This is a guide to painting toy soldiers offering some quick tips gained from over ten years of painting figures myself. Whilst mainly focussing on 1/72 and 1/32 plastic figures much of this information will...
I wrote my first guide on buying 1/16 scale tanks over a year ago and so much has changed I've decided to write a second guide summarising what is currently on the market as of August 2007: Tamiya's: These are...
The Eolo Radsail buggy is an attractive looking proposition, much less expensive than the competition with a tiny packed size.However it’s a compromised design. Hopefully this guide will hopefully lead you to...
A friend sent me this guide and wanted to share it with fellow fans and collectors enjoy and Mtfbwy !!!So you want to start collecting examples of that "elegant weapon of a more civilized age"? Excellent! eBay...
This is a brief beginners guide to the 1/72 scale plastic toy soldier sets that are currently in production. It details the leading manufacturers, the figures they produce and the historical periods they...
This is a brief beginners guide to some of the 1/32 scale (54mm) plastic toy soldier sets currently in production. It details the leading manufacturers, the figures they produce and the historical periods...
"Five Minute Epoxy Resin" is a truly remarkable substance, with a bit of practise you can get it all over your model, all over your hands, all over the bench, all over the floor even on your best T-shirt!Here...
This is a short edited extract from MAINSTEAM MODELS "The Complete Guide to Miniature Steam" which is available on CD ROM or via Internet download. Building your own model steam launch can be a rewarding ...
This is a simple and straight forward listing of the Eaglemoss Lord of the Rings Collector's Models series. These excellent metal figures ( 12 page colour booklets) were available to subscribers of the 140+...
This is a guide to building a Moria Goblin wargames army using mainly Games Workshop Lord of the Rings figures. To keep things simple for myself I adapt the same rules - Fire and Fury - for use across whatever...