Hit marker dice frames now available!

[sebigboss79]

I rather mean have both scales 5mm frames + dice as well as 7mms on other bases...

[Wulf]

I rather mean have both scales 5mm frames + dice as well as 7mms on other bases...

Yeah, I considered it, small dice for crowded bases, but I prefer the consistency of one die type across whole armies. I'll test it, i have the 7mm frames and dice coming, and I've ordered the 5mm frames, and already have dice.

[sebigboss79]

I specify again: One army, one type of dice/frames. Next army.....

[Wulf]

I specify again: One army, one type of dice/frames. Next army.....

Yeah, but my armies will face one another (I'll be providing both sides for my regular opponent), and, again, I like consistency.

If I used different scales, i would certainly use different dice, but I stick to 10mm.

[sebigboss79]

How about a third and fourth army in a different era and area 

[Wulf]

How about a third and fourth army in a different era and area 

I bought Macedonians & Persians, then rediscovered forgotten Romans & Gauls. I've now expanded the Gauls to include Britons (lots of chariots), and added Carthaginians (before realising the Romans were the wrong period... I mistook different poses from the packs of Legionnaires for Hastati, Princepes & Triarii - so now I'm buying proper early Romans...)

I'm considering Spartans and expanding the Persians to their earlier armies...

[sebigboss79]

All the same field. How about some WWI or II ? Or start Fantasy / SciFi armies..SciFi would look good with 5mms methinks.
I use 7mms for my Fantasy Dakr Elves and same size for 4 forces in 3mm

[Wulf]

All the same field. How about some WWI or II ? Or start Fantasy / SciFi armies..

I do have a load of WWII I never did anything with...

[Wulf]

Well, I've tested both, and proven 2 things...

5mm dice are too small & fiddly when the bases are 'busy' with figures or terrain. maybe if I had longer nails, or used tweezers...

These frames are actually a bit fragile... I badly damaged one removing it from one plain base it was stuck to with PVA glue - it left a lump of one side behind!

The 5mm versions may still come in handy if I ever use my 2mm figures... but those are WWII as well, and there's no purpose to dice in Spearhead, my preferred WWII minis game...

But the 7mm version looks excellent with 10mm figures - with black dice, they neither disappear nor dominate a unit base.

[Leon]

Thanks for the feedback, I'll have a check on the 5mm's, as they stood up OK to some basic strength tests, but nothing more than that.  We can look at thickening up the frame if necessary.

[Wulf]

I don't think there's any flaw with them, they're just not meant to be glued down then prised loose again. Considering I was intending to use 5mm dice before I discovered you were selling these at all, it's an improvement any way I look at it...

[Leon]

 

[sebigboss79]

 

No problem here with my 7mm ones.

But need to change my bases from 4020s to 5050 to accomodate. Also means I can do larger units 

More money for Leon and Dave

I feel a medium order coming soon....

[Leon]

More money for Leon and Dave

Well that's a nice consequence...! 

[sebigboss79]

Well that's a nice consequence...!  

Be prepared for 2 orders minibits (small small) and Pendraken (medium). 
And now using a meme 

[Leon]

 

[sebigboss79]

Good news. Orders are already made. 
Bad news: Much smaller than I had wanted 

[Wulf]

Good news. Orders are already made. 
Bad news: Much smaller than I had wanted 

the 5mm? Really small, aren't they...

[sebigboss79]

the 5mm? Really small, aren't they...

No, the order volume was much smaller than I wanted. Not the dice. Just ordered a few figs and bases...no new army or colours, texture etc.....

[Wulf]

Oh, I see... yes, mine will have to be for a few months too...