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Post by joasht on May 20, 2009 23:15:29 GMT -9
I just came across this website, I must admit its a interesting thing you guys have going on here!
I'm wondering; what do you guys mostly use these figures for?
Thanks!
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Post by Aestelon on May 21, 2009 0:25:25 GMT -9
Mostly what they're intended for - tabletop miniatures gaming. If you've heard of the likes of Warhammer, then you know the sort of thing I'm talking about; games played with little model soldiers across a table. But gaming can be a very expensive and time-consuming hobby - first you have to shell out a large wad of cash to build an army, then you spend hours (or days) painting them. As fun as it can be, not everyone has that much money or time to spend on it. These figures are a low-cost and quicker alternative, that look about as good on the table. Hope that goes some way to answering your question!
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Post by godofrandomness on May 21, 2009 0:31:24 GMT -9
My gaming group and I have been using these for our DnD 3.5/Pathfinder games. For a while I was running a campaign where the villans the party fought every week was based on whatever set I just recently purchased and cut out.
I also want to use these for some war games, but unfotunately my gaming group only is interested in either 40K or warmachine, where Onemonk's corresponding minis are rather limited.
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Post by onemonkeybeau on May 21, 2009 6:09:53 GMT -9
I use the figs for a variety of things: Mostly for gaming (Song of Blades and Heroes, Savage Worlds, and most recently HeroQuest) I also use them for dioramas, as crafts for the kids, and as a stress reliever. I don't know about the other guys here on the board but cutting out figures is very therapeutic for me. Nothing better than after a full day at work coming home and putting together some Onemonk goodness (much to my wife's chagrin ) onemonketbeau
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Post by jabbro on May 21, 2009 6:47:13 GMT -9
Mostly table top RPGs. I rarely get to play, but creating these is just as much fun.
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Post by emergencyoverride on May 21, 2009 8:38:00 GMT -9
I usually use them for my Savage worlds RPGs, SOBH, and 5150 among other skirmish games. Like OneMonkeyBeau, I also find working on them theraputic and a big stress reliever. I guess its just the mechanical activity combined with my imagination about how I'll be using them during a future game. All together a great hobby! ;D
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Post by old squirmydad on May 21, 2009 13:08:25 GMT -9
Skirmish games mainly, both Fantasy and SF, but mostly SF; Stargrunt2, Song of Blades, Mutants & Death Ray Guns, Guncrawl and random free ruleset dl's. Occasionally my minis have tea parties or go fishing (when my daughter gets ahold of them).
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Post by Floyd on May 21, 2009 17:52:09 GMT -9
GunCrawl, SpaceHulk, Song of Blades and Heroes and a variety of RPGs.
~F
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Post by stevelortz on May 21, 2009 23:44:53 GMT -9
Peace of mind... literally.
Back in the early-'70s I was almost going crazy because my fiancee had "dear john-ed" me. I realized I needed to find something else to think about. In the fall of '74 I asked myself, "Was there ever a time in my life when I felt peaceful?"
The answer was "Yes, when I was playing with my toy soldiers."
So I deliberately decided, as an adult, to start playing with toy soldiers again. I bought some Airfix 1/72nd plastics and started painting them up. I stumbled across some ads for Custom Cast and Miniature Figurines in an English Military Modelling magazine, but I couldn't figure out how to order any. That December, Playboy did a small feature on metal Napoleonic miniatures in their Christmas gifts article. Then I found the same ads for Custom Cast and MiniFigs in Military Modeler, an AMERICAN magazine. I immediately ordered their catalogues and some sample figures, and the game was afoot.
In February of '75 I was first exposed to D&D, and that was that.
One side effect was that I weaned myself off of alcohol. Early on, I noticed that I couldn't paint and drink at the same time. Well, I could. The figures looked great while I was painting, but the next morning, after I had lost the buzz, the figures looked terrible. I started asking myself, "Do I want to drink tonight, or paint some figures?" Gradually, the painting displaced the drinking. At no point did I ever decide to quit drinking altogether. It just happened.
I've been fiddling with figures ever since, sometimes professionally, other times just for fun. Now it's just for fun again.
Have fun! Steve
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Post by abaddonwormwood on May 22, 2009 0:18:49 GMT -9
"dear John-ed"; what's that? Sorry if it's a cultural or era thing... this poor Wormwood missed out.
Lord Abaddon of Wormwood
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Post by Aestelon on May 22, 2009 0:36:30 GMT -9
"Dear John" is a letter left by a woman to inform her partner that she's leaving him.
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Post by magpiestear on May 22, 2009 3:42:51 GMT -9
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Post by joasht on May 22, 2009 3:56:17 GMT -9
I'd like to read that I'm wondering about two things: 1) I see alot of papercraft terrain and dungeons in pictures; where can I get these? 2) How do I make my own paper figures in PDF form? How do you guys draw it then size them properly? Thanks!
