While I lean toward pre-painted minis (and the ‘Iconic Heroes’ are certainly no slouch in that department), even the simple primed ‘Nolzur’s Marvelous’ and ‘Deep Cuts’ are fine additions to your growing army player characters, NPCs, and dungeon decorations.
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A miniatures Kickstarter with a difference. Hand of Glory has interchangeable hands to make a myriad of heroes.
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Follow me as I attempt to paint all of my Reaper Bones and learn some new painting techniques as I go.
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I’ve been having too much fun playing the fantasy skirmish game ‘Frostgrave.’ But Osprey Games isn’t waiting around for me to catch up; they’ve just released the latest expansion book by creator Joseph McCullough called ‘The Frostgrave Folio.’
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A month or so back, I stumbled upon a post from John Suski on DM Scotty’s Facebook group page–John created some custom paint bottle holders for his desk, complete with color samples and labels.
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While I’m happy to create my own from paper, the Flat Plastic Miniatures Core Set is exactly what I’ve been looking for–much higher quality color and also more durable than the little cardstock ones I print out.
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Mirliton miniatures is selling the Demogorgon miniature as seen on ‘Stranger Things.’
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Games Workshop have released a new incarnation of ‘Warhammer Quest,’ one of their much loved games. It looks great, but does the gameplay match its aesthetic?
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In this GeekDad Paints I begin upgrading the ‘Equipment Pack’ minis to show off their excellent molds with some color.
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Games Workshop announces it’s revival of ‘Warhammer Quest’ with its new game ‘Silver Tower’
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As I’ve continued to search for new and inexpensive papercraft methods to make minis and terrain, I’ve discovered a number of websites and comrades-in-arms who also enjoy papercraft with their gaming, and I’d like to share some of these resources with you below — many of these folks are geek parents, so I’ve also asked a few of them for a little background on their hobbies and their kids.
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This week on GeekDad Paints, I tackle the Dark Lord of the Sith in homage to my recent run through Walt Disney World!
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This week on GeekDad Paints! I show you how a base primer and little bit of metallic paint can transform the Probe Droids from ‘Imperial Assault.’
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It’s time to tackle the worst shots in the universe! That’s right, this week I’m painting ‘Imperial Assault’s monochromatic Stormtroopers!
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Wizkids, the industry leader in pre-painted plastic miniatures, has announced a new line of unpainted plastic miniatures sets featuring more than 150 new sculpts.
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It’s time to paint the Rebel Heroes for ‘Imperial Assault!’ What happens when you throw a soldier, a commander, and a Jedi in a vat of goo? Read on to find out.
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This week on GeekDad Paints! I tackle the E-Web Engineers from ‘Imperial Assault.’ Also, finally something else from Combatzone Scenery other than crates!
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The Carson Optical Pro Series MagniVisor head-worn magnifier is simply an excellent and easy-to-use accessory for any type of detail work.
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All good adventures start and end in a rompus pub. With the ‘Rusty Dragon Inn Pathfinder Battles miniatures’, Paizo, the makers of the ‘Pathfinder Roleplaying Game’, teamed with Wizkids, provide a wealth of figures and dungeon dressing for your very own miniature adventurers’ hang-out.
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Get your very own Baba Yaga’s Walking Hut with this independently run crowdfunding campaign from Dungeon Crawler Miniatures.
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Learn how to create your own reusable modular dungeon tiles using Hirst Arts molds.
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In my prior post, Dungeon Casting Part 1: Creating Dungeons With Hirst Arts Molds, I showed you how to create the crypt from ‘Pathfinder’s Crypt of the Everflame’ game module. The key feature of the crypt is Kessen’s sarcophagus. This sarcophagus lid is cast from a custom mold that was surprisingly simple to create. In this post, I will show you how to create your own molds that can be used to cast your own pieces similar, or identical, to Hirst Arts stones. One reason you may want to do this is to create a custom piece otherwise not available, such as this sarcophagus lid.
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See how easy it is to create fantastic dungeon terrain using Hirst Arts molds.
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10,000 Years before ‘Warhammer 40,000’ there was the ‘Horus Heresy’. Now you can recreate Games Workshops epic story arc in their new close combat game.
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Use old Chessex dice cases to store, transport, and display your miniatures. This simple little hack is also great for gift giving.
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Stuffer Shack offers great gaming ideas as well as excellent horse miniatures, and counters and markers to make in-combat tracking of your monsters a breeze.
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Yesterday, Ryan Hiller provided some great tips on finding inexpensive mini figurines for gaming that included offerings on Kickstarter and eBay. There’s no doubt that miniatures are useful to our favorite games, especially RPGs, and it’s nice to know there are options out there for those on a limited budget. While I’m all for saving money, I also would like to toss out two more factors for consideration when investing in minis — storage and durability.
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How can one start a miniatures collection without breaking the bank? One trick is to find old ‘Mage Knight’ lots on Ebay.
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Reaper Miniatures has launched its Bones III Kickstarter. This is yet another opportunity from Reaper to acquire hundreds of quality, unpainted miniatures on the cheap.
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The Pedion Modular Prepainted Terrain System for RPGs and Wargames appears to be a beautiful solution for anyone looking for a flexible and interesting battlefield for miniatures.
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