Continuing my work with Speedpaints, I decided to tackle some historical figures next. My interest in Speedpaints is to help quickly paint a ton of American Revolutionary War miniatures in 28mm. The Speedpaints work well, but they have a habit of flowing into areas you may not want. For some miniatures, with the right detail,... Continue Reading →
How did the speedpainted goblins turn out? For tabletop play, these are good. Three-foot Rule wins out here. On the table, in the game, these are good. No one would object to these in a game as poorly painted. They really did paint up quickly, as well. If you are trying to get miniatures on... Continue Reading →
Contrast paints from Games Workshop have been around for a while. I try to avoid buying GW stuff at full price as a matter of principle. That principle being that I am cheap. But the contrast paints have been tempting. There are some great looking minis that others have painted up well and fast using... Continue Reading →
Or, targets for Bloody Ban. Though I haven't had time to put together all of my plans for a horror themed romp through the Revolutionary War, I did have time to find and paint some suitable civilians. These will work nicely for Blood & Plunder as table filler or even as parts of forces. For... Continue Reading →
Since it's first feature pack for Lurkers from the Deep, Crooked Dice has released new feature packs at an impressive pace. These feature packs are a great way for a player to get started with 7TV. They take care of the storytelling aspect and let newer players focus on the games, the miniatures, the terrain,... Continue Reading →
For exorcism you need one old and one young priest, right? It's not clear what rights or duties require one fat and one mad priest. For me, which hunting. In miniature. These are both Gripping Beast miniatures I bought from Cotton Jim. I had already bought my Hexenjagger from him at Historicon. He had discounted... Continue Reading →
For the game I ran at the Muster back in Feb '22 I needed miniatures to represent crazy people for one cast. I think the exact card is the Gibbering Lunatic from 7TV Pulp. With time being short I substituted some suitable minis, these being some less than appropriately clothed gentlemen. They would have to... Continue Reading →
One of the interesting things about H. P. Lovecraft was that he did not bother himself with consistency in his writings. He was too busy jamming adjectives in front of every noun and describing things as "squamous" to make sure his stories had a rigid and rigorous foundation behind them. There were some stories, like... Continue Reading →
Or town guards. One can never have enough witch-hunters. Gripping Beast has two packs of Hexenjager not wearing pointy hoods. Still the same group, but a little less obvious in the wardrobe department. Credit where due for these minis. They look great. One or two are a bit flat, likely to make it easier to... Continue Reading →
I fell for advertising. Wargames Illustrated is a great magazine and is one of my go-to sources for hobby information. Or, it was before COVID-times which has made it difficult to find copies. But for years there have been ads from Gripping Beast showing their line of minis for Saga: Age of Magic. Specifically the... Continue Reading →
the immortal frequentist 