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Hero of the Table
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Приєднався 23 гру 2012
My name is Sean and I'm a fan of all things tabletop gaming. I play board games, miniature games, RPGs, and wargames.
I like to share my projects and new things I'm doing for my hobby.
I'm not a great painter, but I believe that painted models add a lot to the feel of any game. My painting tutorials won't win you any awards, but they will give you some simple paint schemes that look good on the table and are something that even the most inexperienced painter can accomplish.
I like to share my projects and new things I'm doing for my hobby.
I'm not a great painter, but I believe that painted models add a lot to the feel of any game. My painting tutorials won't win you any awards, but they will give you some simple paint schemes that look good on the table and are something that even the most inexperienced painter can accomplish.
Review of 15mm Cetian Tank and GMF Vehicle STL Packs from DRS Models
Today, I'm doing my first review of some STL files. These files were purchased from DRS Models through Cults3D site. They are designed as 15mm models to be used in any setting you find appropriate. They can also be scaled up or down depending on your needs.
I printed a few models from both the Cetian Vehicle pack and the GMF Vehicle pack and am showing you those in this video. However, DRS Models has 20 different vehicle pack designs (available on Cults3D) that have a variety of designs from tracked, wheeled, and hover vehicles.
I printed these models on my Prusa I3 MK3S fdm printer. I used .15mm (.20mm for one of the GMF vehicles) layers with a extruder temp of 200 Celsius.
You can find these STL files and many others from DRS Models: cults3d.com/en/users/DRSMODELS
You can also check out DRS Models website: drsmodels.co.uk/
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I printed a few models from both the Cetian Vehicle pack and the GMF Vehicle pack and am showing you those in this video. However, DRS Models has 20 different vehicle pack designs (available on Cults3D) that have a variety of designs from tracked, wheeled, and hover vehicles.
I printed these models on my Prusa I3 MK3S fdm printer. I used .15mm (.20mm for one of the GMF vehicles) layers with a extruder temp of 200 Celsius.
You can find these STL files and many others from DRS Models: cults3d.com/en/users/DRSMODELS
You can also check out DRS Models website: drsmodels.co.uk/
If you like this and would like to see more STL file reviews, please let me know in the comments.
Please Like, Share, and Subscribe.
Links:
Twitter: Heroofthetable
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Painting 15mm Prydian Retained Knights from Alternative Armies
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Today I'm going to show you how to paint the Retained Knights for the Prydian army from Alternative Armies. White color schemes can be a challenge, but I've got a pretty simple process that looks pretty nice for these models. If you would like some of these models for yourself, you can find them at: www.alternative-armies.com Let me know what you think of these and how you paint white armor. Pa...
Painting The Gingerbread Gang
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I saw some of these models on Facebook and had to get my own. I found them for sale on Amazon and purchased a set. These models are full of character and are great for some holiday themed gaming. In addition to the Gingerbread Gang, I also got some snowmen and a Christmas treent. I painted these up with a fairly basic paint scheme that I think anyone can replicate. If you are interested in gett...
Review of 15mm Prydian Alpha and Beta Posts from Alternative Armies
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Today, I'm taking a look at some Prydian models from Alternative Armies. These models are 15mm models for the game Patrol Angis that is set in The Ion Age universe. I bought the rules PDF for Patrol Angis a while ago and decided to get the models needed to play through the introductory scenarios in the rule book. This review looks at the Alpha and Beta posts of the Prydian army. I really like t...
Build and Paint Ruined Stone Buildings
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My gaming group has started playing Frostgrave and I thought it would be fun to make some terrain for my games. Of course, these will be usable for a variety of games. I used ideas from Black Magic Craft and the Tabletop Engineer as inspiration for this build. A Proxxon wire cutter definitely makes this a quicker project, but with a little more time, a knife will work as well. I hope you like t...
Build and Paint 15mm Star Port Fuel Dump - Terrain Challenge
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I thought it would be fun to do a bit of a terrain challenge so I reached out to Mark from the Dice Tales UA-cam channel. We decided to face of in a virtual head to head terrain build. The rules are simple. 1. Build a piece of terrain that would fit in with a Star Port theme. 2. It should be scaled for 15mm games. 3. Minimum size is 3 inches by 3 inches. You can watch his video at this link: ua...
Review of Battle Valor Games 15mm Dwarian Spearmen
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If you have watched my channel for long, you might have guessed that I'm a fan of the smaller scales for gaming. 15mm and 6mm are two of my favorite scales. Way back in 2017, I learned about Battle Valor Games through a Kickstarter. I backed their project and got some very nicely detailed 15mm fantasy models. I've since backed another kickstarter and made some additional purchases and in case y...
