That manufacturer from the East of England, I'm putting together 100 of his infantry for a commission, I've had to trim and bend, stick, rebend, restick every figure, at least twice.
Just... grrr!!
hE' sux? :-$
Yes, they sux mightily!
:)
And 5/8 of each pack reglued yesterday too! :'(
When people talk about the east of England, I tend to think of Lincolnshire and East Anglia. Never had any dealings with figure manufacturers from that neck of the woods.
There must be some...
I appreciate that you don't want to identify this manufacturer but I am getting nothing from the clue referring to the east of England. If you mean Yorkshire then that's the North. If you mean Nottinghamshire then that's the East Midlands. I suppose it's a bit like my reference to bloody southerners, actually it just means the Home Counties, not places like Wiltshire or Dorset.
Quote from: Leman on 18 June 2019, 08:26:36 AM
I appreciate that you don't want to identify this manufacturer but I am getting nothing from the clue referring to the east of England. If you mean Yorkshire then that's the North. If you mean Nottinghamshire then that's the East Midlands. I suppose it's a bit like my reference to bloody southerners, actually it just means the Home Counties, not places like Wiltshire or Dorset.
You need to come a lot further south and think where Messers Gooch and Cook used to ply their
county trade :-$ ;)
Quote from: O Dinas Powys on 18 June 2019, 08:37:16 AM
You need to come a lot further south and think where Messers Gooch and Cook used to ply their county trade :-$ ;)
And the girls, the girls!
Where the Saxons did roam.
Only the eastern ones.
The southern, western and middle saxons settled elsewhere.
Quote from: Leman on 18 June 2019, 08:26:36 AM
I appreciate that you don't want to identify this manufacturer but I am getting nothing from the clue referring to the east of England. If you mean Yorkshire then that's the North. If you mean Nottinghamshire then that's the East Midlands. I suppose it's a bit like my reference to bloody southerners, actually it just means the Home Counties, not places like Wiltshire or Dorset.
Oh,
Andy.....Even
I can get this one.....Even tho' I've never made any figures for them.
Write a PM to me...addressed to.....
Techno....Behind the pipes...Third washroom along....Somewhere in.....Oh, never mind. ;)
Cheers - Phil
I find the best solution to the East Saxon problem is to use blu-tac on the bases and then glue the figures (and what base they have) into the blu-tac'd base.
Either a blob for each or a sausage of the blue stuff across the width of the base - which can then be pushed around and textured a bit to boot.
It's ok, enough clues now. Didn't even need a Joey, as the Aussies might say. I suppose it saves on metal but they can be a pain to get to stand upright initially. And yes, I would refer to that as the south. My mum came from there and we often used to take the mick out of her herm sandwiches.
Quote from: Raider4 on 18 June 2019, 10:31:05 AM
Only the eastern ones.
The southern, western and middle saxons settled elsewhere.
I'm pretty sure they got a Dutchman to reclaim that particular spot.
Makes you wonder why they didn't re-reclaim it during their raid on the Medway.
As for me.
I construct a Plasticine scaffold to fold the little guys in place until the gloop is set.
Essex? Why can't we just say: "ESSEX"? :o
It is Essex isn't it?
Quote from: Dr Dave on 18 June 2019, 05:56:57 PM
Essex? Why can't we just say: "ESSEX"? :o
It is Essex isn't it?
Why would you think it was Essex? 8->
:-t ^#(^ :-$
I know LOTS of Essex girl jokes
What's the difference between a Walrus and an Essex girl?
One has a moustache, oily skin and smells of fish. the other one is a Walrus.
I can go on .........
Please don't; I'm feeling queasy now.
Still none the wiser. If goods are faulty I usually send them back.
X_X
(Ohhh.....Gimme strength....... ;D ;D ;D ;D)
OK.....Enough about ESSEX.
That includes you, Mark.....Especially !!
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: John Cook on 19 June 2019, 02:29:58 PM
Still none the wiser. If goods are faulty I usually send them back.
Essex is a British wargame company that has been in business for almost forty years. They have very crisp figures, but in order to save weight/metal/money (?) they deliberately make their stands very small and, in the case of cavalry, very narrow, thus making them very difficult to glue to a base without them flopping to one side or the other before the glue has set.
Quote from: Dr Dave on 18 June 2019, 05:56:57 PM
Essex? Why can't we just say: "ESSEX"? :o
It is Essex isn't it?
You said it three times.
Now Joey Essex will appear and won't leave until you#ve taught him the rules of Advanced Squad Leader.
Quote from: Leman on 19 June 2019, 07:19:37 PM
Essex is a British wargame company that has been in business for almost forty years. They have very crisp figures, but in order to save weight/metal/money (?) they deliberately make their stands very small and, in the case of cavalry, very narrow, thus making them very difficult to glue to a base without them flopping to one side or the other before the glue has set.
