The Loose Association of Wargamers

Ordered some SSM 18thC & FPW, don't want to be short after it all goes to 'merica.
Apart from the ACW 30mm.
Or the STS 42mm.
Depending on who you're listening too.

Penda wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 11:20 am Anything plastic in 28mm is an abomination and flies in the face of the natural order of the universe in my opinion.

Correct I think but with large armies is a necessity

valleyboy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 9:50 pm

Penda wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 11:20 am Anything plastic in 28mm is an abomination and flies in the face of the natural order of the universe in my opinion.

Correct I think but with large armies is a necessity

I think that is down to individual budgets, I can see no excuse but poverty for 28mm plastics. As to assembly, goodness it's bad enough cleaning up a metal figure let alone sticking bits of plaaastic together.

Plastics are easier for conversion.

The upside of plastics is the possible variety of poses, how easy it is to convert or adapt them, plus cost and weight advantages.

I still have a slight preference for metal, and I'm exploring resin 3d prints as an alternative to plastic.

I’m not convinced about 3D printing for big armies. The printing, cleaning and curing times are quite onerous. I’d say the cleaning and curing is definitely more onerous than plastic assembly. And definitely more unpleasant.

Well, I printed out Bavarians in reasonable numbers. You can fit a lot on a single print run on a Mono X. But I agree about clean up. It can be messy. I still prefer it to scraping mould lines or filing down burrs and snipping off vent traces.

I like plastics, multipart metals I truly hate.

FreddBloggs wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2023 8:36 am I like plastics, multipart metals I truly hate.

Like the scorpion men you sold me?

Some Little Big Men shield transfers for my Foundry Caesarian Romans. Though pattern choice and colour of reverse shield is driving me nuts and the more research I do the more contradictions I come up against.