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Wider Wargaming => Painting & Modelling => Topic started by: FierceKitty on 22 May 2015, 01:12:27 PM

Title: Aaaarrgghhhh!
Post by: FierceKitty on 22 May 2015, 01:12:27 PM
Assembling chariots is the worst job in the business!
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Post by: FierceKitty on 22 May 2015, 01:16:55 PM
Except perhaps wing-struts in biplanes, and I don't do moderns anyway.
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Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 22 May 2015, 02:27:25 PM
Bi-planes - MODERNS ????????


IanS
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Post by: Leman on 22 May 2015, 02:27:41 PM
WWI 6mm plane struts are soul destroying.
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Post by: toxicpixie on 22 May 2015, 02:57:23 PM
I'd agree with both of those, one reason I really liked the "one piece" castings for the Newline Designs Trojan/Mycenaean chariots... they got painted up surprisingly quickly!
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Post by: FierceKitty on 22 May 2015, 03:00:25 PM
I've been putting together Newlines Indians. 11 pieces for each vehicle. On the up side, they look marvelous. Newlines and Pendraken mix very well.
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Post by: toxicpixie on 22 May 2015, 03:03:16 PM
That they do!

Eleven pieces? Three crew, chariot body, two wheels, four horses and a yoke?

At least light chariots only have two horses and two crew ;)
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Post by: FierceKitty on 22 May 2015, 03:04:26 PM
I couldn't resist making it four crew. At least I held back from six.
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Post by: toxicpixie on 22 May 2015, 03:16:04 PM
I'm impressed you could squeeze the extra bloke in!

I always have trouble with stated numbers of crew let alone wedging in extras :)
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Post by: FierceKitty on 22 May 2015, 03:23:59 PM
You and me both, brother!
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Post by: toxicpixie on 22 May 2015, 03:34:25 PM
I now envision you with a chariot stuck to your fingers, and crew figures fallen on the floor...

This might be inspired by me currently sticking guns together and past experience with chariots ;)
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Post by: Orcs on 25 May 2015, 10:13:13 PM
Quote from: FierceKitty on 22 May 2015, 03:00:25 PM
I've been putting together Newlines Indians. 11 pieces for each vehicle. On the up side, they look marvelous. Newlines and Pendraken mix very well.

With the exception of the elephants. Newline elephants dwaf the Pendraken ones
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Post by: FierceKitty on 25 May 2015, 11:38:15 PM
I've got both, but haven't compared them yet. I have the Pendraken ones too, but converted into Moghul beasties.
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Post by: toxicpixie on 26 May 2015, 08:42:02 AM
Would the Newline's work better as "fantasy" elephants, where such beasts seem to be a bit over sized?
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Post by: FierceKitty on 26 May 2015, 09:29:08 AM
They look pretty good as they are. As long as I don't put 'em next to Pendraken ones.
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Post by: Fenton on 26 May 2015, 09:49:55 AM
Doing rigging on ships drives me mad
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Post by: FierceKitty on 26 May 2015, 11:16:24 AM
Do be careful to have the jack and pennants fluttering with the wind....
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Post by: Fenton on 26 May 2015, 11:17:30 AM
I do try I just end up with most of the rigging stuck to me, the bottom of the hull or the cat
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Post by: FierceKitty on 26 May 2015, 11:29:00 AM
The bottom of the cat??!!
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Post by: Chris Pringle on 26 May 2015, 12:18:03 PM
... and fluttering with the wind ...
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Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 26 May 2015, 12:19:10 PM
Fenton - jacks are onlt flown in harbour  ;)

It's best to put the fore and aft and folded


Ian S
Title: Re: Aaaarrgghhhh!
Post by: toxicpixie on 26 May 2015, 01:35:43 PM
I remember a mate of mine back in Aber doing some very nice Langtons, I thought I might have a go at couple. Then he started the rigging. I decided against it... Looked bloody good in the end though.
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Post by: FierceKitty on 26 May 2015, 02:42:53 PM
Playing naval is terribly fussy, isn't it? No DBx there in the forseeable future.
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Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 26 May 2015, 03:14:06 PM
Wong my dear |Kat - Danmd Battleships Again for one....

IanS