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Containers for when you need to sideline that project you've been working on, or maybe just not lose the bits you're not ready for yet. [2 Aug 2024] |
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An easy project to build a linear barrier for fantasy wargaming. [25 Jul 2024] |
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When dust strikes, how to carefully remove it. [4 Jul 2024] |
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What can you do with a cheap bag of plastic flies? [21 Jun 2024] |
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Blocking line-of-sight and channeling movement through elevating a plant. [24 Nov 2023] |
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Can you convert a plastic plant to make it more alien? [18 Nov 2023] |
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Can artificial intelligence create useful maps for wargamers? [19 Apr 2023] |
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What can AI do to your wargaming photos? [18 Apr 2023] |
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Using artificial intelligence to generate concept art for future fantasy and sci-fi miniatures. [28 Mar 2023] |
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We tried getting an AI to 'paint' a mini – but can it convert a person into a mini? [20 Feb 2023] |
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Exploring picture generation using artificial intelligence. [7 Feb 2023] |
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Big vegetation at a small price! [18 Aug 2021] |
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What's this FlexSteel we're always talking about? [19 Jun 2020] |
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Need a canyon, fast? [2 Oct 2017] |
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Cathy Hamaker of White Ape Painting shows how to work with a multi-part model. [17 Jul 2015] |
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Trying out the silver Sharpie... [14 Jun 2015] |
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A pictorial guide to assembling and painting Elmore's Giant. [9 Jun 2012] |
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One way to avoid the 'pitcher's mound' effect. [23 Feb 2012] |
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Returning after a long absence, Dread Pirate Garness  has a rendezvous with a tall, slender female... [8 Jan 2012] |
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Turning a drawing into a three-dimensional glpyh. [23 Nov 2010] |
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A professional painter provides a tip or two on painting skeletons. [17 Nov 2010] |
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Tackling a big fantasy project without using expensive model paints. [28 Oct 2010] |
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The archetypal demon is brought to life! [29 Apr 2010] |
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MrWhite presents his Intimidation Doubled entry. [19 Oct 2009] |
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dampfpanzerwagon  makes an addition to his Flash Gordon collection. [15 Oct 2009] |
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Stronty Girl  has chosen to submit her Intimidation Doubled contest entry in the form of a Workbench article. [9 Oct 2009] |
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Our first Flintloque article. [22 Jul 2009] |
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Looking for a portable and easy way to get figures done, when away from your main paint station? [14 Jul 2009] |
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Painting a female were-fox, before and after... [26 Jun 2009] |
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You don't have to be gifted with a brush, or spend countless hours on the table, to get nice-looking figures. [23 Mar 2009] |
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Look what's caught miscmini  's eye! [19 Mar 2009] |
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Saber6  enjoys painting Demonworld figures. [5 Feb 2009] |
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Dig those Chainmail minis out from the closet! [2 Feb 2009] |
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If you were a Drow barwench and had to dress like that, wouldn't you be irritated?! [24 Dec 2008] |
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miscmini  returns, and this time takes to the ocean... [29 Sep 2008] |
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What flight stand for our Hurricanes? [27 Aug 2008] |
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Continuing our 'animals' theme, Stronty Girl  tackles a pair of lionesses. [20 Aug 2008] |
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When captain arjun  couldn't find a suitable 15mm war mammoth, he decided it was time for a conversion. [18 Aug 2008] |
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Minidragon  finishes his Temple project by painting the kit he previously assembled. [14 Aug 2008] |
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Mini-Dragon tackles hundreds of pre-cast pieces to build the Temple Entrance. [31 Jul 2008] |
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IGWARG  goes the authentic route as he paints Grim Reaper's Dragon Turtle. [22 Jul 2008] |
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PigmentedMiniatures  teaches his painting techniques as he painted Tom Meier's mummy diorama. [21 Jul 2008] |
