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This is my third article about gaming / collecting / painting / printing the range of 90mm Across Flats, modular terrain tiles from Hexhog Tabletops. Last month I spent my printing & painting time printing the lovely rolling, craggy landscape that Hexhog offer as...
A month or so ago I came across a terrain system for 3D printing in MyMini Factory called Hexhog Tabletops. The system is made up of roughly 3" across the flats hexagonal tiles that are clipped together with OpenLock clips to make up very detailed model landscapes....
I came across Hexhog Tabletops completely by random a couple of weeks ago, on My Mini Factory, while doing some work on my own store. I certainly was not looking for another terrain system. Sally 4th sells game mats and Terra-Former kits for making 12" square terrain...
I've been a huge fan of Carnevale for many years. Last year my good friend Iain Lovecraft designed some fantastic Venice inspired wargames terrain and miniatures. This terrain is designed with gaming in mind, lots of flat or slightly angled roofs that miniatures can...
A xebec was a Mediterranean sailing ship that was used mostly for trading. Xebecs had a long overhanging bowsprit and aft-set mizzen mast. Xebecs were ships similar to galleys primarily used by Barbary pirates, which have both lateen sails and oars for propulsion....
On Sunday I painted up six of the fantastic new Magi figures from Iain Lovecraft's Frost:2 Kickstarter, (click here for a read of the hobby blog I wrote about painting them). On Monday I got to thinking how much I'd like to use them for a league in Frostgrave, how...
Sunday morning, I had three hours to spare while Ann was working and as on Saturday the postie had delivered some 3D prints of these lovely six Magi from Iain Lovecraft's Frost 2 Kickstarter campaign, I decided that I would have a go at painting them up, quickly, to...
Over the last few weeks, I have had the privilege to be able to test print and paint some of the beautiful models from my good friend, Iain Lovecraft's new terrain and miniatures Kickstarter, Frost 2. This lovely plaster and timber building with a wood tiled roof...
I am a huge fan of 02 Hundred Hours, the game of night time raids in WW2. The games innovative mechanisms do a great job at representing the difficult choices and risks associated with creeping around at night in close proximity to the enemy. It was a lucky...
Recovering the plans had been complicated. Special Agent Hinks had not expected the British Agent, Bond to at the Cathedral rendezvous. They had been compromised. That is when the fun really started. A fast Carlson was in position, keys in the ignition to take them to...
For the last five or six months a significant amount of my hobby time has been spent painting model buildings inspired by the architecture of Venice, the floating city. It all started around a year ago. I was talking with my good friend, Iain Lovecraft about how I...
A long time ago, in a far off and whimsical land, the evil Pi-Rat Baron Cluny the Invincible heard of a beautiful and prosperous coastal city, WaterSpire. A city of deep murky canals and elegant souring spires and the home of the industrious town mice and repository...
Harlot's Den is the latest Sally 4th Kickstarter. The miniatures are sculpted by the hugely talented Iain Lovecraft and are available to either 3D print at home, or as top quality physical miniatures, cast in plastic. The set contains eight ladies and six gents...
Over the last couple of weeks, hobby time has been focussed on finishing off terrain and figures and play testing scenarios for our participation game at the Vapnartak Wargames Show, hosted by York Wargames Club at York Racecourse on Sunday 5th February. We will be...
My hobby blog about gaming, painting and model making for Gangs of Rome. Gangs of Rome, is a skirmish miniatures game set in Ancient Rome where rival houses use gangs of thugs to gain advantage and influence.
Thanks to Mike Strong for this beautiful comic book rendition of yesterdays Pulp Alley game. The game was a huge amount of fun. Everything in the photos (miniatures, buildings & ships) apart from the Ice Troll and the modular terrain boards are from Iain...
Over the last few months I have been 3D printing and painting models to build a Dark Age Scandinavian Harbour. All of the ships, walls and buildings are from Iain Lovecraft's Viking Saga Kickstarter that launches on Tuesday 13th September. Before I started working on...
Over the last couple of months I have been building a Dark Age / Viking Village in 28mm scale using the buildings and other models that Iain Lovecraft has been designing for his Viking Saga Kickstarter which launches on 13th September. These models have all bee 3D...
Knarr heads to the open seas Over the last month I have been test printing and painting some of the beautiful models that are going to feature in my good friend, Iain Lovecraft's Viking Saga Kickstarter. I wrote a blog a few weeks ago about painting and rigging the...
Over the last week I have been printing a copy of 'The Lighthouse' from Iain Lovecraft's 'Treasure Island' Kickstarter. Treasure Island was a Kickstarter, ran by Iain Lovecraft in February 2022. I was deeply honoured to be invited by Iain to test some of the new...
The USS Cousteau Captains Ready Room and Turbolift Over the last week or so I have been expanding my 28mm star trek model bridge to include the area immediately outside the bridge. I have added a section of 'three way corridor' to enable the bridge to be connected to...
Viking Saga 28mm Longboats designed by Iain Lovecraft Over the last couple of weeks I have been test printing and painting models that are going to feature in Iain Lovecraft's Viking Saga which launches on Tuesday 13th September. If you'd like to be notified on...
Over the last week I have been busy 3D printing and painting 28mm scale Viking buildings designed by Iain Lovecraft for his new Kickstarter which is scheduled to launch on 16th August. The additions since my last hobby blog have been the Jetty ready for visiting...
My hobby blog about building a 28mm scale Viking Settlement using models from Iain Lovecraft’s Viking Saga.