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I\'m planning a project - I\'d like to do a diorama based on a photograph I have (see below). I\'m not having much luck finding appropriate miniatures to use, particularly for the bride. I\'m happy to do a bit of converting, but I\'m no sculptor. If you\'ve seen good miniatures that are...

Anyone know a good, skirmish-level miniatures game that lets you use miniatures from any manufacturer (i.e. by having good, balanced rules for unit creation and costing)? These days, I paint more than I play, and most of my recent gaming has been Warmaster. I like the strategy, but the tiny...

Reading the recent post on commission work, I have to say that the economics of all this baffle me. Painting miniatures for money seems to be the career planning equivalent of moving to Hollywood to be discovered. :) Most of the auctioned minis that I see look like they sell for very close to...

I thought it would be cool to do a work in progress slide show of a miniature I\'m painting. I started by taking pictures of the miniature under identical conditions at various points during the painting, and then using Photoshop to line them up and crop them. Once I\'d done that, I downloaded...

Bought myself some Winsor & Newton acrylic retarder. I guess I was expecting some kind of alcohol or oil-like consistency.. imagine my surprise when I lifted the lid to find a thick, stringy goo! It\'s water soluble, so I can thin it, but the label indicates that it shouldn\'t be diluted...

How the heck do you get mold lines out of finely textured areas, such as chainmail, feathers, and fur?