Sculpting Miniatures for D&D with Polymer Clay
December 30th, 2008 | Miniatures
Would you like to add a custom miniature to your wargaming army or role-playing game? This article will show you how to sculpt your own dungeons and dragons miniatures using a polymer modeling clay like sculpey or fimo.
Sculpting Tools
We’re going to make a basic fantasy monster, so we won’t need the more advanced miniature sculpting tools - we’re going to use a regular X-acto Knife and our hands to do our sculpting. We’ll also need some regular paperclips to make our wire armature with. You might also find it useful to have a pair of small crafting pliars. To finish our miniature we’ll use some paints, flock, and sealer. Continue reading Sculpting Miniatures for D&D with Polymer Clay
Miniatures in Early D&D
June 24th, 2008 | Dungeons & Dragons
A very good post from Retro-Roleplaying: The Blog
The rules to early versions of D&D do not support the idea that minis were suggested, let alone required, for combat. Not only is the combat systems used in OD&D, AD&D 1E, B/X D&D, and BECMI D&D very abstract, but those rules and the examples of play therein seldom even mention minis.
Sculpting miniatures with a wire armature
June 9th, 2008 | Miniatures
Reaper provides a good selection of sculpting armatures and blue/yellow epoxy putty for anyone interested in getting started with sculpting their own minis.
This tutorial shows you how to make a figure for your wargame, rpg, or display with only wire and putty! If you’ve ever wondered how to get started sculpting your own miniatures, this is a good place to start.
NearbyGamers
June 5th, 2008 | Role-Playing Games
Looking for people who play RPGs, CCGs, TCGs, wargames, or board games with? Visit NearbyGamers a site that uses Google Maps to show the locations of over 4,700 people who like to play tabletop games.
Hirst Arts
June 3rd, 2008 | Miniatures
Hirst Arts is a small company that makes silicone rubber molds for casting bricks to use with tabletop miniature games. They have some excellent tutorials on casting your own blocks and using them to build castles, dungeons, towns, and other scenes.
Brikwars
June 2nd, 2008 | Miniatures
Brikwars is a wargaming system that uses "plastic building bricks" (eg. Lego) and throws the peaceful worlds of your favorite construction toys into wanton chaos and destruction! The 2005 edition of the rules is available in HTML format for free.
Classic Fantasy Game Illustrations
May 28th, 2008 | Role-Playing Games
James Raggi has put together an excellent showcase of traditional gaming art, featuring examples and comments on the work of Jeff Dee, Denis Loubet, Erol Otus, David Sutherland III, Darlene Pekul and David Trampier. A handy primer for fantasy artists.
