Tag Archives: star wars

Storage for X-Wing Miniatures Models

There are a lot of reddit posts about storage for X-Wing Miniatures models, from cases with cut outs specific to each ship to (like Feldherr or Battle Foam cases) to tackle boxes and small organizers. The former tend to look better but they are also a lot more expensive, especially as your collection grows over […]

Painting X-Wing Miniatures Models

Many years ago I used to paint pewter figures (badly), and more recently I’ve done some painting on HO scale buildings for my model train layout. I never really thought about painting X-Wing Miniatures models but after seeing some pictures of what others have done, I really wanted to get some custom paint schemes on […]

Magnetizing X-Wing Miniatures Models – Wave XI Ships

The next round of X-Wing Miniatures expansions have been released (July 2017), and pretty much as soon as I got them I had to magnetize them. These Wave XI ships were pretty easy and straightforward to magnetize, so there’s nothing crazy to note about any of these ships. I did have an issue with my […]

Magnetizing X-Wing Miniatures Models – Wave X Ships

Fantasy Flight Games released the remaining ships from Wave X this week (end of January/beginning of February 2017) for the X-Wing Miniatures game and I ended up magnetizing the models the day after I got them. I had already magnetized the TIE Striker and I never bought the U-Wing, so this just covers the three […]

Magnetizing X-Wing Miniatures Models – Imperial Ships

As I continue magnetizing X-Wing Miniatures models, it’s time to show the Imperial ships. The first ship I magnetized when I started doing this was the TIE Phantom. I think I chose it because it was my favorite ship and I wanted to have it magnetized first. A better idea would have been to do […]

Magnetizing X-Wing Miniatures Models – Scum and Villainy

Previously I showed how I added steel balls to the pegs on the X-Wing Miniatures models to get everything magnetized. Now it’s time to add some of the ring magnets to the ships. These are the Scum and Villainy ships that I’ve done. The first step is to remove the peg from the bottom of […]

Magnetizing X-Wing Miniatures Models – Pegs and Steel Balls

I recently started playing the X-Wing Miniatures game and I love the detailed models used for the game. The models sit on top of plastic pegs that are easy to break off, and the easiest way to avoid this issue is by magnetizing the models using small ring magnets on the ships and steel balls […]

Stormtrooper Doopydoo’s E11 blaster scope

After building out a Rubie’s Stormtrooper E11 blaster, I was ready to try putting together a Doopydoo’s E11 blaster kit. I was disappointed with the scope on the Rubie’s blaster, so the first thing I wanted to do was make the scope on the Doopydoo’s more realistic. This included hollowing it out and using real […]

Rubie’s Stormtrooper E11 Blaster Build

In early 2015, a company named ANOVOS offered a pre-order for Stormtrooper armor kit, at a price that I couldn’t resist. I have to wait for the end of the year before they start shipping them, but in the meantime it gives me a chance to research what I’ll need to do when the kit […]