some juicy ebay-auctions

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April 12, 2013 at 11:13 pm #27518
Theobald
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Right, Master Barliman, that’s what I also guess and he obviously lacks of some basic painting-skills, too.
April 13, 2013 at 6:32 am #27521
twrich
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Ha! well painted mini’s were never that important to war-gamers! Well, at least not most of them!

Painting is somewhat more important to Role Players. And it is very important to diorama builders.
April 13, 2013 at 6:54 am #27522
Barliman
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twrich wrote:

Ha! well painted mini’s were never that important to war-gamers! Well, at least not most of them!

In fairness it’s hard to paint even one figure to an exceptionally high standard, and wargamers have to paint up to several hundred (or in some cases – like myself – several thousand). I’m sure that the majoroity of gamers paint their figures as well as time and talent permit. But figure-painting is an artistic skill not possessed by many people – just the same way that not many people can draw well, or sculpt well, etc.

Painting my own 4,200 LOTR figures to a pretty good standard (well, I think they are, and The Man himself considers the ones he’s seen as being to an “unusually high” standard for wargaming) has so far taken me nearly 13 years, but I dread to think how long they’d have taken if they’d been painted to a display or diorama standard.
April 13, 2013 at 11:58 am #27523
Theobald
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Of course, as with many other matters there are exceptions. So it is with painting figures for war-gaming.
Then there also is a difference in the point of view about this matter, I think. One might regard war-gaming from a more strategic point of view, so that the quality of painting does not matter at all (isn’t it then better to restrict painting to a single colour for different units, maybe even better use other material than casted figures, such as wooden blocks or something like that). – Then there are others who value to use casted figures (e.g. Mithril) for trying to make the setting of the game seeming to be a bit more “realistic” and so might match to a detailed concept of the terrain. That’s where I think the quality of painting and diorama-building comes in, and, as you know, here we find massive differences in quality.
From my point of view I think that once you decide for the latter, you should also be concerned about a good quality for painting each single figure. I think I once provided an example for that here on MMP when I placed some pictures of Jim’s “Numenórian Army” in the “Mathom House”. That, to me, serves as a very good standard for combining war-gaming and high quality of painting.
Please mind, that I do not want to criticize the one or the other point of view, but just want to point out, that there is a possibility to combine both.

As for you Barliman, I’m awe-struck, not only because of the details concerning numbers and time you gave away, but also because you mentioned that The Man values your skills very much. I know that he sets high standards in this.
April 13, 2013 at 12:25 pm #27525
Barliman
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As you say, Master Tree, it’s “horses for courses” (as we say here in Bree). Some gamers enjoy the cut and thrust of the wargame itself (and arguing endlessly about interpretation of the rules), while others prefer to collect and paint the armies. I seem to have unintentionally become one of the latter!
April 13, 2013 at 4:45 pm #27527
Theobald
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That’s what I thought of you, Master Barliman. The word “unintentionally”, you used, replaces a lot of sentences though you did the opposite, starting to paint the figures appropriately to your own schemes (while others, endlessly hassle about how some of the rules could be applied to some of “this-or that”). I do think that in what you said, there’s a bit of Breeish-understatement included. Anyway, I do appreciate your point of view very much, as it also meets mine.
April 13, 2013 at 5:07 pm #27528
shadyt
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I also paint Mithrils to use in a wargame, although I have yet to use them in that way. I have been working on my army for about 20 years and only have about 300 finished.
April 14, 2013 at 9:18 pm #27530
twrich
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Dear Master Barkeep, I understand exactly, and in a way what you said above was my point. Very hard to precisely paint thousands of minis. Unless, of course, you are an Ent or an Elf and live forever (or a surprisingly talented Barkeep with a very patient wife)!!
April 14, 2013 at 9:40 pm #27531
Barliman
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A tolerant wife is certainly a bonus, but a modicum of skill is also useful.
April 15, 2013 at 11:27 am #27532
Milo
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Another great collection in these auctions (74 MINT minis from [mith]M1[/mith] to [mith]M126[/mith], including [mith]M3[/mith], [mith]M32[/mith], [mith]M40[/mith], [mith]M73[/mith], [mith]M98[/mith], [mith]M99[/mith]…):
http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_nkw=mithril&_sacat=0&_odkw=&item=181122757106&pt=Games_US&_osacat=0&hash=item2a2bc1f1f2&_ssn=2ndhandwizardsdot
April 15, 2013 at 7:41 pm #27533
ddaines
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Barliman wrote:

twrich wrote:

Ha! well painted mini’s were never that important to war-gamers! Well, at least not most of them!

