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Title: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Captain Blood on May 20, 2017, 10:03:04 AM
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Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: shadowking1957 on May 21, 2017, 03:03:33 PM
both astonishing the slavers entry is  superb and after my own heart and collection great set of miniatures and content
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: mikedemana on May 21, 2017, 03:19:33 PM
Agreed! Both have so much going on in the photos. The shading on both is superb. Tough choice...!

Mike Demana
www.firstcommandwargames.com
http://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/

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Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: AWu on May 21, 2017, 10:12:07 PM
I did my best but Michi skins and fabric are just..  :o
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Sinewgrab on May 22, 2017, 12:02:02 AM
Alright, you two, give us a rundown on what figures are what, here...

I think I recognize the 'Mundans in Awu's, but who is that pulling the cage?

And I know there are a Hasslefree and Brother Vinni in there, Michi, but who are what here?
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Michi on May 22, 2017, 05:30:35 AM
Thank you so much. Awu, thatīs a great challenge to see my entry matched with yours - I love both the storytelling in your picture and the quality of your paintjobs!  :-*

I know there are a Hasslefree and Brother Vinni in there, Michi, but who are what here?

Three armed black females are by Hasslefree, the lady in blue dress is from Ral Partha, the rest is from Brother Vinni, apart from the male slave who is from my lead pile (uncertain origin...).
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Asslessman on May 22, 2017, 12:54:44 PM
Wonderful for very different reasons each !
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: AWu on May 22, 2017, 12:55:23 PM
Mine are all GW, porters are heavily converted cadian grunt and cultist..
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Hammers on May 22, 2017, 01:34:06 PM
Eeek! A willy!
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Captain Blood on May 22, 2017, 02:22:01 PM
Eeek! A willy!


lol I KNEW you would come along and say that!
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Sinewgrab on May 22, 2017, 02:37:27 PM
Mine are all GW, porters are heavily converted cadian grunt and cultist..

I am more impressed for that.  Well done sir.

Three armed black females are by Hasslefree, the lady in blue dress is from Ral Partha, the rest is from Brother Vinni, apart from the male slave who is from my lead pile (uncertain origin...).

I didn't recognize the guy pushing the slave or the girls in stocks - beautifully done collection.
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Michi on May 22, 2017, 02:37:48 PM
Eeek! A willy!


But itīs Tarzanīs Willy...  ::)
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Plynkes on May 22, 2017, 03:57:49 PM
Has anyone noticed how our German friends' keyboards don't do apostrophes properly? I have oft noticed it in the past on LAF.

German: But itīs Tarzanīs Willy...
English:  But it's Tarzan's Willy...


It's apropos of nothing, but I find little things like this infinitely fascinating (almost as fascinating to me as willies are to Hammers). That reminds me, actually, I have to make some Greenstuff willies for a couple of East African lads on my painting table.

Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Dolmot on May 22, 2017, 04:51:38 PM
Has anyone noticed how our German friends' keyboards don't do apostrophes properly?

There's a whole, quite fascinating article about it (http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/apostrophe.html). The short version is that in common German keyboard layouts, the 7-bit ASCII apostrophe is behind a shift key, whereas the acute accent key can produce the " īs " combination without shift by using the same procedure which makes accented vowels (the dead key followed by a = á). Then, like the article suggests, "the path of least resistance" makes some people prefer the acute version, because it only takes two key presses instead of three (shift + ' + s).

However, the ASCII apostrophe itself isn't really ideal either, because it was designed as a memory-saving character which fills the role of anything resembling a single quote, apostrophe, prime and so on. Good typesetting would call for a different character, which is neither the ASCII version nor the standalone acute. But if you use those prettier versions, some platform incompatibility is eventually guaranteed to break them so better just stick with the plain yet reliable ASCII character.

Nordic keyboards have ' as a basic, non-shifted key, which is closer to the centre line than the accent dead key, thus there's no incentive to use the latter here.

Now, shall we continue discussing Tarzan('|ī)s willy? :)
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Hammers on May 22, 2017, 04:59:09 PM
(almost as fascinating to me as willies are to Hammers).

Listen to that kettle calling the frying pan pink.
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Hammers on May 22, 2017, 05:00:58 PM
There's a whole...

Sorry, I dozed of. Could you repeat that please?
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Dolmot on May 22, 2017, 05:36:11 PM
Sorry, I dozed of. Could you repeat that please?

I can put some Tom of Finland art between the paragraphs if it helps?
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Plynkes on May 22, 2017, 05:39:23 PM
lol This is my favourite thread ever. lol

Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Dr Mathias on May 22, 2017, 05:41:33 PM
lol This is my favourite thread ever. lol



It's illuminating to be sure ;)
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Sinewgrab on May 24, 2017, 01:48:40 AM
I almost googled "Tom of Finland", because I had never heard the reference...

Then I looked at the rest of the thread, and deemed the task too dangerous. 
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Hammers on May 24, 2017, 07:01:59 AM
I almost googled "Tom of Finland", because I had never heard the reference...

Then I looked at the rest of the thread, and deemed the task too dangerous. 

Yes, he is a bit of a mouthfull.
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Hammers on May 24, 2017, 07:03:28 AM
I can put some Tom of Finland art between the paragraphs if it helps?

That'd would certainly rattle me awake.
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: AWu on May 24, 2017, 10:42:52 PM
I almost googled "Tom of Finland", because I had never heard the reference...

Then I looked at the rest of the thread, and deemed the task too dangerous. 

Its his artistic name
Finland put his art on the stamps :)

If you feel sure in your sexuality you should be fine :)
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: Plynkes on May 25, 2017, 10:53:47 AM
If you feel sure in your sexuality you should be fine :)

And if you don't, you'll probably like it even more. You'll just hate yourself afterwards.
Title: Re: Round 8 Caravan of love vs. Slavers
Post by: AWu on May 26, 2017, 09:43:36 PM
Words of wisdom Plynkes   ;)