2025 Painting Competition - The Results

Our 2025 painting competition has finished and the votes have been counted. A massive thank you to everyone that entered this year and to everyone that took the time to come in and vote.

The standard was outstanding and the imagination for some of the conversions showed just how much time and thought had gone into the entry.

For some it was one of the very first pieces that they had painted and there was a great mix of younger entries and more experienced painters.

Every single entry got a decent number of votes which is so great to see, the people that voted loved the variety and spent time looking at all of the entries.

All of the models are still on display in the shop, if you want to come in and see them and they will be available for the owners to pick up in the new year.

After all the votes had been counted, the top four were as follows...

In fourth place and highest placed under 16 was Andrea. Several people commented on his model and many thought it was painted by an adult. He has in fact been painting for just 4 months and spent several days on his entry. I can't wait to see what he does next year. He will receive a £5 voucher.

In third place was Arek, His model featured flames and the impressive glow of the reflection on the armour. He will receive a £5 voucher

In second place was George with this stunning entry featuring three Imperial Fist Infernus Marines. Yellow is a difficult colour to do and these look incredible. He will receive a £10 voucher.

Finally, the winner. Another orky conversion by Leo. This model does indeed feature all the pieces from the original model (including some of the sprue) and people loved the idea. Congratulations on a truely creative and well painted entry. He will receive a £15 voucher.

Painting Competition 2025

Our painting competition is back for 2025. 

As per last year this will be free to enter and will require you to paint an Infernus Marine which we will provide. These can be collected from the store between now and end of November. 

The requirement is that the model must be completely included in your final entry but may be modified as you want and be part of a bigger piece if you wish. 

All entries must be back in store by Saturday 6th December and will then go on display in the store between then and the end of December. Voting will happen in store between Sunday 7th and Sunday 21st December.

Visitors to the shop will get the chance to vote for their top three and these will be added up when voting ends. In the event of a tie for any of the places, store staff will get the deciding vote. 

The final result will be announced between Monday 22nd and Wednesay 24th December.

The winner will get a £15 voucher to spend on GW products, second will get £10 and third £5. 

KD Game Birthday Painting Competition

We have been running a painting competition at KD Games and have been asking all entrants to paint one of our free miniatures.

Entrants could change the model (as long as most of the model is used), the pose and choose there own paint scheme. The model could also be part of a bigger scene if they wanted.

Here are a few picture of some of the best entries...

After much discussion the top three were selected and we can now confirm the final result.

In third place was Oliver

In second was Aaron

Both of these entries showed great painting skills and clearly put some thought and effort into their design. They will both be to come and select any three paints from our GW or Army Painter Range as a runners up prize.

The winner was Leo

Leo's entry used all of the pieces from the original model and completely remodelled them into an Ork Mega Nob. Congratulations Leo, you will receive a 40k Painting Set and the proud title of our current painting champion. 

All of these models will be on display in the shop until the end of July. Please pop in and have a look at them. If you missed out this time or would like to try again then look out for a new painting competition later this year. 

Painting Competition

As part of our new shop opening and our upcoming birthday celebration which will happen later this year in July we are running a painting competition. 

This event will be free to enter and open to all age groups.

To enter simply pop into the store and pick up a free miniature space marine. All entries must be in by 6th July and must use the free space marine model. You are free to alter the miniature as you wish and add any other details such as base or scenery items.

Judging will be done by a panel of 3 independent people and not by either Jake or myself. The winner will get a small painting set and choice of 2 additional colours from our range second place will receive 4 paints (again chosen from our range)

You can drop you miniature back to the store before the closing date but no models will be displayed until 7th July. Models will be returned after the judging but not before the end of July. Good luck to all entrants.

White Dwarf 499 – Necrons Run the Show in an Issue Packed with Miniature Showcases

April’s issue of White Dwarf will be available soon, which means it’s time to flick through the pages of the best Warhammer magazine around and pick out some favourite bits!

The Bunker has more information about the Bastior Crusade campaign, Basic Training on how to make the most of charging in Warhammer Age of Sigmar, a second Hobby Hangout on working out schemes for armies, and a look at the Redditch Tabletop Gamers in Bunker of the Month.

This is all alongside new scenarios for Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar, plus a Warcry battle plan generator for use alongside Scales of Talaxis terrain.

This month’s issue features a heavy dose of Necron-flavoured* content, including a helping of fiction and lore alongside a Galactic War Host gallery featuring nothing but cruel, ambitious dynasties – what a great month for our mighty metal masters.

There’s plenty more Warhammer 40,000 content, with the final instalment of Tale of Four Warlords featuring some exquisite new miniatures from the combatants. If you need even more photos of gorgeous miniatures on terrain, then we’ve got you covered with a showcase of Golden Demon winner Martin Waller’s exquisite Deathwatch force.

