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How To Paint Everything

How to Paint Everything: Which Dark Angels Green Is Best Dark Angels Green? Citadel, Vallejo, Instar and Contrast head to head!

Coda - June 27, 2019

Hello friends! Welcome to my new series where I paint things from an 'average painter's mindset'. I'm no Lupe, Richp, Brin or Booley but I feel that an everyday painter can have some insights on a review for other...

Gaming

Getting Better at Warhammer 40,000: Upping Your Game

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - April 8, 2019

So you’ve Brushed up on the basics, lovingly painted all of your little plastic mans, and studied your probability basics. You’ve got a few games under your belt, and you’re ready to take the next step. Maybe not play...

Gaming

Getting Started With Warhammer 40,000: The Basics

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - March 24, 2019

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Warhammer 40k! This article fits in as the starting point for two different series - it's the introductory point for our Getting Started series for Warhammer 40,000, but it's also a good jumping...

Game Design

The Astradus Campaign: Starting the Campaign

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - March 11, 2019

Welcome back, everyone! In my previous article, I wrote about the rules and mechanics of the campaign and how we created custom warmasters for players to use. This time I'm going to talk about setting everything up for the...

Gaming

The Astradus Campaign, Part 2: Warmasters

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 25, 2019

In my previous article about the campaign, I wrote about the campaign's basic setup and the card system we're using for conquered assets throughout the campaign. This time, I'm going to talk about the custom warlord mechanics that we're...

Game Design

Introducing the Astradus Campaign

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 3, 2019

Hello again, readers! You may remember my article series on running campaigns in 40k. You may also remember that I've only posted 2 articles in the series, short of my original promises. Well, I'm back with a new article...

Hobby

How to Paint Everything: Painting Damage – Bullet Pings

Daniel "Skails" Rodenberg - November 20, 2018

This step by step is for minor bullet pings on Armor. My base color is unbleached titanium, which looks like it falls somewhere between screaming skull and ushabti bone in GW paint. The brown is burnt umber, it looks...

Painting

How to Paint Everything: Painting Damage – Frag Scarring

Daniel "Skails" Rodenberg - November 8, 2018

This is a short step by step for painting on an explosive blast mark. It's based on a mortar shell impact on concrete. It could also represent acid spit/splash corrosion with some green or yellow mottled into the scarring....

Game Design

How to Run a Campaign Part 2: Narrative Campaigns

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 12, 2018

So my previous article of 5,000 words on the basics of campaigns didn’t scare you off, huh? Well, here’s a shitload more. This week I’m going to be discussing Narrative Campaigns. Narrative Campaigns are the type you most commonly see...

Battle Reports

Writing Better Battle Reports

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - September 28, 2018

Battle reports are great. They’re a great way to talk about the game we love, show off cool models, and discuss the kinds of cool moments that drive us to play. At their best, battle reports tell a great...