Thursday, January 31, 2013
Review - Descent: Journeys in the Dark
On The Board Game Family YouTube channel, there is a new review of Descent: Journeys in the Dark (2nd Edition) which has become a well-respected, (dare I say it) modern classic board game. Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
AGP Productions Features Otherworld Miniatures
Over on the AGPProductionsInc YouTube channel, AGP Productions features some of the great figures from Otherworld Miniatures. Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Carving Bricks in Foam
Over on the MidasTerrain YouTube channel, there is a new video on the detail work involved in carving brickwork in foam. Enjoy!
Monday, January 28, 2013
Underground Base from Wicked Toy Creation-Station
Over on the Wicked Toy Creation-Station blog last month, a pictorial posting tutorial showed how to create an underground base or temple for use as a diorama or for a playset but the techniques easily transfer over to scenery creation for minis games. See more here!
Labels:
Modeling,
Scratch Building,
Terrain,
Tutorial
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Basecrafts 15mm with Worthy Painting
Back in November, Worthy Painting put up a video on their YouTube channel highlighting Basecrafts 15mm basing set. Enjoy!
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Mordheim Warband at Back to the Keep
Check out the photo from late last month of a completed, crisply-done Mordheim Warband painted and shown off on the Back to the Keep blog here!
Friday, January 25, 2013
Tabletop Towns Kickstarter
There is a neat tabletop buildings Kickstarter with a couple weeks to go that highlights simple town buildings made as boxes that are both sturdy and can be stored flat. See more here!
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Science Fiction Diorama
Over on the HirstArts.yuku.com forums, there is a cool thread with an amazing plan and execution of a science fiction diorama idea. See more here (and check both pages)!
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Painting Pyramid with James Wappel
Well-respected miniatures painter James Wappel has a Kickstarter project that will make a series of minis painting DVD tutorials available. See more here!
Labels:
Kickstarter,
Miniatures,
Painting,
Tutorial
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Tsuro of the Seas (2012)
I spectated as some of the Games Plus faithful played some Tsuro of the Seas (2012) the other day. I have to say that I enjoyed the original Tsuro but the artwork on this new version is amazing. Read more here!
Monday, January 21, 2013
Terrainaholic/TerrainMinion Workshop Tour
TerrainMinion was kind enough to give a quick tour of the current projects in the workshop. Enjoy!
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Avatars of Wars Dwarves Review
On the Spellscape YouTube channel, there is a new review of the Dwarves Regiment from the Avatars of Wars line of miniatures. Enjoy!
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Rivet Wars Kickstarter
There is a couple more weeks in the already-funded Rivet Wars Kickstarter from Cool Mini or Not so check it out here!
Friday, January 18, 2013
Modular Tables for Miniatures Wargaming
Over on the ChefoberbossM YouTube channel are a couple of new installments of Let's Craft, #25 and #26, focusing on rivers for modular tabletop miniatures terrain. Enjoy!
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Battleboards Upgraded Design
Over on the Battleboards YouTube channel, they are heralding some new design upgrades in their line of wargaming tabletop terrain. Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Mixing Paint with Les
On the awesomepaintjob YouTube channel is a new video where Les does some paint mixing quick tips. Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Golem Painting Studio's March Workshop
Coming up in March, on the 9th and 10th, Golem Painting Studio is hosting a 2-Day Army Painting Workshop just a ten minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly Station. Read more here!
Monday, January 14, 2013
Bug Hunt Corridors Kickstarter
I've gamed with Ken for years and the quality of his work never fails to impress me. The level of precision and detail of his Bug Hunt Corridors (and I've seen the prototypes in person) are absolutely amazing. Check out the two videos on his Kickstarter page and see if you'd like to jump on board. See more here! Ken has also created a Facebook page for Fantasy Arc, his company name, here!
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Those Shifty Dungeon Tiles
A little over a year ago, Mike Shea uploaded a video to his YouTube channel suggesting some methods to keep Dungeon Tiles from shifting around on the tabletop. Enjoy!
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Mongol Cavalry from Italeri
Recently uploaded to the 2paintminiatures YouTube channel is a video showing off 1/72nd Genghis Khan era Mongol Cavalry from Italeri. Enjoy!
Friday, January 11, 2013
Painting Red on Minis with Doctor Faust
Over on Doctor Faust's The Painting Clinic YouTube channel, a new video has been uploaded highlighting how to paint red on miniatures. Enjoy!
Labels:
Miniatures,
Painting,
Tutorial,
Videos,
YouTube
Thursday, January 10, 2013
The Board Game Family Big Fat Tomato Review
Over on The Board Game Family YouTube channel, there is a new video review on The Big Fat Tomato game. Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
New Stairwell Design from Dungeon Master Mark
Over on DungeonMasterMark's YouTube channel, he has uploaded a new video on a spiral stairwell that looks very useful. Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Multi-Touch Monitors and Gaming
In past blog posts, I've discussed the progress being made with Microsoft Surface. A recent thread on EN World has brought up some other advances with Multi-Touch screens that might be used for gaming. It includes some discussion of Planar's 27" widescreen effort as well as some work being done by Lenovo on both a 27" screen and a 39" rendition. Read more and join the conversation here and at the respective links above.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Horus Heresy Review
Moe Tousignant at the Windsor Gaming Group got a copy of Warhammer 40,000's Horus Heresy from Fantasy Flight Games for the holidays and wrote a review. Read more here!
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Windmill Blades
Over on the TerrainProject YouTube channel is a video highlighting the blades of a windmill for a Flames of War terrain build. Enjoy!
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Lost Minis Wiki
Got a miniature and know not whence it came? Lucky for you there is a Lost Minis Wiki with tons of information on older miniatures from dozens of manufacturers dating back for decades. See more here!
Friday, January 4, 2013
Colored Baggies for Boardgames Kickstarter
There is an interesting Kickstarter coming to an end that might be useful to the board gamers and wargamers among us. It proposes to produce colored baggies for the storage of game pieces which should help facilitate faster setup so that players can quickly get to the actual gaming. See more here!
Labels:
Accessories,
Board Games,
Kickstarter,
Wargames
Thursday, January 3, 2013
New City Set Progress from Terrainaholic
Terrainaholic has a new video on his YouTube channel featuring a Sky Bridge for the new City Set. Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Snake Oil Game Review
Over on The Board Game Family YouTube channel is a new video review of Snake Oil which was first published in 2010. Enjoy!
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