Monthly Archives: June 2009
Terrain Guide: Difficult Ground
A simple step-by-step guide to creating areas of rough terrain / difficult ground for desert environment gaming using Woodland Scenics Talus. Continue reading
About my Imperial Guard: Part 3 – Hardened Veterans
I worked all weekend and I completed a new addition to my Imperial Guard army, a squad of Hardened Veterans. Here is a picture of the sergeant (more pictures at the end): As you can see I used Catachan jungle … Continue reading
A Tale of Five or Six Gamers – Part 2
Arjac Rockfist here, thought I’d take the time to report on how the boys gaming group has been faring. ADAM Adam’s moving along, picked a new paint scheme, still debating the name of his chapter, he’s picked up another Assault … Continue reading
Terrain Guide: Pegasus Cacti
A review and painting guide for Pegasus Hobbies Cactus Kit #1 and #2. Continue reading
About my Imperial Guard: Cadian 17th Regiment – Part 2 – Sly Marbo
It didn’t take long for me to deviate from the plan I laid out in my last post. I figured I could finish a whole elites choice by painting one model. So I pulled out Sly Marbo – the one … Continue reading
Terrain Guide: Rock Outcroppings
A step by step guide to creating and painting rocky outcroppings from polystyrene foam to be used for gaming terrain. Continue reading
Modelling Guide: Imperial Guard Valkyrie Vendetta
This is a step by step guide showing how to convert the new Imperial Guard Valkyrie model into a Valkyrie Vendetta gunship. The conversion uses plastic parts from other Games Workshop model kits. Here is a picture of the finished … Continue reading
Terrain Guide: Sloped Hills
A step by step guide to creating a sloped hill for gaming terrain. Continue reading
Inside the Hobbyist’s Studio: Magnetizing Bases
This is the first in a series of articles I intend to write regarding various projects I am working on while waiting for instead of actually playing games. Today’s article will be about how I am currently magnetizing my bases. … Continue reading
Tactics: I hide behind you, You hide behind me, We both win
In the table top war games we all play, there is a fine balance between making the rules too complex or making them too simple. Personally I tend to favor more simplified rule sets because I think streamlined rules make for a better playing experience. But with simplified rules you also find more game situations that are counter intuitive [...] Continue reading