Cheap Water Effects for Inexpensive Terrain
Michael / Chgowiz It all started, as many things do, by hearing someone else talk about an experiment. In this case, it was by a Twitter user named @qyjari (Anne Palmer): Well, that…
DIY
WIP – Hirst Arts City Gates/Towers
“It is a wondrous sight, to see the golden towers of Shallam gleaming in the evening light, reflected in the waters of the bay.” Cal Thinean, poet of King Elthest…
How I make Heraldry
There are a thousand and one websites on heraldry and it’s peculiar Norman and English vocabulary, but when I’m looking for something to put on miniatures or I have a…
Miniature Photography with my Samsung Galaxy S5
I’ve been struggling a long time with photographing minis. I know the mantra – “MORE LIGHT!” and I’ve tried all sorts of different configurations and setups with my Canon PowerShot.…
Holiday Feasting with Rats-on-Sticks
This past Sunday was our holiday game session for my campaign which saw it’s fifth year come to a close. I wanted to do something special for the holidays, so…
How I Build – Battering Ram
I have a number of wargames coming up next year that require some siege engines. I can find catapults and bolt-throwers a’plenty, but surprisingly , battering rams are sadly lacking.…
Dynamic NPCs in action
My tabletop players have just reached a new year in the campaign calendar. This marks the third campaign year that PCs have been exploring my world and with this year…
A busy week in February
So.. what are you doing, ChicagoWiz? Well damn, quite a bit these days… * My D&D campaign with the “Dark Ages” world has exploded into a lot of things going…
The Recipe Book
The recipe book dates back to 2009. It is a collection of my paint schemes and choices – my “recipes” – for the various miniatures I’ve painted. The first entry…
One Hour Wargames – Unit Trays / Movement Trays for 15/25mm figures
Here’s the finished results of the WIP “One Hour Wargame” (1HW) unit/movement trays. I blogged the WIP a couple of weeks ago. With 15mm figures: With 25mm figures: I used:…