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Post by alloydog on Oct 24, 2016 10:53:31 GMT -9
A "My Little Pestilent, Undead Centaur Archer Pony" by the looks of it!
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Post by alloydog on Oct 24, 2016 1:13:13 GMT -9
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Post by alloydog on Oct 21, 2016 10:39:56 GMT -9
The first thing that came to mind when I saw the thread topic was that it was a book about creating paper minis. Like what software people use, handdrawn stuff and digital and the like and where inspiration is drawn from. That sort of thing. To me "Practitioners of Magic" are the arty dudes who create these works or art. Anyone fancy writing such a book?
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Post by alloydog on Oct 20, 2016 8:56:24 GMT -9
While hunting around for something else entirely on the 'net I discovered this game ruleset and the paper minis to go with it. Flipit Paper Combat.The last rule update was in 2012, the site's Facebook link is dead and so is the link to the site's forum so I don't think the game is supported anymore, but it does look interesting though. Hmmm, that link takes me through several redirects and ends up at a site sell i ng Viagra!
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Post by alloydog on Oct 16, 2016 0:58:46 GMT -9
Just out of interest (having never actually designed a paper model like that myself), but why use flat faces? Why not use tubes and cones?
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Post by alloydog on Oct 13, 2016 21:28:59 GMT -9
Think you might be able to give us a close-up of one of them to see how you are attaching things? It might just be easier than doing it the other way. I hope this is clear enough. I punched out some of the backing card from a watercolour paper pad and stuck full circles where the hips are and half discs just under the shoulder slots. Where the hip pieces act as spacers, the arm-pit bits are more like shelf brackets. The thick card used isn't ideal as it is made from compressed layers, so is easy to split into layers if not careful. On the first two, I forgot to blackout the sides of the arm-pit bits. I use the ever faithful Sharpie to blackout the edges and exposed sides.
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Post by alloydog on Oct 13, 2016 10:12:38 GMT -9
I'm knocking up an "army" of these wee beasties and the hybrid slashers as well. I do find them quite difficult to build neatly, what with the curvy dorsal thingies and the thin slot holes: Actually, I am not using the slots, rather sticking the limbs onto the body with an extra thick bit of card to give a bit of width. But they're well worth the effort. Soon we'll get to see who's the toughest dudes on the table: Squirmydad's Hybrids or Okumart's Orcs...
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Post by alloydog on Oct 12, 2016 11:00:47 GMT -9
Could you show more minis with this set? sure, heres some of the raiders. Raiders of the Lost Orc...?
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Post by alloydog on Oct 11, 2016 8:50:29 GMT -9
Any chance of a preview image? You need to sign up to dropbox to get to the zip file to see them
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Post by alloydog on Oct 8, 2016 22:43:46 GMT -9
Way, way back when dinosaurs ruled the earth, I bought several boxes of Mantic Miniatures and also subscribed to the magazine/booklet/catalogue thing for a few issues. I ended up with 13 points. You need to at least 15 to get anything.
So, is there anyone here that collects or even just bought a few boxes of Mantic figures and has acquired some points and would like a few more? I would be quite happy to bung the ones I have through the post to them.
regards
Rob
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Post by alloydog on Oct 8, 2016 22:12:04 GMT -9
It's just an expression. As most folk tend to think of unicorns in the same light as rainbows, flowers, butterflies and other fairy-wairy tra-la-la stuff. An orc riding a unicorn into war is "dark".
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Post by alloydog on Oct 8, 2016 21:22:41 GMT -9
A few years back, I made the models in the photos I posted. They weren't very well planned if I had in mind others to build. Having just recently dug them out and started playing again, I thought I would tidy up the files. If anyone is interested, I have attached the files for the Heavy Cruiser, a.k.a Constitution Class from ST:TOS: Heavy Cruiser Sheet I - Ships.pdf has pieces for four ships, with the markings for the Enterprise included for one ship. Heavy Cruiser Sheet II - Names and numbers.pdf has the hull and nacelle pieces with the names and numbers for other ships from the original series. Heavy Cruiser 1.5000th scale (simple).pdf has five ships per page which are much simpler to build - no raising of the hulls, inboard detail of the nacelles and so on. Since I'm still off work for the next week, I hope to get the Destroyer, Scout and Tug models tidied up as well. With a fair wind and following sea, I may even get the Klingon ship done as well.
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Post by alloydog on Oct 7, 2016 9:27:06 GMT -9
Nice idea. However, when playing on the floor, be sure to put everything back into your storage box or the game might quickly turn into "Chronicles of the Vacuum Cleaner"… Eeeerm, I know it's got dents, but that's the dining room table!
