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Post by adjutantgeneral on Jun 10, 2021 12:09:55 GMT -9
Not looking for Paper General figures. Don't get me wrong, they are good for what they do, which is to allows people to try out armies before deciding whether they want to invest in a 3d army.
As a collector of- and gamer in- paper exclusively, however, I want better quality artwork.
Something more along the lines of Bhoritz's/Gwindel's/Patrick's historical would be great. His Romans, Gauls, Greeks, Spartans, Medievals, Thirty Years War and American Civil War 25mm figures are all wonderful. I don't care so much for his 15mm Napoleonics, however, which are, imho, a bit lacking in detail.
Anyway, any advice is appreciated.
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Post by wyvern on Jun 10, 2021 13:56:19 GMT -9
Have you tried the Helion Paper Soldiers series? They're intended for wargaming more generally, so come in sets with two complete armies, and scenery, and are intended to be based up in multiple groups. Artwork's excellent from those I have (physical copies only, as they only - finally! - started also doing PDFs last July).
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Post by Vermin King on Jun 10, 2021 15:28:22 GMT -9
Long day ... what the heck is 'DBA'?
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Post by mproteau (Paper Realms) on Jun 10, 2021 16:21:04 GMT -9
I'm guessing it's neither "doing business as" or "database administrator", but that's all I know.
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Post by squirmydad on Jun 10, 2021 19:18:46 GMT -9
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Post by adjutantgeneral on Jun 11, 2021 6:50:08 GMT -9
Sorry guys. DBA is a rules system for both one shot ancient to medieval tactical level field battles and also for games that is, or at least was, extremely popular as the rules were simple, only about fifty figures per army were required, and you could play out a multi-player campaign in a single (long) day. There was an offshoot set of rules called Hordes of the Things for fantasy battles. Both were, and I assume still are published by Wargames Research Group. Anyone who is interested in getting into miniature wargaming will find these rules an excellent place to start, whether your armies are those of Aragorn Son of Arathorn or Gaius Julius Caesar.
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Post by Vermin King on Jun 11, 2021 7:09:31 GMT -9
What is the full name for DBA?
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Post by Zephalo on Jun 11, 2021 9:19:15 GMT -9
What is the full name for DBA? Zephalo
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Post by squirmydad on Jun 11, 2021 10:57:50 GMT -9
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Post by adjutantgeneral on Jun 12, 2021 7:46:57 GMT -9
Looks like fun, but can't get the files to open. My computer doesn't even seem to recognize the file names as links. Weird.
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Post by squirmydad on Jun 12, 2021 8:10:24 GMT -9
Looks like fun, but can't get the files to open. My computer doesn't even seem to recognize the file names as links. Weird. They won't open in a browser, you have to download it first.
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Post by adjutantgeneral on Jun 12, 2021 8:31:04 GMT -9
Looks like fun, but can't get the files to open. My computer doesn't even seem to recognize the file names as links. Weird. They won't open in a browser, you have to download it first. Thanks!
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Post by Punkrabbitt on Jun 12, 2021 15:55:12 GMT -9
I am building some 28mm DBA armies from mesper's Permes historical ranges, particularly his New Kingdom Egyptians.
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Post by squirmydad on Apr 10, 2022 14:29:35 GMT -9
Knowing my fate is to be with you Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo! Altefritz from Paperworlds once set out to make figure mods of Patrick Crusiau's Napoleonics for the entirety of the forces involved in the battle of Waterloo; Finally got these files cleaned up and uploaded, I tried to organize the forces into folders by nationality, but due to my complete lack of research into this battle some may be in the wrong place. I'm happy to put things into their proper folders if someone more knowledgeable than me can provide guidance. www.onemonk.com/guest-dl.html
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Post by ewing9593 on Apr 10, 2022 23:22:21 GMT -9
Can second the paper stuff from Helion. Also, if you google petespaperboys you'll find his independent website with a lot more armies.
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Post by Rhannon on Apr 11, 2022 1:08:13 GMT -9
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Post by squirmydad on Apr 11, 2022 17:12:48 GMT -9
From Waterloo to Rivoli! ...which I know is going backwards. Figure mods by Fabrizio Davi of Patrick Crusiau's originals. Get them here; www.onemonk.com/guest-dl.html
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Post by ewing9593 on Apr 11, 2022 22:05:58 GMT -9
The Crusaders which are out of stock look absolutely superb. Will definitely get my hands on those at some point.
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Post by Rhannon on Apr 12, 2022 10:01:57 GMT -9
The Crusaders which are out of stock look absolutely superb. Will definitely get my hands on those at some point. It isn't OOS or OOP. It has yet to be published. I think it will take about a month. I personally know the publisher, he is a friend of mine. I will shortly inform you about the correct publication date.
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Post by Rhannon on Apr 12, 2022 10:28:58 GMT -9
I asked. This booklet will be published within two weeks. It will also be available on Amazon.com (USA) and after some time (usually not long) it will also appear as a digital format.
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Post by squirmydad on Apr 13, 2022 19:30:35 GMT -9
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Post by thehobbybox on Jun 20, 2022 2:57:40 GMT -9
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Post by thehobbybox on Jun 20, 2022 2:59:13 GMT -9
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Post by Bhoritz on Jun 27, 2022 13:29:51 GMT -9
Those napoleonics of mine were a kind of experiment about something that has bothered me since I began making paper figures. One I have returned to several times and to which I have no answer. Those drawings that we use for making figures can be seen as drawings, or as tokens to be used on a table. As drawings, the best ones have detailed artwork, probably real proportions and contrasting shadows. But to be seen and be recognisable at a distance on a table, they should have simple drawings, no details and not much shadows work. The problem is that at the scale distance at which you see the figures on a table, you would only see real soldiers on the real world as moving silhouettes with a few specks of colors. That's why for lead figures, you accentuate contrast and that's why the anatomically wrong fantasy figures (big head, squat design, overblown weapons) are more visible than the anatomically more realistic plastic one (like old airfix and the like). I tend to draw on the caricatural style (mostly at 60 or 30 mm), but for 15mm, I tried a few times to go even further. Frankly, I am not really convinced by the result. They have two advantages: - when used "en masse" and at a distance, they do the job - they are really fast to do, I can make all the drawings for two opposing armies ready to print in one evening with time to spare to prepare the wargame (though cutting them is still a pain in the..., maybe now that I have a cutter, it would be better). But the really look terrible. It has been an on and off thing for me. Last time I used them was for an ancient scenario. I have been tempted to go back in the meantime (renaissance, or franco prussian maybe...), but I generally prefer to use my time by drawing larger figures.
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