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08 Mar

Hobby Flotsam (the Return) – International Women’s Day 2023

NewsHobby Roundup, Month in Miniatures

Though we aim to support the breadth of the hobby in all our articles, on International Women's Day we are taking the chance to show the amazing work of female hobbyists. Hopefully some you are familiar with, but maybe some you are not. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Garbiñe Arroyo (@garbinearroyominiatures) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amy Snuggs (@amysnuggs) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tamtam Nicholls (@tears_of_envy) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nicky Grillet (@nickygrillet) View this post on Instagram A post shared by…

28 May

My Favourite Tool: Pipe Cutter

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My Favourite Tool. A fly-by look at one tool in the hobby space - what it’s for and why it’s good. Pipe Cutter This time: A pipe cutter. I have two of these tools, a larger plumbing sized one and a smaller hobby version. Both are great ways to produce smooth and hassle free cuts in piping. They’re intended for metal, but they’ll also do a reasonable job on plastic. Each one is a thread which tightens to clamp the pipe against a rolling blade. Then you rotate the tool/pipe until the repeated pressure quickly cuts through the pipe wall.…

08 Mar

Hobby Flotsam: International Women’s Day

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We tend to have a good range of hobby highlights washing up on the shores of the TPP sea but on International Women's Day we've taken the chance to only show the amazing work by female hobbyists. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Julia Moshura (@juliwerra) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dana Howl ?? (@dana_howl) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Craftworld Studio (@craftworldstudio) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nicky Grillet (she/her) (@nickygrillet) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Trish Carden (@monstergirl_trish) View…

06 Jan

Hobby Flotsam: December 21

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Let's see what's washed up on the digital shores of Tiny Plastic Island this month. Some good gnarly Valhallans here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nystrom Bros (@thelandobros) Always a bit cynical about 'wise words' but these ones resonate: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Roman Lappat (@romanlappat.miniatureart) A nice muted Death Guard scheme here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Blood Moon Painting (@bloodmoonpainting) I'm not sure what this is at all, but it's excellent: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dana Howl ?? (@dana_howl) Always…

12 Dec

Hobby Flotsam: November ’21

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We see some great work every month on the tides of the internet. Here's our selection of hobbyists and artists that really stood out to us last month. Gribbly weirdos will often find a warm welcome at TPP: View this post on Instagram A post shared by @nokipaintingstudio Not strictly wargaming, but we love this weird beasty: View this post on Instagram A post shared by めーちっさい (@meetissai417) Some great detail work here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sascha (@lord.shader) A cool, painty ghost: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ardanna (Soochie) (@ardanna._)…

10 Sep

My Favourite Tool: White Ink

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My Favourite Tool A fly-by look at one tool in the hobby-space - what it’s for and why it’s good. White Ink This time: White Ink I like most inks for painting, but I love white ink. If I look at the level of all my ink-bottles, only black and white have any noticeable decrease, and the white is down by a whole lot more than the black is. What makes white ink different from white paint? It is very opaque compared to how thin the ink is, and it comes out the pot the perfect viscosity for painting with.…

17 May

My Favourite Tool: Two Water Pots

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A fly-by look at one tool in the hobby-space - what it’s for and why it’s good. This time: Two Water Pots Very heavily used jars Maybe this is something everyone already does, maybe it will help some people... Rather than one water pot, you have two water pots. Why do this? When you’re painting, the water serves several purposes, to keep your brush lubricated, to thin your paints, and clean old paint off your brush. Some of these really don’t go well together. So that’s it really, one pot is for cleaning the paint off the brush, the other…

11 Mar

Neonheim Build (Part 5)

TerrainNecromunda, Step by Step, Terrain

A short update this time. With the majority of the structure modelled in, it was time to start developing the infrastructure and earth surrounding the pool at the bottom of the board. For this I went for Sculptamold, which is a mix of plaster and fibres, that forms a reasonable strong base layer. The pool water will be transparent resin, but that will be a future activity. Other people can get really good ground and earth effects with Sculptamold, but I haven’t ever had much luck with that. It is easy to work in-around things though, and for filling large gaps.…

25 Feb

Neonheim Build (Part 4)

TerrainNecromunda, Step by Step, Terrain

With a lot of the initial board structure built, I moved over to the less complete right-hand side. While adding the previously fabricated cardboard I-beam walkways, I also added some plain foam panelling down the wall for some visual interest. Whilst the walkways looked pretty unsupported there, I had planned to add some vertical pipes for support: to add a bit of cover for games, and also increase the feeling that this area of the board was more of a maintenance space for the original builders of the district. One thing worth covering is that I deliberately staggered these new…

18 Feb

My Favourite Tool: Proxxon Thermocut

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A fly-by look at one tool in the hobby-space - what it's for and why it’s good. This time: the Proxxon Thermocut Hot Wire Cutter Got foam that needs cutting? Want to make a large amount of terrain, very quickly? You might consider a hot wire cutter! The proxxon thermocut The elephant in the room, is this an expensive tool? Yes, it's not cheap, about as expensive as a larger Games Workshop kit, but I will tell you now, if you have anything beyond a passing interest in terrain building: you want this in your life*. With no exaggeration, you…