Given the high levels of current interest in games set in Shogunate Japan, I thought people might be interested in these hand colored photographs of Japan from 1865. That’s several hundred years after the period in question, but I should think they would still be useful.
Looking For Roots For Modeling
This is a bit esoteric, but the Massive Voodoo has an interesting article on seeking out roots to use as bases for display miniatures. They’d also make some really cool and alien looking tabletop scenery.
I’m reminded of something that John Hill, creator of Johnny Reb, said to me years ago: Nature recreates itself in miniature. Thus, chunks of bark look like rock formations, tree branches retrain the structure of trees, etc.
Fighting Fantasy Mass Battle Rules From 1986
Fighting Fantasy Blog has published a set of “Fighting Fantasy Mass Battle” rules from a 1986 issue of Warlock magazine. Ahhh … such Old School Goodness.
Black Undercoat Painting Tutorial
My painting life hanged when I switched over from white to black undercoat. Here’s a tutorial on using black undercoats.
Ancient Battlelines Clash Rules
Ancient Battlelines Clash is a set of free wargames rules from Shaun’s Wargaming With Miniatures Blog. Shaun writes:
Ancient Battlelines Clash is the ruleset I have written to be solo friendly, would play in less than 1 hour, preferably 20-30 minutes, on a 2’x2′ table and give a good game with what I want in historical feel.