Author Archives: Nick

About Nick

Who & Where? Me… sorry that doesn’t help! My name is Nick Brigg and i’m a gaming enthusiast in the Edinburgh area playing a variety of Wargames, Boardgames, Roleplay & LARPs on a regular basis. Currently I attend Edinburgh League of Gamers [elg] to get my weekly wargaming fix: http://elgamers.org/ What & Why? This blog is for me to share my enthusiam for the hobby, and in particular share my knowledge and experience of making wargames terrain and boards with the community. Hopefully improving the terrain which your playing on and making wargaming a prettier and more enjoyable experience.

3D Blood Bowl Pitch

Posted on 22/02/2017

…I’m alive honest! Finally go back to do some modelling after a long hiatus due to family illness, baby daughter & my bathroom trying to drop into my kitchen (note: hidden cisterns are a recipe for disaster!). Anyhoo so my local … Continue reading →

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X-wing miniatures – Printing and painting

Posted on 18/05/2016

I printed a few ships in the last days of waiting before Elenor’s birth, and I’ve been painting them in snatched 10 minute spree’s between doing parental type jobs. Firstly are two YV-100’s printed quickly at minimal detail level (0.3mm … Continue reading →

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Eleanor Anne Brigg

Posted on 11/05/2016

And earlier today my daughter was born, weighing 9 pounds and 3.5 ounces (or 4.18Kg in metric) kinda tired so here is a place for family and friends to see pictures whilst i go pass out (no sleep last night … Continue reading →

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X-wing miniatures soooo many tokens

Posted on 06/05/2016

Over the last couple of months I’ve been playing fantasy flight’s game X-wing miniatures which is cracking fun, however like all FF products it comes with LOTS of cardboard crack. So armed only with the freeware version of google sketch … Continue reading →

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Necro-fun-da – Add on pack ;)

Posted on 20/04/2016

So I’ve been making terrain now for… okay lets say Many years… and it still surprises me how good something as simple as a two coat dry brush looks. Okay so it’s the addition of the spray texture that really … Continue reading →

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Snowy Ruins – 40k Terrain – Pt5 Complete

Posted on 15/04/2016

*phew* with two weeks left to go till Caroline’s due date just got this set finished in the nick of time ;) Anyhoo so i put another coat of just pva & bicarb paste over the snow patches then flocked … Continue reading →

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Snowy Ruins – 40k terrain commission – Pt 4

Posted on 22/03/2016

Paint glorious paint… thuth I forgot how long it takes to base coat a terrain set, I spent 3hrs yesterday painting dark grey *snooze* anyhoo got a few more colours on this evening but it’s still looking pretty basic. But … Continue reading →

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