Unboxing: Your Model Box Battle March 2021

 

It's that time of the month again where I get to show you all this months Your Model Box.

This month we are marching on to Battle

Let's take a look inside.

Review: Atlantis Miniatures Ogres

As regular visitors to this blog have seen I have had the pleasure of reviewing a number of miniatures from Atlantis Miniatures. From their beautiful dwarf range to the mighty Mythology collection which you read both reviews vis the links here
Dwarf review and Mythology collection review

Today I have the pleaser of reviewing some examples of the new Ogre range that was a great success on Kickstarter last year.

Lets take a look.

Happy Easter!

I hope you all have a very Eggcellent Easter holiday!

Salute 2019 The Tables!

As always at Salute there are some fantastic tables on show were demo games are played from many different clubs and companies...

Lets take a look and theres a lot!

Salute 2019 Part 1

Its that time of year again Salute is upon us!

I headed to the Excel Centre bright and early to get ready for the day ahead.

Review Art Of War: Nightvault/Shadespire Tokens

As many of you know who frequently visit my blog I have been enjoying playing Shadespire and I am  currently working my way through painting all the warbands.
One thing that I have notice playing is that all the tokens are all the same and sometimes you can get mixed up who's tokens are who's and theres not much individuality.

Well Art of War Studios may have the solution for you with their Shadespire/Nightvault compatible tokens.

Art of War Studios aim to design practical and beautiful tokens to make games easer. They believe in speeding up your gaming and make your gaming table look great.

Art of War Studios were kind enough to send me their Shadespire/Nightvault token set.

Lets take a look..

Shadespire: Ironskull Boyz

My paint brushes have been out again (well new ones from Rosemary and Co which there will be a review of soon) and this time another Shadespire Warband has been painted and this time the Ironskull Boyz bring the Waahhhh!

More pictures below

More Khador Winter Guard

So I have been a bit busy these past weeks but fear not I have some reviews and projects in the pipe line..
Now going through some old pictures I completely forgot that I painted another full unit of Khador Winter Guard not to long ago.

I painted these as there were just sitting there and thought why not paint a unit from a game I have played in a while.
These pictures were taken before my new camera set up which goes to show how much better my new camera is.

I went to work by painting and basing the UA and Rockets on a bit of cork and set to work painting these grey and red so they would not get mixed up with my other Winter Guard unit.

A few hours later they were done.

Unboxing: Escape The Dark Castle Core Set from Themeborne Games

Today I am unboxing the core set of Escape The Dark Castle which was part of my Kickstarter pledge that arrived back in December.

I thought I would start with this as this is available to buy now from stores and as well as this allows you to play from 1-4 players. Yes that's right there's a solo play option too..

So lets take a look inside the box.

Gamemat.EU Highlands In War Game Mat Review

Over the past few months my collection of Gaming mats has been growing. I recently got a 4x4 mat as part of my Ebay mega deal for Shadow War games  which is called TriCity and I have been using another 4x4 called Arctic Mat.

TriCity Mat

Arctic Mat

Links to the games where both mats being used are here and here.

I found out that these mats were from Gamemat.EU and being impreased with the quility I have received a new 6X4 mat called Highlands In War.

I take a look at this mat and see how it shapes up.

Sally 4th: Shadespire Storage Solution Review

For the past few months I have been looking for a storage salution that would allow me to have all my Shadspire minitures and accsories stored in way that they are all in one place.

On my search I found a company called Sally 4th which produces lots of differnt products using MDF but also storage salutions that fit in to 19 litre Really Useful storage boxes for board games and war games.

How do I store this lot...

I contacted Chris at Sally 4th with an idea about using the template of his storage salution design but make it so it fits all the miniatures and accessories in the Shadespire range .

 After a few months of ideas going back and fourth Chris and I came up with this storage solution.

Mini Gangs By Ramshakle Games Review

There are lots of games out there with fantastic miniatures and some rule books that take a while to really get to grips with playing.

This can sometimes put off a lot of new gamers and even make it hard to introduce younger people into wargaming.

Well Ramshackle games may have the answer to help get new players into wargaming while also being able to keep the most seasoned wargaming veteran happy with their game Mini Gangs.

Dwarf Gyro Copter Number 2!

I finally got some time to paint this week and I got round to painting my second Gyro Copter...

Review: Model Box War Theme Unboxing

War what is is good for....Well if you subscribe to Model Box it will be very good for you as this months theme from this monthly subscription service is you guessed it War!

Hobby Holder Review.

So how do you paint your minis. Yes probably with a brush and paint but do you just hold the base of the mini to paint it?

 How about using something that offers more stability when painting and could help you paint better.

Well look no further then The Hobby Holder from Game Envy Creations.

A Miniature Backdrop Build...

I got a little creative the other day.
I have a light box which has been working well for pictures  but sometimes you want to set a scene so I thought with the extra foam board I have from a DIY project why don't I make a scenic backdrop for my photos.

I decided to go for a natural setting allowing the backdrop to be used for different game systems and looked at doing a side of a mountain or rock wall.

Lets start with base..

A Little Road Trip to Rye..

I had a little road trip the other day to Rye near Hastings as it was the Bank holiday weekend and we had some nice weather for a change.

 Before I got to Rye I stopped off at Ashford for a quick pit stop and randomly saw this WW1 tank. I think its the same model as the one from Salute this year.

Playmats.EU Resinarium Bridges Review

Playmats.EU for those who don't know are a company from Poland that makes lots of wargaming accessories from play mats in all sizes and materials such as rubber, PVC. Eleather to double sided mats as well as 2D terrain. They even make products for publishers and designers for their own bespoke games you may have seen some of their work in such games as Boss Monster and Call of Cthulhu.

Playmats.EU are heading to Kickstarter with their new pre painted Resinarium Bridges and Playmats.EU were kind enough to send over some to review. 

Desecration City Terrain by The XLC Review

As war gamers terrain helps us set the scene allowing us to be transported into different worlds and universes.

Well The XLC hope to transport you to a Sci Fi world with their new Desecration City terrain.

The XLC are a leaser company specialising in pre printed MDF kits and have taken their new Desecration City range to Kickstarter.

 I had the chance to take a look.

Deep Cut Studios Dice Tray Review

We've all been there, we've spent ages setting up our gaming tables moving our minis into positions and then we have to roll dice...and theres no where to roll except on the table with dice flying into carefully painted terrain or knocking into that mini that you have spent hours painting.

Well Deep-Cut Studio have you covered with their Dice Trays.