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    Oooh, pretty!
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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    Damn nice. The sheer scale of it all - 1700 minis! I got tired of painting a few hundred Zombicide minis. I should stop complaining and get back to work.
    Very inspiring, Paul!

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    Paul, I can't fathom the detail you maintain across so many miniatures.

    Nice Camels. too, Dan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by clipper1801 View Post
    Clipper himself is caught checking over the Elves outrigger assembly, nearing the finish line! Mrs. Clipper wants her table back soon!
    Did one of the elves take the photo?
    Last edited by Biggles downunder; 07-08-2020 at 01:42.

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    I've bought a 3D Printed 1/72 U-BOAT Type VIIc for U-BOOT THE BOARD GAME
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    Lovely job!
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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    Ezekiel,
    That is pretty darn awesome!

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    Broken Token deck holder, holding 4 each of my damage decks and a collision deck. It will hold sleeved cards if Fantasy Flight (not Mayday unfortunately). I had them sleeved but removed them as they seem to do fine. I sleeve the maneuver decks though.

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    Chris - looks like you might be taking over where Matt left off.


    Ezekiel - that u-boat looks awesome. I still have not attempted to assemble the cardboard one that came with the game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumptonian View Post
    Chris - looks like you might be taking over where Matt left off.
    Thanks, Pete. Matt's thread with his counter boxes was definitely inspirational, although I went with decals lol. Learned a bit on this one, and I may paint the white gaps in the name. The decals fell apart so many times I got tired of trying

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    Some POWER UP fun from the grandsons for my birthday!
    As advertised

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    As built

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    Went with the slow flyer version

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    Mrs Clipper prefers I fly it outdoors, but its 43C or 106F. I will wait for the cool morning : )

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    Oh my god the damage deck box is incredible....

    Never Knowingly Undergunned !!

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    My little wingman has her first birthday today, so I prepared her a training board (usually it's called "busy board")

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumptonian View Post
    Paul, I can't fathom the detail you maintain across so many miniatures.
    Easier than it would seem, Pete. The same way commanders do - through organization. The basic 'manoeuvre' unit has between 10 and 50 miniatures - cavalry on 3 per base / infantry on 6 or 8 per base with 4-6 bases per unit. The units are organized in 'division' about 7 'divisions' per side with two players per side.

    In terms of managing my collection there are several things that help - a database (actually an excel file), a long history of the period (since the 150th anniversary of Waterloo), an extensive library of the various armies (organization and uniforms) and building it up over a long period of time (familiarity).

    The main challenge is storage and 'now, where did I put that unit?' In setting up the game the 'historical order of battle' will never match the units in my collection so it took some thinking to figure out how to best use my collection.

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    Great looking card holder Chris.

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    I bet the Elves will learn to program this bird so it can fly in the house from room to room.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan-Sam View Post
    My little wingman has her first birthday today, so I prepared her a training board (usually it's called "busy board")

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    What, no joy stick? Probably on version 2.

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    Well done Daniel! What a lucky family! You can add flaps, airspeed, altitude instruments each year! She'll be flying jumbo jets one day!

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    Dave, was it a challenging build? That thing looks like a lot of fun!

    Daniel - quite a project! Love it.

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    Now it's focused on unjamming guns (everything you can hit), sun in your eyes (light) and identification of an enemy (bird sticker). Observer / gunner training first, then daddy can lend her his tiny planes in next step

    By the way, it's the easiest project ever: you just dig into your warehouse, garage or any other place, find what you don't need anymore and out it on board

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    How does it fly? That looks like a lot of fun. Maybe not in 106F though

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    Gunsmithing bench: Last piece to complete my M4 ordered.

    Future projects: Looking for sources on 1/300 or smaller WW1 and WW2 tanks, and good paint references on same--I have a harebrained idea for a little business venture I'm toying with the idea of, thinking about suggesting to Herr Oberst that we raffle off a few Alpha Test batches as a site fundraiser.
    Historical Consultant/Researcher, Wings and Sails lines - Unless stated otherwise, all comments are personal opinion only and NOT official Ares policy.
    Wings Checklists: WWI (down Navarre Nieuport, Ares Drachens) | WWII (complete)

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    Quote Originally Posted by malachi View Post
    Broken Token deck holder, holding 4 each of my damage decks and a collision deck. It will hold sleeved cards if Fantasy Flight (not Mayday unfortunately). I had them sleeved but removed them as they seem to do fine. I sleeve the maneuver decks though.

    Brilliant idea, and your box looks great!

    For anyone else inspired to make one of these (like me), here's the Broken Token listing:
    https://thebrokentoken.com/mini-american-card-case

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    My favourite damage deck holder is still this one:

    https://www.aerodromeaccessories.com...age-deck-caddy

    Unfortunately marked 'sold out'

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    Quote Originally Posted by Diamondback View Post
    Gunsmithing bench: Last piece to complete my M4 ordered.

