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    Scott vs The MaxMini Dwarf Hero

    Okay so I saw a post on the CMoN boards for a new fig from a small company out of Poland Called MaxMini. The fig looked awesome, and I had to have it. I felt obliged to act fast because as many have pointed out the fig bears an INCREDIBLE likeness to some GW artwork. I am not getting into any...
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    Extreme Highlights on Metal...

    Hey guys, I\'ve gotten some good tips and hints on my latest work and the one comment I keep hearing is to \"Bring the Highlights\" on the metal\'s up. So far I\'ve been using going from a 1:1 Boltgun Metal/Black base (I call this Choas Metal! I totally made up the name and recipe myself....)...
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    Dwarf Lord - GW

    Hey, I banged this guy out today. I thought the fleshtones were a step forward, the metals... meh, and the hair pretty dreadful. I\'ll slap the votey link on when it\'s approved. Thanks to all for the CC so far and the encouragement! And the votey link.... http://www.coolminiornot.com/206812
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    Board Games Reccomendations?

    Hey, I was wondering if there are any strong reccomendations for board games out there. I\'m always looking to pick up decent quality games. My current faves are... Games of Thrones-Best multi-player game I own. Better when the players are acquanted with the stories. Mall of Terror-Super...
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    Ray Tracing figs?

    Okay, so as part of another thread it sort of got on the topic of ray-tracing. The dummies guide to ray-tracing (as far as I can make out) is that it\'s a computers way of calculating highlights off an object and display the most reflective parts into a new image? Is that Correct? ....Could a...
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    AoW Goblin King

    Well here goes.... I did this mini up and really tried to achieve a \"7\" on this one. I tried to focus a little more on the metals and tried to spend more time on the flesh. Please let me know how I did, good or bad! I\'ll post the votey link once the photo is approved. Thanks for the help...
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    AoW Goblin King

    I\'m gonna take a stab at this dude. He\'s just screamin\' out to represent Grom the Paunch from Warhammer so he\'s destined to hit the table and squish some elves eventually. But in the mean time I plan on taking a little extra time on him. This will represent me reaching for the stars! I...
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    Embarrasing Model builds

    Hey, I built this Death Korps of Krieg dude a little while ago. He was the last one i assembled out of a 10 man squad, and I was short on a nice mix of arms and other excuses but, DAMN! What the hell was I thinking? What is this guys story? Rifle slung and apparently running at the enemy with...
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    Article: Avatars of War: Arena DeathMatch beast preview

    You can view the page at http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/content.php?3563-avatars-of-war-arena-deathmatch-beast-preview&
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    Green Stuff curing issues?

    Hey, can anyone tell me if Green Stuff needs air to cure? If I coat a base in PVA glue and sand immediately after I put the green stuff on will the green stuff cure at all, be delayed, or no effect? Thanks to anyone who can answer.
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    Funny Vasectomy Story....

    So I thought since it\'s slow at work hear today I thought I would share the LEAST professional experience of my life, my vasectomy. I have two beautiful and healthy kids, Maximillian Von Radom and Emerson Ripley Radom. With our daughter we were told to expect the worst. There were some very...
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    Metallic\'s progress....?

    Still struggling with metallics, but here\'s a piece of my latest effort. I am trying to use the style Matt Sterbentz layed out in his article. It looks slightly better in the flesh, but still wondering what improvements I can make. any further tips appreciated. For this little Axe I tried...
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    Repeat views on voting page

    Hey, can someone answer this for me.... I thought that paid up members (Me baby!) got a special feature in which they do not get the same fig pop up more than once on the voting screen while browsing. I keep getting repeats. This is of course not the end of the world except that I do keep...
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    Dwarf Battle Standard...

    Here\'s another fig from the slow, slow process of re-building my army. I have still yet to get the hang of the mettalics, I am practicing using the techniques laid out by Matt Sterbentz in his article. Fire away.... And here\'s the votey link... http://www.coolminiornot.com/203815
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    Dwarf Longbeards

    Looking for any comments, tips, or helpful ideas in general. I have tried to act on the biggest critique which was deeper shading. Things I am having difficulty with are getting better shades and highlights onmy metals. The picture is much better this time around, and I really can\'t say the...
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    Article: Dragon Forge Deal!

    You can view the page at http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/content.php?3513-dragon-forge-deal!
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    Beard Colour Recipes...

    I\'m painting a dwarf army and I am really in a rut. I\'ve been doing beards for one way for many years (Drybrush) but after picking up some tips and improving my work (I think) I am less than satisfied with the appearance of my work on the beards and hair. I\'d like to ask for help and advice...
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    Looking to improve

    Hello all. I am looking for a little help. I am trying to improve the quality of my painting. I paint for the tabletop so I don\'t spend as much time on my individual models as I maybe should, but I could still go for some advice. Techniques I am trying to employ now that I hadn\'t been...
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    Highlighting Facial Hair

    Hello, I was checking some posts on a WIP blog (Can\'t remember which...) and there was a tip given to \"Highlight the beard of the model in Rings as opposed to highlighting the strands of the beard.\" Could anyone shed any insight into this, or point me towards a mini with this technique in...
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