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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,...
minisman202
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Feb 5, 2008
9:40 pm
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... 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 ...
Graham Evans
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Feb 5, 2008
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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...
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drathul
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Feb 5, 2008
10:16 pm
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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 ...
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Feb 5, 2008
10:25 pm
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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...
stuart612088
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Feb 6, 2008
12:56 am
535
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...
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grelber97
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Feb 6, 2008
4:12 am
536
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...
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grelber97
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Feb 6, 2008
5:24 am
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I usually just run out of steam for a project and end up having left overs that hang around for years or which I give away. dye4minis@... wrote: I...
Gary richard
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Feb 8, 2008
4:47 am
538
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...
Jimmy Murphy
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Feb 8, 2008
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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...
minisman202
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Feb 11, 2008
7:35 am
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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...
Tommy Fuhs
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Feb 11, 2008
12:36 pm
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I can't imagine. I'd cut half my fingers off just trying to cut the grains in half. I'd rather use paper miniatures than rice grains. K From:...
Kevin Smyth
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Feb 11, 2008
2:41 pm
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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,...
stuart612088
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Feb 11, 2008
6:53 pm
543
... What ever happened to hair roller armies? Graham...
Graham Evans
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Feb 11, 2008
7:04 pm
544
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...
Robert Sweeney
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Feb 11, 2008
10:10 pm
545
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:...
Gary richard
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Feb 11, 2008
11:52 pm
546
... 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...
Les
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Feb 12, 2008
2:37 pm
547
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...
minisman202
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Feb 12, 2008
11:58 pm
548
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
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Feb 13, 2008
5:42 am
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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...
minisman202
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Feb 13, 2008
7:49 am
550
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...
Philip Hall
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Feb 13, 2008
12:58 pm
551
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:...
Gerrit A. Postma
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Feb 13, 2008
1:30 pm
552
I can usually get to "lost" or "broken" links through this site: http://www.archive.org/index.php Perhaps, you'll have luck too....
Tommy Fuhs
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Feb 13, 2008
4:39 pm
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please see http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=134308&page=1 rather sad....
william butler
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Feb 19, 2008
2:09 am
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... you!! ... apparently edible armies are very popular with hordes of the things players. they have used nuts, fruit, cheese, candy, etc. ...
william butler
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Feb 19, 2008
2:27 am
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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,...
Derek Fulton
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Feb 19, 2008
8:57 am
556
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...
minisman202
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Mar 5, 2008
9:01 am
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... 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...
Tommy Fuhs
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Mar 5, 2008
12:33 pm
558
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...
Robert Sweeney
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Mar 5, 2008
8:15 pm
559
... ..I wasn't aware I was on a fantasy list.... Graham...
Graham Evans
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