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Post by Cardstock Dane on Nov 10, 2014 12:29:42 GMT -9
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Nov 6, 2014 11:21:44 GMT -9
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Nov 6, 2014 6:58:53 GMT -9
A German, a Brit and a Dane... c'mon, we gotta be more Europeans on this forum. Where are you all?
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Nov 3, 2014 5:37:44 GMT -9
That sounds great! I hope it will all work out for the best, and I can't wait to hear where this exciting and mysterious contact will take your project. You sure know how to drop a cliffhanger.
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Nov 3, 2014 5:12:04 GMT -9
Yeah well, go along everyone, meet up for a beer... Anyone else here from Germany??? ' Almost... Denmark. Whereabout in Germany are ya?
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 30, 2014 11:59:46 GMT -9
I'd like to see more dieselpunk as well as historical - any tri-point-hat era, migration age, but also stuff like Mayans, Incas, 1001 Night-styled Arabs, Wild West... in fact, there are lots of genres to explore. This hobby seems to me to be dominated by fantasy/medieval and scifi, so there is plenty of room for other stuff.
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 30, 2014 10:47:23 GMT -9
Sorry, messed up and posted the wrong link for that. Edited and fixed - it should work now. There are other, vintage, models there, that are not Christmas related, by the way. And yeah, or stick them onto walls, have them hang from painting frames,, stuff like that.
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 30, 2014 10:07:28 GMT -9
Thought I'd share this with you... Everybody knows Santa's elves. In my part of the world, we have elves too, but they are of a different nature than the elves you normally see at Santa's workshop. Here in Denmark and the rest of the Nordics, we have the 'nisse' (in Swedish: 'Tomte'), which are distant relatives to Leprechauns, and who stems from folk superstition and pre-Christian mythology. The Nisse can be described as a household spirit, and every household would have one. It was important to keep the nisse happy, because it was a tempered spirit with magical properties, who could make life difficult to he or she, who didn't treat it kindly. Thus, people would put a tray of porridge and a mug of beer out for the Nisse, to ensure that he ie. wouldn't curse the cows, or worse, the harvest. In modern times, the Nisse has become a Christmas tradition (Julenisse), and they only appear in the month of December. Now, just like in any other country that celebrates Christmas, we do christmas decorations too - and of course the Nisse plays an important part in this. Every year, any women's magazine with self esteem has a cardstock inlay with "kravlenisser" (Lit.: 'crawling elves') to decorate the home with, along with all the other Christmas decoration stuff. And some of these are now old enough to be in the public domain, so I though I'd share a some of these with you guys. www.sparet-er-tjent.dk/2010/11/kravlenisser.htmlwww.duda.dk/Grundangel/Kristendom/Jul/juleklip/kravlenisser/kravlenisser.htmlwww.denglemteskuffe.dk/Samling%20dgs%20sider/Kravlenisse%20samling/samling%20Kravlenisser%20Ark.htmlIf you want to find more, just search for "kravlenisser". Another tradition at Christmas in the very same womens magazines, is the Christmas village, which is basically an old fashioned village with snow on the roofs. It's an expression of Christmas nostalgia (and how everything was better in the old days), and it comes as a cardstock inlay in said magazines, just like the 'kravlenisser'. They are harder to find on the internet, but a good example can be seen at this page (the last linked photo - 'Hendes Verden' - pdf with scan of a full village kit). hjbak.dk/klippeark/klippeark.htmlHope some of you will have a bit of fun with these.
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 29, 2014 13:06:33 GMT -9
Oooh! I need to look for that right away! I wonder if it's available here...
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 24, 2014 16:52:40 GMT -9
Here they are! I've made one for each side of the Atlantic. The brightness is turned up, because my printer, like many others, tends to come out darker than it appears on screen. If your printer is more accurate, make sure to turn down the brightness before printing. Adventurers1 - A4Adventurers1 - LetterEnjoy, and don't be shy to snap a pic of the result and show me how it looks on that fancy matte photo paper.
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 24, 2014 14:25:52 GMT -9
I'd never noticed any of these, until the other day. Now, I got all of them, and I love 'em all! Some of them, though, looked a bit 'faded' to my taste, allthough the art is wonderful. So I threw one of them into Photoshop, and played a bit with levels and unsharp mask - and the result was pretty ok. Looks good on print, too: Let me know if you want it. I'm probably going to make more, these are too cool!
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 24, 2014 3:33:09 GMT -9
My interview is at about the two minute mark. Wow, we have the same haircut!
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 22, 2014 2:57:22 GMT -9
It may still fund though I have a few tricks left to get attention but I hate calling in old friends for business stuff (especially when you haven't talked to them in a while) Do it, man! Your network is invaluable! Use it, by all means!
