Musing on Basing

I’ve always been a fan of basing. I’m not sure why – maybe because basing responds really well to thinks like washing and dry brushing and those early techniques you learn when you’re first painting. Makes you feel like you did something...

What is “Balance” Anyway?

This blog – and the mini wargaming community as a whole – talks about “balance” a lot. Is the tournament scene balanced? Is the new Killslayer Deathskull Codex balanced? Is the ITC mission pack balanced? You get the idea. But we often fail to...

Stretching My Hobby Muscles: Wargame Hobby Bingo

I don’t really do monthly hobby challenges anymore. While the first Hobby Progress Challenge from the Independent Characters I did pushed me to work on my army, my life and my job means that I’m pretty much destined to fail. And there’s something...