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On How To Be A Merchant in Mordheim (15th Mar 2012)
I'm not making any Mordheim related posts anymore let alone update the Border Town Burning website, but I wanted to take the time to share this: Over at Tom's Boring Mordheim Forum a user called TheEnemyWithin posted a very interesting strategy guide for ... Read More
Back and Looking Forward (6th Mar 2012)
Yay, I'm back! It feels like it's been ages since I last painted something but now there's new stuff coming soon at last. It feels great to be painting again and I can't wait to post some of the stuff I'm currently working on. More soon. ... Read More
Hamburger Tactica 2012 (26th Feb 2012)
This Saturday I've had a great time at this year's Tactica wargaming convention in Hamburg. As always it was a great event with amazing gaming boards and participation games, impressive dioramas and many vendors with lots of opportunities for shopping.Now ... Read More
Mordheim Jester (15th Sep 2011)
The unreleased Mordheim jester I purchased a few months ago is now standing in my cabinet next to the rest of my Gierburg crew. Beautifully painted by Roman aka jar of Massive Voodoo: ... Read More
Broadsides & Boarding Parties (11th Sep 2011)
Some time ago the out of production MB game Broadsides & Boarding Parties was mentioned on Tom's forum as a good resource for cheap ships to abuse for wargaming. So I have been observing ebay auctions since then and now my own copy of the game has arr ... Read More
Check out Forge Quest (8th Jun 2011)
Hi folks,this is just a short post to pimp a blog that I think deserves more attention than it probably gets: Forge Quest. The author, Joao, is not only a cool friendly dude, he's also putting together a beautiful medieval town table that reminds me a lot ... Read More
Mordheim Unreleased Jester (29th May 2011)
Illustration from the Mordheim rulebookTo my mind the most beautiful Mordheim figure that has never been officially released is the legless Jester. Based on one of the characterful illustrations in the Mordheim rulebook this sculpt perfectly captures the ... Read More
Welcome Home (27th May 2011)
Rocking out to Rehab's latest album Welcome Home. Digging it big time while I'm digging out the painting tools to do some painting soon. Oh My! ... Read More
CMON Annual 2009 out now (16th Apr 2011)
The CoolMiniOrNot Annual 2009 is out now and I got my copy today. Like its predecessor, the 2008 annual, this is a beautiful hard-cover book featuring the most stunning works from the CMON website of the respective year. Since I did not get the 2008 one b ... Read More
Liber Malefic: Unseen library (10th Mar 2011)
Just a quick post to recommend Stu's insightful report of the Black Library Live 2011 event: Liber Malefic: Unseen library - apropriately concluded with a Mordheim game! ... Read More
Hamburger Tactica 2011 (20th Feb 2011)
After 2009 and 2010 my visit at this year's Tactica convention has been the third time in a row. Unlike last year where I only had a few hours because I was in the process of moving to Berlin, I combined the event with visiting a friend who had just moved ... Read More
The Return of the Great Adventure (12th Dec 2010)
Another year is coming to an end and I thought I'd combine talking about my future plans with a retrospective and explanation of why it has been so silent around here. Prepare to leave the world of tabletop gaming in the process and enter new realms of ge ... Read More
Captain Alatriste has arrived! (30th Oct 2010)
A few years ago a Spanish project revolving around Captain Alatriste caught a lot of attention on the Lead Adventure Forum. Based on the novels by Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte the group produced some great looking 28mm miniatures, most noticeable ... Read More
Border Town Burning Mordheim Supplement (16th Oct 2010)
The 2nd edition of the Border Town Burning supplement for Mordheim is now available from the BTB website. The new edition has been corrected and updated based on the player feedback during the last 1,5 years. This is, and will be, the most up-to-date v ... Read More
Foundry Compendium (8th Oct 2010)
As my current wargaming endeavours are all pirate themed I am looking for as many resources I can find. I already mentioned Foundry's Scourge of the Seas book some months ago. But I am not only interested in background material but also in existing game r ... Read More
Threadbare (12th Sep 2010)
Threabare from Stone Sour's new album Audio Secrecy is currently totally blowing my mind. The record is growing on me quickly and I recommend it highly. Just don't expect anything Slipknot from it (except if you think Snuff)...Alright, back on topic: Sorr ... Read More
Palm Trees & Jungle Sections (1st Aug 2010)
No tropical jungle withouth palm trees. For 28mm wargaming there are plenty of options for usable palm trees of a variety of prices and quality. To enhance my jungle board I was looking for good trees and found many options. For a long time I was going to ... Read More
