The Loose Association of Wargamers

FreddBloggs wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 9:47 am depends, how good is your Swedish?

Google translate........I'm multi linge.......lange.........lingl.........

I can speak lots of foreign stuff.

Thank you both. I shall read with interest.

Essex Boy wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 1:27 pm Aggressive pikes? Or an army with a shortage of powder?

The Swedish shortage was manpower rather than powder, hence trying to avoid attritional battles.

Right oh.

Actually pikes and swedes, the man to talk to is Per Broden on his rollaone blog.

Essex Boy wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 1:29 pm

FreddBloggs wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 9:47 am depends, how good is your Swedish?

Google translate........I'm multi linge.......lange.........lingl.........

I can speak lots of foreign stuff.

My, what a cunning linguist you are, to be sure.

grizzlymc wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 3:26 pm

Essex Boy wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 1:29 pm

FreddBloggs wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 9:47 am depends, how good is your Swedish?

Google translate........I'm multi linge.......lange.........lingl.........

I can speak lots of foreign stuff.

My, what a cunning linguist you are, to be sure.

It's all true.

Essex Boy wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 3:47 pm All of the above metals are still available but to be honest, if I were starting out now I'd stick to just the plastic offerings.

Is this genuinely your opinion or are you just messing with us to corner the metals stocks?
If it's the former, how do you stop the paint falling off?
I've tried all the usual suggestions, short of washing the figures in the urine of Geordie Virgins (impossible to find), so would be grateful of some advice.
Also are some brands plastics more susceptible to paint flake than others? (I've been looking sideways at some Zvezda boxes since this thread started).

Well, good question. I think I was serious when I wrote that, but now I remember the main reason I started the WSS/LoA project was the availability of the Les Higgins range. I must admit that seeing Donald's splendid collections, which are mostly 1/72 plastic, makes me yearn for a plastic army of my own.

Donald is really your man re painting plastics. He swears to me that no paint has ever flaked from his toys - he's a very clever fellow and can probably suggest the best source for your urine. My best advice was always to wash the plastic in bleach........it sort of etched the surface ready for the paint.

Over to Donald.............

Ps Zvezda are gorgeous, big, but gorgeous (25mm). They are also moulded in a stiffer plastic......I assume they still are.......so you shouldn't have a problem with flaking.

Essex Boy wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 4:54 pm Well, good question.

Thanks for the answer, i'll await Donald passing by
Zvezda might be a bit too big to bother with then which might be both a curse and a blessing