Modeling

Making Hexagonal Terrain Pieces

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Small World Productions has an article on using Litko hex pieces as bases for terrain pieces. They look quite good.

Basic Flocking

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MiniBlaze has an article on one of the most basic of miniature wargaming activities: flocking your figures’ bases.

Building A 3D Wiz War Gameboard

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The Random Thoughts and Senseless Pastimes Blog has an article on building a 3D gameboard for the classic Wiz War game.

Albatross Steam Flyer Paper Model

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You can download a pdf of the Albatross steam flyer shown above.

Aquarium Supplies As Miniatures Terrain

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Over the past few years, I’ve noticed that the variety and quality of aquarium decorations has really improved. When purchasing cat food and litter at the local mega pet store, I often stop in the fish section to take a look at their supplies. I’ve bought some very neat Mayan ruins, a few classical Greek structures, as well as Chinese pagodas for my Boxer Rebellion games. Good stuff, and well worth a look.

Here’s an article on using aquarium supplies as miniatures terrain.