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Reading Material

  • Breakthrough Assault
    Bolt Action Building - We recently received some 28 mm pre coloured MDF buildings from Micro Art Studios Due to the lack of local Flames of War opposition I’ve been building up s...
    2 hours ago
  • The Modelling News
    4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards in three releases in 35th scale from Alpine Miniatures - Alpine Miniatures two new British tankers of the 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, WWII, in three releases in 35th scale are set for release soon. Shown here wi...
    18 hours ago
  • Tale of Painters
    ToP Tip: Best hobby Prime Day deals - Amazon's biggest Prime Day event yet will kick off on 8 July 2025, and there's a surprising number of Warhammer, tabletop, and hobby-related deals. If yo...
    1 day ago
  • Pete's Model World
    Sherman Primed & Base Idea - After a wash and leaving the model to dry overnight I've now given it a good coat of Mr surfacer finishing primer. As usual this stuff goes down silky sm...
    3 days ago
  • Gunpla by GoodGuyDan
    MG MS-14C Gelgoog Cannon - Introduction: One of my favorite pieces of work was the old Gelgoog 2.0 Anavel Gato custom I cobbled together using the newer 2.0 Gelgoog body and very...
    4 days ago
  • Skarach's world
    SAS Jeep - Special Air Service, North Africa, 1942-43.
    1 week ago
  • No Dice No Glory
    Pilgrimage to Gettysburg by an ACW Newbie - By Troy Hill I admit it. I hated studying the American Civil War (ACW) ever since Junior High School. But, the title says I made a visit recently to Gettys...
    1 week ago
  • Art and Musings of a Miniature Hobbyist
    A Bevy of BiCute Bunnies (Overlord & Chainsaw Man) - It's a great time to be a pre-painted figure collector when more affordable crane prize figures such as the FuRyu BiCute Bunnies series are offering the t...
    1 week ago
  • Azazel's Bitz Box.
    Zombicide Rue Morgue Survivors & Zombivors Dan & Maddie - I did not get much Zombicide completed in the last couple of months – so if I’m hoping to ever complete this mega project of 1st edition I need to pull my ...
    2 weeks ago
  • JUY's Modelling Blog
    Lanz Bulldog 1/24 -
    2 weeks ago
  • 40k Hobby Blog
    Tiny Tank Commander - Warlord included this little guy on the easy eight sprue. I'd usually skip the tank commanders because the scales never fit well between the vehicle an...
    2 weeks ago
  • Wargaming with Barks
    More Grimdark Future - We played another game of *Grimdark Future*, Marines (Dextra Manus) vs Chaos Marines (Red Corsairs). We rolled up a random setup and mission, which gave ...
    3 weeks ago
  • MASSIVE VOODOO
    NMM Workshop with Tamer Widerspan - Sebastian here, Tamer Widerspan is giving another NMM course and there are still a few places available. You book one seat for the upcoming worksh...
    2 months ago
  • GMM Studios
    Night Lords - The Curze Crew - Hello out there! Another one down and on the new backdrop as well. This time, Night Lords! Something that hadn't come across my desk in a while, and one...
    2 months ago
  • Sproket's Small World
    Unfinished business! - Horticulus Slimux – Part 6 I suspect that every miniature painter has a few unfinished projects that sit neglected on their desk or in a cabinet. It’s a fr...
    2 months ago
  • Crac des Chevaliers
    US Marines - 28mm US Marines and an M3 Stuart: Warlord figures (Marine Raiders box) and vehicle. CdlT
    4 months ago
  • Doogs' Models
    The Public Thing - “Is modeling art?” It’s one of those questions that never seems to go away. I’ve been skeptical for years. Not because modeling isn’t art, but because “art...
    4 months ago
  • Coloured Dust
    14 years... - 14 years... *14 lat...* READ MORE »
    4 months ago
  • Arsies Studio, Miniature Painter
    Hob Ork - Really, Who don't like ORKS? Let me introduce you this little 30mm Ork I painted as commission past year. An amazing miniature, custom printed (do not kn...
    4 months ago
  • The Mighty Brush | Blog of a Miniature Painting Addict
    How to paint Raptors Terminators out now! - The latest PDF Painting Guide, How to Paint Raptors Terminators is now available in the shop! The post How to paint Raptors Terminators out now! appeared...
    6 months ago
  • The Hammer of Wrath
    Birthdays and records. - The blog turned 11 and the channel turned 2! Wow. Kinda lost track of time there! I started this blog over 10 years ago - which seems impossible. I kn...
    7 months ago
  • Prot's War in the Warp
    The Lion is Done! (again) - After spending a horrific amount of time on this model, I really mean it this time; I’m not painting him again. This is my favourite model in the entire GW...
    10 months ago
  • Scale Model Soup
    Black Friday Deals 2023 - Let's see who's offering deals for Black Friday. Did I miss you or a favorite vendor? Email me at scalemodelsoup@gmail.com. AMMO by Mig Jimenez Offers v...
    1 year ago
  • FichtenFoo
    Tutorial » Simple Doll Face-up using my Maude figure - Been a while since I posted a tutorial or tips and tricks here. I’d like to do more of it like I used to, especially with a decade’s more skill than I had ...
    2 years ago
  • Man vs Kit
    End of 2021: my 10 favourite models - I’m not ready to do a “looking back at this year” post, because I’m not sure how I feel about where I am. But, here are the models which I liked the mos...
