Neil Patterson

There is another supplier of ducks......

https://www.lucideyepublications.com/

In addition to the Ziggurat ranges which have useful Greeks and Centaurs, the Blades & Souls has Satyrs, ducks and elves...

Neil

23 hours ago, borbetomagnus said:

Has anyone purchased miniatures from Tabletop Art? I just found their set of Giant Boars and think they would work very well for Tusk Riders. 

 

 

Yes, I recently bought their set of 28mm Roman tents from their eBay site.

Very nice resin, great detail and very fast delivery to UK.

Neil

On 5/7/2020 at 5:00 PM, Oracle said:

Please enlighten the ignorant: What is TTS?

To add to replies already made, a miniatures game owing something to Commands & Colors ancients, except is based on a square grid rather than hexes, playing cards rather than special dice and cards and has more detailed troop types. An ECW version has appeared and others are promised. I already sourced some Dragon playing cards for when a Gloranthan suitable version appears!

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/169926/strongest

https://bigredbatshop.co.uk/pages/about-to-the-strongest

Neil

17 hours ago, jajagappa said:

Jannisor

 

That's the one! Thanks. The green was a dead ringer with Thracian style helmet and star / sunburst shaped shield.

Neil

Yes, Sables and Impala tribes are a problem.

Mad Knight had a green for an antelope launcher based on the illustration of Jax.....err....I forget his name, the one with a demon as a friend who attacked Glamour with elf allies.

Pricey for a unit.

The old (unlicensed) Tabletop Miniatures turn up (for a price) on eBay; a seller keeps offering lots of various types. This range include 2 different Sables and an impala which is almost as large as the sable! The pygmy is quite big as well! He also sells alticamelus but they are pricey. Only 3 riders, the antelope lancer has never turned up. He's in the UK. Trolls, broo and dragonnewt are also sold on a random basis, not to mention price.

The only other available option is the Ral Partha Gembok antelope. There are 2 versions - sadly too small for a sable and too big for an impala (unless you use big 28mm or 32mm for everything else). A small 25mm figure just fits although the neck needs extended or the horns interfere with the rider.

I was lucky enough to get hold of some London War Room sables and impala before they went under (as well as WestWind bison). Not yet done, the sables take 25mm or small 28mm riders. The impala are going to be heavily converted 20mm (parthians mostly) with Hasslefree heads.

The other one to watch is Rapier miniatures although they are working to a 32mm scale. Threatening bison riders with the other Praxian tribes to follow.

Neil

5 hours ago, Dissolv said:

Yep, back on page 2.  I've had my eye on them, but most of the line is far too fantastic to mix with my own more historically grounded figures.  However I've got through enough of my current backlog to order some of the more interesting ones.......

@Neil Patterson  I'll check that stuff out when our FLGS can re-open.  As a rule, I try to avoid any step that consumes a lot of time, but you never know until you can experiment.  Thanks for the tip!

And since this is the miniatures thread after all....

 

 

 

To the Strongest? It looks like the basing style.

Of course Simon (Big Red Bat) is a Gloranthaphile and has been promising a Fantasy version.

It wouldn't take long to smooth over mail in the grand scheme of things......and would remove any lingering dissatisfaction....

Neil

On 4/29/2020 at 7:13 PM, Dissolv said:

Say what now?  I have never heard of this stuff before!!!

It's a GW product; a paint pot full of green "goo". You can apply it with a paint brush to fill small gaps or to smooth out a rough surface. Clean brush with water.

Original "Green stuff" or "Kneadanite" is a two-part (yellow and blue) epoxy modelling clay which before the advent of CAD was used to sculpt miniatures (sometimes known as "greens") along with Milliput and more modern clays like Procreate.

Green stuff is very sticky with a consistency like chewing gum until it starts to set/cure. The GW product comes ready mixed in a liquid and water soluble gloop that can be smoothed over most surfaces. It drys quickly and in theory can be sanded or filed even smoother. I say in theory as it's easy to be too rough and have it peel off; I also find Green stuff generally is better carved than sanded if you need to remove bumps. The GW product is also less sticky than the clay itself.

Neil

The chainmail was a problem, as it is with so many figures.  

