David Hiscocks. Producer of miniatures for historical and fantasy wargaming. Writer. Wargamer. Drinker of Tea. Cat steward to two cats. Home of Northwing Miniatures: https://www.northwingminiatures.com/https://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mzdchitn5c2cThis is a fantastic selection of fabulous miniatures, well deserving of backing. I absolutely love hand sculpted metal miniatures (not that I'm biased or anything 😬) so this is brilliant to see. Go go go! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Nov 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdchitn5c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mzdc7hiye22cExcellent looking rats, yes-yes [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Nov 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdc7hiye22chttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mzbme7jnrs2fI've had these four Khorne knights on my desk for a month now, they've been a slow working progress as other projects have been taking priority. However, they are now done and I am very happy with them. A nice addition to the Hordes of Chaos.01 Nov 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzbme7jnrs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mz6zxrxpsc2pIn between answering the door to trick or treaters I've been working on Weathertop. Tonight I've been adding some dead trees and spraying the earth basing with hair spray to make it a bit more robust.31 Oct 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6zxrxpsc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mz27oftuhc23Devastating news about Sir Patrick Stewart. An acting legend, from Star Trek to American Dad - we named our youngest cat after his character on the show. There are so many pics of him I could share, but I'm sharing this gif as it's the one I use most frequently in work. https://static.klipy.com/ii/935d7ab9d8c6202580a668421940ec81/6b/1e/7EwP9x6z.gif?hh=220&ww=220&mp4=S3CTXC7W&webm=QRzjfLiyIpvYwmvt29 Oct 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz27oftuhc23https://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3myurqojawk2rMy work on Weathertop has inspired me to finish off my Ringwraiths. It's a bit of a brutal close-up on the stonework, but I'm relatively happy with the overall effect, albeit I will likely redo the arch in the background. It turns out that making an arch that also needs to curve is very difficult.27 Oct 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3myurqojawk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mysoknrlvk2rLuckily the weather decided to let up today long enough for me to get this sprayed black before it started raining again. I then spent a while this evening drybrushing the stonework. Next step will be to start adding basing material.26 Oct 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysoknrlvk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mypxysncx22pWork on Weathertop continues. I slopped on a load of PVA and then brown paint to seal it (as foam reacts badly to spray painting). Once this has dried I will be spraying it black, and then I can start working on painting the stonework properly.25 Oct 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypxysncx22phttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mylyhkrlbk2ySo it begins....On the way to Newcastle for today's Old World event at The Clubhouse.24 Oct 2026 05:45 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mylyhkrlbk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3myfweqlkls23It's been a minute since I posted about my Weathertop project, so here you go. It's looking more like a ruin and less like a bad chocolate cake now, which is probably an improvement.21 Oct 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfweqlkls23https://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mydhjzkwt22aMore Battlefleet Gothic - this time one of my favourite Chaos warships, the Hades20 Oct 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mydhjzkwt22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3my6gtprc2c2nJust finished my spawn, "Bob" for my Warriors of Chaos army. That's everything now ready for next weekend's tournament. My tactical plan? No magic, just choppy, charging goodness 😂18 Oct 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3my6gtprc2c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3my3oav2cxc2vWe played a fun game of Old World today at Element Games in Newcastle. It's a great little gaming venue, nice and quiet with comfy seats. It was Chaos versus Chaos today, and despite being on the back foot for most of the game I managed to pull out a win after I slapped his Daemon Prince to death.17 Oct 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3my3oav2cxc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mxww4u6fes2eI've had a busy couple of weeks lately due to work deadlines and having some exams/ essays due for my diploma. But I handed the last of them in today so celebrated with a fun game of Battlefleet Gothic at the Clubhouse. My fleet was ambushed but I heroically channelled Arnold Rimmer and ran away.15 Oct 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxww4u6fes2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mxwe6xvfws2nI've just finished work and have an hour or so to kill before going down to the club, so I decided to be civilised and read the new issue of @wssmagazine.bsky.social (excellent as always) in the salubrious surroundings of Newcastle's Lit & Phil library.15 Oct 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwe6xvfws2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mxrv5f5os223Tonight I decided to change pace a bit and paint up a couple of new cruisers for my Battlefleet Gothic collection. Mostly because I've just remembered I need them for a game I've got booked in for Thursday evening!13 Oct 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrv5f5os223https://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mxoynuhhek2xI love the smell of burning foam in the evening! I've been working on making floor slabs for my Weathertop project (that will double up as a photo plinth).12 Oct 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxoynuhhek2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mxmvjj6hkc2xWhilst the foundations of Weathertop dry I'm experimenting with making arches. This is obviously a work in progress as, for one, there's no arch in the arch yet.11 Oct 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxmvjj6hkc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mxk6plngyc2tMade some good progress today on Weathertop - cat for scale.10 Oct 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxk6plngyc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mxhhzaflps2uWeathertop is beginning to look a bit more appetising now that I've frosted it with plaster of Paris and watered down filler. Once this is properly dry it'll be time to turn it into a chocolate cake (aka, slop on the obligatory brown paint).09 Oct 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxhhzaflps2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mxfdsxcc2s2e"Put it out, you fools! Put it out!" I've decided I'm going to make myself a Weathertop. I'm basing it off a combination of the scene from the film and various sketches - mostly so I can justify making it a bit more manageable from a size perspective! This is, of course, just the start.08 Oct 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxfdsxcc2s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mxe3ayabrc2xIt's coming...08 Oct 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxe3ayabrc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mxa7te5u4k23I use art to express myself. Designing and painting minis is art. Sometimes art is hard, but that is what makes it so much fun and so satisfying.06 Oct 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxa7te5u4k23https://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mwtdos5rr22oI needed a palette cleanser from my studying so I've been leafing through my copy of A Tolkien Bestiary today. Plus I needed some inspiration for a miniature I am planning 🤔 If you haven't got a copy of this I can highly recommend that you do.01 Oct 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtdos5rr22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mwofur35x22vI am pretty pleased with how my new Chaos Dragon has turned out, despite a rocky start with a quarter tube of milliput being required to fix the gaps! Now I have to work out how on earth I'm going to transport this bad boy....29 Sep 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwofur35x22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mweexmhx7k2uI've just finished off my chaos giant who will be joining my Warriors of Chaos force. I've painted its victims in the colour scheme of my mate's Empire army which I thought was amusing. Also wanted to show off the versatility of my scenic base and the Handiwork Games backdrop book.25 Sep 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mweexmhx7k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wargameswriter.bsky.social/post/3mw45z2ttck2tBy accident or design my new book nook has exactly the required shelf space for my Marius Mules and Macro & Cato novels (due to the presence of various pipes and a steel lintel, the top shelf is not strong enough for books). No, I haven't got around to putting them in order but I will!22 Sep 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:db4pitvxbcn4fd6qcyrdfew3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw45z2ttck2t