WARGAME NEWS: Half-Distance Mode Now Available on Army Forge! - One Page Rules

 

We love to play wargames and at times space can become really tight and you feel that you can't get a game in at home.

What One Page Rules announced today, means that things can be a little different and you can have a ton of fun at home without worrying about not having the table space.  Here's what they had to say:

Sometimes it' s difficult to find one of the recommended 6’x4’ or 4’x4’ tables to play on. But with the newly released Half-Distance Mode in Army Forge, you can move your minis from the game table to the kitchen table, living room table, or more! Using the salt and pepper shakers for terrain, however, remains optional. 

Originally released as Kitchen Table Games in the Advanced Rulebooks, Half-Distance mode lets you play on smaller tables by simply halving all the distances used in the game. Movement is 3 inches by default instead of 6 inches, all ranges are halved, and all distances in every special ability is also halved. The OPR Team uses this mode of play frequently, including at our most recent all team meeting in Lisbon last year.

But we found that having to do all the math in your head, while easy to do, often slowed the game down or was sometimes forgotten in the heat of the moment! With the option now built into Army  Forge, our free web app that supports all of our games, playing on a tiny table will be a breeze! 

All you have to do is turn on the option in the Game Settings menu and all the math on your units will be halved automatically!

KICKSTARTER ENDING SOON: Dungeon of Despair: Chamber of the Mad Mage - Crippled God Foundry

Our friends at Crippled God Foundry, have asked us to let you know that we're into the final 24 hours of their epic  new kickstarter for STL's for their adventure Dungeon of Despair: Chamber of the Mad Mage which is written for D&D 5e.  

With over 300 STL files within, their pack also comes with:

Modular 3D printable dungeon tiles

Themed accessories & props

Monsters, NPCs, and bosses

A full dungeon-crawl adventure (PDF)

In this update we just wanted to let you know about the extras, that have been unlocked and in case you weren't aware, the fabulous discount offer is still in place and of course with your pledge you get so much additional materials.  Now is the last chance to pledge and get this complete bundle of miniatures, terrain, props and Dungeon Crawl adventure PDF at an exclusive discounted price!

Finally for every backer there is a top notch set of free mini's that would also make cool lead characters for your players or as cracking NPC's.  All in, with the time running out.  You'll have to act quickly so to do so please visit their kickstarter and get your pledge in quickly otherwise you'll miss out and from the look of it all, we can see a fair few tears flowing then its discovered.

All the best,

Thundermouser

MINIATURES STL RELEASES: Sisters of the Eternal Mercy: Unending Pilgrimage 2 - Heroes Infinite

 

Hail Mighty Readers and Mini Painting Officionado's,
Our friends at Heroes Infinite, the STL Subscription Service from Raging Heroes, have asked us to let people know about the Sovereign Tier that they introduced a few months ago and have now released an up to date vid of exactly what is in this months tier exclusive from the other releases.  

Whilst this original vid (above) covers everything, the one below is the Sovereign Tier exclusives.  We include it for your viewing pleasure.

If you want to get these, whilst you can get them any time after this month, its only available for the month of February at the special subscription price of $24.

All the best,

Thundermouser

REVIEW and ADVICE: TESTING A BASIC AIRBRUSH and Future Goals and Recommendations - Harder and Steenbeck, The AIrbrush Company

OK, so we were lucky enough to get some good advice about airbrushes from not only Harder and Steenbeck but also from Lisa, at the Airbrush Company in the UK. 

Now whilst we are going to have to look at a more advanced kit for ourselves, we started with a very basic, extremely cheap one (as you can see left) so that we wouldn't be too much out of pocket if we didn't like it.  

Now whilst the one we used is OK and gave us a good taste (with the advice followed about how you water down your paints to help them through the needle), what we found was that the battery power didn't last too long, so much so that we had to have it plugged in for most of the time we used it as it was just easier to keep it going.  Now it was easy to strip and clean, it was easy to have on hand to do spraying, however the key problem was that it sprayed a little higher than expected and with the miniature size, I found that I had to have it on a lower setting allowed you to dial it in a bit better.  The other key problem and that for me, a 40mm nozzle was a bit too big for what I wanted and whilst it would be ideal for bigger mini's like vehicles or bigger miniatures like 75mm, I was wanting something smaller, like a 20mm nozzle that would have allowed me the smaller spray area for finer detail to make sure the paint went exactly where I wanted.

Sparmax ARISM Compressor with automatic on/off switch capable of providing 25 – 35 psi (includes a hose)

Sparmax MAX-4 Airbrush with 0.4mm nozzle and needle combination

Sparmax Silver Bullet Moisture Trap designed to remove water before it reaches your airbrush – and includes a bleed valve for you to adjust the pressure by bleeding out the air

Sparmax Cleaning Pot with built in airbrush holder

Which works out to: £295 inc.VAT

Although if you want a better compressor the recommended one is the Sparmax 610H Compressor. 

At the end of the day, it sadly is a case of you get what you pay for and if you are going to be using an airbrush for a lot of your hobby needs over a brush (just makes it a lot quicker) then this is something you might want to look into.  

We hope that this helps,

Thundermouser.

KICKSTARTER: Death X Tiles: Spaceship - CastnPlay

Here at Totally Pawsome we are majorly in love with not just mini's but scenery.  Whilst we love a lot of the new games, we also love to revisit some of the older one that we had a ton of fun with, and thought that this latest kickstarter from our friends at CastnPlay, would be ideal for anyone wanting to make a 3d Space Hulk board or even a spaceship for some futuristic TTRPG's.

If you act now you can get on the Early Bird offering (the whole set is only $7 this week) and we can't wait to see what people come up with.

As usual these are STL files so you will need a 3d Printer to create them or have a friend who can print them for you.  These files are FDM as well as Resin friendly.  To get these kickstarter files, sign up here:
Death X Tiles: Starship Mini Set

Here is the latest trailer:

If you do get them, please tag us with your creations, we'd love to see what you create.

ThunderMouser.

AIRBRUSHING: Getting started basics - Harder and Steenbeck

Hi Followers of Calloused Fingers and miniature fans,

There are times when you know that you want to up your game with mini painting to help work smarter and not harder so whilst you will always be learning brush techniques and concepts for things like paint thinning, we see a lot of those on YT using an Airbrush and are a bit at a loss for where to start, what to purchase and of course what extra bits you will need that no one told you about.

I've been doing a lot of research into this recently and found this video and whilst it is for a company that make Airbrushes, they do explain it all in an easy to follow format and also include accessories that you need for when you begin so that you're ready to roll straight out of the gate.  No, I am not affiliated or sponsored by them in any way, no I do not own an airbrush or compressor by this company, this is purely a get to know the basics video link by them that makes a lot of sense to me.  

After all I have seen video's mentioning other bits such as moisture traps before now and I'm still clueless about what you need with what in regard to them.

We hope this helps you to understand what's what and to get a firm grip on what you need before you spend a single penny.

All the best,

Thundermouser

MINIATURE NEWS: Passing of Lady Sabelle: Mistress of Miniscule - Dwarven Forge

We sadly heard yesterday of the passing of Michelle McGriff, better known to a lot of miniature enthusiasts as Lady Sabelle, Mistress of Miniscule, she has worked as an independent sculptor with not only her own range, but with Dwarven Forge (who let us know about her passing.)    

Today, (Wednesday 4th Feb 2026) Dwarven Forge's Twitch Stream, On the Anvil, will be a tribute to her work where they will share stories, build some of the pieces she made and celebrate her life.)

Please join them from 7PM Eastern Time,

ThunderMouser