Warlord 101

It is time for another game system review by yours truly. Warlord is Reaper Miniature’s fantasy wargame. It is a skirmish level game set in a high fantasy realm that looks like it could be a D&D campaign realm with all the usual trappings. So let’s look at this game. Setup Both players bring forces of a predetermined point size with 1000 points...

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HOBBY: Adhesives 101

For the miniature enthusiast there are three types of glue they are familiar with. The most common and most widely used is cyanoacrylate or CA glue. Its more common name is super glue. The other two glues that are used are plastic cement and epoxy. All three have their place in the hobbyist’s arsenal, and this is why I am going to take a closer look...

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Hobby: Buying an Airbrush Setup

Today lets talk about buyin and setting up your first airbrush.  My first foray into the world of airbrushing was 12 years ago....

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Faves & Raves: Reaper Releases 3-14-11

Instead of rehashing what is being released this week I'm going to look at what my favorite releases are in this current set of releases. To see the entire list of releases you can go here. Let's begin:...

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News: Savage Worlds and Reaper

Look what showed up late last night. Reaper just announced they will be producing the official miniatures for Savage Worlds. I'm excited to see where this goes. For the full details you can read the story he...

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Hobby: Green Stuff Pro Tips

It’s time to look beyond the basics when it comes to working with green stuff....

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News: A Leprechaun Sighting

So this just turned up on the Webmaster of Reaper Miniatures desk on March 10th. Do we have a possible St Patrick's Day release? Who knows, but he looks pretty fun....

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Hobby: Green Stuff 101

For many epoxy putty (a.k.a. green stuff) is a difficult modeling medium to use. This was the case for me until I took a class at a convention on using green stuff in conversions. This class taught me three important concepts when it comes to working with green stuff. Once I learned these concepts, working with green stuff became a bree...

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News: Reaper Box Set Packaging Change

We interrupt the upcoming best of series with this breaking news. What's this? Is this something that would only be released by a Texas company? Is it a gun case? Is it a lunch box, or maybe......

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For The Time Being

For the next few posts I'll be using some of my greatest blog hits while I'm getting new content created and doing the facelift. Enj...

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Occasional Administrative Stuff

From time to time I post up blog announcements like plans and changes. Over the course of the next week or two I will be giving this blog a face lift. So let’s look at what is in sto...

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40k Hobby: Yme –Loc Paint Scheme

During the Holidays I took some time to paint up a couple of test models for the Yme-Loc army that was sent to The Girl. The first note I will make is that I used a wet palette to paint with. Wet palette allows me to get the most out of my paints. The second important note is that I almost exclusively use Reaper paint products. Reaper makes a line...

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The Road Ahead 2011

When it comes to those of us who live in Austin, TX I am more the hobby guru. Not that this is a bad thing, but being more about all things hobby tends to hurt my game. Does this bother me? Not particularly but it reminds me where my priorities should be. Before I talk about my course for the coming year I always like to see where I have been...

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