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Post by slimyscaly on Dec 30, 2011 16:35:31 GMT -9
Hey! I made a pro wrestling paper toy set, and I love flipping them, smashing them, knocking them down, etc, and I'm wondering if you guys like to move your miniatures around, play with them, not as part of a game but just for fun like I do and tinker wit them? I think of what I'm doing like how I look at my paper cars and vision them on a dirt track. It sorta helps me visualize my idea. There's gotta be more than kids who do this kind of stuff! What do you think?
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Post by Vermin King on Dec 30, 2011 18:21:56 GMT -9
Mine mostly sit diorama-like on shelves
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Post by glennwilliams on Dec 30, 2011 21:16:36 GMT -9
Mostly they get posed next to scenery I'm designing. Who's got time for play?
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Post by revgunn on Dec 30, 2011 21:17:05 GMT -9
I do kind of set out possible deployments... And I look at the figures all together and have ideas for scenarios. Does that count?
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Post by stevelortz on Dec 30, 2011 23:13:10 GMT -9
I like to set up batches of plastic army men and knock 'em over with rubber bands. I can't do that with figures I've put a lot of effort into painting or constructing. It's so much fun to just shoot toy soldiers once in a while, and watch 'em fly!
Have fun, Steve
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Post by cowboyleland on Dec 31, 2011 5:47:18 GMT -9
Mr Lortz, I feel I have lots I can learn from you. When I build a new fig it is usually after my family has gone to bed. I like to set it up in some semi-conspicuous position so my wife and kids can discover a little invader in the kitchen at breakfast.
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Post by kiladecus on Dec 31, 2011 7:33:53 GMT -9
They say confession is good for the soul, so let me do some cleansing...
When I build an aerospace fighter, as soon as it is finished, I give it a couple "Figure 8" paths over my head as I make "swooshing" sound effects!
When I play ERA OF WAR, after I roll the dice, I make the sound effects of the cannons firing... and even the "arggg" of the people as I remove them from play. I am sure it as quite embarrassing if I were to SEE myself do it.
I don't have to worry about looking like a complete idiot here... most people think that of me already.
I am just following Mr. Lortz's advise, and enjoy what I do, and having fun doing it.
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Post by glennwilliams on Dec 31, 2011 8:46:45 GMT -9
They say confession is good for the soul, so let me do some cleansing... When I build an aerospace fighter, as soon as it is finished, I give it a couple "Figure 8" paths over my head as I make "swooshing" sound effects! When I play ERA OF WAR, after I roll the dice, I make the sound effects of the cannons firing... and even the "arggg" of the people as I remove them from play. I am sure it as quite embarrassing if I were to SEE myself do it. I don't have to worry about looking like a complete idiot here... most people think that of me already. I am just following Mr. Lortz's advise, and enjoy what I do, and having fun doing it. It's just multi-media wargaming!
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Post by sammo on Dec 31, 2011 9:06:23 GMT -9
I’m not above a few sound effects myself! I have a few sound effect apps on my ipod touch that get used during our game nights.
As for using paper minis… I use them all the time. I run a weekly rpg group and paper minis are often used for hoards of monsters or a particular NPC or type of creature. If I don’t have a painted mini ready to go, I go for a paper mini.
Also if I am trying out a game that needs minis or pawns, paper minis make for a good stand in while I figure out what I am doing.
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Post by slimyscaly on Dec 31, 2011 13:07:32 GMT -9
So there are people like me! I have a real blast with my pro wrestling set and I will upload more wrestlers and rings soon!
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Post by revgunn on Dec 31, 2011 13:23:29 GMT -9
Yeah... I umm, also make gun sound effects. That too.
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Post by Parduz on Jan 2, 2012 0:44:33 GMT -9
Funny how much "kid" we all are. About me, i'm not so much in making noises or knocking figures, but when a boardgame theme catches me and my friends, it happens often that we "roleplay" some exciting moment of the battle or some epic dice roll. So i always do my "dwarf laught" when some of my figure survives against all odds, and me and my friends usually shout out loud some acting when some piece becomes the "hero" of the game
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Post by kiladecus on Jan 2, 2012 10:19:05 GMT -9
Well, thanks for the support of the "sound effects." I also have my figures talk during the game. I don't really have time to role-play much anymore, but I also have my "commanders" call out orders to the troops. It is all about fun. I have 8 kids (some biological, some step) and one grand-daughter. If I get a couple hours to "play" as I game, so be it. I refer to it as "ROLL playing." I roll the dice, and act it out.
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Post by glennwilliams on Jan 2, 2012 10:55:02 GMT -9
Reminds me of Wash playing with his dinosaurs in Firefly (Plus, "We're all going to do die!" which I love to scream on the rides at Disneyland).
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Post by syrric on Jan 2, 2012 21:01:46 GMT -9
Sorry, I just recently registered but been following for the last year or so and I must comment on this thread.
Yes, me and my sons play with them right after we get done with them!! Some have permanent battle scars, but in our eyes (well the boys are 10-8-6), that makes them "War Veterans!" and they are the first to be grabbed at our next round of RP.
