What's New on This Site?

This page chronicles all the changes to Dan Becker's Web Site.

2008

• 2008/04/21 - Added an article and photos on Alexander's Macedonians in 20 mm plastic. See the phantastic phalangists and pachyderms.
• 2008/04/06 - Added an article and photos on Hoplites and Thracians in 20 mm plastic, a continuation of the Alexanderian Macedonian Army.
• 2008/03/30 - Added an article and photos on a 54 mm Celtic Chief from Andrea Miniatures.
• 2008/01/27 - Added an article and photos on Alexander's Macedonian Army in 20 mm plastic.
• 2008/01/27 - Added an article and photos on creative uses for magnets.

  2007

• 2007/12/17 - Added a final train article with photos of people and trains.
• 2007/11/25 - Added a set of reference charts for Vallejo, Reaper, and Foundry paints.
• 2007/11/18 - Added an article with some photos and pondering on grass and trees.
• 2007/11/11 - Added an article on how to make model train streets and sidewalks.
• 2007/10/19 - Added an article on the train layout building and car models.
• 2007/10/14 - Finally added some wonderful tunnels and mountains to the train layout.
• 2007/10/14 - More modeling with a model train steel plate bridge article.
• 2007/10/12 - Another model train article with more more track layout detail.
• 2007/09/12 - The next model train article is laying out track.
• 2007/08/26 - New feature! Model trains. The first article is building a model train table.
• 2007/06/09 - Modelled a pilot and a spinning propeller for a Wings of War WWI Airplane.
• 2007/06/01 - Added some photographs of the Wings of War WWI Airplanes.
• 2007/05/31 - Painted some Gripping Beast King Arthur horsemen for an Arthurian army.
• 2007/04/01 - Painted some Gripping Beast Viking horsemen for a some-to-come Viking army.
• 2007/03/11 - Painted a few nostalgic models harkening back to my childhood - Dinosaurs.
• 2007/02/11 - Completed painting my BattleLore figures. More photos.
• 2007/01/15 - Added a few words and nice photos of Jacob Cord's 3D Settlers tiles.
• 2007/01/02- We have a new puppy. Some photos are located at The Puppy Page.

  2006

• 2006/12/10 - Painted some Gripping Beast villagers and some Black Tree Design viking bondis.
• 2006/12/10 - Started painting my BattleLore figures.
• 2006/11/01 - Created a photo animation of the Commands and Colors Battle of Ilipa of 206 B.C.
• 2006/10/10 - Added some photos for the 6 mm Battle of Zama of 202 B.C.
• 2006/10/10 - Created an article on my Baccus 6 mm Roman army. Warning: lots of photos!
• 2006/08/20 - Painted a few Alpha 54 mm ancient Romans and Germans.
• 2006/08/13 - Painted a bunch of garden gnomes, hounds, foxes, and gators.
• 2006/08/11 - Read Sir Barcardi's magical recast of the Ale Knight Ale Quest of 2006.
• 2006/08/06 - Created a short preview article with photos on my GHQ Terrain Maker Commands and Colors Ancients board.
• 2006/08/06 - Read Sir Bernard Duke of Chutney's excellent recounting of the Ale Knight Ale Quest of 2005 at the New York Renaissance Festival.
• 2006/08/06 - Added a few words and nice photos of Tim Stoner's 3D Settlers tiles.
• 2006/06/11 - Created an article on my Baccus 6 mm Carthaginian army. Warning: lots of photos!
• 2006/05/29 - Wrote an article on Hotz ArtWorks' Roman Seas 6 mm paper models.
• 2006/03/26 - Created some preview photos of Baccus 6 mm miniatures and GHQ terrain.
• 2006/03/12 - Painted Steve Barber Models 25 mm Knights at Tournament scene.
• 2006/02/26 - Painted the Mirliton miniature 28 mm Duke's Banquet scene.
• 2006/01/05 - Painted the 28 mm miniature Medieval Tavern Scene scene from Mirliton.
• 2006/01/04 - See how to make sculpted resin bases for your 28 mm miniatures.