    Future projects: Looking for sources on 1/300 or smaller WW1 and WW2 tanks, and good paint references on same--I have a harebrained idea for a little business venture I'm toying with the idea of, thinking about suggesting to Herr Oberst that we raffle off a few Alpha Test batches as a site fundraiser.
    Well, if you stretch that to 1:285, you pull in the whole line from GHQ. Back in the day, they did the best modelling for microarmor. Heroics & Ros models are 1:300, so you can look there, and they have a decent set of WWI stuff in addition to WWII. I haven't looked at the market in about 20 years, so my info may be out of date.

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    Nice job on the card holder. I assume Broken Token is the company that produced it?

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    Thanks, Joe! Yes, Broken Token makes storage for various games. I got this on amazon: deck holder

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    Quote Originally Posted by malachi View Post
    Thanks, Joe! Yes, Broken Token makes storage for various games. I got this on amazon: deck holder
    Thanks for the link. I can certainly use these for other games we have as well. Shadows of Brimstone comes to mind...

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    So yes, they are done, looking for homes . . . Elf CAM Photo! See Clipper's List page 10 for details . . . love this picture, kinda makes a 2 story house fun . . .

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    Chris, if you excuse an English expression, that box is absolutely the "dog's bollocks", it's beautiful. p.s. I have no idea why a dog's testicles are considered the peak of briliance but that box is brilliant

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    Quote Originally Posted by camel crew View Post
    Chris, if you excuse an English expression, that box is absolutely the "dog's bollocks", it's beautiful. p.s. I have no idea why a dog's testicles are considered the peak of briliance but that box is brilliant
    Maybe not the peak of brilliance, but a synonym for grandness.

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    I can't believe I went and checked this. DB= excellent, the best. As well as all previous examples. That box is really, really, really, good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ReducedAirFact View Post
    Well, if you stretch that to 1:285, you pull in the whole line from GHQ. Back in the day, they did the best modelling for microarmor. Heroics & Ros models are 1:300, so you can look there, and they have a decent set of WWI stuff in addition to WWII. I haven't looked at the market in about 20 years, so my info may be out of date.
    TBH, Daryl, I was thinking of GHQ's 1/285 as in the "about 1/300" basket, looking at them for "Low Altitude," 1/600 Pico Armor as "Medium Altitude" and still looking for a 1/1000-1/1200-ish scale line as "High Altitude." GHQ doesn't do WWI, so I may need to look at H&R for WGF too.
    Historical Consultant/Researcher, Wings and Sails lines - Unless stated otherwise, all comments are personal opinion only and NOT official Ares policy.
    Wings Checklists: WWI (down Navarre Nieuport, Ares Drachens) | WWII (complete)

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    I've only been away a week and I return to find all of this magnificent work on display. Love it all - Zeps, deck holder, U boat, Napoleonic figures and scenery the lot - talk about wow factor. Inspiring gents, purely inspiring

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    My we have been busy guys, lot of outstanding work and the Nappys really hit home for me.
    Been busy with yard work but have a few items finished the last week or so.
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    Quote Originally Posted by camel crew View Post
    Chris, if you excuse an English expression, that box is absolutely the "dog's bollocks", it's beautiful. p.s. I have no idea why a dog's testicles are considered the peak of briliance but that box is brilliant
    lol, I missed this comment but thank you, Iain. I think I need to get a dog.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowcat View Post
    My we have been busy guys, lot of outstanding work and the Nappys really hit home for me.
    Been busy with yard work but have a few items finished the last week or so.
    Glad you like the Nappys (diapers outside North Am). Some really good work there, Ken. I especially like the lizard riders.

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    More Belgians...............

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    Nieuport 23 of Lt. Andre de Meulemeester, 1 ere Escadrille, 1917
    Nieuport 23 of Sous-Lieutenant Edmond Thieffry, 5 me Escadrille, 1917
    Nieuport 11 of Sous-Lieutenant Edmond Thieffry, 5 me Escadrille, 1916
    Nieuport 11 of Lt. Jan Olieslagers, 2 me Escadrille, 1916
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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    Lovely work, as always, Tim.
    I think you now have more Belgians that a lot of players have Brits or French.

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    Very nice Belgians Tim. I like the colors as they are a break from Entente Red, white and blue.

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    Superb work on your Belgian targets Tim REP mate

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    What a wonderful creation. I would want to play the game just to use the box!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by malachi View Post
    Broken Token deck holder, holding 4 each of my damage decks and a collision deck. It will hold sleeved cards if Fantasy Flight (not Mayday unfortunately). I had them sleeved but removed them as they seem to do fine. I sleeve the maneuver decks though.

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    What a wonderful box! I would play the game just to use the box!

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    Well, the lockdown projects continue. I did not start out meaning to do much to this old 1960's Val, but once you start.....Click image for larger version. 

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    One more photo to add due to attachment of the radio wire to the mast and a few extra touches to the prop.

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