tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post2588850622695356542..comments2024-03-28T01:22:13.683-03:00Comments on Battle Game of the Month: More Rough Than ReadyRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-39572623686855299462016-10-30T11:40:01.793-03:002016-10-30T11:40:01.793-03:00Thanks Jeff, I actually spent time removing shingl...Thanks Jeff, I actually spent time removing shingles from an old building. I find that too much detail easily destroys part of the illusion on a distant village. <br /><br />As for the steel rule and square, along with measure twice etc, yeah I use all that, what can I say, its a special knack.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-51814600241722848022016-10-30T10:09:42.831-03:002016-10-30T10:09:42.831-03:00Having just invested a lot of time in producing 2 ...Having just invested a lot of time in producing 2 buildings about this size, I am impressed with your productivity and also with your results. You can always add shingles and such later if you are inclined. My advice if you want to "square" up your lines is use a square to draw up your cut and a steel ruler to make the cut along. Looks Great!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105115373962034056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-47490542204969751802016-10-25T22:43:56.031-03:002016-10-25T22:43:56.031-03:00Argh that was supposed to say "But IF I did &...Argh that was supposed to say "But <b><i>IF</i></b> I did "Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-4814451284246368302016-10-25T22:40:17.480-03:002016-10-25T22:40:17.480-03:00Thanks Jerry, I haven't had any criticism apar...Thanks Jerry, I haven't had any criticism apart from where I chided myself for small errors that made my life more difficult. But I did get criticism, I think I would almost rather have it from some who who has never done any (and can thus be ignored). <br /><br />Anyway, they will be on table a week from Friday night at Fall In. As long as we get players and they have fun the aim will be achieved. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-17696031365249756702016-10-25T22:30:43.642-03:002016-10-25T22:30:43.642-03:00Thanks PhilThanks PhilRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-53504315615035201402016-10-25T12:46:57.476-03:002016-10-25T12:46:57.476-03:00Dear Ross,
The fact is that they are supposed to l...Dear Ross,<br />The fact is that they are supposed to look like toys - that's what they are, after all. Are they functional? does the person looking at them get the sense of a rough and ready settlement on the not-quite-frontier? the answer to both questions is a resounding "yes." Until people actually go about the process you've undertaken to build a village which is serviceable on the table top, there should be no criticism. Well done as usual!<br />JerryCelticCurmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687177512999052331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-34941138912626468492016-10-25T03:45:37.378-03:002016-10-25T03:45:37.378-03:00Fantastic looking buildings...and useful!Fantastic looking buildings...and useful!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-23724026304386045062016-10-24T23:11:18.446-03:002016-10-24T23:11:18.446-03:00Thanks Mike. I confess that their usefulness in an...Thanks Mike. I confess that their usefulness in an Acadian setting was in my mind when looking at design options.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-66863940769283783672016-10-24T16:38:20.247-03:002016-10-24T16:38:20.247-03:00I like the way you have made naïve a good thing to...I like the way you have made naïve a good thing to be. These buildings are terrific - they have a primitive look to them which is very New France. Could easily pass for Grand Pre or Louisbourg. Like you I get very impatient doing precision work, and always put things on the wrong way, or just lose interest in fiddly bits. <br />Bravo, sir.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-44140376462303491672016-10-24T08:16:26.697-03:002016-10-24T08:16:26.697-03:00Agreed although I suspect naive terain goes best w...Agreed although I suspect naive terain goes best with naive figures.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-36224533397174629242016-10-24T08:15:07.423-03:002016-10-24T08:15:07.423-03:00That would remind me so much of a Marx playset tga...That would remind me so much of a Marx playset tgat it would give me an itch. But the merest touches of paint flesh and pants and equipment to suggest detail, like the old miniature master piece sets, would do. You could do 20 figures in a leisurely quarter hourRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-43658088675178196822016-10-24T08:08:21.586-03:002016-10-24T08:08:21.586-03:00Yes smaller foot print and uncluttered to avoid ha...Yes smaller foot print and uncluttered to avoid having the focus shift.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-36100470833619331102016-10-24T08:06:47.144-03:002016-10-24T08:06:47.144-03:00Thanks Stokes
Thanks Stokes<br />Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-10297634777897493992016-10-24T08:06:09.622-03:002016-10-24T08:06:09.622-03:00Absolutely agree on underscale vs figures and over...Absolutely agree on underscale vs figures and over vs ground scale. Part of me wanted to add sheds etc but the result would have been too cluttered.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-75041304087336468442016-10-24T07:51:39.108-03:002016-10-24T07:51:39.108-03:00Ross,
Your Buildings look just right to suit your ...Ross,<br />Your Buildings look just right to suit your Figures- Well done! Regards. KEV.KEV. Robertson.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03057624752614080866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-53245121926662376932016-10-24T02:58:31.162-03:002016-10-24T02:58:31.162-03:00I too would say a big "Aye" to undersca...I too would say a big "Aye" to underscale and naive also. Having recently tried ( and that is the word) to do some fancy,grown-up scenic bases for fantasy, I was left wondering why I bothered.Simpler anytime I feel. tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-60269360074704992132016-10-24T02:06:00.247-03:002016-10-24T02:06:00.247-03:00The older I get, the more I feel that 'naive i...The older I get, the more I feel that 'naive is good', and underscale is, too. For some reason, simplicity on the war games table is the more appealing and engaging, however much I can admire, at some loftier level, the more elaborate table presentations.<br /><br />To enlarge on this a little, the is a chap in Christchurch I know of (but have never met) who has built up an enormous collection of ACW plastic figures (Airfix, ESCI, REvell etc) specifically for a huge game of Gettysburg. That is his sole and whole war games project, I'm told.<br /><br />But he doesn't want to paint these thousands of figures. If I were to offer advice, I'd suggest he spray paint the whole lot blue and grey - he could leave the figures already self coloured - and mount them on bases painted green. If horsemen are to be present (Farnsworth's Brigade, say) the horses could be spray painted black or brown; generals' horses white. I am convinced in my own mind that they would present exactly the massed spectacle he wants to achieve.<br />Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-8098223756951436632016-10-23T20:47:55.391-03:002016-10-23T20:47:55.391-03:00I agree; they look just fine, and always opt for a...I agree; they look just fine, and always opt for a smaller footprint whenever feasible!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-59448012094273508762016-10-23T18:32:51.242-03:002016-10-23T18:32:51.242-03:00I'll second that. Your buildings look super!
...I'll second that. Your buildings look super!<br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />StokesWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-71434385059918976132016-10-23T16:41:55.608-03:002016-10-23T16:41:55.608-03:00Your buildings look good and I think 'under sc...Your buildings look good and I think 'under scale' is better from 'over scale' , TonyThe Good Soldier Svjekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749564052124659180noreply@blogger.com