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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.

Snowy Ruins – 40K Terrain Commission – pt 3

Posted on 04/03/2016 by Nick

I’ve been using my day off today to get caught up with the spraying of this terrain set, after having a bit of an incident with overspray from the texturing earlier in the week (need to recoat the window sill, oops!) … Continue reading →

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Snowy Ruins – 40K terrain commission – pt2

Posted on 24/02/2016 by Nick

Okay so I managed to finish off the detailing this evening (hey space marine don’t blink, blink and your dead;) so onto the texturing, then hopefully get the textured spray and base coating done over the weekend *thuth* really hammering … Continue reading →

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Snowy Ruins – 40K Terrain Commission – pt1

Posted on 14/02/2016 by Nick

Wheeeeee :) sorry being childish, but its nice to get paid to do your hobby. So i recently got contacted about making some 40K terrain for a gent in Edinburgh; he has a few bits and bobs of terrain (GW – Bastion, Aegis defense … Continue reading →

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Hobby Room Reboot – pt2

Posted on 04/02/2016 by Nick

Have now completed the rejigging, and with the exception of the pram & car seat this is now thoroughly my room ;) And it wouldn’t properly be my room without a mess of hobby going on, so I’ve been using … Continue reading →

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3D Printing first run (Living in the future!)

Posted on 03/01/2016 by Nick

Waiting for paint to dry in the hobby room has been driving me mental, so I hijacked the kitchen table and have been trying out my new 3D Printer. Re-winding back for a minute, I’ve been waiting for 3D printers … Continue reading →

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Hobby Room Re-boot… Pt1

Posted on 02/01/2016 by Nick

So have been in our new house for two and a half years now, and what with babby on the way I’ve been rejigging my hobby room (for baby safety) and finally getting rid of the nasty brown walls (at … Continue reading →

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Tutorial – Form following function… storage?

Posted on 21/12/2015 by Nick

This post is for those budding terrain makers out there for whom safe storage of there terrain is the most important factor (mainly here i’m thinking gaming clubs, but it also covers anyone whose storage space is limited). The normal way of … Continue reading →

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Bolt Action / Flames of War – Intro Board Complete

Posted on 13/12/2015 by Nick

So now finished the pva glue & vanish spraying and today delivered the board to 6s2hit along with some extra snowy based trees as they’ve gone all snow festive with there terrain at the mo (was so tempted to put … Continue reading →

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All flocked up & baby!

Posted on 10/12/2015 by Nick

So got all the hedges, texture & flocking now done on the board and here are some pictures of it prior to spray varnishing: Also went for our twenty week scan and here are our first pictures of our little … Continue reading →

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Bolt Action / Flames of War – Intro Board… slow slooooooow progress

Posted on 04/12/2015 by Nick

Thuth so now fiiiinally back to my hobby after a three month hiatus making (in this order) a baby, insulating & decking my loft (to clear house for baby), and starting painting the nursery (so baby can sleep *crosses fingers*). … Continue reading →

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