The competed crew can be seen here, with some rather neat "magical aura" effects as well
14 Jun 2015
Ironsides crew for Malifaux
Toni Ironsides is the penultimate Arcanist Master to be added to my collection, and the crew box arrived on Saturday and was painted by Sunday lunchtime - you gotta love games where you have a small figure count!
The competed crew can be seen here, with some rather neat "magical aura" effects as well
The competed crew can be seen here, with some rather neat "magical aura" effects as well
13 Jun 2015
Reviewing the new "Painting War" series of magazines
One of the nice things about producing a website such as this one is that occasionally nice people send you nice stuff - and this is exactly what happened when Quino Ruiz contacted me via the Madaxeman.com Facebook Page to see if I wanted to road-test a couple of editions of their new magazine (more of that later...) Painting War.
Read what I thought about the first three issues in my comprehensive review
Read what I thought about the first three issues in my comprehensive review
Labels:
book,
Napoleonic,
painting,
review,
WW2
7 Jun 2015
Totentanz Miniatures - 15mm Renaissance comparison shots
I've just finished painting up 2 units of TYW miniatures, from Spanish manufacturer Totentanz.
Aside from the now-obligatory use of flowers on the bases, I actually think that they have come out pretty well - more a reflection of the figures rather than my painting!
As this is a new manufacturer I have also posted a load of comparison photos so you can compare height and stature against around a dozen different manufacturers.
Aside from the now-obligatory use of flowers on the bases, I actually think that they have come out pretty well - more a reflection of the figures rather than my painting!
As this is a new manufacturer I have also posted a load of comparison photos so you can compare height and stature against around a dozen different manufacturers.
(Testudo by Khurasan vs Totentanz)
Labels:
15mm supplier,
Renaissance,
Testudo
3 Jun 2015
Dead Man's Hand - Cowboy Name Generator
Yes, you heard it right - over a quarter of a million randomly generated Cowboy names are ready for you on this site, simply at the click of a button....
That also means you can generate over 11 million (!!) Wild West short stories (well, one sentence each ... so pretty dammed short)!
Just follow this link to the Cowboy Name Generator !
That also means you can generate over 11 million (!!) Wild West short stories (well, one sentence each ... so pretty dammed short)!
Just follow this link to the Cowboy Name Generator !
Labels:
28mm,
dead mans hand,
wargame auction,
wild west
30 May 2015
The English Civil War - 3 FoGR Match Reports
The plain-as-bread Parliamentarian army take on three opponents in a 1-day competition in the heart of the Kings Country - Oxford.
See how Renaissance Hannibal and Oliver Cromwell square up in the post-match reviews, and scratch your head as to how many Youtube videos that do not feature members of the Sealed Knot can be shoehorned into the three reports of some of the most vanilla armies every to take the field.
See how Renaissance Hannibal and Oliver Cromwell square up in the post-match reviews, and scratch your head as to how many Youtube videos that do not feature members of the Sealed Knot can be shoehorned into the three reports of some of the most vanilla armies every to take the field.
And, potatoes on bases... Say no more!
Labels:
battle report,
FoGR,
match reports,
Renaissance,
TYW
4 May 2015
Rasputina and Kaeris
Two more sets of eBay purchases, one of which was (mostly) painted and the other of which I did myself.... see Kaeris and Raspy added to my 3 existing Arcanist Crews for Malifaux!
Lots of photos of the painted models, with details of how I painted them;
Lots of photos of the painted models, with details of how I painted them;
Labels:
Arcanist,
Malifaux,
painting,
photograph wargame figures
27 Apr 2015
Review of Salute! 2015
Yes, a comprehensive review of the stuff I saw at Salute! 2015, with loads of photos and some actual analysis and commentary on industry trends and stuff as well...
Feel free to share this review on your chosen web forum and chew over my thoughts ...
Feel free to share this review on your chosen web forum and chew over my thoughts ...
Labels:
Salute,
Uk wargame shows,
wargame show
19 Apr 2015
Spring Showdown - Malifaux match reports
4 more almost incomprehensible Malifaux battle reports, with a big pink flying baby with a bad case of piles, hot chicks in leather with big swords, re-animating snipers in a childs playroom and a cast of thousands of mechanical spiders all creating confusion in deepest Essex.
The only thing you will probably recognise and understand is the crushing incompetence, the bitter taste of defeat and the withering analysis from Steampunk Hannibal
The only thing you will probably recognise and understand is the crushing incompetence, the bitter taste of defeat and the withering analysis from Steampunk Hannibal
Labels:
Arcanist,
battle report,
essex,
Malifaux
5 Apr 2015
Some Saga Warbands - being sold off on eBay
I've recently listed 4 Saga Warbands on eBay - they are figures I was selling for a friend, so you probably won't recognise the figures from previous disastrous match reports!
The eBay listing included 2 Norman/Christian armies, one Viking-type Warband and an Arab Warband that can be most any of the Arab factions. As they have now departed my possession I thought it worth sharing the photos here.
All I have done is re-base them, and also photographed them with my new model-railway-inspired backdrop - which I think adds a surprising amount to the pictures.
The eBay listing included 2 Norman/Christian armies, one Viking-type Warband and an Arab Warband that can be most any of the Arab factions. As they have now departed my possession I thought it worth sharing the photos here.
All I have done is re-base them, and also photographed them with my new model-railway-inspired backdrop - which I think adds a surprising amount to the pictures.
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