...I need your help

frenchkid

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Even if I was alowed to do a mini painting subject I don\'t think teachers would be really enthusiastic about it. ( Forum is getting more serious if we need valid points to post, no more thread hijacking :p)
 

frenchkid

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lol, well excuse my lack of humor tonight I haven\'t slept in 2 nights and getting very tired (hey that\'s what vacations are for no? ;)) I\'ll get back at you tomorow when I\'m rested maybe I\'ll be enlightened then :p
\'crawls away to bed\'
 

minimaker

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Origineel geplaatst door ipaintminis
i think i may find like some old school mini pictures of like back in the day when people used enamles and junk
If you don\'t find them, let me know. I\'ve got several around. Do note though that also with those mediums good results were archieved. There used to be a great store in Paris (temps libre) that had a great collection of oil painted minis.
 

Propaintjob

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Hey Becca, you could also throw in some stuff about where it all fits into the world today.

Some stats on how many companies are in the wargaming business, prices people pay for painting, examples from CMON and ebay too, showing the prices really good work fetches at auction etc etc

May save you having to dig up so much \'old\' info.

And be sure to mention the community aspect, like how you can even get help with presentations etc ;)lol
 

darthfoley

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Becca, sounds like you\'re pretty well stocked at this point, but if not I have a book I bought in the mid-80\'s called Dicing with Dragons written by Ian Livingstone (a name from the past in and of himself). It has a good history chapter, along with various other info.
 

finn17

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As an added incentive....

I think you should share the results of your labours with us, perhaps as an article? ;)
 

ipaintminis

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an article eh?

maybe maybe...

i like the idea about statistics and prices paid on ebay. good idea. and the community...awesome!

maybe i will have an ariticle..
\"Painting, then and now\"

we will see, i actually have to do this pretty fast, my presentation is next wednesday ( (some of you think i procrastinated...nope! the prof gave us the assignment today!) :D
 

finn17

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It does sound like a cool course IPM...

Originally posted by frenchkid
Hey that\'s a great subject you got there. Wish I was able to do cool subject like that in my classes. Instead I\'m stuck having to do scientifique stuff.
All I can remember is 5000 word essays like, \"Wittgenstein talked bollocks. Discuss\":D
 

ipaintminis

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well he basically told us that we had to do a speech on our favorite hobby in informative style...but like i said, hes cool, a Warhammer and Magic Geek.

and for the first day of school he played us led zepplins communication breakdown...the guys not a normal prof

~ive been looking for statistics and so far i have found that SJB in in the Encyclopedia~:D
 

finn17

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I can\'t resist...

What was his reason for playing one of Led Zeppelin\'s less inspired works???

I am all ears:D
 

ipaintminis

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my calss is speech communication101...he wanted to show that even huge singers needed to communicate, if they didnt zep wouldnt have written that song...:D
 

Grumb

used to be a Freak
help if needed

Becca;

I\'ve got a handful of some of the original Grenadier minis from the 70\'s painted with enamels that I can send down to you to use if that would be helpful. You\'re only a state away, so they should get there pretty quickly. Let me know if you want them and I\'ll pop them in the post tomorrow or Wednesday.

Cheers,
Scott \"Grumb\"
 

finn17

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Mmmm...yeah...

God...that\'s tenuous:flip:

Sounds to me like a prof that\'s trying to be cool and hip...

Still, getting a good grade is 50% image manipulation and if he gives his personal preferences away that freely...

Perhaps you would do as well to buff up on Led Zeppelin:flip::D
 

Grumb

used to be a Freak
Originally posted by finn17

*EDIT* Crumbs Grumb! that\'s deep lol

Yeah, \'swat happens when trying to type on the laptop while lying on the sofa. Hit enter instead of shift...:rolleyes:

Grumb
 

ipaintminis

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do you have pictures of those? then i could do a powerpoint (we get extra points for that...if we use it correctly)
 

Grumb

used to be a Freak
pictures...

I don\'t, but I can take some real quick and e-mail them to you. Same address as for the calendar?

Cheers,
Grumb :cool:
 

ipaintminis

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yes please and thank you!


i think an article is necessary, you guys have helped me out so much, its only right to make on...


sent a letter to the human relations ( i couldnt find an orc relations or a goblin relations rep. lol) on the Reaper front, finding out statistics like how much lead they use a year or costs and stuff.

and also found the GW prices and stock information that will be useful.

so all in all , this is going to be so much fun, and ill keep you all posted!
 

Sand Rat

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Becca - couple o suggestions from the dinosaur here -

A link to the oldest published set of wargaming rules I know of Little Wars, by H.G. Wells on Project Gutenberg

http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/3691

And Floor Games (Same Author, Same Site) -

http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/8965

These are the oldest texts I know of dealing with the subject. And if I remember correctly, Little Wars has a copy of the rules set that the English Military was wargaming with at the turn of the 20th Century.

Hope it helps,

Lloyd
 
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