Sunday, July 03, 2005
This site has a nice selection of paper miniatures for both the new Star Wars movies, as well as the classic trilogy. They would be great for using with West End’s old Star Wars miniatures game.
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Sunday, June 05, 2005
For your 25mm 28mm science fiction games, this site has a nice selection of paper models, including a power generator and landing and weapons platforms.
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Thursday, May 19, 2005
Q Space hulk is a computerized version of Games Workshop’s classic miniatures board game, Space Hulk. Its designed for two players via hotseat, over the internet, home network, or by email.
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Saturday, May 14, 2005
Brushthralls has a set of instructions on painting a Cygnar force in just ten days. For those of you not in the know, Cygnar is one faction in a very good science-fantasy game called Warmachine, from Privateer Press.
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Friday, May 13, 2005
QSpace Hulk is a computerized version of Games Workshop’s classic miniatures-board game Space Hulk. Its designed for two people to play over the ‘net, via a network, or by email.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Here’s a first—painting tips via online video. It’s about painting cockpit glass on a Battletech figure, but the technique could be applied to a variety of models.
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Friday, May 06, 2005
Here’s a guide to painting Mobile Infantry from Mongoose Games’ new Starship Troopers miniatures game.
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Monday, February 07, 2005
Denatus has a report on a battle using Excelsior Entertainment’s “Warzone” rules. I find these type of things useful in helping me decide whether I want to get the rules or not. As it happens, I have the first, second and “Ultimate” editions of the Warzone rules, and have enjoyed them all.
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Friday, February 04, 2005
Here’s an amazing list of hundreds of spaceship games. Compiled by Tom Granvold, it includes board, miniatures, dice, card and role playing games. If you like such things, check out it out.
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Thursday, January 06, 2005
I’ve always wanted to play a miniatures game featuring the brave colonial marines against the hordes of relentless aliens. (Just another one of those games that I will never have the time to do). But then, maybe again it’s not too far off. I’ve got a bunch of Warzone Capitol figures that should do well for the Marines, and painting a horde of Games Workshop Genestealers wouldn’t be to hard —especially if I prime them black and just drybrush them silver. And then, I’d use some of the paper figures from this site for terrain and equipment ... Hey, maybe its not so far off after all.
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Poll #1:
Cast your vote and then join the discussion to tell us why.
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.
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