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Post by highlandpiper on Jan 2, 2012 22:04:44 GMT -9
I'll set up my paper models and shoot them down with my air soft gun
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Post by stevelortz on Jan 3, 2012 19:09:12 GMT -9
Back in 1979, my brother and I wrote a spoof WWII armor game called Panzer Pranks. We went through an issue of DC Comics' G.I. Combat and made a list of all the sound effects so the players of Panzer Pranks could use them. Here's the section:
GLOSSARY OF SOUND EFFECTS AND KEY PHRASES
VEHICLES Rumble-rumble - heavy tank on move. Gnrrr-clank-clank-clank - medium tank on the move. Clankety-clankety-clank - light tank on the move. Thud - vehicle striking personnel.
MAIN WEAPONS Klikk - main weapon firing mechanism. BAMM, BAM or BLAMM - main weapon (WWII) firing. BOOM - main weapon (WWI) firing. Vroosh, or Whroosh - shell in flight. Wafflewafflewaffle - heavy shell passing overhead. Krang - shell exploding inside a tank. WHAM - exploding munitions. Crump or Whram - shell striking ground. Splang - shell ricocheting off of armor.
SMALL ARMS Kpow or Krakk - pistol fire. Brrrp, or Budda-budda-budda - fire from a submachine gun. Click - jammed round or empty magazine. Ratatatatat - WWII machine gun fire. Toktoktoktok - WWI machine gun fire. Vip-vip-vip-vip - machine gun fire striking ground. Vip-vip-vip-bweeow - machine gun fire striking ground with ricochet. Tzing - small arms fire striking metal. Twack - small arms fire striking flesh.
MISCELLANEOUS Whooomp - explosion at distance. Smack - gunner kissing breech of main weapon.
KEY PHRASES "FEUER! - German for "Fire!" "It's hell back there!" "Good God! It looks like the whole Wehrmacht pounced on them!" "Die Amerikaner haben uns uberflugelt!" - German for "The Americans have outflanked us!" "Where are the medics!?!" "Here's a TNT special!" Die Amerikaner sind kaput!" - German for "The American is finished!"
Everyone fights their best wargames when they are somewhere between 6-11 years old, when they are knowledgeable enough to have some idea of what men and equipment do, but are not yet so inhibited that they give up the great pleasure of making funny sounds just because somebody else might be listening. Not only is aural stimulation fun, it is also a matter of common sense. Nothing is so strange as to go to a gaming convention and stroll past a thousand miniature battlefields to hear nothing more than the occasional roll of the dice, or a muffled expletive. If it is interesting to simulate war, it must be interesting to simulate all aspects of war, including the Neeeorrwwww of dive bombers and the Tham-tham-tham of medium AA fire. Anyone can see that the list included is just a starting place. Use this material whenever you can. Opponents may at first be upset by your verbal barrages, or feel that they demean the game. Do not be deterred. After ten minutes, both of you will be bamming and booming and having a wonderful time. Drama is everything!
Have fun! Steve
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Post by kiladecus on Jan 4, 2012 4:52:21 GMT -9
Thanks for the input, Steve! I enjoyed reading that, and it brought back memories of reading that comic (and similar ones). I could even see the black silhouttes of a tank with yellow and orange starbursts behind it with one or more of these words splattered over it! Good memories. I have to say that as far as your 6-11 comment, I must say that it also includes a certain 41 year-old that enjoys himself without worrying about what others may say. TRUE, all of my gaming lately is done in the privacy of my home (and generally when my kids aren't around), so I can let my "true" self bleed through a little. I think out of all of the personalities in "Firefly," Wash is the most like me. Throw in a little "Jayne" and a liittle "Book" and you got ME! On a side note, my oldest step-daughter stopped by the other day. She was the strongest opposition when her mother and I got married, and she was asking all kinds of questions about my papercraft and things that she has NEVER shown an interest in. She also spoke for the first time about my near-death experience from last year. How she came to see me in the hospital when I was in Intensive Care (the only one of the four that did), and how she talked to one of her sisters after our holiday meal when we played games, and she told her, "It is so hard to believe that David almost wouldn't have been here." Sorry, to side-track the thread for a moment, but I guess what I am trying to say is, I have never tried to be anything other than what I am. Some people "get" me. Most don't. But for those that try to see me, see me as someone that is fun, and a bit of a goofball. Regardless, to hear my step-daughter say those things was very emotional for both me, but also my wife. I have never tried to "win them over." I have never tried to be their dad (they already have a dad). I just am myself, and after 4 years, they are starting to see me for what I am. Moreover, they also see me for what I have never tried to be, but just as I am. Oh... back on topic... Yes, playing during gaming is truly only playing. That is whay it is called, "Role-PLAY." I always enjoyed being the D/GM because every character has a different voice and/or accent. The first time my wife witnessed my group and I role-playing, she came downstairs and said, "I thought I heard a little girl down here." We laughted and Luke said, "It was ... " whatever the character's name was. The following week, she wanted to join the game...
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