Stripping Primer From Figures

LA's Totally Awesome Cleaner
LA’s Totally Awesome Cleaner

I recently botched a primer job with some 15mm science fiction figures, getting the notorious fuzzy finish. Acting on a tip, I went to the dollar store and picked up a bottle of LA’s Totally Awesome Cleaner. I poured it full strength into a tin on top of the figures.

Twelve hours later, the paint is just flaking away. I rinsed off a couple of figures as a test, and they’re good to go.

I will leave them in the tin for a few more hours just to be sure.

Austerlitz To Waterloo Rules

Wes Rogers offers Austerlitz To Waterloo, a set of free wargames rules for Napoleonic warfare. The rules are designed for 25mm – 30mm figures, where one figure equals 25 men.

Modeling A Viking Longboat

Here’s a nice video tutorial on making a Viking longboat.

Front Rank Fire Zulu Skirmish Rules

Front Rank … Fire is a set of free wargames rules for the Zulu War of 1879. The game is for skirmish actions in 15mm to 25mm figures, and you’ll need a ratio of about 3-1 Zulus over Brits to make it a game.

Weight of Fire 1740 – 1790 Horse and Musket RUles

Weight of Fire is a set of free wargames rules for horse and musket era battles (1740 – 1790). The rules are designed for 25mm – 30mm figures on a 1:25 scale.