News time: M4X comes home, my brother makes a tutorial, and lots of blue-tac

Hey all, Chaosheade here with a breaking news bulletin.  More like an update on what's happening, but the first one sound a lot more exciting.

I am so good at Photoshop

A short absence: RL strikes again

Hey everybody, Chaosheade checking in.  As you probably figured out from the title, real life has once again come between me and what I love doing.  My spare time has been very scarce lately and I haven't even picked up any of my minis in a week or so.  I won't go into all the details but there's been lots of things going on creating lots of stress for us.  Just wanted to let everyone know I'm still here and still reading even though I'm not writing or commenting nearly as much as I would like to be.  I haven't forgotten or abandoned you and hopefully it will be back to business as usual soon.  Until then, stay cool and I'll catch you on the flip side.

Tyranids hobby update, a little news, and a bit of a funk.

Hey all, Chaosheade here after taking a few mental health days off.  I figured I would share my progress on my Tyranid army so everyone can point and laugh at my incredibly slow progress.  This will also serve as a pseudo-update to the 'Magnetizing' Without Magnets Tutorial that will probably get a real update sometime in the not too distant future.  I'll get into the reasons closer to the end of the post.  More after the jump.

Adventures in Airbrushing Episode III: The Compressor Quandary

Or, which compressor should I buy?  Similar to Adventures in Airbrushing Episode I, in Episode III I will be listing some guidelines on which compressor to buy as well as some examples.  If you haven't read it already, be sure to check out Episode II for an in-depth guide to many of the benefits and features available to be sure you know what you are looking for. So get ready, sit back and let me, 

A bit about me and why I blog

Hey everybody, Chaosheade here with some random musings.  I've been thinking about this topic for a while and have been meaning to put my thoughts into a more permanent format since my brain's memory banks are so inefficient but never got around to it before now.  

I may never be as cool as Laurence Fishburne but I compensate for that with... uh... I'll get back to you on that one.

This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - your browser closes, you go about your day, and everything seems normal until 99 badger-monkey hybrids explode from your computer and do horrible things to you (I'll let your imagination take care of the mental images on this one.) You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and continue reading this post and I'll show you how deep the rabbit hole of my mind goes, quite possibly driving you insane.  You're screwed either way, so you might as well enjoy the ride!

Quick post-Memorial Day update and a little Tyranid painting

From a veteran who is fortunate enough to be here to celebrate Veterans day, to those who are not.  

Hey everybody.  Chaosheade here hoping everyone's Memorial Day weekend went well.  Mine was pretty busy between trying to change my sleeping schedule (I need to quit working nights) and two barbecues.  I didn't do much hobby related stuff, but I did try out a couple quick experiments on my 'nids with various washes.  More after the break.

Tyranid painting: test models completed

Say hello to my little friends!  I call the big one 'Bitey'.

Hey Everybody, Chaosheade here with the promised update on painting Hive Fleet Balor and two finished test models.  They are a little rough and a bit sloppy but I wasn't terribly worried about perfect results.  I just wanted to get some paint on them to see how the paint scheme worked and I like how it turned out.  I also have my light box with some more proper lighting set up so the pictures should be better quality than they have been lately.  Full details and analysis after the jump.