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Wargames, RPG, miniatures and modelling

November 17th, 2009

Downsizing miniature collection: Ral Partha Aztecs and Incas

These miniatures have been in the darkness of a drawer for more than 15 years! Obviously, they were not part of any of my projects. They might have a brighter future with somebody else. Let me know if interested.

I took them out of their blisters to take better pictures.

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42-303 Aztec Eagle Knights
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42-305 Aztec Arrow Knights
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42-306 Aztec Warrior Bowmen
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42-307 Aztec Warrior Slingers
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42-322 Auquiconia Bodyguards (1 pose)
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42-324 Chimor Warriors (2 poses)
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September 4th, 2009
July 5th, 2009

Plaster casts of WWII village molds

Here’s a shot of plaster castings from my WWII village mold. I sold the original mold on ebay.

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October 2nd, 2008

Tutorial - How to make a Ruined Arena

You will need for this project: extruded foam, PVA glue, sand, baseboard, cheap acrylic paint, craft knives.

1. Cut your foam. Dry fit every part. Glue your foam together and on your baseboard.

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2. Add texture (mix PVA - diluted with water - and paint; add sand) - the sloppy part! Wait for it to dry.

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3. Paint (black basecoat, raw umber undercoat, raw sienna heavy drybrush, light grey drybrush). On the image, the light grey drybrush was done only on the top-right corner piece of the arena for demonstration.

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4. Let dry. Varnish (matte) if you want it to last longer on the gaming table.

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5. Play with it! The following image showcase a multiplayer Mordheim skirmish between a Skaven warband, a Drak Elf warband, and an Ostlanders warband.

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September 23rd, 2008

More crop fields.

I was cleaning up my basement and found a piece of coconut rug that was left after making a few custom crop fields. I didn’t want to throw it out so I recycled it by making more crop fields for miniature gaming! Here’s the result:

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