I have been fiddling round with different ways to photograph my minis. I decided to take photos of two of my peasants on a piece of black perspex. I quite like the effect. Minis are available from Rapier miniatures – although the burning torch is a bit longer in this […]
Yearly archives: 2020
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19mm to his eyes. I sculpted this little gnome with two hand options to be used as either a wizard or an alchemist. He could also easily be modified by adding a flag end to his wand to make a fantasy football coach/referee? or by filing down the bottom of […]
I recently ran a short halloween rpg game for my son and his friend (both 8). Coming up with a story designed to appeal to children wasn’t difficult… but I wasn’t sure what rules to use. Anything too complicated and they’d quickly lose interest. But, I needed some rules that […]
The forests around Highstone are home to the fears, hopes, wishes, nightmares and random fever dreams lurking at the back of the mind. Normally, held back by the enchanted border, marked by hedges, rivers and in some places simple boundary stones, normal people don’t usually come into contact with these […]
I don’t get to do too many shoots nowadays, but I did find time (and crucially, a model) this summer. A hour in the garden in the evening well spent.
Areas where magical energies pool and concentrate often lead to the the natural order of things being warped. Reality’s sense of humour runs riot…. So – I decided to sculpt something appropriate. A worm… with bird’s legs. I guess it could be used as a spellcaster’s familiar, a particularly nasty […]
So – I finally got some of my peasants back in metal. This guy is my second sculpt ever – and my first human. He isn’t a happy bunny…. life as a peasant is obviously hard. I painted him in washed-out colours like I would for a dark ages miniatures. […]