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Post by shakespear on Sept 11, 2017 15:07:37 GMT
Would love it if I could find a painter too
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Post by crazycaptain560 on Sept 11, 2017 18:57:22 GMT
Noble Knight carries the Essex line. Scale Creep (great service) carries Black Hat figures. Old Glory 15s carries their own extensive line of figures (I own many and they are great and at a great price). Brookhurst hobbies carries Peter Pig figures (For DBA their War of the Roses range is great). These are all 15mm figures. For 28mm figures, Warlord games does sell in the US so you do not have to order over seas. Old Glory 25s (they are really 28mm) are produced in USA. I am not aware of any dealer who sells Perry Brother figures or other English manufacturers. I am a 15mm collector. Now, not all of what I list above sells ready packaged DBA armies, but, especially with the extra details, DBA 3.0 does a good job listing what elements should represent. For example, in list II/5 it lists the spears as Hoplites. So you can purchase figures as you see fit. Old Glory has the disadvantage of selling figures with usually 24 foot and 9 Cavalry which makes them great for BBDBA, but you can also order as a 12 element army, but you may have some extras hanging around. The more you purchase from them the more you save. If you have $400 worth of figures in your cart for example, you receive a 40% discount. $100 receives a 20% discount. So, even with extras, they are very affordable. Unfortanutly I cannot help on the painting front as I paint my own figures and I myself have stopped my commision painting (School is proving to be too time consuming for me to finish orders). Here are the links to the websites I mentioned. oldglory25s.com oldglory15s.com www.brookhursthobbies.com/Product-Listing.cfm?C=4&D=1303&N=10&S=&M=PETER%20PIGwww.nobleknight.com/ViewProdLine.asp_Q_ManufacturerID_E_2145083386_A_CategoryID_E_17_A_GenreID_E_0www.scalecreep.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=3723_1483&osCsid=92e594e6b1e12f50d26452a88c915ac9I am sure other members have good links as well.
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Post by timurilank on Sept 11, 2017 19:11:21 GMT
Would love it if I could find a painter too
I knew Paul Potter painted armies on commission, but I have not seen his name present on the new forum.
On a side note, I will be thinning my collection of DBA 3.0 armies to make room for new projects. Are there any particular armies you are thinking of collecting?
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Post by shakespear on Sept 11, 2017 19:20:02 GMT
Would love it if I could find a painter too
I knew Paul Potter painted armies on commission, but I have not seen his name present on the new forum.
On a side note, I will be thinning my collection of DBA 3.0 armies to make room for new projects. Are there any particular armies you are thinking of collecting?
Im interested in most anything.
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Post by goragrad on Sept 11, 2017 20:10:32 GMT
Brookhurst also sells 15mm Xyston figures and armies. Nice figures but tending newer releases to get too large for my tastes. You can also keep an eye on Ebay - there are some decently painted armies put up that go for reasonable prices - sometimes as low or lower than bare metal. And of course there are unpainted armies put up as well - just check which vintage of lists they are for - there have been changes from 2 to 3 that have had a major impact on figures provided. P.S You could also post on The Miniatures Page for painters - theminiaturespage.com/If you are not a member you will need to register, but it is as with fanaticus reasonably painless. P.P.S. Oops, just hit TMP and see that you are already there...
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Post by timurilank on Sept 11, 2017 22:26:23 GMT
I knew Paul Potter painted armies on commission, but I have not seen his name present on the new forum.
On a side note, I will be thinning my collection of DBA 3.0 armies to make room for new projects. Are there any particular armies you are thinking of collecting?
Im interested in most anything. I will look through the inventory in the next few days. Most of the armies which are duplicated can be thinned down, but time will be needed to photograph them.
The first lot should be posted to the Bazaar on Thursday.
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Post by mthrguth on Sept 12, 2017 5:42:41 GMT
Having a commission painter can be trying. A good painter can suddenly be overwhelmed with commissions and become unreliable, either regarding delivery times or maintaining quality of work. Or, they may raise prices to control the number of orders. Others may not deliver what you thought you were paying for. In my area many of the gamers now send their armies in mass shipments to Sri Lanka for painting by Fernando. The turnaround time is long. The quality is good. But, they are not historians, so errors can occur. For example, you may get your light infantry painted the same as line infantry; or Confederate infantry all in exactly the same uniform. Just to be clear, that's not their fault. They ask for very specific directions-provide them! Sometimes you'll find some really good work on EBAY, and then it just sits there, inexplicably. www.ebay.com/itm/15mm-Painted-DBA-II-49-Marian-Roman-army-105-BC-25-BC-/253131012204?hash=item3aefc8b86c:g:mpQAAOSwaMpZodZTThe above fellow, Alexi, has proven 100 percent reliable. He's a gamer in Moscow. He is not a contract painter per se, and I can't imagine how hard it may be for him to get figures. He does great shading, IMO, excellent shields; uses nice figures like Baudea and Mirliton. I'd buy more of his work if my wife couldn't monitor my checking account! Right now I think he is clearing his shelves of unfinished projects, so you see a variety of periods from him from ancient to WWII. He posted here under the Bazaar or who's painting what section with photos of other work. If I have to put an army together quickly to help my friends put on a campaign, I may buy individual units from wargamepainting or DPS on ebay. They can paint premium, search Ancient Pro-Painted DPS Sui Chinese Korea Expedition 400pts Army DBMM320. Both these services have proven 100 percent reliable. EBAY basic painted DBA armies in 15mm with less artistry may sell for around $100 used, painted. theminiaturespage.com has a section listing painters. I had a very bad experience with Old Guard painters in Russia. I am glad I took a risk and did business with Alexi. There is also a fellow in Greece who took figures from me, stopped corresponding, and now is back on ebay.
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Post by mthrguth on Sept 12, 2017 5:56:26 GMT
Its not like you can go into any hobby store and find DBA armies. Game stores often stock Games Workshop figures, Malifaux, Star Wars, and Flames of War. But most of your DBA and ancients armies are going to be mail order.
Back in the day, there were Scruby miniatures. Then, Airfix plastic-but always a trick to get them to hold their paint. Minifigs seemed like a real advance over Scruby. But some people found their figures too squat and blocky. Then there was Hinchliffe-taller and thinner than Minifigs, more dynamic, but sometimes bizarre anatomy. Then came Essex; large ranges, larger figures, more anatomically balanced and somewhat more active than minifigs.
Old Glory is more dynamic than Essex for poses. Somehow their 15mm business has split from their 28mm business. As if Old Glory was not enough there has been a profusion of of manufacturers; Wargames Foundry 28mm figures are excellent, oh, no 15mm figures.......Some ranges come and go, like Falcon figures 15mm. Khurasan and Mirliton 15mm figures are great, unless you get old Mirliton figures from degraded molds. Khurasan uses different designers for different ranges. Look before you buy.
Eureka miniatures Australia has 28mm and 15mm figures. They have better molds than Eureka UK for some of the 15mm Grumpy's Miniatures.
So, a ton of choices.
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Post by alexkalinin on Sept 13, 2017 15:46:15 GMT
I work to order. Postage on me. Payment via paypal vecsill@yandex.ru
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