In the last two posts we discussed mercenary troops from a modernist perspective.  That is to say, how does using hirelings work when it comes to spending all those gp you grabbed for XP, and how does a Square One focus on building an army contribute to the overall...

Last time we looked at how to build a great big, whopping mercenary army for your D&D fighting-man.  Spoilers: it was expensive. Today, let’s look at things from the perspective of a freshly-minted 1st level fighter.  This is the kind of guy who did a tour in the soup,...

Recent discussions on the sociable medias got me curious about mercenary armies in the venerable grande olde dame of tabletop RPGs.  Let’s take a look at the rules and requirements for putting together a Black Company of your own. We’re going to make a few assumptions to simply the...

I don’t often do posts showing the before, during, and after. These three figures took so little time, but I had the attention span and the memory to do so.  You you might want to paint yourself up some of these figures from the Demonworld lineup, available from Ral...

These memes get whipped up and thrown out into the aether, and lest they become tears in the rain, let us preserve them here in this post....

They’re back! The crew of the Blackraven rides again, and this time they are riding with a classic.  We’re stepping back into the ranks of the Oldhammer bros with a few games using the venerable 40k Mk 2 engine.  The early 1990s Necromunda was one of the best products G-Dubs...

We are going to have so much fun with these little Splintered Light vermin.  The whole pack of them took just under a month to paint up – the glories of 15mm! The yellow primer worked well in the end. The skin tone of these figures has a dim...

  Taking the advice of Vince, from over on the YouTubes, I primed these rat dudes in a rich yellow.  Normally, I go with the black/gray/white spectrum, particularly these days when contrast paints do half the work for you.  But I knew these little rat dudes would be draped...

The 3D printing craze has been a mixed blessing for the miniature wargame hobby.  Sure, it opened up strange new vistas of possibilities, but it also cheapens the offerings in a lot of ways.  The 3d sculptors, even after a few years of getting some experience under their belts,...

There is a really weird concept percolating through the miniature wargame substrate right now, and it’s probably a reflection of a trend in the wider culture.  It goes a little something like this: Man, there is so much to unpack here. Let’s begin with the fact that every man...