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Two games of The Barons’ War at last Saturday’s NWA meeting. One Vikings v Normans using the Conquest supplement and then the Vikings fought an English force using the standard rules. So this post contains my random thoughts, rambling and report from the first battle with some comments on the second. I got the Conquest supplement…
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Step by step process of making rocky ground for Saga Find rocks which have large flat surfaces that look dramatic but can have figures stand on them without toppling. Cut out MDF board to fit within 20x20cm square. Sand edges to a nice bevelled slope, e.g. about half the thickness of the board. Glue…
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Can you make durable wargaming terrain using lots of free stuff? Of course you can, but can I develop a mass produced version so that we can make a bucket load of hills in time for Victory or Valhalla. This is what I have managed to produce so far. Fig 9. First coat of blended…
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More Saga suitable terrain pieces Around 25 years ago I splurged out on a whole village worth of Armorcast buildings including some ruins. The ruins had been sitting in the “too be completed one day” tub, when that day came around and I decided to whip them into Saga ruins. I personally think that the…
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Spending time away from painting figures to build terrain. I have playing around with building some basic terrain pieces for Saga. Sometimes I need a break from painting miniatures and I have always found building terrain enjoyable. I am also one of the organisers of Victory or Valhalla, which Melbourne’s largest Saga tournament. For…
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Every year I take an extended Christmas & New Year holiday. So from mid-December to late-January I try and build and paint a new warband, plus other miscellaneous wargaming stuff. 2019/20’s project was building a new Norman / Crusader warband using the variety of Norman miniatures I had in the lead and plastic pile. First…
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2019 was a busy year. Lots of full on activity in the first quarter and then things slowed down due to family and work commitments. So the hobby suffered over the southern winter. Getting back into painting 1 Having sat in my pile of unpainted miniatures for around a year I decided to pull out…
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More than once at recent club meetings, I have received compliments on my painting abilities and the presentation of my armies; thank you once again for all those kind words. It’s only once I talk to the person paying the compliment that the problems start, I mention that they can paint as well as me…
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Painting figures may seem slow at first but it does speed up with practise. Several methods, including dry brushing, are used to help put an army together quicker.
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Flying or driving and model armies don’t mix. If you’ve ever tried to travel with tool boxes full of lead like I have, you’ll know that getting a hard time by airport security and flight crews is routine. While visiting the Napoleonic Wargames Society in Perth, I observed a number of custom made boxes used…
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Over the years, I’ve painted lots of 20mm plastic figures for various wargames armies, and received compliments about the painting standard. I have what I consider to be a simple technique for painting 20mm plastic figures, which uses the detail of the moulded figure as much as any painting skills I have. The following is…
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There are many different ways to paint figures, vehicles and terrain. There is no “right” way, just lots of different ways. You need to develop a style which is suitable to you. But helpful advice from others can help you experiment and choose a style which suits you. This article contains a collection of simple,…
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