In this video, I walk through how I made some piling fortifications for my American Civil War naval wargame battlefields using resin...

The wait is nearly over! I'm finally in the last stages in preparing Dawn of War for Print on Demand. The road has been littered with...

In this video, I walk through my method for making miniature flags from scratch for my 1/600 American Civil War ships and boats. I've...

Last month I talked about making small-scale trees for my riverine battlefield table. This month, I've added some hazards that I can add...

Today, 160 years ago, the CSS Virginia and USS Monitor clashed in the first battle between ironclads. The amazing people at Little Wars...

Jon at All Miniatures Great and Small gives Dawn of Iron a review and takes us through a rules overview.

When I set about to create some battle reports for Dawn of Iron, I realized quickly that I don't have a lot of terrain to use with 3-6mm...

I've had a few requests for a quick tutorial on how I paint the wooden decks of my ships. I should note that, as usual, this is my method...

Hello, and a very happy upcoming New Years to you all! I've been thinking a lot about 2022 and what its got in store for Dawn of Iron....

The American Civil War produced some of the strangest ship designs I've ever seen. Among the most odd were the river gunboats known...

When the American Civil War began in 1861, the US Navy was charged with executing the famous Anaconda Plan, which aimed to strangle the...

I sat down with Mitch from No Die, No Glory to talk about the Dawn of Iron release. You can listen on Spotify or YouTube below:

We started this journey with covering how I tackle the idea/research phase followed by the framework phase. This week I'm going to dive...

With research done and the core of the game scoped out, the next phase is to start digging into some high level mechanics to suss out the...

July marks the start of the 2021 Solitaire Print-and-Play Game Contest on Board Game Geek. Last year I entered my Ironclads game in a...

This 19 June 2021 marks the long overdue first officially recognized Juneteenth. This holiday marks the end of slavery in the United...

One of the interesting little innovations of the US Navy during the Civil War was the mortar boats (sometimes called rafts). These were...

A big part of my inspiration to finally make Lonely Cairn came from my little scratchbuild project to make HMS Erebus and Terror. After...

Above: The early DIY-Lonely Cairn prototype In 1992 I was visiting my local library and checked out a brand new book called Buried in...

When developing Dreadnought, I became fascinated by splashes...