Exciting news today! I was on the phone last night with John McEwan going over some details regarding being able to bring some great old school minis back to the table top. I have updated the website by adding a McEwan Miniature page which I have been meaning to do for a while. If youContinue reading “McEwan Miniatures Update”
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Legionaries Land on Sitan
Legionary View: After landing and recovering from stasis, the crew must preform numerous rocket system checks and tediously switch engines over to standby mode or else they could be stuck here for ever. As they nervously watch the skirmish going on outside their portal windows, they all make mental notes to tell the Planetary LegionContinue reading “Legionaries Land on Sitan”
Planetary Legion vs Death Raiders
Top row Planetary Legion; bottom row Death Raiders When I first started to revive the old and mostly forgotten Fictioneers line, there was little information available on them. I was (and still am) a contributor on the Lost Minis Wiki site so I obviously scoured what I could find there. The product listing that wasContinue reading “Planetary Legion vs Death Raiders”
Battle Mat and Elevations Done
I was so excited to see how things were coming together after the Alien Pods project that I just had to get the battle mat and elevations done! This is Part III of my rendition of following DM Scotty’s tutorials for crafting an alien world. If you have not been following along, his YouTube videosContinue reading “Battle Mat and Elevations Done”
Alien Pods
This is a continuation of my posts Adding Some Color where I mentioned DM Scotty and his DMs Craft channel on YouTube. In particular these two videos:Crafting an Alien PlanetBuilding a Planet with Scotty Part III still have not made my large battle mat yet but I did pick up the recommended paint colors andContinue reading “Alien Pods”
What Would You Include in an Interstellar Zoo
It may be hard for some to believe but life existed before the internet and even before hi-rez glossy photographs were in miniatures catalogs. In the 70s, most catalogs were just typed text on sheets of paper with product number, simple name, and price. Very little to go on when making your selections. If youContinue reading “What Would You Include in an Interstellar Zoo”
How do you Reach Alien Planets?
While trying to decide how the Terrans would reach the stars in pulp/retro fashion, I fell back on the old stand-by method of quick research: Google image search. From that quick survey, it seems that the vast majority of humans travel by missile shaped rockets that land upright standing one the fins. I found anContinue reading “How do you Reach Alien Planets?”
Painted Fictioneer Examples
I have just received the painted fictioneers from Robert Athey. He did an excellent job painting (better then it looks in my average quality photos). If you have any minis that you would like painted, I recommend him highly and can help you get into contact with him. He talked though all the color schemesContinue reading “Painted Fictioneer Examples”
… & More
I was asked recently what the “& More” referred to. It is a simple catch all for what would otherwise be a long list. Of course there are the directly related items to minis such as painting, terrain building, game rules, and 3d printing. It actually was intended for items even more loosely related suchContinue reading “… & More”
Adding Some Color
My tabletop for sci-fi worlds has been woefully lacking in color so I am finally doing something about it. In the past, it has always been a natural sand/tan barren world. That is beginning to change. These are a few of our (nearly) finished pieces from the weekend. The first photo has some 3d printedContinue reading “Adding Some Color”
