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Post by Prince August on Sept 15, 2004 16:23:28 GMT
Which Viking do you like?.
My favourite is the Axeman (Code 965) - a strong figure with a good pose. Fits well with most dioramas.
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Post by astronomican on Sept 17, 2004 15:26:53 GMT
Shame they werent 32mm  |
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Post by Prince August on Sept 20, 2004 21:21:32 GMT
Shame they werent 32mm That is a point, however we were releasing elves and wanted to explore other scales as well as 32mm. 'All the eggs in one basket' --- as they say. |
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Post by astronomican on Sept 22, 2004 17:22:11 GMT
That is a point, however we were releasing elves and wanted to explore other scales as well as 32mm. 'All the eggs in one basket' --- as they say. Since the most popular 'large-scale' for wargaming is 25/28/32mm, it would have been in your interest to make the Vikings for this scale. |
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Post by woodweller on Sept 29, 2004 8:45:41 GMT
I think bigger is better.40mm figs are much easier to observe from 2ft away instead of 1ft away as with 25-32mm. (And painting is easier and they are small enough for big battles. :
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Post by wolfe on Oct 1, 2004 15:12:25 GMT
Since the most popular 'large-scale' for wargaming is 25/28/32mm, it would have been in your interest to make the Vikings for this scale. -The 25/28/32mm scales prince august produces are to exspencive for wargaming,and not worth the cost.Would like to recommand som firms,but it wouldn't fit to the tast of prince august,i guess.  |
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Post by Prince August on Oct 1, 2004 19:31:42 GMT
Expensive? For as little as 8.59 Euro you get a mould that can cast hundreds of times and produce up to 3 figures each cast. As you get more experienced casting you increase the success rate of each cast and that means cheaper figures. All our figures are very well proportioned and especially the new 32mm IMO. With skill (which comes with any hobby worth doing) you can cast approx 1000 figures (32mm) for 12.99 plus metal (you can get the metal from other sources not just us.) If you recycle and find local sources (as descibed in other posts and on our website) you can make a figure for 1.3 cent each (cost of mould 12.99 / 1000 = 1.29 cent). As far as other firms are concerned, well they often have a catch. Either they have plastic figures or/and the resulting figures are poor quality. If you feel I am wrong in that then let me know.  |
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Post by wolfe on Oct 8, 2004 14:49:54 GMT
Expensive? For as little as 8.59 Euro you get a mould that can cast hundreds of times and produce up to 3 figures each cast. As you get more experienced casting you increase the success rate of each cast and that means cheaper figures. All our figures are very well proportioned and especially the new 32mm IMO. With skill (which comes with any hobby worth doing) you can cast approx 1000 figures (32mm) for 12.99 plus metal (you can get the metal from other sources not just us.) If you recycle and find local sources (as descibed in other posts and on our website) you can make a figure for 1.3 cent each (cost of mould 12.99 / 1000 = 1.29 cent). As far as other firms are concerned, well they often have a catch. Either they have plastic figures or/and the resulting figures are poor quality. If you feel I am wrong in that then let me know. -Making figures takes time,and it takes years before the figures are of normal quality. |
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Post by Bismuth Dirigible on Oct 8, 2004 15:53:12 GMT
I’m not so sure I agree Wolfe.
After one day’s worth of lessons in casting I was making perfect figures.
Now I can cast 100 or more figures in a single day.
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Post by General Davout on Oct 8, 2004 20:56:20 GMT
Have to say, don't agree with Wolfe ! Have of the fun is the casting and making and the other half is the painting and playing  . The cost per figure is very small for the 25mm figures, these are the type I like most and then you can get into conversions ... ...and metal doesn't always have to be supplied by PA, although be careful about what other metal you do use. |
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Post by PanTeoMax on Oct 9, 2004 8:11:14 GMT
I asked my three boys their opinion about the favourite vikings. Pan (10) thinks that the best viking is the Axeman (965), because of its pose and armament. Teo (8) likes most of the Jarl or Chieftain (961): it is strong leader with cool cape and helmet. Max (3) thinks that the Huskarl or Hirdman with the Raven Standard (970) is the best because of its red cape, standard and sword. They love to play with them with dice: they move and fight with the dice. Their opinion is, that the size (40mm) is the best. Pan & Teo used to play with plastic soldiers: 25mm were too small and 54mm too big. In Scandinavia "standard" size has traditionally been this 40mm -size: Vikingar and Karoliner (which they also love) are Scandinavians, aren´t they?  Pan, Teo & Max lives in Helsinki, Finland  |
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Post by Prince August on Oct 10, 2004 22:27:29 GMT
Years?  I think we would not be in business for over 30 years if it took years before anyone could cast a decent figure. I have tryed to help by starting the tutorials and now this Forum to aid novice casters. With a *little* practice beginners should be fine. Some moulds are more complex than others. I would suggest to a novice to try casting single soldiers and moving on to cannons and mounted troops. I am sorry that you felt it takes so long although I applaud you commitment and hope you found the eventual success worthwhile. |
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Post by Prince August on Oct 10, 2004 22:36:24 GMT
I asked my three boys their opinion about the favourite vikings. Pan (10) thinks that the best viking is the Axeman (965), because of its pose and armament. Teo (8) likes most of the Jarl or Chieftain (961): it is strong leader with cool cape and helmet. Max (3) thinks that the Huskarl or Hirdman with the Raven Standard (970) is the best because of its red cape, standard and sword. They love to play with them with dice: they move and fight with the dice. Their opinion is, that the size (40mm) is the best. Pan & Teo used to play with plastic soldiers: 25mm were too small and 54mm too big. In Scandinavia "standard" size has traditionally been this 40mm -size: Vikingar and Karoliner (which they also love) are Scandinavians, aren´t they? Pan, Teo & Max lives in Helsinki, Finland PA started in Sweden. The Shield in our logo once had a train in it as there was/is a famous train of the same name there (I was told this a while back so I may be a little rusty) Perhaps someone knows about it. If anyone finds a picture send it in to me and I will credit it to you on our next newsletter. I enjoy hearing that your family enjoy our vikings. Family fun is one of our goals for our products. I designed the little mad viking on each pack of the Vikings myself based on 965. I also use it for my avatar. So MY fav is 965 (Viking with axe) |
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Post by kirjalax2 on Nov 8, 2004 18:08:30 GMT
I was quite surprised by the 40mm vikings, what kind of scale is this?
Too big for gaming purposes, maybe some of them could be used as giants...
Most of the poses make them a bit too individual for my taste. An army of vikings carrying women looks funny but only for a few seconds.
I´d preferred these vikings in 32mm.
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Post by bwhite on Jan 4, 2005 22:07:53 GMT
The fact they're 40mm is something I have to get over.
I have so many 32mm miniatures but it would have been another neat army to play. I should do something different for a change...
OK, I'm over it...
I'm thinking of starting with 961 and building a warband around him, of course. So I'll report which is truly MY favorite once I've collected and cast them up!
But at 40mm I'm just not sure how many of these I'm going to cast. Had they been 32mm, now then I'd be casting in the hundreds without question. Maybe my attitude will change and I'll end up casting quite a few. I do enjoy PA moulds and the casting process. Heck, I'll make up Viking and Saxon armies just for myself, regardless of what others are doing. ;D
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