Painting Ancient Greek Peripoloi for Mortal Gods
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I've gotten back to my Mortal Gods project and tackled the unarmored hoplite models called Peripoloi. This is the latest installment of my progress in painting through the starter box of this tabletop skirmish war game set in ancient Greece. As always, my focus is on a decent tabletop standard paint job. I won't be winning any painting awards, but this process is easy enough for anyone to achie...
Unboxing Heroics and Ros Cold War Soviet Models: T-62 and T-64
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Next up in my queue are some main battle tanks for my 6mm Soviet Cold War era forces. The T-62 and T-64 will be core units as I continue to build out my army circa early 1980's. These models will be used for games like Battlegroup NORTHAG, Cold War Commander, Fistful of TOWs 3, Team Yankee, etc. These models are a great value and look very nice on the table. You can find these on the web at: ww...
Unboxing Heroics and Ros Cold War Soviet Models: PT-76, ZSU-23-4, and MTU Bridgelayer
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I'm continuing my look at some 6mm Cold War era models from Heroics and Ros. I'm pleased with the look of these models and they will be good additions to my Soviet forces. Edit: I feel stupid. It seems that I mixed up the hulls for the ZSU-24-3 and the MTU Bridge Layer. I hope that doesn't create too much confusion for anyone. These models are great for games like Cold War Commander, Fistful of...
Unboxing Heroics and Ros Cold War Soviet Models: SA-13, BMP-2 and GMZ Minelayer
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The release of Battlegroup NORTHAG has encouraged me to pull out my some of my 6mm models and start working on them again. I've got quite a few Soviet Cold War era models sitting on my shelf that need some attention and I thought I would give a little review/unboxing of a couple so you can see what Heroics and Ros have to offer. These models will work with Battlegroup NORTHAG as well as others ...
Painting 15mm Decian Cavalry from Battle Valor Games
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Today I made a little progress on my 15mm Undead army. These models are Decian cavalry from Battle Valor Games armed with spears. These models are nicely detailed and my simple paint scheme turned out nicely on them. You can find these models and lots of others at their website.. www.battlevalorgames.com/index.aspx Paints Used: Base coat with tan spray paint Games Workshop Seraphim Sepia Agrax ...
Painting Ancient Greek Peltasts for Mortal Gods
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The next models for my Mortal Gods army is a group of Peltasts. These are also called Akontistai and Peltastai in the game. I'm painting my way through the starter box of this skirmish tabletop war game set in ancient Greece. I'm no master painter and I focus on a basic tabletop standard to for my models. I'm hoping that this video series will help you get your models painted and ready for batt...
Painting Ancient Greek Slingers for Mortal Gods
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Mortal Gods is a skirmish tabletop war game set in ancient Greece. Players lead a Lochos composed of heroes and their loyal companions. A friend told me about this game and I decided to buy a stater set. I've yet to play, but once I get my warband painted, I'll get some games in. I plan to paint through the starter box and share videos of my painting process for the different model types. I'm n...
Painting Antenna from Iliada Game Studio
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I've built and painted an antenna model from Iliada Game Studio. This is listed as a 6mm and 3mm project on his web site, but I think it can work from 3mm up to 28 mm. Sometimes a simple project can be great to keep you motivated and it can add some nice character to your table at the same time. These will make good objectives or just terrain pieces for your games. I purchased these a little wh...
Build and Paint Custom Building with Iliada Game Studio DIY Bits
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Build and Paint Custom Building with Iliada Game Studio DIY Bits
Homemade Sculptamold with No Toilet Paper
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Homemade Sculptamold with No Toilet Paper
Build and Paint Raised Planting Bed/Vertical Garden
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Build and Paint Raised Planting Bed/Vertical Garden
Build and Paint 15mm Kolony Starter Set from Iliada Game Studio
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Build and Paint 15mm Kolony Starter Set from Iliada Game Studio
Of Knights and Ninjas from Blue Fox Games Preview
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Of Knights and Ninjas from Blue Fox Games Preview
Build and Paint 6mm Mecha Hanger from Iliada Game Studio
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Build and Paint 6mm Mecha Hanger from Iliada Game Studio
Speed Painting Driller Hunters from Zombicide: Dark Side
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Speed Painting Driller Hunters from Zombicide: Dark Side
Painting Zombicide : Dark Side - Olive Hayes
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Painting Zombicide : Dark Side - Olive Hayes
Recruits Gaming Convention 2019 Report
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Recruits Gaming Convention 2019 Report
Painting Zombicide: Dark Side - Dr Markus de Vries
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Painting Zombicide: Dark Side - Dr Markus de Vries
Painting Zombicide: Invader - Dark Side - Lukas Pavlis
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Painting Zombicide: Invader - Dark Side - Lukas Pavlis
Speed Painting Driller Workers from Zombicide: Invasion - Dark Side
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Speed Painting Driller Workers from Zombicide: Invasion - Dark Side
6mm Cold War - Painting Soviet BMP-2 from CinC
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6mm Cold War - Painting Soviet BMP-2 from CinC
2D6 Wargaming - Unboxing and Review of WW2 models
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2D6 Wargaming - Unboxing and Review of WW2 models
Ahh thanks for that. Ive veen canvassing for some close up reviews of microworld stuff
I'm glad you found it helpful.
