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Tuesday, August 10, 2004

How to Drybrush

Flames of War,  Painting

The Flames of War website has this tutorial on drybrushing techniques. Its geared toward doing vehicles, but the techniques work with all sorts of wargaming miniatures. Since I drybrush nearly all of my figures, I found it to be tremendously helpful.

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Tuesday, August 03, 2004

Painting Tutorial

Painting

In addition to writing a heckuva rules set -- Armies of Arcana -- Thane Morgan apparently is a top quality painter. Here, he gives a tutorial. I've been painting figures for thirty years now, but I always like to read other people's methods because I always pick up a tip or two.

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Sunday, August 01, 2004

Quick Blending

Painting

I don't do a lot of blending of the colors on my wargaming figures because ... well, I always thought it was too difficult. This page, however, makes the technique seem much easier. I may try it.

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Monday, July 19, 2004

Dallimore on Varnishing and Basing

Painting

Master Painter Kevin Dallimore has this advice on varnishing and basing your wargames miniatures.

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Thursday, July 15, 2004

Dallimore on Vehicles

Painting

Wargames Foundry's house painter Kevin Dallimore has this advice on assembling and painting wargames vehicles.

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Wednesday, July 14, 2004

Dallimore On Painting Horses, Flags and Cannons

Painting

Painter extraordinaire Kevin Dallimore has this advice on painting horses, flags and cannons. Dallimores superbly painted wargaming miniatures often grace the pages of Wargames Illustrated magazine.

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Monday, July 05, 2004

Basic Bases

Painting

Keith Pogue has written an article on making "basic bases" for your wargaming miniatures. Now, these are probably more than your average historical wargamer is likely to do. Still, there are some valuable tips to pick up here.

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Saturday, June 26, 2004

Dallimore on Painting

Painting

Master Painter Kevin Dallimore has these instructions for painting wargames miniatures. I've seen Dallimore's work for years in Wargames Illustrated, and have drooled over them every time.

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Tuesday, June 22, 2004

Which Black Primer For Figures?

Painting

Here's a personal question: What brand of black primer are you using on your miniature wargaming figures? In the past, I've used Games Workshop's Smelly Primer, but it's pretty expensive. Following some advice, I tried a basic auto primer that I found at Murray's and I'm not particularly happy with the way it covers the figure. The brand I tried was Brite Touch. There also was a "sandable" type there, but that didn't sound good to me. I've also heard that Wal Mart has a good primer, but my local Wal Mart has several different types. If someone could give me a specific brand, I'd appreciate it. You can click on the comments link below to respond. Thanks in Advance. - The Editor

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Monday, June 21, 2004

Kevin Dallimore’s Figure Preparation Guide

Painting

Master Painter Kevin Dallimore has a guide to preparing your wargames miniatures prior to painting.

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About the Miniature Wargaming Hobby

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.

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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.

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