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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:
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28mm Figures - photos and painting 28 and 25 mm miniatures.
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15mm Armies - photos and painting 15 mm armies.
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Terrain - building and painting gaming terrain and dice towers.
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Britannia - a project to make a large miniatures version of Lewis
Pulsipher's board game.
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Flames of War - photos and miniatures related to this World War II game.
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Hagbard and Hrothgar - a miniatures-based Dark Ages comic.
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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.
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