Forged in battle announces a new range of Ancient
Forged in Battle produces one of the best WWII miniatures in 15mm. And now, they are preparing a Kickstarter to launch a new range of Ancient, from Carthaginians, to Persians, and including Macedonian and Punic wars. They will also release a new rule book!. Now, we...
WIP – Battlefront Panzer III J Platoon – Part II Base color
Some free time to continue with the Battlefont Panzer III J Platoon for the Afrika Korps army. I’ve done the base color and some modulation style to achieve some contrasted lights. The above pic shows the first step of the painting: priming. You can see the...
How to paint 15mm Germans from the Open Fire box
We’ve prepared a simple document where you can find a painting guide about World War Two Germans, based on the new Open Fire box miniatures from Battlefront (Flames of War). Inside you can find a step by step guide, a color chart, and lots of tips!. free...
Ambush camouflage on 28mm Bolt Action Hetzer – Part I
Another great collaboration, in this occasion from our friend Jose Luís Diez «Porta», who shows us how recreate the mythic ambush camouflage used in Hetzer tanks, using the Bolt Action model in 28mm (1:56). We are going to paint our Hetzer with a camouflage pattern...
Flames of War demonstration game in Goblin Trader
Our ranger group in Madrid, ModelBrush Rangers, played a demonstration game with the Open Fire boxed set at Goblin Trader store, Madrid. The Open Fire boxed set is a great way to start playing Flames of War, the WW2 15mm miniatures game. It features more than 100...
Chipping effect on 15mm vehicles
I think the majority of you know the “sponge technique”, usually used to simulate chipping effects. This technique is very useful, but it’s very important to control ourselves, because it’s too easy to over-simulate the effect. To illustrate this post I’m using a E100...
Building an Old West store
Today we have a great honor, because we have the collaboration of one great modeler, MorTap (you can visit his blog). He’s a master using foamed PVC and in this occasion he’ll show us how he creates Old West style buildings. In a moment of constructive epiphany, after...
Videotutorial – Painting faces in 28mm
In my opinion, the most important part of a miniature is her face. When we paint the face we bring the miniature to life. There are a lot of methods to paint faces. In this case, I want to show you how I paint them. We only need three colors: Tan 066 (Game Color,...
How to paint shields in 15mm
We can always use decals or transfers instead of painting our shields with a brush. However, hand painted shields are always more impressive!. And it is very easy to do them. Although the previous picture presents a Gaul horde, in this tutorial (inspired by an article...
Document – Lighting styles in tanks
Today we give you a document showing the basic lighting styles that can be applied to tanks. The PDF document can be printed or downloaded to view it in any device. Thanks to N4gash for redesigning the document!! Click the picture to download the...
Irishserb 15mm M1114 Humvee .50cal
Today I’ve finished two little US Humvees from Irishserb. They came with hatch and .50 cal machineguns. What gorgeous minis! The models were a gift from Rubén, thanks for them! They’re resin, handmade with good detail and manufacturing. You can see more...
Bolt Action – Starting with US Army – Part I
I have seen Bolt Action in stores few months ago. I thinks it’s time to give it an opportunity. World War II in 28mm from the hand of Warlord Games, nothing more to say. Bolt Action is about infantry. One or two infantry squads with some support: one or two...