Over in the Mortal Realms, there’s plenty to talk about with a new Ark Arcana all about the Cults Unberogen, and Bladeborn Warcry rules for warbands from the Deathgorge season of Warhammer Underworlds – including Daggok’s Stab-ladz, Zondara’s Gravebreakers, and even the new Wintermaw warbands. Jimbo from the Warhammer Studio also highlights how his favourite warscroll rules exemplify the narrative of Warhammer Age of Sigmar.

On top of all of that, there are new rules for Boarding Actions that deal with temporal abnormalities, the final part of the Studio’s Necromunda campaign, and three short stories, including the ultimate instalment of John Flindall’s Tome Keepers serial.

Issue 500 is right around the corner, and we can promise it’s going to be an absolute banger. 

Take Vanguard Space Marines on Combat Patrol in White Dwarf Issue 496

The first issue of White Dwarf in 2024 is on its way, and it’s bursting with awesome content for all sorts of Warhammer fans. The Slidecrown Sundering campaign reaches its epic finale, and the Bunker has new missions for Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar to bolster your collection of battleplans.

This month’s headline is the debut of a whole new Combat Patrol, with full rules for using a balanced team of Space Marine stealth specialists led by a capable Phobos Lieutenant. This force is designed to be usable alongside all other Combat Patrols, and experienced Space Marine players may already have all of the miniatures they need to use it.

If you’re not already knee-deep in your Chapter’s vanguard, all it takes to build Strike Team Solarien is a Phobos Librarian and the contents of the Vanguard Task Force box – which also gets you extra miniatures on top of the ones you need

This Combat Patrol has a much greater focus on long-ranged combat than the regular Strike Force Octavius, with plenty of movement tricks to get them scooting around the battlefield and capturing objectives. Without the benefit of Terminator armour, they’re much more vulnerable to enemy attacks, and must make the most of their stealth abilities to avoid a sticky end.

White Dwarf is the first place you’ll be able to get hold of the rules for Strike Team Solarien, so be sure to pick up a copy. They’ll be following in the app and on WarCom in a few months time.

That’s not all from the 41st Millennium in this issue either, as Index Xenos takes a deep look at the Necrons’ mighty Sautekh Dynasty – headed up by the infamous Imotekh the Stormlord. Imotekh is a major player in the upcoming Crusade: Pariah Nexus book, and it pays to know what makes the metal monarch tick – whether you’re serving his rule or resisting it

Tale of Four Warlords returns to the Mortal Realms as our commanders add new allies to their forces – by building and painting an entire Vanguard box each! A new Warlord even joins the fray halfway through, so the Stormcast Eternals have a lot of catching up to do.

Elsewhere, there’s heaps of hobby and gameplay content for you to enjoy, including shiny new rules for the recent crop of Cities of Sigmar characters to use in Warhammer Quest: Cursed City. Taking a Freeguild Marshal and the members of his Command Corps into Ulfenkarn is sure to put a spanner in Radukar’s plans, and give you all kinds of new scenarios to try out.

Pick up your copy this Saturday, and save a few pennies as we are now selling it for just £6

Our improved painting sessions.

Starting from tomorrow we will be offering a variety of painting options. 

For those that just want to book a table, you are welcome to still do this. It is completely free to do this and all you need to do is book a small table and tell me that you want to paint in the comments (so that I don't set up scenery).

The new options that we will be adding are...

OPTION 1 - A space to paint for up to 4 people. You will get use of our magnifying light, model holders and turntable. This is £1 per person. (although we currently on have two lights in the shop)

OPTION 2 - A space to paint for up to 4 people, use of the light, model holders, turntable and use of our range of 50+ paints, plastic glue and spray paint. (spraying will need to be done outside)

You will just need to bring your models and a paint brush!

To book these options, simply look under our book a table options and find "Painting Station Booking". Sessions are available on Friday and Saturday afternoons and you can book for up to 4 people. Each person can choose a different option. You can also either pay online or pay when you arrive. 

The session lasts for up to 4 hours and if you get thirsty or hungry we have cold drinks and snacks available. In this cold weather the heater will be on and you can even get yourself a coffee!

BOOK A PAINTING SESSION NOW!

Free Warhammer 40k Space Marine!

Starting from Saturday 21st May 2022, we will be giving away some Warhammer 40k Space Marine models.

These are available for anyone that wants one, and are limited to one per customer. They are really easy to assembly and are a great starting point to building an army or a first painting project. 

In addition to giving these models away we are also offering people the opportunity to come in and paint the model. We have the tools you need to cut out the model, glue it together and paint it, all you will need is a paint brush. You are welcome to come in and paint at anytime we have space but will have some dedicated hours for this in the coming weeks.

When you have finished your model there will be a chance for you to enter our 'Best Painted Space Marine' competition coming in the summer holidays.