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Hip Roofs: Simpler than you might think.
Someone asked me about making hip roofs, so I sat down and sketched out how to make them as simple as I could. For buildings with hip roofs, it's much easier if the building is rectangular, so that it...
View ArticleBurned out miniature game blogging...but going to end 2013 on a high note!
I posted so much in 2011-2012, I got a little burned out and work has been keeping my busy. However, I need to create a bunch of posts about what I've been up to this year. So, stay tuned for a bunch...
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20mm Modern UK Landrover Snatch
Since there's been some interest in my 20mm UK modern vehicles, I'll show you how I did it as a semi-tutorial. You may need to fill in some of the blanks in between steps. This technique can really be...
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20mm Modern Landrover WMIK
Since there's been some interest in my 20mm UK modern vehicles, I'll show you how I did it as a semi-tutorial. You may need to fill in some of the blanks in between steps. This technique can really be...
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20mm Modern UK Utility Trucks
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20mm Modern 'UN' forces.
I've mentioned my 20mm Modern UN forces in passing blog posts for some of my modern miniature games, but never really posted pics of the forces in their entirety. These UN forces make great additions...
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Battle at Government House, Stanley, Falkland Islands, April 2, 1982
The Battle at Government House, Stanley, Falkland Islands, April 2, 1982 The Argentinian Forces deployed on the Islands the night of April 1-2, 1982. One of the main goals was to capture the...
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20mm Paper Buildings: Falklands Campaign
Here are some of the Falkland's paper buildings that I have been working on. All are made from foam core board and have the color exterior 'skins' glued to the outside. All of them have removable...
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Japanese/Samurai Era Village-Part 2., the final chapter
Well, I finally completed the Japanese/Samurai Village. I didn't plan on it taking 2 years to finish (It doesn't seem like that long...), but the project was interrupted by life, a new job, kids, and...
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Japanese/Samaurai Terrain: Bamboo Forest
Cut 1/8" diameter dowels to various lengths and prime paint. (2"-6" for 28mm) Separate/trim the plastic foliage into smaller branches. Also cut about 2-2 leafs per bamboo trunk. (1) Paint the dowels...
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Japanese/Samaurai Terrain: Perishable Barrels
The barrels are actual wood turnings sold in hobby stores. A variety of shapes and sizes are available. Mine were labeled as 'pickle barrels' from the Hobby Lobby store. Rice barrels (Kanji symbol for...
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Japanese/Samaurai Terrain: Bridge and Koi Pond
The water is simply various shades of green to dark blue painted to the base. Then a couple of layers of white glue are painted over the paint and allowed to dry between layers to give it a glossy,...
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Japanese/Samaurai Terrain: Medium House
Underside of foam core board roof is scored to bend the roof. Curved trusses are added to maintain the rounded roof shape. Balsa wood trim is added around the edge of the roof.
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