And a brief digression...
Keep your eyeballs peeled for Jim Ward's "World War Tesla," coming soon.
What's not to like about gigantic WWI style tanks with huge electrofrandibulizers bolted to the top?
And a brief digression...
Keep your eyeballs peeled for Jim Ward's "World War Tesla," coming soon.
What's not to like about gigantic WWI style tanks with huge electrofrandibulizers bolted to the top?
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Yep; see us at the Storming of Castle Tilketl, or the Mighty Molkar's Last Stand. The Baron paid in blood for every one of these wretched mud bricks.Originally Posted by AsenRG
Sometimes, they even work.
It's probably no surprise that my favourite chapter is number 13, I guess.
I don't know the name of the translator offhand, but I can tell you that the big green edition which includes Wu Tzu's treaty as well is probably the best one you could find in Bulgarian!
Agreed!
Samuel B. Griffiths, as I recall; U. S. Marine Corp officer, and decorated combat veteran. His translation has a soldier's viewpoint, and is very interesting.
I shall look and see...
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Oh? Well, both Little Willie and Mother have enough room inside for the working bits of the Tesla coils, and the top deck will easily support the cone for the coil windings. If you don't mind the little tanks trailing power cables - this was actually proposed in WWI for electrically powered tanks, by the way - we'll have a fun little game.
Mind how you pick up the models, though...
Chirine's pikes have real points and his halberds have real blades. So his World War Tesla tanks will have real high voltage cables.Oh? Well, both Little Willie and Mother have enough room inside for the working bits of the Tesla coils, and the top deck will easily support the cone for the coil windings. If you don't mind the little tanks trailing power cables - this was actually proposed in WWI for electrically powered tanks, by the way - we'll have a fun little game.
Mind how you pick up the models, though...
You have been officially warned.
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It's part of what we'll diplomatically call my "loss prevention policy". Over the years, I have been astounded by the number of people who pick up my figures in clumps, and handle them like they were lumps of gravel. This habit is, quite frankly, why I don't jump up and down with unbridled glee at the notion of running games at the FLGS or similar venues...Chirine's pikes have real points and his halberds have real blades. So his World War Tesla tanks will have real high voltage cables.
You have been officially warned.
And the First of the First - the First Legion of the First Palace, Victorious in Vimuhla - looks pretty damn impressive when all fifty figures are on the table in their phalanx of pikes. (They've also never, ever, failed a morale check on the table, either. Think about that, for a moment.)
In any case:
http://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=537
Wow, those are long; pikes indeed.
Any commentary on a place to get miniature armies on the cheap? I'm mostly looking for your generic spearmen, sword and shield, cavalry, &c.
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A lot of excellent information in this thread.
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Define "cheap." Older generation D&D figures can be cheap at some dealers, and in the mid 2000s I was able to get "common" Star Wars figures at about a buck apiece.
But you're going to have to be prepared to sink a few hundred dollars if you want more than a couple of handsful of figures.
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As Chirine and I were discussing among ourselves, miniatures are both an expense and a logistical problem if you want to travel with them. Be prepared. "Come run a game at a convention" sounds easy until you're the one humping the boxes of lead across the parking ramp, up the stairs, over to the freight elevator, up to the fourth floor, across the exhibit hall, and over to the table.
And repeat in reverse on Sunday evening.
It's one reason I'm grateful to Paul Stormberg at GaryCon; I can run a CHAINMAIL historical battle using a sand table and 40mm Elastolin figures, and all I have to do is drag my sorry carcass to the room. And thanks to him I've been able to start playing TRACTICS, "Don't Give Up The Ship," and "Fight in the Skies" again.
And this year I played "Cavaliers and Roundheads" for the first time, with none other than Jeff Perren as referee.
NOW I know why Chirine is so enthused about that period!
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