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El Estrago Bonito posted:1/72 is great for skirmish because you usually end up paying less than 20 bucks for everything you need. I have some 1/72 for FoF/AA, but I never got around to playing it because all my terrain is 28mm.
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SRF posted:That is one of the things irking me about some 15mm stuff. I don't mind slightly exaggerated proportions, but a lot of the earlier Battlefront stuff in particular is just awful in that regard. Giant heads, fists that are about the same size, and comically oversized weapons. Someday I'll lay out what mans I have for my various 15mm armies. I've got late 1st ed FoW stuff onwards from all over the place.
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Arquinsiel posted:I have some Wargames Factory US Infantry floating around somewhere and while I don't know poo poo about the webbing etc they mixed fine with the PSC US infantry heavy weapons. The early war German Grenadiers from PSC are pretty sweet too. I saw the Wargames Factory Americans and liked their look but was worried about the amount of poses. How are they in terms of variety?
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Basically the same size of sprue with the same number of dudes on it as any other company. They're a decent buy at the price, and I got mine on some discount with some friends and ended up paying €16 for the box. There was enough in there to get me the bones of a D-Day Ranger company if I added in some spare Shermans I had lying around and bought the PSC heavy weapon box.
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Looking over Flames of War's Gung-ho, I think Marines have a bit of a problem pointswise. They're all FV and carry a lot of late-war kit, which makes them extremely expensive in PW points, such that it's relatively hard to get more than 4 platoons in, whereas in late-war terms they're facing late war armies with no integrated AT and 75mm shermans. Anyone played pacific yet to break it down?
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Arquinsiel posted:Basically the same size of sprue with the same number of dudes on it as any other company. They're a decent buy at the price, and I got mine on some discount with some friends and ended up paying €16 for the box. There was enough in there to get me the bones of a D-Day Ranger company if I added in some spare Shermans I had lying around and bought the PSC heavy weapon box. Hmm, that certainly makes it sound very attractive. Are the minis from the PSC heavy weapons box wearing M1941 or M1943 uniforms, and if it's the former, is the difference noticeable at tabletop distances?
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SRF posted:Hmm, that certainly makes it sound very attractive. Are the minis from the PSC heavy weapons box wearing M1941 or M1943 uniforms, and if it's the former, is the difference noticeable at tabletop distances?
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Oh well, I guess I'll just take the plunge and try to sort it out with green stuff if necessary. Thanks for telling me more about the WGF plastics. The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Games > Traditional Games > Historicals: That is not the correct uniform jacket for the 3rd Infantry Division at Anzio
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The more you get into the academic study of history, the more you begin to realise that what happened is important, not the particular shade of khaki that everybody happened to be wearing.
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Endman posted:The more you get into the academic study of history, the more you begin to realise that what happened is important, not the particular shade of khaki that everybody happened to be wearing. If I don't know exactly what colour everything was how can I get it wrong to annoy grognards?
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Endman posted:The more you get into the academic study of history, the more you begin to realise that what happened is important, not the particular shade of khaki that everybody happened to be wearing. Oh if only that were true
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The exact right shade of khaki is nothing next to the importance of one figure representing one man.
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moths posted:The exact right shade of khaki is nothing next to the importance of one figure representing one man. 1:1 for life
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moths posted:The exact right shade of khaki is nothing next to the importance of one figure representing one man. Correct  http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=78879.0
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Which GW paint is closest to the historical 4BO green that went on russkie tanks?
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DJ Dizzy posted:Which GW paint is closest to the historical 4BO green that went on russkie tanks?
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Arquinsiel posted:One of the guys in the model building thread painted his group build IS-3 to regulation tank specs. This involved him mashing up grass and mixing it with thinner to make a paint so just go with what looks good to you. My absolute favorite Russian tank model ever
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Mix Castellan Green with a smaller portion of Dark Angels Green or whatever sneaky trademark name it has now and you'll probably get something vaguely close to that dark green khaki the Russians liked so much. Test this first though because I'm just guessing and will not take responsibility for hosed up models. I will laugh and post it in the painting unspiration thread though.
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Sigh. gently caress it. Im just going to buy some 4BO paint then.
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Colonial Air Force posted:My absolute favorite Russian tank model ever Grass tank = best tank
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Endman posted:The more you get into the academic study of history, the more you begin to realise that what happened is important, not the particular shade of khaki that everybody happened to be wearing. Especially considering the fact that until very recently, most uniform regulations weren't even very uniform, so as long as you get it close, you're as right as anyone else!
