Mike at SBS
Dawn of Iron Cards!
After a long journey, I'm pleased to announce that the Print-on-Demand card packs are ready and now purchasable! I've broken these down...
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Mike at SBS
- Jun 2, 2022
- 5 min
Dawn of Iron - Capture the Flag Battlereport
Over the weekend I ran a demo game for Dawn of Iron to test things out ahead of sending the book to the publishers next week. I threw...
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Mike at SBS
- May 19, 2022
- 1 min
Making Civil War Pilings for Naval Wargames
In this video, I walk through how I made some piling fortifications for my American Civil War naval wargame battlefields using resin...
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Mike at SBS
- May 12, 2022
- 4 min
Sneak Peek: Dawn of Iron - First Anthology
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...
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Mike at SBS
- May 1, 2022
- 1 min
Making & Painting Flags for Miniature Models
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...
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Mike at SBS
- Mar 17, 2022
- 7 min
Making Small-Scale (3-6mm) Water Hazards
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...
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Mike at SBS
- Mar 10, 2022
- 1 min
On to Richmond!
Today, 160 years ago, the CSS Virginia and USS Monitor clashed in the first battle between ironclads. The amazing people at Little Wars...
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Mike at SBS
- Feb 12, 2022
- 1 min
Dawn of Iron Overview
Jon at All Miniatures Great and Small gives Dawn of Iron a review and takes us through a rules overview.
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Mike at SBS
- Feb 6, 2022
- 3 min
Making Small-Scale (3-6mm) Woods
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...
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Mike at SBS
- Jan 7, 2022
- 3 min
How to Paint Model Ship Decks
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...
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Mike at SBS
- Dec 28, 2021
- 5 min
Dawn of Iron in 2022
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....
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Mike at SBS
- Dec 23, 2021
- 8 min
Pook's Turtles
The American Civil War produced some of the strangest ship designs I've ever seen. Among the most odd were the river gunboats known...
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Mike at SBS
- Dec 19, 2021
- 5 min
The Timberclads
When the American Civil War began in 1861, the US Navy was charged with executing the famous Anaconda Plan, which aimed to strangle the...
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Mike at SBS
- Oct 27, 2021
- 1 min
No Dice, No Glory Dawn of Iron Interview
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:
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Mike at SBS
- Jun 20, 2021
- 1 min
Juneteenth 2021
This 19 June 2021 marks the long overdue first officially recognized Juneteenth. This holiday marks the end of slavery in the United...
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Mike at SBS
- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min
Building Mortar Boats
One of the interesting little innovations of the US Navy during the Civil War was the mortar boats (sometimes called rafts). These were...
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Mike at SBS
- Nov 26, 2020
- 4 min
Tiny Flags
Adding flags and banners is a big part of making ships or rank-and-file troops look the part on the battlefield. Not only do these add...
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Mike at SBS
- Oct 27, 2020
- 3 min
Ironclads: On the Table
I ran through a couple of playtests of Ironclads a few weeks ago to test out a few game features...
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Mike at SBS
- Aug 2, 2020
- 4 min
Building Ellet Rams
After the City-class ironclads, I moved on to the Ellet rams. These were a bit tricky to build. Owing to the civilian origins of Ellet's...
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Mike at SBS
- Aug 1, 2020
- 3 min
Ellet Rams
Admittedly, when I started working on Ironclads all I thought about were the coastal ironclads like USS Monitor and CSS Virginia....
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