1/72 plastic SYW Prussians: worth buying?

[grizzlymc]

[Count Belisarius]

I'm surprised he didn't sell them before painting, just so's he could buy them back again before painting.

I sold him the unpainted figures. There simply wasn't an opportunity to buy them back before he ruined them.

We shall have words in York...

[Essex Boy]

[Count Belisarius]

Most of them will have 4 letters... Just so you can understand...

[Essex Boy]

.....and you won't be troubled by having to string a lengthy sentence together.

[Count Belisarius]

I wouldn't bother. Wouldn't want to confuse you...

[ochoin]

I bought a box. I couldn't help myself as they're stunning figures. I can get a 'firing line' battalion out of them (with flag, to represent the Grenadier Garde: http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php? ... dier_Garde).

The leftover 21 figures can go into the Bits Box.

Our SYW-gaming has been in a disgraceful hiatus ever since the Show game of 2015. I'll get these chaps painted & try to kick off a couple of games next year.

donald

[Essex Boy]

I'm sure they'll look splendid, Donald. Why didn't you buy two boxes?

I have a request.

I'm sure I recall seeing pictures of your outstanding SYW show game. Why not post them here so that we can all enjoy your collection?

Iain

[ochoin]

Why didn't you buy two boxes?

Iain

Two reasons.
One. I'm Scottish &, hence, careful with the siller.
Two. Two boxes of figures essentially not needed, would provide 2 units....& 42 unused figures. It's the lack of command figures (or a reasonable substitute: metal or plastic) that stymies the Zvesda set.
donald

(BTW "careful" not "mean". Only the denizens of Aberdeen are truly parsimonious.
eg In a recent letter to an English newspaper, an Aberdonian wrote, "If you print any more jokes about mean Scotsmen I shall stop borrowing your paper."

[grizzlymc]

What the gentleman from Aberdeen did not mention was that he had never read the headlines because the previous user had used it and flushed it.