Tagged: cheap
Fantasy Warriors Tower, a Rockpile and a Mystery
Despite the mechs that need to be finished before Adepticon, I procrastinated some more and made some medieval fantasy scenery. First, a dirty pile of rocks. It’s just a repainted vinyl/plastic toy I found. It’s flat on the back, so you can place it right up against another piece of terrain. Looks slightly odd, but ... Read more
Six Dollar Sci-Fi Tanks from Russia
I’ve got a bargain on the desk today — it’s a 28mm “Bronekorpus” tank kit from Russia, made by Tehnnolog, the company best known for its Robogear line of mech kits. Tim and I bought a pack of 10 of these kits on eBay. Shipping ranges from $1-$2 for each tank. As you’ll see below, ... Read more
Getting the Most from Dust Tactics Tenement Buildings
Last year I sold off a large medieval army, and I turned right around and sunk the proceeds into nine boxes of Dust Tactics Warzone Tenements from Fantasy Flight Games’ year-end sale. There are already some fine reviews of the product out there, so this article will focus mainly on how to get the most ... Read more
Sedition Wars: A Good Deal for the Patient Modeler
I recently stumbled across one of the biggest bargains in miniatures today: Sedition Wars, Battle for Alabaster. The boxed game can regularly be found for 60% to 70% off, making it a fantastic deal for a box full of Studio McVey miniatures, and oh yeah — the box also happens to come with a game. ... Read more
An Unusual Source for Metal Figure Bases
I like metal bases. I don’t like paying for them, however, and I don’t like washers as bases. It’s probably a result of being raised on Games Workshop, but I want my bases to have nice crisp sides. It’s also nice for a base to have a depression, especially for miniatures that have cast-on bases. ... Read more
More Reinforcements: Knights and Pavises
Here’s a look at yet another batch of figures that I didn’t paint. Don’t worry, I have some of my own creations on display at the bottom of this post! A year or so ago I purchased a massive load of Essex 25mm medieval miniatures from a local gamer here in the Chicago area. My ... Read more
Scatter Terrain for Sci-Fi and Post-Apocalyptic Wargaming
While digging through my bits boxes recently, I found myself staring at a bag full of windows and window frames leftover from a Walthers building I built years ago. I suddenly realized that by clipping out the bottoms of the frames and gluing them to the windows in reverse, I could make pallets. But what ... Read more
Terrain Triptych, Part 3: Elevated Train Station
Elevated train stations are a common sight here in Chicago, so I’m extra happy to add this terrain piece to my collection. As with the other items in the Terrain Triptych series, this one started life as a toy playset. The original toy is a Fisher Price Geo-Trax Train Station. It’s an outstanding example of ... Read more
Terrain Triptych, Part 2: Power Station and I-Beams
I’m back with the latest installment in my “Terrain Triptych” series, where I kitbash urban terrain using toys found at resale shops. Click here to read the first post, about a multi-level construction site. Here I’ll show you how I took this Hot Wheels car launcher and transformed it into a power station. Though ... Read more
Terrain Triptych, Part 1: Building Under Construction
In a previous post, I showed work-in-progress pictures of a number of larger terrain pieces. For my “Terrain Triptych” series, I’ll be revisiting three of these projects, as well as some additional bits. The miniatures used for scale throughout these reviews are Urban War Gladiators, Void Junker Buggy and a 1/56-scale Mad Cat mech from ... Read more