In Australia they often call a blanket a blankie, a habit my wife picked up there as an exchange student twenty years ago (though fortunately not the accent).

Quote from: FierceKitty on 18 April 2016, 01:22:07 PM
True enough. Funny you should mention tangents; I remember trigonometry was the branch of maths that convinced me I'd never master the art.

They made us learn Algebra. Waste of time. I've still never been there.

Quote from: Tawa on 18 April 2016, 02:31:41 PM

They made us learn Algebra. Waste of time. I've still never been there.

I've been to Algebra but felt I was there just making up the numbers.

COATS!

Quote from: FierceKitty on 18 April 2016, 01:22:07 PM
True enough. Funny you should mention tangents; I remember trigonometry was the branch of maths that convinced me I'd never master the art.

Same here. Pythagoras is about the only theorem I can remember and even that one doesn't get much of an outing these days. Algebra in its basic form is fine, I can cope with that and even managed to assist the smalls with their homework up until second year at least.  After that forget it, in normal life it's about as much use as a handbrake on a canoe.

Without being pedantic, I always thought maths was a science not an art.   

Strangely enough you can get BAs or BScs in Maths.

Maths is beautiful. The way that a Fibonacci series describes the structure of a snail's shell; the  encryption on your mobile phone is based of prime numbers; the appreciation of a picture expressing the Golden Ratio. Vitruvian man.


Danny Kaye singing "Inchworm".

I rest my case. 

Quote from: fsn on 18 April 2016, 03:28:57 PM
Strangely enough you can get BAs or BScs in Maths.

Maths is beautiful. The way that a Fibonacci series describes the structure of a snail's shell; the  encryption on your mobile phone is based of prime numbers; the appreciation of a picture expressing the Golden Ratio. Vitruvian man.


Danny Kaye singing "Inchworm".

I rest my case. 

If it's too heavy you can rest your case anywhere you like, but beautiful is not the word I would have chosen to describe maths. I think you either get it or you don't; for most of the time I'm in the latter category. Luckily for us a lot of people do.

Quote from: jimduncanuk on 18 April 2016, 02:36:21 PM
I've been to Algebra but felt I was there just making up the numbers.

Could you not find a Solution to that?

1 part olive oil, 1 part Fairy Liquid, two parts gin.

Your lot's numbers are much more stylish - slashes through zeros, little dashes or tildes through sevens - nice!
Isn't Algebra like a news service or something?

A?

Quote from: d_Guy on 18 April 2016, 04:49:18 PM
Isn't Algebra like a news service or something?

You must be thinking of that newsreader. You know, Mr and Mrs Jazeera's boy, Al.

 

That's what it is, Mike (and here was me thinking it was Biggles' pal, Algy).

p.s. Not so sure about the slashes and dashes, Bill (sounds more European Continental than British to me).

Quote from: fsn on 18 April 2016, 04:25:00 PM
1 part olive oil, 1 part Fairy Liquid, two parts gin.

Sum cocktail!   

Isn't that the recipe for a Bloody Nobby?

Sounds horrific. 

This is bloody pointless - if you prefer underscale buildings use them, if not use the others ( but remember to have about 650 figures in your battalion).

Here, here!  

... er ... I mean .... hear, hear!   

Hello Carl

Quote from: CarlLeyland on 17 April 2016, 09:55:01 PM
Haha love it Mr Grouch. Yes I probably agree that when I see a 15mm house being used with 20mm figures I feel sick....I know what you mean. Any good resin 10mm scenery that I may have missed?

Not resin but Tomytec makes plastic kit Japanese N scale (1/150) building that can be used with suitable modifications. Japanese thatched farms are close in appearance to Russian if you squint




They're particularly handy for 20th century industrial




I get them from Plaza Japan eBay

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Plaza-Japan/_i.html?_nkw=building&submit=Search&_sid=169030440

Otherwise there are Kestrel (British style buildings, plastic kit) and Metcalfe (British style, die cut card)

http://www.gaugemaster.com/search_results.asp?searchstring=industrials%20brand~~667~~brand%20%20scale~~%ACn%AC~~scale%20category~~1229~~category

http://www.gaugemaster.com/search_results.asp?searchstring=industrials%20brand~~631~~brand%20%20scale~~%ACn%AC~~scale%20category~~1229~~category

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

The buildings all look amazing! I painted the first couple of bases (I will attempt to post some pics later) and it has been a strange experience!

Firstly there is far more detail than I thought....lots more.

Also now that I have started I realise that I need more figures than I had planned for.

I have not developed a method for faces yet...I am starting to understand some of the comments about some of the painters on here now!!!

The jury is out but 10mm is certainly quick to paint but recognisable on the tabletop. This is such a change of pace from 28mm that it is a bit of a shock, I am actually going to be able to get gaming again-I kept glancing at the bookcase with Black Powder and DBM sat on the shelves....

Quote from: CarlLeyland on 19 April 2016, 09:38:54 AM
Also now that I have started I realise that I need more figures than I had planned for.

Now, that sounds familiar ! 

Look forward to seeing some piccies, Carl.
Just take your time and enjoy.

Cheers - Phil

Quote from: CarlLeyland on 19 April 2016, 09:38:54 AM

I have not developed a method for faces yet...

Please post a video when you do