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Tutorial: Painting Stonework
In this article I describe the way I paint stonework on my models. From cobblestone streets to the walls of medieval houses - they all are painted following this recipe.First off, as with all artistic...
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Civilian Figures for Pirate Games
In this post I collect civilians and other miniatures that are great additions for wargames in a 17th/18th century pirate setting.When I first started pirate gaming in 2008 I compiled a list of...
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My Wargaming Goals for 2018
The beginning of a new year is always a good occasion for recapitulation and contemplation. However, I don't want to look back but ahead: What do I want to do in 2018 in terms of tabletop wargaming...
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Dice Bag with Compartments
Something I wanted to share quickly: My girl-friend made this dice bag with compartments for me. It is especially useful since I use quite a number of markers and counters for my Dogs Ahoy game. I am...
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Jungle Terrain Sections Finished
Many years ago, I built some jungle terrain sections which I never finished. Now, as I am focusing on my Caribbean jungle board, I took them out again and finished them.The first step was to paint the...
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Aquarium Decoration Jungle Ruins
Decor Brick Gate from Europet Bernina (234-105382)In preparation of some upcoming pirate gaming on tropical treasure islands I purchased a few aquarium decoration pieces to enhance my jungle gaming...
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Aquarium Decoration Plants for Jungle Terrain
Aquarium decoration is a great source for all sorts of wargaming jungle terrain. I recently showed off some very nice ruins, today I want to share some useful plastic plants.Plants form the core of any...
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Spanish Pirate Buildings from Games of War
A pirate gaming table for the Caribbean is made up of more than jungle and a beach. Interesting games require buildings so I got me some Spanish-style pirate buildings for my Caribbean pirate...
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Spanish Style Church from Empress Miniatures
No village is complete without a church. To complement my Caribbean pirate buildings I got the Spanish style church from Empress Miniatures.I had been tempted to buy the Church from Empress Miniatures...
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Gangs of Rome: Blood on the Aventine
One of the new games that I have been following with keen interest recently is Gangs of Rome by War Banner. Since I prefer small scale skirmish gaming with a focus on the individual fighter and great...
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British Unrated Cutter from Games of War
The British Unrated Cutter "Fly" 1763 from Games of War is the latest addition to my shipyard. In this blog post I describe the painting and building process of the vessel, its sails and other...
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Walls from Empress Miniatures
To complement my Caribbean pirate town I recently painted up a set of walls that I ordered together with the Spanish Church from Empress Miniatures.Simple walls like these can be used in a variety of...
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Longboats from Games of War and Firelock Games
In this blog post I take a look at the longboats from Games of War and Firelock Games.Longboats from Games of WarAs I had already bought some of the other boats (tenders and jolly boats) from Games of...
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Night Watchmen
After I have been gathering a number of highwaymen and other 17th-18th century scoundrel over the last years it is time to bring some appropriate opponents for these criminals to the table. I always...
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Spanish Fort by Slug Industries
The Spanish Fort by Slug Industries is a terrain piece modeled after the actual Fort Matanzas and successfully funded via a Kickstarter campaign early this year. In this article I take a closer look at...
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Personalized Movement Gauge from LITKO
While I was browsing the LITKO website recently I came across their offer for personalized movement gauges. With its lengths of 1/2", 1", 3" and 6" this is a very handy tool, not only for Age of...
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Pirates of Treasure Island
In August this year, there was a kickstarter campaign for releasing a range of 28mm pirates of Treasure Island. I'm not only going to say that these are really nice miniatures. But I have also been...
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Battery by Slug Industries
In this post I take a look at the battery terrain piece which was produced by Slug Industries as part of a kickstarter project for their Spanish Fort.In my recent review of the 28mm Spanish Fort I...
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Animal tokens
For a long time I have been wanting to do some animal tokens. Now I finally had the time to do some.The basic idea is to have a number of "empty" bases that accompany my normal miniatures. Obviously,...
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Walls from Games of War
A few months ago, Games of War released some Spanish-style walls as the latest addition to their pirate buildings range. I finished painting my lot this weekend to show them off just in time as my last...
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