Category Archives: Miniatures

Review: Bolt Action: World War II Wargames Rules: Second Edition

Bolt Action: World War II Wargames Rules: Second Edition by Warlord Games My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am not sure whynitbtook me three months to finish this except that it was very slow goingbon the assembly of my … Continue reading

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How did I get hooked on Guild Ball?

In my previous article I explained why I drifted away from Warmachine and Malifaux, my pimary and secondary miniatures games respectively. Now I want to explain why I got hooked on Guild Ball and how I jumped in with both … Continue reading

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Adios Warmachine and Malifaux, hello Guild Ball!

It has been close to two years now since I have felt really engaged by Warmachine or Malifaux, it got to the point where I didn’t even bring models for either one to the Kingdom Con 2015 convention. Warmachine was … Continue reading

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Wall of Shame: Minor Progress

Well “progress” is debatable but at least I got out some of my Protectorate of Menoth models (Warmachine) and the Ogrun Assault Corps to paint last night. My hobby room is still backed up with boxes so 80% of my … Continue reading

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Painting Backlog i.e. Wall of Shame

I have gotten into a really bad habit of continually buying models without finishing what I already own. The closest I have to 100% complete models would be my Protectorate battle box that I bought in the summer of 2008. … Continue reading

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Malifaux 2nd Edition

Malifaux 2nd Edition is here (otherwise known as M2E). I am reposting below what I posted on my local gaming club’s forums, feel free to add comments here or visit the forums at http://fgsnc.com I haven’t done anything but skim … Continue reading

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Neat backgrounds for photographing models

One of the guys in my gaming club found a neat site that has downloadable backgrounds for photographing your models, I think I will give this a shot. Corvus Miniatures Cloud Backgrounds

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What big teeth you have grandma….

I really love this diorama that showcases the Extreme Warpwolf from Privateer Press What big teeth you have grandma…..    

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Mercs Miniature Game

I am eeally looking into trying the Merca miniatures game, especially after I finally found a faction guide: http://guerrillaminiaturegames.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/games-i-like-mercs-faction-overview/ I need to read more but I think I can just buy a pair of minis and their cards to try … Continue reading

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Best Wurmwood Ever

Gdaybloke posted a pic of a friend’s Wurmwood model that has got to be the best custom Warmachine or Hordes model I’ve ever seen. Yes, that’s a treehouse and a tire swing.  (Scroll to the end of the article for … Continue reading

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Exemplar Errants Assembly

My Knights Exemplar Errants are going to be very strong on the battlefield but getting them there is going to be challenging. They are a pain in the butt due to the large part count on each model. I built … Continue reading

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Seamus & Sybelle Assembly

That last Seamus shot was very small after cropping from the camera so here’s one of him after assembly as well as Madame Sybelle. Yes, she’s an overweight undead madame from a cathouse. Shooting raw pewter is sketchy, the high … Continue reading

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Errants in the Spray Booth

Here are various Knights Exemplars Errant in my ghetto spray booth. The officer from tbe UA is on the far left and you should be able to pick out the standard bearer. The other four are the grunts from the … Continue reading

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Seamus Assembly

I finally got going on my Malifaux figures today. I started with Seamus since he looked relatively easy: one hand w/toolbag to glue to his wrist. Turns out I had to pin it since there was so little contact area.

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First Malifaux Purchase

Well my first model purchase (since I got the book a couple of weeks ago). I had my LGS order me the Red Chapel Gang and the Miners & Steamfitters Union boxed sets. I wanted to be able to demo … Continue reading

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