Tagged: scratch-built
CSW Hobby Night- FLGS Edition
Jon, Mike, and I got together for another hobby night. We had a great time, and everyone felt like they make good headway on their projects. Mike was running a GW Dreadnaught assembly line. He also managed to assemble some sort of Space Marines. Jon finished some fine detail work on this sweet Bushido dragon ... Read more
Destroyed Mech Markers for Mech Attack
Each time that the club has gotten out our big mechs for a game of Mech Attack in 28mm, we have discussed leaving destroyed mechs on the board or making markers to represent the wreckage. I made these basic wreck markers using the same technique as the plaster wrecked cars I made some time ago. ... Read more
CSW Hobby Night- Terrain projects
Tim and I got together this week for another hobby night. We made progress on a couple of fun projects… Tim worked on assembling some blocks created from Hirst Arts molds. Once completed, he will be able to use these to build all sorts of cool sci-fi areas. I had started one of my Gen ... Read more
Tutorial- Ridiculously Fast Terrain From Toys
I ran a little experiment yesterday to see just how quickly and easily I could complete some reasonably good tabletop-quality terrain. On the block were two items from my “Bin of Lost Toys”. With nearly all my terrain coming from used resale shop toys, I inevitably end up with some extras that don’t exactly fit ... Read more
CSW Hobby Night!
Last night, Chicago Skirmish Wargames held our first official bi-weekly hobby night. We accomplished a lot, and had a great time, too! Tim, Mike, Jon, and I all participated. We even had video participation by Pat and Matt! Mike assembled these mop-headed space janitors. Tim continued painting minis from the Runewars box set. Jon was ... Read more
Adepticon Prep Part 3: Ten Train Trestles.
How does the train get from one station to the next? In the past games the train line was just a little corner of the battlefield. We propped up a few pieces of 0-27 train on crates and things and that was it. Now, however, I’ve got 10 trestles! These first 9 trestles are all part ... Read more
Advancing The Hobby- Posters and Signs on a Cutting Machine
I love seeing little details like posters and signs on scale terrain. I have done them in the past, but it is a pain to do, and it takes too long. The cutting machine simplifies this greatly. I googled “post apocalyptic posters” and copied/pasted some of the resulting images into one layer in the Silhouette ... Read more
Advancing The Hobby- Sketching With A Cutting Machine
One of the neat features of the Silhouette Cameo 3 is that is has spaces for multiple tools at once. I decided to test this out with the sketch pens that came with the unit. First, I used the software to create some simple images. Next I played with the different sketch features. The machine ... Read more
Advancing The Hobby- Using a Cutting Machine
I recently picked up a Silhouette Cameo 3 cutter. This will cut/score/scribe all sorts of materials including vinyl, stickers, fabric, magnets, and various thicknesses of styrene. There is a steep learning curve, and I plan on posting a series of articles detailing my experiments. I received the machine last Friday. It came as a bundle ... Read more
Sci-Fi Train Before Paint.
Here are a few pre-painted pictures today of a project that I’ve wanted to do for years. A 28mm Sci-Fi Train! The train is made up of an Engine from a Caterpillar brand construction toy train and the cars from a Pixar toy train. Both were found at different resale shops some months apart. The engine ... Read more