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My Ogres - or Big Orcs, if you prefer - finally get their movement tray. [16 Jul 2008] |
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15mm ghosts - a quick-and-easy project? [14 Jul 2008] |
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PhilGreg Painters comes to the rescue, picking up an assignment that another painter dropped... [29 Jan 2008] |
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finbob  tackles the greatest of pumpkin monsters! [28 Dec 2007] |
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Magically animated pumpkins - but are they necessarily evil? [26 Dec 2007] |
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RobH demonstrates an easy technique, using washes. [20 Dec 2007] |
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Can a plastic flower become a wargaming shrub? Or maybe a small tree? [10 Dec 2007] |
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It's back to pirates for Adam8472  ! [28 Nov 2007] |
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DJD Miniatures runs amok with a diorama of cavemen and the giant prehistoric armadillo! [27 Nov 2007] |
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Hundvig  is not a real big fan of pre-painted minis, and he positively despises randomly-packed "collectable" ones - so why is he writing this article? [7 Nov 2007] |
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alizardincrimson2  sails to the Skeleton Seas, and finds inspiration as she goes. [31 Oct 2007] |
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fieldarchy  shows the difference between a "quickie" paint job and more advanced work. [24 Oct 2007] |
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Adam8472  says "goody!" to three ghouls. [23 Oct 2007] |
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fieldarchy  goes for the sickly and unhealthy look... [18 Oct 2007] |
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Dr Mathias  finds that a giant grave worm is "right up his alley." [16 Oct 2007] |
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Though Crunch-Waffle says they are supposed to be brown, fieldarchy  enjoys painting Waggas in a variety of colors... [27 Aug 2007] |
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Can one army be painted by two painting services - one domestic, and one overseas? [23 Aug 2007] |
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Ana from Chest of Colors undertakes a daunting subject: Ghorgor-Bey [9 Aug 2007] |
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The Editor experiments with two of the flocking gel products from Renaissance Ink. [30 Jul 2007] |
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Chocolate  answers the call and paints TMP's final unit of Simian Legionaires... [24 Jul 2007] |
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Jay at Blue Table Painting comes to the rescue, and paints a dozen javelin-wielding apes from Hundred Kingdoms. [12 Jun 2007] |
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Persevering over Death Itself, Dread Pirate Garness  brings us his latest painting odyssey... [11 Jun 2007] |
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After a five-year hiatus, Germy Bugger  shows us he can still run a production line... [27 Apr 2007] |
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Assassin's Sir Plate provides an excellent opportunity to look at the subject of painting with metallics. [27 Mar 2007] |
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IGWARG  paints Mongoose's Barbarian Army Set - a complete Mighty Armies boxed army. [26 Mar 2007] |
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Our first video workbench! [20 Feb 2007] |
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fieldarchy  follows her inspiration... [1 Feb 2007] |
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Adam loves Scorched Brown... [29 Jan 2007] |
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R Strickland  goes to new lengths to appropriately base the Wood Elf Champion. [29 Dec 2006] |
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Entry #4 in Scale Creep's Scavengers Design Contest - as plastic forks become the means of death in fantasy skies... [5 Dec 2006] |
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Entry #3 in Scale Creep's Scavengers Design Contest - as a father-and-son team venture into a land of Dragons and Mutants... [4 Dec 2006] |
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Entry #1 in Scale Creep's Scavengers Design Contest - a complete 18th Century Fantasy game you can play on your refrigerator. [30 Nov 2006] |
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Painting the mounted figure, to match the figure on foot! [22 Nov 2006] |
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In this ambitious article, R Strickland paints the Wood Elf Champion, then the mounted version of the same figure, and lastly, makes a scenic display for them both! [11 Oct 2006] |
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The Editor was browsing on eBay one day... [28 Aug 2006] |
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Minidragon  focuses on "horsey-bits," hair, and bow as he shares how he painted the centaur from Elmore Masterworks Set #1. [24 Aug 2006] |
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Raven Painting tackles the "hero" figures from the Nîn-Gonost boardgame. [26 Jul 2006] |
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The Editor builds his own dungeon. [6 Jun 2006] |