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 21, 2014 14:59:56 GMT -9
You'll have to live with a few comments from me as well - they're meant as nothing but helpful advice. 1. putting you first. One of the things they taught in my business art classes was to never sell out. what they meant by this was never sell your stuff for less than it's worth, just to make any kind of money. This sets a very bad precedent and puts you on a downward spiral that's hard to if not impossible to recover from. The reason they teach you that in art school, is that too many artists gets offers to work on projects, that doesn't offer the artist any income, but will put the artists name "out there", give him/her an addition for their portfolio, resume or what have we. This does not apply to a market! It is true, that good marketing can increase your sales considerably, but at the end of the day, your product is worth what people will pay for it - no more, no less. so oldschooldm what your saying is effectively that all paintings should be sold at the caliber of little jimmies paint by numbers set and anything over $12 wont sell very well because people aren't used to Rembrandt or Monet? If this was true then Mona Lisa and the Sistine Chapel were just a waste of time, as they were clearly dabbling in something that little jimmy could have done if you put the numbers in the right place. The comparison is quite off, and not because you art doesn't compare, but because the markets doesn't compare. The market for fine art is not a market like the rpg market, but is a scarce resource market (usually, an artist only makes one copy of a given painting) and it behaves differently - because of the scarcity. Unless you plan to sell only one copy of your game, forget all about Monet or Rembrandt. And speaking of painters, did you know that Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting during his entire life, and was supported financially by his brother throughout most of it? I think that squirmydad and others are selling themselves short. Does it matter what I think? No but i'm not going to sell myself short because others are that's all I'm saying. Then it does matter what you think, doesn't it? Well, for all it's worth (I will get back to that later), I think your assumption is wrong. Those guys has been on the market for years, and I am sure they got their fingers on the pulse. If anything is the cause of low prices at OBS, it is not the association with cheap competitors, but the competition from cheap competitors. In other words, the market. the Internet has made it possible for everyone and anyone to make a game/rpg I think this is a good thing for the most part, except most of them are either a sad clone of D&D or something like it, but every now and then you come across a true gem, sadly it's treated the same as the dirt that it was found in. On OBS I am paying the same for a Monet that I am for a jimmies paint by numbers... why? Really, the internet has nothing to do with it, maybe except for speeding up the development some. There was plenty of DYI games out there back in the 80's and early 90's. I remember photocopied, unofficial game accessories for both board games and RPG's sold in my local game store, homemade adventure modules, homemade board games with badly printed tokens and game boards, and what have we. It has been a trend in that market for decades, and is one of the reasons that TSR had to throw in the towel at the end (well before every home had internet access). GW seems to be the only ones that have been able to implement a good and lasting business model. Tabletop games in general and RPG's in particular has alwas been subjet to hacks and DIY. After all, when you first have the core rules, who really needs to pay for expansions and adventure models, when you can make it yourself? My first D&D group lasted for 7 years, and it that time, about 75% of the adventures we played was made by our DM. We were definitely not Gary Gygax' best costumers - because we were fans of what he did, and decided to make our own adventures, too! And judging by the vast amount of rpg adventures that readers sent to Dungeon Magazines to be published, we were not the only ones. What I am saying with this, is that the tabletop market is inherently difficult to make a profit out of. And on top of that, it is a small market. More reading about the rpg market here: bankuei.wordpress.com/2010/09/26/so-you-want-to-make-an-rpg/ (especially the part "Don’t expect to make a living on this") graemedavis.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/on-the-economics-of-tabletop-rpgs/in business you should always put you first. if not then there's no reason to be in business. This is as wrong as it could be, and only applies to boybands at the peak of their popularity. In business, you always put the costumer first! He/she is the one that is going to pay your rent, and if he doesn't feel he's put being first, he won't be your costumer for long. Simple fact. You are there because of your costumers - not the other way around. Your product is there to fulfill a need the costumers has - not the other way around. And thus, it is imperative that you have a realistic idea of how much the costumers are willing to pay, or your efforts are doomed to fail. Those were my X cents ("X", because YOU are the one to judge the value of my opinion - not me. ). I wish you and your campaign the best of luck. I would have considered backing your game myself, but as long as Kickstarter is willing to take the money from people outside North America, but not willing to allow them to run our campaigns, I'm boycotting them.
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 19, 2014 8:15:05 GMT -9
^ Try and google keyphrases such as "seven years war", "thirty years war", "great nordic war" or "marlburian" - that should give you plenty of references. Furthermore, this is an era that is well covered by lead/plastic miniature manufacturers, so there should be some inspiration for you there, as well. Try, for instance, Foundry Miniatures, they have a plethora of historical ranges, including the ones you're looking for.
