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 into three items: Ship Card Pack: $30USD Mini Card Pack: $20USD Card Bundle (Both Mini Card Pack + Ship Card Pack): $40USD I received the parcel of proof copies today and I tore into the box as quickly as possible. After some false starts with the bordered versions of the cards, I made some changes and removed the border and I couldn't be

Many happy returns to you all this upcoming New Year! I can't believe we've completed another lap so soon, especially when I look back at what I wanted to get done this year! We'll cover off those individual tasks soon enough, but to start off I'd like to look at 2022 in a general sense. When I look back on the year, I'm completely humbled by a singular thread that has weaved itself into the very fabric of the Dawn of Iron, and that's community. From the very start, I've been

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 challenges, most of them self-inflicted in my eternal quest for perfection! Since we're so close to being done, I thought I would share a sneak peak at what's heading your way. The Dawn of Iron - First Anthology is a compilation of all of the Dawn of Iron releases to date. This includes: The Dawn of War Rulebook Battle of Hampton Roads Battl

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:

A big part of my inspiration to finally make Lonely Cairn came from my little scratchbuild project to make HMS Erebus and Terror . After building the pair, I wanted to use them in a game. That, plus watching AMC's The Terror , pushed me over the edge. Above: After gathering some reference materials, including this awesome blog about building a near perfect replica of the Terror , I built the basic model using my normal processes for the hull and the masts. Above: I used me

I wanted to extend a huge thank you to Mitch Reed at NDNG for hosting me on the HMGS Round Table and letting me drag on a bit about my Ironclads project. Lots of excellent talks throughout the Round Table event, so be sure to go check them out! Here's my interview talking about general design principles, Ironclads, and other projects:

In a previous article, I went over how I scratch build ships for my Jutland project. Once they are built, it's time to throw some paint on them. But before I get into that, I need to reiterate something important to this project. Part of what makes this project achievable in my context is by sticking to a low fidelity art style. I've stuck to the simple designs found in Jane's Ships of World War I and this spirit of lo-fi, I've adjusted my expectations during the painting and

My original ships hit the living room floor as my son makes up rules for his 'ship game'. Strictly speaking 2017 ended in a bad place for me. The game project I was working on collapsed and the studio was dissolved just a few days before Christmas. Thanks to some close friends, I was able to line up some contract work that saw me through the next few months, but it was nevertheless a difficult time for me. Unable to focus, I gave up on hobby activities, and for the first time