    3 years 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 years ago
  • Nicholas Sagan's Progress Report | Projects and Experiments in Time and Space
    1/144 McQuarrie Concept Falcon -
    5 years ago
  • Modelling Chronicles: Constructing the Past
    Tamiya BT-7 model 1935 in 1/35 - weathering - As ever with my approach to weathering, layers are the key. There is no 'correct' order for this but there are some things to bear in mind. So, adding rust...
    5 years ago
  • MiniArmour
    Ferdinand – finished (?) - So finally here I am again with some update. Summer has been rather busy with only little time for models, but over the past months I was able to steal few...
    5 years ago
  • Battleground Hobbies
    4Ground European Windmill for Bolt Action - [image: 4Ground European Windmill for Bolt Action]Have a look at this fabulous 4Ground kit, the European Windmill! Windmills played a part in the Second Wo...
    5 years ago
  • James Wappel Miniature Painting
    A great Case - The large Carrying case from TableWar has proven to be handy for a number of things. I thought that the larger size would let me carry the bigger Creat...
    5 years ago
  • Behind Enemy Lines Podcast
    CHOO CHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! - It's July and that can mean only one thing... *PANZERSCHRECK ROAD TRIP!!!* That's right, but this time, no scummy minivan for us! We're travelling in s...
    5 years 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 ...
    6 years 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...
    6 years ago
  • Defiant Workshop
    Firefly Adventures Painted -
    6 years ago
  • Haywire Painting
    Alpha Legion - Go! - It's been a long time since I updated this website, but here we are! For the last years, Horus Heresy has been my game of choice. Up until now I have been ...
    6 years ago
  • Jim's Models
    Aftermarket is a Mental Disorder - Let me just begin by straight out saying, no, I don’t think you have a mental disorder for using aftermarket. Inevitably someone is going to read the title...
    6 years ago
  • Airbrush & Analog Painting
    Showcase: Achilles - Hello everyone! In this article, I want to showcase my version of Achilles by Young Miniatures. I'm not sure if I made the right choice making the photog...
    6 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...
    7 years ago
  • davetaylorminiatures
    I am writing a BOOK! - That's right, fellow blog fans! I've decided to write a book about painting wargaming collections. It will be going to Kickstarter this *Friday, March 1...
    7 years ago
  • Lester Bursley Miniatures
    Motivation -
    7 years ago
  • Fight Medic Painting and Photography
    - MOAR Terrain! Lord help me I like painting buildings now. Not sure why, maybe it's the jump from miniatures and it's such a different type of painting that...
    7 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...
    7 years ago
  • Hobby Before I Die!
    Star Wars Legion - Tatooine Table - Part 10 - A pic of all the buildings made to date. This is on a 4x4 ft table. It may make for some fairly tight games if a few extra barricades / obstacles were a...
    7 years ago
  • The Triple Helix Project
    BMG: Playing Catch-up (Pt. 1) - Hey all! Long time no see eh? There’s been a lot of things going on hobby-wise for us here at the Triple Helix Project, so much that I’m kinda at a lo...
    8 years ago
  • Jim's Models
    My Thoughts on the Tamiya F4U-1D - I have some thoughts on the newly announced Tamiya kit.
    8 years ago
  • fallout15mm
    Getting farther on the Freeway - Hey, I got somewhere. Bummer is the brown acrylic paste I have that I used for the basing…I ran out of. I still have a full tub of the ‘Dark Earth’ but t...
    8 years ago
  • The Aviary
    - The Aviary, Bibbidi Bobbidi Kids Boutique, BGB Photography, & Nova PlayLabs present an all-inclusive day of family fun. Hosted by Megan Keebaugh, Travel Ag...
    8 years ago
  • Chickhammer
    2016 Year In Review - 2016 has been a bit of a mixed bag for me. Obviously, I've not done much blogging this year, though I have completed a good number of projects. It's been...
    8 years ago
  • Angel GiraldeZ
    ON SALE; weathering sketch, Gujia - ON SALE http://www.ebay.es/itm/252632901752?ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
    8 years ago
  • elphilo's blog
    Huzzah Hobbies' September RTT SATURDAY September 17th, 2016 - Hey all its that time again, its time to post abut the Monthly Huzzah Hobbies RTT! And yes we still are an ITC event! For more information about the ITC cl...
    8 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...
    8 years ago
  • I paint therefore I am
    I finished my first bottle of black in weeks, my second bottle lasted for years - I was sitting next to the painting station helping with some work on my PC, as I was just waiting around I looked across to my pots of paints i decided t...
    8 years ago
  • Rule 37
    Open letter to FFG Organized Play about intentional draws - Hello Organized Play, As the 2015 and 2014 French national champion I would like to protest against the new Intentional Draw rule for X-Wing competition....
    9 years ago
  • Miniature Tim
    AdeptiCon 2016: Infinity Seminar! - Infinity at AdeptiCon. It's been a thing for a while now, but this year, Corvus Belli was in attendance!! ...none of you are really going to read this,...
    9 years ago
  • Master Models
    Renault 3.4 t AHN - the base - Stage 2- the grass. Short, dark green grass from Noch, and longer, dry stems from Woodland Scenics.
    9 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 ...
    10 years ago
  • Equinox Painting
    Khorne Red Skin - I've been painting the riders skin of this bloodcrusher and thought I would share the scheme and some tips for applying it. First a basecoat of 1:1 mix of ...
    10 years ago
  • Secret Weapon Miniatures
    New Product: 32mm Adapters - [image: http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=79_30_135&products_id=761] This is a new direct only item from Secret...
    10 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...
    10 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...
    10 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
    10 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.*<< Clic...
    10 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...
    11 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 (YouTube) K02 Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars (YouTube) K03 Star Force: Fugitive Alien 2 (lost...
    14 years ago
  • Daily Grind
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