Great looking terrain. Nice choice of music as well.
Thanks. Simple but effective.
cute!
So that's how the 3.7cm crew fits in! Thanks!
Great idea!
8:20 I‘m just starting to read the rules, but if that was a low risk move you‘re not allowed to move into the enemy‘s short range. Can‘t read the card tho. Only had low risk moves in my cards until now.
I‘m playing this with 3rd edition now. The manual says all action and bonus cards 1-5. Does that also mean all the weapons cards that are action and bonus cards 1-5?
Would you recommend primer or spray paint or regular acrylic paint you use for mechs ?
I’ve used primer, spray paint, and acrylic paint over a primer on these. All work well. If you go with spray paint, I’d suggest a flat finish.
did tou only do one coat??
Usually I can get away with a single coat. It depends on the color and how thin it is. Sometimes you need to do multiple coats to get an even finish. I’m painting these to play with and not enter a painting competition so I don’t thin the paint a ton. My goal is always a decent look that doesn’t take a lot of time.
Can u use Elmer's white glue?
I don't see why not. Elmer's white glue typically has a higher water content, so you might run into some warping issues. I'd try it on one to see how it looks after it dries before I did a big batch.
They look great and dirt cheap. I wish I saw this video before I built mine. You assembled them in a snap.
Thanks. They put out great terrain kits.
Wargames Illustrated magazine included this sprue free this month in 2023 so this video was very helpful! :)
I'm glad you found it helpful.
Grey or white primer to start?
These are primed with a white primer.
Grey or white primer to start? Also, I would consider this diorama quality. For game quality, I usually dry brush the highlights. Much faster as you know and it still looks great.
Thanks for the kind words. I painted these as a gift for my sister who is a big fan of The Walking Dead, so I was less concerned about fast and wanted them to look really nice. I used a white primer on these. I use an automotive primer I get at a local auto-parts store. I believe the brand is Dupli-color.
this game is all about playability they through out the historical part. a T-55 could never kill an M1 at range. I'm sticking with Fistful of Tows 3.
I’m recently getting into GG games and I’m excited to pick this up one of these days. I wana get Dustrunner and them Gate games. This one looks really fuckin cool too so thank you for showing me how to play ^-^ I’ll be ready as soon as I grab one
I'm glad you found this useful.
Thank you for the guide, warlord minis really need a better instruction manual
I'm glad you found it helpful. I agree that some better instructions would be appreciated.
hi, so your using flags that dont go in water to be loosened and slid off the backing paper, ( i dont know the name of that style application, but i had never seen flags not used in the same way as you did decals, soak in water and slide off then wrap around rigging. i have not been successful with the flag " decals" to fold and seal around rigging without all kinds of crazy things occuring ie, signal flags.. if i think i have one or two in place one might dry and slide (on its own weight ) down the upright rigging or flag " rope/cable" , any sort of glue i used on those tiny flags make the flag squish into a ball of waste, kinda melts the flag... my dad served on 3 different destroyers and i have built 2 display cases with the 3 different classes he served on and i wanted each to have the proper signal flag or ships code/name, usually in 4 flag combinations, , all square, 1/700 size ships , hell even hull numbers are hard , but i was able to get 1 or two ships with a flag or two (not american flags but signal flags naming the ship ) for some color in the display cases, i did this twice, since i have 2 sisters i built for them, 6 ships, 3 in each case in a diorama style, i tried the aluminum foil technique , i tried clear scotch tape, but that project i did a few years ago ruined building for me, until recently, i want to get back into building and looking for flag and decal help, as you can see is why i am watching your video, that british flag style i cant grasp, it seems very thick for 1/700 , and im not familiar with cruel seas, thanks for posting it
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These look great
Thanks!
your gun wagons are from epic 40.000 epic armagadon had only a book, and you battle fortress is a gunfortress its got more guns
the handle is metal
In your very first move your mortar unit does not have LOS to your spotter (there is a wooden building between your mortar unit and the spotter) so you cannot fire smoke to that hex.
Great video, making any more?
Glad you enjoyed it. I have not been able to make any videos for a little while, but I'm hoping I can get back to them soon.
