Dan Becker's Miniatures and Models Site

Welcome

Welcome to Dan Becker's Miniatures and Models Site, a personal web site with articles on gaming, painting, and making terrain for miniatures games. I've enjoyed playing with miniatures since I was very young. Remember the old comic book toy soldiers games such as Gold Crown and Cannonball from the Helen of Toy company? Similarly, I've always enjoyed modeling and board and card games as well. These pages are dedicated to miniatures gaming, bringing many of my hobbies together.

On the left side is a navigation menu for reading the miniatures-related topics. Here is a brief description of each section:

28mm Figures - photos and painting 28 and 25 mm miniatures.
15mm Armies - photos and painting 15 mm armies.
Terrain - building and painting gaming terrain and dice towers.
Britannia - a project to make a large miniatures version of Lewis Pulsipher's board game.
Flames of War - photos and miniatures related to this World War II game.
Hagbard and Hrothgar - a miniatures-based Dark Ages comic.
Other Stuff - articles about rules, different scales, and various other items.

Some Reference Pages

Mini Data - a detailed list of minis, manufacturers, and scales on this site.
Paint Data - a detailed list of paint, manufacturers, swatch charts, and info.

Miniatures Articles

2024/10/11 - Painted Mongol Cavalry and Warriors 28mm figures from Fireforge Games.
2024/10/11 - Painted Mongol Cavalry and Warriors 28mm figures from Fireforge Games.
2024/08/20 - Painted Monty Python and the Holy Grail 28mm figures from Hayland Terrain.
2024/08/06 - Added a small quick article on Vallejo Model Color 2 paints I would buy.
2024/07/14 - Painted a Dark Ages Norman Army with 28mm figures from Victrix.
2024/05/07 - Created an Army Painter Fanatic Swatch Chart page with paint info and photos.
2024/05/07 - Created an Paint Data Reference page with swatch charts and paint reviews on this site. from Eureka and Mirilton.
2024/04/28 - Painted a Medieval Party with 28mm figures from Eureka and Mirilton.
2024/04/14 - Painted a number of Carthaginian, Numidian, and Iberian 28mm figures from Victrix and Gripping Beast.
2024/02/06 - Added an article describing Vallejo XPress Colors with swatch charts for XPress, SpeedPaint, and Dr. Ph. Martin's Inks.
2024/01/04 - Added an article describing the HTML CSS color model with a discussion of OKLCH, the P3 and REC2020 color space, and examples.
2023/12/02 - Played a game of Arthurians versus Goths using 28mm figures and Osprey's Lion Rampant rules.
2023/11/30 - Painted a set of thirty-six Victrix Late Roman Unarmored Infantry 28mm figures in the style of Arthurians, Goths, and Byzantines.
2023/11/16 - Painted a set of thirty-six Victrix Late Roman Archer and Slinger 28mm figures. More Arthurians, Goths, and Byzantines.
2023/10/20 - Painted a set of thirty-six Victrix Late Roman Armored Infantry 28mm figures in the style of Arthurians, Goths, and Byzantines.
2023/10/08 - Painted some 28mm Goth Noble Cavalry figures from the Gripping Beast Dark Ages plastic line.
2023/10/03 - Painted some 28mm Late Roman Light Cavalry figures from Gripping Beast plastic Dark Ages range.
2023/09/28 - Painted some 28mm Byzantine Horse Archer figures from Fireforge Games "Deus Vult".
2023/09/02 - Painted some 28mm Mexican Mariachis and Civilian figures from Brigade Games.
2023/03/15 - Painted two boxed set armies of Gauls and Republican Romans, 28mm historical miniatures from Victrix Ltd. and Fighting Hedgehog.
2023/01/15 - Painted a group of Dark Ages Welsh, Picts, and Irish, 28mm historical miniatures from Gripping Beast.
2022/10/12 - Painted a group of Orc Infantry, 28mm fantasy figures from Northstar miniatures.
2022/06/22 - Painted a group of Goblin Warg Riders, 28mm fantasy cavalry.
2022/06/12 - Painted another group of More Reaper Bones minis - dragons, apes, yeti, and owl bear.
2022/06/06 - Added an article and photos of a King Arthur and a Danish warrior 54 mm miniatures.
2020/07/07 - Painted a large variety of 28mm American War for Independence Continental, British, and Hessian infantry miniatures from Warlord Games.
2020/03/28 - Painted more American, British, Hessian, and French 28 mm American War for Independence miniatures from Warlord and Perry miniatures.
2019/12/15 - Painted some Warlord Games 28 mm American War for Independence miniatures for the Black Powder game. Some buildings and bridges also.
2019/07/13 - Painted some Warlord Games 28 mm Samurai miniatures for the Test of Honour game.
2019/06/10 - Painted some North Star 28 mm miniatures: Wizards, Skeletons, and Orcs.
2019/05/12 - Made an historical battle article about the American Revolutionary War Battle of Springfield 1780 using Peter Dennis paper miniatures.
2019/02/24 - Painted more Hex Tiles and Felt Mats. See how to make a hex spray paint template.
2019/02/23 - Painted some Perry Horsemen both light and heavy cavalry from the 15th century.
2019/02/22 - Painted some Reaper Bones 28 mm miniatures: Ogres, dragon, gargoyles, and snakes.
2018/12/12 - Painted more North Star 28 mm miniatures: Dwarves, Elves, Humans, and Animals.
