore and Tactics of the Quilted Vanguard
Welcome to the Chronicles, the digital home for my passion for miniature painting, tabletop gaming, and the general hobby life. If you are a regular reader of the Weekly Waffle, you know I usually have my hands full cleaning mold lines off Warhammer figures, messing around with Blood Bowl coaches, or chasing after the latest indie skirmish game. I’m no competitive grandmaster or Crystal Brush guru, just a guy who loves the smell of primer and sometimes gets severe “hobby butterflies.” Today, we are taking a break from the painting desk to step into the theatre of the mind. I’ve been digging back into the Dungeons & Dragons rules over…
Grim Ironjaw – The Slayer Who Refuses to Die
Ah, welcome back, fellow sports fans and lovers of the legendary! Today, we’re lacing up our boots and stepping onto the hallowed, blood-stained turf of Blood Bowl. If you’re a fan of the Dwarf factions, you know that resilience is the name of the game. But what happens when you take that famous Dwarven stubbornness and mix it with a healthy dose of “I have a death wish, but I’m too angry to fulfil it”? You get Grim Ironjaw. Picture a Dwarf who has seen it all, fought it all, and probably headbutted most of it. He’s the quintessential Slayer Star Player, a mohawked mountain of muscle who views a…
Weekly Waffle #422 – The Slayer Who Refuses to Die
30th May 2026 The Mojo I’ve been back at work this week but I’ve not let that get me down. It’s amazing how many e-mails people seem to send saying the world will end if you don’t respond immediately. Then you get in touch with them once your back and everything has just magically resolved itself. The mojo is still here and this week brings my Gritty Groups up to fill strength so I will be moving onto something new next week. Although at the moment I’m not sure exactly what that is going to be. But I’ve narrowed it down to either Trench Crusade or Carnivale. On The Work…
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 #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…
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 #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 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…
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