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SlayerCon 2:  Full Report is brought to you by one of our Founding members Fogger1138.  You can revisit Fogger’s exclusive on site Day 1 coverage Here as well as his Day 2 coverage Here Fogger has attended both SlayerCon’s and has graciously provided us with a complete rundown of the Con.  In case you missed our Exclusive interview with SlayerDave that was conducted before the Con you can revisit Part 1  Here and Part 2 Here   PRE-SHOW: I’d been looking forward to the show since SlayerDave announced the dates. As anyone who browses our forums already probably knows, I love this show! I live about an hour away from the area of Maryland where Slayer Design Studios (SDS) is located and where they’ve held SlayerCon both times. As happened last time, my work schedule prevented me from making it ... Read More »

I’ve been a Gamer since the original 8 bit Nintendo Entertainment System. Contra was one of my favorite game’s for NES and it’s sequel Super C is one of the greatest games ever made. Read More »

When Mass Effect 3 was announced, the bar was set high. The conclusion to the epic sci fi thriller was highly anticipated and the pressure was on. Will ME3 deliver? Read More »

It’s that time of the Month again! Wait.. what? Oh.. right..  The theme for the April Banner Contest is Hand to Hand Combat! Here is a quote from Banner Contest runner Major Blood: “April’s theme will be hand to hand combat. It can have the use of edged weapons and guns,  but guns can’t be used for firing.  Pistol whipping and hitting with the stock are acceptable.  Even blocking a weapon with the gun. This does not have to be limited to military themes.  Sci Fi themes have a chance to compete also.   That is,  if anyone can pose them with those T crotches. Oh yea, this one is all natural.  That should make it a little tougher. Good luck! “ The Monthly Banner Contest has been one of the most successful and favorite features here on the Fighting 1:18th.  ... Read More »

Well, a week after a doctored photo showed up claiming to represent BBI's newest modern 1:18 jet, the official photos have arrived via BBI's Facebook page! Read More »

SlayerCon 2 Day 2 Coverage One of The Fighting 1:18th Founding members, Fogger1138 attended the event and has the Intel for us! We don’t have a whole lot of New information from Day 2 however we do have a much larger Gallery including some more pictures from Day 1.  Below are some tidbits from Fogger. – Got to see Ben (Jedi Master Ben on the SDS forums, one of Slayer’s sculptors) sculpting in wax.  The other main SDS sculptor works in resin,   so it was neat to see one way to do it. – Had a small demo on working with foam for cliffsides,  and for flocking coniferous and deciduous trees.  I got to take one home! – Played lots of Relic Wars. I got killed by zombies a LOT. – Got about 3-4 different ways to try to avoid ... Read More »

One of The Fighting 1:18th Founding members, Fogger1138 attended the event and has the Intel for us! Read More »

According to a post on the Official BBI Facebook page (Link), there may be a new F/A-18C coming this June from BBI. Read More »

Hopefully you’re picking back up from Part I of our interview with Dave from Slayer Design Studios. If you missed it, be sure to check it out here to find out more about SDS. In addition to our main interview, we opened the questions up to members of the Fighting 1:18th and they supplied their own questions. Below are the burning questions that have SDS fans curious about the past and future of Slayer. Learn a bit more from Dave as he gives insight into things such as how well naked action figures sell, tips on learning to cast yourself, and a breakdown of their own casting process in layman’s terms. Q17: How long have you been making molds and casting? Dave: 7 years now. Q18: What precautions need to be made when working on casting? Dave: The SlayerCons are the best ... Read More »

Thanks to one of our Officer's XOC2008, we have some first look photos at a BRAND NEW 1:18 scale HMMWV by Unimax/Bravo team. Read More »