techniques Archive

  • Games Workshop’s had a checkered past when it comes to their paints. Even though I’m mostly buying P3 paints now, I still have a lot of GW ones, and P3 doesn’t get too bright. That’s why I have some colours like this red one. I love the fact that the...

    Wargaming Tradecraft: Holding open new GW paint pots

    Posted on March 6, 2012 | No Comments
    Games Workshop’s had a checkered past when it comes to their paints. Even though I’m mostly buying P3 paints now, I still have a lot of GW ones, and P3 doesn’t get too bright. That’s why I have some colours like this red one. I love the fact that the...

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  •  Stippling, (or sponging) is a simple technique that allows you to apply a mix of colour to a surface. There are multiple reasons you might want to do this. It can create the appearance of texture, or create detail in a large empty surface, it can look like wear, scratching,...

    Wargaming Tradecraft: Stippling with Sponges

    Posted on February 28, 2012 | No Comments
     Stippling, (or sponging) is a simple technique that allows you to apply a mix of colour to a surface. There are multiple reasons you might want to do this. It can create the appearance of texture, or create detail in a large empty surface, it can look like wear, scratching,...

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  • Having done some work now with Green Stuff, sculpting some rather tricky designs and scales, I wanted a way to easily recreate bits. So, I decided to try my hand at moulding. There’ve been a few sites that talked about using “ Blu-Stuff ” and the price was right, so I picked...

    Wargaming Tradecraft: Moulding with Blu-Stuff

    Posted on January 25, 2012 | No Comments
    Having done some work now with Green Stuff, sculpting some rather tricky designs and scales, I wanted a way to easily recreate bits. So, I decided to try my hand at moulding. There’ve been a few sites that talked about using “ Blu-Stuff ” and the price was right, so I picked...

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  • “Neglect” by Carlyle Micklus “Just” is a word that’s often overused – especially in a hobby like ours with a largely diverse group of people… age, experience, specialties and even geography end up having an affect on how we hobby. Because I’ll never assume any knowledge is too simple, I create tutorials...

    Wargaming Tradecraft from N++: Just Glue It

    Posted on September 17, 2011 | No Comments
    “Neglect” by Carlyle Micklus “Just” is a word that’s often overused – especially in a hobby like ours with a largely diverse group of people… age, experience, specialties and even geography end up having an affect on how we hobby. Because I’ll never assume any knowledge is too simple, I create tutorials...

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  • As I touched on briefly in my post about manual drills (or pin vices), pinning is the act of using wire to add support to a joint rather than just gluing things together. Usually, plastic models don’t need to be pinned – plastic glue creates a strong bond by chemically...

    Wargaming Tradecraft from N++: Pinning your Models and Impaler WIP 2 / Axer WIP 4

    Posted on August 25, 2011 | No Comments
    As I touched on briefly in my post about manual drills (or pin vices), pinning is the act of using wire to add support to a joint rather than just gluing things together. Usually, plastic models don’t need to be pinned – plastic glue creates a strong bond by chemically...

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  •  I found some magnetic holders at a dollar store not to long ago, so I documented the steps I took to put them up. Whatever type of hangers you want to put up to organize your hobby area, this article will give you some helpful tips. Mostly, it’s straight forward,...

    Wargaming Tradecraft from N++: Organizational Holders (and hanging tips)

    Posted on August 16, 2011 | No Comments
     I found some magnetic holders at a dollar store not to long ago, so I documented the steps I took to put them up. Whatever type of hangers you want to put up to organize your hobby area, this article will give you some helpful tips. Mostly, it’s straight forward,...

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