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Legion 4	Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 5:03 am
Brood Brother Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 5:13 pm Posts: 36989 Location: Ohio - USA	Great pic, Jimbo ! _________________ Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
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MaksimSmelchak	Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:36 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 pm Posts: 7258 Location: Sacramento, California, USA	Hi Guys, That's one of the things I've learned since trying to do naval warfare at 6mm: Don't be scale dependent! 1/200, 1/300, 1/500 is all fine when you take in the bigger picture and as long as the models are painted, noone complains. Oddly scaled toys and trinkets often end up being the best place to go for good models. The recent Matchbox Hero City line has had some great vehicles: a firefighting hovercraft, an AWACs flier, a speedboat, a tug and many others. Some of my favorite boats have been kit-bought or were conversions: Dollar Store fishing trawlers that were converted, larger scale (1/500 and 1/600) plastic destroyers, small pewter "whaling" boats, fishing boats from a "charms" set, lots of plastic baots and submarines from 99 Cent Store packages... And my favorite: An old Hot Wheelz container ship that fits E-A IG Superheavy tanks and... OGREs! So, really, the idea is look out for appropriate hulls and later convert them. Almost all of my Israeli and Arab missile boats were created this way. Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. _________________ 6mm Sci-fi: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm ... nWarGames/ My Personal Blog: http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/
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MaksimSmelchak	Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:37 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 pm Posts: 7258 Location: Sacramento, California, USA	Hi Guys, As a side note, I'd like to report that the MEGA-TRADE with Dalton is now done. I've paid for everything and we're happy with the exchange! Omayn! Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. _________________ 6mm Sci-fi: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm ... nWarGames/ My Personal Blog: http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/
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MaksimSmelchak	Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:52 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 pm Posts: 7258 Location: Sacramento, California, USA	Hi Guys, I am in the process of finishing a trade with Dafrca and he sent me a whole collection of odd things including some pieces from an OOP game called Ronin War, which really impressed upon me a great look for the new E-A AMTL Playtest list... There are some smaller Titan and Knight pieces, which have a very similar look to the early plastic "Beetleback" Titans. The vehicles and aircraft are pretty vanilla though... one-piece cast plastic manufactured in China... I think that I will have to modify mine with spare microarmor MGs and BFG arials... Dafrca was very generous with this trade and I have a spare Epic Capitolis Imperialis heading his way as well as a number of 15mm and larger-scaled vehicles... Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. _________________ 6mm Sci-fi: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm ... nWarGames/ My Personal Blog: http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/
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dafrca	Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 8:43 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 6:02 pm Posts: 10956 Location: Burbank, CA, USA	Quote (MaksimSmelchak @ 05 2005 June,08:52) ...he sent me a whole collection of odd things including some pieces from an OOP game called Ronin War, which really impressed upon me a great look for the new E-A AMTL Playtest list... I am glad that the box arrived OK. I kept seeing things like the Ronin stuff and thinking, "Maksim would like this". I hope it all arrived in good shape. I tried to pack it well, but I know how things go with the Post Office. ? *** What did you think of the buildings? *** Oh and the 28mm stuff is for you to pass on to whom ever you think will us it. dafrca. _________________ "Every Man is a But Spark in the Darkness"               - Cities of Death, page 59 Come fight me, if you dare...... http://dd-janks.mybrute.com
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MaksimSmelchak

Post subject: Maksim's Blog: Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:02 pm

Brood Brother Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 pm Posts: 7258 Location: Sacramento, California, USA

Hi Daniel, Dafrca: I am glad that the box arrived OK. I kept seeing things like the Ronin stuff and thinking, "Maksim would like this". You were right. Ronin has some really cool styling on its miniatures. The rules from the game are pretty hopeless though... Clickie Tech TM games with too much weight... sinks right to the bottom... I'm thinking that they want to be Japanese forces for OGRE... Or Dirtside II... Dafrca: I hope it all arrived in good shape. I tried to pack it well, but I know how things go with the Post Office.

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It came alright, but some of the ships seem to be borken... although I'm guessing you got them that way.

Dafrca: *** What did you think of the buildings? ***

I like them.

*** Where did those little building come from? ***

I have some other buildings near this scale (around 1/600) that came with Godzilla figurines...

Speaking of which, my sister and I rented movies and they had an overflow sale so I bought "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla" for $5.00 USD today...

Dafrca: Oh and the 28mm stuff is for you to pass on to whom ever you think will us it.

Metal Magic made some great minis in their day. I hear that they're being reissued as well.

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.