A Blog for Tabletop Gamers and Hobbyists
Are you looking to make your own wargaming or scale model terrain features? Foam is the probably the most versatile building material for making DIY tabletop terrain. You’ll probably want a good hot wire foam knife. Cutting foam with a regular hobby knife (or utility knife) is messy. A hot wire cutter tool is a …
10 Great Hot Wire Cutters for Making Foam Model Terrain (Tips) Read More »
Can you use an ultrasonic cleaner to clean or strip paint off miniatures or models? How does an ultrasonic cleaner work? Ultrasonic cleaners use sonic waves transmitted through a liquid (usually water) that rapidly “scrubs” dirt or other unwanted particles from object surfaces. RELATED: 7 BEST ULTRASONIC CLEANERS FOR AIRBRUSHES In this article, I explain …
How Does an Ultrasonic Cleaner Work? Best Practice and Use Read More »
So you went to the gaming convention at PAX Unplugged? What cool swag did you find? Well, I’m here to tell you about my adventures in shopping the vendor hall at the 2019 PAX Unplugged tabletop gaming convention. In this article, I (Eleni Stamos) highlight 7 cool products and accessories shown at the best tabletop …
Are you painting miniatures and looking for new techniques to try? Miniature painting tutorials are everywhere. But, the use of watercolor for washing miniatures is a fairly unique way to paint models. In this article, I show you how to paint a warjack from the Retribution of Scyrah faction of Privateer Press’ Warmachine tabletop strategy …
Watercolor Washes: How to Paint a Warmachine Warjack (10 Steps! ) Read More »
Are you a tabletop miniature gamer? The battlefield you play on might be a dining room table, but it should be more. That’s where terrain pieces come into play. If you’re playing games like Warhammer 40k and looking for terrain ideas, all it takes is an online search. Images of beautiful wargaming terrain are everywhere. …
3 Awesome Ways to Make Wargaming Terrain (Cheap, Easy, and Free) Read More »
Are you looking for the best primer for painting plastic or metal miniatures? The best primer for painting miniatures depends on the surface material. Some primers work best on plastic, whereas other primers work best on metals. In principle all primers work the same. Primers are used as a preparatory coat over unpainted metal, plastic, …
Top 10 Primers for Plastic and Metal Miniatures (Reviews and Tips) Read More »
Are you looking to hire a miniature painter? Maybe you’re looking to hire a painting service, but don’t know where to start. Well, then you already know that miniature hobbies are much more fun and exciting when the models are fully painted. Painted miniatures make your games and the entire hobby come alive. If you’re …
What are the best gap fillers for miniatures and models? Miniature and model assembly is fun. Scratch builders love making things from…well, scratch. Gap fillers are useful for whether you are assembling plastic model kits for Warhammer 40k or Age of Sigmar, or merely constructing scale models. But, what kind of gap fillers should you …
Best Gap Fillers: Guide for Miniatures and Models (Top 12 Reviewed) Read More »
Have your broken the law with your hobby? You may not even know if your hobby is illegal. That boundary between the lawful and illegal aspect of many hobbies has thinned in recent years. RELATED: Is 3D printing game miniatures illegal? I’ve written about the controversy that 3D printing game miniatures could be grounds for …
Are you looking to travel with your hobby? Do you need a portable light for painting miniatures? Maybe you’re traveling to a convention, or you want to work in another room near the family. In either case, you probably could use a portable LED lamp. I’ve been asked on several occasions what I use for …
Need a Portable Light Solution for Miniature Painting? Read More »
3-D printing has reached a pinnacle. It is easy to learn, reliable, and for a savvy consumer, affordable. For Games Workshop and other tabletop game companies, 3D printing represents a potential shift in how consumers acquire miniatures. Game companies and digital sculptors will need to adapt to the emergence of mainstream 3D printing technology or …
3D Printing Games Workshop Models: Piracy or Not? Read More »
The two best alternatives to Citadel Texture Paint are sanded tile grout or crackle paste medium. Compared to Citadel Texture Paint, these products serve as great replacement mediums. They are much less expensive, just as easy to use, and look great! Read below to see my thoughts on the best replacement alternatives for Citadel Texture …
Do you use a wet palette? How do you setup your palette? I’ve tried all types of wet palettes: the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) disaster and even the fancier “Everlasting Wet Palette” (Red Grass Games). These are either mold-farms or over-hyped and expensive palettes.
For those who play miniature games and are looking for a scale reference, I’ve compiled this list of scales for you. You can use this reference guide as a way to convert miniature gaming scales into other hobby scales, such as those commonly used in model trains, railroads, or other collectible kits. I know from …
Scale Reference (Model Rail Road and Tabletop Miniature Games) Read More »
As a miniature painter and fine-scale modeler, one of the most important tools I use is the airbrush. Because efficiency is important to me, I’m always on the lookout for ways to speed up my work.