A very fair summary.
Very crisp castings and a huge variety of figures, nations and periods.
But difficult to base.
I wonder whether I should break out my recently acquired hot glue gun to speed things along.
I based 18 of their little blighters this morning and had to do it in two sessions, with a Plasticine scaffold improvised for each one.
Ah, the dreaded Essex bases!
My technique is:
smear the mdf/card base with contact adhesive.
smear the underside of the cavalry base with gel superglue, hold for a few seconds, then press firmly into place, and hold for a few seconds - the superglue causes the contact adhesive to set mmuch quicker. You'll still get the odd one that falls over a minute later, but it works 10 times out of 12.
Mark
Quote from: sultanbev on 19 June 2019, 11:29:10 PM
smear the mdf/card base with contact adhesive.
That statement reminds me of another Essex girl joke.
How does an Essex girl know if she has had a good night out? ......... The rest of this joke has been censored by Techno. :o Whatever happened to Free Speech?
If that's the joke I'm thinking of, Mark....And I'm fairly certain it is. X_X
I'm glad you 'self censored'. ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil
LIke I said before - the Welsh have no sense of humour ! ;)
Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 19 June 2019, 09:14:47 PM
You said it three times.
Now Joey Essex will appear and won't leave until you#ve taught him the rules of Advanced Squad Leader.
Just the basic game was bad enough. But to compound the added complexity with poor Joey as well... That's just harsh... :(
An Englishman, an Englishman and an Englishman go into a pub, get totally and absolutely legless, throw up over each other, lose half their clothes, come round with the world's worst headaches then tell everyone they had a great time. As a Welshman I find that hilarious.
Quote from: ianrs54 on 20 June 2019, 06:46:09 AM
LIke I said before - the Welsh have no sense of humour ! ;)
Lets be honest If you lived in Wales where:-
99% of your neighbours were sheep with the best conversation limited to BAAA,
It rained all the time
Summer was the single afternoon it rained only with a shower or two
You had little or no TV/phone reception due to the mountains.
The pubs all shut on Sundays
Most place names are unpronounceable.
You would not have much of a sense of humour :d
Twll du'n bob sais!
Quote from: Orcs on 20 June 2019, 06:48:54 PM
Lets be honest If you lived in Wales where:-
99% of your neighbours were sheep with the best conversation limited to BAAA,
It rained all the time
Summer was the single afternoon it rained only with a shower or two
You had little or no TV/phone reception due to the mountains.
The pubs all shut on Sundays
Most place names are unpronounceable.
You would not have much of a sense of humour :d
You missed one - the locals all spoke gibberish !!!
Quote from: Orcs on 20 June 2019, 06:48:54 PM
Lets be honest If you lived in Wales where:-
99% of your neighbours were sheep with the best conversation limited to BAAA,
It rained all the time
Summer was the single afternoon it rained only with a shower or two
You had little or no TV/phone reception due to the mountains.
The pubs all shut on Sundays
Most place names are unpronounceable.
You would not have much of a sense of humour :d
Bit racist :-/
Quote from: ianrs54 on 21 June 2019, 08:20:13 AM
You missed one - the locals all spoke gibberish !!!
It's these continual micro-aggressions that are both lame and wearing...
Also getting pissed off with this. If Black, muslim or women was substituted there would be a positive shitstorm!
Quote from: Leman on 21 June 2019, 01:27:37 PM
Also getting pissed off with this.
Absolutely! Please stop.
I've found it personally insulting.
It's NOT banter...(Tee Hee hee).....It's......No forget it ! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Be nice to get a couple of apologies.....But that's not going to happen..
*****.
I'm still waiting.
...Why do I bother.
Quote from: Leman on 19 June 2019, 07:19:37 PM
Essex is a British wargame company that has been in business for almost forty years. They have very crisp figures, but in order to save weight/metal/money (?) they deliberately make their stands very small and, in the case of cavalry, very narrow, thus making them very difficult to glue to a base without them flopping to one side or the other before the glue has set.
Really. Well, I've been wargaming for 55 years and I can't say I remember ever having heard of them, not even when I was into 15mm, which must now be more than 30 years ago.
Quote from: John Cook on 22 June 2019, 10:51:31 PM
Really. Well, I've been wargaming for 55 years and I can't say I remember ever having heard of them, not even when I was into 15mm, which must now be more than 30 years ago.
Worth a look, some of the pictures provide a good illustration of the tiny bases.
https://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/ (https://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/)
My Plasticine basing system consists of building a harness / scaffold to support the figures.
The supports start life as a mushroom shaped bit of plasticene and are re-shaped to provide a stable pose for the figure until the glue is properly set.