Thursday, May 27, 2004
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Thursday, May 06, 2004
Just a friendly warning for people out in the community: Magic Wash (i.e. Future Wax based wash) will completely strip ink off of a figure, IF the figure is submerged in the solution for a prolonged period of time (more than 3-5 seconds)! Don't get me wrong, I've become a great fan of the Magic Wash tecnique. It doesn't seem to be dangerous if brushed over ink, or if the figure is quickly "dunked" and immediately removed. However.... I was looking for a "lazy" fix for some rather flat looking figures I had quick-painted as opponents in a ancients campaign. I immersed a handful in a cup full of magic wash and started to "fish them out" after about 5 seconds. The figures were beautifully shaded, but all of the inked areas had been stripped down to the grey primer! My quick fix ended up costing me a quite some time as I redid (in paint rather than ink) shoes, javelines, hair, and the backsides of shields. The rest of the figs I quick-dunked, and the ink came out fine. I have had great success brushing magic wash on my figures, even with my horses which are entirely inked. Prolonged immersion, however, should be avoided.
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Tuesday, May 04, 2004
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Poll #1:
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Miniature Wargaming is part of the "adventure games" hobby, which includes r ole p laying and board games. Wargamers recreate battles on the tabletop with toy soldiers, like a more complicated game of chess. Models range in height from 6mm to 28mm tall, with 15mm and 25mm being the most popular. There also is a growing interest in toy soldiers and military models, such as the 1/32 and 1/35 scale plastic soldiers from Conte, and Marx.
The most popular miniature wargames are fantasy and science fiction based, such as Warhammer, Warhammer 40K, Warmachine and The Lord of the Rings. World War II games such as Flames of War and Axis and Allies are new favorites. Other favorite historical periods include Napoleonics, the American Civil War, and ancients, such as Romans or Greeks. Other gamers enjoy miniature naval wargames, recreating battles like Trafalgar, Jutland and the Coral Sea.
Hobbyists research historical periods and paint their tiny soldiers in accurate uniforms. Others develop "historically realistic" rules sets or build scale battlefield terrain using model railroad techniques.
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Some of the bigger hobby companies are Games Workshop, which produces Warhammer, Wargames Foundry and Old Glory Miniatures. Wizards of the Coast produces several lines of pre-painted miniatures games, such as the Star Wars and Dungeons and Dragons miniatures games, and a historical game with pre-painted miniatures: The new Axis and Allies game. Wizkids produces a fantasy collectable miniatures game, such as the Mage Knight and Heroclick fantasy games, the science fiction games MechWarrior and Rocketmen, as well as the quasi-historical Pirates of the Spanish Main.
