Monthly Archives: September 2008

Making Money by Being a GM

Would you hire a GM to help you develop your campaign or adventures? Personally no, but one enterprising GM, going by the name of DNAphil, thinks people will and has launched a GM Consulting business. For $10 an hour he offers advice, draws up plot outlines, flesh out backgrounds and help design new rules. I’m [...]

By chris | September 30, 2008 | 3 Comments

But is it Art?

Artist Timothy Hutchings has created what he is calling the world’s largest wagaming table and did it in an art gallery. Art blogger Etham Ham has some more details it is well worth reading the comments. There is some discussion, including comments by the artist, about using wargaming as the basis of art and whether [...]

By chris | September 25, 2008 | Leave a comment

Reaper Miniatures goes back to lead!

The battle to keep costs down in the metal miniatures industry drives Reaper to launch its “Heritage” range. These miniatures are being manufactured in a lead based alloy Reaper calls P-65. To read the full details and the background to Reaper’s decision please follow the link to Reaper’s news page. So the plot thickens…..pewter, lead [...]

By rob | September 7, 2008 | Leave a comment

The Perils Of Plastic (part 2)

In this the second part of a two part article, we look at plastics and their impact in the historical miniatures market.

By rob | September 7, 2008 | Leave a comment