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Eldar Harlequins, Warhammer 40k Citadel Miniatures March 2026

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Maori warriors, New Zealand Wars Empress Miniatures April 2026

It’s always nice to return to the medieval and renaissance periods for a bit of a palette cleanser; I painted up a Landsknecht vignette a while ago, and found that painting a number of similar miniatures in an absolute riot of colour was a really nice break from the usual uniformity I go for (if a little more time-consuming than that typically is). In that same spirit, here are a couple of European renaissance mercenaries, ready to stand in defence of the highest bidder. I painted these with the Italian states in mind, but they could just as easily be from essentially anywhere else in Europe. These are from Wargames Atlantic's 'Conquistadors' box, with equipment and headwear to allow them that little bit more pan-European versatility.

I was feeling like I was in a bit of a funk with my painting for a while, and so I thought what better way to break the cycle of endless brown-and-green uniforms than by breaking out the broader colour palette and slapping a bit of motley on some renaissance mercenaries! Here we have a trio of cheeky Landsknechts, playing a game of dice while their mounted commander looks on (perhaps he's ready to give them a good telling-off for shirking their responsibilities). I particularly love the expression on the chap who's clearly just lost a packet on the game. Being able to paint up some minis in an absolute riot of colour (I'm getting alcopop-vomit vibes from these) has really helped to remind me why I love this hobby so much, and I'm so chuffed with the finished product. Now I just have to fight the urge to start a whole army of these eccentric chaps.

I don't tend to post things that are especially personal here, instead reserving it for hobby-related hijinx only, but recent events call for me to break that rule. I sadly lost my father earlier this year and, given that he was a keen longbow archer, I felt it necessary to break out a couple of these metal longbowmen from Claymore Castings that I've had in my backlog for a while. My first thought after finishing them and basing them up was "I bet Dad would've loved to see these."

I suppose, realistically, it was only a matter of time before I began my exploration into yet another scale. Here we have some Prussian jagers, grenadiers, and mounted officer in 18mm, from the lovely folks at Eureka Miniatures. These were a joy to paint, and have some lovely little details on them, despite their diminutive size. They're pretty easy on the wallet too, at just pennies per figure. I also have a handful of other minis from this range, including some French, more Prussians (naturally), and a couple of bases worth of Russians for a fun 'what-if' project I've been pondering on.

British command group, 1st World War Northstar Military Figures March 2026