Latest news

7/20/2010
GenCon is coming up, I'm getting very excited. The classes are looking good, with almost all of them full or close.
I'll be clearing the "new" tags to get ready for a big August from both Zach and Todd since both GenCon and the Golden Demons are in the same month.

I have sold a bunch more boxes, and so far people really seem to like them. Also, I reloaded the box video- at the original link: Video

GENCON in a few weeks!
GEN CON class registration begins. As in the past couple of years I will be teaching classes at GenCon. I really enjoy teaching and I think people generally get a lot out of them. I have added a new class about conversions to the advanced techniques, NMM and hands-on class. Here's a brief description of each:
Painting for Competition (advanced techniques) I & II
Non-Metallic Metal
Hands-on
Conversions

Some of my classes have sold out, some still have slots available. They didn't include the instructor name this year with the class description so here are the class numbers.
MHE1011036-Advanced Prep (PfC I) Friday
MHE1011037-Advanced Painting (PfC II) Saturday
MHE1011038-Advanced Painting (PfC II) Friday
MHE1011034-NMM Saturday
MHE1011039-Converting Saturday
The other NMM class and the hands-on class are sold out. The two advanced painting classes only have 1 spot left!

Zach

5/15/2010
Todd has added the last pics- Ripgutt Ironjaw and LoTR Aragorn. Some great looking stuff. Please take a minute and check out Todd's gallery, it's all good!

5/15/2010
Todd has uploaded pics of his Eowyn and Trogdor Necksnappa, the Atlanta 2007 sword winner. Very nice!

Also, my friends Mike and Greg went to the MFCA show in Valley Forge and they both put up some really nice pics. Mike is great at meeting folks, and in addition to pics of great paintjobs, he got pics of himself with painting Royalty. Somehow he convinced Marjin Van Gils, Bill Horan, Kostas Kariotellis and the very nice and eminently talented Adrian Bay to take a picture with him.
Mike's gallery
Greg's Gallery

5/12/2010
Todd has uploaded his Slayer Sword winning Beastman warband. Great stuff. I knew when I saw it that it had the sword.

4/29/2010
Todd has uploaded some more of his stuff! A Gnoblar group and night goblin have all been addeed to Todd's gallery.

4/21/2010
Official GW coverage is up.
Official French GD coverage

4/20/2010
There is some spotty coverage from the French GD. Nice stuff.
Full Repent French GD coverage
Cedrics French GD coverage
And also Remy Tremblay's entry, possibly my favorite. Remy's 40k single

4/10/2010
Another box system is out the door, hopefully another satisfied cutomer. Also, for those of you in the NJ/NY area, Time Warp comics on highway 23 has started carrying the Red Box games figs. It was nice to see this line in person and I picked up a few. I'd like to get a few pictures up and do a review of sorts.
Zach

3/15/2010
My Miniature Mentor Tutorial was released a couple days ago. I am both nervous and exited for its release. I just hope that people like it and that they learn from it. Here is a link to an unaffiliated review that is on the WEB. Thank you to Dante for taking the time to post your thoughts. Dante's MM video review
Please keep checking back for new pictures in my gallery. I am almost ready to release a lot more!
Todd

3/5/2010
Thanks Zach for your patience. I am still working hard to get my mini pictures ready to share. I hope to have 16+ miniatures to add to my gallery very soon. I have also been working on my Slayer Sword Challenge miniature as well as preparing for the release of my Miniature Mentor tutorial. I hope to be posting regularly now that I am figuring out this web site stuff.
Todd

2/14/2010
Still mostly doing prep, but I have painted a few things as practice for planned entries. I'm also getting ready for GenCon by putting in my class descriptions and times. I'll be teaching the two "Advanced Techniques/Painting for Competition" classes as well as "NMM" and "Hands-on", which should be good since it's limited to 6 people (2 less than last year). I'm also adding a class on conversions. On the hobby side of things I have put up 2 quick articles in the tips section. One shows my paint rack and the other a fun little brushwasher project I made with my son.
Finally, Todd is working on a bunch of pictures and should have a whole slew of pics for us shortly! I'm looking forward to that since it will be a big influx of high quality stuff.

11/26/09
Been busy, but mostly prep work for new stuff. A bunch of Darksword minis and a few Enigma, GW, odds and ends. I also went to the Long Island Historical Miniatures Show. There was a good dealer hall and the show itself was very nice, lots of good stuff on display. I entered a few things and the techmarine got a gold in the masters category. I took a bunch of pictures from the hall and the displays, here's a link to the LIHMS pics. I've also done another box and a few custom display bases. I'll put some photos of those up soon.

