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Post by Orlog Subedai on Oct 26, 2015 20:36:41 GMT
I know the blog title gives away the scale but has anyone else seen this chaps layout and writings? The terrain is very much in the Bruce Weigle style but the blog a very interesting read with quite a few relevant points. 1809in3mm.blogspot.com.tr/
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Post by tim on Oct 26, 2015 22:19:55 GMT
Yep saw that on PMT, very nice indeed but a lot of effort for what is a one battle mat. Personally I would rather have the flexibillity of a blank canvas. But as you say a good writer and has done a lot of research and practical work on the period.
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Post by wittan800 on Oct 26, 2015 22:45:46 GMT
Great work!! Wonderful!!!!!
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Post by bruce on Oct 27, 2015 0:19:18 GMT
I had come across part of this blog a few days ago when I was trying to see whether 3mm might actually have slightly more detail than 2mm. It was a heretical moment of curiosity. I have returned to my senses and 6mm. 3mm figures are just too small to carry enough detail for my taste. But excellent perhaps for those living in tight quarters and looking for some grand scale gaming.
Having said that, I returned to the site and this blog is definitely worth a read to follow the process and thinking behind this project. Thanks Orlog! Bruce
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Post by curlerman on Oct 27, 2015 10:26:23 GMT
I had come across part of this blog a few days ago when I was trying to see whether 3mm might actually have slightly more detail than 2mm. It was a heretical moment of curiosity. I have returned to my senses and 6mm. 3mm figures are just too small to carry enough detail for my taste. But excellent perhaps for those living in tight quarters and looking for some grand scale gaming.
Having said that, I returned to the site and this blog is definitely worth a read to follow the process and thinking behind this project. Thanks Orlog! Bruce I have to say that when I was looking for my next project I had to choose between the 6mm MDF and o8's 3mm I bought quite a few packs of 3mm napoleonics but in the end decided to go with MDF because the 3mm figs had WAY TOO MUCH DETAIL on for me to paint. The degree of detail on the o8 figures is just staggering!. Indeed far too much for me to want to paint that many figures. In fact too much not to paint , it's far too obvious.
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Post by bruce on Oct 27, 2015 15:51:30 GMT
I agree, you are right Curlerman. The 08 3mms are quite detailed for their size and probably the best at this scale. I would not want to paint these either, and thinking about how much detail you might see from a distance, it may not be worth it.
But I think these newer figures are still the exception for 2-3mm. The other manufacturers of this scale give you less distinct, blobby looking figures, which you might paint with an impressionist eye for effect, very few details are distinct. The link below is the SandonSteel blog's review, which gives 08s a great review and has excellent comparison photos with other manufacturers and scales, if anyone is interested.
Here's a quote from the link which echoes some of your own thoughts Curlerman:
"So, that's ten out of ten for their quality and overall value - currently £3.00 per 120 infantry figures, but a lesser score for me in terms of how they might actually figure as a practical project - I can't help feeling that the level of detailing required to really do them justice would equal that of 6mm, with a slighter table top presence, and am worried that the generic painting approach suitable for mass 2mm blocks would be rather letting them down, or indeed, would show up my cr*ppy painting all the more clearly!"
Bruce
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