miniatures

[ariete]

when i was 14 years old i followed half of a collection of De Agostini, an italian house of entertainment as hobby & works, which every 15 days, through newsstands, sell out a series about miniatures of napoleonic soldiers.

[ariete]

i also have 3 miniatures of italian soldiers.



from left : mountain infantryman of the first world war (fante alpino), carabiniere (no traduction  here ) on horseback during the first independence war (not yet italy do it, at the time Savoia's home of region Piemonte was trying the first part of unification, year 1948) and carabiniere infantryman in the late of 19 century.

[Buster's Uncle]

I can't wait for Rusty Edge to get back from vacation.  I bet he has some soldier figures to share, too, or at least some nice sailing ship models...

[ariete]

i don't know him but i'm sure to have touch a good too-pic for our amusement. i trust also in warhammer chosens.

[Geo]

..., or at least some nice sailing ship models...

This.
At least if they're of those fast and nimble French frigates.

[Arbee]

Once upon a time, during my Dungeons & Dragons days, I attempted to paint my own miniatures.  The primer/base coat went horribly, horribly wrong, however, and I decided that it wasn't worth the effort after all.  Sad, sad waste of perfectly good money, paint, and figurines, haha.

[Green1]

Once upon a time, during my Dungeons & Dragons days, I attempted to paint my own miniatures.  The primer/base coat went horribly, horribly wrong, however, and I decided that it wasn't worth the effort after all.  Sad, sad waste of perfectly good money, paint, and figurines, haha.

The minis for DnD are not really worth it because it is impossible to have a mini for every possible encounter. That is unless you are a rich nerd with a regular, years long meeting group and a nice sized garage or basement and strictly only run low level.

Nowadays, I think most folks have moved to pogs. You get thin circular pieces of wood or plastic and paste printed graphics from your printer on them if you are feeling industrious. Most of the time though, we just used dice. Lets say you were fighting 10 orcs. I would just put down 10 10 sided dice and turn the face on a different number so it would be orc #1, #2, etc to keep up with HPs.

[Arbee]

The minis for DnD are not really worth it because it is impossible to have a mini for every possible encounter. That is unless you are a rich nerd with a regular, years long meeting group and a nice sized garage or basement and strictly only run low level.

Nowadays, I think most folks have moved to pogs. You get thin circular pieces of wood or plastic and paste printed graphics from your printer on them if you are feeling industrious. Most of the time though, we just used dice. Lets say you were fighting 10 orcs. I would just put down 10 10 sided dice and turn the face on a different number so it would be orc #1, #2, etc to keep up with HPs.

I only made the attempt because I used a rotation of specific characters depending on the scenario/campaign at hand, and I wanted to have a set of miniatures to represent each one, haha.  My friends and I thought it would be cool.  Turns out it really wasn't. XD

[Valka]

I tried painting miniatures, too. I discovered that my grandmother's painting talent was not inherited. 

[Green1]

With the exception of Warhammer and the historical minis scene, I think most tactical minis have moved to pre-painted plastic like the DnD minis. Call it blasphemous but if you are going to be the guy that has every possible army/encounter to put together it seems not only cheaper but lighter and less time consuming.

That said, there are a few older (50ish to 60ish) wargame nerds in my hometown. They do nothing but historical minis battles. Every terrain, every battle is handmade and the tables are around 15 foot by 15 foot. They have hand painted stuff they (and their wives) have been painting for decades and can field any battle or any era Stone Age to Napoleonic to Modern.

That is the most elaborate set up I have personally seen for minis.

[Green1]

@ Ariete..

For those that do not know, some of those particular minis are EXPENSIVE nowadays that she has shown in pics. Especially well painted. Those are the "cadillac" minis for old school mini wargamers. I have seen them in a collectors mini store off of Royal Street and that particular merchant was charging 100 to 200 apiece.

You must have been raised in a wargamer household.

[ariete]

That said, there are a few older (50ish to 60ish) wargame nerds in my hometown. They do nothing but historical minis battles. Every terrain, every battle is handmade and the tables are around 15 foot by 15 foot. They have hand painted stuff they (and their wives) have been painting for decades and can field any battle or any era Stone Age to Napoleonic to Modern.

That is the most elaborate set up I have personally seen for minis.

you seem very passionate, perhaps more than me. i was curious to see something of your, i knowed here i'd found peoples which have something to show, most of which i show to you. you've some photos to share about something, maybe of those veterans of war you're talkin about.

[ariete]

@ Ariete..

For those that do not know, some of those particular minis are EXPENSIVE nowadays that she has shown in pics. Especially well painted. Those are the "cadillac" minis for old school mini wargamers. I have seen them in a collectors mini store off of Royal Street and that particular merchant was charging 100 to 200 apiece.

wait ... i don't understand who you refer, my minis??
my minis are not for wargame, they were part of a collection you can bought in newsstands in italy more than 18 years ago, and i remeber they're about 8.000 lire each one, less than 5 euro of today, every 15 days it could be done, but unfurtnaly i couldn't finish the whole collection.

[Buster's Uncle]

Bumped for Rusty...

[ariete]

no one have something to show ... incredible, i'm the only on this forum who have some few minis to show??