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I was relieved when I found out that there are dozens of hues of grey/green/blue that are "correct" german field grey. Ad long as it's in the general area, it's ok.
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And of course the 'exact' shade is meaningless depending on scale. Painting something at 6mm in that exact shade of German field Grey or Prussian Blue for 28mm mans ain't going to work.
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Serotonin posted:And of course the 'exact' shade is meaningless depending on scale. Painting something at 6mm in that exact shade of German field Grey or Prussian Blue for 28mm mans ain't going to work.
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Arquinsiel posted:One of the guys in the model building thread painted his group build IS-3 to regulation tank specs. This involved him mashing up grass and mixing it with thinner to make a paint so just go with what looks good to you. It was grass from Russia, harvested at the appropriate season, right?
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It was.... it was ukrainian grass... 
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In case anyone didn't know, because for some reason you might've expected them to put it up as a front page announcement on their website or something keraaazy like that, Plastic Soldier Company are kickstarting 25pdrs. One of the stretch goals is getting in Sextons, and there's a 20% discount on other PSC stuff ordered as part of the deal. Link here.
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There's also issues with how light plays off miniatures. A 6mm Sherman painted with actual WW2 era US Army OD Green would look "wrong" because your brain expects light and shadow to behave a certain way on it. Similarly, something like Tron-style edge highlighting works perfectly for 6-10mm but looks ugly in 28mm.
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moths posted:There's also issues with how light plays off miniatures. A 6mm Sherman painted with actual WW2 era US Army OD Green would look "wrong" because your brain expects light and shadow to behave a certain way on it. I quite like 15mm tanks with the same kind of deal. They pop better from further away.
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DJ Dizzy posted:Sigh. gently caress it. Im just going to buy some 4BO paint then. I just used this. lilljonas posted:I was relieved when I found out that there are dozens of hues of grey/green/blue that are "correct" german field grey. Ad long as it's in the general area, it's ok. What's butternut? Sokrateez posted:Especially considering the fact that until very recently, most uniform regulations weren't even very uniform, so as long as you get it close, you're as right as anyone else! I've seen extant examples of Soviet uniforms from grey to beige to green. And there were even white ones, so why not!? Galaga Galaxian posted:It was grass from Russia, harvested at the appropriate season, right? You'll be awarded the Order of Grognard for that one.
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anyone care to lay out the merits of levies in saga, since where im sitting they seem like a wasted point
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DJ Dizzy posted:Which GW paint is closest to the historical 4BO green that went on russkie tanks? Castellan green. Easy. Maybe mix it with a drop of white to make it lighter
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Kung Fu Fist gently caress posted:anyone care to lay out the merits of levies in saga, since where im sitting they seem like a wasted point
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My first 3mm stuff finally arrived. Dunno hoe I'll use them, but the detail is great. Go Oddzial Osmy.
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Arquinsiel posted:I have a vague memory of one army, I want to say Normans, only being able to take missile troops if they took levies. They are also easier to activate in general too IIRC, leaving you dice to spend on fancy stuff. normans can have 1 unit of crossbow armed warriors, and that covers their ranged needs pretty well. also theyre actually the most difficult units to activate, you need the equivalent of 4-5 or 6 to activate levies
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I have an idea for noting which of my Green units get upgraded to regular. I was thinking of buying some soviet guards pins off amazon. Would that be considered distasteful?
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DJ Dizzy posted:I have an idea for noting which of my Green units get upgraded to regular. I was thinking of buying some soviet guards pins off amazon. Would that be considered distasteful? Why would that be distasteful?
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I dunno, I was just being sure to cover my bases.
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When in a toy mans shop that I get to visit about once a year over the weekend I noticed Zvezda had released a Ferdinand somehow without me noticing. I kind of wish I had tried to check the army lists before buying three of them, because they're crazy pricey toys in mid or late war. Would have been better off grabbing a Tiger instead of one, or even getting a couple of Sd.Kfz.222s or something.Kung Fu Fist gently caress posted:normans can have 1 unit of crossbow armed warriors, and that covers their ranged needs pretty well. also theyre actually the most difficult units to activate, you need the equivalent of 4-5 or 6 to activate levies
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