So sometimes its sort of fun to use a deadline and do a quick-turn experiment. For Historicon last year, I had used one of the Viking beserkers from the Footsore Miniatures Viking Kickstarter (WHY DID I BUY MORE 28MM VIKINGS) to make a cool little diorama base of a Viking on the prow of the […]
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Sometimes you’re lucky enough to just fall bass-ackwards into something amazing and awesome. I’ll say it helps when you have found an awesome community- makes it much more likely to happen. But I sure felt lucky and honored to be invited (which just means I actually checked the discord for once and saw the post
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We’ll I’m back. Another Adepticon on the books! I’ve only been going for three years now, so I’m hardly a veteran, but Adepticon has been really resonating with me and I continue to dig the new downtown location in Milwaukee. And the biggest thing for me is it’s such a draw around the country and
It is the morning of April 7th, 1862, the second day of the battle of Shiloh. The first day had seen the Union forces driven almost into the river, before Grant and the Union steamboats ferried reinforcements overnight. That morning, the Union would launch a grand assault to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
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This was our first venture out into the world of conventions for 2026- hopefully we will go to fewer than last year haha ( Cons of 2025! ). We braved the snowcrete and cold of February to drive up to Lancaster. That’s right, this year they moved Cold Wars to the Wyndham on the edge
I’ve had some fun at various conventions over the years playing test of honor, a cool samurai skirmish game. I’ve had a number of minis for a while and finally finished painting them up! Went for a yellow and purple scheme, kind of fast and loose. While not particularly unique, had fun painting them and
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So I’ve been meaning to make it out to one of the District of the Damned bash/bashes- where they bash a set of minis for a small skirmish game, then run demo games for people! I always seem to be out of town. But finally, they were hosting one at Game Kastle, that I was
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Hoo boy, what a year! This year I had the good fortune to get out and about, even internationally, to attend a ton of cool cons! For the miniature wargaming and painting community these kinds of events are critical – as a physical hobby with a strong social aspect, people’s gaming and painting reaches a
So I made some more progress on the historical wargaming project no one asked for- the Great Northern War! It’s gonna be great, and hopefully it will get people interested in this corner of history largely forgotten outside of baltic countries. But more on that later! Right now, I finished up a block of pikemen
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New year, new project! Earlier this year, we took a trip to Baccus Miniatures in Sheffield, a powerhouse in the world of 6mm metal miniatures. This inspired us to dive into some of the rabbit holes well suited for 6mm wargaming. I’ve long been fascinated by the short-lived Swedish Empire, Gustavus Adolphus and all that.
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