A busy week in February
Michael / Chgowiz 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…
miniatures
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…
Pedion Kickstarter – The Unboxing of the Awesome
Last year, a gentleman by the name of George Panopoulos starting blogging about a crazy idea… creating 3d terrain tiles that could connect by magnets and be reused, as well…
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:…
Son of DIY Miniatures Carriers
Back on the old blog, one of my most viewed posts was for the DIY Miniatures Carrier. I had amassed too many figures for the Battlefoam 216 packs, I didn’t…
Ral Partha 2015 Chaos Wars Kickstarter – The Unboxing
Last April, Iron Wind Metals launched a Kickstarter to revive the Chaos Wars line of miniatures and fantasy wargaming rules. Iron Wind (IWM), best know for their Battletech miniatures, formed…
[WIP] One Hour Wargame Unit Trays for my Dark Ages D&D campaign
It’s been a long desire of mine to mix in any scale of combat into my D&D campaign, whether it be 1 on 1, skirmish level or huge armies level.…
Assault the Orc Fort!
The players in my campaign have discovered a way for Marshall Roehm (the local noble in my campaign) to retake a key strategic position away from the orcs. There is…
Mech Attacks – when you want freaky fast stompy 30ft robot action
A couple of Fridays ago, my friend Chris and his son came over for what has become a slightly regular Battletech game night. The first couple of times, we played…
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…