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Reading Material

  • Man vs Kit
    Trumpeter 1/350 Liberty Ship Build Review - Lovely kit of an interesting, historically significant, and under-represented subject. I enjoyed this very much, though realistic ship weathering remain...
    4 hours ago
  • Tale of Painters
    Showcase: Nighthaunt Garkorr Bladegheist Revenant (with paint recipes) - Before I started working on Spiteclaw's Swarm, I painted this limited edition model for my Nighthaunt collection: Garkorr, Bladegheist Revenant, availabl...
    4 hours ago
  • Azazel's Bitz Box.
    Mantic Terrain Crate Temple: Fountain - Another quick one today – and another pair of terrain bits I started just before last month’s Terrain Challenge by Dave Stone concluded – but completed a l...
    6 hours ago
  • The Modelling News
    Preview: Miniart losing face is an improvement in this case? German Tank Crew. Kharkov 1943 with resin heads... - An update on their popular Kharkov 1943 set, MiniArt has included four new resin heads to greatly increase the realism and look of this now discontinued k...
    10 hours ago
  • No Dice No Glory
    Podcast: No Dice No Glory Episode 69: Battle Vault EP10 - No Dice No Glory’s Ed and Tom take the BattleVault podcast into a deep dive into Bagration Soviets. 0:00:45 What have Ed and Tom been up to? 0:17:00 Mentio...
    13 hours ago
  • Skarach's world
    T-34 tractor (model 1944) build – Part 4:Weathering - Paint chips were simulated using Vallejo Model Color “German Camouflage Black Brown” (70822), applied with a sponge or fine brush. The exhausts were painte...
    1 day ago
  • Breakthrough Assault
    Assault and Battery – Comparing the Light, Medium and Heavy SP guns in Soviet Bagration - I like big guns and I cannot lie… as long as they are self-propelled Who doesn’t love an assault gun?…
    1 day ago
  • Art and Musings of a Miniature Hobbyist
    Star Wars Scout Trooper [WIP: Head, Neck, Upper- and Mid-Torso with Pouches; Painted & Assembled] - Amidst a never-ending pandemic that has effectively put paid to any future family income for the foreseeable future (... I'll spare you the details as my ...
    2 days ago
  • JUY's Modelling Blog
    SLA T-54 APC - The subject is a conversion of T-54 into open-top APC, made by South Lebanese Army in the 80s. It seems that there were several vehicles built with minor...
    3 days ago
  • Wargaming with Barks
    Journeys in Middle-earth- more heroes - These are the heroes from the *Shadowed Paths* expansion. They took me many more weeks to get done than I had anticipated. *Shadowed Paths* heroes You've...
    4 days ago
  • Arsies Studio, Miniature Painter
    LIQUIDACION (Clearance) post 2 - Como sabéis, hace poco hice limpieza profunda en mi estudio (que buena falta le hacía). Algunas cosas se quedaron pendientes, como os armarios donde gua...
    5 days ago
  • Sproket's Small World
    Basing the Kastelan Robot… oops I did it again! - The Kastelan Robot was painted as a demonstration model for my new weathering workshop. As such I hadn’t planned on basing the model. However, as the...
    1 week ago
  • Prot's War in the Warp
    New Ultramarines Indomitus Space Marines for 9th Edition. - A long over due update. I no longer am able to support the site properly so we are back to a default look here, but I hope… Read more "New Ultramarines Ind...
    1 week ago
  • Gunpla by GoodGuyDan
    MG Force Impulse Gundam - Introduction: I've been saying it for a really long time. Seed Destiny is pretty bad as far as Gundam series go, but it has some excellent mechanical des...
    1 week ago
  • Scale Model Soup
    Inspiration: Mark Bilas - *I’ve known many excellent modelers in my 35 years in the hobby and seen the work of hundreds online and in print, but there are a handful that have trul...
    1 week ago
  • Pete's Model World
    38(t) Oil Fading & Matt Varnish - Finally got the matt varnish on this evening after a few sessions of oil fading. Again keeping it subtle I mostly worked on fading the horizontal surface...
    1 week ago
  • MASSIVE VOODOO
    WIP: MV Killteams #01 - Josua, Johannes and Roman - Hey Jungle, inspired by the call of Volomir to raise a #Killteam2020 with 100 points some MV Team Members are following it.* Josua, Johannes and Roman* a...
    2 weeks ago
  • Almost Perftec
    Thanks For The Memories! - I had a series of table top build & paints lined up, but instead I've made a hard decision... This blog is pretty much dead from the stats and comments...
    2 weeks ago
  • The Hammer of Wrath
    WIP: 9th Edition 40mm Objective Markers - Let's make some markers! Actually built and primed this over two years ago. Turns out I was a bit prescient, now that GW has specified that objective mar...
    3 weeks ago
  • Defiant Workshop
    Model Showcase: Lost Boy (Gatefall Board Game) -
    3 weeks ago
  • Crac des Chevaliers
    28mm SS-Sturmbataillon Charlemagne Squad - An exercise in painting Pea Dot camouflage (mostly): SS-Sturmbataillon Charlemagne figures from the box set by Warlord. Together wit...
