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Post by danielc on Sept 28, 2013 2:29:03 GMT -5
Well done as is your norm. I think your stuff looks fun and original in many ways.
Great Job!
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Post by danielc on Sept 25, 2013 21:35:27 GMT -5
Well done. Not that I mind the Pink Titans (ok I do, but that is a different conversation :-) ), but I love what you did. I like the use of the toothpicks and dough to get the basic shape/visual.
Great Job!
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Post by danielc on Sept 24, 2013 11:58:00 GMT -5
Cool use of wire, paper, and glue. Well done. :-)
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Post by danielc on Sept 18, 2013 22:04:16 GMT -5
I like this quite a bit. IT is simple and effective in it's role.
Well done.
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Post by danielc on Sept 18, 2013 22:02:38 GMT -5
Awesome paint job and basing. I am still trying to get used to the fact that clerics can now use swords. Im old. I have a Pathfinder cleric who uses a trident because that's the favored weapon of Gozreh. I have to admit that I find the Pathfinder "favored weapons" for many of the gods to be real stupid. In some cases the weapon is not even seen in the artwork for that god. It was like they took a list of weapons not used much and assigned them to gods to see if they could increase their use. And yes, I am one of the older people who grew up playing in a game where clericsw could not use any bladed weapons.
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Post by danielc on Sept 18, 2013 21:56:59 GMT -5
Are they rubbery or hard plastic? They are a harder plastic. Not the floppy rubber most Halloween Spiders come in. But as to holding paint, I don't plan to repaint these. They are good enough as is for the table.
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Post by danielc on Sept 11, 2013 23:24:41 GMT -5
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Post by danielc on Sept 9, 2013 10:53:50 GMT -5
The Safari Ltd toobs are a great resource. Some sculpts are really good. Unfortunately the bigger ones aren't so cheap. safariltd.com/groupAren't cheap compaired to what? I paid $10 for a Dragon the size of a DDM Huge. That just does nto seem that high. Add in the fact you can pick them up at Micheals and they have a 40% off one item coupon about every other month and that Dragon cost way less than most DDMs do today.
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Post by danielc on Sept 9, 2013 0:30:30 GMT -5
I would like to point out that toys also make great terrain features. I have an old McDonalds toy that made a great 6mm factory. I ended up doing like 10 of them and giving them to friends etc. I have also used toys to make large spce ships for terrain in 15mm SciFi games. Lastly, I have used some toys to make off features for a dungeon. For example, some cheap give away rings became wonderful power gems.
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Post by danielc on Aug 24, 2013 19:56:20 GMT -5
I see you've used bases for your new minis which look striking similar to the D&D ones. I've searched everywhere but I can't find this type of base. Do you remember who produces them? The bases are made by WotC. The reality is, There were some of the old Star Wars figures that were selling for about ten cents to 25 cents each. So I bought a ton of Bespin Guards and some goofy Large guy and cut them off the bases. (Yes I know some PPM fans just fainted) The closest I could find to old DDM bases were more. And no, no matter what some people say, the GW slotted bases are not the same. In a few months you will be able to buy the blank DCM bases in sizes ranging from Small to 4"x4". They are the same hight as the DDM bases. The only difference is they have a small slit in four spots used for their game tag system. This is not a bad thing in my mind. Anyway, good luck with your rebase method. Daniel
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Post by danielc on Aug 23, 2013 11:10:32 GMT -5
The Elemental looks wonderful. I think you did a great job. I do agree the base is too small for the figure though. I think I would take it up one base size. But either way, wonderful job there.
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Post by danielc on Aug 22, 2013 23:51:50 GMT -5
I will not go for the cookie as your explinations say what mini you used. :-)
But I think you did a great job with Dr. Doom. I love the repaint you did.
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Post by danielc on Aug 21, 2013 0:16:06 GMT -5
Great video. He combines very well with the song. Thanks for the music.
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Post by danielc on Aug 20, 2013 15:08:54 GMT -5
So I was over on the Dwarven Forge forum and I saw a great idea someone named biowizard posted that I thought might be useful for the gridless play crowd. biowizard bought a sheet of plexiglass. He took a sharpie and drew a grid on the underside, but the gridless folks could skip that step. He then took several "seemless" textures and built poster sized files for print out. When he was done he could set the "cobblestone" texture sheet down on the table, put the plexiglass on top of that and bamb, a table top of the texture he likes but that can't be damaged. By changing the sheet under the plexi he could have different settings. Here are some examples: Black (deep pit?)WhiteRock SlabCobblestoneDeadlandsForestSeaI figure the idea could be used anywhere. Add int he idea of using "negative space" (see the black example) and combined with the tiles we could make lots of fun layouts. Think an open space in a tile with black is a pit, with a lava texture become a lava lake, with a water texture it si an underground lake, etc. Anyway, I just thought his idea was so good I just had to share.
