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  • James Wappel Miniature Painting
    Casket of Doom! - Here's the unit that started it all for the Tomb Kings... the scary box! The Casket was the featured element of the display board, one of two levels... ...
    2 hours ago
  • Tale of Painters
    WIP: Ultramarines Devastator Squad #1 - The Skaven Blood Bowl players are done and just waiting for the varnish to dry, so it's time to start the next project: reworking another Ultramarines sq...
    2 hours ago
  • MASSIVE VOODOO
    Musica -
    11 hours ago
  • The Modelling News
    A new figure of an MG 42 SS Schütze, in 1944 by Eisernes Kreuz & Andrea Miniatures in 1/16 - 1/35 - 1/48 - 1/72nd scales - The latest figure release from* Andrea Miniatures* is from the cold and deep expanse of the Russian front in 1944. This MG 42 gunner is available in the p...
    11 hours ago
  • Azazel's Bitz Box.
    Legion of the Damned #1: Rogue Trader-Era - I thought I’d share some more of my older paintjobs today and over the next while – only now “updated” in the past few weeks with new 32mm bases. Specifica...
    19 hours ago
  • Almost Perftec
    WIP: Hobby Tray - Time to have some fun! Made a Mechanicus themed hobby tray... Wood burning (also a few minor burns to my hands)... That prayer on the back? Part of it is ...
    20 hours ago
  • Sproket's Small World
    Painting the Abyssal Warlord - resolving the overall colour palette - I’ve spent some of my recent hobby time finishing and refining the areas of the Abyssal Warlord that I’ve painted so far. For the most part that’s involv...
    1 day ago
  • Arsies Studio, Miniature Painter
    GUILLIMAN STEP BY STEP - Recently the web page reached 1.000.000 visitors! I couldn't offer anything to celebrate it until now as I was so busy, but with 19.000 visitors delay, I t...
    1 day ago
  • Coloured Dust
    Yi Sun-sin - I took the camera and I can present you the "official" photos of my last work. "Yi Sun-sin" bust in a 1:10 scale from Nuts Planet. Painting this model was...
    1 day ago
  • Wargaming with Barks
    Deathwatch Blood Angel - The Blood Angel Antor Delassio with his jump pack, chainsword and hand flamer. Again, this is a lovely pose with an annoying excess of bling. I am quite ha...
    1 day ago
  • 40k Hobby Blog
    Primaris Space Marines First Take - I've finally spent some time putting together the Primaris Space Marines that come in the Dark Imperium boxed set. Initially I was ambivalent towards the...
    2 days ago
  • The Hammer of Wrath
    SHOWCASE: Trip's 2016 Year In Review - Better late than never, I guess. Sure, it's late June 2017, but let's just pretend I posted this back in January. I posted recaps of 2014 and 2015, but ...
    3 days ago
  • WWPD: Wargames, Board Games, RPGs, LCGs, and more!
    FOW V4 Afrika Korps Command Cards - The long-awaited command cards for Version 4's Mid-War desert armies have finally arrived. Below is a recap of the command cards for the German Afrika Kor...
    3 days ago
  • Nicholas Sagan's Progress Report | Projects and Experiments in Time and Space
    COMMISSION: 1/350 REBEL BLOCKADE RUNNER PT9 - You know what I love? Masking. No. Not really. But it sure does pay off. I used a combination of tape and Micro Mask (something I don’t think I’ll use for ...
    4 days ago
  • Gunpla by GoodGuyDan
    Mg FA-78 Thunderbolt sector Gundam - Introduction: This is one of those kits that I wasn't entirely sure I wanted to build (even after buying it). But after seeing completed kits by Saintism...
    5 days ago
  • Fight Medic Painting and Photography
    - A wild post appears! Let me start off with a BIG apology. It's been about 5 months since my last post, and for that I am truly sorry. I can give you all ki...
    6 days ago
  • Doogs' Models
    1/72 Bandai A-Wing – The “Jakku Bandit” - If it seems like I’ve been somewhat quiet of late, well, I have been. In part thanks to a combination of work, travel, work travel, and being glued to the ...
    1 week ago
  • Pete's Model World
    IDF Centurion Tracks - Work has now begun on the friul tracks and very nice they are too. Very crisp detail on each link and only minimal clean up. The supplied wire for the pins...
    1 week ago
  • Art and Musings of a Miniature Hobbyist
    Paint Chipping Test with Tamiya Synthetic Lacquer Spray Paints (& sneak peeks into future AFV projects) - To dip my toes into the weathering pool as it were, I tested out a few options for producing chipped paint effects using natural materials and chemical liq...
    1 week 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 ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Modelling Chronicles: Constructing the Past
    Eduard 1/48 SE.5a Royal Class Dual Combo - Kit Review - A few years ago I bought a copy of Norman Franks' Osprey volume on the Se5/5a which features Mark Postlethwaite's striking image of an Se5a piloted by the ...
    3 weeks 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 weeks ago
  • Scale Model Soup
    The joys of old decals - There’s no shortage of aftermarket decals these days with dozens of companies producing decals in every scale and for nearly every subject. Sadly, some of ...
    5 weeks ago
  • Jim's Models
    My Thoughts on the Tamiya F4U-1D - I have some thoughts on the newly announced Tamiya kit.
    1 month ago
  • Airbrush & Analog Painting
    One Shot Primer - from AMMO by Mig Jimenez - Hello friends and newcomers, In this article, I will share my results, thoughts, and opinions about AMMO's One Shot Primer. From what I've heard, One Shot...
    1 month ago
  • GMM Studios
    Orruk Ironjawz Army - I am back from the desert fortress of Gordrakk himself, and brought a whole bunch of other gitz! An Ironjawz army big enough to choke Mork. It had been a...
    1 month ago
  • davetaylorminiatures
    HORUS HERESY - Leman Russ and his Wolf-kin - I recently had the chance to work on my first Forgeworld Primarch model, Leman Russ. It was interesting returning to him after I had converted and painte...
    1 month ago
  • The Mighty Brush | Blog of a Miniature Painting Addict
    Blood Angels Rhino / Razorback - Today I finished up the first of two Rhino APCs for my tactical squads, for when they’re not dropping in pods with specialist weapons. This one also has th...
    2 months ago
  • Defiant Workshop
    Model Showcase: Zombie Dragon (Games Workshop) - Finished pictures of the final product! Click for more!
    2 months 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...
    2 months ago
  • Master Models
    Renault 3.4 t AHN complete -
    4 months 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...
    5 months ago
  • Lester Bursley Miniatures
    How to paint Dark Eldar Wrack by Lester Bursley -
    5 months ago
  • Angel GiraldeZ
    Sketches ON SALE - ON SALE http://www.ebay.es/itm/252634365959?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
    7 months 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 ...
    7 months ago
  • FichtenFoo
    Completed » Scarif Patrol » 1/12 Stormtrooper Diorama - Kind of in a Star Wars kick at the moment thanks to Rogue One looking so promising. I rather liked a few stills I initially saw of a platoon of Stormtroope...
    8 months 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...
    8 months 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...
    8 months 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...
    9 months 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...
    9 months 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...
    1 year 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...
    1 year 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...
    1 year 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...
    2 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...
    2 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...
    2 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
    2 years ago
  • Hobby Before I Die!
    X-Wing - AT-AT and AT-ST Models - An AT-AT from the '8th Iron Legion' strides through the low-lands of Dandoran... ... And a rendevous with an Imperial Shuttle ready to disembark a squad of...
    2 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...
    2 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...
    3 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...
    6 years ago
  • Daily Grind
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