Articles – Tiny Plastic People

31 Dec

Getting into the Gunch

Articles, Hobby, News

The nice thing about hanging out with lots of like-minded hobby folk is that on occasion, they unite to have wholesome good times. One of those times has recently come! The Golden Gunch 2024, not to be called The Gunchies, was a little two month long painting contest organised in our little hobby community, Roll Models. In this article we catch up with many of the entrants who share some of their work in progress and final models. First though, it would be good to define a few of the rules. To keep things simple, models were limited to a…

08 Sep

Getting Into Kill Team

Articles, GamingGetting Into, Kill Team, Warhammer 40k

The unending wars of the 41st Millennium are not only fought with titans, tanks and hordes of soldiers - sometimes victory is secured by small teams of specialist operatives fighting in the shadows. Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team allows you to play out these shadow wars. Kill Team: Octarius, the first Kill Team starter set. (Image Credit: Warhammer Community) In this article, I will explain what Kill Team is and how it plays, touch a little on why I think it’s great, and how you (yes, you!) can dive into the murky world of special operations in the 41st Millennium. All…

01 Sep

Blood Brothers

Articles, Hobby#AgeofSigmar, #hobby

What’s better than 1 giant hell demon model in an army? Well, 4 giant hell demon models of course. But what sort of mad fool would do that, and why? Those of you that heard my hobby plans for 2022 on the Christmas Tiny Plastic People Pod (and if you don’t, you really should listen to the pods) may remember me unconvincingly stating the first half of 2022 was all about the backlog. Who needs new models? Me. I do. I must own all the plastic crack. So barely a couple of weeks had passed since making that comment, than…

06 Jul

Mawtribes on the March

ArticlesAge of Sigmar

The first thing you notice is the smell. A foul odour, carried on the wind. The animals notice it first. Birds scatter and the horses struggle in their reins. Then the bite of frost catches in your throat. Your breath leaps out to greet you, hanging in the air to assure you this is no mere trick of the mind. The third is the noise, the crashing of hooves, the cracking of earth, the roar of the ancient hunters. Ogors are monstrous. They want to fight and eat their way through the Mortal Realms in an all-you-can eat-buffet of barbarism.…

31 May

Getting Into: Warcry Warcry! Huh! What is it good for? Absolutely Skirmish.

ArticlesAge of Sigmar, Warcry

Hi, welcome to a feature on getting into Warcry. If you’re looking at this, chances are, you’re at least a bit Warcry curious. I’m going to discuss the game in terms of what it’s good for, how it may fit into your hobby space, and options on how to get started.A note, prices are listed in UK pounds based on Games Workshop pricing and may vary in your region, or be available through another retailer cheaper! The original starter set (Credit: Games Workshop) What is it? Warcry is an alternating activation skirmish game system based in Warhammer Age of Sigmar,…

08 Mar

Hobby Flotsam: International Women’s Day

Articles, Hobby

We tend to have a good range of hobby highlights washing up on the shores of the TPP sea but on International Women's Day we've taken the chance to only show the amazing work by female hobbyists. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Julia Moshura (@juliwerra) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dana Howl ?? (@dana_howl) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Craftworld Studio (@craftworldstudio) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nicky Grillet (she/her) (@nickygrillet) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Trish Carden (@monstergirl_trish) View…

06 Jan

Hobby Flotsam: December 21

Articles, Hobby, Uncategorizedhobby, Hobby Roundup, instagram

Let's see what's washed up on the digital shores of Tiny Plastic Island this month. Some good gnarly Valhallans here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nystrom Bros (@thelandobros) Always a bit cynical about 'wise words' but these ones resonate: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Roman Lappat (@romanlappat.miniatureart) A nice muted Death Guard scheme here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Blood Moon Painting (@bloodmoonpainting) I'm not sure what this is at all, but it's excellent: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dana Howl ?? (@dana_howl) Always…

18 Nov

New Edition, New Army: Part 2

Articles, GamingAge of Sigmar

Last time I told you about how I painted up a new Sons of Behemat army for Age of Sigmar 3rd edition. In this article I’m going to cover my experiences so far of running the army on the tabletop, and give some tips for new or aspiring Gargant players. I’ve played around twelve games with my Gargants so far I think, including a one day tournament. They’re exactly what I hoped they would be: a fun army that plays into the strengths of AoS 3, and has straightforward rules which have let me focus on learning the nuances of…

11 Nov

New Edition New Army: Part 1

Articles, HobbyAge of Sigmar

Over the lockdowns in the UK I painted up four Age of Sigmar armies, but when Age of Sigmar 3rd edition was announced for the summer of 2021 I decided that it would be a good idea to paint another new army to learn the new edition with. In this article I’ll talk about why I chose Sons of Behemat for my first AoS 3.0 army, and how I planned, built and painted the army. There will be a follow-up article soon in which I’ll cover playing my first games with the army and what I’ve learned so far. Why…

08 Sep

Why I love: Adeptus Mechanicus

Articles, HobbyWarhammer 40k, Why I Love

or, how I learned to stop worrying and make everything Skitarii Strap in your bionic eyes, give up your mortal flesh for steel and set your chronometers for fun because it’s time we talk about the Omnissiah. The Adeptus Mechanicus are both one of the oldest parts of Warhamer 40,000 lore, and are also blessed with one of the most flexible and fun ranges currently available. Do you want to ride into battle on a cybernetic hound wielding two pistols? We got you. What about robots? Tell me you have robots! Yeah we got robots, we’ve got robots that you…