Lessons & Tips

Looking to start dabbling in the world of miniatures, scale models, and other related hobbies? Do you enjoy tabletop hobby games, board games? You’ve come to the right place! Below, you’ll find all our miniature painting tutorials and various hobby guides.

Whether you’re looking to learn how to paint your first mini or you’re a seasoned pro wanting to try out some new techniques, we’ve got you covered. Want to take better photos of your work for social media audience, or working on a hobby related business venture? Read on.

Top 3 Websites for How to Paint Non-Metallic Metal (NMM)

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When I first started learning to paint miniatures–I mean really trying to improve my work–I searched everywhere on the internet for the best tutorials for how to paint non-metallic metal (NMM). NMM-style painting is the method of painting metallic-looking objects using regular paint that doesn’t contain any reflective metal flake pigment. Although, knowing how to paint […]

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What is the Value of a Pro Painted Miniature?

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This post contains some thoughts from someone who has purchased, traded, and sold used miniatures across all kinds of venues, e.g., eBay, bartertown.com. What is a “pro painted miniature”? If you’re surfing eBay and come upon the words “pro painted”, it catches your eye. The second thing that you notice is how badly painted many

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How to Paint Tyranids for Warhammer 40k (Painting Organic Models)

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I’ve recently begun a new project painting an army of Tyranids, the swarming, all-consuming alien race of the Warhammer 40k Universe. Unlike my other projects, which have been vehicular or armored machinations, these Tyranid models are all organic, fleshy, scaly creatures of various shapes and sizes. In this article, I take a philosophical approach to describing

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How to Quickly Repaint a Used Miniature (Stormwall Colossal)

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Do you get used models for your miniature hobby and tabletop games? It’s quite popular to buy used and repaint miniatures for tabletop games, e.g., Warhammer 40k, Warmachine. Sometimes you get a used model with a bad paint job and you have to refurbish it. How do you refurbish and repaint a used model or

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Menoth Crusader Warjack: Quick n’ Dirty Paint Job

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Are you looking to paint your Warmachine Hordes models faster? Painting miniatures faster requires some dedication and a bit of planning. You also have to reduce the amount of detail you expect to paint on a model. In this article, I show you how I quickly speed painted this Menoth Warmachine miniature so I can

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Gaming Burnout Syndrome is Real and How to Solve It

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Are you tired of games or gaming in general? Experiencing gaming fatigue? Gaming burnout or fatigue as it is known is a real issue for any gamer who plays tabletop miniatures games (and even video games). It’s the feeling that you don’t want to play anything related to your gaming hobby. The most common description

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