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Reading Material

  • The Modelling News
    Meng downsizes but doesn't dub-down their new 24th scale Ford GT40 Mk.II '66 - Meng has downscaled, but not dumbed-down their '66 Ford GT40 into 1/24th scale. We have details of the new kit, the CAD drawings showing the features of t...
    20 hours ago
  • No Dice No Glory
    Beginning a Soviet Horde in Bolt Action - By Troy A Hill One of the joys and pitfalls of moving into a new area, and joining a new gaming group is that many of the local players in the new area alr...
    1 day ago
  • Pete's Model World
    Gecko Supacat Progress - Back to the supacat now and so far its had a few washes & filters followed by a matt coat. The load has also had some strapping added using tamiya tape. ...
    2 days ago
  • Breakthrough Assault
    Auf Wiedersehen, Leopard: Updating forces to WW3: West Germans. - Lee takes a look at moving his West German force from “Leopard” to “WW3: West Germans” Way back in the…
    2 days ago
  • Azazel's Bitz Box.
    Pimp My Kickstarter: Clash of Deck : a real FREE-TO-PLAY Card Game - I’ve been run off my feet for a week or so with working around appointments for other people (and a second, unsuccessful NBN installation), and now somewha...
    2 days ago
  • Tale of Painters
    Showcase: Silver Skulls Primaris Reiver Squad - Two years ago I painted a Silver Skulls Primaris Kill Team, and now I thought I'd like to go the next step and work towards a 500 pts Combat Patrol army....
    2 days ago
  • MASSIVE VOODOO
    FM: Adeptus Sororitas Hero - Aloa Jungle, this is by far one of the coolest *Adeptus Sororitas models* out there and I had to convert her. Another head gives a complete new character...
    3 days ago
  • Art and Musings of a Miniature Hobbyist
    Sturmgeschütz III Ausf.B Sd.Kfz.142 [WIP - Assembly of the Drive Sprockets, Road Wheels, and Idler Wheels] - On the surface, it doesn't seem like I got much done on the Tamiya 1/35 scale Sturmgeschütz III Ausf.B Sd.Kfz.142 this past two weeks. Who am I kidding? I...
    5 days ago
  • Wargaming with Barks
    Descent monsters - Following on from the Heroes, here are the monsters from the core *Descent* boardgame. I've been dabbling with Citadel Contrast, and the range of browns ...
    6 days ago
  • 40k Hobby Blog
    More Praetorians - Time to share some more work in process shots of the new army. I'm loving how these are turning out, especially for such old miniatures. Once I get...
    1 week ago
  • The Mighty Brush | Blog of a Miniature Painting Addict
    How to Paint Raptors vehicles PDF painting guide now available! - I’ve been asked many times to produce something like this and it’s finally here! My first vehicle painting guide, based on a Raptors Repulsor Executioner...
    1 week ago
  • Scale Model Soup
    The best April Fools' box art of 2021 - There was a time when people could be pranked on April Fools’ Day. I remember falling for the announcement that Tamiya was planning a 1/48 B-17G. We’re ...
    1 week ago
  • Man vs Kit
    Wingnut 1/32 Felixstowe F.2A (Late) - Wingnut’s monster flying boat is worth the effort. Summary: Manufacturer: Wingnut Wings Scale: 1/32 Subject: Felixstowe F.2A (Late) Extras: Gaspatch turn...
    2 weeks ago
  • Sproket's Small World
    Project P30 - Part 10 - Painting skin tones in three (painfully complicated) steps! Over the last few weeks I’ve established a good routine where I’m able to paint for a few hour...
    2 weeks ago
  • Doogs' Models
    My Favorite Part of 3D Printing…So Far - I thought my favorite part of 3D printing would be the ability to access a whole bunch of stuff that just isn’t available in injection-molded kit form (or ...
    3 weeks ago
  • JUY's Modelling Blog
    GAZ-AA with Crane -
    3 weeks ago
  • Prot's War in the Warp
    Hobby Update: Uriel Ventris - Well here he is. I’ve tried him only once and though you probably won’t see Uriel in any competitive lists, he isn’t bad! So there you have it. I’m happy w...
    4 weeks ago
  • Skarach's world
    Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. C (Sd.Kfz.121) - 6th Panzer Division, France, 1940. Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. C (Sd.Kfz.121) build – Part 1:Introduction Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. C (Sd.Kfz.121) build – ...
    4 weeks ago
  • GMM Studios
    Update: House Fire - Hello out there. Well, it's time I finally posted the news. I recently had a house fire. Let's start with the good news. We are alive. I now litera...
    4 weeks ago
  • Arsies Studio, Miniature Painter
    Tutorials update - Hi all. I just updated my "tutorials" page up here. I added 39 links to learn or improve your skills! Enjoy :-) *Paso a paso (Step by Step)* - Mortar...
    5 weeks ago
  • The Hammer of Wrath
    SHOWCASE: Trip’s 2020 Year-end Recap - So... 2020. What a goddamn nightmare, huh? Would have posted this sooner, but I moved to Japan in mid December, and literally all my personal belongings ...
    1 month ago
  • Gunpla by GoodGuyDan
    MG RX-78-02 Gundam Origin 'Real Type' - Introduction: This is painted build #198. As I've approached my 200th build I've gone back to my roots and started knocking out long-standing projects, a...
    2 months ago
  • Crac des Chevaliers
    DAK Panzers in 15mm - DAK Panzers in 15mm, models by Battlefront. Five Panzer IIIs and three Panzer IVs with magnetised turrets and barrels/weapon options. ...
    4 months ago
  • Modelling Chronicles: Constructing the Past
    Young Miniatures Imperial Guard - Construction - Sometime around the early 1980s, perhaps 1980 or 1981, my father built the Airfix 1/12 French Grenadier, which was originally released around 1977. By to...
    6 months 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...
    7 months ago
  • Defiant Workshop
    Model Showcase: Lost Boy (Gatefall Board Game) -
    7 months 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...
    7 months ago
  • Nicholas Sagan's Progress Report | Projects and Experiments in Time and Space
    1/144 McQuarrie Concept Falcon -
    1 year 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...
    1 year 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...
    1 year 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...
    1 year 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...
    2 years 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...
    2 years 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...
    3 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...
    3 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...
    3 years ago
  • Lester Bursley Miniatures
    Motivation -
    3 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...
    3 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...
    3 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...
    4 years ago
  • Master Models
    Renault 3.4 t AHN complete -
    4 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...
    4 years ago
  • Angel GiraldeZ
    Sketches ON SALE - ON SALE http://www.ebay.es/itm/252634365959?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
    4 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 ...
    4 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...
    4 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...
    5 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...
    5 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...
    5 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...
    6 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...
    6 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
    6 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...
    6 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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