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Post by tugunmojo on Mar 13, 2010 22:00:58 GMT -5
Here is my first infantry group. Heavy Infantry with Mounted Laser.For now, anyway, I'm going to leave the Laser unglued so I can change it out if I need something else. Once I have more built, I may go for more permanent models . . . or not
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Post by Dagger on Mar 14, 2010 8:26:03 GMT -5
Argh! I can't see the image from where I am now... I'm going through a proxy. I'll have to check it out later.
As for not glueing the Laser... that was the intent of the design, was for the weapons to be swappable. That way you can completely refit a unit between games. Feel free to glue them too though, nothing wrong with that.
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Post by tugunmojo on Mar 14, 2010 22:59:07 GMT -5
Light Infantry with RGMS And a little mock up battle
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Post by WaffleM on Mar 15, 2010 9:08:49 GMT -5
Those look great! Who's hills are they?
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Post by Dagger on Mar 15, 2010 16:00:50 GMT -5
Those Troops look great... I'm anxious to see how much damage the squad with the RGMS does...(wink)
I'm still loving the matte board bases... Haven't been able to find a Hobby Lobby in Afghanistan though... I'll keep looking.
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Post by tugunmojo on Mar 15, 2010 17:17:44 GMT -5
The hills are from Mel at Ebblesminiatures.com--I think that is the URL.
I still have a Missile Tank and a couple of Light Mechs to build as well as a few terrian pieces I want to put together. Then I'll let you know. I suspect that it'd be more effective if I had more missile units, but for now I just want to start out with two small forces. I think that keeping the infantry in cover will be key. Also, I have a theory that combining missile and laser attacks together will be most effective. That is the theme of the "Gray" army. Anyway, once I actually get the game going, I should know if I'm right or not.
After a few games, I plan to add to the infantry (to the Gray) as well as some transportation units to speed them up on the playing field.
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Post by sharkbait on Mar 15, 2010 20:56:30 GMT -5
Your infantry looks good. What kind of paper are they printed on? Matte Photo Paper? Also, how easy did the Ebblesminiatures terrain go together? I'm trying to decide whether or not to build terrain with foam or go the paper route.
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Post by tugunmojo on Mar 15, 2010 22:41:53 GMT -5
I've seen the results of using Matte Photo paper and it is awesome. However, the minis in the pics are printed on plain old card stock from Wal-Mart--I'm kinda poor and have lots of card stock already. One of these days I'll use Matte Photo paper . . . Mel's terrain goes together fairly easy, especially after you put 1-2 together and get a feel for them. I usually feel the need to firm up builds over a certain size to keep them from sagging. These took me a bit more time to build because of that. However, I have some thick cardboard that I had found and used that. Would I recommend them? Yes, but it really depends on what you want. There are other options. You mentioned foam, which can give you a lot of possibilities. World Works Games also has some neat ideas for hills. The Mars set would be my first recommendation--its going to be what I'm going to use for my new first major build. Also, there are "hills" in there Hinderlands set, but you might want scale them down a bit . . . or not. I'm sure other companies probably have something, such as Fat Dragon, etc. Whatever you decide, show us some pics and help spread the wealth of ideas
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Post by sharkbait on Mar 16, 2010 16:41:21 GMT -5
Tugunmojo - how did you cut those matte board bases? Exacto knife and ruler or is there an easier/better way? I may copy that technique.
I have used Matte Photo Paper for some One Monk minis, and they look better to me than those just on cardstock. I haven't purchased Mech Attack yet (should be soon), but I'll print out the minis on the Matte Photo Paper.
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Post by tugunmojo on Mar 16, 2010 18:15:22 GMT -5
I use one of the snap-off bladed knives (it's heavier than most exactos) and a metal ruler. As long as the blade is sharp, it's not too bad to cut. It is better to make 2-4 cuts than try to do it in one go. As far as the photo vs cardstock is concerned, I've seen pics of both side by side and the photos were brighter in color. Here's an example from the One Monk forum, posted by squirmydad. It's pretty obvious which ones are photo paper and which are cardstock. Now that I've been thinking about it, I might have to save my pennies for some photo paper. That pic above sure looks good . . . I do have a question for those who have used photo paper--ever have a problem with fingerprints? with the ink smudging?
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Post by sharkbait on Mar 16, 2010 20:45:18 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice on cutting the matte board. As far as the matte photo paper goes, I haven't had any smudges or fingerprints. I usually let them dry overnight or so before cutting. Of course, I haven't printed out that much. My other goal is to spray my paper models with a clear coat sealer to improve water resistance.
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Post by WaffleM on Mar 16, 2010 21:21:53 GMT -5
I've only had a problem with smudging when I don't let the page dry (less than a minute) or when I've printed on the wrong side of glossy paper. I don't really recommend glossy paper as it makes the miniatures look a little too toy like. It was what I had on hand one day.
I personally like the OfficeMax store brand matte photo paper. Some papers have a right side and a slightly yellower "wrong" side, but the OfficeMax paper is double sided.
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Post by tugunmojo on Mar 16, 2010 22:33:33 GMT -5
WaffleM, thanks for the info about "right-side/wrong-side" of photo paper. I didn't know that. I'm right next to an Office Max, so I'll have to check them out one of these days. Sharkbait, you mentioned spray-coating your minis. If you do, would you let us know how that goes. I don't have too many concerns about water damage, but I was thinking about doing the same just to "firm-up" the minis, expecially the Mechs because of their different, sometimes-thin parts. I read on another forum somewhere where this guy used clear fingernail polish. I suspect that FN polish would do the trick, but I don't know if I could take the smell while it dried. Plus, I expect that it wouldn't be that cheap--tho, it might be less messy.
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Post by WaffleM on Mar 16, 2010 22:48:29 GMT -5
I've used a clear spray on some of my minis and it does stiffen them up a little. I'm probably going to coat my latest Mech minis in a few months. Why am I waiting? It's a pain to spray them while it's cold and rainy outside, and even more of a pain when you rent an apartment.
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