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I've just started experimenting with paper miniatures for use with my fantasy rpgs. The biggest problem so far has been finding something that would work as...
chess_hoken
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Oct 6, 2005
2:16 pm
846
... my ... Foam core? It is light, easy to find, cuts easily, and cheap. Let us know how it works, I am curious myself. Craig...
cchar11556
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Oct 6, 2005
6:28 pm
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Foam core is certainly a good starting point. But I was also wondering what size your paper miniatures are. For instance if they are "10mm scale" foam core is...
Jeff Strating
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Oct 7, 2005
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28-30mm scale. Nice big ones. From the first days experementing it seems that using foam (such as from a egg carton or carton of grapes) works best. I'm...
chess_hoken
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Oct 7, 2005
11:53 pm
849
Try using heavy card or matte board - should be easier to cut than foam core, not as thick, so you could store more figures off the bases, and not as liable to...
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bomathews
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Oct 8, 2005
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850
I just discovered that the top from the kool-aid drink bottles look something like the new cylon raider ships on galactica. There is also anothe kind of brand...
rjstacey64
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Oct 8, 2005
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851
You can take men's deodorant containers, but Plastic Tank Turrents or the Scoops from Large Plastic Spoons (for cockpit) Mount Deer Whistles on the back for...
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thewiz62704
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Oct 8, 2005
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852
Sorry to join in so late. Most printers nowadays can accept quite thick cardboard as 'paper' to print on. Now, I'm not talking about that corrugated brown...
tinyallen
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Oct 9, 2005
12:54 am
853
Hey Dave, Here is a great 15mm Victorian Era site, Brigade Games in the USA. They make both 15mm and 28mm Gaslight figs., and have a good selection in 15mm!!...
christof139
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Oct 10, 2005
4:13 am
854
Hi Dave again, Here is a link to The London War Room down in the State of Mississippi, USA. They are located only 58 miles north of Gulfport, Miss. and were...
christof139
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Oct 11, 2005
1:36 am
855
Hot Wheels made Good Year etc. Blimps, all the same size and shape but with different colors and names on them. They can be founs on Ebay. ome guy was/is...
christof139
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Oct 11, 2005
1:36 am
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Check out TVAG for the ships to go with Rajah Brooke and the "Dyaks". http://www.fauxtoys.com/tvag/360-krisflame.html christof139 <christof139@...>...
Scott Saylors
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Oct 11, 2005
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Funny you mentioned that! I have been looking at some freebie space combat rules and have started building some decent (I think they're decent) looking...
Frank
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Oct 11, 2005
11:15 am
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Thanx for the TVAGS (The Virtual Armchair General) link, and those are nice and not very expensive Greek and Phonecian triremes and other ships. ...
christof139
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Oct 11, 2005
12:34 pm
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Hi a friend of mine has created new rules for a roman chariot race (3D). He has already sold a few dozens of the game (self produced), but he is looking to...
bonzillou
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Oct 11, 2005
9:39 pm
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christof139 <christof139@...> wrote: Thanx for the TVAGS (The Virtual Armchair General) link, and those are nice and not very expensive Greek and...
Scott Saylors
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Oct 11, 2005
11:05 pm
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I just wanted to say hi !! I am a gamer that is into the space fleet games, primarily with the Starmada rule set. I do a lot of crafting an designing of my own...
John Blair
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Oct 12, 2005
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A great homemade Martian Flyer/Airship scaled in 25mm on Ebay for $9.99 or so plus $8.00 postage is here: http://tinyurl.com/78jbh Chris...
christof139
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Oct 12, 2005
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Resin casting comes to mind but that is copying so... but that is all I can think of sorry. Kerry bonzillou <bonzillou@...> wrote: Hi a friend of mine has...
Kerry Brown
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Oct 12, 2005
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Kerry Brown <goliath84116@...> wrote:Resin casting comes to mind but that is copying so... but that is all I can think of sorry. Kerry Alpha Cast from...
Scott Saylors
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Oct 12, 2005
4:21 pm
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Check Plastic Soldier Review under Imperial Rome. Hat do the old Airfix re-release with a chariot, Atlantic did a very ornate and well-done chariot in their...
texashighlander2002
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Oct 12, 2005
5:32 pm
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1/72 plastic is your best bet. HaT has reissued the Airfix Roman set which comes with one per box (plus a number of legionaries) Italieri has a gladiators set...
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mikefordean
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Oct 12, 2005
6:40 pm
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Scott wrote: "Patrick and I are partners in the Mean Streets pulp city terrain project and I am developing a unique system for gaming the prohibition, Mafia...
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mcreek45
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Oct 12, 2005
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... France! ... not sure what the cost of 28mm pewter chariots are, but if you have extra horses and drivers available get the gamesworkshop warhammer plastic...
william butler
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Oct 12, 2005
11:49 pm
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Hi ya'll, That would be great for 20mm plastic Pulps because they could be used with 15-18mm figures both on Earth and on mars, venus, Luna, and mercury or...
christof139
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Oct 13, 2005
4:07 am
870
Hi Liam, I am still looking but have found the plastics, now I have to sort through them. Also, I have some of the Atlantic Greek, Roman, Egyptian sets with...
christof139
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Oct 13, 2005
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871
... France! ... As others have said, the old atlantic sets The Egyptian Cavalry set gives 6 1 man chariots for the best bangs per buck ...
jon-paul
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Oct 13, 2005
5:33 pm
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Hello Everyone I well recommmend the Atlantic 1/72 Chariots. I have a small number of originals and some Nexus repros but they are amongst my favourites. I...
Jon - Budmart.co.uk
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Oct 13, 2005
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I would not wait for these sets. While I love Imex products and have many of there figure sets, they are years behind on their release schedule and I suspect...
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mcreek45
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Oct 13, 2005
6:10 pm
874
I have started a new group on Yahoo Groups for War Gamers in the Central California area. Its called "Central_California_Wargamers" ...
Robert Henry
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