Tag: 28mm
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Slapchop? Painting Stargrave with Cuttlefish Colors
There is an old saying, “Everything old is new again.” It has been a year since the “slapchop” painting technique has taken the hobby by storm. Slapchop is an update of a technique called “grisaille” which appeared as early as 1300 C.E. Grisaille is an underpainting technique using shades of grey to discover the shadows…
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Squirrel Tooth Alice
Believe it or not, this infamous legend of the old west was still alive when I was an infant. Mary Elizabeth “Libby” Haley Thompson was born in 1855 and passed away at age 98 in 1953. Her professional name was “Alice” and kept prairie dogs as pets. A drunken cowboy thought they were squirrels and…
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The Iron Queen’s War, Part 2
After discovering the intentions of Nycenae to invade Asteria during the Winter solstice when all of its armies had been disbanded for the season, Asterian rangers operating in the wilds of Nycenae made their way to the Planetkore River, the border. There, opposite the keep of Demeter, the ranger Maeonia was chosen to swim the…
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Looking Forward – 2023 Goals
It’s the end of the year and I’ve spent the last week and a half taking a look at all of the material I’ve accumulated over the years and trying to decide what I would like to try to get done next year. For those of you who don’t know, I’ve actually been scaling back…
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Party Lady
Fresh off of the painting table and in time for the holiday parties is the Party Lady from Vae Victis Miniatures. She’s a fantasy villager, but could be used for other periods and she’s just perfect to add to your tavern encounters. The dress was painted with Golden’s Interference Blue over Golden’s Primary Cyan. “Interference”…
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Amazon Update Number 10 – NSFW
NSFW? Whether it is the weather, vanity, or brazen hussies, Amazons and Nymphs apparently live in clothing optional societies. Some of these ladies are quite naked – thus a need for the NSFW (Not Safe for Work) rating. This batch was rebased. I’m slowly phasing out square bases for round ones. There’s about twenty or…
Atomic Floozy Adventures 