tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post534936483909910198..comments2024-03-29T10:07:43.170+00:00Comments on <p align="right">Steve's Random <br>Musings on Wargaming <br>and other stuff...</p>: Hinchliffe vs Tumbling Dice - size comparison..Steve-the-Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-22040186039709136082018-02-03T17:06:17.269+00:002018-02-03T17:06:17.269+00:00The accelerator looks excellent. I don't like...The accelerator looks excellent. I don't like slotta bases so am currently sawing of the tabs on some metal figures to stick them on to washers. I am sick of sitting with my fingers holding something for four or five minutes while it sets properly!legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-46405896503215172042018-01-30T12:59:03.639+00:002018-01-30T12:59:03.639+00:00Cheers Lee (again), that was a most generous parce...Cheers Lee (again), that was a most generous parcel...they will be painted.. and I'll use them too... once they're done it will be interesting to see how they compare when standing right next to another unit of TD.. and I'm still hoping Sean at Newline is going to bring out a 20mm range...Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-44098022290773123792018-01-30T12:57:18.098+00:002018-01-30T12:57:18.098+00:00Thanks Paul.. when I chose the scale for the proj...Thanks Paul.. when I chose the scale for the project it was a bit if a toss up... 25mm is too big for me... I only have a 6 x 4 table but I wanted to field at least 8-10 units a side whilst still giving a little manoeuvre room... 15mm is getting too small for me - I can paint them but as age creeps in, glasses etc., it becomes more onerous.. so 20mm was the shoe in... but metal... never plastic... trust me, "it's an aspirational thing"... :o))Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-18764150881413425892018-01-30T12:52:35.501+00:002018-01-30T12:52:35.501+00:00Thanks Dan - yes - I try to put up posts that I...Thanks Dan - yes - I try to put up posts that I'd find useful, so job done.. I'd heard about the Miliput idea, I also tried blue tac as per Lee's comment, but it's a right old faff and I'm a gamer not a modeller.. :o))Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-66991319485214281632018-01-30T09:39:20.522+00:002018-01-30T09:39:20.522+00:00They look pretty good together I'd say Steve. ...They look pretty good together I'd say Steve. You mention scale creep within the Hinchliffe range, it's something I became aware of as I built up my armies and apparently is something they are notorious for. The ECW range is really not too bad as all the early codes were sculpted by Peter Gilder in 1978, but later codes added in 1980 are noticeably more chunky, I don't think they are the work of PG as the faces are very different. That said I have plenty of latter codes in my collection and find once painted a slight difference in sculpting style is not so noticeable. I look forward to seeing these examples painted. Re wobbly heads, I'm a user of blue tac, a tiny blob holds things in place and fills any tiny gaps and goes solid once the gel superglue has dried. Can be very frustrating though. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181989906410822069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-41822520929799131922018-01-30T08:13:07.917+00:002018-01-30T08:13:07.917+00:00Oh - and the accelerator in droppers is evil. it ...Oh - and the accelerator in droppers is evil. it smells and once on your fingers lingers for ages. at least that's been my experience.marinergrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393687295535460527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-21886596488874613712018-01-30T08:12:11.717+00:002018-01-30T08:12:11.717+00:00Good post. Never really considered 20mm v 25mm as...Good post. Never really considered 20mm v 25mm as in the older school of figures since most of my stuff is moving to 28mm (aka 30mm). The thing with the 20mm stuff is that it does allow the use of those lovely figures from Zveda and the like doesn't it.marinergrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393687295535460527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-3056247166134379532018-01-29T18:36:28.831+00:002018-01-29T18:36:28.831+00:00Good post. I like an accurate description of figur...Good post. I like an accurate description of figure compairisons. I read somewhere of people using milliput to hold the heads or arms in place while the glue dried. Lately I've been doing that and using five minute epoxy.<br />Dan Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08162537595366441464noreply@blogger.com