Academic busts have been making pretty quick and easy display projects, but it is easy to get lost in the weeds. They also lack some of the narrative opportunities of other kinds of mini art. So I think the key for me is to not get lost in this multi-month iteration with them at the […]
So this year, a group of awesome artists are organizing a new miniatures event and show in Texas (in July, woof), called Pigment (https://pigmentshow.us/). They’re aiming for a purely painting and modeling focused show similar to ones found in Europe- something of an art retreat and something of a painting competition. I wasn’t sure I’d
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Sometimes it is fun to connect with history. The last couple weeks I’ve been focused on pulling together some pieces for the MFCA 2026 Annual show, held just outside of Philly. Hosted by the Miniature Figure Collectors Association (https://www.mfcaclub.com/) this show is in its 83rd year! That’s pretty wild. For anyone who got into this
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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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
Yet another epic 2025 convention! The Nova Open has really grown into a cool cross-genre, cross-game event hosted in DC (interesting historical tidbit, at the very hotel where Regan was shot) that has become a staple of my gaming year. And the number one thing about it that I love is that I can take
Almost getting there! At this point, I’m going to pause on revisiting the transparent veil busts by Owlsome Creations until MFCA later this year. But it’s getting close. I think now its in that endless refinement stage, which has been a real challenge with this skintone and white veil! But almost there! I do like
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So this year, I’ve set out to do something I’ve wanted to do every since I was a little kid (at least in Middle School)- enter Golden Demon! I’ve entered several painting competitions at this point, including some really great ones, and I’ve seen a number of Golden Demons, dating back to the old Games
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Now that 2026 is here, I thought I’d recap the fun projects I did in 2025 and took out to show people. Not all of these started life as ‘display’ pieces, but I have a pretty loose definition here, which is anything you show people so they ooo and ahhh over it. This year I
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So I’ve used minis to help make a number of presents over the years, although I usually concentrate on foodstuffs that people would be excited about. Last year we were traveling (which was great) but it put a damper in any DIY present plans. This year, I had a little inspiration (and time) for some
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