  2005

• 2005/11/27 - Wrote an article on making a chain mail coif.
• 2005/11/23 - Double whammy! Wrote and article on painting and playing the Lord of the Rings Mines of Moria miniature board strategy battle game.
• 2005/11/22 - Added photos on painting a 54 mm Celt of the La Tene period.
• 2005/10/24 - Added an article on painting and playing the Battle of Hastings in 10 mm.
• 2005/10/21 - Added a link to the World's Tallest Water Sphere, Union, New Jersey's Wonder of the World.
• 2005/08/27 - Make a Five Dollar Spangenhelm - make a cheap replica helmet great for costumes or casual pillaging.
• 2005/07/10 - Wrote an article with some ideas for rank decorators for miniatures wargaming.
• 2005/07/10 - Added some wonderfully gratuitous panoramic miniature movies.
• 2005/05/30 - Added a battle report of Warhammer Ancient Battles Saxons versus King Arthur.
• 2005/05/29 - Created another Gothic episode of Hagbard and Hrothgar at the Hagbard and Hrothgar page.
• 2005/05/29 - Added an article on painting Saxon Huscarls and Thegns.
• 2005/05/22 - Created some camps and baggage handlers for the DBA miniatures war game.
• 2005/05/22 - Added some updates and wonderful photos of Gerard Boom's 3D Settlers Tiles.
• 2005/05/08 - Added an article on painting an Arthurian warband.
• 2005/04/10 - Updated one of the early dice tower articles with a submission from JR Hendricks of Texas Tech at Lubbock, Texas.
• 2005/04/10 - Wrote an article on paint brush sizes.
• 2005/03/31 - Created a 15 mm DBA army for the Early Imperial Romans (II/56).
• 2005/03/30 - Created episode 4 of Hagbard and Hrothgar with some fun-loving monking around.
• 2005/02/13 - Added an article on the painting of Grenadier Book's Seven Years War British Grenadier.
• 2005/01/23 - Wrote a review of Dragon Model's Olaf the Viking 1/6 scale action figure.
• 2005/01/23 - Created a Ancient British (II/53) army for the DBA miniatures war game.
• 2005/01/09 - Wrote an article building and painting a Dark Ages Long House for miniatures gaming.

  2004

• 2004/12/31 - Hacked! This site was hacked sometime during the week of 2004/12/20. The site was fixed on 2004/12/29. I apologise for any rude or indecent images that might have showed in the games section.
• 2004/12/04 - Wrote a article comparing scales in models, miniatures and model railroads.
• 2004/11/24 - Added a new site section for Miniatures and Models.
• 2004/11/22 - Learn how to make the Town Pub building for miniatures gaming.
• 2004/11/21 - Added a small article on my German Raider warband.
• 2004/11/01 - Took a few snapshots of my Anglo Saxon Raiders.
• 2004/10/21 - Wrote a battle report for the "Pillage the Village" Pig Wars Game played on 2004/10/17.
• 2004/10/01 - Added rules for a Pig Wars Pillage the Village scenario. Enjoy this multi-player attack on the Dark Ages town inhabitants.
• 2004/09/12 - Another Gothic episode of Hagbard and Hrothgar at the Hagbard and Hrothgar page.
• 2004/08/22 - Posted rules for Tiki Wars a multiplayer battle game for DBA.
• 2004/08/22 - Six Stages of Drinking as told by the Vikings.
• 2004/08/08 - Read Ale Knight Sir Barcardi's excellent account of gifting a shield of honor to Matty Grove's Pub at the New York Renaissance Festival.
• 2004/07/18 - Created a Guinness can Barker Marker for the DBA miniatures war game.
• 2004/07/11 - Added more French Infantry Company photos.
• 2004/07/11 - Sauron for Sale! The evil Sauron with the red glowing eye described in the article Transmogrifying Sauron is for sale on EBay. Please do as Sauron requests and bid wildly. You will be rewarded with the riches of Mordor.
• 2004/06/14 - Created a French Infantry Company army for the Flames of War miniatures WWII war game.
• 2004/05/31 - Created a Polynesian (IV/12) army for the DBA miniatures war game.
• 2004/03/31 - Created a Rus (III/48) army for the DBA miniatures war game.
• 2004/03/25 - Everyone knows that Brien Muschett Should Eat at Tan Tan.
• 2004/02/18 - Created another episode of Hagbard and Hrothgar that fun Goth dark ages comic.
• 2004/02/15 - Created an Early Franks (II/72) army for the DBA miniatures war game.
• 2004/01/25 - Based on feedback, updated Hagbard and Hrothgar with a better comic-strip look. Also added a low bandwidth Hagbard and Hrothgar
• 2004/01/24 - Created a comic strip Hagbard and Hrothgar based on some 28 mm gaming miniatures I've painted.

