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Wheels and Wings Hobbies - Miniature Paint Guide John's Trench Crusade Sniper Priests Trench Crusade - Sniper Priests - Paint Guide ✝ Trench Crusade Trench Crusade is a new IP on the tabletop scene mixing the aesthetic of classic WW1 military with horror and surrealism. We brought them in purely on the strength of the look - the aesthetic is a store favourite and the miniatures speak for themselves. John is a fantastic painter and we handed him a pair of Sniper Priests to put on display. Two …

Wheels and Wings Hobbies - Miniature Paint Guide Kyle's Ultramarine Apothecary Biologis Warhammer 40,000 - Ultramarines - Apothecary Biologis in Gravis Armour - Paint Guide Ultramarines The Apothecary Biologis in Gravis Armour - available in the Heroes of the Chapter set and originally debuted in the 10th edition Leviathan box. This version is deliberately painted dirtier than most Apothecary Biologis models Kyle found online for reference. The muted, off-white armour and slime-stained apron …

Wheels and Wings Hobbies - Miniature Paint Guide Kyle's Death Korps of Krieg - The 9th Regiment Warhammer 40,000 - Death Korps of Krieg - Paint Guide Death Korps of Krieg Dealing with the poor air quality in Toronto - the yellowish orange haze in the sky - Kyle thought of the world of Krieg. A Krieger felt more than appropriate for the occasion. This build draws on German WW1 infantry as its primary reference, with touches from French and British uniform history as well. Inspired by a PLW Hi …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Miniature Paint Guide Kyle's Captain in Terminator Armour — Armageddon Pre-Order Launch Warhammer 40,000 · Ultramarines · Paint Guide ⚔ Ultramarines To commemorate the pre-order launch of Warhammer 40,000 11th Edition Armageddon, we're showcasing one of the launch miniatures from the Leviathan 10th Edition box - the Ultramarine Captain in Terminator Armour. A model that rewards careful painting, from the crux terminatus on the shoulde …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Miniature Paint Guide Kyle Builds a Space Marine 2 Heavy Las Intercessor Conversion Warhammer 40,000 · Custom Conversion · Full Build & Paint Guide ⚔ Custom Conversion Space Marine 2 was the inspiration for this one-off custom Heavy Las Intercessor. The las-gun is sourced from the Eliminators kit and heavily modified away from its sniper configuration - Kyle wanted the shorter, heavier rifle look from the game rather than a sniper barre …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Miniature Paint Guide Kyle Builds the Tyranid Prime: The Velobsteraptor Warhammer 40,000 · Tyranid Prime with Lash Whip · Full Paint Guide Tyranids Once, when Kyle was trying to describe Tyranids to a non-Warhammer person, he compared them to an unholy amalgamation of a lobster and a velociraptor. Thus was born the Velobsteraptor. Wanting to do something other than the usual Tyranid colour schemes, Kyle ran with the lobster theme and built …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Miniature Paint Guide Vlad's Kravek Morne Full Paint Guide · Warhammer 40,000 · May 2026 ⚙ Warhammer 40,000 Vlad's full recipe for Kravek Morne, dark aluminium armour with elaborate bronze chain and trim, black panels with a cold blue highlight ramp, hazard stripe yellow panels, and a muddy industrial base. A striking scheme built around metallic contrasts and sharp edge highlighting. All products below are in stock at Wheels & Win …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Scale Model Build Feature Kyle Builds the Tamiya F-14D Tomcat: A Top Gun Day Tribute Tamiya 1/72 Grumman F-14D Tomcat · TAM60795 · Full Build Feature · Top Gun Day 2026 ✈ Top Gun Day 2026 To mark Top Gun Day, we're featuring this excellent build from Kyle Hood — Tamiya's 1/72 Grumman F-14D Tomcat, built straight from the box with a comprehensive paint and weathering treatment that brings out all the character of the real a …

Wheels & Wings Hobbies · Miniature Painting Guide Speedpaint 2.0 vs Citadel Contrast: Which One-Coat Paint Should You Buy? One-coat paint comparison · Three years of retail sales data · Updated April 2026 Speedpaint 2.0 and Citadel Contrast are the two dominant one-coat paints in miniature painting. Both are designed to do the work of base coat, shade, and highlight in a single pass over a light primer. Both have devoted followings. We sell both in volume at Wheels &a …