Who needs alignment with their pantheons?
Michael / Chgowiz We’re all used to pantheons of deities, with alignment and purpose and all that jazz… but what if that wasn’t the case? What if the gods had nothing to do…
Gaming
Painting Shriekers and Violet Fungus Incorrectly – With Craft Paints!
Back in ye olde days, about 5 years ago, I was on a shopping spree with Otherworld Miniatures. I picked up their Shriekers and Violet Fungi set #DM11. I found…
June Painting – 15mm Armies for my D&D campaign
June was a busy month for me, preparing two 15mm HOTT (Hordes of the Things) armies in preparation for a game night on July 2 with the Chicago Skirmish crew.…
Making Everything Count – HOTT recap and paying it forward
So the orcs and humans marched out on their little, itty, bitty 15mm feet to go to war… … sounds funnier in my head than I guess it really is,…
DIY Lightboxes – box vs. can
Trying to come up with a good way of taking pictures with my cell phone of my minis has been a frustrating experience. I didn’t get very good results with…
Campaign Race – Orcs
“Know what the sound a new recruit makes the first time they underestimate an orc? It’s usually one scream if they’re unlucky, none if they are. There won’t be a…
DIY Folding Wargames Table
A small cheap, DIY project that took only a day to put together, a folding wargames surface with “grass”. The project came from a post from this blog: http://dreadgazebo.net/building-a-portable-wargaming-surface/ As…
DIY Miniatures Carrier
Over four years ago, I did some DIY work to create a very large miniatures carrier. I didn’t want to pay a small fortune for laser cut, precision bags when…
The things you discover when stripping minis
I’m doing a big push to try and get two armies ready for a schedule HOTT game in early July. I’m just about done with my D&D campaign human forces…
Friday Night ‘Mech throwdown
Chris and I have started a somewhat monthly Battletech game. Gives me a chance to use those nice new shiny ‘Mechs I’ve painted. His son comes over as well, and…