SBS-SmallLogo.jpg
  • Home

  • Articles

    • Modelling Articles
    • Scratchbuilding Articles
    • History Articles
    • Design Articles
    • Highest Adventure Design Blog
    • All Articles
    • Old SBS Blog
  • Forum

  • Dawn of Iron

  • Dreadnought

    • The Game
    • BETA Rules & PNP
  • Terra Incognita

    • Lonely Cairn
    • Highest Adventure
  • Other Games

  • About

    • Portfolio
    • Design Process
    • Published Works
  • SBS Community Rules

  • More

    Use tab to navigate through the menu items.
    Dawn of Iron - Capture the Flag Battlereport
    Mike at SBS
    • Jun 1
    • 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...
    76 views0 comments
    Making Civil War Pilings for Naval Wargames
    Mike at SBS
    • May 19
    • 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...
    25 views0 comments
    Sneak Peek: Dawn of Iron - First Anthology
    Mike at SBS
    • May 12
    • 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...
    227 views0 comments
    Making & Painting Flags for Miniature Models
    Mike at SBS
    • May 1
    • 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...
    35 views0 comments
    On to Richmond!
    Mike at SBS
    • Mar 9
    • 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...
    77 views0 comments
    Dawn of Iron Overview
    Mike at SBS
    • Feb 12
    • 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.
    105 views0 comments
    Making Small-Scale (3-6mm) Woods
    Mike at SBS
    • Feb 6
    • 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...
    440 views1 comment
    How to Paint Model Ship Decks
    Mike at SBS
    • Jan 6
    • 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...
    397 views0 comments
    Dawn of Iron in 2022
    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....
    334 views1 comment
    Pook's Turtles
    Mike at SBS
    • Dec 22, 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...
    156 views2 comments
    The Timberclads
    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...
    128 views0 comments
    No Dice, No Glory Dawn of Iron Interview
    Mike at SBS
    • Oct 26, 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:
    11 views0 comments
    Juneteenth 2021
    Mike at SBS
    • Jun 19, 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...
    63 views0 comments
    Building Mortar Boats
    Mike at SBS
    • Jun 12, 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...
    255 views2 comments
    Tiny Flags
    Mike at SBS
    • Nov 25, 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...
    229 views0 comments
    HMGS Round Table Interview
    Mike at SBS
    • Nov 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    HMGS Round Table Interview

    Huge thank you to Mitch Reed at NDNG for hosting me on the HMGS Round Table and letting me drag on a bit about Ironclads...
    40 views0 comments
    Ironclads: On the Table
    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...
    185 views0 comments
    Building Ellet Rams
    Mike at SBS
    • Aug 1, 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...
    381 views0 comments
    Ellet Rams
    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....
    115 views0 comments
    Ironclads
    Mike at SBS
    • Apr 27, 2020
    • 6 min

    Ironclads

    SBS embarks on a new naval wargame project...
    500 views0 comments

    © 2010 Scary Biscuits Studios

    Social Media

    • Facebook
    • icon-256x256
    • 108-1084991_discord-logo-transparent-bac
    • Instagram
    • Twitter
    • Blogger
    • LinkedIn

    Email

    ScaryBiscuitsStudios@gmail.com