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Reading Material

  • Tale of Painters
    Showcase: Dark Angels Invictor Tactical Warsuit - The Invictor Tactical Warsuit could be easily mistaken for a Dreadnought because it shares the same chassis as the Redemptor Dreadnought but it’s been st...
    7 hours ago
  • No Dice No Glory
    No Dice No Glory Episode 81; Gunfight Royale - We welcome Sean back to show! Sean and I interview Forrest Harris from Knuckleduster Miniatures to talk about his old west Kickstarter called Gunfight Roy...
    10 hours ago
  • Prot's War in the Warp
    Custodes Hobby Update: New Arrivals from the Warp - I have been slowly painting my 3rd Custodes army. In some cases I’m resvisiting some older models. But I found I really slowed down in December and January...
    23 hours ago
  • The Modelling News
    Test Kit Dry-Fit Review: 48th scale Sukhoi Su-33 Flanker-D from Minibase - Gary Wickham was happy to recently receive the last test shot of Minibase's forthcoming Sukhoi Su-33 Flanker-D in 48th scale injection moulded plastic bef...
    1 day ago
  • Breakthrough Assault
    Yankee Doodle: How To Bring Your US Force to 21st Century Standard - Let’s face it, we as hobbyists are always looking to make our armies stand out on the tabletop. Some look…
    1 day ago
  • Gunpla by GoodGuyDan
    Collab HG GM Guard Custom - Introduction: Happy new year everyone! This is the final collab from 2020. It was a rough year, but the collabs were (mostly, looking at you PizzaMaster)...
    1 day ago
  • Art and Musings of a Miniature Hobbyist
    State of my Hobby Worktable ... what's in store for 2021 - Lesson learned ... at least I would like to think so. About a year ago, my 'what's in store' post was filled with previously shelved projects that I had o...
    2 days ago
  • Man vs Kit
    The Journey: One Year On - One of the nicest pieces of feedback I have received came from my “where next” post last year, where Will Pattison, one of the modellers I really look up...
    2 days ago
  • Pete's Model World
    Greek Gecko Finished - Today I've finished off the project after adding a very small amount of dusting to the upper sections of the model, some exhaust staining and fuel staini...
    2 days ago
  • Wargaming with Barks
    Dungeon scenery - I've bought or printed an amount of various scatter fantasy and dungeon pieces this month: Cart from Printable Scenery Goods from Mantic Market stalls* fr...
    4 days ago
  • Azazel's Bitz Box.
    Last Night on Earth 10th Anniversary Edition: “Old Betsy” - My first completed model of 2021 is this delapidated old truck, known as “Old Betsy”. It’s one of the additional models over and beyond the basics that are...
    1 week ago
  • MASSIVE VOODOO
    Welcome 2021! - Aloa Jungle! Welcome to 2021! A fresh new year! We hope you arrived safe and sound in the new year and we thank you for your patience on us. The jungl...
    1 week ago
  • The Mighty Brush | Blog of a Miniature Painting Addict
    Raptors Judiciar Conversion - Today I finished the second unit from the Indomitus boxed set and the first unit of 2021 – a Judiciar conversion. I used the Bladeguard… The post Raptors...
    1 week ago
  • Doogs' Models
    2020 Wrap Up - Holy shit we made it to 2021! Since I’ve already gone and done a 2020 wrap video, I’m not going to belabor everything by typing it out again. If you’re in ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Skarach's world
    IS-2 - 3rd Guards Tank Army, Berlin, 1945 (the unit symbol is correct, the number might not be – down to what spare decals I had). IS-2 build – Part 1:Introducti...
    2 weeks ago
  • Scale Model Soup
    The box art of 2020 - Let’s take a look at the box art of 2020. Worst box art of 2020 goes to the Dora 1/72 Lysander. I really, really like the kits that Dora has been releas...
    2 weeks ago
  • Arsies Studio, Miniature Painter
    Distracted - Another scene based on Kingdom Death!. This is a very thin model, very fragile and hard to build, as usual in this brand, but also, incredibly detailed ...
    4 weeks ago
  • JUY's Modelling Blog
    Pickup with ZU-23-2 - The pickup truck by Meng was built almost OOTB and was very easy and fun project. The downside of the kit is its rubber wheels and I didn't succeed in ma...
    5 weeks 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. ...
    1 month ago
  • The Hammer of Wrath
    WIP: Dark Angels Primaris Army - Part 27: Ravenwing Primaris Chaplain Conversion - Well, shit. Let's start a Ravenwing force, I guess. I held off as long as I could. I even sold the bikes I refurbished without turning them into Ravenwin...
    2 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...
    3 months ago
  • Sproket's Small World
    Project P30 - Part 6. Back to business. - It’s been just over a year since I last posted anything about my Nurgle Tank Project. I had, of course, no idea of just how turbulent and troubled tha...
    3 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...
    4 months ago
  • Defiant Workshop
    Model Showcase: Lost Boy (Gatefall Board Game) -
    4 months 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 ...
    4 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...
    4 months 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...
    8 months ago
  • Nicholas Sagan's Progress Report | Projects and Experiments in Time and Space
    1/144 McQuarrie Concept Falcon -
    9 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...
    9 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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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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