If it got much colder, she was going to need to get serious about starting a fire. The problem was that fire meant smoke. Smoke meant attention and attention meant gunfire. Gunfire meant noise. Noise meant more attention, and so it went. As it was, she’d keep as warm as she could without it. TheContinue reading “Breather”
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There Be Tigers
This is a dusty sort of story. It’s about a real place somewhere in Eastern Oregon. It’s true when it needs to be and that’s what matters, dear readers. It has holes in it. What of it? It’s a rendition, rambling and purposeless. It is not a warning. Too late for that. It’s a hypothesis,Continue reading “There Be Tigers”
‘Hammer Bashin’ Wif da Boys Part 1
Ok, this is pretty fun. I’ve got my brother in town for a few days and he came bearing gifts. He filled a suitcase full of Warhammer sprues. He’s got a killer Ork army that he plays with so most of the sprues are packed full of great parts. If you aren’t familiar with Warhammer,Continue reading “‘Hammer Bashin’ Wif da Boys Part 1”
Stranski Girl
My next project is on the bench. I’ve been drooling over some of these kits for awhile and I finally pulled the trigger. I picked it up from Industria Mechanika and it arrived in two days. Take a look at some of the short run kits they sell. I’m not being paid to say that,Continue reading “Stranski Girl”
Go West, Young Man
“Go West, young man, go West. There is health in the country, and room away from our crowds of idlers and imbeciles.” “That,” I said, “is very frank advice, but it is medicine easier given than taken. It is a wide country, but I do not know just where to go.” “It is all roomContinue reading “Go West, Young Man”
Completed – Heavy Freight
The mud sucked at the wagon’s wheels, persistently clawing at its contents. Argument could be made that the mud had greatest right to the cart’s contents, having until recently laid claim to the bounty it now held. As dogged, though, was the coach’s driver. He of the lead and the lash. He coaxed the pairContinue reading “Completed – Heavy Freight”
The Dogan Part 1
This project is a work in progress, tying together 3D printing, a model kit, and base building. It is a dark future that takes place in this world or one not too terribly far along the beam as this one. There are relics of a world gone by strewn across the landscape and not allContinue reading “The Dogan Part 1”
The M113 Part 3
I’m waiting on the Ukrainian postal service to send me the figures that will complete this project. As a result, this will be the last post for awhile concerning the M113. I’ll rustle something else up to keep me busy until then. I’d just gotten the chipping done last you saw the vehicle. At thisContinue reading “The M113 Part 3”
A Scale of a Tale
Nothing ruins a diorama faster than an out of scale item (except a turpentine spill!). The immersion is spoiled, and the out of sorts item becomes the focus of the scene. So, save the poor size estimation for closing time and try this technique for scratch-built scale. Specifically, I’ll show you how I scaled someContinue reading “A Scale of a Tale”
The M113 Part 2
When we last left, our hot dog-fingered protagonist was trying to super glue tiny metal shavings onto a hunk of plastic. Did he succeed? What is he doing now? What’s the next step? Stay tuned to find out! Most of the photo etch in place, I gave everything a coat of primer through the airbrush. Continue reading “The M113 Part 2”
Modeling and Storytelling 