Mantic Game's new Battlezones
range has arrived and its time to see just how quick and easy it is
to paint up some awesome modular terrain tiles.
The big thing to remember when working with the Battlezone tiles is that the
connectors are a very tight fit when they slot into the holes, which means that
if you paint the tiles first and then try to assemble then you can have
problems.
The best thing to do is to use a square hobby file and file
the connection slots a bit to make them a little bigger as that allows for the
extra thickness of the paint. This will also make it easier to take your terrain
apart again after games, especially if you use the file to push out the
connectors rather than pull them apart by hand which can break them.
Step One: Priming & Basecoating
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In association with Kiwimodeller and AK
Interactive Mighty Ape Hobbies is pleased to announce our second
Virtual Modelling Competition. This time the theme commemorates
100 years since the beginning of the First World War.
Its a great chance to check out some of the brilliant new kits produced to
mark the 100th anniversary, try out a new project and share your experiences and
finished models.
This time the competition has two parts: The Group Build and
the Model Showcase and there's great prizes up for grabs
in both!
The Group Build
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August was a big month for our Airfix
Store with heaps of new products added and all your orders kept our
warehouse monkeys on their toes. We ended up with over 120 entries for the
August prize draw so lets see who's the lucky winner…
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This week's Gorilla
Tutorial takes you through painting the Warhammer Dreadstone
Blight terrain piece. The techniques used can also be used on other
similar stone buildings, walls or even castles, are quick and easy to do and
won't need heaps of extra paints and supplies.
You can find all the paints and weathering products used in this project
here: Dreadstone
Blight Paint Collection
So lets get painting!
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With the release of the awesome new Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition and
great new Pathfinder books on the way there's never been a better time to get
into pen & paper roleplaying games. And now we're making it even better as
we've got a RPG Prize Pack worth over $250 to give away!
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As I outlined at the beginning of the year in Planning this Years Project I'll be entering the
Early War tournament with an infantry based Japanese army. Unfortunately due to
all the other projects I've been working on this army has been on the
back-burner for some time but now it's time to kick things into
gear again.
This week I finished off the biggest and most onerous portion of the force,
the Hohei Chutai infantry company with is the army's core. With a total of
108 infantry figures which needed painting it took quite a while and it feels
great to have it complete!
Most of the work had been finished months ago so it was just a matter of
finishing off the basing and a couple of infantry models I'd somehow missed
earlier.
Basing
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Hobbyists can be a tricky bunch to get gifts for; there's a vast array of
different models, paints and games available and sometimes its hard to know what
to choose.
So we've put together 7 magnificent gift ideas to make it easier to find
something for your dad this Father's Day (September 7th in case you
forgot).
1. Star
Wars Metal Earth Models
These awesome kits start as 4-inch square steel sheets and once you've popped
out the pieces, bent the tabs and slotted them in place you'll have an amazing
3-D Star Wars model.
2. Airfix
Model Kits
We have a massive range of scale model kits available but this August we'd
recommend that you check out Airfix. One of the household names for scale
modelling Airfix have an awesome array of kits available from World War 1 tanks
through to modern jets.
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With Father's Day just round the corner (it's on the 7th of September in
case you'd forgotten), we've put together this ultimate father's day gift guide
to help you find that perfect gift for the worlds #1 dad!
1. Top
5 Albums for Dad this Fathers Day
Browse our range of top CDs and albums to find the perfect gift for your dad,
the musician. Pick out something nostalgic to remind him or his youth, or help
him feel young again with some of our new releases.
2. 10 Great
Gadget Gifts for Dad
If your Dad is a bit of a tech geek and loves gadgets, then swing by our gadget
gift guide to browse the latest gizmos Dad will love you for.
3. Top
10 Movie & TV Shows Dad Will Love this Father's Day
We all know that Dad's love a good movie. Check out our top 10 movies and TV
shows that Dad's are craving this Father's Day. Including classics like Back
to the Future and Planet of the Apes, to new releases like Raid 2, House of
Cards and of course, Game of Thrones.
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In this Gorilla
Tutorial I'll take you through a quick and easy way to paint up a Citadel
Wood using the Agrellan Earth technical paint to add some
extra texture. I'll also show you how to add a desert theme to the base.
You can find all the paints and weathering products used in this project
here: Citadel
Wood Tutorial
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Welcome back to Flames of War
Friday. My local club's Operation Market Garden campaign began last weekend
so its time to see just how the Mighty Ape 11th Armoured performed and
we'll also be taking a look at the upcoming Flames of War: Great
War.
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