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Painting - NAF Legacy Bases

Melifaxis - Jul 15, 2003 - 01:28 PM
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Ok, this will hopefully be the last new thread on this, but yes you guessed it...another poll

AnthonyTBBF - Jul 15, 2003 - 02:15 PM
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Personally I prefer black base rings (quiet Phil).

Torpor - Jul 15, 2003 - 03:14 PM
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Would this apply to the markers as well? I was going to have a black edge to the marker bases, but can paint them green...

MattRobson - Jul 15, 2003 - 03:39 PM
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think black base rings for vamps sounds good. what about a grey gravel and then flock on top?

BlanchPrez - Jul 15, 2003 - 03:49 PM
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I really don't care what colour we paint the base ring, or how we flock it... but I am curious, are we signing our NAF handle on the base ring?

Chris

aerofool - Jul 15, 2003 - 03:52 PM
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I'm going to sign mine underneath the base... as for colored rings green looks best to me.

Darkson - Jul 15, 2003 - 10:30 PM
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I prefer black base ring, and seeing as I don't have access to static grass, I vote for green flock.

Indigo - Jul 16, 2003 - 02:04 AM
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what about micing red gore with a little scorched brown and using that to paint the base ring? As for texturing I'd prefer gravel & grass, but I don't see the harm in leaving it to the individual.

Numbers/signing the base - I usually paint my number on the base, or uise a transfer. As for signing, I'm easy and will go with whatever the masses choose.

SBG - Jul 16, 2003 - 08:00 AM
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I'll definitely sign mine !

It's a piece of art ! Shocked

Well, maybe not, but I,ll try !

Fred

Melifaxis - Jul 16, 2003 - 10:41 AM
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Torpor wrote:

Would this apply to the markers as well? I was going to have a black edge to the marker bases, but can paint them green...

IMHO Those should be fine without green as they won't be on the pitch.

Tim - Jul 17, 2003 - 09:37 AM
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I'd like to do a black base ring with grey pebbles and just a little grass.

I'd sugguest to restart the vote with Green/Grass and Black/Stone options.

Tutenkharnage - Jul 17, 2003 - 11:07 AM
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Not painting, but here goes: black rings, something grave-dirt-ish as flock.

-Chet

Grasshopper - Jul 17, 2003 - 07:36 PM
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The black and gray sounds more fitting to me (to quote the dark lord IMHO)

I mean ... they're the undead... They're Vamps... When's the last time (not counting Buffy, Mel) you saw a vamp out in the green?

Just saying.

GalakStarscraper - Jul 17, 2003 - 08:48 PM
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No offense meant here guys ... but if you give me too many rules .. this will just be no fun at all for me.

I'll going to do the figs to make the concept I want, and I don't think we should keep forcing standards. Discussions of what sounds good is great, but forcing me to do my bases in X manner is just going to really kill the enjoyment factor here. Teams colors I understand ... but base flocking ... eh gads ... come on.

If I won, and they had different bases that wouldn't bother me at all.

Galak

Melifaxis - Jul 18, 2003 - 05:34 AM
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Do others feel the same way? If so we should ease off on requirements. After all, this is supposed to be fun! Very Happy

Grasshopper - Jul 18, 2003 - 05:41 AM
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Sorry Galak, Wasn't trying to lay down a rule or anything, heav.. um hell forbid. Twisted Evil

I was just thinking out loud and using the opportunity to take a shot at the resident buffy fanatic. I would never in any way shape or form tell someone how to do their figs, it would drive me nuts too. I apologize if it came off that way. And I won't care if the bases are all different when I have them in my case. Twisted Evil

Tim - Jul 18, 2003 - 06:56 AM
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I support freedom on the base design, however agreeing on either black or green base rings would add to the look of the team imo.

I'd support black (but painted, not the pure plastics) and i'll do them this way if we do not fix it. Very Happy

Darkson - Jul 18, 2003 - 08:41 AM
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I'd agree to lay of the rules. For example, even if the poll had finished as a thumbs up for static grass, I'd still have flocked mine, just because that's all I have access to.

Tim wrote:

I'd support black (but painted, not the pure plastics) and i'll do them this way if we do not fix it.

Why? Are you coming to my house to do them for me? Thanks Laughing

aerofool - Jul 18, 2003 - 09:02 AM
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anyone know where online I can order some of this fine brown ballast?

And is this static grass need to be gren or brown as well?

Melifaxis - Jul 18, 2003 - 09:17 AM
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I think we're leaning towards base freedom from the looks of it. Ballast is available pretty much anywhere they have train sets - but really it's just fine sand. Not sure about online sources. My local hobby shop happens to have trains sets too.

GalakStarscraper - Jul 18, 2003 - 09:24 AM
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Sorry guys ... not trying to be a buzzkill. Just the first TBB legacy team agreed on paint schema and they took off from there and I thought that team looked pretty darn good together.

Galak

Grasshopper - Jul 18, 2003 - 09:29 AM
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[quote="aerofool"]anyone know where online I can order some of this fine brown ballast?quote]

Get some sand and 2 really hard surfaces... start grinding. You can make as much as you want and it's alot cheaper too. Twisted Evil

Deathwing - Jul 18, 2003 - 09:35 AM
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I'm still puzzled by Darkson 'not having access to' static grass.
Do you just mean you haven't got any? Smile

Darkson - Jul 18, 2003 - 01:55 PM
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Exactly, and I haven't got the spare cash to buy any (plus none of the local stores sells it, so it's a trip to a GW store).

aerofool - Jul 18, 2003 - 02:33 PM
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So brown ballast is sand colored? If so I have plenty of that. I thought it was a darker brown.

As for hobby shops, good luck trying to find one around here that sells anything useful to the GW hobby. The only hobby store within 100 miles from my house only carries things for remote controlled planes and cars!

Melifaxis - Jul 18, 2003 - 05:58 PM
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aerofool wrote:

It's more of an earthy dirt color...like you would find on a football field under the grass...we don't have to worry too much about the bases though. If you want some I can pick up a bag and mail it to you next week (the hobby shop is near work) it would probably be $5 including the shipping.

Traveller - Jul 24, 2003 - 04:58 AM
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I will paint the base like i do with all my BB minis...

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Round bases, Goblin Green around the ring, with ballast (fine, brown sand) and static grass.

Traveller

aerofool - Jul 24, 2003 - 08:42 AM
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Mel, please get me a bag of that stuff for me. I'll happily send you 5 bucks via paypal! I just need the e-mail of your account.

You still have my addy do you?

Melifaxis - Jul 24, 2003 - 09:58 AM
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Will do. PMing you with details.

AnthonyTBBF - Jul 24, 2003 - 12:49 PM
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I got my fig yesterday! Can't wait to get him painted up Smile

Melifaxis - Jul 24, 2003 - 12:57 PM
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AnthonyTBBF wrote:

I got my fig yesterday! Can't wait to get him painted up Smile

Nice!

Has anyone not received them?

Darkson - Jul 25, 2003 - 12:01 AM
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Me!

Oh, wait! Converting - damn Embarassed