One Mini Every Week #3

My quest to paint at least one miniature every week continues - and this week I've actually managed to splash some colour on a couple of mini's...

These two are plastic skeletons from Mantic Games (though you can also pick them up as part of the Frostgrave 'undead encounters' set as I did), and as you can see - they're nicely proportioned, and dressed in suitably tattered rags and armour.

They're also very easy to put together - though some of the detail is a little shallower than I would like in places; but apart from that, I think they're probably some of the nicest (plastic) skeleton mini's that I've seen.

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And if you're interested in taking part in the 'one miniature every week' challenge (or just want to see what other people are up to), you can check out (and use) the #oneminieveryweek hashtag over on G+ and facebook.

One Mini Every Week #2

As I mentioned in my last post, this year I've set myself the goal of painting one miniature every week ...so here's this week's mini:

This one is a 'goblin of the free forest' - another single piece metal miniature by Midlam Miniatures.

Much like the last miniature, it comes on a small integral base (though I've put mine on a regular 25mm plastic base), and is a rather nice little mini ...especially since it only costs £2.

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And if you're interested in taking part in the 'one miniature every week' challenge (or just want to see what other people are up to), feel free to check out the #oneminieveryweek hashtag over on G+ and facebook.

One Mini Every Week #1

I'm not normally one to make new year's resolutions and all that, but this year I've set myself the goal of painting at least one miniature every week.

You see, I've amassed quite a collection of the little blighters over the years ...and I've probably only painted a fraction of what I actually own - so it's time I did something about that :)

- just a small selection of some of my unpainted minis -

Now, some of these mini's might be OOP by now - but whenever possible I'm also going to try and provide the manufacturer's name, and a link to their website/store (assuming one is still available) ...just in case anyone is interested to learn where I purchased it from.

So, without further ado - here's this week's mini:

This one is an 'orc of the lost mountains' - a single piece metal miniature by Midlam Miniatures.

The miniature itself comes on a small integral base - but I have set that into a regular 25mm base for a bit of added stability (as I'll be doing with all of these mini's - see the bottom right of the first photograph to get a better idea of what I mean).

On the whole I think it's quite a nice miniature; it took the washes pretty well and is not overburdened with too many bits of unnecessary equipment (which I hate painting) - though it was a little hard to determine if he was wearing chainmail or fur ...but I've gone with chainmail :)

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Anyway, I'm sure I'm not the only one out there that has tons of unpainted metal and plastic miniatures lying around ...so if you feel like joining me, please feel free to check out/use the #oneminieveryweek hashtag over on G+ and FB, or post a link to you blog etc., so that I can follow along :)

Dungeon Monthly #37 (January 2016)

I recently conducted a little poll over on google plus to see where folks wanted me to concentrate my efforts on this year's project - and the concessus seemed to be that the majority of people wanted me to carry on as before.

So, here we go again with the first dungeon map of another year...

...and this time we'll be delving the 'deeps' below the mines.

As usual, unlabelled versions of all these maps can be found here...

50 pixel per grid square

70 pixel per grid square

And you can also click HERE to check out the 'dungeon monthly' Patreon campaign (where folks can donate a dollar so to the project ...and maybe even help me to spend more time creating even more of these little maps).

Last Post of 2015

Well, it's time for the last blog post of the year ...so here's a little (winter themed) encounter for the Age of Shadow.


Note that a PDF of the encounter can also be found HERE


So here's wishing everyone a happy new year!

Dungeon Monthly 2015 Compilation

If you've been following my 'dungeon monthly' posts these past few years, you'll probably know by now that, as well as being generic geomorphs, each year's worth of maps can also be pieced together in a specific way to create a huge level of a mega-dungeon.

So, I'm pleased to announce that the 'compilation map-pack' for 2015 is now available over on RPGNow & DriveThruRPG.

However, unlike the original 'dungeon monthly' maps, this product is supplied as...

• A pdf version of the entire level (supplied as parchment style handout).
• A large (50 pixel per grid square) jpeg image of the whole map - with a dark background.
• A large (50 pixel per grid square) jpeg image of the whole map - with a white background.

So if you're in need of another mega-dungeon map, or would simply like to show your support for the 'dungeon monthly' project, then you can pick up the 2015 compilation for just $1.


Note that the compilation map-packs from 2013 & 2014 can be found HERE and HERE.

Dungeon Monthly #36 (December 2015)

It's hard to believe that it's that time again when I post the last dungeon monthly map of the year!

So here it is....

 ...and (as usual) unlabelled versions of all these maps can be found here...

50 pixel per grid square

70 pixel per grid square

And, if you're wondering what all this year's maps look like when pieced together* - here's a quick look:

*note that I will be making a compilation booklet of this year's maps (that will cost just $1 over on RPGNow), in much the same fashion as the compilation booklets from 2013 & 2014.