Have you thought about "liquid green stuff" from GW? It's easy to use for jobs like this, just brush it on to give you leather or cloth.

Neil

Those demon horse troop figures are still available under the "Casting Room Miniatures" brand from Foundry:

https://www.castingroomminiatures.com/collections/god-of-battles/products/gd006

Foot troops also available as well as Bison riders.

All part of their God of Battles rules set which never took off.

Neil

19 hours ago, Bill the barbarian said:

A quick question, did you actually click on the link and read the posts in question? At no point do I or should I say the OP, use a commercial printer. Just a check... The method recommended would not be a very good way to  make two printed copies never mind 20... Thus, I am unsure if it it bends never mind breaks the copyright rules.

cheers

Yes I saw the topic long before your post.

I never suggested that you were advocating using a commercial printer. All I was attempting to do was point out the issues around pdf printing; for me, being old, I'd rather have a hardcopy. However lacking access to a good quality colour printer, I have the choice of a poor home printed version or using a commercial printer to get something professional. I am uncomfortable about this for the reasons I gave.

Neil

13 hours ago, Bill the barbarian said:

Until then, perhaps kirinyaga has a solution...

kirinyaga shows a way of creating your own POD books, just click on the link above and scroll down to the pretty pics and Bob’s yer aunt (it is the 21st century after all).

There are commercial printers who will turn a pdf into a hardback or soft back for around £30-40 GBP; that's not the main issue for me, as I think there are all sorts of copyright and moral issues with this approach. It may appear "harmless" to print off a hardcopy for your own use. Given the availability of printers, assuming you have access to one will turn out a nice copy assuming you use nice paper. What if a friend wants a copy? More seriously what happens if someone unscrupulous buys a pdf and then has 20 copies printed?

The author receives royalties on 1 pdf. This has always been the issue with pdf copies; I have no doubt it will soon appear as a download on the internet somewhere.

I'd rather wait for the PoD.

Neil

On 12/3/2019 at 9:16 AM, M Helsdon said:

MOB has said there will be a POD option.

Any idea on timescales for a PoD option?

When the previews were sold out, my initial thoughts were to explore getting the pdf printed (purely for own use), but that takes you into grey areas around copyright and permission. It's just I prefer paper copies of reference material.

The cost would take you into the same ballpark figures as buying a PoD version of the book, so I'd rather stay on the right side of the law and ensure the author gets their proper commission.

How long do I have to persuade myself to resist the temptation of getting the pdf as well as holding out for a PoD? 😉

Neil

9 hours ago, M Helsdon said:

Hi Neil,

I'm afraid there's a limit on the number of previews I am allowed to sell, and that limit was exceeded yesterday. A couple of copies will be posted (some abroad) and it will be expensive as it is a thick heavy book.

Am asking if the limit can be stretched a little, but there's also a very hard limit of what I can transport to Dragonmeet, as I will be travelling by train/bus/tube.

Have just sent a copy of my files to a printer to do a one copy black & white, soft cover test, which I should get back by the middle of next week. Their document preview showed a couple of issues: middle cut out of a double page spread (I can fix); a few thin black lines around some illustrations (which I can't fathom as they aren't present in the Word or PDF versions).

The preview, with any faults I can't fix, will cost about £60, for a 380 page full color hardback. The print run is small, and vanity publishing is expensive.

It looks as though it would be more feasible for you to wait on the PDF? Am sorry about this. I didn't anticipate there would be so much interest in a preview.

Spine not shown (changes likely):

OK. Thanks for the response. If you can stretch the limit I'd still be interested in a copy even if it means expensive postage rather than a trip to Dragonmeet.

Neil

Having stumbled across this project, I'd be very interested in obtaining a copy.

I note you indicate "expensive" for price; is there a ball park figure?

I even started looking at the feasibility of going to Dragonmeet (which I confess wasn't on my radar) as I figured cost would be about that for postage if using National Express, with a show to boot. I've discovered the train has a replacement bus service that day anyway, meaning avoiding that = extra time in any case.

For me I'd want to reserve a copy for collection, paying up front (which would probably the most practical way to pay in any case). However, before committing I'd like some idea of potential cost; I'm aware this may depend on numbers printed and whether it's worthwhile for you.

Regards

Neil Patterson