When I decided to take the plunge into Bolt Action, I wasn't going to do things halfway. I started off getting two starter armies for my birthday: the US Infantry Starter Army, and the Waffen-SS Starter Army. I painted them up in no time (I have since learned that painting Warlord Games' Bolt Action miniatures…
I'll admit it. I am not a great painter. I have been part of the wargaming hobby for thirty years, and my painting ebbs and flows--some years it's really good and some years it's not so good.
This is not because I don't try to improve. Probably the #1 YouTube videos that…
Score:
Gameplay: 7/10
Lore:1 /10
Hobbying: 3/10
Kings of War is an entry-level wargame without enough depth to entice most veteran wargamers, but with a good-enough gameplay to make playing it not a chore.
Kings of War looks promising. There's a lot of variation in units, the models…
I've been painting miniatures for over thirty years now, and I've used a lot of different kinds of brushes. I've gone through a cheap synthetic phase, and I've gone through a fine-art sable phase, but I've landed on my favorite miniature painting brushes.
In this article we're going to talk about the nine…
The scale of miniature wargames is a big deal, especially as you move from one wargame to the next. And, while we had a period where most games (aside from many historicals) were squarely in the 28mm camp, it seems like there has been a renaissance of alternate miniature wargaming scales.
In this article we’re going…
We've all heard the complaints time and time again: Warhammer is too expensive--Games Workshop is ripping us off!
But are they really? Is the cost of Warhammer reasonable, or is it truly a money grab?
Why Is Warhammer So Expensive?
There are three reasons why Warhammer models cost so…
There are a hundred miniature painting YouTubers out there--I've even dabbled in it myself--and I clearly can't talk about all of them. But the list that I've compiled below is the group of miniature painting YouTubers that I watch the most and from which I've gained the most insight. Some of them are more accessible…
The Best YouTube Channels for Hobby Terrain
When I was getting into the hobby, most of the tips that I got came from White Dwarf magazine and that was about it. For a very brief while I bought copies of Wargames Illustrated at my FLGS, but that was hit and miss, plus it…
There are a lot of miniature paints on the market, at a lot of different price points and with a lot of different features. But which paint is the best? In this article we are going to look at miniature paints according to price per milliliter, price per star rating (to determine value), variety and…
I watch a ton YouTube videos about making terrain for tabletop wargaming and roleplaying. Some of the best are Black Magic Craft, Geek Gaming Scenery, and Terrainosaur, but there are so many more, and I learn something from each one.
But there's the law of diminishing returns when it comes to these things:…