Monthly Archives: February 2012

Zeppelins From Foam

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Brian Burger

This has minimal bearing on the 28mm pulp gaming we usually do that might involve a zeppelin, but it’s such a cool and masterful technique I have to share: Creating Zeppelin bodies with foam insulation. Basically, take long billets of … Continue reading →

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Autogyros, Pulptastic Cars and Such

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Brian Burger

Via the excellent x planes tumbblog, this rare cabin-equipped autogyro, the Pitcairn PA-19: … and via the equally excellent Dieselpunk, this awesomely pulpy 1938 one-off Hispano Suiza Dubonnet Xenia 1. (Dieselpunk had in turn snagged it from kitchener.lord’s Flickr stream … Continue reading →

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Pony up!

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Corey Burger

Everybody has played Cowboys and Indians before, but not many have experienced the insanity that is Pony Wars, a game designed deliberately to emulate the Western TV shows of the 20th century (now give the rules were written in the … Continue reading →

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Fiskars Circle Cutter Review, and Markers for M&B

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Brian Burger

Back one of the before-Christmas sales, I picked up a Fiskars circle cutter on deep discount from one of the local art supply stores. It’s been on my toys-I-want list for ages, and a chance to get it at 40% … Continue reading →

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A SPAD for the Whites, Part Three

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Brian Burger

Finally swore the upper wing into place this evening. It’s been years since I built a biplane model, I’d forgotten what a total bugger the struts and upper wing can be. The SPAD 13 as 12 struts, only two of … Continue reading →

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A SPAD for the Whites, Part Two

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Brian Burger

Inspired by this image from Wings Palette, I decided to give a bit of freehand a try. My version: There’s a (nearly) matching skull on the other side of the rudder, of course, although this one turned out better so … Continue reading →

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A SPAD for the Whites, Part One

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Brian Burger

I should be working on finishing White Russian infantry, but I’ve allowed myself to become distracted by aircraft, specifically the SPAD 13 I wrote about a few days ago, earmarked to support my White Russian forces. Here’s the SPAD all … Continue reading →

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Russian Civil War Aviation

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Brian Burger

Rummaging around our local hobby store, I found the Testors Classics line of 1/48 scale aircraft. They’re cheap (under $10 Cdn per kit) and basic little kits, just right (I hope) for wargaming purposes. I got the shop to order … Continue reading →

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The Russian Civil War at Trumpeter Salute

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Brian Burger

Sent off my request for a table to run a Russian Civil War game at Trumpeter Salute 2012 over in Vancouver (March 30, April 1 & 2, for those interested!), using the excellent Through The Mud & The Blood rules … Continue reading →

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Onion Domes, Finished

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Brian Burger

It seems to be a week for belated followup reports to earlier posts here on the Warbard. Ah, well. I finished up the Russian church at the end of January, amidst all the prep for GottaCon’s pulp game, and never … Continue reading →

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