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Pathfinder minis, the old fashioned way
I finally took delivery of a bunch of minis from Reaper. They are technically Pathfinder minis, but I’m using them as generic fantasy figs. Plus, they look great and I want to just take pleasure from painting rather than with … Continue reading
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How to paint great minis, quickly
Well painted models are a joy. It’s even better if you did them yourself! Trouble is all those beautiful pro-painted minis can be intimidating. When your model doesn’t look like it’s just stepped out of the pages of White Dwarf, … Continue reading
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Nicodemus the Archmage
Here’s that model I painted. He’s turned out not too bad considering I’ve not picked up a brush in years. Took about an hour, and it looks ‘good enough’ which is all I need it to do. Given that I … Continue reading
Avast!
Started our new Eberron swashbuckling piratey dark continent LOST campaign last night, of which more later. Doing a little research today for some new minis for the game and came across this: http://www.freebooterminiatures.de/en Wow. I knew Werner Klocke had done some nice … Continue reading
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An old acquaintance
Regular readers will know I spent the best part of ten years working at Games Workshop from the mid-nineties. I probably spend 40 hours a week painting back then, and I got reasonably good (and fast) at it too. Since … Continue reading
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Savage Encounters: A Case Study
I got home tonight to find a delivery from the good souls at Leisure Games, a whole case of the new Savage Encounters D&D minis. Squee, as I believe the kids say these days. It’s my favourite way of getting … Continue reading
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