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Post by wyvern on Jan 6, 2024 7:51:00 GMT -9
I know we've followed the progress of Peter Dennis's paper mini creations here on and off over the years, in the printed (and latterly also PDF) Helion series of books, and then as the PDF-only Paperboys on Campaign website (you can find the earlier topics on here by using "Helion" and "Paperboys on Campaign" in the Forum's "Search" facility). However, I've just done a fresh check of his online site today, now Peter's Paperboys, and have been impressed by the increased range of items available there since I last checked-by. There are 10mm scale, 18mm scale and 28mm scale options for figures, buildings, terrain, ships, canoes, and (I think quite recently) some World War Two vehicles by Sergio Artigas. Plus you can always rescale if needs-be. I also discovered a couple of card buildings I'd made up from printed sheets back in the 1980s, that were originally created by Peter Dennis back then too, one of which I've been trying to recall where it came from for years! Aside from the huge range of historical minis and accompanying terrain features, there's also now a Generic Fantasy Bundle, which looks just as good and entertaining as all the others. Most of the models and mini sets are paid-for downloads, but the cost is relatively low per sheet. However, a lot of what were once individual sets are now sold only as bundles, and the bundle pages don't always indicate exactly what they contain (it's unclear if everything in the accompanying images is included where there's no list of items, for instance, as some of the terrain shown is available separately as well/instead). Payment is in GBP only, via PayPal, so you will be told what you'll be paying in your local currency before doing so, if GBP isn't your usual currency.
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Post by Rhannon on Jan 6, 2024 9:00:59 GMT -9
I completely agree with you. I love the project that PD is carrying out which started with the Helion's booklets (the same publisher sells all 14/16 booklets also in PDF format). Obviously now Peter produces everything exclusively in digital format (PDF and rare Jpeg images).
Different scales are treated (28 mm., 18 mm. and 10 mm. Personally, even when purchasing all the objects, my preference decreases with the dimensions of the scale treated), but above all many historical periods are covered... a wargamers' paradise in my opinion... paying with PayPal allows you to see in your own currency how much you spend, before the final payment... all right.
I honestly don't understand (unfortunately this is my limited knowledge of the English language, I apologize) the small problem regarding bundles and single items.
Each bundle and set has, on the right, the complete list of contents. What is included in the bundles/sets is not sold individually. What is sold individually is never present in bundles/sets.
The photographs are completely exhaustive in representing the individual contents and bundles.
There are also other authors who sell in the online store.
There are also other authors who sell in the online store. Nap Flat, specialized in French Napoleonic figures which however are different, in drawing style, from those of Peter DENNIS. Sergio ARTIGAS, who has so far produced the six WW2 vehicles (small masterpieces of paper modeling in 28 mm scale.) And finally the Spanish author (but I refer to artist) Jose Maria PUJALTE MORA. I love his drawings, Imho a bit clearer and more beautiful even than those of the master. ;-)
I think that over time some new authors may be added.
On the site there are some free items ( just as there are still on the Helion site and on the Wargame Illustrated site ). The latest free downloads concern the Woodland Indians by PD and Jose Maria's new conquistadors.
I think that's all for now. If I didn't understand the correct question, I apologize again.
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Post by wyvern on Jan 7, 2024 13:24:31 GMT -9
Rhannon : The snag with the bundles is that they actually DON'T all have lists of the items included, and several sets only have a single photo, which sometimes has terrain items that aren't included (you can see this in some of the bundles that ARE listed), and sometimes doesn't indicate everything the set may contain. The problem is there's a lot of inconsistency in what's said and shown for individual sets, which I think stems from the fact that most of what are now bundles were originally set up on the site as individual sheets, or sometimes sets of related sheets. The texts sometimes seem to assume you will know what the sets once contained, rather than the sometimes too-limited information given now. I think if you regularly check the site, this is less of a problem. I don't, so it was glaringly obvious when I dropped by yesterday. That didn't stop me from spending a considerable amount on sets anyway though ! I suspected there were several additional creators present on the site, of which the only one I spotted particularly was Sergio Artigas, as I mentioned in my first posting. It's useful you listed the others though. It might be nice if the information on the site made more of this fact. I do wonder how much information that should really be on the website of this sort may buried away on the Facebook group instead. I'm not on FB, and am never likely to be, so this, if it exists, would be most unhelpful, if so.
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Post by Rhannon on Jan 8, 2024 6:59:31 GMT -9
What would be a no list bundle please? Just an example, thanks.
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Post by wyvern on Jan 8, 2024 12:30:48 GMT -9
What would be a no list bundle please? Just an example, thanks. Honestly, these are not hard to find, you just have to look through a few sets as if you were a new potential purchaser. Examples: Roman Republican Army - one photo, no list. Alamo Compound Buildings - three photos, but no list and unclear what the model consists of from the images. Dark Continent - this has a list and four images, but the images include various terrain items (which it turns out are not included in the vague "Characters, Slavers, Artillery etc" list entry), and not everything listed is shown in the photos, such as the "Transport". Houses, Walls and Bridges Bundle - no list, and it's not clear if the images show all the buildings involved or not. City (Aztec style) - one photo no list; the photo may show everything in the set, but there's no way to be sure; also there are canoes and troops in the image, which might be just for scale, but again, there's no way to know. 10 mm Scale Terrain - vague list, which assumes you already know what each entry contains; it's not clear from the images which is which of the various types, or how many buildings are included in each one. There may be others I don't recall now, as my interests concentrate around the ancient to dark age/early medieval periods, aside from fantasy, in the main from what's available.
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Post by Rhannon on Jan 8, 2024 14:46:59 GMT -9
OK, thanks.
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