2018/10/22 - Painted a few North Star and Osprey 28 mm miniatures for Frostgrave and Oathmark fantasy battles.
2018/09/15 - Painted some hex tiles and scenery for a 28 mm miniatures battle game.
2015/09/05 - Added a Reader Contributions page. Thanks for sharing all the photos and stories about projects readers!
2009/04/02 - Painted a Confederate and a Union army for the American Civil War.
2008/11/27 - Added an article and photos of the brightly bedecked Achaemenid Persian Army in 20 mm plastic.
2008/09/03 - Painted some Celtic Warriors and Imperial Roman Legionaries from Warlord Games.
2008/09/03 - Created and article detailing King & Country's Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchhill 60 mm metal miniatures.
2008/07/13 - Painted some inexpensive plastic army men.
2008/07/06 - Created two brief articles with photos of a Viking army and a Saxon army.
2008/04/21 - Added an article and photos on Alexander's Macedonians in 20 mm plastic. See the phantastic phalangists and pachyderms.
2008/04/06 - Added an article and photos on Hoplites and Thracians in 20 mm plastic, a continuation of the Alexanderian Macedonian Army.
2008/03/30 - Added an article and photos on a 54 mm Celtic Chief from Andrea Miniatures.
2008/01/27 - Added an article and photos on Alexander's Macedonian Army in 20 mm plastic.
2008/01/27 - Added an article and photos on creative uses for magnets.
2007/11/25 - Added a set of reference charts for Vallejo, Reaper, and Foundry paints.
2007/06/09 - Modelled a pilot and a spinning propeller for a Wings of War WWI Airplane.
2007/06/01 - Added some photographs of the Wings of War WWI Airplanes.
2007/05/31 - Painted some Gripping Beast King Arthur horsemen for an Arthurian army.
2007/04/01 - Painted some Gripping Beast Viking horsemen for a unit of Viking cavalry.
2007/03/11 - Painted a few nostalgic models harkening back to my childhood - Dinosaurs.
2007/02/11 - Started painting my BattleLore figures. Updated with new photos on 2007/02/11.
2006/12/10 - Painted some Gripping Beast villagers and some Black Tree Design viking bondis.
2006/12/10 - Started painting my BattleLore figures. Updated with new photos on 2007/02/11.
2006/11/01 - Created a photo animation of the Commands and Colors Battle of Ilipa of 206 B.C.
2006/10/10 - Added some photos for the 6 mm Battle of Zama of 202 B.C.
2006/10/10 - Created an article on my Baccus 6 mm Roman army. Warning: lots of photos!
2006/08/20 - Painted a few Alpha 54 mm ancient Romans and Germans.
2006/08/13 - Painted a bunch of garden gnomes, hounds, foxes, and gators.
2006/08/06 - Create a short preview article with photos on my GHQ Terrain Maker Commands and Colors Ancients board.
2006/06/11 - Created an article on my Baccus 6 mm Carthaginian army. Warning: lots of photos!
2006/05/29 - Wrote an article on Hotz ArtWorks' Roman Seas 6 mm paper models.
2006/03/26 - Created some preview photos of Baccus 6 mm miniatures and GHQ terrain.
2006/03/12 - Painted Steve Barber Models 25 mm Knights at Tournament scene.
2006/02/26 - Painted the Mirliton miniature 28 mm Duke's Banquet scene.
2006/01/05 - Painted the 28 mm miniature Medieval Tavern scene from Mirliton.
2006/01/04 - See how to make sculpted resin bases for your 28 mm miniatures.
2005/11/23 - Double whammy! Wrote and article on painting and playing the Lord of the Rings Mines of Moria miniature board strategy battle game.
2005/11/22 - Added photos on painting a 54 mm Celt of the La Tene period.
2005/10/24 - Added an article on painting and playing the Battle of Hastings in 10 mm.
2005/07/10 - Wrote an article with some ideas for rank decorators for miniatures wargaming.
2005/07/10 - Added some wonderfully gratuitous panoramic miniature movies.
2005/05/30 - Added a battle report of Warhammer Ancient Battles Saxons versus King Arthur.
2005/05/29 - Created episode 5 of Hagbard and Hrothgar on the Hagbard and Hrothgar pages. with some fun-loving monking around.
2005/05/29 - Added an article on painting Saxon Huscarls and Thegns.
2005/05/08 - Added an article on painting an Arthurian warband.
2005/04/10 - Wrote a article on paint brush sizes.
2004/03/31 - Created a 15 mm DBA army for the Early Imperial Romans (II/56).
2005/03/30 - Created episode 4 of Hagbard and Hrothgar with some fun-loving monking around.
2004/02/13 - Added an article on the painting of Grenadier Book's Seven Years War British Grenadier.
2005/01/23 - Wrote a review of Dragon Model's Olaf the Viking 1/6 scale action figure.
2005/01/23 - Created a Ancient British (II/53) army for the DBA miniatures war game.
2005/01/09 - Wrote an article building and painting a Dark Ages Long House for miniatures gaming.
2004/12/04 - Wrote a short article on Twin Towers buildings for miniatures gaming.
2004/12/04 - Wrote an article comparing scales in models, miniatures and model railroads.
2004/11/22 - Learn how to make the Town Pub building for miniatures gaming.
2004/11/21 - Added a small article on my German Raider warband.
2004/11/01 - Took a few snapshots of my Anglo Saxon Raiders.

Enjoy the site.