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  • Tale of Painters
    WIP: Death Guard Pox Walkers #2 - Quick update today on my second batch of six Pox Walkers. This batch was so much faster to paint than the first batch. Does anyone else find that? You kin...
    7 hours ago
  • No Dice No Glory
    NDNG Podcast Episode 28: Ghost Panzers and Red Banner - We are live at Fall-In in Lancaster PA. In this episode Ed, Matt Varnish and Mitch take a break from the Iron Man event to talk about the two new books tha...
    12 hours ago
  • The Modelling News
    In-Box & Construction Guide Pt. I: Miniart's 35th scale Soviet Ball Tank “Sharotank” Interior - MiniArt's new series of "What-If?" kits has started with a BANG! with their first in the series the "Sharotank". Andy Moore has one almost built already -...
    16 hours ago
  • Skarach's world
    M3 light tank “Stuart” - 241st Tank Brigade, Southern Russia, late 1942. M3 light tank “Stuart” build – Part 1:Introduction M3 light tank “Stuart” build – Part 2:Assembly M3 light ...
    18 hours ago
  • Breakthrough Assault
    Soviet Shuffle – Red Banner Cards - Today Lee takes a look at the Red Banner Command Cards and the opportunities they present with new formations, characters…
    1 day ago
  • James Wappel Miniature Painting
    Travel in Style! - It is time to start showing you the army that went with the Operation Sting Monte Cassino display board. It was a big challenge to tackle this army, as ...
    1 day ago
  • Pete's Model World
    PLA Transporter Progress - The model is now all built with many parts left off until after painting. It's been the usual round of sand fill & repeat with some horrid pin marks to eli...
    1 day ago
  • Wargaming with Barks
    The end of the war to end all wars - I attended an interesting public talk today by my gaming friend and academic Dr Nathan Wise. It was on responses by Australian soldiers to the announcement...
    2 days ago
  • Azazel's Bitz Box.
    Unit-ed October: 2018 Community Painting Challenge. Also, Orctober/Orktober. Community Round-Up - Faust of Double Down Dice completed a hefty contingent of Dwarf players from his Dwarven BloodBowl Team. Looking striking in their regal colours of Gold an...
    3 days ago
  • Art and Musings of a Miniature Hobbyist
    Seeking inspiration and muses by retreading old paths - When it comes to why I paint or draw, it all boils down to an irresistible urge to recreate in art what I've read in books, seen in shows, or even experien...
    4 days ago
  • Crac des Chevaliers
    4 RTR Matildas in Caunter - Matilda tanks from 4th Royal Tank Regiment during Operation Battleaxe, now complete. There are more details on the WIP Post regarding stowage, adding detai...
    4 days ago
  • GMM Studios
    Hexfleet Virules Display Finished - The Hexfleet Virules backdrop is finished! As far as photography backdrops, my most rewarding and fun to work on yet. Working on these projects, especi...
    4 days ago
  • Arsies Studio, Miniature Painter
    Infinity: Pan-O remotes and Haqquislam doctor - I recently finished some miniatures to increase my customer's armies. 4 types of pan-o remotes and a single miniature, the Doctor to add to the Haqqislam A...
    5 days ago
  • Coloured Dust
    INBOX076 - Cleopatra (NP-B034) - I'll show you another bust - "Cleopara" (NP-B034). The bust is manufactured in 1:12 scale and molded in a high quality resin. The bust is sculpted by Jun...
    5 days ago
  • MASSIVE VOODOO
    Review: NOVA Open 2018 - Capital Palette - The Capital Palette From the NOVA OPEN Homepage: *The NOVA Open invites hobbyists and artists to proudly display their work in its Capital Palette, a j...
    5 days ago
  • Almost Perftec
    On Display: Lost Patrol for NOCF 2018 Fall Auctions - These guys are up for grabs with the rest of the set (and a bunch of other great minis) over here https://novaopenfoundation.org/ until Nov 25! Go Bid!!! ...
    1 week ago
  • Gunpla by GoodGuyDan
    HG RX-78XX Gundam Pixy - Introduction: What do you think of when you hear the name Pixy? Some fairie wings, maybe a tutu and a wand? I get the feeling that the only wish the Pix...
    1 week ago
  • MiniArmour
    Ferdinand – Painting the camo - The subtitle of this post could as well be “Why I hate painting soft edge camouflage!”… and it would pretty much summarize how I felt during the process. W...
    1 week ago
  • The Mighty Brush | Blog of a Miniature Painting Addict
    The De-Smurfing of Lieutenant Calsius - Swapped the sword, scabbard, shoulder pad, helmet and backpack and he is a Smurf no longer!
