Category Archives: Painting & Modelling

Mr Potato Head, Body, Legs…

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Quirkworthy

You find inspiring stuff for gaming and modelling in the strangest corners. For an amazing sculptor in a very non-gaming environment, have a look at the video in this report. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34261568 He makes his models from cooked potato and plaster. Even … Continue reading →

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Lead Painter’s League

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Quirkworthy

I keep forgetting to mention this, which is odd as I find it so entertaining. Many of you will know this, though I’d guess a few won’t (the internet is quite large). In case you don’t know it, the Lead … Continue reading →

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New Painting Books

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Quirkworthy

Last week was quite a good one for swag. Among the many things I acquired were two different painting books, both of which look really good. Just had a quick flick through so far, and they seem to be taking quite a … Continue reading →

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Romans Go Home

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Quirkworthy

I watched a documentary on some headless Romans while I was having my tea (as you do),  and it brought up a question I’d like to ask you guys. It’s not about the main point of the story (though that … Continue reading →

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Mars Attacks Miniatures – Part 3

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Just a few final thoughts to add to yesterday’s post. Rentonite is likely to be with us for a while. Dungeon Sagas will be largely produced in it, as I suspect will many more of Mantic’s models going forward. Other … Continue reading →

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Mars Attacks Miniatures – Part 2

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Quirkworthy

As I said yesterday, I’ve been struggling to get some good pictures to go with this post. I’ve had another go, though they still aren’t much cop. Apologies for that. Either way, they’ll have to do for now. I’ve left … Continue reading →

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Spoke Too Soon

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Those pics will have to wait till tomorrow when I’ve got better light. I’ll try again first thing. I did mean to do this earlier, I just got distracted by work. Turns out that the box contents models have far … Continue reading →

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Don’t Use That, Use This!

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Quirkworthy

Slight change of plan. Remember those Mars Attacks miniatures I showed you yesterday? Well I had to give them back for photography. Still haven’t got the whole shipment of those things in yet. However, I’ve managed to replace them with … Continue reading →

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Mars Attacks Miniatures – Part 1

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Quirkworthy

As I said the other day, I’d try to snaffle a bag or two of MA figures while I was down at Mantic HQ. Mission accomplished! I’ve not had a chance to scrape away at them yet, so this is … Continue reading →

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How To Clean Restic – Part 1

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Quirkworthy

Following on from yesterday, this is the first in a series about restic¹ and what I learn from my experiments with various means of cleaning up models made from it. Before I start I’ve got some things that need covering, … Continue reading →

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