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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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Onion Domes, Part One

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Brian Burger

Finally made it up to the local branch of Micheal’s craft store after work Wednesday to hunt down material for the two domes of the Russian church. I had planned on using 1″ wooden spheres, but the shelves of random … 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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Russian Huts Finished

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Brian Burger

It’s been a bit of a slow ten days or so on the wargaming front around here; I wish I could say there was a proper reason, but I just haven’t spent much time at the workbench. One of those … 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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Night Before the Night Before…

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Brian Burger

… and over at my place, I was hiding out, enjoying the last evening of solitary, productive peace and quiet I”ll have for a while, as the holiday season proper lands on us tomorrow. In between beer, sending out festive … Continue reading →

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Pulpish Links of Interest, 13 October 2011

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Brian Burger

A miscelania of links, just so I get back into the habit of posting here! Adventures of the 19XX is a pulptastic webcomic, full of zeppelins, giant airplanes, mystical oddness and villainy. Good fun, great art, and quite likely to … Continue reading →

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Small Tools of Great Use

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Brian Burger

Here’s something I bought largely on a whim from a local craft store that has proven unexpectedly useful. It’s a 2oz (60ml) sprayer, cost about $2, and I find all sorts of uses for it. Filled (as it is here) … 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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