These mechs span about a decade of painting, some while actively playing BattleTech during regular matches with a friend in the University of Michigan student union (which I lost, no exaggeration, 100% of the time — but they were fun!) and some after moving to Utah. The ones I painted while trying to get a […]
More mechs from the vault, circa 1997-2007: part 1 of 3 Read More »
I’m not going to go as deep into a self-critique on these as in my previous BattleTech minis post, mainly because most of what I said there stands for these minis as well: they needed shading and I over-drybrushed (and generally not in the right color), but they also show effort and look dandy on
A bevy of old BattleTech vehicles in the lightbox Read More »
After seeing Warpstone Pile‘s cool setup I bought an inexpensive lightbox to use for photographing my miniatures. For $20, this DUCLUS lightbox (paid link) — one of dozens of cheap lightboxes on Amazon — offered some features I really liked. Folds up for storage in the included bag Built-in LEDs with a dimmer switch, 95+
Experimenting with photographing my painted minis in a lightbox Read More »
What’s in this ancient, dusty Games Workshop thundercase? Why, it’s full of BattleTech miniatures! (This is a great case, by the way. I have no idea if GW makes this particular model anymore, but it’s bomb-proof and has survived at least five moves across three states over the years.) How full? Pretty damned full. Layer
Unearthing my old BattleTech miniatures Read More »
According to Betteridge’s law, you already know the answer to that question. But I didn’t really know the answer until I started thinking about it over the past couple of days. I’ve been saying I loathe painting miniatures for years now, and the evidence supports my position: I’ve owned Space Hulk since 2009 — longer
Do I secretly enjoy painting miniatures? Read More »
