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Post by greypilgrim on Jan 5, 2014 13:03:19 GMT -9
Hello, I'm Dennis. I recognize at east a couple of you from one of my favorite "professional" store sites, WWG. I've been into tabletop RPG since before D&D had the 'A' in front - and board wargames (of various flavors)since around the same time. I got into cardstocking because I wanted to build a castle - and after much looking at plastic kits (mostly because of my background in model railroading) - I figured papercraft was the way to go for its economy and 'kitbashyness". It took me almost two years to finally get around to making one. (Well, the castle itself is finished - just need all the nice finishing touches of interior furnishings.)
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jan 5, 2014 13:26:17 GMT -9
Hi Dennis! You'll find a lot of cool things to furnish your castle with around here great to have you on board
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Post by squirmydad on Jan 5, 2014 17:01:15 GMT -9
Howdy pilgrim. Sorry, couldn't resist. Welcome to the forum.
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Post by WackyAnne on Jan 5, 2014 22:20:03 GMT -9
Welcome, Dennis! You've found a great community of like-minded collectors, crafters, and designers here, all held together by the loveably crazy squirmydad (crazy in the sense that he took us on, and won!). As for furnishing your castle--although we will have to see pics to give truly informed opinions -- I would heartily recommend the above bravesirkevin 's stuff ( Dungeon Furniture Pack & Council Chamber in particular). I got into gaming papercraft through Fat Dragon Games, and they have several excellent sets as well, especially DRAGONSHIRE: City Interiors.
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Post by cmnash on Jan 6, 2014 5:51:15 GMT -9
Hi All, Just saying hello as I'm newly arrived here. Although I've been building paper/card models for a while, I only learnt this forum existed when Christopher Roe announced he was moving his Genet Models forum here. To be honest, I don't know how active I'll be here, but rest assured I'll be lurking around somewhere ... I have a blog which I post to far too infrequently, and on this page: downamongtheleadmen.blogspot.co.uk/p/buildings.htmlyou'll find images of some of my builds to date which link to the posts I made about them Cheers, Colin
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Post by squirmydad on Jan 6, 2014 7:13:38 GMT -9
Welcome Colin! Really nice presentation of your builds on your blog. Feel free to lurk or post links to new blog entries, whichever is more fun for you.
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Post by smurch on Jan 6, 2014 20:30:33 GMT -9
I am Lauren from Iowa. Avid D&Der (3.5 with lots of homebrew). completely new to paper models, but after 'borrowing' a bunch to try my hand at it last night, decided to join the forum so I can 'borrow' more; maybe even get into designing some of my own down the line. Our D&D group has been playing together for years (I joined about 10 years ago), and while we all have a joint compiled collection of miniatures, not many of them are female, so I'm going to get a decent paper collection going to represent my (only female in the group) characters. And probably 5x that amount for fun
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 7, 2014 7:30:23 GMT -9
Welcome. When I played D&D, we used to stack books and put Pringles cans out on the table. Things have come a LONG way.
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jan 7, 2014 8:15:38 GMT -9
Hi Lauren! You'll find a lot of awesome paper minis around here perfect for your needs
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Post by cowboyleland on Jan 7, 2014 14:39:09 GMT -9
Welcome Smurch! (Lauren is a lovely name, but "Smurch" has real character!)
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Post by kirshan on Jan 11, 2014 12:12:56 GMT -9
Hello all I'm Kirshan, I'm an old school D&D DM/Player, who has been lost in the realms of Everquest and The Elder Scrolls for awhile. My son not so long ago found a few of my old D&D books and wanted to try it out. As a good father should I started building a D&D world he could relate too. Using the Elder Scrolls as a back drop(Which he knows a lot about). I decided if the first couple rounds worked well, I'd invest some cash and get some books ,mini's ,etc. After seeing how much it would cost to build up my D&D supplies to there former status. I started looking to the internet for alternatives. which lead me to Eddnic and to here. I'm finding wondrous amounts of knowledge here.
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 11, 2014 12:51:08 GMT -9
Welcome. Passing the gaming experience on. That is fantastic
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Post by hardlec on Jan 24, 2014 6:05:54 GMT -9
Hello. I've played wargames since 1969 and RPGs since 1976 I am a happy New owner of a cameo silhouette. I am looking for models of a Gryphon and a Kraken, not family guy or a computer card. Ive done paper models for about 10 years.
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 24, 2014 6:42:45 GMT -9
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Post by telcolou on Jan 27, 2014 19:55:23 GMT -9
Hello folks I was directed here by Tom from Fat Dragon Games; looks to be another nice place in the intarwebs! I've recently gotten back into RPG stuff since an approximate 20+ year hiatus (got married, changed careers, bought and sold a house, got another house, relocated, etc...) I initially got into fantasy cardstock terrain to display my ancient metal miniatures, and quickly fell in love with the hobby. I'll be getting a D&D game together soon with a few coworkers (AD&D 2nd edition, the BEST version, IMHO), and have been collecting a bunch of OneMonk's paper minis; It will take me months to finish painting the 50+ new minis I got, so the cardstock route is the fastest way to get some minis ready for my upcoming game. </intro>
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 27, 2014 20:26:49 GMT -9
Welcome. You can paint over your cardboard minis, too, but I don't recommend it.
