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Purple wrote: ↑Wed Jul 04, 2018 12:56 pm They didn’t have the sizes I want but just seen that they will do custom so now I’m a happy bunny.
Thanks.
Yes I’ve got custom sizes from him before - he’s very helpful
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When I ordered from PWS, I used to ask the proprietor to not prime the top side of my bases as I wanted a plain metal surface to glue the figures and terrain materials onto; the other surface and the 1mm "sides" were usually ok, but I did find that you got the occasional bit of "chipping" if the bases rubbed together too much. I guess he must have had a few people do this, as he seems to have gone from all-over priming (black) to none at all fairly quickly.

In terms of difference, I'd say it's like priming all sides of a large piece of MDF to stop it warping.
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Very helpful, thanks guys.
Hopefully Purps won't send us pics of him in his bunny suit. You know how literal he is.
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Ive never seen Purps in his bunny suit, but I'm sure he is very literal.
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Can’t you find a local engineering shop that will cut to spec for you? Ideally you want the bases galvanized to stop rust
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Buff Orpington wrote: ↑Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:09 am
grizzlymc wrote: ↑Wed Jul 04, 2018 1:49 am There I thought it was going to be a thread about nuclear weapons found on e-bay.
Happy days, Vulcan bombers painted white.
My first thought was the Jamie Leigh Curtis movie:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099160/

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levied troop wrote: ↑Wed Jul 04, 2018 3:54 pm Maybe I’m not a real wargamer
If you’re not a real wargamer then I shudder to think what the rest of us are! :?
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Blue Steel shows the wear.
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Norm, the paint stripper is in a jar, the G&T is in a glass.
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You’re a charming host.
I’ll be wanting to sniff some Hoppes No. 9 at some point, if it’s not too much trouble.
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