Tag Archives: 28mm

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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Small Russian Church WiP

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Brian Burger

A quick pair of photos of the small Russian church I’m building for Russian Civil War gaming in 28mm. Earlier in January I discussed some planning and thoughts I had for a wargame-scale small church, and while it isn’t going … Continue reading →

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The Next Building Project

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Brian Burger

I don’t usually like to talk about plans and ideas before there’s at least some progress to show off, but while I was away over the New Year I had time to do some quick sketching and thinking about a … Continue reading →

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Second Russian House WiP

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Brian Burger

Started another Russian farmhouse on Boxing Day evening, this one slightly bigger than the first at 4″x2″. I mentioned in the previous article that I used coffee stir sticks for the wood siding. The workbench photo below should explain some … Continue reading →

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Pack Up Your Dinosaurs

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Brian Burger

“I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.” ― Ray Bradbury Should you wish to have more dinosaurs to pack … Continue reading →

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Minimal Maxim Basing

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Brian Burger

I’ve long been a fan of putting figures on the smallest bases they’ll fit on and that’ll keep them upright, when you’re doing individual bases for skirmish gaming. Almost all of my 28mm pulp and historical figures are based on … Continue reading →

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Hairy Apemen!

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Brian Burger

Missing Links? Yeti? Sasquatch? Some other sort of yet-undiscovered ape-man? The result of Mad Science? Any or all of the above? The two big guys are from Pulp Figures, PLT-7 Hairy Hominids, the two smaller figures are from Uncle Mike’s … Continue reading →

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The Reds Are Coming!

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Brian Burger

There’s 43 Bolsheviks off my painting table and ready for action, finally! One Maxim MG crew, some officers and NCOs and a whole lot of ragged, barely uniformed riflemen. Almost entirely Copplestone figures, and I mixed freely from the regular … Continue reading →

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Half-Timber Barn WiP Part II: Thatched Roof

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Brian Burger

Picked up a cheap towel to use as thatching. Here it is in a quickie late-night photograph, glue still wet on the roof of the half-timber barn.

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Half-Timber Barn WiP

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Brian Burger

Something for the English Civil War/Thirty Years War table, as well as for pulp games set in the quainter parts of the UK or Europe! All those crops gathered from my fields have to be stored somewhere, after all. The … Continue reading →

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