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Changing Gears – Introduction
It is important to constantly adjust priorities in this hobby so you aren’t wasting time with models or games that don’t fulfil your needs. I’ve recently discovered a game I thought would provide a significant amount of my hobby time isn’t the game for me. So now I need to think about what I want in my next game. Continue reading
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Tagged article, dp9, dream pod 9, firestorm armada, Heavy Gear, infinity the game, malifaux, MERCS, miniature, sedition wars, spartan games, studio mcvey, war of 1812, wargame, wwii, wyrd miniatures
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Allow Yourself Good Tools
I was watching an interesting interview with Jennifer Haley and wanted to call attention to something she says. Allow yourself good tools. I’ve seen conversations on mailing lists or forums where someone says they don’t want to spend money on … Continue reading
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2011 Cangames Wrapup
Going to a gaming convention is always a good time. Cangames 2011 marked my return to the Heavy Gear tournament scene in a well contested Heavy Gear Blitz Canadian Championship. Continue reading
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Tagged article, cangames, dp9, dream pod 9, Heavy Gear, miniature, tournament, wargame
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Why you should give Slow-Dri a try.
There are a bunch of different additives and mediums available for acrylic paint. They aren’t magic bullets and they aren’t indispensable. They are simply useful. Liquitex Slow-Dri is a useful additive that I’ve come to rely on more and more. The … Continue reading
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Republic to Empire Review
I don’t like to review games without playing them. This is why, after purchasing it sometime in November last year, I haven’t written a review of Republic to Empire. After playing two games at Historicon I think I can give … Continue reading
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Tagged 1812, article, league of augsburg, napoleonic, republic to empire, review, rules, wargame
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Republic to Empire at Historicon
As promised, here is my description of the game I played on my first day at Historicon. The game was Republic to Empire, presented by the writer Barry Hilton and graphic designer and artist Clarence Harrison. Barry Hilton is part … Continue reading
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Tagged 1812, article, historicon, league of augsburg, napoleonics, republic to empire, wargame
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Highlight Placement: Or Less is More
When I look back on my painting career I can trace the maturation of my painting style. From flood-washes and grainy drybrushing to edge highlighting to glaze transitions. When I started I thought highlights went on raised surfaces. This is … Continue reading
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Thinning Integral Bases
The integral base is visible before blending with sand and flock. Revell Germany WWII British Infantry, 1/72. One of my pet peeves is trying to blend a heavy integral base into my preferred basing method. The majority of historical miniatures … Continue reading
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Painting Theory
Lately I have dedicated myself to single projects. This has proved benificial and I gaze with pride upon my completed Troops, Weapons and Tactics platoon. In the past, when I broke projects into batches, I would switch projects between batches. … Continue reading
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Picking My Battles: The Decision
Welcome to part five of Picking My Battles, a continuing series of articles on selecting, planning and executing a wargames project. These articles started as a way to talk through the different battles I was considering, but will now follow … Continue reading
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