Ed Allen
@edallen1.bsky.social
Miniatures painter
Tabletop scenery modeler
Miniatures wargamer
Board wargamer
TTRPG player and GM
Science Fiction fan
Fantasy fan
Ruby programmer
History buff
3D printer
Nerdy geek
http://meta-studios.com/dg/dungen.html
Tabletop scenery modeler
Miniatures wargamer
Board wargamer
TTRPG player and GM
Science Fiction fan
Fantasy fan
Ruby programmer
History buff
3D printer
Nerdy geek
http://meta-studios.com/dg/dungen.html
Getting some miniatures painted
October 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Getting some miniatures painted
Got in a learning game of The Barons’s War with Reconquista troops painted mostly by Rob Schmitt, with some basing work and tweaking by me.
September 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Got in a learning game of The Barons’s War with Reconquista troops painted mostly by Rob Schmitt, with some basing work and tweaking by me.
Batch of minis for Guards of Traitor’s Toll in progress.
September 5, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Batch of minis for Guards of Traitor’s Toll in progress.
Yesterday I painted up the cobblestone mat I made last year and did a layout for Guards of Traitor’s Toll with it. It’s only 2’ x 3’ so I need to do another 1’ x 3’ to fill the table without using something else. Followed techniques from a Black Magic Craft video-rubber mat, caulk, texture roller.
August 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Yesterday I painted up the cobblestone mat I made last year and did a layout for Guards of Traitor’s Toll with it. It’s only 2’ x 3’ so I need to do another 1’ x 3’ to fill the table without using something else. Followed techniques from a Black Magic Craft video-rubber mat, caulk, texture roller.
Painting lately for Guards of Traitor’s Toll. This is yesterday’s batch.
August 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Painting lately for Guards of Traitor’s Toll. This is yesterday’s batch.
Opened up my wet palette for the first time in some months and discovered that while the copper wire had prevented ordinary mold, a yellow slime mold had grown and eaten some of the palette paper.
August 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Opened up my wet palette for the first time in some months and discovered that while the copper wire had prevented ordinary mold, a yellow slime mold had grown and eaten some of the palette paper.
Another D&D map I drew in the teens. Heavy on the underground river theme.
May 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Another D&D map I drew in the teens. Heavy on the underground river theme.
Came across this map I made about 10 years ago while looking through an old graph paper book. #d&dmaps #oldschooldnd #dungeonmaps
May 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Came across this map I made about 10 years ago while looking through an old graph paper book. #d&dmaps #oldschooldnd #dungeonmaps
Another episode of my “This Old House” meets “Dark Shadows” Knaves 2 campaign done for the night. Peregrine Sallowfort, inheritor of a ruined manor that happens to have a large dungeon beneath it and his four ne’er-do-well friends continued exploring the second level. Lowish stakes, high weirdness.
May 29, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Another episode of my “This Old House” meets “Dark Shadows” Knaves 2 campaign done for the night. Peregrine Sallowfort, inheritor of a ruined manor that happens to have a large dungeon beneath it and his four ne’er-do-well friends continued exploring the second level. Lowish stakes, high weirdness.
Farther along on the skyship docking tower. Still a
Couple hours to go.
Couple hours to go.
May 14, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Farther along on the skyship docking tower. Still a
Couple hours to go.
Couple hours to go.
More work on roof and trim this morning
May 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
More work on roof and trim this morning
Did a first layout of the unfinished steampunk city
May 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Did a first layout of the unfinished steampunk city
Woke up 34 hours into my fast pleasantly warm and not noticeably hungry. Parts of yesterday were rough but this is fine. Was planning to stop at 36 hours but might keep going if it stays like this then.
May 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Woke up 34 hours into my fast pleasantly warm and not noticeably hungry. Parts of yesterday were rough but this is fine. Was planning to stop at 36 hours but might keep going if it stays like this then.
Woke up crazy early, couldn’t get back to sleep, so got up and put some more paint on this Victorian. It’s coming along.
May 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Woke up crazy early, couldn’t get back to sleep, so got up and put some more paint on this Victorian. It’s coming along.
Low energy, napping is winning over gaming.
April 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Low energy, napping is winning over gaming.
Put some time in on minis and some on terrain today
April 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Put some time in on minis and some on terrain today
Steampunk city table in progress, mostly primed. Unprimed black roof in foreground will have the rest of building printed over the next week or so. A few more buildings to print and a lot of painting to do before skirmish gaming commences on it this summer.
April 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Steampunk city table in progress, mostly primed. Unprimed black roof in foreground will have the rest of building printed over the next week or so. A few more buildings to print and a lot of painting to do before skirmish gaming commences on it this summer.
Robotics competition action at Berkeley High
April 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Robotics competition action at Berkeley High
Working on smoothing out some misprinted pipes with a mix of sanding and filling until they look good enough to paint them up as corroded to explain the remaining irregularities.
March 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Working on smoothing out some misprinted pipes with a mix of sanding and filling until they look good enough to paint them up as corroded to explain the remaining irregularities.
Kind of achy from a trail hike in Tilden yesterday. Was glad we hadn’t turned back and made it shorter yesterday when towards the end along Wildcat Creek we got a brief look at a mountain lion. I saw it looking back before it moved down towards the creek and out of sight. About 100 ft (30 m) away.
March 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Kind of achy from a trail hike in Tilden yesterday. Was glad we hadn’t turned back and made it shorter yesterday when towards the end along Wildcat Creek we got a brief look at a mountain lion. I saw it looking back before it moved down towards the creek and out of sight. About 100 ft (30 m) away.
Some base work remains to do.
March 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Some base work remains to do.
There’s nothing like taking a picture of a mini to make you see what’s not finished.
March 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM
There’s nothing like taking a picture of a mini to make you see what’s not finished.
Old metal mini getting some paint. Don’t remember who made him. Will have to look at the bottom of the base once I peel him off the painting holder. One of a batch of “big barbaric fantasy Scots”. Maybe Reaper?
March 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Old metal mini getting some paint. Don’t remember who made him. Will have to look at the bottom of the base once I peel him off the painting holder. One of a batch of “big barbaric fantasy Scots”. Maybe Reaper?
Sunday I ran a Pulp Alley Space 1889 game at DunDraCon.
February 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Sunday I ran a Pulp Alley Space 1889 game at DunDraCon.
First time my good deed for the day has been turkey herding. Three turkeys blocking traffic in front of our house. Could hear beeping and gobbling so went out to look. With much arm waving and shouting chased them off the street. One went right back out so had to chase that one a second time.
February 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
First time my good deed for the day has been turkey herding. Three turkeys blocking traffic in front of our house. Could hear beeping and gobbling so went out to look. With much arm waving and shouting chased them off the street. One went right back out so had to chase that one a second time.