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drathul
Jun 27, 2002 3:21 am
Hi In your opinion who makes the best sculpted minis (ie best detail accuracy etc) for dark and middle ages? Ian...
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Simon Bargery
nivacruncher
Jun 27, 2002 9:17 am
... I use ink washes a lot, my favourites are Windsor and Newton, as they are fransparent, rather than translucent like GW inks. A nut brown wash over flesh...
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John Hills
mawaliuk
Jun 27, 2002 12:46 pm
On Wed, 26 Jun 2002 23:04:23 -0000 ggouveia312000 <ggouveia@...> ... Sounds too easy - I will give this a try. Many thanks. John ... John Hills Geography...
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David KUIJT
david_kuijt
Jun 27, 2002 12:52 pm
... Dark Ages: Essex, but the field is still wide open (there is room for more manufacturers to enter and do well). For example, nobody does Vikings to a...
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kblackley@...
kblackle
Jun 27, 2002 1:46 pm
... From: David KUIJT <kuijt@...> Date: Thursday, June 27, 2002 6:51 am Subject: Re: [DBA] best sculpted minis If you're interested in 25mm War of...
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kh_ranitzsch
Jun 27, 2002 2:08 pm
... What scale ? In 15mm Dark Ages, I would say Outpost Wargames service: www.outpostwargameservices.co.uk Greetings Karl Heinz...
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John Hills
mawaliuk
Jun 27, 2002 3:13 pm
Hi This is a hard one, really. If you want to find a set of really good figures, your best bet would be to look at as many ranges as possible, because hidden...
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rhumble2002
Jun 27, 2002 6:41 pm
Thanks for the explanation. Would love to see them! Happily this week I was told about the "Miracle dip" and tried it last night.....WOW! I am so impressed at...
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drathul
Jun 27, 2002 10:01 pm
Sorry about the inspecifics. scale I'm looking at is 15mm period - dark ages more specifically normans, vikings, saxons, welsh middle ages - 100 years wars,...
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commie_rob
Jun 28, 2002 2:26 am
Essex are a good safe bet in any period, although there may not be many poses, you will always get good quality. As far as dark ages though, Anthony Barton...
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Simon Bargery
nivacruncher
Jun 28, 2002 8:18 am
From: "rhumble2002" <rhumble@...> Subject: Re: washes Thanks for the explanation. Would love to see them! Happily this week I was told about the...
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lorenzo s
losart67it
Jun 28, 2002 10:55 am
... Two firms from Italy: Camelot http://digilander.iol.it/camelotgf produces vickings (DBA 2.0 army packs with every options) and lo Hobbi.t Studio who ...
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BOB
beattieumichedu
Jun 28, 2002 2:11 pm
The product used for "dipping" gives a wash effect. See here for info. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~beattie/dip.html The indentations on the figure are...
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eljocko22205
Jun 28, 2002 2:45 pm
... big soft ... shake ... I've taken to actually *dipping* the figures into the can. It was scary the first time, but I've more or less gotten used to it...
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BOB
beattieumichedu
Jun 28, 2002 2:54 pm
TONGS! or at a stick would seem safer than bare hands. Are you doing 15s or 25s?. Shaking a stick of 25's could be dangerous. When I have done it I held them...
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David KUIJT
david_kuijt
Jun 28, 2002 3:56 pm
... Dunno about Jack the Butcher, but I glue the figures individually to roofing nails with crazy glue, after the figures are primed. Since the bottom of the...
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ggouveia312000
Jun 28, 2002 4:11 pm
... I then use Minwax Poly Dip in Royal Oak for a protective coat and for shading- the AKA Miracle Dip....
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ggouveia312000
Jun 28, 2002 4:50 pm
... product!! ... What I do for good effect and effieciency is: 1. Place the can inside the top of a xerox box- any large size boxlid will work, 2. Take a...
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randalleaton2000
randalleaton...
Jun 28, 2002 5:26 pm
I'll just jump in and report that it's also really quick and easy to use a drill to "spin" off the excess. When you've already got them glued to the nails you...
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rhumble2002
Jun 28, 2002 10:15 pm
I see others have already explained what it is. I got the walnut gloss and it works great. In my intial tests I used pliers, dipped in, shook over a paper...
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johnatht
Jun 28, 2002 11:03 pm
So before Knights could kill blades, Marian Romans were tough dudes in DBA. They're basically considered little better than damp oatmeal in DBM. What is the...
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Dan Hazelwood
danhazelwood
Jun 29, 2002 12:08 am
In DBM it is easy to out manuver the Roman Legion and defeat it without really engaging it head on. It is collasally difficult to avoid frontal contact with at...
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David KUIJT
david_kuijt
Jun 29, 2002 12:18 am
... Blades are still the toughest, best overall elements in DBA. They need some support to do well against Knights now -- a psiloi or two at a minimum, if you...
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johnatht
Jun 29, 2002 5:41 pm
I haven't been able to get the Web site for Fernando Enterprises to come up in the last day or so. Anyone know if they are having any problems? Bob B., I saw...
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forceof1@...
urbinoprince
Jun 30, 2002 1:23 am
I also had a problem as previously sent... ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Robert Beattie
beattieumichedu
Jun 30, 2002 3:53 pm
Santh (owner of Fernando Enterprises) has been trying to get a new site going so maybe problems there. If you want samples see my Trojans (on Yahoo pics page)...
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scottnicholas2000
scottnichola...
Jul 1, 2002 12:30 am
There not metal, 3mm perspex and cheap. http://www.alphalink.com.au/~nwa/dbx/widgets.html Scott Nicholas ... (preferably ... i'm a bit ... the BHGS ... i'd be...
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scottnicholas2000
scottnichola...
Jul 1, 2002 12:34 am
Try the Miniature World Maker site; http://www.miniatureworldmaker.com.au/web/c/c84x.jpg Scott Nicholas ... they have something to fight for (Helen apart ;-) )...
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scottnicholas2000
scottnichola...
Jul 1, 2002 12:37 am
The Miniature World Maker site sells a complete Celtic hill fort; http://www.miniatureworldmaker.com.au/web/c/c02x.jpg Scott Nicholas ... the Isle ... for me...
