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11261
Hello all, What figures would you use for this period?...
Nuno Pereira
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Jul 1, 2007
4:25 pm
11262
Nuno, I'd start with HaT WWI Russians. As for the Japanese, about the closest you'll come to in 1/72nd plastic would be Airfix WWI British. Alternatively, you...
Bob Kane
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Jul 1, 2007
11:04 pm
11263
Thanks Bob. The subject seems to have been debated before. It looks like it needs lots of cut'n'glue. I'll probably wait for Caeser's releases. Cheers, Nuno...
Nuno Pereira
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Jul 3, 2007
10:09 am
11264
My GerMan musketeers arrived a couple of days ago. They are nice figures, slightly smaller than the comparable Revell 30YW figures, but not ridiculously so....
Graham Hill
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Jul 5, 2007
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11265
I'm halfway through painting my 1st of plastic figures and I have a few questions: I've cleaned and washed the figures used a mat white spray to undercoat and...
antged
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Jul 5, 2007
2:44 pm
11266
... Actually, the WWI Brits was a very easy conversion, a little cutting and no gluing. The outer rim at the top of their soft forage caps need to be trimmed...
Michael Manning
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Jul 5, 2007
3:30 pm
11267
... details ... (1) I'd say that there is suficient raised surface for dry brushing on a figure by figure basis. Worst case scenario is to experiment with...
Gabriel Landowski
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Jul 5, 2007
6:21 pm
11268
antged, I often drybrush my figures with good results, though it often depends on the company in regards to detail (Zvezda great, Miniart, not so much. Ceasar...
imperator7444
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Jul 6, 2007
12:29 am
11269
Thinking of going into WWII after seeing the Valiant figures. I see there are quick build tanks for Armourfast and Ready painted tanks available. Any ideas...
antged
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Jul 7, 2007
1:04 pm
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For Armourfast tanks, you can see photos of many on the HaT website. http://www.hat.com/current99.html Jonathan ... comparrison...
dunfalach
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Jul 7, 2007
1:23 pm
11271
Yes my 2nd question of the day....Willthe newline Egyptioan command look out of place with the Caeser Egytians?...
antged
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Jul 7, 2007
1:44 pm
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Yes-they work very well. The Newline Egyptans are on the more slender side for their figures so are just right with Caesar. antged <antged@...> wrote:...
irvin goron
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Jul 7, 2007
10:14 pm
11273
The best sealer you can get, if paint staying on is your main concern, is Plastidip clear spray. Rustoleum also makes a similar clear product called Grip N...
disreality
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Jul 8, 2007
2:33 am
11274
Hi I have finished the conversion and painting of the cavalry from the pro- French German contigent present in the Campaign of Leipzig - 1813: Bavarians,...
Rafael Pardo Almudí
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Jul 8, 2007
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Armorfast are okay, but not hugely detailed. I have found they come up nice if you trick them out with extra detail before painting. Similarly easy to build...
porirua1
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Jul 9, 2007
12:13 am
11276
This came up in another forum, but may be of interest here. Someone somewhere said: "Even with plastics, I think the difficulty of getting a precisely matched...
cam_millar
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Jul 9, 2007
4:47 am
11277
Like swinging their muslet through the air? sure you'd get 400 of those guys for 1 marcher! Only use is you can occasionally build them into standar bearers. I...
Adam Parsons
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Jul 9, 2007
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11278
The problem is that we're all short the same things, since we're all buying the same sets for basically the same purpose. I've been shuffling and reshuffling...
mulopwepaul
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Jul 9, 2007
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11279
What are people's solutions to the problem of figure manufacturers' predilection for sculpting archers with back quivers given the paucity of historical...
mulopwepaul
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Jul 9, 2007
1:51 pm
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I use them anyway? (grins) Jonathan ... paucity...
dunfalach
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Jul 9, 2007
3:11 pm
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You could always do what I did for my Atlantic Egyptians. I converted a number of the less useful sword and shield figures into archers. There was one in...
James Hamilton
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Jul 9, 2007
3:31 pm
11282
... I have a current bid for $30USD plus postage. Regards...
Gabriel Landowski
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Jul 9, 2007
10:24 pm
11283
Ah, "man swinging long arm like a club", one of my all time pet peeves, alongside "man stabbing downward with bayonet" and "man waving waving arms about like a...
porirua1
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Jul 9, 2007
11:28 pm
11284
Go here to see the pics of the Ashigaru command and Peasant infantry sets. I just orderd 5 of them! Thanks, John...
johnleahy55
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Jul 10, 2007
3:06 am
11285
Chums. Inspired by the Korean War episode of 20th Century Battlefields a couple of week ago I dug out my korean war figures and arranged a game. You can see...
Dean Heathcote
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Jul 10, 2007
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11286
... um, where exactly? Dean_AKI...
Dean Heathcote
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Jul 10, 2007
1:18 pm
11287
Liked the battle. Would have liked some more pics. :-) I own the Imex sets. The Chinese are in summer uniform. The figs are pretty close in size to your metal...
johnleahy55
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Jul 11, 2007
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11288
Sorry, here is the link to the pics: http://theredbox.com.ua/ Thanks, john...
johnleahy55
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Jul 11, 2007
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11289
... game. ... could do ... The Imex Communist Chinese are very good they're are some good dead and wounded poses and these men are much better than the north...
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Jul 11, 2007
4:56 am
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http://www.miniknight.com/caesar.htm There are 12 sets that are either "discontinued" or "out of production." Does anyone know anything about this? Many of...
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