Stunning Game Of Thrones Art

I found these on the official Game Of Thrones facebook page. They're stunning. It's interesting how much they remind me of some of the old Realm of Chaos era art work actually. Great aesthetic. The richness and the claustrophobia.  

Twelve Treats Of Geekmas #5

According to numerous sources the viewing experience of season three of HBO's Game Of Thrones will be greatly enhanced with officially licensed beer:

And if that doesn't suit you, how about these unlicensed beer labels?

The Art Of Ice And Fire

If you've not come across the Game of Thrones blog I highly recommend taking a look. It's part of the marketing for HBO, of course, but some of the fan art on there is superb and covers a range of genres and styles. Here are a few of my favourites:

This one is really cool (ha ha) but I do wonder if they look a little too cuddly and not menacing enough 

Unlike most I'm a big Lannister fan - this captures Cersei perfectly: cute and poisonous

The Hound and Sansa - excellent cartoon style

The Hound again - stoic amid bloodshed

Happy Game Of Thrones Day! (Plus April Pipe Dream)

April? Already!? A quarter of 2012 is gone and hobby-wise I'm pretty happy with progress. Loads of projects underway and a great feeling of creativity - plus, longer hours of natural daylight ahead for painting. Happy days. April Pipe Dream is simply... More of the same please!

But hold on...! It's also Game of Thrones Day. And in the spirit of the online marketing push by HBO (which has been pretty smart), I hereby pledge my allegiance to...

Game of Thrones Season Two - Trailer

Only a few weeks to go now... 

A Storm of Greatswords

Some recently acquired greatswords are taking a well earned bath in nail varnish remover, while I take a trip to Westeros. These are the early 1990s metal models - I got 12 off eBay for a pretty fair price (new current plastics are stupidly expensive!)

These will eventually go into a mixed unit with some sea elf swordmasters (those arrive today and are from the Island of Blood set) and the Imperial ogre maneater - I'm also thinking of adding a dwarf model to the front row, I just have to find a good looking one with a great weapon.