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Adam's preconceptions come face-to-face with Vendel's Hill Trolls... [9 May 2006] |
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Sometimes, you've just got to have that special figure... [28 Apr 2006] |
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Learning how to set up a new game system for use with Army Builder, the army design software from Lone Wolf. [20 Feb 2006] |
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Can a wargamer find happiness by taking his treasured (but dusty) unpainted figures and sending them halfway around the world? [12 Jan 2006] |
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John Morris of Mystic Spirals paints these out-of-production fantasy avians for TMP. [15 Jun 2005] |
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Minidragon takes on one of the Elmore Masterworks figures. [14 Jun 2005] |
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Scurvy's mission: Convert and paint 8 Reaper Neanderthals into a Cyberpunk/Sci-Fi gang of future 'hop heads,' using common wargaming supplies. [23 May 2005] |
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It was finally time to finish that Haunted Unit, the one that hung on the edge of the worktable month after month, but never went to battle! [19 Apr 2005] |
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There is a lot of confusion about just what is lead rot, and what can be done about it. Therefore, we're launching a series of occasional articles to display "problem" miniatures, and ask for your diagnosis... [23 Nov 2004] |
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It's the first review contest - ten gamers, five teams, four objectives, and your votes will determine which team wins the reviewing prize! [23 Aug 2004] |
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J. Ira Monroe of Bwana Art Studio paints two units of the Simian Javelin Corps. [26 Oct 2003] |
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Cathy Hamaker of The Painter's Den shows how to paint a Simian Messenger. [22 Oct 2003] |
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Eleven Finalists have embarked on a grueling 9-month, 9-round contest of their painting skills. After each round, the readers of TMP will vote somebody out of the contest - until there is only one painter remaining! [16 Oct 2003] |
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Five contestants tackle the ultimate contest of painting technique - identical units of figures, identical painting schemes! Who will be voted as best of the best?! [6 Oct 2003] |
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The Editor unwinds between "big" projects by painting something fun and easy... [18 Sep 2003] |
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Lee Olson of Pewter Illusions tackles Caesar Octavian, commander of our Simian Army. [8 Sep 2003] |
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Ramiro Peira of PaintingPRO - the only painting service in South America - paints a Simian Senator for TMP. [30 Aug 2003] |
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Golden Demon-winning painter Joseph Wiedeman (of Mini-Dragon) assembles and paints the Great Gor, largest model in the Simian Army ( Hundred Kingdoms). [24 Aug 2003] |
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Matt Gubser of Prophet Miniatures paints the Simian Centurion for our Hundred Kingdoms project. [22 Aug 2003] |
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Reader Igwarg won an entire Hobby Products 15mm Demonworld Orc starter army - now he's painting it! [7 Aug 2003] |
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To complete the final unit in our Demonworld Dwarf Army, we're sponsoring a painting contest! [30 Sep 2002] |
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When we wanted something big and powerful for our Demonworld Dwarven Army, Bwana Art Studio volunteered to paint up a Rock Giant. [26 Jun 2002] |
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Our Demonworld army needs a leader, so professional artist Gary Leitzell comes on board to paint Argam Rustbeard (commander) and Thorbal (fire priest). [14 Jun 2002] |
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The Demonworld Dwarf Army Painting Project continues with unit #2 - Dwarf Crossbow Archers, as painted by Old Guard Painters. [12 Jun 2002] |
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The Editor finds out what it takes to make fantasy campaign maps using Campaign Cartographer 2, a map-making software package. [28 Mar 2002] |
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The editor sends a demon to a painting service. [20 Dec 2001] |
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Now that Evil Gong has given us 15mm scale Fishmen, how do we paint them? The Editor takes a stab at a Fishmen Artillery unit. [4 Mar 2001] |
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The editor amazes himself while painting some 6mm-ish Horde figures for Global Games' Inferno. [10 Mar 2000] |
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These structures, made of a light but durable urethane foam, have been sent to us by Epicast. [10 Mar 2000] |
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The Editor paints up some 25mm Plank Earthworks. [9 Mar 2000] |
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Speaking of "amazing," painting up these 25mm terrain pieces from TCS is amazingly easy. [9 Mar 2000] |
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A two-step painting process that puts stumps on your tabletop. [7 Mar 2000] |