How to create rust effects

29 November 2025 No re.

Following my first post about concrete fortifications, this second entry in the Trench Crusade scenery series focuses on creating simple and effective rust effects on anti-tank obstacle or barricade by Vargasminiatures. Today we have a wide range of products that replicate realistic rust by mimicking real metal oxidation, which makes our work much easier. These dramatic, chaotic, and naturally random effects fit perfectly with the grimdark atmosphere of Trench Crusade. In this tutorial, I will be using the U-RUST set by AMMO, which I have previously applied on infantry models (here). Step 1 Using a modelling knife and fine files…

Encyclopedia of wargames

15 November 2025 No re.

At last, after nearly five years since this project first began to take shape with AMMO by Mig Jiménez and its new brand IONIC, we can finally announce a new collection of books in encyclopedia format created for all lovers of wargames miniatures. Three years ago, we published another book with a similar theme, How to Paint Miniatures for Wargames, focused mainly on painting infantry armies. But it fell short of what we truly wanted to achieve. Besides infantry, many wargames also include vehicles, and above all, they require scenery to recreate the battlefields where games take place. As a…

How to paint concrete fortifications

9 November 2025 2 Re.

I have been quite busy lately with several projects, including a new series of books, and although my interest now leans more toward fantasy than historical subjects, I am still working on several World War II projects (stay tuned). The reason for this shift is a relatively new game, Trench Crusade, whose atmosphere, a haunting fusion of grimdark aesthetics, religious symbolism, and historical inspiration, has captivated thousands of hobbyists and painters. Its world, forged from the mud and madness of a holy war fought across endless trenches, evokes both fascination and dread. The mix of medieval devotion and early twentieth-century warfare…