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…
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…
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…
Getting started in Age of Sigmar can be daunting if you’ve never been involved in miniature wargaming before. Warhammer is a big hobby, and entering into Age of Sigmar, which is Games Workshop’s fantasy realm, can be intimidating. So to ease you into it, here are all of the hobby essentials for getting started in…
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…
What is Warhammer 40k?
Warhammer 40k is a miniature tabletop wargame produced by Games Workshop. As a tabletop miniature game, it can be played on any size board, table, multiple tables, or even an entire floor. The movement is controlled by inches, not by squares or spaces, and players brandish tape measures to make their…
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…
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…
While I am absolutely the type of person who will spring for a $50 set of Vallejo paints just because I like four of the twenty colors, I've never been one to buy something branded when something I already have will do. Take the Citadel Water Pot. What could be less necessary? It's a cup…
I've had cans of both Games Workshop's Munitorum Varnish and Purity Seal kicking around my hobby shelves for years, but I've never really known which one to use. I generally have just grabbed whichever one of them was nearest to the front (I have a lot of spray cans) and use it. Judging by the…