Not in a million years can I finish all that I have painted! Not in two million! All righty then...as of this moment, based on your current painting routine,...
... I usually buy a year's worth of painting in one go. Sometimes I come up a bit short, other times I overrun a bit. Alas although I finish the army(s) I ...
I wish! Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending upon your point of view) I don't believe I'll be able to paint all that I've purchased before I pass away. I...
I fall in and out of periods and scales all the time. When I get remotivated, I am very glad I have something to paint in the scale/period of current ...
Oh! I disagree with all your comments. I'm sure that if - I sat down and painted for 5 hours a day, didnt go on ebay or manufacturer websites, didnt go to...
Well, my grandmother lived to be 49 years older than I am now, so, maybe. Actually, I have scoped things down during my lifetime. Once upon a time, I wanted...
Oh, yeah. Nine or ten years ago, I did an inventory to see what I had that was unpainted. Way, way too depressing!!! I've still got it on my computer...
Well I've a combination of my painting speed hovering somewhere above tortoise and a bad case of the gamer gene.You know the one that forces you to have...
Does the thought of an army made from rice interest you? They are really cheap [always a major consideration with many wargamers :-) ] You can, say, mount...
I've heard the idea before. It'd be a boon to my (non-existant) painting skills. I'm sure it's fine for ancients or some-such. I can't figure how to make rice...
I would use this army idea in the Artic circle. The it would a force of ricicles.......Sorry. My son thought of that one. -- In LarryLeadhead@yahoogroups.com,...
Actually, I have seen "Rice Armies" in action. At several "Cons" - one of the Game Masters uses Rice Armies for extremely large battles of the American Civil...
I have heard of this. Was this in the same magazine that had the story on armies made from cut-open hair rollers? minisman202 <doug_hamm@...> wrote:...
... Beans. Beans with bit's of spaghetti attached. And Ia m sure one could come up with a whole rule book about which type of legume and thickness of pasta...
Yeah, yeah, I know that using food are wargaming material is slightly silly. Or is it? Yes, up close, really close, the detail of a GHQ micro armor tank is...
Could I suggest that the best use for a rice based force would be to represent a navy? Consider the advantages: 1. Rice, being pointy on both ends, is already...
Donaldw2us, Excellent suggestion! Actually the big quality of the idea is indeed the scale issue. Let us look at that for a minute. the Bismarck (one of the...
The problem is I'm anal about my painting any more, and if someone did it better, I'd be trying to paint better than them. And since this guy seems to be doing...
There was a Dutch site showing a rice armies battle between Russian and French naps. The site doesn't exist anymore, but I noticed I had saved one of the pics:...
G'Day Paint one of my armies? No chance! If my better half has time to paint then she be painting one her own. Cheers Derek -- Derek Fulton. Tasmania,...
Prompted by our March 4th cartoon, I ask the question, could women who, in general, are very good at precise application of makeup (heck, you try painting...
... My wife is 10x the artist I am. She has a patience that I could NOT begin to approach. Heck, she puts up with me, right? That says a LOT about her. How I...
How about..."Hon, my friend Bob and I were comparing minis and we thought maybe you and his wife could like... call all the other wives and have like a mini...