The Blacksmith's Desk

May 19, 2019

Understanding Hobby Scales in Tabletop Gaming The world of hobbies encompasses a vast array of sizes, known as scales. These scales are crucial for modelers, gamers, and collectors to ensure compatibility and realism in their projects. Below is a comprehensive table of popular scales and their applications. Comprehensive Hobby Scale Table Ratio Inches per Foot Millimetres per Foot Comments 1:20000 - 0.015 mm Arii produced injection-molded kits in this scale of the very large Zentradi spacecraft from the science fiction anime series Macross. 1:4800 - 0.064 mm Used for fictional...

February 9, 2018

Today we are checking out a new miniature from Grim Skull Minis. This is their "ORK MEKANIK WARBOSS BADMOOD". This miniature is a multipiece resin model. In the video, we show you the high quality of their castings for this war boss. He will make a perfect addition to any WWAAARRRRGGHHHH! Check out the product at: https://wargameexclusive.com/shop/ork...

Opening Dungeon Crate January 2018

January 29, 2018

This year we are doing unboxings of Dungeon Crate's monthly subscription box. Each month, subscribers will receive a curated box of treasures with items like coins, miniatures, crafting supplies, stickers, t-shirts, RPG jewelry, handcrafted items, terrain, tokens, maps, modules, dice, dice, bags, and other awesome stuff. Here is our unboxing of crate 1801 for January 2018.

January 26, 2018

Today we are looking at the Imperial Confessor from Grim Skull miniatures. This figure is perfect for 40k or Grim Dark future, or really any sci fi games. The character will fit right in as a chaplain in your army.

January 17, 2018

Today we are reviewing the Templar Veteran set from Scibor (http://sciborminiatures.com/) . These resin miniatures are perfect for Black Templar Marines in 40k or Grim Dark Future. Each miniature comes with its own base. Minus some mold lines and some air bubbles, these miniatures are ready to paint.

Lets look at Warcolour Paints

January 11, 2018

War Colour Paints specialize in dropper bottle paints that range from one coat base color to opaque to semi opaque and finally translucent, similar to reaper and Vallejo paints. One benefit of their paints is they all come with ball bearing agitators to help mix the paint. Also their paints have a gel like texture to them. So check them out at http://www.warcolours.com

January 4, 2018

Happy New 2018

January 3, 2018

Making an Impression with Happy Seppuku

June 10, 2017

Today we are looking at a series of products from Happy Seppuku. Happy Seppuku is a company dedicated to the development of new and improved methods of building terrain/scenery for table top gaming. Base texture stamps are the simplest way to add interest to your miniature’s base. Each 3”X3” stamp has a relief pattern of some type of shaped ground. Many times these patterns can be tedious to do over and over again when basing an entire unit, much less making sure your first one looks just like the last....

June 2, 2017

Today we are looking at a series of miniature parts from a company from Poland, SpellCrow. Spellcrow specializes in figures, bits, vehicle parts, and terrain from games like 40k and various fantasy genre games. You can check out their products at: http://www.spellcrow.comToday we unbox and review a series of pieces from their line of Ork products. From bodies, heads to arms and weapons we got an amazing stash of items. So come watch this video as we crack open the box and see what magic the fine people a Spellcrow sent us. Thanks for...

May 28, 2017

Today we are looking at a couple of miniatures from Knuckleduster Miniatures. Knuckleduster manufactures 28mm War of 1812 war game miniatures, as well as 28 and 40mm Old West figures. All of our products are cast in lead-free pewter, which costs a bit more to make and sell but provides their customers with an extremely safe and durable material to work with (and who can put a price on peace of mind?). All figures are sculpted and all samples are painted by Forrest Harris. You can check out their products at http://www.knuckleduster.comToday...

May 25, 2017