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The things grown men do.... - 1/10/2013 10:03:08 PM   
Titanwarrior89


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Status: offline 		to play a game. I just spent most of a day putting stickers on a block wargame(Eurofront). I hope its worth it. Block by block....sticker by sticker. Now to learn the rules...thats another day, week....

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/10/2013 11:18:54 PM   
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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/10/2013 11:33:44 PM   
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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/10/2013 11:44:43 PM   
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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/11/2013 10:21:12 PM   
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to play a game. I just spent most of a day putting stickers on a block wargame(Eurofront). I hope its worth it. Block by block....sticker by sticker. Now to learn the rules...thats another day, week....


Well, I carefully clip the corners of ALL counters of my board games.

And then there is the microwave to the left and the refrigerator to the right of my computer desk. Oh, I also have my a** planted in a great gaming chair, that has it's own little fridge, in case reaching for the regular one is toooo much work.

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/11/2013 11:35:27 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Titanwarrior89

to play a game. I just spent most of a day putting stickers on a block wargame(Eurofront). I hope its worth it. Block by block....sticker by sticker. Now to learn the rules...thats another day, week....


Well, I carefully clip the corners of ALL counters of my board games.

And then there is the microwave to the left and the refrigerator to the right of my computer desk. Oh, I also have my a** planted in a great gaming chair, that has it's own little fridge, in case reaching for the regular one is toooo much work.



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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/12/2013 12:07:07 AM   
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Never got around to clipping. I have War in the Pacific 2nd edition, I can only imagine how long that would take to clip those 9k counters(think its 9k).
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ORIGINAL: Titanwarrior89

to play a game. I just spent most of a day putting stickers on a block wargame(Eurofront). I hope its worth it. Block by block....sticker by sticker. Now to learn the rules...thats another day, week....


Well, I carefully clip the corners of ALL counters of my board games.

And then there is the microwave to the left and the refrigerator to the right of my computer desk. Oh, I also have my a** planted in a great gaming chair, that has it's own little fridge, in case reaching for the regular one is toooo much work.




Only took me a couple of hours.

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/12/2013 12:26:53 AM   
Titanwarrior89


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ORIGINAL: Titanwarrior89

Never got around to clipping. I have War in the Pacific 2nd edition, I can only imagine how long that would take to clip those 9k counters(think its 9k).
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ORIGINAL: Titanwarrior89

to play a game. I just spent most of a day putting stickers on a block wargame(Eurofront). I hope its worth it. Block by block....sticker by sticker. Now to learn the rules...thats another day, week....


Well, I carefully clip the corners of ALL counters of my board games.

And then there is the microwave to the left and the refrigerator to the right of my computer desk. Oh, I also have my a** planted in a great gaming chair, that has it's own little fridge, in case reaching for the regular one is toooo much work.




Only took me a couple of hours.



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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/12/2013 4:05:37 AM   
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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/12/2013 4:32:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		Actually for me I am still a boardgamer at heart but do enjoy both. And buy both. Either way a great hobby. One enhances the other.

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/12/2013 10:21:33 AM   
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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/12/2013 12:46:43 PM   
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Well I haven't made a plastic kit for about 15-20 years but I saw that the Korean kit maker Academy do a 1:350th scale model of HMS Warspite. I've ordered this and just waiting for it to arrive. That should keep me occupied for a while





Luverly.

I've been considering beginning building plastic kits again. I suspect it is great for relaxing.

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/12/2013 1:26:12 PM   
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Well I haven't made a plastic kit for about 15-20 years but I saw that the Korean kit maker Academy do a 1:350th scale model of HMS Warspite. I've ordered this and just waiting for it to arrive. That should keep me occupied for a while






Looks great Warspite. Have the makers got a web site?


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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/12/2013 1:37:40 PM   
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Well I haven't made a plastic kit for about 15-20 years but I saw that the Korean kit maker Academy do a 1:350th scale model of HMS Warspite. I've ordered this and just waiting for it to arrive. That should keep me occupied for a while






Looks great Warspite. Have the makers got a web site?

warspite1

Empire I ordered it through these guys

http://www.wonderlandmodels.com/models/plastic-models/academy/ship-kits/

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/12/2013 3:44:53 PM   
Titanwarrior89


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Status: offline 		Nice looking ship of the line.  How long is that model?

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/12/2013 3:51:35 PM   
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Nice looking ship of the line.  How long is that model?
warspite1

558mm apparently

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/12/2013 4:10:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		Like Warspite I have'nt done any military modelling for over 30 years, so I was tempted to get the Yamato.

But at £256 pounds for a 1/350th scale model, its a little out of my price range..

