Wiatry Magii

A chronicle of our Warhammer journey - painting, battles, and hobby adventures.

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What Does “Tabletop Standard” Actually Mean?

A funny, slightly painful, and very hobby-real discussion kicked off in our chat this week: what do people actually mean when they say “tabletop standard” painting?




Bretonnian Peasants, Steppe Bases, and the Eternal Fight for Wifecoins

We started out trying to do the classic hobby-group thing: schedule some games for next week. As usual, it quickly turned into a tactical exercise involving league pairings, store bookings, evening availability, childcare logistics, and the ever-valuable reserve of wifecoins....


Bretonnia got us again: 500 points now, 1000 soon

We’ve had one of those very familiar hobby moments lately: we looked at a few photos, played a few games, talked about lists for a bit… and suddenly Bretonnia was living rent-free in our heads.


Purple Plasma Salamanders, Because Lore Can Wait

Sometimes a painting project hits that very specific stage where we stop asking “is this the perfect choice?” and start asking “is this finished enough that we can keep our sanity?” This week, end3r landed exactly there with a squad...


Paint Changes Everything

There are hobby moments that instantly change how the whole table feels, and this was definitely one of them.


Peasants on the Desk, Bretonnia vs Cathay on the Horizon

Wilini managed to push the peasant mob a bit further before heading off for duty, and honestly, they are already looking full of character even before the final skin wash stage. At this point the flesh still felt a bit...


Tournament talk, impossible calendars, and a Skaven painting deadline

We had one of those very familiar hobby chats recently: it started with “fine, you convinced us” energy and very quickly turned into tournament plans, life getting in the way, and the eternal question of whether anyone can actually finish...


Bretonnian Archers on the Bench, 500 Points in Sight

A funny thing happened in our chat this weekend: one message about “a year ago today” turned into a full-on Bretonnia hobby check-in, with archers, skirmish trays, anti-cavalry stakes, and even a side note about Mordheim weather rules. Which, honestly,...



First Proper Effort, and It Shows

Michał dropped a few photos into our chat recently and, honestly, this is exactly the kind of hobby moment we love sharing on Wiatry Magii.


Giving Old Greenskins a Second Life

There’s something in this hobby that just hits differently when it comes from the second-hand market. We’ve talked about it a lot lately, and Michał put it perfectly: buying old used models and giving them a second life is just...


Painting Panic, Market Finds, and ToW Tools We’re Already Relying On

We’ve had one of those very Wiatry Magii weeks where everything happened at once: tournament stress, emergency-speed painting plans, second-hand model hunting, and of course a completely unnecessary-but-also-amazing side quest into Warhammer: The Old World tooling.



A Kitbashed Castellan for Golden Bighat

We love those hobby moments when one small idea suddenly turns into a model with real character. This time Michał put together a kitbashed Castellan, built from bits collected here and there, and it immediately started looking like it belonged...


Grey Prime, Sharp Highlights, and a Very Tempting Army Painting Idea

We had one of those very relatable hobby moments recently: someone drops a photo into chat, and immediately the rest of us start thinking not just “that looks amazing”, but also “okay, how would we paint a whole army like...