Examples of my WW2 Stuff

Hey guys, since I'm bored I'm throwing up a few examples of my 28s for WW2. I will be posting a batrep of a game scheduled for next Saturday that night as well, so stay tuned!

Some LOTR Figures

Hey gamers! That tutorial I mentioned last post is on the way, just being lazy atm. Anyway, as a diversion, here's some LOTR figures I painted for one of my best friends and hobby mentor. I offered to redo his whole LOTR collection. Right now I'm about 100 in of about 500, here's some progress pictures.

Bombed Schoolhouse

Hello gamers! One more little post today. My beloved wife recently finished a building for me (I know, I'm a lucky man!) and I wanted to show it off. She decided to make a school house that had the misfortune of receiving a bomb blast! Anyway, here's some pictures:

My next blog post is going to be a tutorial showcasing the techniques used to make this building. Stay tuned gamers!

Cheap 28mm Tanks

Hello everyone.

I am a 28mm WW2 Gamer as anyone who came here knows. While I love all the great models out there, the price can really put me off on a lot of products we use. This is especially common with AFVs. I don't want to get into the scale debate of 1/56 vs 1/48 for 28mm but if you're like me and use 1/48 this post may be useful to you!

Anyway, as I'm walking down the toy aisle of my local Wal Mart I ran across this:

This beautiful discovery is a 1/48 Sherman kit repackaged as a toy for kids!!! It cost me 10 bucks per tank. I nearly died people, and after some begging, the wife let me grab a few. They are Snap-Tite kits meaning they come in a few pieces and click together. I still used glue to put mine together just to ensure safety during game play. Here is a picture of the assembled model:

Not too shabby for a 10 dollar kit, eh? The detail is sparse in some areas, but that is easily fixed by adding stowage and other bits and bobs. After a quick and dirty 5 minutes under the airbrush and some tufts and oregano you get this:

 I highly recommend these kits! It's a great way to get good looking Shermans on the table top for really cheap. They also have Panzer IVs and Pattons in the same style. 

Thanks for reading, 

E

A new day, a new Blog.


Hello everyone. I'm Ethan, a 23 year old wargamer living in Connecticut. I'm married and the happy parent of two cats, and my passion is Miniature Wargaming (but you've figured that out by now, huh?) Anywho, I started this blog for three reasons...

1.] Primarily, this is a way to chronicle my wargaming activity (which there is never enough of) and to motivate myself to be more productive so I can keep this blog active.

2.] I hope that something here will be of use to others, just as I have many times found inspiration in the work and tutorials of others.

3.] Find likeminded gamers in my area to game with!

As for what I game, I will game anything once. The group I play with is run by the guy who got me into this hobby in the first place (respect to Mr Gregoire) and we all game a varied set of rules/periods. We hover mostly on Command Decision IV, but when other people (such as myself) run a game it ranges from Giant Monsters to Modern Spec Ops. I run 28mm WW2 Skirmish, as this is my favorite period and style of game.

My main System is Disposable Heroes, but I also own Bolt Action, which I'm just getting into. On that note, if you play Bolt Action and live in Eastern CT shoot me a line so we can get together, I don't get enough game time and can't find anyone else who collects around here.

So in short, thanks for stopping by, and I hope you find something useful here one day.