This site has some pictures and diagrams from the Sharpe film that centered around La Haye Saint. This is an outstanding resource for anyone wanting to build their own model of the farmstead.
Games Workshop's Black Gobbo magazine has some instructions for building a fabulous gypsy caravan. This is definitely going to be next year's horror project for me.
Tarod von Reii wrote the editor asking for advice. Unfortunately, I don't have any experience with this. Can someone help him?
Tarod writes:
Question, probably mentioned before…
(Imperial Roman, per se)
Has anyone ever tried to use Veni Vidi Vici (http://www.3vwargames.co.uk/improm.htm) shield transfers for 25mm , or 15mm with HaT 20mm figures? In reading of reviews some have mentioned that the transfers are somewhat smaller than those normally painted. I am curious as to any results or experiments in their use and any tips available.
Thank you, Tarod
Games Workshop has this tutorial on creating nicely terrained bases for your wargames figures. I think bases are an underappreciated part of the miniature wargaming hobby. A well-done base can make an average paint job look much better; conversely, a plain base can make even a top quality figure look average -- or worse. While this tutorial is aimed at GW's 25mm - 28mm singly based figures, you easily can use the principles for smaller scales on multiple figure bases.
Miniature Wargaming is part of the "adventure games" hobby, which includes r ole p laying and board games. Wargamers recreate battles on the tabletop with toy soldiers, like a more complicated game of chess. Models range in height from 6mm to 28mm tall, with 15mm and 25mm being the most popular. There also is a growing interest in toy soldiers and military models, such as the 1/32 and 1/35 scale plastic soldiers from Conte, and Marx.
The most popular miniature wargames are fantasy and science fiction based, such as Warhammer, Warhammer 40K, Warmachine and The Lord of the Rings. World War II games such as Flames of War and Axis and Allies are new favorites. Other favorite historical periods include Napoleonics, the American Civil War, and ancients, such as Romans or Greeks. Other gamers enjoy miniature naval wargames, recreating battles like Trafalgar, Jutland and the Coral Sea.
Hobbyists research historical periods and paint their tiny soldiers in accurate uniforms. Others develop "historically realistic" rules sets or build scale battlefield terrain using model railroad techniques.
For pictures, visit the gallery.
Some of the bigger hobby companies are Games Workshop, which produces Warhammer, Wargames Foundry and Old Glory Miniatures. Wizards of the Coast produces several lines of pre-painted miniatures games, such as the Star Wars and Dungeons and Dragons miniatures games, and a historical game with pre-painted miniatures: The new Axis and Allies game. Wizkids produces a fantasy collectable miniatures game, such as the Mage Knight and Heroclick fantasy games, the science fiction games MechWarrior and Rocketmen, as well as the quasi-historical Pirates of the Spanish Main.