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Post subject: Maksim's Blog:  Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:34 am |
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Maksim,
When you put the metal under the vehicle, do you cut it so it can not be seen past the "edge" of the vehicle?
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:15 am |
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| Quote (dafrca @ 06 2005 July,01:34) | Maksim,
When you put the metal under the vehicle, do you cut it so it can not be seen past the "edge" of the vehicle?
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Hi Daniel,
Yes. I use base plates that fit under the tracks of the vehicle so I don't have to do any scenic modelling. I simply paint the base flat black so it looks like a shadow under the vehicle.
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:31 am |
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| Quote (MaksimSmelchak @ 05 2005 July,22:15) | | Quote (dafrca @ 06 2005 July,01:34) | Maksim,
When you put the metal under the vehicle, do you cut it so it can not be seen past the "edge" of the vehicle?
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Yes. I use base plates that fit under the tracks of the vehicle so I don't have to do any scenic modelling. I simply paint the base flat black so it looks like a shadow under the vehicle. |
That makes sense. So in your case the "base" is just for storage reasons. I could see that.
One of the locals who does WWII Micro Armor mounts a magnetic strip between the tracks of his tanks. You can't see them unless you turn the vehicle over. But they stick to his storage trays well.
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 3:48 pm |
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:25 pm |
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As regards your locked 'Nid thread..
*** When was that Jervis quote Maksim? Before or after the fanatic shake-up? ***
I would imagine that it was before and that there was now no/very little likelihood that new Nid sculpts will be forthcoming, please say I'm wrong....
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:38 pm |
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:46 pm |
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:56 pm |
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| Quote (Justiniel @ 06 2005 July,16:25) | As regards your locked 'Nid thread..
*** When was that Jervis quote Maksim? Before or after the fanatic shake-up? ***
I would imagine that it was before and that there was now no/very little likelihood that new Nid sculpts will be forthcoming, please say I'm wrong.... |
Hi Justiniel,
Almost all of the quotes were made before the most current shake-up of Specialist Games.
However, there are still plans to bring back many of the miniatures from the previous Epic-40k line and several new sculpts, BUT nothing is set in stone at the moment according to the information I've been given.
I would also like to point out that I'm only the E-A Tryanid playtest list developer and not an official spokesman for GW, Specialist Games or even Jervis Johnson. In other words, I'm speaking for myself in an unofficial cpacity.
Personally speaking, I think that the odds are good that we will see new sculpts if Specialist Games doesn't get the ax.
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:04 pm |
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| Quote (Dwarf Supreme @ 06 2005 July,16:38) | I like the idea of Nid evolution also. It will be nice to have Tyranid armies with differing genetic strains. I'm looking forward to a release of minis, even if it is only a rerelease of E-40k minis. Any minis are better than none!
My only complaint is the change in Bio-titan names. It's going to take a while to get used to a Hierodule being a tank instead of a Titan.  |
Hi DS,
I fought the name change, but the 40k Rules Advisory Committee won. I don't care for the name changes either, but you do what you have to do. 
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:32 pm |
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E-A: The Demise of E-A in Northern California?
Hi Guys,
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I'm unhappy to say that it looks like Epic-Armageddon is very possibly dead in my area.
I went by Hobby Monkey, a local gaming shop, yesterday evening and met my good friend, Eric-Chern there, author of the Epic Army Card site and... he has had it with Epic.
Eric and I were the biggest local supporters of the game. Now, it looks like it's down to me.
My friend Chuck is getting ready to move as well in the Fall.
That leaves a very small conclave of Bay Area E-A players and that's about it.
There are still some players in the Los Angleles / Southern California area, but it looks like all of the changes at Specialist Games and the decision to not publish hard copy books anymore has driven off the local E-A fan base.
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There are three games locally that are dominating the market:
- Flames of War
(A 15mm WWII skirmish game from New Zealand.)
- War Machine
(A 28mm VSF skirmish game with giant robots and magic from Privateer Press in the USA.)
- A Call to Arms
(A Bayblon-5 starship combat game from Mongoose Publishing in the UK.)
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28mm 40k is all but dead in Sacramento although it is still being played somewhat at Great Escape Games, another hobby shop in town. GW's games are taking a big hit here.
I'm seeing local bulletin boards getting swamped with notices of 28mm 40k armies and other GW miniatures for sale.
An interesting occurrence is that Necromunda is making a local comeback with at least two Sacramento gaming clubs running campaigns that I know about.
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Eric is a huge B-5 fan so he has naturally gone over to the "Call to Arms" game.
Shalom,
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:12 pm |
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Sad to hear it Maksim. Maybe there can be more converts in the future.
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:50 pm |
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I'm sorry to hear that, too. It's one thing to lose a gaming partner because of real life conflicts. It's another thing to lose a player because he's fed up with GW. ? ?
Sometimes I wonder how many people GW has managed to alienate over the years.
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:01 pm |
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:06 pm |
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25% off, nice!
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Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:08 pm |
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| Quote (dafrca @ 06 2005 July,19:12) | Sad to hear it Maksim. Maybe there can be more converts in the future.
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Hi Dafrca,
I'm not feeling too hot about it. I still want to keep my miniatures collection, but I'm not feeling my normally optimistic self about Epic and its future.
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