Though small in number, Sweden's 16th-century urban population contributed significantly to military conflicts through their superior equipment. Let’s see how city-dwelling burghers transformed from merchants to warriors and how I recreated these historic troops as miniature figures.
Read MoreMore and more of the classic Space Marines seem to be passing the "Rubicon Primaris" but I find myself eternally stuck in the closing months of 1998 and the release of Codex: Blood Angels.
Read MoreFootsore Miniatures range of early medieval Welsh are a joy to paint so here is a quick guide on how I painted mine trying to do the most of these beautiful sculpts.
Read MoreFlags add movement and flair to wargames unit and here we take a deep dive into what we know about these in the late middle ages.
Read MoreDuring my 25 years of painting toy soldiers Space Marines have been a constant.
Read MoreThis is not an Ikea joke but a way of making a cheap, fast and nice looking coulisse - or flat - for photos.
Read More16 ”good men” were chosen to protect the rebellion's young leader.
Read MoreThe editing is where we can fix some of the mistakes we might have done previously.
Read MoreHere’s how I made this diorama of two dueling samurais inside a glass jar for my fathers birthday.
Read MoreThis is part two of this series and here we will go through some basic theory, how to set up your shot and build your scene.
Read MoreWhen Gustav Vasa marched into Stockholm in 1523 he had just turned 27 years old - how did the king look as a young man?
Read MoreTaking photos of your miniatures is almost a hobby in itself and this guide will help you down another rabbit hole.
Read MoreHere is a quick and easy way to make a Roman classic - the testudo - from Warlord Games plastic legionnaires.
Read MoreA fairly quick method of painting dark age miniatures with a lot of colour variation.
Read MoreArmed with Perry miniatures medievals, some sculpting putty and all the crossbows I could get my hands on I started cutting and gluing.
Read MoreBadly sculpted horses is a common issue for me but these plastic equines might solve my problem.
Read MoreThe Ptolemaic army was only a shadow of its former self in 47 BC but still proved to be a match for Caesars legions in Alexandria.
Read MoreGreat animation, beautiful details, fun to paint - what more can you ask for from a miniatures range?
Read MoreHere is a guide to the army Caesar fought with in Alexandria and how I built my own wargames equivalent.
Read MoreThis is the beginning of a project to build both peasant musters and royal forces for the conflicts of late medieval Sweden.
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