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Post by danielc on Aug 20, 2013 14:51:39 GMT -5
Great job with the head sculpting on this one. Well done. :-)
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Post by danielc on Aug 19, 2013 22:25:55 GMT -5
Thank you All for the nice comments. :-)
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Post by danielc on Aug 19, 2013 22:23:18 GMT -5
I really like the colors of the one with the staff. They all look good, but the one with the staff is my favorite.
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Post by danielc on Aug 19, 2013 22:17:51 GMT -5
Well Done.
Got to love these kinds of "home made" minis. :-)
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Post by danielc on Jul 21, 2013 23:33:18 GMT -5
Just keep in mind that even with Dwarven Forge you can "go gridless". Just because there is a tile pattern that makes it look like a grid does not mean you can't ignore them and use the ruler and gridless anyway.
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Post by danielc on Jul 9, 2013 12:09:11 GMT -5
I am certain that D&D was not originally a grid based game. The "grid" as depicted on the map above, was for a DM to keep their sanity, and because all of the maps used to be hand drawn, because there was no computer to do it on. Graph paper was a shortcut to intense measurement. I can not speak for others, but I was using the grid within weeks of buying my white box. I found a teacher's supply store (thanks to a teacher friend) that sold large pads of grid paper used for teaching kids. The grids were slightly smaller that the 1" we use now. Because of a lack of funds I hand drew small figures and glued them to 3/4" squares. So by 1979 my group was using a grid to help track combat/exploration. Now chainmail was not a grid game, it was a table top and used rulers to measure everything.
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Post by danielc on Jul 8, 2013 13:21:11 GMT -5
I have to say I would do it the way dmscotty and dmbrad suggest. Make each floor and than set them on the table next to each other.
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Post by danielc on Jul 8, 2013 13:14:33 GMT -5
One point I would like to make is that while I agree the grid does add a boadgame feel to a lot of the games I have played in, role playing and "grd or no grid" are not linked. Just because someone uses a grid on their table does not mean they are not role playing automaticly. And to be honest, I have seen "theater of the mind" games where the GM was so micromanaging everything that is was not role playing but rather storytelling with little or no input by the "players". Now none of these is "bad' and I really don't want to get into "badwrongfun" discussions. I just want to point out that the only way to judge what level of role play is in a game is to go play in it. I quote dmbrad again because his point is the real key IMO: And that is really my point, do what works for you and your group. If there are rules that you do not like, get rid of them.
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Post by danielc on Jul 8, 2013 12:55:31 GMT -5
500 members so far, well done.
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Post by danielc on Jul 7, 2013 13:06:46 GMT -5
Everything I used came from other figures. No sculpting yet. :-)
Yes, the head came from a Heroclix figure that I was using for parts.
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Post by danielc on Jul 6, 2013 21:44:25 GMT -5
Ah, that makes sense with the example you have shown. Also I like the new look even better.
Well done.
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Post by danielc on Jul 6, 2013 15:40:21 GMT -5
Thank You for the nice comments. :-)
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Post by danielc on Jul 6, 2013 15:39:25 GMT -5
Ok, I admit the lack of knowledge of Eberron, so maybe this is a dumb question but; why only two wheels? Why not four and still have robotic legs to push/pull the wagon?
Either way, this does look like a nice table top element for the players to use.
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Post by danielc on Jul 6, 2013 10:25:50 GMT -5
I think this was a good interview. As AJ said, it covered the subjects I would have wanted to hear about.
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Post by danielc on Jul 5, 2013 23:40:02 GMT -5
Hello Folks, Well I tried to modify some of the pre-paints I had. Nothing real fancy and for sure not on the level of some of the stuff Ihave seen here, but still fun for me. Drax: I liked the pose and the overall look. But I do not like guns in my game, so I replaced it with a Rod. Warchief: I liked the idea o fmy Goblins having a Warchief who was not on a giant lizard. So I made one on foot. Goblin Fire Sorcerer: After reading about Goblins with class levels, I made this Goblin as a Sorcerer who casts fire based spells. Sir William: Named for the figure he is made from. Paladin NPC showing up at some point. Combat Mage: I liked the armor of this Mage Knight figure, but dislike guns in my game. So I took the gun and replaced it with a spell effect. Then I replaced his head to get rid of the silly hair cut. Hope you like these. I had fun making them.
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Post by danielc on Jul 4, 2013 23:57:32 GMT -5
Ah, that explains why I didn't know them. I am not very familiar with the Privateer Press stuff. Not from any dislike, rather just no one in the area played so I didn't get into their figures or games.
Nice work by the way. I am looking forward to seeing more of your work.
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