FreeBooter Miniatures Tutorials
Werner Klocke of Freebooter Miniatures is a superb, independent sculptor of 30mm figures. I frequently visit the site to check up on his latest greens. It also seems he may be posting some sculpting...
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Detailed Press Molds
There’s an interesting technique described in the www.creafigs.com forums here. How to create detailed, custom press molds by scribing with a sharp tool and then using them to create fantastic looking...
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Games Workshop Rapid Prototyping
Here’s an interesting trade article about the systems Games Workhop are now using for rapidly creating their new plastic figure lines. Gone are the day of ’3 ups’ and pantograph machines. I assume...
View ArticleWillard Wigan Sculptor
Mr Willard Wigan sculpts stuff IN the eye of a needle. Check out the photos on the official site. Man and I thought the jump from 28mm to 15mm scale figures was tough! Via Boing Boing.
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Carving Pumpkins!
Ok a little off topic, but here’s some lovely (relatively speaking) Halloween Pumpkin Sculpture from Villafane Studios (warning annoying Flash front page), with a how-to photo tutorial even! We’re not...
View ArticleSculptors Do It With Small Tools
Prophet Minis recently announced their new ‘Sculptors Do It With Small Tools’ product which is a kit that contains enough materials to sculpt up to half a dozen 28mm figures. For the tools and...
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PitYak Burnisher
I’ve bought several very useful sculpting tools from Phil of PitYak Studios in the past. Unfortunately one tool he didn’t have was a small ball burnisher which I was after for smoothing sculpted green...
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Musketeer Miniatures Sculpting Tutorial
Recently I stumbled across an excellent, step by step photo tutorial of a 28mm pirate sculpt by the gentleman behind Musketeer Miniatures. In nine parts he takes us from creation of the wire armature...
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PAX Aus: From Pixels and Putty Panel
I attended PAX Aus this weekend. Fortunately the Melbourne Exhibition Centre was a much better venue this year, and one of the many excellent panels I made it to was ‘From Pixels and Putty to Awesome...
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This is Not a Test: Converted Raider Broiler
My This is Not a Test Raider warband was expanded on paper after the last TCOW meet. I added a Broiler, and another Mongrel dog – so had to find suitable figures for them. I had a few more Obelisk...
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This is Not a Test: 28mm Modern Furniture
It seems I’m on a bit of a ‘This is Not a Test’ bender, so it’s time to start putting together some simple terrain for it. TnT is a post apocalyptic game, so ruined buildings and the refuse of 20th...
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This a Not a Test: 28mm Ruined Modern Furniture
Here’s a set of the sofas I cast a couple of weeks ago, but in ruined form. These were made by taking a resin cast of the original, intact sofas, cutting chunks out of them, building them up again...
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This is Not a Test: Scratching Pig Iron Productions
I’m a big fan of Pig Iron Productions miniatures, which are still available thanks to the new business owners. Pig Iron figures are cast in pewter, which means they’re an excellent base for scratch...
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This is Not a Test: Sculpting Pig Iron Productions
For many years now I’ve wanted to sculpt 28mm figures in green stuff. This year I’ve resolved to make an effort to improve my sculpting skills. However rather than attempting to sculpt a full figure...
View ArticlePublishing Thingiverse Models
Now that I’ve designed a few bits and pieces in Fusion 360, I’ve decided to publish them all under my Thingiverse account. I’ve benefited hugely from the free war game terrain folks have published on...
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