    3 weeks ago
  • Modelling Chronicles: Constructing the Past
    Young Miniatures Landsknecht: Painting Yellow, White, Red and Blue - We left this kit last time with the basics completed, including some complex construction. This time I'll go over some of the more challenging painting, ...
    4 weeks ago
  • GMM Studios
    The Lost Grand Fyrd of the Kromidrakk Lodge - Hello out there! I am back again from deep beneath the earth, bringing back some colorful balls of tainted stubbornness. This time it is Age of Sigmar ...
    5 weeks ago
  • Doogs' Models
    Pony Bash! - Over the past few weeks, the idea of Mustangs has been coalescing over at SMCG. I’ve been focused mainly on the Intruder, with a bit of increasingly halfhe...
    5 weeks ago
  • MiniArmour
    Tiger I – Part 2: Painting - Sooo, long time no hear… It has been quite a while since I have last posted anything and truly I am not spending much time modelling these days. My other h...
    5 weeks ago
  • The Mighty Brush | Blog of a Miniature Painting Addict
    MOAR new transfer designs - Two new transfer designs are now available, each in black and white variations: Gothic Numerals Sheet A (Black), Gothic Numerals Sheet A (White), Imperia...
    1 month ago
  • 40k Hobby Blog
    Eldar Cobra Type II WIP 2 - Endless gem work continues......much like this necessary lock down. The plan was to add buff colored rain marks to these hulls using oil. We'll have to...
    4 months ago
  • Nicholas Sagan's Progress Report | Projects and Experiments in Time and Space
    1/144 McQuarrie Concept Falcon -
    5 months ago
  • Battleground Hobbies
    Warhammer 40K Alternatives by Victoria Miniatures - If you are on the lookout for some alternatives to Games Workshop Warhammer 40k miniatures, Check out Victoria Miniatures. They offer some fantastic vehic...
    5 months ago
  • Coloured Dust
    Painting "Morgana of Avalon" (SBS) - Another photo diary :) from the process of painting the figurine "Morgana of Avalon" from H&V. *Kolejny foto pamiętnik :) z procesu malowania figurki "Mor...
    9 months ago
  • FichtenFoo
    Completed » Errgan [1:6 Original Figure] - I decided that it would be fun to explore the Star Wars universe and aesthetic by creation some of my own original creature and character designs that were...
    9 months ago
  • James Wappel Miniature Painting
    Kings Clash - This weekend was a spectacular Songapalooza event, where A Song of Ice and Fire was played almost non stop for 3 days! The primary goal was to test out...
    1 year ago
  • Behind Enemy Lines Podcast
    Panzerschreck 2019 - Planes, Trains and Automobiles - July has again rolled around, time to make our pilgrimage and pay our respects to the Flames of War tournament primogenitor.... PANZERSCHRECK!!! Except t...
    1 year ago
  • Covering Fire!
    German Grenadiers vs Brit Tanks in Encounter - A target rich environment! Game 3 of the Lords or War MW 109 pt tournament was against Craig and his Brits. As always the painting level for Craig's army ...
    1 year ago
  • Sketchbook Gaming
    I'm getting closer to creating a better close combat system for Kill Team - It hit me like a freight train the other day, the close combat system I'd created and we were using had become this bloated monster in just four short mo...
    1 year ago
  • Jim's Models
    Flaws - There is no loftier goal in any endeavor than striving for perfection. But can any human being ever achieve perfection? I don’t know. That is a tough quest...
    1 year ago
  • Haywire Painting
    Mollogs Warband (AKA "Alpha Legion Break") - Update! I'm taking a break from my tedious Alpha Legion (I hate Tactical Marines so much..) and I've painted up Mollogs Mob. I'll also use these guys for a...
    1 year ago
  • Airbrush & Analog Painting
    Showcase: Hector, prince of Troy - Hello everyone! In this article, I want to showcase my version of Hector by Young Miniatures . I spend a lot of time on the face and eyes, only by them bei...
    2 years ago
  • WWPD: Wargames, Board Games, RPGs, LCGs, and more!
    Watch the Mac Fam stream D&D Live on Twitch Tuesdays and Sundays! - If you want to hear the Steve and Sean O get real nerdy with Dungeons and Dragons, the team is now streaming games live! Check us out on our Twitch page at...
    2 years ago
  • davetaylorminiatures
    Things are rumbling along! - So, the launch of the Kickstarter for my book ARMIES & LEGIONS & HORDES went off with a bang! It funded in three hours, and has continued to go great gun...
    2 years ago
  • Fight Medic Painting and Photography
    - The big one! Spring break has arrived, and that means I have time to paint! Time to try and get 6 months of painting done in the next 5 days. So let's st...
    2 years ago
  • Lester Bursley Miniatures
    Motivation -
    2 years ago
  • Hobby Before I Die!