10/24/09
Ok, added a couple of things to the forsale and box pages. I put in pictures of the cork blocks that have been modified to work with the holder and box by fixing them with steel discs. On the forsale page I put up a ceramic palette that I have only a few of and a simpler transport box that would work better for troop-type transport but doesn't have the bells and whistles of the newer system. Still customizable though I suppose, and if it's something like that you're after I can always make a new one to your specs.

10/11/09
Sorry, no updates really. I've been studying for my CCIE written exam (passed today) so it's been a little crazy. But... now things should start rolling along. Valshea is sold, but I still have boxes, bases and the holders available. If you are interested, please don't wait until it's almost demon time next year to order one, I'll be busy working on my own entries. :)

9/2/09
I updated the 'for sale' page with a piece for sale, something I don't normally do, but my display is starting to run out of space so I'm going to start selling some stuff. Also put the box on there and started putting some bases up for sale.

8/29/09
My first box is out the door. One happy customer and hopefully lots to go. Updated the gallery with pics of my fantasy single demon entry "Lokhir Fellheart".

8/25/09
Ok, both the page and the video are available. Box page Video

8/21/09
Ok, here is the page explaining how the Crooked Eye Transport and Display system works. There's a link at the bottom for pricing. The only thing I wasn't able to do was get the video to a reasonable size- it's almost a gig because it takes 15 minutes to go through everything.

8/21/09
Lots of updates all of a sudden. The Dark Elf entry from GenCon is in the gallery and on CMON. I also have the web page showing what the transport and display system is all finished up. Just have to do the video and the pricing page.

8/17/09
GenCon was great this year, really a lot of fun. Every year I learn so much and this year was no exception. The classes all went very well I think, and the attendees seemed to get a lot out of them. My Dark Sword Dark Elf won 1st place in the single figure category and I came away with a ton of fantastic Dark Sword minis, enough to really round out my already decent sized collection. Many thanks and much props out to Jim Ludwig of Dark Sword. The GW Lokhir Felheart took 3rd place in single figure- I'll have pictures of both up soon. The transport boxes were a big hit- everybody loved them and I got a lot of inquiries about them. I'm glad I took it with me because I got to use one for 4 days and really put it through the paces. I think I'll recommentd a locking latch and perhaps try a slightly wider cotton webbing for the handle, though that maybe only for people with larger hands. Other than that it did great. I dropped the box once from about 2 feet up and nothing came loose... I'm finalizing pricing now but should have details up very soon!

7/25/2009
Pics of the Techmarine from Toronto GD up. The rest of the CrookedEye transport and painting system is coming along. I hope to unveil the whole thing before GenCon.

7/12/2009
I have 10 of the transport boxes pretty much done, just have to put the finishing touches on the rest of the system and I'll put up a new page for it. I went up to the Canadian GD, had a really nice time. James Craig did a super job organizing the demon lounge and the competition was really good. I was lucky enough to walk away with a gold in 40k single. Pics will be up soon, though I'm having some problems getting good photos. Todd is working hard on a big project at work and an entry for Chicago. Hopefully we'll be seeing some more pics from him soon.

5/16/2009
Pics are up! My entries for Baltimore GD '09, and more pics of Festus from Todd, plus Ragnar Gutsnagga. Pics of some of the bases I've made on the way. I will be selling some of them.

2/26/2009
There is now an article on some of the aspects of painting my Nurgle Terminator Festus in the Tips section. I wrote this article for the Spanish magazine Game Forces which should be published soon in issue 14. Since the article will be translated to Spanish I thought it we good to share the English version. Enjoy!. Todd S.

2/11/2009
A Very special thanks to Zach for sharing his site with me. I have been an admirer of his work for some time and was honored when he invited me to contribute to his Website. I am new to this so please bear with me. I hope to populate my gallery soon with some of my favorite miniatures in my collection as well as some work in progress pictures. I would also like to post coverage of some of the events I have been to. Thanks again Zach!! Todd S.

1/5/2009
Still no camera. Working on getting one, but no luck yet. Painting a bit, and working on transport boxes, nice quality paint rack cabinets, and a foot-pedal operated DC fan so I canstop blowing on minis. It's fun! On a very bright note, multiple sword winner and all-around great guy Todd Swanson is going to share this web space. The gallery has now been split into "Todd" and "Zach" and "both" instead of by manufacturer. I'm very glad to have him and I think it will give both me and the site a shot in the arm.

8/29/2008
This is a great link for making a really nice looking base. It's in German but you can get the gist of it from the pictures. I've got a lot of uprooted vines and small trees in my yard so I should be able to find some of the natural materials easily enough. Tree Base