    2 weeks ago
  • Prot's War in the Warp
    Prot Batrep: Deathwatch vs. Genestealer Cult. The Rematch - So after that last horror show which I reported on last week, I wanted to get another game in using these two armies. Although we used the FAQ it had an in...
    2 weeks ago
  • Doogs' Models
    How to Focus Stack Your Images - If you’ve ever taken a photo of a model, you’ve almost certainly experienced it. A depth of field too shallow to show your entire build in sharp focus. Whi...
    3 weeks ago
  • 40k Hobby Blog
    OOP Metal Scouts & This Weird Ultramarines Captain - I painted these yesterday during a rainy day. These models are old metal space marine scouts, as well as a very iffy space marine captain from the dark ...
    4 weeks ago
  • Sproket's Small World
    Sloppity Bilepiper Part 1 - After all the upset and upheaval that happened over the summer it feels very good to be painting minis again! I’ve not been able to establish a regular rou...
    5 weeks ago
  • Modelling Chronicles: Constructing the Past
    Young Miniatures RAF Spitfire Pilot - Painting RAF Cockpit Green - A brief entry today, on progress with the cockpit frame for this excellent kit. Unusually for a 1/10 figure, whether by Young Miniatures or any other compa...
    5 weeks ago
  • Scale Model Soup
    eBay decal insanity - It’s been a long time since I shared some of the outrageous, model-related listings I’ve seen on eBay. I never expected it to stop, of course, but the ongo...
    5 weeks ago
  • The Hammer of Wrath
    WIP: Deathwatch Kill Team - I mean, it was gonna happen at some point. I was looking through the new Kill Team rules and saw the profiles for Deathwatch. Popped by the local shop an...
    2 months ago
  • Battleground Hobbies
    Early WW2 Polish Armor for Bolt Action - [image: Early War Polish 7TP Tank] Here they are, the Polish 7TP JW and 7TP DW Twin-Turret tanks for our early war Polish Army! [image: Early War Polish 7T...
    3 months ago
  • Behind Enemy Lines Podcast
    Back to the Eastern Front - It was only a matter of time, we all knew it. We're going back to the Eastern Front next month with the releases of Iron Cross and Enemy at the Gates! ...
    3 months 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...
    3 months ago
  • Covering Fire!
    Canadian Infantry vs US Tanks in Hasty Attack - Sherry Atkinson roars "Open Fire!" As Canadian AT guns shred US tanks crested on a nearby hill Game 1 of the Lords of War de-escalation tournament was 90 ...
    4 months ago
  • Defiant Workshop
    Model Showcase: BB-8 (Bandai 1/2 Scale) - Final pics in the link. Final shot for size comparison, with the 1/12 scale BB-8 by Bandai and a Lego Rey.
    5 months ago
  • Nicholas Sagan's Progress Report | Projects and Experiments in Time and Space
    STUDIO SCALE T-16 T’FER PT3 - Advertisements
    7 months 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...
    7 months 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...
    7 months 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...
    8 months ago
  • Lester Bursley Miniatures
    Motivation -
    9 months 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...
    11 months 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...
    1 year ago
  • FichtenFoo
    Completed » Assault Proxies [5 Piece LTD] - 5 Piece Limited Edition. Contact me for pricing and availability. A while back I decided to create a small limited run of custom female android/drone fig...
    1 year 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 ...
    1 year 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...
    1 year ago
  • Jim's Models
    My Thoughts on the Tamiya F4U-1D - I have some thoughts on the newly announced Tamiya kit.
    1 year 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...
    1 year ago
  • Master Models
    Renault 3.4 t AHN complete -
    1 year 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...
    1 year ago
  • Angel GiraldeZ
    Sketches ON SALE - ON SALE http://www.ebay.es/itm/252634365959?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
    1 year 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 ...
    2 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...
    2 years ago
  • Haywire Painting
    Darkoath Chieftain: Base finished - The base for the Chieftain is finished! Now only his eye and the blood effects remain, but those will have to wait until all other heroes are completed. He...
    2 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...
    2 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...
    2 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...
    2 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...
    2 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...
    3 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...
    3 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...
    3 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...
    3 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
    3 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...
    4 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...
    4 years ago
  • Where to See MST3k Episodes
    Where to see streaming full-length MST3k Episodes - Pilot: The Green Slime (lost) K01 Invaders from the Deep (lost) K02 Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars (lost) K03 Star Force: Fugitive Alien 2 (lost) K04 Gam...
    7 years ago
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