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dafrca

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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:13 am

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Maksim,

I am sorry to hear this. I hope you would think about a small leave of absense first rather then just going.

I know you spoke of being burned out on gaming and now this, maybe the thing you need to do is just take a short break. Walk away, but not for good.

Maybe if you do this, the time away will allow you to return and enjoy the fold again.

Either way, I know you will be missed.

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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:22 am

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Hi Maksim, sorry to hear you are feeling so frustrated with this group... I have not noticed any 'rogue elements' so they have obviously been deleted before I had a chance to read them (I read some comments by CS to that effect), or I am not reading in the right place.

As a fellow member of Tuffy's old site I certainly hope you do not restrict your valuable involvement too much, or for too long. However I understand if you are feeling a bit burned out with gaming (as you have commented a week or so ago) and need to take a break. I wish you all the best and look forward to your return if you do decide to leave for a while.

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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:41 am

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Well Maksim, I agree with most everything that the other members have said ... I request you rethink your decision and stay with us. Or if you want to take a break, we understand. But I wish you would stay ...

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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:00 am

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I while I try to retain my dignity and restrain myself from throwing myself prostrate on the ground and crying.

It would be a great loss if you left us Maksim, your influence and guidance has always been an inspiration to us all. We can only hope that the move is temporary and you will be returning to us soon.

I also agree with all those that have posted their thoughts on this issue, and I thank you for all you have done for us thus far.

Jaldon

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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:50 am

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Maksim, another voice to the choir - please don't go! Enjoy the break if you take it, but we'll be waiting for you to return.

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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:10 pm

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Hi Everyone,

I really appreciate all of the support.

You all have my most sincere gratitude.

I'm going to be around, but I think I'm going to lie low for awhile. :;):

There are too many old familiar faces here to ever go. There are also too many friends to leave. This place is home and I don't think I could leave it if I tried. :laugh:

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

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Noone here has wronged or offended me. I'm thick-skinned and if something ever got on my nerves, I would say something. I'm not angry at anyone here and if you haven't heard from me, you're definitely tops in my book.

P.S.S.
The individual who was behaving poorly did hear from me. We chatted and I think that the issue is on the way towards being taken care of.

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Jimbo

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Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:08 pm

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Sometimes a break is a good thing.

Some may have notice I took a leave of absence earlier this year (actually I think only Tuff noticed) just as I was actually doing very little gaming or gaming related stuff.

I did have a burst a few months back, but since then I have been too busy at work for anything.

Take a break, do something else, have a rest and come back all fresh.

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dafrca

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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:31 pm

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Quote (Jimbo @ 19 2005 July,15:08)

Some may have notice I took a leave of absence earlier this year (actually I think only Tuff noticed) just as I was actually doing very little gaming or gaming related stuff.

I noticed, but I figure people will post if they want to talk about it. Otherwise they drift away and will return when they wish to.

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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:44 pm

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Hi!

Geez, I leave for a week and all hell breaks loose...

..cant I leave you guys alone for a little while.... ?

Seriously, just back off a bit, calm down and it will all be good. The forum is a friendly entertaining place, but as everything it may "burn you out" so take a break and come back full force.

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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:48 pm

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NOVEL: "Dune" by Frank Herbert.

Quote (Tas @ 22 2005 July,05:25)

Dune

Its a long story, but that movie got me into pic.

It wasn't very good at all (as you know), but it led me to the book (to understand what the heck it was all about). As I was reading it, I got a flyer about some new game called Rogue Trader being released with cool Space Marines known as Angels of Death (who sounded like Sardaukar) - thus I bought RT, and so it led me, in turn, to other GW products and the rest is Tas-manian Gaming History.

The BBC Miniseries was much better, but I'll always have a soft spot for the Hollywood version. Even though it doesn't make sense unless you know the book!

Hi Tas,

I just finished rereading the Dune novel and have to say...

I was very disappointed in it.

It is one of the few cases where I'd say the movie was better than the novel. Herbert's prose is abominable. He could have easily cut Dune by fifty to a hundred pages and kept all of the plot arcs and removed so much of the superfluous pretension.

Also, his understanding of Middle Eastern cultures stinks. The Fremen are supposed to be based on Arab / Bedouin culture, but he clearly didn't understand either group. His Arab / Bedouin cultural characteristics are based on very crude and negatives stereotypes of both the Arabs and Bedouin. To my knowledge the only contact that Herbert ever made with either Arabs or Bedouin was through the sterile pages of a book and it shows.