With the textures and the vast array of pieces available today, I doubt I will ever go back to metal (which I understand is usually plastic now).
Take a good look around, ask questions and have fun
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Post by squirmydad on Jan 27, 2014 21:48:29 GMT -9
Welcome telcolou.
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Post by dungeonmistress on Jan 28, 2014 13:27:53 GMT -9
Hail and Well Met! I am the Dungeon Mistress, also known as Rivercat. I have been gaming now for about six years. I have been in several campaigns. Some from White Wolf, some from Wizards of the Coast - all were paper and pencil games. They were fun, but my creative side needed more...depth. So, when I remarried and found that my new husband used to game, I decided to try my hand at DMing. I went online (Craigslist) to find players and hit the jackpot! Now, I am running a D&D 3.5 (soon to morph into Pathfinder) with 6 players. A human wizard (my hubby), an Elven rogue, a Dwarf fighter, a human Cleric, a human Monk, and a Silver Dragon/Elf ranger/fighter (he's recovering from 3rd degree burns to his posterior from having shot himself with a flaming arrow! Don't ask). I have converted a number of my old characters into NPC's, my favorite is an Elven druid and her companion, a dire weasel. Remember, I mentioned my creative side? Well, I decided to make this a tabletop game replete with architecture: dungeons, taverns, houses, castles and the like. And props: dice games, furniture, Foam-cor weapons, and so on. But I have a question, the Official D&D Fold ups lists an Octagonal Tower (I've seen pics of it), but when I click on the link, it tells me that page doesn't exist. Does anyone know where I might it? I would appreciate any help you can give me, as I have all the rest of the pieces, I just need this one to complete things. Thank you! And thank you for the welcome.
Dungeon Mistress
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Post by Vermin King on Jan 28, 2014 14:11:09 GMT -9
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Post by sproutchu on Jan 30, 2014 7:17:17 GMT -9
Wow, after reading the whole 5 pages, I must say I'm impressed by the diversity and (I cannot be grateful enough about this) "maturity" of the board members ! My name's Sproutchu, but my friends call me Thierry, and my wife calls me whatever she likes. I'm french canadian, hence the names, so if you try your english tongues at pronouncing either, I'd like to hear the result. I'm from Montreal (-ish; suburbs really, but it sounds less glamourous) and mostly speak french. I'm told my written english is usually quite understandable, and it's a good thing, because my spoken english has this really ungraceful french-canadian accent. Never got to pronounce the "r" correctly without sounding like a troll trying to speak ("eerrrrrrrrrrhh"). Always been a videogame and, a bit later, boardgame fan. Only recently did I hop on the miniature gaming train (less than a year ago) and it is quickly becoming an obsession. Glad the wife likes gaming too, so she accepts having me every other night sitting right beside her while we watch TV, cutting, scoring, gluing things. We're preparing for some Malifaux fun, alongside a few more games (namely Puppet Wars, Zombicide, Krosmaster Arena, All things zombie Final Fade Out, and in the foreseeable future, Havoc and Brikwars). And a friend of mine, former D&D GM, is trying get up to date with the rules so we can start a campaign. Enough babling, just wanted to say hello !
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Post by squirmydad on Jan 30, 2014 7:31:35 GMT -9
Hello and welcome sproutchu! My wife's family is French-Canadian (Sauves), by way of Austria.
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Post by sproutchu on Jan 30, 2014 7:59:32 GMT -9
By way of Austria... huh ? They're French Canadian from Austria ?
Never knew it was a canadian province this one, always thought it was a country. Foolish me.
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Post by squirmydad on Jan 30, 2014 9:46:09 GMT -9
My wife's family is descended from the bastard son of the Von Trapps who was sent to the Canadian relatives to keep things quiet. Her great-grandfathers real name was Von Trapp, but was raised by the Sauves.
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Post by sproutchu on Jan 30, 2014 9:56:16 GMT -9
Wow, now that's a story. Now I think about it, this is just like Jon Snow being sent to the Wall in Game of Thrones. Yeah yeah. Exact. Same. Thing.
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Post by cowboyleland on Jan 31, 2014 20:38:56 GMT -9
Yeah, the burbs of Montreal are just like the wall Actually, I don't visit Montreal as often as a lot of people here (Ottawa) but I really enjoy it every time I do. Welcome to the forum.
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Post by agelessone on Feb 1, 2014 22:04:00 GMT -9
Was more of a lurker on old forums. Love this stuff :-)
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Post by cowboyleland on Feb 2, 2014 16:21:54 GMT -9
Be welcome and lurk no more!
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Post by sproutchu on Feb 6, 2014 6:52:59 GMT -9
Yeah, the burbs of Montreal are just like the wall Actually, I don't visit Montreal as often as a lot of people here (Ottawa) but I really enjoy it every time I do. Welcome to the forum. Thanks ! Nice to know there are some folks from this northern country too
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Post by darkhorse on Feb 10, 2014 2:10:30 GMT -9
greetings all i`m from the netherlands and enjoy wargaming. i love good paperterain because it looks great and is not so expensive as plastic stuff or as heavy ;-)
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 10, 2014 5:02:51 GMT -9
Welcome. I take it that you like Sci Fi models.
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