tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978918096761701249.post1054341917594205185..comments2024-03-14T13:56:30.265-07:00Comments on Bob's Miniature Wargaming Blog: 1/72 Macedonian DBA unitsBob Barnetsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12164225489620639641noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978918096761701249.post-37654868408825680802011-10-02T23:54:37.743-07:002011-10-02T23:54:37.743-07:00Really nice work. Well done.
Nick GrantReally nice work. Well done.<br /><br />Nick GrantNick Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668435293578877174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978918096761701249.post-11332642176732244092011-10-02T13:27:25.415-07:002011-10-02T13:27:25.415-07:00Ah, so that is what those things are! Good to know...Ah, so that is what those things are! Good to know. Still too long for gaming purposes. I'm hopeful the primer, acrylic paint and future sealer will help the paint stay on the shortened pikes I'v used.Bob Barnetsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164225489620639641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978918096761701249.post-40820162668867748272011-10-02T13:22:19.318-07:002011-10-02T13:22:19.318-07:00The two-part pikes are held together by little tub...The two-part pikes are held together by little tube-like joins or sleeves that are on the sprue. They are attached to a flat plate and need to be cut off.<br /><br />I have found the zvezda stuff to be very cleverly engineered, they pop together without needing glue if you get the angles right when you assemble them. If you are off or have the wrong arms on the torso, they won't go together.<br /><br />Yeah, the true scaled sarissas are awkward for gaming. They also flake quite badly because they bend so easily.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17416922527762699784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978918096761701249.post-3334385177375340022011-10-02T12:12:59.084-07:002011-10-02T12:12:59.084-07:00Yes, at charge, crazy-ass long (maybe 5 inches?), ...Yes, at charge, crazy-ass long (maybe 5 inches?), and the few fellows at port are sculpted so you have to attach the top half of the pike to the bottom half by trying to glue the two ends of the soft plastic together (might be able to create a sheath out of tinfoil or something to strengthen the join). <br /><br />So I cut the pikes way down and tried to fiddle them into a better position. Oh, and the arms are separate. Probably great models, but not so great from a gamer perspective! THey look fine in teh end but a fair bit of cursing to make!Bob Barnetsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164225489620639641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978918096761701249.post-90810277317039434052011-10-02T11:31:40.508-07:002011-10-02T11:31:40.508-07:00Y'know Bob... when I get stuff that's been...Y'know Bob... when I get stuff that's been primed white, I just paint it black (with some slightly watered down black paint) and carry on as I normally would.... <br /><br />Anyway, figures look great! <br /><br />What's up with the pike? I didn't have that good of a look at them before sending them on. Are they "at Charge" (with pike leveled)? That pose drives me cRaZy!? I mean really... who could ever use that?! maybe for dioramas...!?timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com