Battletech battle of Antietam

On the forenoon of the 15th, the blue armor panels of the Federal mechs appeared among the trees that crowned the heights on the eastern bank of the Antietam. The number increased, and larger and larger grew the field of the blue until it seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see, and from the tops of the mountains down to the edges of the stream gathered the great army.More

The Art of Stacy Drum

I came across some art by Stacy Drum and everything about it clicked for me. I wanted to share. I reached out to her and she agreed to let me post some of her works. Many of her works have scifi or horror tones to them. My eye was caught by this oil painting of…More

A look at the “TekWorld Issue #2” comic

TekWar is a scifi franchise created by William Shatner. It began with novels, but expanded into video games, TV movies and series, and comics. The world of TekWar is a cyberpunk setting full of much of the cybernetic modification and gritty criminal plots that come with the territory. The main conceit is the titular “tek”-…More

A look at “The Terminator: Apocalypse Then (Part 1)” comic

Browsing the shelves of the friendly local comic store, my eye was caught by the cover of The Terminator Apocalypse (Part 1). I had to look closely on the sleeve’s label to find the name of the comic, as the cover itself was devoid of title text and allowed the amazing artwork by Declan Shalvey…More

Stargone: An Introduction

Stargone is the result of a worldbuilding project I’ve been tinkering with for a long time. It is a soft science fiction setting where humanity has expanded out into the stars and fractured into different groups, which all lived in a tentative peace with each other and their alien neighbors until a war between two…More

A sampling of classic Rogue Trader space marine miniatures

A hobbiest reached out to me with a trove of collected material, which included a folder filled with Rogue Trader era space marines. The contents are just too good not to post. I have tried to track down sources for the work as best as possible. First up is a ‘Brother Craig’ model painted in…More

My games: Space Hulk game quick pictures

This isn’t quite a full battle report, but I still wanted to share some pictures snapped of a Space Hupk game. Usually I don’t field partially painted models, but I make an exception when somebody wants to play my favorite game about nightmare boarding action combat. We played the first mission of the third edition.…More

PORTFOLIO

I take commissions. Below is a sample of my work. If you think I’m right for a project you have in mind, send an email to scratchthattabletop@gmail.com.More

2024 Richmond Open convention!

I managed to stumble through several airports and make it to this year’s Richmond Open convention. The event took over the Richmond agricultural center and had tables for everything for 15mm ancient historicals being played by grogs in medieval attire, to competative Warhammer 40k games being livestreamed. I took a ton of photos to give…More

Siege Of Augusta 2024

The Siege Of Augusta is an annual tabletop convention held in Augusta, Georgia. Here’s a quick showcase of the range of miniatures at the event.More