Dioramas.
So, as I have mentioned, I have been captivated by the YouTube channel Boylei's Hobby Time. While he does a great many hobby projects, including a lot of Star Wars stuff, I'm most drawn to his Weird West. In these dioramas he makes, he creates a world in which the Old West, the Wild…
I have posted in the past my favorite YouTube miniature painters, and my favorite YouTube terrain builders, but today it's the best YouTube Wargame Makers. And by "wargame makers" I mean that these are makers, crafters, builders, and hobbyists that don't necessarily dabble in wargames, but are wargame-adjacent. These are the channels that I watch…
I don't have a lot of space for a hobby workshop. My home is very small, and my hobby space, which also is where I run this website and where I do my day job, is essentially this desk and two bookshelves on either side of it (not pictured). But I think that this is…
The easiest Warhammer army to paint: Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Age of Sigmar
Today I was leafing through the new Liber Hereticus for The Horus Heresy, and I found myself drawn to all the photos of painted models. As I've posted here before, I'm getting close to being done with painting my Horus Heresy: Age…
Sometimes you paint an entire army, but sometimes you need a palette cleanser. I am currently working my way through The Horus Heresy: Age of Darkness box, and it's GREAT, but 40 tactical marines is a lot. And I can only do so much in this army, or in any army, before I need something…
It seems like a rite of passage: every wargaming content creator has to show off their pile of shame. I've done it. Many others have done it. (Mine clocked in at over 900 unpainted models. I've gotten that number down quite a bit, but only because I gifted a lot to my son, and sold…
I have been resisting oil washes for a long time. I've seen them used on many YouTube videos by some of the best painters, but I didn't want to believe they were a good idea. I thought they were the latest painting fad. Something that was unnecessary and more trouble than it was worth. Why…
And Can You Do Any Horus Heresy Paint Schemes You Want?
The Horus Heresy boxed set is nearly upon us, and one question that I have seen cropping up again and again online is "Can I use any Horus Heresy paint schemes for my Space Marines that I want to?" This question generally comes from…
I have been meaning to try out more weathering with my miniature painting. I am not the best painter, and I have always felt, rightly or wrongly, that weathering a model that wasn't painted well was kind of cheating. I felt like I needed to get the regular painting down first, and then move on…