    Star Wars Legion - Tatooine Table - Part 11 - Slight detour from the Tatooine buildings... To help break the routine of carving foam, I decided I needed something a little different to model and pai...
    2 years ago
  • Random thoughts of a hobby butterfly
    ForestRambo - Let's talk Hunters! - Welcome to ForestRambo - An all Hunters blog. This blog was previously known as Random Thoughts of a Hobby Butterfly, but I have somewhat stumbled on a bit...
    2 years ago
  • The Triple Helix Project
    BMG: Playing Catch-up (Pt 2) - Hooo-boy! Now that I’m actually writing again, I’m super keen to get it all written up and ‘out into the wild’ as it were. As I mentioned in part 1 of ...
    3 years ago
  • fallout15mm
    99 Territory - Here’s a pic of the guard tower at the top of the freeway. I’m not going to glue it down, so I can re-use it as scatter terrain. I’m going to add a few m...
    3 years ago
  • Jim's Models
    My Thoughts on the Tamiya F4U-1D - I have some thoughts on the newly announced Tamiya kit.
    3 years ago
  • The Aviary
    - *Sip & Crafts for a Cause* *{Eat, Drink,& Get Crafty...for a reason}* *Let us help you Be The Good. When you purchase a ticket to one of our **Happy Hour...
    3 years ago
  • Master Models
    Renault 3.4 t AHN complete -
    3 years ago
  • Chickhammer
    Start of 30k: Sons of Horus - After much deliberation on my part, I've elected to do Sons of Horus as my 30k army. I've had some boxes sitting around for a while, just waiting to b...
    3 years ago
  • Angel GiraldeZ
    Sketches ON SALE - ON SALE http://www.ebay.es/itm/252634365959?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
    3 years ago
  • Rule 37
    X-Wing Showcase : Gold squadron Y-Wing repaint - Rule 34 : If you're leaving scorch marks, you need a bigger gun! After my failure at the 2016 French national championship (3 losses out of seven games) I ...
    3 years ago
  • elphilo's blog
    Update - Hey guys, normally I'd be posting about the upcoming Huzzah RTT but I've made a decision. In the next few months I'm going to close this blog and only post...
    3 years ago
  • I paint therefore I am
    I may have got the easiest light box set up with Ikea products! - I have been having trouble with the macro shots of miniature all the time, especially when I haven't finished and I don't want to pull out my Cannon just...
    4 years ago
  • 5th Dimension
    See you at Pigment Pirates Hamburg - [DE] Guten morgen Maler aus aller Welt, Ich habe lange überlegt wie ich es schreiben soll aber ich möchte es kurz und informativ halte: Weil viele von u...
    4 years ago
  • Miniature Tim
    Infinity Tables @ AdeptiCon 2016! - Just a quick post up to show everyone the tables that were played on at AdeptiCon this year for Infinity! The terrain at AdeptiCon for Infinity never...
    4 years ago
  • Secret Weapon Miniatures
    Painting Your Tablescapes Tiles - Damaged Urban - Part 1: Introduction & Materials Related: Clean Urban Tiles For this tutorial, I will keep things simple. Nonetheless, the tile will still look incredi...
    4 years ago
  • Equinox Painting
    Khorne Exalted Deathbringer - So I was going to paint him for eBay but I ended up spending a lot longer on him than planned so he turned out nicer than a quick job to auction. In other...
    4 years ago
  • The Painting Corps
    Maelstrom's Edge - Over the last couple of years, hobby time has been at a premium, and what time I've had has been dedicated to a project that I can say I'm very excited t...
    5 years ago
  • TheTryzna
    Awaken: Underwater Odyssey - now aviable - Hello everyone! Its two months allready since i pre-released the game on itch and few other places and took much needed break. During that time i ve been w...
    5 years ago
  • The Forays and Woes of an Average Hobbyist
    Stop... Hobby Time: I'm Back! - Hey all, Sorry for the week and a half- two week absence. I've just gotten off holidays and kind of getting back in the swing of real life. So between that...
    5 years ago
  • The Brush Brothers
    Fusilier - Hi, Today I have for you one of my panoceanian Fusiliers from operation icestorm - Infinity. MORE PHOTOS Thanks, Czys
    5 years ago
  • masterminis.net - where we learn to be a better painter!
    The Future of Games Workshop - Part 17: End Times - *The Future of Games Workshop - Part 17: End Times* You can find part 17 of our epic series about the future of Games Workshop *on our new blog.*<< Click...
    5 years ago
  • JAH Minis
    Painting: Captain Bartolo Montador, aka Broadsides Bart. - Hey everybody. For those who are not familiar with this sculpt, he is one of the Mercenary Pirates from Privateer Press' Warmachine game. In 2012, I was as...
    6 years ago
  • Where to See MST3k Episodes
    Where to see streaming full-length MST3k Episodes - Pilot: The Green Slime (YouTube) K01 Invaders from the Deep (archive.org) K02 Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars (archive.org) K03 Star Force: Fugitive Alien...
    9 years ago
  • Daily Grind
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