When I first started 3D printing for wargaming in early 2018 there was very little information, especially regarding cheaper printers. Since then, a variety of facebook groups have popped up that offer a wealth of information on the matter, and with more quality, low priced printers coming onto the market. When I began, my goal […]
I’ve been miniature wargaming on and off for the better part of the last 25 years, painting my first miniature using old Humbrol oil based paints that my father purchased for me to build kitset models. I quickly moved onto my first box set of warhammer fantasty battles, the old starter paint set containing a […]
From Wikipedia: The Battle of Hampton Roads, also referred to as the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (or Virginia) or the Battle of Ironclads, was a famous and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War. It was fought over two days, March 8–9, 1862, in Hampton Roads, a roadstead in Virginia where the Elizabeth and Nansemond rivers meet the James River just before it enters Chesapeake Bayadjacent to the city of Norfolk. The […]
Wheels of the Emperor Japanese Armoured Cars The conflict with the Empire of Japan is often thought of as starting on December 7, 1941, with the attacks on Pearl Harbour, the invasions of the Philippines and Malaya, followed by the rapid expansion of the Japanese sphere across the South Pacific. The bloody fighting in the […]
I’ve been putting together a 15mm ANZAC Force for Battlefront’s Nam, and keeping an eye on the unofficial “Bolt Action Vietnam” Facebook group and the free miniature at Historicon (yes, sometimes it takes just one free mini to get me to collect and army) has got me thinking about gaming the Vietnam war in 28mm […]
As I live just outside of Washington DC, I’ve been meaning to go to a large convention like Historicon for some time, so on Saturday I got up nice and early and drove the two hours north from Alexandria, Virginia to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to take a look at Historicon and get an idea of how […]
Fielding a Chinese Army in Bolt Action It’s suggested you can identify someone’s nationality by the answer they give when asked “When did the Second World War start?”. Some Americans would suggest December 7th, 1941. Commonwealth nations and Poles would say September 1939. Residents of the former Soviet Union would likely answer June 22, 1941. […]
Last week, there was a series of rather negative articles on Spikey Bits (and even worse facebook comments) regarding 3D printing that caused a bit of a stir in the 3D printing community. These started off with one regarding a Warhammer 40,000 tournament army that consisted of unpainted, 3D printed proxy models for an Adeptus […]
Article by VJM787, you can find his store in the marketplace here, or his page on thingiverse here. In starting a section on this site for 20mm war games and models, the old chestnut of 1:72 or 1:76 for vehicle models emerged. This is worth revisiting in the context of 3D printing, and the decision […]
Another great video from Little Wars TV: Once you take the plunge and buy a 3D printer and find some STL files you like, you’ll want to master the basic printer settings. In part four of this introductory series, Steve zeroes in on the most important settings you need to know for getting a good […]