I've come to the conclusion that Herbert was a few steps behind the scientologists.

That being said I loved the movie.

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:14 pm

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Quote (CyberShadow @ 24 2005 July,08:37)

This is something that I had already decided to do halfway. I have a little of most armies, but one or two are my 'personal favourites', where it is interesting to track their progress. When I play a game with these forces, I track how the various units do through the game, and just keep a record of their progress and ability as I go along. Nothing fancy, no extra modelling, but it does help the formations achieve a bit more personality.

Hi Guys,

I've found that storage, as Jaldon says, makes a huge difference to gaming.

Storing an army together while it is in project stage makes it much easier to return to.

Once the army is painted and finished, I also find that storing it together really helps.

My armies start out on cheap 5.7 liter / 6 quart Dollar Store shoe boxes and graduate to Plano fishing tackle boxes as time passes.

Jaldon's pizza box idea is a good one.

As Iain / CyberShadow has mentioned, keeping a record with an army really helps to give that army color and eventually help you to create a story for the army.

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:31 pm

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WARGAMING: 6mm vs 15mm Napoleonics?

--- In GrandeArmee, "thomas_hilder" wrote:
> Hi guys
> I am a newbie to Napoleonic gaming and am interested in GA.
> I have checked a few other systems out and think GA offers the best of fast play, command, feel, etc.
> The question I have is related to figure size. It appears that most GA armies are 6mm due to the scale, etc, but that there is a large amount of 15mm gamers due to other rule, personal preference, etc.
> I personally refere the look of 15mm and am wondering about anyone who has played both and how they "feel" , look, etc.
> What can people tell me?
> Thanks for your help.
> Tom.

Hi Tom,

I'd like to start out by saying that I'm a big 6mm enthusiast and am known at TMP and several Yahoo E-groups as being one of the biggest 6mm miniature enthusiasts around.

I helped to rejuvenate this group to over a thousand members. The E-group can be found here:

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm_Miniatures/

To answer your question, I, of course, prefer 6mm, but can honestly admit that the both scales offer their pros and cons.

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COST:
- The cost between the two is negligibly different.
- 6mm Napoleonics can be a little less expensive, but not very much cheaper.
- Of course, the cost of the figures depends on which rule set you are using.
- Napoleonic rule sets have a very large variety of basing standards and numbers of figures required per base. There is no standard for basing Napoleonic figures among the many different rule sets to my knowledge.

PAINTING:
- 6mm is easier to paint using the dip method (Laying down a base coat and then using inks or washes), but 15mm is a larger scale and holds more detail.
- More detail is probably preferable for the Napoleonic Era, which is so well known for its wonderous colors.
- Personally speaking, I'll take ease of painting over a few more details and colors any day.
- Unless you have a pretty dedicated painter (Which the Napoleonic genre does seem to breed... ), most gamers seem to skip painting many of these details anyway.
- On counterpoint, the amount of time one would spend "detail" painting 6mm figures is probably only marginally less than the time one would spend painting 15mm Napoleonics miniatures. "Detail" painting is "detail" painting.

TRADITION:
- 15mm Napoleonics have been a staple of Napoleonic miniatures gaming for quite some time.
- 6mm miniature are a much newer phenomenon for Napoleonic gaming.
- So, in other words, there are probably many more 15mm rather than 6mm Napoleonic armies running around in gamers' hands, but that's also strictly a local phenomenon based on your gaming community.
- It may sound odd, but in my area, the most commonly found Napoleonic armies are 28mm!
- I still prefer 6mm, but my local gamers play Napoleonics in 28mm. I own a 28mm Russian Naopeonic army for that reason (Although I like my several 6mm Napoleonic armies a whole lot better.). ?

BASING:
- The rule set being used makes a huge difference is basing conventions as previously mentioned.
- However, many Napoleonic rule sets seem to use the same basing conventions for 6mm and 15mm figures.

