Resources
Outbound reading worth keeping
Authority links and catalogs we actually revisit—not a dump of affiliate junk.
Miniature Crate writes in a paint-desk editor register: concrete procedures first, lore tourism second, and zero invented prices.
Good lighting, ventilation notes, and readable recipe cards beat gorgeous desks nobody can follow.
Even veteran painters botch basics: primer compatibility, wash control, and foam for transport. Revisit them on purpose.
Core references
- Miniature figures.
- Miniature wargaming.
- Model painting.
- Warhammer Community.
- BoardGameGeek.
- Airbrushing.
- DriveThruRPG blog.
- Scale ratios.
Date recipes, batch stages, and transport notes. A guest painter should inherit steps, not vibes.
How to evaluate a source
Leave room for basing stories and conversions. The best tables often show a squad finished ugly and proud.
Good lighting, ventilation notes, and readable recipe cards beat gorgeous desks nobody can follow.
For one week: one squad primed, two color stages done, bases finished enough for three-foot viewing—then play them.
Prefer technique encyclopedias and named painter posts over anonymous “best paints” listicles.
Related desks in this neighborhood
Wargame and board crates nearby when your painted army joins a scenario night.
Link rot happens. If an authority URL 404s, email the desk with a replacement from the same publisher or encyclopedia family when possible.