Eyetoad Challenge 15

To celebrate the latest rules updates, this small event, running over several months, is designed to guide you in creating your very first warband—or perhaps an entirely new one. Choose an allegiance—Warden, Church of Rot, or Gnarl—and keep it for the duration of the event.

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Japanese Inspired Warband Creation with Weird Witticism

Japanese inspired Forest Spirit 'The Weald' Model, kitbashed and sculpted with green stuff. This model is used as a Gnarl in the tabletop game 'The Weald'.

In late 2024, I had the privilege of collaborating with sculptor Will Thomas—better known as Weird Witticism—whose return to the hobby world brought fresh, uncanny energy to miniature crafting. Our shared love for Japanese folklore shaped a warband rooted in feudal mysticism and forest rot, blending Shinto symbols with eerie creatures of the Weald. From twisted bark-skinned Thralls to fungal-eyed toads and moss-covered beasts, each model felt like a sacred relic—equal parts haunting and heartfelt. When they arrived, it was like cracking open a memory from childhood, but filtered through years of passion and obsession.

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