Miniature painting in 2017
It’s fair to say that my painting output in 2017 has been somewhat sporadic. It started off well enough – I received a number of units for my Planetfall Terran [...]
10mm Gaming
Spitfyre – The Battle of Britain as you have never seen it before…
Hysterical Games – the company behind Panzerfauste – in which Dwarves, Orcs and Gnomes battle whilst dressed in garb uncannily similar to WW2 uniforms – [...]
What is the best scale to wargame?
You’ve all seen them – the posts from those who are new to wargaming that ask the apparently simple question: “What scale should I game in?” This is [...]
Samurai – what scale of warfare?
When it comes to gaming in the period of the Samurai, one thing is certain – we have a wide range of miniatures to choose from, whether it be large battles or small [...]
Lasercut Architect – new MDF scenery
Whilst at the recent ROBIN show I came across a new company producing MDF scenery – Lasercut Architect, and had a great chat with owner Darrel Henson. What caught my [...]
On the painting table – 31st January 2017
With one thing and another, I didn’t quite keep up with my 30-minute-a-day painting schedule like I’d hoped – I only managed a couple of evenings last [...]
On the painting table – 24th January 2017
It’s the end of the first week of the 30-minute-a-day painting challenge that I set myself, so time to check on my progress. At the start of last week, my painting [...]
On the painting table – 19th January 2017
My model painting stalled at the end of September last year – there wasn’t a particular reason for it, I just always seemed to have something else to do! Whilst I [...]
What happened to the August 2016 Kickstarter projects?
During August I started a weekly round-up of Kickstarter projects that had caught my eye. I’d posted updates on the 22nd August and 25th August Let’s find out [...]
Kickstarter Round-up: 7th October 2016
Once again I’ve searched the realms of Kickstarter for the newest wargaming projects, and here is what I found: Miniatures Warbands of the Cold North III Red Box [...]
On the painting table w/c 26th September 2016
Following a week in which most of my free time was taken up with podcast editing, I have actually managed to apply some model paint – not much, but at least I’ve [...]
On the painting table – w/c 12th September 2016
Some new stuff on the painting table this week… Finally decided to paint my chits for Sharp Practice 2 over the weekend, so I’m about 2/3 of the way through those [...]
Painting Update – first models for ‘Planetfall’ complete
After several weeks being stalled on the painting front, the last week or so has finally seen some movement – though in a slightly unexpected direction. As you have [...]
On the painting table – w/c 5th September 2016
Following on from last week, I’ve had a good week on the painting front – the two Planetfall Helix that I started painting last week are almost finished – [...]
On the painting table – 29th August 2016
Call me fickle, but I’ve got another army on the painting table at the moment. I haven’t forgotten the Normans (or the 6mm French for that matter!) but I quite [...]
Neo Tyrannis – 6/10mm Sci-Fi Terrain on Kickstarter
Do you remember the first Polyversal Kickstarter campaign? The one that got cancelled? As part of that campaign, a number of large buildings were produced by a company called [...]
Polyversal Kickstarter enters its last 2 days
Polyversal – the Sci-Fi mass combat miniatures system – has been running an updated Kickstarter project over the last few weeks. The Kickstarter is entering its [...]
Review: Horizon Wars
Rating: Horizon Wars is a set of sci-fi battle rules, written by Robey Jenkins and published by Osprey Publishing. Whilst the game does have its own ‘history’, this [...]
Meeples & Miniatures – Episode 148 – Planetfall
Download Episode 148 Welcome to Episode 148 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs and Mike Whitaker review Firestorm [...]
Small Imagi-Nations?
We’ve just finished recording episode 133 of the Podcast, which features a review of Donnybook, a set of skirmish rules for the 17th & 18th Century, written by [...]
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