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Title: F&IW - size comparisons
Post by: Silent Invader on September 10, 2009, 11:24:49 AM

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Title: Re: F&IW - size comparisons
Post by: Poliorketes on September 10, 2009, 02:59:17 PM

thanks alot

Title: Re: F&IW - size comparisons
Post by: Mosstrooper on September 10, 2009, 03:12:03 PM

Very useful ! many thanks , was thinking of buying some of the Galloping Major figs  :)

Title: Re: F&IW - size comparisons
Post by: Galloping Major on September 10, 2009, 04:53:55 PM

Adster put these size comparison pics together for FIW Indians, maybe they'll be helpful too - he didn't have any Redoubt Indians, so he used one of their French soldiers.

(http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/5269/adster1.jpg)

(http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1829/adster2aj.jpg)

Title: Re: F&IW - size comparisons
Post by: Lowtardog on September 10, 2009, 04:57:48 PM

Nicely done chaps. How do you thin the bases? is it a lot of work, require specialist equipment?

Title: Re: F&IW - size comparisons
Post by: Galloping Major on September 10, 2009, 08:08:54 PM

Captain Blood took these great pics of 2 Galloping Major Mohawk between 2 Redoubt Woodland Indians:

(http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/2817/gm9.jpg)
(http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/5228/gm11.jpg)

Title: Re: F&IW - size comparisons
Post by: heinzknitz on June 09, 2010, 08:16:25 PM

Thanks for the comparisons, excellent help for starting this period.

Title: Re: F&IW - size comparisons
Post by: kidterminal on June 12, 2010, 10:25:35 PM

Quote from: Silent Invader on September 10, 2009, 05:08:14 PM

Takes a few seconds with a less than sharp (but not totally blunt) craft knife.  Pin the figure on its side on the work bench with one hand (thumb) and then shave down each side then shave out the centre.  Might take a few passes of the knife.  Just like whittling except the process seems to work better with a dull blade rather than a really sharp one. Some others who do this use a sander which will be more precise but as my figures are based on pennies they're going onto an uneven surface so I'm quite rough and ready with it.

I've used a flat metal file. I lay it flat and run the figure over it until I get the thickness I'm looking for. Though I just clip the figures of their bases these days and pin them to a slotta base. I'm an American after all, we don't deface our pennies by gluing miniatures onto them. We toss them into jars and reminisce of those bygone days when pennies candies were in fact a penny.

Rob