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/12/2013 6:31:58 PM   
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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/12/2013 6:46:37 PM   
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Maybe men do those things because from time to time they regress to a child again.
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You say that like its a bad thing

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/12/2013 7:11:45 PM   
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Maybe men do those things because from time to time they regress to a child again.


Regress? According to my wife and children I never left childhood.

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/12/2013 11:40:51 PM   
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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/12/2013 11:51:14 PM   
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Like Warspite I have'nt done any military modelling for over 30 years, so I was tempted to get the Yamato.

But at £256 pounds for a 1/350th scale model, its a little out of my price range..
warspite1

Why so much more expensive? ......Well I suppose it is a little bigger than the Grand Old Lady...but size isn't everything you know

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/12/2013 11:58:21 PM   
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Like Warspite I have'nt done any military modelling for over 30 years, so I was tempted to get the Yamato.

But at £256 pounds for a 1/350th scale model, its a little out of my price range..
warspite1

Why so much more expensive? ......Well I suppose it is a little bigger than the Grand Old Lady...but size isn't everything you know


Not what your wife said.

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/13/2013 3:08:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		Ive never really got into modeling but it does look interesting.  Closest thing ive done to it, is the civilwar/roman minitures.

Wow...been storming all day here, rain and lighting.

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/20/2013 6:55:45 PM   
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Well I haven't made a plastic kit for about 15-20 years but I saw that the Korean kit maker Academy do a 1:350th scale model of HMS Warspite. I've ordered this and just waiting for it to arrive. That should keep me occupied for a while




warspite1

The kit arrived on Thursday It's big! and ...it looks complicated... but worst of all, the paint instructions are rubbish

Fortunately there is a website that sells paint colours for WWII ships, planes etc. I told them what I needed and hey presto, they have given me the reference numbers I need.

Just got to wait for these to arrive so I can get cracking on the hull.

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/20/2013 8:05:18 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Well I haven't made a plastic kit for about 15-20 years but I saw that the Korean kit maker Academy do a 1:350th scale model of HMS Warspite. I've ordered this and just waiting for it to arrive. That should keep me occupied for a while




warspite1

The kit arrived on Thursday It's big! and ...it looks complicated... but worst of all, the paint instructions are rubbish

Fortunately there is a website that sells paint colours for WWII ships, planes etc. I told them what I needed and hey presto, they have given me the reference numbers I need.

Just got to wait for these to arrive so I can get cracking on the hull.



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"Mama, There's Rabbits in the Garden"

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/20/2013 8:06:46 PM   
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Good Luck, hope she floats.
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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Well I haven't made a plastic kit for about 15-20 years but I saw that the Korean kit maker Academy do a 1:350th scale model of HMS Warspite. I've ordered this and just waiting for it to arrive. That should keep me occupied for a while




warspite1

The kit arrived on Thursday It's big! and ...it looks complicated... but worst of all, the paint instructions are rubbish

Fortunately there is a website that sells paint colours for WWII ships, planes etc. I told them what I needed and hey presto, they have given me the reference numbers I need.

Just got to wait for these to arrive so I can get cracking on the hull.


warspite1

Thank-you. If I don't embarrass myself I will post some pictures. If I don't post again you will know its all gone Pete Tong

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/21/2013 12:43:42 AM   
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Well, I carefully clip the corners of ALL counters of my board games.



I used to do that to my Star Fleet Battles counters. I remember once me and my opponent had a summer long campaign and we actually named each and every ship. It was hundreds, counting the carriers, space control ships, dreadnaughts, cruisers, destroyers, Fed express ships, frigates.......


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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/21/2013 12:45:30 AM   
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Maybe men do those things because from time to time they regress to a child again.


Regress? According to my wife and children I never left childhood.



Same here Steiner, same here.

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RE: The things grown men do.... - 1/27/2013 7:04:16 PM   
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Good Luck, hope she floats.
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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Well I haven't made a plastic kit for about 15-20 years but I saw that the Korean kit maker Academy do a 1:350th scale model of HMS Warspite. I've ordered this and just waiting for it to arrive. That should keep me occupied for a while




warspite1

The kit arrived on Thursday It's big! and ...it looks complicated... but worst of all, the paint instructions are rubbish

Fortunately there is a website that sells paint colours for WWII ships, planes etc. I told them what I needed and hey presto, they have given me the reference numbers I need.

Just got to wait for these to arrive so I can get cracking on the hull.


warspite1

Thank-you. If I don't embarrass myself I will post some pictures. If I don't post again you will know its all gone Pete Tong
warspite1

Bad start I though the camoflague scheme was the same both sides....er no....

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