Tom Meier shutting down Thunderbolt Miniatures on Christmas
Michael / Chgowiz Tom Meier, famous miniatures sculptor since his teen years in the 70s, is shutting down his online store – Thunderbolt Miniatures – on Christmas Day. “Who is Tom Meier and…
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WIP – Korg, Orc King miniature
I am heading into Autumn and Winter in another push to complete some Ral Partha figures for Chaos Wars units and games. I also have some fantastic Horror Monsters that…
GenCon Wrapup – Picture Heavy!
GenCon 50 is over and it was, in a nutshell, crazy awesome and freakin’ overwhelming. The area was ginormous. The gaming hall was huge as in, it took serious minutes…
Tips for Improving My Minis Painting
I’ve been incrementally improving my painting over the last couple of hundred minis or so. A lot of them I’ve cranked out with the focus on tabletop quality. I’ve become…
My new favorite brushes – Kalish Finest
Miniatures depend on 4 things – quality of the figure, skills of the painter, the paints they use and the brushes. The first three are worthy of other posts, but…
If you like Pedion modular terrain, you’ll love what they’re doing now…
Pedion modular terrain, that really awesome accessory that I raved about last year, is back with more! They’ve just funded their second Kickstarter for urban terrain, and this stuff looks…
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…
Castle Mystery Solved!
Earlier this week, I posted about my new vacuum formed plastic castle that came from Germany. While the seller didn’t identify which castle it was, I loved it and the…
A box from Germany with a mystery inside
So look at this… a box from Germany arrived today! What’s inside? (Hint: It’s not handtowels…) Yep, another plastic, vacuum formed castle! I seem to enjoy collecting these, I now…
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…