tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post8577995456256259987..comments2024-03-27T12:37:27.837-07:00Comments on Tim's Miniature Wargaming Blog: Crew of the Astropolis, Shanspire and Moretimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-89383689781981489092017-12-20T10:25:54.168-08:002017-12-20T10:25:54.168-08:00Thanks Greg! I think my favourite, so far, has bee...Thanks Greg! I think my favourite, so far, has been the first officer - that I painted up to use as a Commissar a few weeks back... <br /><br />https://saskminigamer.blogspot.ca/2017/11/pan-dimensional-mercenary-commissar-and.html<br /><br />This captain's okay - but I felt like he had just a little bit TOO much bling... timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-2838211738348434092017-12-20T10:23:24.293-08:002017-12-20T10:23:24.293-08:00ALL the miniatures from Lead Adventure Miniatures ...ALL the miniatures from Lead Adventure Miniatures are full of character! I backed the Dwarf Gold Fever Kickstarter because the miniature looked so fun - got them and wondered WTF did I think I needed THESE for!? (Oh, they'll find a purpose in a Dragon Rampant army or a Song of Blades and Heroes warband or some such..). It was hard resisting the latest Kickstarter - the steam punk one - and I don't even care about steam punk stuff!? timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-33639528411020405922017-12-20T10:19:54.738-08:002017-12-20T10:19:54.738-08:00Stay on target! STAY ON TARGET!!!Stay on target! STAY ON TARGET!!!timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-21133841109390035062017-12-20T10:19:31.138-08:002017-12-20T10:19:31.138-08:00Yeah, you can finish a project, but I don't th...Yeah, you can finish a project, but I don't think anyone's ever finished with their house (until their dead or they move...)<br /><br />The bases are washers - I filled in the hole with green stuff and then glued down some fine nylon mesh from a screen window (or maybe it's fibre glass, I'm not sure what it's made of - NOT the metal kind!). timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-55501942191825943422017-12-20T09:48:59.283-08:002017-12-20T09:48:59.283-08:00"finishing" a house just means it is tim..."finishing" a house just means it is time to sell and move to another doesn't it?<br /><br />How did you do these bases?Lasgunpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529298072677726064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-62720256949004189632017-12-20T07:40:01.487-08:002017-12-20T07:40:01.487-08:00I wish that i had read this blog before assembling...I wish that i had read this blog before assembling my pathfinders. I thought assembly was fiddly, but I'm finding the painting much worse.<br /><br />http://thehammerofwrath.blogspot.ca/2013/12/how-to-painting-tau-pathfinders.html<br /><br />I'm at the point in painting where I hate the entire project, and want to buy a new pack and start over...<br /><br />Also, COOOOOL.....Coryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954370120936115326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-6769954266864075582017-12-19T07:26:00.116-08:002017-12-19T07:26:00.116-08:00Great work Tim! The captain of the Astropolis is p...Great work Tim! The captain of the Astropolis is probably my favourite...what a cool figure.<br /><br />And great progress on the 1-to-1 scale stuff! Greg Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090722688748673409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-90305153674993284232017-12-19T06:58:22.276-08:002017-12-19T06:58:22.276-08:00Wait until you see the navigator... So many bits a...Wait until you see the navigator... So many bits and bobs and cords and hoses! timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-81433296349737917292017-12-19T06:57:52.843-08:002017-12-19T06:57:52.843-08:00Great work with miniatures :)Great work with miniatures :)Michal DwarfCrypthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915669873652904866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-89130186556113242792017-12-19T06:56:18.306-08:002017-12-19T06:56:18.306-08:00We're doing glass tile. I've tiled floors ...We're doing glass tile. I've tiled floors before, but doing glass tile on a wall seemed a little.... finicky...? So we've hired professionals to do it. <br />timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-80533936621380326372017-12-19T01:39:00.421-08:002017-12-19T01:39:00.421-08:00Love the astropolis figures, tons of character, ba...Love the astropolis figures, tons of character, bases look great too. Kitchen coming along mines now done but I have to try and get the hallway done ish in the next couple of days which means no posting because of long hours! <br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-59954931579914399402017-12-18T23:46:40.237-08:002017-12-18T23:46:40.237-08:00Beautiful characters, details are stunning...and I...Beautiful characters, details are stunning...and I love the Captain of the Astropolis!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-88431166637632699622017-12-18T23:04:16.305-08:002017-12-18T23:04:16.305-08:00Tiling back splashes isn't that difficult as l...Tiling back splashes isn't that difficult as long as all of the tiles are of the same depth. I'd leave tiling showers to the professionals because the consequences are bad if things go wrong but tiling a back splash is definitely achievable by a novice. Here's the result of my first ever tiling job: https://littleleadwarriors.blogspot.ca/2016/08/new-skillz.htmlsiggianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964979635375875224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-22529800421467263712017-12-18T16:11:58.485-08:002017-12-18T16:11:58.485-08:00They totally could work as Steam Punk - I've b...They totally could work as Steam Punk - I've been looking at their Steam Punk stuff and thinking it could work for grimdark science-fi as well! <br /><br />Thanks! timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-55055603902613313632017-12-18T15:45:36.509-08:002017-12-18T15:45:36.509-08:00Nice work on the minis! I especially like the capt...Nice work on the minis! I especially like the captain and robot. Those could work for steampunk, too.<br /><br />Kitchen counter tops look good as well.Fitz-Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510866929782142007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-23400893772121194772017-12-18T14:58:01.693-08:002017-12-18T14:58:01.693-08:00Thanks!
Lead Adventure Miniatures really does ma...Thanks! <br /><br />Lead Adventure Miniatures really does make a lot of fun minis that are perfect for playing in a grim-dark-dystopian-far-future. timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-79340224952636236262017-12-18T14:55:33.613-08:002017-12-18T14:55:33.613-08:00Love what you've done with the Astropolis guys...Love what you've done with the Astropolis guys! I must pick them up at some stage.Preacher by dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011872555616127966noreply@blogger.com