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First impressions: GrandManner terrain
So my GrandManner order arrived last week, delivered less than a week after I placed my order. With the descriptions and photos of the items somewhat lacking on the GrandManner website I will describe...
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Ship Ahoy!
Another order has arrived: Pirate ships by Ainsty Castings!Space for boarding action Captain Redbeard eyeing his new propertyPainting these will have to wait until I have finished a few more buildings....
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Work in Progress: Townhouse by Stronghold Terrain
Currently I am painting the Townhouse from Stronghold Terrain. After the Guild House, where I was very unhappy with the stonework, things are better this time. In fact, I think these are the best...
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New Ships from Games of War coming soon
 Ahoy mateys!Alan of Games of War has sent me a sneak peek of their work in progress ship models for their 28mm Pirate Supplies range. Their out of stock Sea Prince (see photo for reference) is...
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Town House from Stronghold Terrain
The Town House is the second Stronghold Terrain building after the Guild House out of the lot I bought at the Tactica convention earlier this year.What you get (the kit) Let's start with a photo of the...
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Terrors of the High Seas
What is naval wargaming in the Golden Age of Piracy without terrifying sea monsters? With the recent additions to my shipyard I knew I had to get myself a proper maritime threat to go along with them -...
View ArticleCollecting Gierburg Miniatures
For my Gierburg setting I am collecting figures from all kinds of periods and manufacturers. The styles range from medieval to something like English Civil War; one big inspiration is the Brotherhood...
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Gone Fronting
A review of Stronghold Terrain's medieval/fantasy townhouse fronts, enriched with some mild eye candy and finished off with a plea for using fronts and facades in your tabletop games.At the 2012...
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Gierburg Peasants
A new faction has arrived in Gierburg: the Agitator and his mob of angry peasants, painted by Simon Bradley.The warband consists of three packs from Warlord Games' Pike & Shotte range:Clubmen...
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WIP: Water boarding
A little work-in-progress of my water board section for both pirate action and the port of Gierburg...
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Cobblestone Streets & Stonework by Vampisol
Recently, while browsing a railway modeling forum I discovered a German terrain supplies manufacturer: Vampisol. The site is in German only so I'll try my best to provide translations in the following...
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A Guide to the City: The Peasants
The Guide to the City series of articles describes the background for the Gierburg game setting. In this first installment we take a loof at the lowest of the low: the average citizen of the Free...
View ArticleRest in Peace, Mordheim
BoLS reports that Games Workshop is getting rid of their Specialist Games range. This means the demise of the game systems Battlefleet Gothic, Epic Armageddon, Inquisitor, Necromunda, Warmaster and -...
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The Port of Gierburg - Part 1: A Water Board
For years now I have been collecting and painting high quality resin buildings for some kind of medieval/fantasy gaming board. Now the project is taking shape and I have begun working on The Port of...
View ArticleBuilding Wargame Terrain by Tony Harwood
The release of the "Building Wargame Terrain" book by Tony Harwood of Dampf's Modelling Page is coming closer. In his book the creator of beautiful Grand Manner houses descibes his techniques for...
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The Port of Gierburg - Part 2: Dock Section I WIP
In the second part of this series I describe the building of the first big dock section for the Port of Gierburg gaming table.Building the Docks With the water board finished work on the Port of...
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IKEA Gaming Table
Yesterday my better half made me accompany her on a shopping spree at one of Berlin's IKEA stores to get some "much needed" things. As a true geek (and to make the best of the situation) I used the...
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Gierburg Head Hunter painted
About three and a half years ago I finished my first ever (and only) sculpt: Ty Cain, Gierburg Head Hunter. Now the miniature is finally painted. For obvious reasons this figure is especially precious...
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LAM Jesters arrive in Gierburg
Another set of beautiful figures from Simon Bradley has arrived in Gierburg: The Jesters, from Lead Adventure Miniatures' Bruegelburg range (BRU-15).The Bruegelburg Jesters painted by Simon...
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Review: Building Wargame Terrain by Tony Harwood
My copy of Building Wargame Terrain by Tony Harwood arrived the other day, so now let's take a closer look at it!Building Wargame Terrainby Tony HarwoodThere are a couple talented hobbyists out there...
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