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
What I thought of Half-Life Blue Shift
Help is on the way. Until then, there’s Barney Calhoun. 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
What I thought of Zoombinis.
My god. What I have I done?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
What I thought of Half-Life Opposing Force
We’ve got to keep our heads on straight until all this peace nonsense blows over. 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
My painting for December 2024.
A quick catch up on what I’ve been painting this month.More
Warhammer 40k 2e battle between Iron Snakes and Space Orks.
The Iron Snake space marines defense against an ork assault. More
Looking into the Void (rulebook)
Void 1.1 is a game that I have great nostalgia for. It was released in 2003, putting it directly across shelves from the 3rd edition of Warhammer 40k. 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 project: Collection of Gaslands vehicles as of May 2024
Turning Hotwheels cars into tiny post-apocalyptic battle vehicles has become a mainstay on my project rotation. Here are all of my cars and other vehicles as of the time of writing. 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
My painting: Slaneesh corrupted Rogue Trader group
This is a group lead by a Rogue Trader who has succumbed to the influence of a ruinous power. Chaos always watches and waits. It preys on the darkest impulses.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
Winner of the Lemmy.World 40k Easter painting competition
Lemmy.world held a painting competition for Easter 2024. The community member Pleb won with their entry of an Ultramarines veteran sergeant. This classic mini got a fitting paintjob and I can’t wait to see more minis from Pleb in future competitions.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
A collaboratively designed train war game.
There’s been an open collaborative project for the last two years on a corner of 4chan to create a train based wargame. More