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Post by alloydog on Oct 7, 2016 6:28:41 GMT -9
I didn't really get into SFB, as I had no one to play with. But just recently, I dug out my starship models and used the rules "Chronicles of Blood" for a quick skirmish. They work quite well, with a few minor tweaks to allow for the fact you're using ships and no groups of soldiers. I call it "Chronicles of... Vacuum"
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Post by alloydog on Oct 7, 2016 2:04:10 GMT -9
The link to a shortened version of the 5th edition, so just covers the basics. In the full rules, there is a section that specifically addresses the issue you mentioned. In the section "Personalizing Monsters", it covers several ideas, but as the expense of making things a bit more complicated. And that is the trade off. I've seen plenty of one/two page wargame and RGP rules where they have gone for simplicity, but really just end-up having a dice-shoot-out.
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Post by alloydog on Oct 6, 2016 23:18:14 GMT -9
I had a flirt with the SFB Cadet Training Handbook edition (a freebie): Since all movement and scales is hexed based and only a single ship can occupy each hex, then if your models/counters fit comfortably in each hex (no overhang and not too much space to the edges), then I would say anything goes. In fact a quick Google for Star fleet battles minitures, it seems even large models on small hexes is common.
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Post by alloydog on Oct 6, 2016 23:02:07 GMT -9
I play Tunnels & Trolls 5th edition from time to time. The actual game mechanics are fast and light and there are hundreds of solo adventures as well. It also uses regular d6s. I say 5th edition, as a few years back, it was revamped and a 7th edition was released: That version, I feel, made things much more complicated and uses polyhedral dice - it became too much like D&D which it was originally written because D&D was thought to be too heavy... Both versions are actively supported both in communities and commercially through outlets such as DriveThruRPG. You can even get a legit, abridged version of the 5th edition rules HERE.
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Post by alloydog on Mar 27, 2016 21:42:14 GMT -9
Thanks gents!
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Post by alloydog on Mar 27, 2016 8:28:36 GMT -9
Neat! One,really, really stupid question... What's a "lazy Susan" axle?
When I made some stompies (walkers, mechas,whatever), I used wooden kebab skewers for the axles.
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Post by alloydog on Jan 20, 2016 7:01:45 GMT -9
I have plenty of tweezers, 'tis patience I lack!
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Post by alloydog on Jan 19, 2016 21:12:38 GMT -9
A few years back, I knocked up a few tanks from Paper Tiger Armaments. Cliff makes his wheels "hollow" and looking at the photos, they're pretty neat. Ol' sausage fingers here can't handle such fiddliness, so I made mine solid: even to the point of sourcing the 1/4" hole punch (not easy in metric country, and ordering over the internet the postage comesto twice the cost of the item...) Wheels, hate 'em
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Post by alloydog on Dec 29, 2015 2:14:51 GMT -9
That's bl**dy brilliant! Next year, though, try to get the box /before/ it's emptied...
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Post by alloydog on Dec 29, 2015 0:20:06 GMT -9
"Tuck box"! I haven't heard that expression for well over 30 years! Anyway, they look pretty neat!
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Post by alloydog on Sept 3, 2015 23:17:15 GMT -9
That is such a awesome/lazy concept! Half-way through a project and lose interest/run out of time? No problem, quickly knock up some scaffaloding with ice-lolly sticks and kebab-skewers and tell everyone it's /meant/ to be like that...
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Post by alloydog on Sept 3, 2015 6:05:52 GMT -9
Thanks!
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Post by alloydog on Sept 3, 2015 0:50:59 GMT -9
Anyone know of a suitable tool, I guess like nail-clippers, but with a much tighter radius, for doing nice round corners? I tried searching, but couldn't find anything - probably use the wrong key-words. I needed to Suomalise my keyboard (it was UK layout, and I need Finnish). Rather than get a plain set of stickers, I found a neat piccy and made my own. However, cutting the corners neatly hasn't worked too well. I used some curved nail-scissors, but still, it could have been better: Any ideas how to or with what to cut neatly radiused corners?
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Post by alloydog on Aug 29, 2015 8:09:17 GMT -9
Just a thought, like... Is it possible to change the favicon for the website? The current one is for Proboards and well, looks bleugh. I have all my books marks reduced to just the icon because my screen is so small. May be a little contest to design one? (and bonus smarmy-points if you can work out which sites I have book-marked...) Attachments:
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Post by alloydog on Aug 23, 2015 2:15:16 GMT -9
Ah, yes, I see now. I just saw this thread's title "how does this work?" and never noticed the sub-forum's title.
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Post by alloydog on Aug 22, 2015 22:52:45 GMT -9
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Post by alloydog on Aug 18, 2015 21:55:15 GMT -9
But you had your board with you, right?
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