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A home for essays, editorials and a bit of short fiction. Some zombie-related, some not.
Reviews of role-playing games and suppliments
We review our first pack from well-known UK maker Copplestone Castings. Do these Sewer Scavengers stink? No way!
The Master Zombie Database, intended to be the Screaming Alpha’s centerpiece, has hit a bit of a snag in the form of severely unlevel floors in the photography area.
You may have heard of the famous “miracle dip” technique that’s all the rage these days on the miniature painting forums. But what is it? How is it done? What do the results look like? The Screaming Alpha answers all these question and more with our first video tutorial.
The Alpha takes a look at possibly the best zombie miniatures on the market today by new UK maker Studio Miniatures
The Alpha takes a slight detour into fantasy territory to review a nice goblin mini from relative newcomer Mannequin Miniatures
Roll out the barrel(s)! We take a look at a nice little pack of containers by well-known resin terrain maker Armorcast.
In another of our ongoing reprint series, Kyun offers tips on getting a great flat finish on your minis using non-toxic Testor’s Model Master Acryl.
Time to take out the trash! The miniature trash that is. We review a two-pack of dumpsters from respected resin company Armorcast to see if this trash is worth your cash.
In another of our ongoing series of Wee Toy Soldier reprints, Kyun experiences a rare disaster as an experiment in brush-on flat coating goes awry.
We review a range of the biggest, baddest, bloodiest zombies yet from Griffin Miniatures. Oh, and there are some pretty nifty survivors in there too…
Sometimes the simplest problems can be the toughest ones to solve. I hope the tale of my epic struggles to resolve a thorny photographic issue can help others from making the same stupid mistakes.
A quartet of zombified doctors and nurses have shambled their way onto the Alpha’s workbench from new MZD addition Recreational Conflict. Read the review to see how they stack up.
At long last we unleash our super-sized review of Lady Justice and her Death Marshals for Wyrd Miniatures hot new Malifaux game. You gonna click that mouse or just stand there whistlin’ Dixie?
There were supposed to be a lot more pictures in The Screaming Alpha’s coverage of Gen Con, but the photographer who agreed to shoot them didn’t quite live up to expectations…
Pick a card, any card! We review Pinnacle’s excellent Adventure Deck for Savage Worlds. Read the review to see how it stacks up.
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