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 […]
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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. […]
So – here is something new – a little imp. I left him rather ‘simple and think he could therefore fit many roles…. familiar, minion, assistant, used-wand salesman. He could even be a sci-fi alien working as a lab assistant or something. Will probably be available from Winter Pig miniatures […]
When I sit down to sculpt or paint I am often joined by my seven-year-old son. Here is a slug monster that he sculpted and painted. Yes, I am a very proud dad! This slug will be terrorising some villagers in a game soon! Advanced Song of Blades and Heroes […]
As my son is slowly becoming interested in dungeon crawling and skirmish games – I thought it was time to paint up some more ‘minions’. Here is a lovely old goblin from citadel miniatures. I have done the base in a style that is hopefully suitable for outside settings and […]
Another fantasy peasant sculpted by me for Winter Pig (a miniature company that will be launching this year – details coming soon!) – this time a grumpy old guy with a club. Sculpted out of ‘green stuff’ and ‘brown stuff’.