  2003

• 2003/12/22 - Created a Romano-British (II/81) army for the DBA miniatures war game.
• 2003/12/19 - Created a 3D model of Hadrian's Wall from elevation maps provided by Ordnance Survey.
• 2003/12/08 - Created a Saxon Church model for miniatures gaming using Hirst Arts architectural blocks.
• 2003/10/03 - Created Five Bridges of different styles for miniatures gaming using Hirst Arts architectural blocks.
• 2003/09/26 - Created an article on the history, impact, and modelling ramifications of The World's Tallest Water Sphere in Union, New Jersey.
• 2003/09/11 - Created a Celtic Round Tower for miniatures gaming using Hirst Arts architectural blocks.
• 2003/09/02 - The Italian Campanile Dice Tower has won first place in the Hirst Arts Design Derby 4, Unique Category at the VoidGamers.com site.
• 2003/06/22 - Created a dancable remix of the Lords of the Rhymes first single. Support the dying art form of hobbit rap by listening to DJ Mook Munster's LOTR Slave Remix (MP3 format, 96 kbs, 2.2 MB, 3:12 duration). The song is also available in high definition (MP3 format, 192 kbs, 4.4 MB, 3:12 duration).
• 2003/06/08 - Created an Italian Campanile Dice Tower using Hirst Arts architectural blocks.
• 2003/05/26 - Ran the Austin Capitol of Texas triathlon. Beautiful conditions and a nice downtown course make for a great race. It also doesn't hurt that the race has expanded to over 800 Olympic distance athletes, 600 spint distance athletes, 300 first-time triathletes, and over 2000 spectators.
• 2003/03/09 - Created an article on the construction of a stone dice tower using Hirst Arts architectural blocks in the Game articles section.
• 2003/02/09 - Added the Tiny Terror, a tiny trebuchet made from toothpicks.
• 2003/01/26 - Updated the look of the front page. I always liked trees and earth colors. Let me know if something looks ill on your browser.

  2002

• 2002/12/14 - Read about the ancient battles of the Picts and Brigantes. Also see the 15 mm figures I've painted.
• 2002/11/26 - Added a tile distribution chart for Klaus-Jürgen Wrede's Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers game on the Game Review page.
• 2002/11/24 - Read my second, much better attempt at making armor in Scale Armor Revisited.
• 2002/10/20 - Read an article about making chain mail for a steel Spangenhelm.
• 2002/09/08 - Read an article on my attempt at making Scale Armor.
• 2002/09/02 - Sir Bacardi provides a wonderful recounting of Ale Quest 2002.
• 2002/08/25 - Updated photos on the Puppy Jamokes page. Also, sadly, added a Eulogy for Bailey who died on August 22, 2002.
• 2002/07/20 - See the Mark I and Mark II Hobby Paint Mixers created for mixing small bottles of acrylic paints.
• 2002/07/16 - Read how to properly model Britannia In Scale using miniatures and lots of land.
• 2002/07/07 - Read about the ancient battles of the Romans and the Welsh. Well, truthfully, it's about some 15 mm figures I painted.
• 2002/06/09 - Added a review of Karl-Heinz Schmiel's Was Sticht? card game on the Game Review page.
• 2002/05/27 - On Memorial Day, I ran the Capitol of Texas triathlon in Austin. Conditions were perfect with 70 degree water temp, 70 degree air temp, and little wind. It was also great to blow through red lights on Congress Avenue while the Capitol loomed in the background. Read more in the Race Reports page.
• 2002/05/26 - Added a review of Carcassonne: The Expansion game on the Game Review page. An easy-to-print tile distribution is available also.
• 2002/05/26 - 1995/08/21 - Did not save any but the last 10 changes.

  2001 and before

• 1995/08/21 - Dan Becker's Web Site was first hosted publically on IO.COM. Before this the site was hosted privately at IBM for about a year.