Minis & Modeling Monday - D&D, All Natural Arts, & Teri Litorco

Over on merricb.com, as part of his Meric's Musing reviews, Merric Blackman gives us a look and his impressions of "The latest set of WizKids Icons of the Realms miniatures for D&D" here.  Always a treat to read his thought on pre-painted plastic minis as he's been at this quite a long time.

Also, on the All Natural Arts Facebook page (also has a website here), sculptor Sue Beatrice mentioned some tiny weapons she was preparing for a custom order.  She said, "These 18 tiny knives and swords were created using antique and vintage watch parts. The red gems you see are watch rubies. These will all go into a custom piece belonging to a young knife collector on his 18th birthday. Each blade was honed to a sharp edge (can you find the little slice one made on my palm?)"  She also mention that she would unveil that project on Monday, April 25th on the Facebook page here.

Finally, on the Teri Litorco YouTube channel, she has an nifty video showing an "Easy X-Wing Repaint Tutorial: Poe Dameron's T-70."  Of the various Star Wars games that have come out lately, including Armada, X-Wing, and most recently, Rebellion, I've enjoyed them all but X-Wing definitely seems to be that one that crops up on convention and gameday schedules for tourneys.  Enjoy!

Minis & Modeling Monday on MFWARS.com 

A look at prepping and painting Miniatures,
crafting buildings and paper Models,
and other non-terrain stuff for the tabletop.

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Systems Saturday - Town Watch, City Gates, & the Sword Coast

Over on blackgate.com, they recently posted "An Adventurer’s Guide to the Middle Ages: Town Watch? Where?"  Discover more here.

Also, on ragingswan.com, Creighton Broadhurst gave us "20 Things to See at the City Gate" here.

Finally, on merricb.com, a recent familiar essay and review is "On the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide" here.

Systems Saturday on MFWARS.com 

A look under the hood of various Games, Rules and Systems.

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The Sunday Miscellanea - Sound Hexes, Shadowrun Laptop, & 3D Carcassonne

Over on interestingengineering.com, they introduce us to wall-covering hexes that have "heat-insulating, heat retaining and sound-absorbing properties, and are made from an environmentally-friendly material."  They'd also make great walls for a game room or might even be usable on the table top.  Learn more here and check out the full range of colors from Baux here.

Also, on kotaku.com, they have a "Portable PC Inspired By Shadowrun's Cyberdecks" here.

Finally, on boardgamesenhanced.com, they feature some "3D Printed Carcassonne Board Game Tiles" here.

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Essentially, a clearinghouse for topics on MFWARS.com

not covered elsewhere or wanting a particular focus.

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The Sunday Miscellanea - Counters, Medieval Pen, & Dice Towers

Over on newbiedm.com, they have a NewbieDM Tutorial on Counters, Tokens, or Pogs here.

Also, on the Medievalists.net, an article from a couple of years ago show "How to make a medieval pen" here.

Finally, on the Third Walling blog, they ask "Dice Towers – Useful Tool or Gaming Gadget?" here.

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Tabletopper Friday - Customized Boardgames: GoT, Monopoly, & Your Own Design

Some folks like to customize their favorite boardgames like adding inserts for boxes, particular size cups for playing components, or stylizing a new or enlarged board on which to play.  All cool stuff.  Here's one article I missed from last summer telling of "This custom Game of Thrones board game is a work of art."

Also, an article from just last month on Gizmodo told us that "Random Special Edition Copies of Monopoly Will Come With Real Cash" here.

Finally, there is a thread on Board Game Geek with some ideas on what to do if you have an idea for a boardgame and need to find a place to help you make a prototype here.

Tabletopper Friday on MFWARS.com 

Mostly about card games and board games,
unless they have a decidedly wargamey feel.

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Design your own Dice

A lot of folks aren't aware of the fact that Artisan Dice has a way that you can design your own dice.  See more here!

Customized Inn

My friend Norman Mason has customized a miniature inn and I snapped a few pics of it.  Enjoy!