TERRAIN:
- This is a category in which 6mm is very preferable in my eyes.
- 6mm terrain is much more storable and transportable than 15mm terrain.
- The biggest 6mm terrain pieces (Large churches, farms, etc.) will still probably fit in a shoe box, while large 15mm terrain pieces will probably require a very large box, which makes it that much more of a chore for you to lug your gaming accouterments to someplace other than the home field.
- Specific 6mm terrain peices specifically intended for 6mm Napoleonic play are few (Timecast has some beautiful pieces though and Irregular makes a great La Hougement - hope I spelled that correctly... ).
- However, there are many MANY "European villages" made for WWII microarmor play and they look superb as Napoleonic terrain.

STORAGE & TRANSPORTABILITY:
- Storing your miniatures in probably about the same for 6mm and 15mm miniatures although it is probably much easier to store 6mm miniatures.
- A case full of 6mm miniatures generally takes up less space and weighs less than a case full of a comparable 15mm Napoleonic miniatures.
- I'm no Spring chicken any longer, so a lighter case gives my old grumbling back an easier load. That's an important factor for me!

PREFERENCE:
- Ultimately, the choice comes down to a personal preference when it comes to choosing between a 6mm and 15mm Napoleonic miniatures army.
- Being a 6mm minaitures enthusiast, I already had a large amount of terrain built and that, combined with the personal relationship I have with many 6mm miniature manufacturers made 6mm the choice for me.
- I think both scales (6mm & 15mm) are great although I advise against a 25mm Napoleonic army. It takes much more money and time to properly finish a 25mm Napoleonic army!

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Shalom,
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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:48 pm

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Quote (dafrca @ 24 2005 July,18:20)

Quote (MaksimSmelchak @ 24 2005 July,08:47)

I've come to the conclusion that Herbert was a few steps behind the scientologists.

Oh I don't know about that. At least he did not take himself so seriously as to start a "real" church based on his fiction. ? :;):

dafrca.

Hi Dafrca,

Frank Herbert marched to the beat of a different drummer if you get my drift.

I've done a lot of research on him looking into what his children have said about him as well as his admirers (His children have mixed feelings about him... ).

He was a sort of atheist or agnostic dpending on how you look at him and his one true religion was ecology.

He had a very pessimistic view of people and I think that comes out in his novels. I, personally, prefer a little more optimism.

He also had some serious issues, perhaps phobias, with the truth and submitted his own children to lie detector tests.

He also had many family members who served the Jesuits. I think that those experiences probably led to his cyncial view of religion and his depiction of the Bene Gesserit.

There are conflicting reports about whether he had decided to found a "Dune" church, but, in the end, he decided against it. There were and are plenty of people who practically take "Dune" as a religion. My local friend, Jon (About to move down to Southern California and your area... ) reveres "Dune" in a way practically akin to religion.

I've found that there are many MANY atheists amng "Dune" fans. I think they identify with Herbert's negative view of organized religion and of humaity in general.

So, Dafrca, that's why I think he was only a few steps behind the scientologists! ?

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

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Tas

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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:52 pm

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Quote (primarch @ 25 2005 July,01:44)

Hi!

Geez, I leave for a week and all hell breaks loose...

..cant I leave you guys alone for a little while.... ?

Without you Master, we are lost and stray form the True Path...

:;):

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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:57 pm

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Quote (MaksimSmelchak @ 25 2005 July,01:48)

NOVEL: "Dune" by Frank Herbert.

Quote (Tas @ 22 2005 July,05:25)

Dune

Its a long story, but that movie got me into pic.

It wasn't very good at all (as you know), but it led me to the book (to understand what the heck it was all about). ?As I was reading it, I got a flyer about some new game called Rogue Trader being released with cool Space Marines known as Angels of Death (who sounded like Sardaukar) - thus I bought RT, and so it led me, in turn, to other GW products and the rest is Tas-manian Gaming History.

The BBC Miniseries was much better, but I'll always have a soft spot for the Hollywood version. Even though it doesn't make sense unless you know the book!

Hi Tas,

I just finished rereading the Dune novel and have to say...

I was very disappointed in it.

I've come to the conclusion that Herbert was a few steps behind the scientologists.

That being said I loved the movie.

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

Interesting comment. May I HIGHLY recommend you stay a long way from the next 5 books then!

What you say is 100% correct, but I have always been influenced by that book because when I first read it, I didnt know those things either and it was just a story. Since then, my interpretation was just that that was his side of the coin, and not meant to be a literal translocation of those cultures.

I fully conceed your points though. I guess its like the thread about playing old games you loved at the time and finding they arent quite as good as we rememebr!

Get the BBC miniseris - you'll love it!

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