Jungle Board (29th Jul 2010)
For Christmas 2008 my girl-friend gave me this marvellous four piece tropical beach set by Battlefield Architect (check out his ebay store for all of his cool items):With a length of 48" it is perfect for the skirmish gaming table.I also ordered this set ... Read More
Aquarium Terrain (26th Jul 2010)
The aquarium terrain of pet shops holds many excellent pieces of scenery for even the 28mm wargamer. The settings that are best "supported" are Egypt (sphinx, abu simbel, temple ruins, ...) and jungle (trees, rocks, temple, mausoleum, bridge, and - of cou ... Read More
German Board Games (18th Jul 2010)
Miniature Wargaming pointed me to this article at Financial Times, "Why we still love board games", talking about the ongoing success of board games and particularly looking at the German industry. Very interesting. ... Read More
Reading Tip: The Authentic Tudor & Stuart Dolls' House (24th Jun 2010)
I recently found this book on amazon: The Authentic Tudor & Stuart Dolls' House by Brian Long. It is an awesome resource for miniaturists wishing to create authentic historical doll houses of the Tudor & Stuart era, focussing on 1603-1625. The boo ... Read More
Dolls House supplies (19th Jun 2010)
I recently discovered Mollys House Miniatures, a supplier for dolls house accessories. (By the way, I found the link following this awesome zeppelin project on LAF - check it out!) Some items from Mollys range of 1/48th scale stuff is perfect for 28mm war ... Read More
Blacksmith's Forge for Sale! (16th Jun 2010)
My Blacksmith's Forge from Forge World is now up for sale. It's not that I don't like it, but I have been thinking about how to arrange my Gierburg gaming table and it just doesn't fit in there. I would be very happy if the piece found a new owner who wil ... Read More
Gallows finished (13th Jun 2010)
The gallows (see WIP here) are now finished. Enjoy!(Click photos to enlarge) ... Read More
Scratch-built Gallows (4th Jun 2010)
As a break from painting the (fabulous) Tabletop World houses I chose to scratch-build something quick that I had been wanting to do for a long time: gallows. Every table needs gallows. You can use them in wild west games, pirate games, x civil war, Mordh ... Read More
A New Old Coaching Inn (30th May 2010)
During my first visit to the Battlefield Berlin store I already noticed that they had two of DIMA's resin coaching inns in their shelves. You know, this one. Even though I already own one - no, actually because I already own one - I was very tempted. Pain ... Read More
Facades by Geboom (25th May 2010)
I don't usually do news posting on my blog but this has really inspired and impressed me:After a long break Gerard Boom (aka Geboom; check out his website) has resumed his plaster carving work for tabletop scenery. I met him at this year's Tactica convent ... Read More
Medieval Inn from Tabletop World (21st May 2010)
Today I want to show you my version of Tabletop World's Medieval Inn. The resin building basically consists of a ground floor piece, a first floor and a roof piece, plus a chimney. There are some very nice additional bits: a bucket, a barrel, a broom, thr ... Read More
Reading Tip: Scourge of the Seas (17th May 2010)
Recently I bought Osprey's "Scourge of the Seas" by Angus Konstam. This 240-page hardcover book compiles the contents of the previously released books "Elite 67: Pirates 1660-1730", "Elite 69: Buccaneers 1620-1700", "Elite 74: Privateers & Pirates 173 ... Read More
WIP Medieval Inn (9th May 2010)
After the Merchant's House I am currently painting the Medieval Inn from Tabletop World. It will take a couple of more days of painting, but to bide the time here is a first WIP shot. ... Read More
The Merchant's House (26th Apr 2010)
In this post I present the first of my recently acquired buildings from Tabletop World: the Merchant's House. This will be the usual review + painting guide combination article, so if you are only here for the pretty pictures you'll have to skip the next ... Read More
It's A Tabletop World (19th Apr 2010)
I just received my massive order from Tabletop World. These are some brilliant buildings and I really can't wait to paint them up.From left to right: The Merchant's House, the Ruined Coaching Inn, the Medieval Inn on the Town Square, and the Blacksmith's ... Read More
Pirates Game (6th Mar 2010)
After my move to Berlin last week I searched for others players in the city via the Sweetwater Forum. Today I met some of them at the Battlefield Berlin store and played my first game of Triumph & Tragedy. Luckily this was a pirates setting so I could ... Read More
Battlegames Interview with Rick Priestley and John Stallard (4th Mar 2010)
On the Battlegames Magazine website you can find the full unabridged interview with Rick Priestley and John Stallard that Henry Hyde made for Battlegames issue 21. This massive 27-page PDF contains lots of interesting background information on Rick and Jo ... Read More
