http://www.tinywars.com Random musings about pewter figurines Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:17:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A few of the local gamers are playing Privateer Presses' Warmachine and Hordes tabletop games. Seeing as how I already had a few Cryx ferreted away in the closet, I purchased a little bit more and now have the following sets/figures. Wish me luck in getting these assembled and painted ... http://www.tinywars.com/2011/11/06/warmachine My first Light Armored Mobile Infantry Squad painted to match the movie's color scheme. Now to complete 2 more so I can field a legal platoon! http://www.tinywars.com/2011/08/29/lami-squad-completed I'm fairly certain this will be the paint scheme for at least one unit of Ripplers. It is not based on anything from the Starship Trooper Chronicles Saturday morning serial, but it's vaguely reminiscent of what we called "Mud Daubers" when I was younger. No telling how accurate we were ... http://www.tinywars.com/2011/08/22/starship-troopers-the-miniatures-game-rippler-paint-scheme I've just completed my first arachnid warrior milestone of 30 miniatures completely assembled and painted. In celebration I am sacrificing 3 LAMI troopers to the small horde of 30 warriors. nom nom nom! crunchy troopers! http://www.tinywars.com/2011/07/30/starship-troopers-miniatures-progress-report I found an Easter egg in the made for TV saturday morning Starship Troopers Chronicles. It's the episode where C.H.A.S. rescues Higgins. Check it out: http://www.tinywars.com/2011/07/30/starship-troopers-chronicles-easter-egg I've always meant to collect Starship Troopers Miniatures and finally bit-the-bullet late 2010. Never being one to work on one army at a time I'm working on each of the three published armies. Wish me luck. Yes, I'm interested in some of the more unusual figures, so drop me a ... http://www.tinywars.com/2011/01/31/starship-trooper-miniatures After alot of fiddling, I've opted to install a gallery that opens in a new window. Please look for the gallery link above. I've also added a contact form so you can contact me, suggest content for the site, or ask questions. http://www.tinywars.com/2009/07/26/new-gallery The first mini I ever painted. At least I *think* he was the first. The character name was Thighter. Don't ask what I was thinking. If I recall correctly, I bought this one somewhere between 1980 and 1982. He was out of the Heritage Dungeon Dwellers Knight 4-pack (Product Codes ... http://www.tinywars.com/2009/05/25/one-of-my-first-miniatures A very special person that goes by the handle of "Cute but Psycho" did a very nice thing for a friend a while back. Part of that nice thing was getting two talented sculptors (Gene Van Horne and Jason Wiebe) to donate time & effort for a cause. I ... http://www.tinywars.com/2009/05/25/whack-em-by-gene-van-horne Also known as the Sculpey Clay Gun (in UK). I recently purchased this extruder with the intent of improved or quicker base preparation. Of course, I have to spend some time learning what does and does not work. Wish me luck! Front of the package: Back of the package: http://www.tinywars.com/2009/05/24/sculpey-clay-extruder