Tagged: tutorial
Tutorial- Tectonic Craft Studios Crane Assembly
I picked up a crane kit from Tectonic Craft Studios at Midwest Miniature Expo. Here is how I assembled it: First, separate the pieces into the four major sections of the finished crane. The axis upon which the arm rotates. From left to right, these are the center axis and the pieces that go on ... Read more
TUTORIAL: The Great Green Elrik’s Hobbies Marble Adventure
Greetings oh ye painters of tiny things! I’ve a fun project, nay, adventure, for those daring enough to deal with messy wet paints and those with patience to let layers dry! Indeed, a fun way of emulating marble that anybody can do with but a few simple strokes of a brush. It’s also a great ... Read more
Tutorial: Making a Grassland Gaming Mat from an Ikea Rug
While wandering around Ikea, I spotted a mound of bright green, square, shaggy rugs and decided to use one as a grasslands mat. The rug is called Hampen in Ikea’s naming system. It is 80cm (~31.5 in.) square, so will be slightly small but suitable for Song of Blades and Heroes, Bushido, or many other ... 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
Painted- Warhammer 40,000 Death Guard
I’ve started painting the Death Guard figures from the latest 40k box set. This is a small set of them that I felt included most of the textures and materials used in the set. It should also be enough to play Shadow War Armageddon, so it gives me a chance to try some ideas and ... Read more
Tutorial: SaltNHairspray Rust: Shake It, Shake It Real Good!
*cue music, you know you want to: doo doodoo doo. doo. doodoo doo doodoo* The deeper I get in to this hobby, the more I’m reflecting on my masochistic tendencies. Why do we slave over these little, tiny dudes and dudettes? Why are we trying to recreate these fantastic battle scenes from overhead, like a ... Read more
Tutorial: Building a Bushido Board
Bushido is played on a 2 foot x 2 foot board. I have plans to make a very fancy temple garden board, but I also wanted to play right away. What else could I do, but make a quick and simple play surface? I started with a sheet of hardboard. I use pieces of this ... Read more
Tutorial- Willow Trees
I have decided to build a temple garden board for Bushido, and I decided that it needed some willow trees. GCT (the makers of Bushido) have a nice tutorial on their site: http://bushido-thegame.com/pages/creating-willow-trees I modified this method a bit to use items I had on hand, and made a few other changes as well. I ... Read more