In fairness it’s hard to paint even one figure to an exceptionally high standard, and wargamers have to paint up to several hundred (or in some cases – like myself – several thousand). I’m sure that the majoroity of gamers paint their figures as well as time and talent permit. But figure-painting is an artistic skill not possessed by many people – just the same way that not many people can draw well, or sculpt well, etc.

Painting my own 4,200 LOTR figures to a pretty good standard (well, I think they are, and The Man himself considers the ones he’s seen as being to an “unusually high” standard for wargaming) has so far taken me nearly 13 years, but I dread to think how long they’d have taken if they’d been painted to a display or diorama standard.

We’d better have a lookk at some then Master B . I don’t wargame, but do enjoy seeing well painted massed armies.
April 15, 2013 at 7:55 pm #27534
Barliman
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One day, perhaps, when I have the time, space and energy to set enough of them out!
April 16, 2013 at 1:32 pm #27535
Milo
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Many very nice minis from Germany, with nice background and base used for pictures :rolleyes:
http://www.ebay.de/sch/lynch.68/m.html
April 16, 2013 at 1:37 pm #27536
Milo
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[mith]M191[/mith], [mith]M295[/mith], [mith]M329[/mith]: http://www.ebay.com/sch/belsec/m.html
April 16, 2013 at 5:52 pm #27537
Theobald
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So he finally decided to clean some of his drawers by selling some of his spare figures, as he told me about a week ago.
“lynch.68” that is you refer to in your second last entry here, Master Milo. – So you seemed to have recognized a “nice” watercolour background and some very special wood that might perfectly be used as some base. Of course, “lynch.68” does not intend to sell neither base nor background-sheet along with the figures. He just used used both to stress the quality of the figures he’s going to sell. Just have a look at the “Ironhill dwarves”. (And isn’t he also a very talented photographer, by the way).
I think the starting price for his offers is not exaggerated at all.

Master Milo, in case you take some time to contemplate about what I reveiled, you’d easily be able to gues who “lynch.68” is.
And that’s the reason for my entry here, as I just want to confirm that the seller is absolutely reliable, and gives away the figures in excellent condition. – I would lay my hands on fire to confirm this, if need be.

… and … I think there still is more to come …
April 16, 2013 at 6:15 pm #27538
Milo
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I recognized the seller a soon as I saw these auction’s pictures master Ent. A true reliable seller indeed ! 😎
April 16, 2013 at 7:35 pm #27539
Thingol
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Milo wrote:

I recognized the seller a soon as I saw these auction’s pictures master Ent. A true reliable seller indeed ! 😎

Indeed
April 16, 2013 at 10:45 pm #27540
Turambar
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. . . indeed 😎 😎 😎 😎
All is right was the Tree said. I try it the first time putting something “there”.

More to come in may . . . 😎
April 17, 2013 at 5:56 am #27541
Milo
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For mistress Sevlag, [mith]M62[/mith] treasures parts:
http://www.ebay.es/itm/Ral-Partha-Citadel-Mithril-accessories-Treasures-b-/171025572886
http://www.ebay.es/itm/Ral-Partha-Citadel-Mithril-accessories-Treasures-b-/171025572886
April 23, 2013 at 12:34 pm #27592
Thingol
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MA1 Antique finished in red box…. for those who like boxes

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MITHRIL-LotR-MA-1-Galadriel-OOP-Mithril-Fellowship-/140961319892?pt=AU_Miniatures&hash=item20d1f30bd4
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