Month: January 2023

Modeling Craters

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Here’s a set of instructions for making some terrific looking craters. THe ingredients are primarily mdf, form board and spackle.

Carving Sprue Plants

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Here’s a neat idea for using plastic sprues to carve plants. It’s a good think to do with your old model sprues. But it strikes me that they would be somewhat delicate

Charge of the Light Brigade Rules

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Charge of the Light Brigade is a set of free wargames rules by David Raybin for mid-19th century warfare. Raybin writes:

The rules (which have evolved over the last twenty years or so) were originally designed for conventions where players expected to be able to learn a game in under fifteen minutes and to start throwing dice almost immediately. Obviously, then, playability and fun are central to the rules. There is no strict ground or time scale. It is merely representational at best which, in truth, is all one can say about any wargame.

Scarf Heroine — Cartoony Steampunk Skirmish Game

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Scarf Heroine is a free print-and-play skirmish game with a cartoony steampunkish vibe. There are rules, order cards and cute cutout figures, all free for the downloading and printing.