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... Hey Steve, as I write this I'm taking a break from painting a whole bunch of Artizan WWII minis, plus misc fanatasy stuff. I'm going to be running a...
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Steve
cooper12a
Nov 1, 2009 6:38 pm
My mate will inevitably field a gatling for his US infantry- how do you fight one? (Especially with Apaches) I'm assuming trying to flank it is a wise move as...
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Charles Tricker
bucket_boy101
Nov 2, 2009 12:37 am
I ran a gatling gun in a ten round campaign, and found that it was only able to shoot twice (in one game) in the whole campaign, and that's because the...
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jessejosephacosta
jessejosepha...
Nov 2, 2009 9:18 am
I started to notice in my hunt for Western miniatures, the scales seem a bit varied, anywhere from 25 - 32 mm. From my other gaming experiences, I haven't had...
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foureyedtroll1986
foureyedtrol...
Nov 2, 2009 12:22 pm
I found that basing my Black Scorpion minis on flat 25mm bases helps, while my friends' 25-28mm minis are based on the usual GW 25mm bases. They still look a...
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Steve
cooper12a
Nov 2, 2009 3:16 pm
Me myself personally I wouldn't use Black Scorpion with my Foundry/Artizan/Crusader/Conquest/Brigade Models minis. But if it works for others, good luck! it's...
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Steve Burt
pyruse
Nov 2, 2009 3:20 pm
On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 12:11 PM, foureyedtroll1986 ... I'd say Foundry are actually correctly sized, but there seems to be a trend for miniatures to get larger...
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Steve
cooper12a
Nov 2, 2009 3:26 pm
Yeah I'm underwhelmed by the quality control of both Foundry & GW, given the prices they charge... seen several Foundry figures where chunks of the master...
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Wyn Robertson
wyndhamr
Nov 2, 2009 5:57 pm
I'm 5 foot, 7 inches. Some of my friends are shorter, some are (a lot) taller. I'm sure the situation was similar, back in the Wild West days. Wyn To:...
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Steve
cooper12a
Nov 2, 2009 6:02 pm
Yeah, that works fine for Copplestone FOUNDRY & Owen FOUNDRY... but its a jump too far for Black Scorpion, especially for the women who would be gigantic...
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jessejosephacosta
jessejosepha...
Nov 2, 2009 6:09 pm
If you use Black Scorpion's minis for LOTHS, won't you run into the same issue playing other people who use 25/28mm?...
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Steve
cooper12a
Nov 2, 2009 6:17 pm
it's a fair point... but i can probably cajole my gaming circle into buying BS too! Besides that day is afar off, still lots of Old West stuff to buy/sculpt...
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Steve
cooper12a
Nov 2, 2009 6:17 pm
Just in case anyone in here plays LotHS, North Star have a 'lucky bag' of 20 Foundry pirates for £10 at the moment- good deal...
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Anthony
antged
Nov 2, 2009 7:57 pm
I seem to have lost some of the ponies for my indian figures. Can anyone suggest some alternatives? what about Numidian Cavalry horses from the Punic Wars?...
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Steve Burt
pyruse
Nov 3, 2009 10:34 am
... But I'm sure that your colt revolver or winchester repeater would be exactly the same size as your friend's. Whereas cowboys from different manufacturers...
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J.R. Sharp
jr_sharp2005
Nov 3, 2009 3:52 pm
There are a ton of good sculpts out there, but the problem is as stated, everything is different. I have Dixon, Artizan, Foundry mainly, I have noticed that...
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Olivier Perronny
sgt_perry
Nov 3, 2009 3:58 pm
Hi, I have some pictures of some Blue Moon minis along with Artizan, Foundry and Dixon ones. http://perrysheroes.free.fr/spip.php?article156 The same thing...
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Steve
cooper12a
Nov 3, 2009 5:04 pm
http://www.otherworld.me.uk/hhseries.html Nice casting if you want to mount a rider figure on a mule instead of a horse... Not competitively priced though......
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Nov 3, 2009 5:27 pm
That is a good point, especially if the weapons tend towards the 'heroic' scale! Wyn To: LOTOldWest@... From: steve.and.mary.burt@... Date:...
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Steve
cooper12a
Nov 3, 2009 5:34 pm
Mike Owen's tong fighters for Brigade Models are fully compatible with his own range, except that their revolvers are extremely chunky!...
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Malamute
nickfutter
Nov 4, 2009 10:15 am
An option to get around the height differences is to slip a spacer of some sort between the base of the figure and whatever you base it on....
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Steve
seattleredgamer
Nov 4, 2009 1:06 pm
... Surely you gest. Back in the "Wild West" all men were a uniform 6' tall. Except for John Wayne, who was 6'4" tall. Differences in height amongst human...
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Havener, Mark
elfholme
Nov 5, 2009 6:39 pm
Hey Steve, I just sent you an email about this with some attachments. I got a bounce back saying that you are out of town. Let me know if there is an ...
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Havener, Mark
elfholme
Nov 5, 2009 8:05 pm
I would look at the Dixon range. They sell their horses separately, and IMO are very good quality. I'm not sure what manufacturer your riders are, or whether...
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Steve
cooper12a
Nov 6, 2009 11:39 am
Shouldn't be bouncing... use stevecoopermm at aol dot com Thanks!...
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foureyedtroll1986
foureyedtrol...
Nov 6, 2009 1:17 pm
Sounds about right. The way I understand it, if the 28mm measurement is to the top of the head, that is called true-scale. If the measurement of 28mm is to the...
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foureyedtroll1986
foureyedtrol...
Nov 6, 2009 1:18 pm
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LotHighSeas/ Might be better mentioned there, hehe. I just got into it myself. I love the Black Cat Bases miniatures for...
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foureyedtroll1986
foureyedtrol...
Nov 6, 2009 1:18 pm
Doesn't surprise me. I like the smaller companies myself, they produce good quality models, and quite often the sculpting is pretty good too. What are the...
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Charles Tricker
bucket_boy101
Nov 6, 2009 1:20 pm
I believe GW LotR miniatures are True 28mm scale, but their others are more like true 32mm scale. However, they aren't the only company to make fantasy...
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foureyedtroll1986
foureyedtrol...
Nov 6, 2009 1:21 pm
To be honest, most companies other than Foundry seem to do 28mm to eyes scale for LotHS. I think the scale lessons had been learnt from Old West, but certainly...
