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Post by mister frau blucher on Jul 3, 2013 8:32:46 GMT -5
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Post by Lord Inar on Aug 12, 2013 12:20:09 GMT -5
I just had to share!
I bought 200 1 inch fender washers from Amazon [Crown Bolt 20082 1/8 Inch x 1 Inch Zinc-Plated Steel Flat Fender Washers, 100-Count] and glued them to the bottom of every "normal sized" Bones I got to give them a bit of that extra weight and to keep them from falling over. I primed them first with black primer and glued them using E6000 black glue, but I'm sure other solutions work at least as well if not better.
All told, probably about 13 cents each per base (including paint and glue)
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Post by sgthulka on Aug 13, 2013 9:44:45 GMT -5
Washers are excellent bases, with the added bonus that they attract magnets. You can glue rare earth magnets on the underside in the washer donut hole and store the figures fairly securely in a metal toolbox. The added bonus is in play you can use a second magnet to pin the figure to terrain, like a thief running across a rooftop or climbing a wall.
Alternatively, you can glue magnetic tape to any sort of storage box and the washers will stick. And you can still use the magnet pinning trick, but at the cost of only one magnet! Because the bones are so light, that will probably work like a charm.
Since I'm storing my bones in plastic bags, I'm avoiding using metal bases from fear they'll bang around and damage the figures. I'm mostly not basing my bones; the few I am basing I'm using plastic or litko wood bases. The plastic are probably dangerous for my paint jobs, but the wood ones seem about as light as the bones themselves.
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Post by Lord Inar on Aug 14, 2013 13:05:17 GMT -5
I must admit, I really like the weight that the washers provide (it keeps them from falling over as well) but I can see that storage is an issue (I bough the case as well when I got the rest of the Bones).
I like the bit about the magnets, though, I'll have to try that.
- Marc
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Post by sgthulka on Aug 17, 2013 17:35:05 GMT -5
I could see how the washers would help with the heft of the figs. I collect and paint 1/72 plastic world war 2 figures, and I always base them on 5/8" diameter washers for that very reason -- it makes them feel more substantial. How does the storage case work with the figures? I really agonized about kicking in a little extra for the storage case, but I've always had trouble with foam cases...I lose track of what's in what's case. My magnetic storage solution is less than ideal, though. A good jostle sends my figures flying. When I moved recently I dropped my case and figs went flying all over the sidewalk. To make matters worse we were re-bricking the wall so I'm sure some maces and swords that broke off are buried in the masonry somewhere. That's kind of why I gave up on the bones and decided to just throw them all in a plastic ziplock bag. So far it's working surprisingly well, but I don't doubt the figs will start to show some wear soon.
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Post by Lord Inar on Aug 19, 2013 15:58:10 GMT -5
How does the storage case work with the figures? I really agonized about kicking in a little extra for the storage case, but I've always had trouble with foam cases...I lose track of what's in what's case. I haven't tried putting them in with the washers yet to see how well they fit. As to forgetting, there are six unique trays (3 sets of two) so if categorized, it should be easy to remember six basic groupings (e.g. undead, women fantasy, male fantasy, futuristic, etc.)
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Post by Lord Inar on Aug 22, 2014 17:29:23 GMT -5
Finally getting back to the boards. Been away for far too long! Still painting my Bones minis and hoping to get a few more of them done before my next set comes in November! I got distracted by a bunch of Battlelore Pikemen that I somehow felt the need to paint as a halfling army!
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Post by mister frau blucher on Aug 30, 2014 8:52:32 GMT -5
Hey Lord Inar,
I have only painted up a few of my Bones 1 guys - and I am in the first wave for Bones 2, so I am going to have a huge pile of plastic waiting for the brush.
Still won't as big as my lead pile though...
Hope life has been treating you well!
Bret
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Post by platimus on Apr 27, 2016 22:00:31 GMT -5
...and a general PITA to me. i appreciate your efforts, sir. you will definitely get first crack at my minis if i decide they aren't for me (and if you want them). The only thing thing that is a PITA for me is setting up and putting away, since I don't have a dedicated space. Really, the palette takes about 1 minute to prep, and we're talking about tops 15 paints and few brushes ~$45 retail + $5 for the sushi!) to get started. I think painting minis is highly relaxing when you just go with the flow and enjoy it. One more thing that helps A LOT. If you see a mistake when painting a mini, hold it arm's length away and look at it. If you still see the mistake, fix it, otherwise forget about it! I'll give encouragement as long as it takes to make you a painter yet! I think you succeeded. I painted a few of the Bones then sold them once I felt like I had the hang of it. I tried to quit but I find myself painting again. After re-reading your painting advice, something terrible has occurred to me: I'm doing it backwards! I've been "blackwashing" before "painting". Now when I read your advice and others on the web, it sounds like you are supposed to blackwash AFTER painting. Hmm. I've been happy with the results so far. I'll try doing a proper blackwash AFTER painting next time and see what I think.
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