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 17, 2014 15:14:08 GMT -9
Ah! Thanks. No, not really, more like this: And there are others. Point is, Nordic trolls have genders. And age. ETA: Here's some more. Here's Quark of Valhalla: Hugo and friends: Trolls can be both frigtening and cuddly here in the North. If you want the frightening ones, watch The Troll Hunter (which is great fun, by the way).
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 17, 2014 13:46:25 GMT -9
^ I'm sorry, but cyrilian letters are really lost on me. :s I have no idea how to find said file, and trust me, I tried.
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 17, 2014 9:21:18 GMT -9
If someone who can draw feels like it, I recommend Norwegian trolls... they have a certain charm to them.
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 12, 2014 4:13:51 GMT -9
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 12, 2014 1:10:50 GMT -9
^ Well, I already ordered Litko's - and TBH, I like the look of Litko's better, rather than that plastic tab sticking up.
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 9, 2014 3:52:37 GMT -9
Great figure! Great style! Only one problem... he looks like part of a crew, but where are the rest? * *(My joking way of saying "great job, make some more").
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 8, 2014 4:55:40 GMT -9
And a bit of more updating - Erik from Figures In Comfort gave me the price of 21.25 £, that's for 25 25-mm and 25 20-mm transparent and circular bases, and includes shipping. I accepted. Now, I just ahve to wait for them to get the goods home (they don't have it in stock).
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 8, 2014 2:21:33 GMT -9
Just a quick update - much to my surprise, I got a response from Figures In Comfort today! They needed a few more details, and will get back to me with a price.
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 8, 2014 1:04:13 GMT -9
How do you feel about this year's showcase competition? Quite good, actually. Were the prize amounts too small, too big, just right? I already posted what my prize bought me at OBS, that was quite a bit - and I only got a 2nd place! I think the prize amounts were just right. Did the voting make sense? Not the results, the how-to part of it. Hm, I think that cowboyleland has a point. On the other hand, the fact that we had 3 votes each pretty much was what ensured, that everyone got a vote (or at least, that's my theory) - and I kind of like that. Wouldn't have been much fun for anyone being left with 0 votes, prize or not. Are there enough categories? Too many? Actually, I was missing one - tiles! A lot of people around here makes tiles of different kinds - 2D or 3D - and I believe we all use them. So maybe consider that as a category of it's own next year? Should it be held in a different month? I think you'll find as many different opinions about that as there are months. Did the categories parameters make sense? More or less, yeah, to me they did. Why didn't you enter a piece into one of the categories? I did... didn't I? What other questions have I forgotten to ask? I can't remember. Tanks for participating. And panzer to you too, for holding it!
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 7, 2014 7:22:50 GMT -9
Good to know that future recruitment is in good hands! Go get'em, tiger!
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 6, 2014 16:10:01 GMT -9
Yeah, saw that - however, at 30 pence each, the price of 25 will be around 12 dollars - which is slightly more expensive than Litko - so it would all come down to how much they charge for shipping it across the North Sea. Usually the price of shipping UK-Denmark ain't that bad (and way less than from US), but I have occasionally gotten a rare shock when buying goods from the UK, and their website doesn't enlighten me a lot when it comes to shipping fees. But I might drop them an inquiry, especially since Figures In Comfort haven't bothered to reply back to me, either.
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 4, 2014 14:33:57 GMT -9
Yeah, the clever people were right. I'll need an industrial printer - which they do have at the FabLab, but it's about the only thing they charge real money for (and when I say 'real money', it's on market level, so thqat part could probably be done cheaper elsewhere). As for the laser cutting part - totally free access to the thing! So next project is how to set up a proper laser cutting file (doesn't look too hard), and get on with trying out a few minis.
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Oct 1, 2014 15:26:18 GMT -9
Dane..... If you have access to a laser cutter then double sided card prints are still the best alternative to 3d sculpts. A laser cutter could produce them fast enough to be commercially viable and cut them to the black line making great looking figs. I'll be going there tomorrow, and have a talk with them about what they can do and what they can't. The workshop is free to use, and if I need small amounts of materials, they got it covered - larger amounts will need to be provided by myself. It'll be interesting.
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Sept 30, 2014 13:50:01 GMT -9
^ That may be, but as I indicated, I have access to a FabLab - a creative workshop with all kinds of advanced machinery for making all kinds of prototyping - laser cutters, 3D-printers and what have we. So it's not impossible that I could come up with something... we'll see.
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Sept 30, 2014 3:49:02 GMT -9
I've totally fallen in love with the Litko Paper Miniature Bases, and I went to order some 20 mm and 25 mm... but, but, but... when I proceeded to checkout, the price of shipping and handling was more than 60% of the price of the bases themselves! As I prefer to spend my money on game stuff rather than postal services, I have already checked out Figures In Comfort, but the bases aren't listed at their website (I sent them a mail anyway). Question is, is there any other place to get them from here in Euroland? Any other retailer you guys know of, or other alternatives?
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