Thanks for the review. They are nice looking.
Thanks for the review. They do look good painted up.
Great tutorial Sean! The dry brushing really brought out the details on the model and it lightened up the color scheme too. Thanks for sharing this.
Glad you found it helpful.
They look really good! Nice and simple color scheme. I have Model Air so this helps out a lot for my first painting of 6mm models. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks! Simple is my favorite. Simple let me get more stuff finished. :)
They look good! I will check out the site and I would like to see more 3D printed models.I also subscribed to your channel. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks!
The scale of these boats looks all wrong. The E-boats are way too small. The crew would be the size of a tiny ant. Especially compared to the tanker. It dwarfs the vospers end e boats.
I think the Vosper and the S-boats seem reasonably scaled each other. The S-boats were about 114 feet and the Vospers were 73 feet. I do agree that as the game brings in larger ship classes, they are very much out of scale, but I assume that is the reality of trying to put those ships into a game that can be played on a table top.
back in the early 90's these were also done in 28mm (i can't recall who did them), i have a few. one of my fav's is a dude simply stood with his helm open drinking from a can lol.
You can still get them in 28mm from Alternative Armies. They have a nice variety of sculpts. I’ll have to see if I can find the one you mentioned in 15mm.
Hello, would you please list in the comments the paints used on these tanks?
It's a short list. Primed with white automotive primer. Painted with Russian Green, White, and Nuln Oil.
You did not say what you primed them with?
I primed the models with a burnt red automotive primer. I usually use duplicolor primer that I get at a local auto parts store.
Did the balrog put too much mustard on his sandwich?
He does love mustard.
Very nice video. Models look nice and crisp 👍
Thanks!
Pleased to meet you. I am Japanese. I play with JGSDF tanks(type74,90,10) and Russian tanks(T-62,64,72,80).
Can artillery fire at a more threatening unit than the strongest one? Fo example let's say paratroopers are on the doorstep and threatening your captain...can you fire on them instead of the strongest unit who in a relatively non threatening position far away on the board?
When you play the card, you can target any unit as long as you have a commander with line of sight to the target.
great work!
Thanks!
So many possibilities...now when it's glued can't go back.. decisions decisions...🤔
Hello, very nice work, I'm waiting to receive my H&R soviets. Just a question, why did you paint red shoulders?
Im back and fourth with 6mm and 15mm but damn those tiny things have detail i have about 20 ryssians tanks I will repaint and have a blast with
15mm makes sense for skirmish battles in the Cold War era, but for larger actions with multiple tanks, 6mm is the way to go in my opinion. And it is really pretty inexpensive. Have fun with your repainting project.
Did you whiten all the figures first?
Yes. I sprayed them all with a white primer before I painted them.
Thanks for this. Way easier to follow than figuring it out from the pictures.
I'm glad you found it useful. 🙂
Beautiful work...I'm looking to buy these models. Are they good quality miniatures? In the video they are too small to judge. Is this an old h&r range or a recent one?
Thank you for the kind words. I think they are pretty good quality, but that is a little subjective. I do have some close up photos on my blog that you can look at to judge for yourself. gamingandshooting.blogspot.com/2017/03/cold-war-era-in-6mm-painting-russian.html I'm not sure if these are a newer or older range. I'm pretty sure I bought them sometime in 2016 if that makes a difference.
What brand of flock do you use?
Where did you buy the metal bases?
I get them from www.wargameaccessories.com/.
Is it a plastic model of the balrog
Yes, this is the plastic model.
The problem with dice is that you are relying on chance instead of probability. There are many factors that go into battle and they are too numerous to list and to incorporate into either a historical or real time game. Even though some of the factors are known they have to be weighed and weighed relative to other factors. The end rest is that chance dominates the field of battle. For instance in this game the dice are rolled to determine everything. One player has to set until they get an "activation" or fire repeatedly before their adversary can return fire. Some of the point missed are technology, training, tactics, battlefield doctrine, shell time, maximum shell type load, and many other factors including many other factors. Also, the Russians are deploying with T-55's against US M-1's. This should not even be a fair fight! However, the M-1's are just going to set there and let the T-55's have at them. Just play a game and make it very simple.
Using dice do refelect probability, where you need an 8 of a D10, that represects an 80% probability, the granularity of the probability steps is determined by the type of dice, a D6 represents roughly 16% steps, a D10 10% steps and D20 5% steps
Ugh! I thought this was going to be an actual solo play through. You know, with Eastern Front Solo Expansion. . . .
Sorry it wasn't what you were looking for.
Fantastic army, thanks for sharing this!
Thanks! I really need to get back to this and add some more units. So many models, so little time.
@@HerooftheTable Ha, yes - I feel your pain!