Forged in Fire
A few boxes of FireForged Games miniatures arrived last week. Here is an unboxing post.This set of Teutonic Knights contains 12 mounted figures, with options for full command, alternate heads, and so...
View ArticleGo this way
Red Box strikes again with one of my favorite poses from the set.I am working on a few terrain pieces that involve a Celtic theme, covered in snow...Should be fun! Stay tuned...
View ArticleAnother Secret experiment
Continuing with the experimentation, I thought I would try out a variety of 'finishing' techniques on a set of Secret Weapon bases. The plan is to make some swamp versions, some blood filled versions,...
View ArticleThe Green Tide
There's been lots of German tanks up to this point, but Memoir '44 is also about the United States. So, a bit of painting on some Shermans.Completing the shaded basecoat, as usualSome dusty...
View ArticleBone Saw
This chainsaw totin' gal is from the Reaper Bones line. She is definitely hunting Zombies!As usual, not a bad mini for the cost, and indestructible to boot.She joins Disco Stu, a fellow Reaper Bones...
View ArticleSneaky Lawman
Here's one more Wild West Exodus Lawman for you. This is one of the close combat hired hands.There is some nice depth to the close combat system in this game. Nothing is assured, and if you arrange...
View ArticleChop shop
Ok... she's got her saw... now it's time to kick around some Zombies!Lots of mindless creatures looking to snack on your brains... no problem. She'll take care of that for you in a jiffy.She's not...
View ArticleAnother History lesson... and the Monument Run
After the last game of History of the World, where victory was achieved by me (while Cathy was out of town), there was a desire to rematch this particular game.Cathy would be playing this time around....
View ArticleSitting down on the job
One more Hired hand from the Lawmen faction.When you get the set of ten Hired Hands, you get ten unique poses... five of the long range riflemen, and five pistol packing baddies. That is very nice...
View ArticleWho shall lead them?
Back to Red Box Games!The armor was fun to paint on this guy. Very interesting shapes, which allowed me to do some fun things with shading.And with some of his buddies!
View ArticlePenny for your thoughts
Yes, these tanks are pretty tiny! The penny in the shot above should give you a good idea of that. :-)More finished shots for you.And a comparison to the desert scheme.Next up, a set of tanks with...
View ArticleYou can shoot the Sheriff, but you cannot shoot this Deputy.
Now this guy has already made quite an impact on my Lawmen faction. There are many useful aspects to his abilities... offering some longer ranged heavy duty firepower, coupled with the ability to...
View ArticleThree Amigos ?
Red Box Games Warriors one more time :-)Each one of these has a little bit of variety to the poses... some more than others, but still a nice way to keep a unit looking more interesting!There are still...
View ArticleStress management
Just about every miniature painter finds themselves in situations where they are distracted by stress and other craziness, whether you are just doing it once in a while for fun or a million hours a...
View ArticleBig 'n Nasty
OK folks, here's something rather giant for you. This is the Thanatar Siege Automata.The picture below gives you some idea of the size of this thing. The Castellax standing next to the legs is...
View ArticleThe Good Word
With the first test fight out of the way, we set down to a second matchup between the Lawmen and the Outlaws.We each made slightly different lists. Rich took a different boss, and a Dark Council....
View ArticleNo Bones about it
Here we have some finished images of the Palette Cleanser miniature. It was definitely the right sort of mini to put out in front of the brushes at the time.Again, since it was a Bones mini, you don't...
View ArticleUnbearable weather.
Well, I think the only way we are going to be spared these incessant downpours is for winter to take hold. The choice is... do you wish to drown, or freeze? Shoveling snow is way more fun than trying...
View ArticleIt's all in the cards
Once I saw the special Decapitation ability of Doc Holliday, I couldn't resist making some tiny, blood soaked playing cards to scatter around the base.He can slice off your head with the mere flick of...
View ArticleThat really grinds my gears
Our Wild West Exodus games are going to need a variety of terrain. Rich has been making various elements, such as the water tower and the mesas. We are in the process of creating the town buildings...
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