This marks the eighth year of painting Not a Santa miniatures. It started as a random thing. I had time on my hands, an odd broken miniature, and it was the right season. Can't imagine what this tradition would be if that free time has come in the middle of spring. It would be much... Continue Reading →
It's not all about 7TV here. It's mostly about 7TV, but I do play other games. Or, more accurately, I buy, paint, and store other games. The play part proves to be elusive. It took a while for me to even get the starter set for 02 Hundred Hours. I have the first two expansion... Continue Reading →
Lurker from the Deep: Episode 5 needs bridges. All those islands... gonna be tough to get from one to the other without bridges. Bridges are an odd thing for gaming terrain. They are out there, they exist. But there are all in odd shapes and sizes. There are some very nice ones that are honkin'... Continue Reading →
Lurkers from the Deep: Episode 5 definitely has an interesting board. Lots of opportunities for creativity and for finding odd solutions for the terrain features. Previously I showed the work on the central dais and megaliths (found the right term) that dominate the game board. One part was missing, the actual altar piece. Crooked Dice... Continue Reading →
Devils Reef continues to take shape. With the mass of islands completed, I get to move on to the big center piece of the whole board. I'm not sure what to call this section. There is an altar, there are pillars, there's this raised platform. But it's not itself an altar. It's not itself a... Continue Reading →
Episode 5 has a lot of flat terrain to paint. It's a 4'x4' table that is supposed to be the exposed parts of a reef where bad guys are doing bad things while the good guys attempt to race in to go good things. I feel that is a sufficient description. I should be an... Continue Reading →
I am nearing the end of the builds for Lurkers From The Deep. The last Episode is at once the simplest build and the most complicated. Simple because it is mostly flat terrain with very few features. Complicated because it is not rectilinear in layout. This episode takes place at a temple out on some... Continue Reading →
Still documenting the build up for Episode 4. I say documenting because I'm actually finished with the terrain. I'm just slow at blogging about it. Previously I showed the larger land pieces for the terrain. That was an interesting experiment that turned out well. New material, new problems, but a good looking bit of scenery... Continue Reading →
Every so often I need to get back to miniature painting. The actual figures are what interest me the most for this hobby, second only to playing the games. Terrain has taken up a lot of my hobby time this year. That's by choice, but I do need some of these little figures ready for... Continue Reading →
Hobby stuff has been happening, but blogging has been lagging. Work and life get in the way of things and blogging gets the short end. I can paint and create without blogging, but it would be tough to blog about painting without actually painting. Odd, that. The terrain for the first three Episodes are complete.... Continue Reading →
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