Welcome to the fascinating world of Warhammer, a tabletop miniature wargame that has captured the imagination of hobbyists and gamers for decades--but you're going to need Warhammer hobby supplies. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or just starting your journey, having the right hobby supplies is essential for fully immersing yourself in the Warhammer universe. From…
The wargaming hobby has a lot of moving part, from rules to models to terrain, but what are the best wargame accessories? What do you need to play a wargame and what can you pass by? What is an essential wargame accessory, and what is something that is take-it-or-leave-it?
We've compiled a list of the…
The 2023 Ovelist: Well this turned out to be a different result from what I expected. I was fairly sure that I had done a good job of making my hobby goals a reality, but when it comes down to it, I'm not even batting .500.
So last year I started the Ovelist. The Ovelist…
I have been in the wargaming hobby for (I think) 35 years now. I got into it when I was nine and somehow got my hands on a copy of Wargames Illustrated, and I never looked back.
Well, that’s not true at all. Over the course of those 35 years I have looked back plenty,…
11 Game-Changing Miniature Hobby Tools You Might Not Have Thought Of
We've all seen the lists of miniature hobby tools for wargamers, miniature painters, model makers, and hobby terrain makers, but there are some things that get left out of these lists because they're a little different.
I've been in the model making hobby since I…
When we think of Halloween, we might not immediately think of wargaming and miniatures, but Halloween miniatures are absolutely a staple of the genre, as are Halloween wargames. While there are plenty of questing knights and lizardmen and Space Marines in wargaming, there is SO MUCH in wargaming perfectly suited for Halloween: demons, ghosts, vampires…
A miniature isn't done until it has a base, and knowing the right basing essentials for miniatures will take your mini painting game up a notch.
There are a number of reasons why basing your miniatures is important, but among them are:
Aesthetics: A well-designed base can enhance the overall appearance of a miniature, making it…
Just as I did with my Normandy display board, I had collected so many models that I decided I needed a new place to display them and, despite my protests, my wife wouldn't let me set them up on top of the piano in the living room. So, I decided to build a display board.…
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'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…