tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post619935213719822931..comments2024-03-28T01:22:13.683-03:00Comments on Battle Game of the Month: Pass In Review: #2 Day of Battle 3d Printed French & Indian War (**updated)Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-55398184365987580372022-09-15T15:47:05.468-03:002022-09-15T15:47:05.468-03:00As the printer of these models I also must agree t...As the printer of these models I also must agree that the actual artist doesn't appear to know or care that much about the history. When I first starting printing these I had to point out that the British infantry did not wear boots. he quickly changed them go gaiters.<br /><br />When he first released the rowboat he had the rowers and the setups for their oars backwards. Once pointed out he did fix that. maybe there is hope :)<br /><br />Chris Parker www.dayofbattle.comDay of Battlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598221840981273490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-15307772018903151692022-09-07T19:12:14.665-03:002022-09-07T19:12:14.665-03:00Fair enough, when I compare the prices, the resin ...Fair enough, when I compare the prices, the resin figures are about $2.25 vs $3 per figure plus cheaper postage. For someone with ample funds thats not worth considering but for someone with little cash that can be significant. <br /><br />Of course I don't care much for Sash & Sabre's with exaggerated detail and big heads, as popular as that look is. But then I'm also very happy to homecast and when I bother to sculpt my own, I get something more like really old school for proportion and in scale detail but that mostly makes a grumpy old geezer with old fashioned taste :)Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-55911735011921649032022-09-07T17:53:56.309-03:002022-09-07T17:53:56.309-03:00Hmm, I dunno. As they are the same price as Sash a...Hmm, I dunno. As they are the same price as Sash and Saber 40mm metal, I'd rather have the metal, frankly. I can't understand why the price points are the same for resin as metal. I thought the whole reason people were moving to resin is the price of metal? And if I wanted the "toy soldier" look [which I sometimes do...LOVE AIP!] they cost a fraction as much and stand head and shoulders above 40mm. Or am I missing something here??ECW 40mm Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170190784599775214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-21304880323337478312022-09-07T16:48:33.667-03:002022-09-07T16:48:33.667-03:00Thanks. Only one way to find out about the resin f...Thanks. Only one way to find out about the resin figures......Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-22914066613028364632022-09-05T17:42:01.337-03:002022-09-05T17:42:01.337-03:00They look great, Ross! And the halberd actually re...They look great, Ross! And the halberd actually resembles a halberd now and not a fantasy weapon or something from a 1970s Hong Kong martial arts film. Count me among the few (only) who like the oven mitt the sergeant is wearing. I think it makes him an identifiable character. "Ol' Ove Glove" perhaps?<br /><br /> I have some resin figures I have yet to try cleaning up - I hope they go as easily as yours seem to have gone.John Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16465161620134394060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-47470821408425360332022-09-05T17:26:24.638-03:002022-09-05T17:26:24.638-03:00That thought crossed my mind before I assembled th...That thought crossed my mind before I assembled them but it didn't occur to me to look and see if Chris had a SYW range until they were 1/2 painted. The nco and private are both there to see. But by then I had done enough gentle conversion to make them passible. I should update the post since I had already put it out of my mind when I was writing the post near midnight!Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-38199914255402140642022-09-05T15:36:27.640-03:002022-09-05T15:36:27.640-03:00That figure looks like it may be intended to portr...That figure looks like it may be intended to portray a Prussian NCO,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-25216916693040629802022-09-05T04:30:54.391-03:002022-09-05T04:30:54.391-03:00Knowing how many different uniforms were trialled ...Knowing how many different uniforms were trialled by the French around then, I wouldn't mind betting that there is, somewhere, a prototype French spiked helmet (quickly squashed and swept under the carpet as 'too Germanic')Rob Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533996736711014752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-40964674328335741332022-09-04T20:01:07.863-03:002022-09-04T20:01:07.863-03:00I never mind subbing in standby troops and don'...I never mind subbing in standby troops and don't mind most inaccuracies if they're not too blatent or important or would need a lot of work to fix. But something this distinctive which only takes a few passes with a file over plastic, I'll still do, as well as things like, say.. not wanting to put spiked helmets on 1900 French.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-31845769390553028522022-09-04T19:35:03.981-03:002022-09-04T19:35:03.981-03:00Well, I need more First Nation warriors and some r...Well, I need more First Nation warriors and some rangers and these will be cheaper/easier than buying/converting more homecast figures. In any case I want some of the oarsmen to propel my exisiting boats as well as a few of the smaller boats on offer. There were a number of amphibious ops in the campaigns I'm most interested. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-50510164455275704962022-09-04T19:27:13.477-03:002022-09-04T19:27:13.477-03:00Thanks. Thanks. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-74434670727120550032022-09-04T19:25:44.647-03:002022-09-04T19:25:44.647-03:00Umh yeah, that's one way to think of it.Umh yeah, that's one way to think of it.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-16062342608083414192022-09-04T12:19:53.745-03:002022-09-04T12:19:53.745-03:00Inaccurate figures are one aspect I stopped worryi...Inaccurate figures are one aspect I stopped worrying about quite a while. I did keep expecting the sky to fall on me but it's still there!Rob Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533996736711014752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-61965583995712076172022-09-04T11:36:07.501-03:002022-09-04T11:36:07.501-03:00The large mitten or glove on the standard bearer d...The large mitten or glove on the standard bearer does look a bit overdone. Will you do more? That is the question. Useful review for those contemplating such a project.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-35202218382114534142022-09-04T03:33:38.394-03:002022-09-04T03:33:38.394-03:00Good review of the figures, they look decent enoug...Good review of the figures, they look decent enough so may tempt me, yousr have painted up very nice indeed, especially like the French soldier, good work sir!Donnie McGibbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231467693466430436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-35885244570629129792022-09-04T01:37:45.165-03:002022-09-04T01:37:45.165-03:00>the cuffs and lace patterns on the British wer...>the cuffs and lace patterns on the British were wrong. They resembled 1770's uniforms rather than the 1750's.<br /><br />"oooohhh!" That 's the one thing that really gets my goat, too. (And, if they're Bri'ish Grenadiers, mitre caps instead of bearskins, if AWI.) AWI cuffs look my my own spring/fall jacket. er, minus a facing colour.<br />7YW?<br />Unbuttond dress shirt cuffs with somewhat flared cuffs...um, again, without facing colours...and lace...and buttons.Brusilov50https://www.blogger.com/profile/05436863844972688260noreply@blogger.com