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23348
... Model: DBA v2- III/24b Manufactured by Essex Your Most Humble and Obedient Servant ... But.! For $8.00 you can get 48 HaT Early Saxon warriors. ...
young_stan
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Sep 2, 2008
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Thanks for the info Stan... do HaT also sell Vikings, Franks etc? I couldn't see any on their website, but I didn't see the Saxons either! Cheers, Sam...
Sam Heads
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23350
Hi, From what I can tell a DBA camps can not have greater external dimensions than 120mm x 40mm, or a variation on this. An example being 80mm x 80mm. I seem...
Keith McNelly
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Sep 2, 2008
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Camp size is quite straight forward. There have been changes in 2.2. from 2.0. The current rule is " . It must fit into a rectangle the length plus width of...
Bob Beattie
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Sep 2, 2008
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... That accounts for the larger camps I have seen. Thanks for the clarification Bob, much appreciated. Rgds - Keith...
Keith McNelly
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Sep 2, 2008
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... couldn't see any on their website, but I didn't see the Saxons either! ... HaT do Franks. http://www.hat.com/Curr2/Bx6007F.html ...
young_stan
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Sep 3, 2008
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... The camps you're seeing may be old camps as Bob pointed out, or they might be by gamers who had an interesting camp in mind that they couldn't build and...
Jack Sheriff
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Sep 3, 2008
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23355
In my experience, players don't mind if a camp is slightly larger than the legal maximum. Having a larger camp is only an advantage to the opposing player,...
miros111
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Sep 3, 2008
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23356
Hi everyone, Sorry for the dual posting. As if proof were actually needed of my being a slacker, I finally got around to updating the GLADBAG website with the...
Mike Demana
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Sep 4, 2008
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23357
with a lot of talk about (cheap) plastic miniatures. I was wondering about tournaments. Do players mind the size difference when using their metal true 25mm...
Ian R
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Sep 4, 2008
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what is the minimum size for a camp again? ... -- Alexander John Hay International Business Consultant SKYPEIN (tel): 01-281-968-0764; SKYPE: alexanderhay ...
Alexander Hay
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Sep 4, 2008
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My understanding is, that as long as the base sizes are compatible, there is no problem. Most players use 15mm though, so 20-28mm players are rare and grateful...
Derek Wagener
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Sep 4, 2008
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23360
... From your email addy, you're from Oz? In that case, the social strictures of Australian tournaments (if any) are probably what you're interested in,...
David Kuijt
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Sep 4, 2008
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4 bw l +w Bob ... Robert Beattie Editor, eRA Corner, NCURA Magazine UMich e-Business Point of Contact UMich Grants.gov Liaison Managing Senior Project...
Bob Beattie
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Sep 4, 2008
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One must always take pause before disagreeing with a DBA maven such as Bob, but I disagree here. "It must fit into a rectangle the length plus width of which...
TERRY GRINER
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Sep 4, 2008
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Terry, where is our disagreement? I was just quoting the rules. The original question was about max size. I fully agree that the 4 BW refers to Max size and...
Bob Beattie
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It appeared to me the last question asked by Mr. Hays (and to which you and then I responded) referred to minimum size. Sorry if I got this wrong. Terry in...
TERRY GRINER
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Sep 5, 2008
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23365
Terry, indeed, you are the closer reader! I focused on the word "again" and thought it was asking for the max again. We still do not disagree and I just...
Bob Beattie
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23366
Thanks for the replies. In conclusion does this mean that plastic vs metal is like Beta vs VHS of the mid 80s. In other words even though plastic is cheaper,...
Ian R
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Sep 6, 2008
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All the competitions that I know of in Australia use 15mm bases. One of the competitors at MOAB uses 1/72 plastic figures based this way. They are a bit of a...
Stephen Webb
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Ian ... I don't think so.. it's really 'horses for courses' .. some like 15mm,. some 20mm... there is a strong 20mm community here in Christchurch, but also a...
Robin Sutton
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Sep 6, 2008
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... The situation isn't entirely analogous. VHS defeated Beta because VHS had more content. The "content" with DBA is games played locally, not games played...
David Kuijt
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Sep 6, 2008
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We have a venue for 20mm figures at some of our big east coast conventions -- matched pairs tournaments. A player brings two historical enemies and plays half...
Bob Beattie
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This really depends upon your location. Where I live, I can find few players. So I make sure to provide my own armies for anyone who might want to play. In...
Alexander Hay
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Sep 6, 2008
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... Right. Nobody. ... Being blunt, what good would this serve? If nobody plays with 20mm plastics in the area served by the tournaments mentioned, what...
David Kuijt
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Sep 6, 2008
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I have 30+ plus DBA armies in 20mm plastic. I have 15mm DBA armies for local tourneys, but DBA tourneys are the entire reason to play the game. the quality and...
orcafinn
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Sep 6, 2008
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23374
I think some of the 1/72 plastic is beautiful and it provides an affordable way to paint stuff purely for the enjoyment. Not too long ago I came across a pair...
Pete Flynn
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Sep 6, 2008
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23375
Hello all, Woops! It seems that I may have stirred up a little controversy with my question regarding the use of 1/72 plastic for DBA. I only asked because I'm...
Sam
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Sep 6, 2008
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"Woops! It seems that I may have stirred up a little controversy with my question regarding the use of 1/72 plastic for DBA." That's a good thing...controversy...
Derek Wagener
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Sep 7, 2008
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23377
Hello all. I am hoping there are some DBA players in central Connecticut...so if there are any in this group and you are looking to beat/teach anyone the...
jend111
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