Painting a World War II Marine

The Pacific Theatre in World War II is a relatively neglected period in miniature wargaming. I think that it has a lot to do with the lack of sexy things like tanks and SS uniforms. But it shouldn’t be that way. It has a lot of colorful troop types (think Ghurkas), and the matchless US Marine Corps.

Here’s a page with advice on painting US Marines.

Using Miniatures With The Lost Worlds Game Books

The Lost Worlds game books are a classic game where two players face off against each other using illustrated booklets that cross index the results of their combat moves. These rules are for using miniatures with the Lost Worlds books.

“Old School” Style Frostgrave Character Sheets

Frostgrave Madcap Toddlekin 01

Quindia Studios has a set of free Frostgrave character sheets, done in an “old school” style.

Frostgrave is a set of rules from Osprey Publishing about wizard-led gangs searching for loot in a frozen city.