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Post by silentsquirrel on May 22, 2009 5:46:49 GMT -9
I'd like to read that I'm wondering about two things: 1) I see alot of papercraft terrain and dungeons in pictures; where can I get these? 2) How do I make my own paper figures in PDF form? How do you guys draw it then size them properly? Thanks! I'll chime in on the first question. Several companies make paper terrain, but here are a few of the more notable ones: WorldWorks GamesFat Dragon GamesFinger And Toe ModelsEbbles MiniaturesThere are dozens more to find with a Google search.
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Post by Aestelon on May 22, 2009 6:00:03 GMT -9
As to the second, the easiest way to guarantee the print size is to draw them at the actual size you intend the final figure to be, or at some multiple (I tend to draw at double size). Start by sketching guidelines 30mm apart, and use the bottom line as the base for the feet, and the top one for the eyeline. Do any scanning at 300 dpi, as that's pretty much the optimal print resolution; when you open the file up in an image editor, it'll keep that resolution unless you specifically change it.
For making PDFs, personally I import the image into OpenOffice.org, which has an in-built PDF export facility, but there are plenty of free programs and services thart can do the job.
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Post by godofrandomness on May 22, 2009 14:46:28 GMT -9
There is also the option of payng hundreds of dollars for adobe acrobat too... As for paper buildings, there are tons of free stuff out there too. A guy posted here a while back as dagobahdave (I think) did all the buildings on this site: www.davesgames.net/wfrp2/. You just gotta scroll down a bit.
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Post by Aestelon on May 22, 2009 15:05:14 GMT -9
He did, and he's posting here again now.
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Post by godofrandomness on May 22, 2009 17:45:46 GMT -9
Yeah I saw that 30 seconds after posting
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Post by joasht on May 28, 2009 5:32:29 GMT -9
Sorry that this is off topic, but given that most of you have tried Song of Blades and Heroes, I must ask....
I bought it straight from the blog and already paid, but there doesn't appear to be any place to get the file....does he personally email it to me later?
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Post by squirmydad on May 28, 2009 7:02:39 GMT -9
Yea, if you order form the blog, he will email you the rules. He typically turns it around in a day or so. JIM
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Post by abaddonwormwood on May 28, 2009 18:09:15 GMT -9
Actually Song is on DriveThruNow.
Lord Abaddon of Wormwood
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Post by old squirmydad on May 28, 2009 19:34:31 GMT -9
Early on, I noticed that I couldn't paint and drink at the same time. Have fun! Steve Actually, I was beta-testing some models a while back and I know my own skills at construction are pretty good, but I wanted to replicate the abilities of a beginner, so I drank a bunch of beer before I sat down to work on the model. Then I purposefully didn't look at the instructions, and took the pieces out as quickly as I could with shaky bleary hands. Turned out just fine so I figured the model would be easy for experienced modellers and moderate difficulty for beginners. the things I do for quality assurance. ;D
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Post by Aestelon on May 29, 2009 1:13:21 GMT -9
Now that's dedication! ;D Early on, I noticed that I couldn't paint and drink at the same time. Well, I could. The trouble with drinking and painting is it's far too easy to accidentally dunk your paintbrush in your drink.
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Post by stevelortz on May 29, 2009 5:39:47 GMT -9
The trouble with drinking and painting is it's far too easy to accidentally dunk your paintbrush in your drink. YES! I've DONE that! Have fun! Steve
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Post by Aestelon on May 29, 2009 7:19:50 GMT -9
Dozens of times. Mostly in tea, mind.
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Post by old squirmydad on May 29, 2009 8:45:54 GMT -9
Dozens of times. Mostly in tea, mind. Paintbrush in the coffee, all the time. Never bothered me though as I was in the habit of rolling my brush on my tongue to get a perfect tip for detail work so everything ended up tasting like acrylic paint.
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Post by slimyscaly on Oct 15, 2011 21:09:31 GMT -9
I personally don't play much role playing games at all, I just like to make the figures, look at them, and collect them.
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Post by wisdomknight on Nov 5, 2013 8:24:58 GMT -9
I use them for Savage Worlds RPG
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Post by drewt333 on Nov 5, 2013 12:27:40 GMT -9
I no longer have space for gaming so I just collect now.
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Post by endial on Nov 6, 2013 7:15:36 GMT -9
I use them to for my Pathfinder Role Playing Game, Even if you're not the DM (GM?) you can still contribute to the group and my way is with Paper Minis and Terrain. I mostly use Walls though as I view building cities as a good way to make the game more frustrating as you try to move your fig through a 5 foot wide alley between two buildings.
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