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Matt varnish bottles from Vallejo, AK and The Army Painter on a shop window shelf in a lantern lit Chapmen town street Hobby GuidesHow to Varnish Miniatures Matte or gloss, brush or spray? How to varnish miniatures in the right order, plus which Vallejo, AK or Army Painter varnish to start with. Oct 20, 2026 · 4 min read Read article →
Vallejo Thinner Medium, AK Interactive Acrylic Thinner and Army Painter Speedpaint Medium bottles with a brush and a dish of thinned teal paintHobby Guides How to Thin Acrylic Paint for Miniatures Thinner, water or medium? How to thin acrylic paint for miniatures, how much to add, and which Vallejo, AK or... Oct 11, 2026 · 4 min read StarCraft Tabletop Miniatures Game Marine, Zergling and Zealot expansion boxes on a table in a frontier outpostStarCraft StarCraft: Tabletop Miniatures Game, How to Start What the StarCraft miniatures game is, how the three factions play, and which expansion sets to buy first for Terran,... Oct 6, 2026 · 5 min read The Happy Chapman at his painting bench presenting The Army Painter Wet Palette and the AK Interactive Wet PaletteHobby Guides What Is a Wet Palette? How It Works and Which to Buy A wet palette keeps acrylic paint workable for hours. How it works, why it helps, and which palette to start... Oct 3, 2026 · 4 min read Vallejo Hobby Paint spray primers in black, grey and white and AK Interactive Grey Primer on a workbench in a Chapmen town yardHobby Guides How to Prime Miniatures: Spray, Brush and Color Spray or brush on, black, grey or white: how primer works, which one to pick, and how to spray a... Sep 26, 2026 · 6 min read Tamiya Extra Thin Cement between AK Plastic Cement and AK Magnet super glue on an old book pageHobby Guides The Best Glue for Plastic Miniatures Plastic cement, super glue or PVA: which glue does which job on a miniature, and the small kit that covers... Sep 21, 2026 · 4 min read The Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms Revised Rulebook between Imperial Legion and Stormcloak miniatures on a grey blue studio backdropStarter Guides The Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms, How to Start What to buy first for The Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms, from the Core Rules Box to your first faction... Sep 19, 2026 · 3 min read Two Eldfall Chronicles Two-Player Starter Set boxes on an old parchment mapEldfall Chronicles Eldfall Chronicles, How to Start A first buying order for Eldfall Chronicles, from a two player starter set to your first reinforcements pack. Sep 19, 2026 · 4 min read Fallout: Factions Battle for Boston Starter Set and Wasteland Raiders Core Box at a roadside trading post at duskFallout Fallout: Wasteland Warfare and Factions, How to Start A buying order for Fallout on the tabletop: pick a core box, get the rules, and add your first opponent. Sep 19, 2026 · 4 min read Warcrow Winds from the North two player battle pack with sprues and bases on a sage studio backdropStarter Guides Warcrow Explained: Getting Started in Corvus Belli's New Fantasy Wargame New to Warcrow? Here's what the game is, what you need to begin, and how to pick a first faction. Jun 22, 2026 · 3 min read Milliput Standard and Superfine White packs on a tinker's workbench in a Chapmen town streetPainting Milliput 101: Gap-Filling and Simple Sculpting for Cleaner Miniatures Those ugly seams and gaps on your assembled minis? Milliput fixes them, and it is easier to use than you... Jun 22, 2026 · 4 min read The Happy Chapman at a market stall holding up the Warpaints Fanatic Starter Paint Set beside the Speedpaint Starter Set 2.0Painting Build Your First Miniature Paint Kit: What You Actually Need Overwhelmed by giant paint ranges? Here's the short, no-nonsense list of paints and tools that actually get a beginner painting. Jun 22, 2026 · 3 min read AK Master Acrylic Wash Set with Wash Dark Brown for Green Vehicles, Wash for Tracks and a weathered model track on a sand studio backdropAK Interactive Weathering & Washes 101: Bringing Models to Life with AK Interactive Enamel or acrylic, which AK wash does which job, and a simple weathering method, plus water effects for your bases. Jun 17, 2026 · 4 min read