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The Modelling News

Construction Review Pt I: "Tow Truck AA type" from MiniArt in 1/35th scale - After a big postal diversion, Andy King finally has MiniArt Models 1/35th scale "Tow Truck AA type" in his possession. He has put the kit together in the ...
6 hours ago
Tale of Painters

Tutorial: How to make and paint Rocky Hills/Cliffs War Games Terrain (incl. painting guides) - In this post, I’ll show you how to make your own rocky outcrops, hills, crags, cliffs for use in your table top war games using readily available materia...
6 hours ago
Prot's War in the Warp

A New Chaos Iron Warriors Test Theme. - The new Chaos codex is officially released as I write this. The sheer amount of combo’s and interesting army ideas buzzing around my head make me feel like...
10 hours ago
Pete's Model World

Takom M114 Adding Details & Tracks - The hull top and front panel are now fixed in place, a little bit of careful fitting and sanding ensures a nice smooth joint. Following that I used stret...
11 hours ago
Azazel's Bitz Box.

Zombicide Survivor “Kris” (John Travolta as Vincent Vega from Pulp Fiction…. or… Val Kilmer as Chris Shiherlis from Heat) - Today’s Zombicide survivors are a pair of cool looking, manly suit wearing men with guns from the mid-to-late nineties. Travolta and Kilmer. I’ll probably ...
16 hours ago
Art and Musings of a Miniature Hobbyist

Custom Candy Coated Evangelion Unit-01 Test Type [Assembly Part 2 of 5: Arms] - Continuing with the assembly process for the Evangelion Unit-01 (EVA-01) Test Type, it was the turn of its arms or specifically the shoulder pylons, arms,...
22 hours ago
No Dice No Glory

Two-Bee, or Not Two-Bee - By Jim Naughton TWO-BEE, or NOT TWO-BEE, THAT IS THE QUESTION Zwei-bae, oder nicht Zwei-bae, das ist heir die Frage…somehow the pun doesn’t work in German....
2 days ago
Wargaming with Barks

GF9 Badlands - Gale Force 9 does a lovely collection of Badlands hoodoos, which I have picked up over the years. It is pre-painted, scale agnostic, well sculpted, inter...
2 days ago
Breakthrough Assault

Late Panthers : Painting Guide - With the arrival of the new Battlefront plastic Panther Gs, I set to a weekly project of painting up 10…
4 days ago
MASSIVE VOODOO

News: Workbook: Masterclass Display Basing - Destroyed Cathedral - Hi Jungle, shortly before heading out to the World Model Expo I was able to finalize the work on my next workbook. *No time to read? Quick link:* http...
4 days ago
Crac des Chevaliers

Plastic Grenadiers (28mm BA) - More 28mm Germans, this time the plastic Grenadiers from Warlord for Bolt Action. 3x 10-man Squads and a 3-man Command element (Officer, Sniper, Medic)....
2 weeks ago
Skarach's world

Chernobyl Deactivators - Following on from the previous ICM Chernobyl-themed set, I have completed their “deactivators” one. I split the four figures into two mini-dioramas, using ...
3 weeks ago
The Hammer of Wrath

WIP: Blood Angels Army - Part 4: Indomitus Chaplain - Do you have a few moments to talk about our lord and savior, the Emperor of Mankind? Finished up the chaplain from the Indomitus set over the weekend. Un...
4 weeks ago
JUY's Modelling Blog

Lanz Bulldog #3 :) -
5 weeks ago
Gunpla by GoodGuyDan

Calamity Gundam - Introduction: Hi Folks! I'm back after a really long, unintentional lapse of content and updates. Long story short, there was (and still is) a lot of wor...
5 weeks ago
Arsies Studio, Miniature Painter

Marvel Zombies "Alive Characters" - During the last quarter of 2021 I was cooperating with Big Child Creatives painting some of the new game's miniatures. Those are some of the 32 mm miniat...
1 month ago
Jim's Models

Tamiya’s 1/32 F-4E Phantom II – Completion Photos -
2 months ago
Doogs' Models

“lESs iS mORe” and other pet peeves - In any community, there are certain phrases elicit groans and eyerolls. Maybe they’re bad takes. Or maybe they started out well-intentioned enough, but hav...
2 months ago
The Mighty Brush | Blog of a Miniature Painting Addict

How to paint Crimson Fists painting guide out now! - The latest PDF Painting Guide, How to Paint Crimson Fists is now available in the shop! Covered in the guide: Primer Pre-Shading Pre-highlighting Blue ar...
2 months ago
Sproket's Small World

Project P30 - Part 14. - So just when I though I’d be getting back into the swing of things, with a regular painting schedule, life had other ideas! We’d been planning some long-...
3 months ago
GMM Studios

Hexfleet Virules Part Two - 40k Chaos Army Addition - Hello out there! Back and at it with another 40k army. Been a minute since I did one of those hasn't it. Feels good, and never gets old. Let's just t...
3 months ago
FichtenFoo

Digital Kit Design » The Okse (32mm scale gaming mecha) - I get asked to tailor existing 3D kit designs for tabletop gaming a lot, but it’s more work than most realize since most of my work has fit tolerances and ...
5 months ago
40k Hobby Blog

Ancient Resin Land Raider Upgrade Kits - I've always wanted to see what extra armor, the command kit, and the FW ultramarine doors would look like on a Land Raider. There's no time like now. ...
5 months ago
Defiant Workshop

Bandai Razor Crest -
5 months 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...
6 months ago
Scale Model Soup

The Notable Moments of 2021 - Let's take a look back at the best and most interesting models and moments of 2021. We'll begin with the best box art of 2021. I think that award must go...
6 months ago
Coloured Dust

INBOX081 - The Mandalorian (3D Print) - This time, a completely different review of the miniature. This is the first 3D print review on this blog. Such a historic moment :) Different approach to ...
9 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...
1 year 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...
1 year 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...
1 year ago
Nicholas Sagan's Progress Report | Projects and Experiments in Time and Space

1/144 McQuarrie Concept Falcon -
2 years 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...
2 years 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...
2 years 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...
2 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 ...
2 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...
3 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...
3 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...
3 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...
4 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...
4 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...
4 years ago
Lester Bursley Miniatures

Motivation -
4 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...
4 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...
4 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 ...
5 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...
5 years ago
Jim's Models

My Thoughts on the Tamiya F4U-1D - I have some thoughts on the newly announced Tamiya kit.
5 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...
5 years ago
Master Models

Renault 3.4 t AHN complete -
5 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...
5 years ago
Angel GiraldeZ

Sketches ON SALE - ON SALE http://www.ebay.es/itm/252634365959?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
5 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 ...
5 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...
5 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...
5 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...
5 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...
6 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...
6 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...
6 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...
7 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...
7 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...
7 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
7 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...
7 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...
8 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...
11 years ago
Daily Grind

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