tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post170814335633306970..comments2024-03-27T22:37:01.796-04:00Comments on Dungeon Fantastic: Ersatz Doomchildren minis + thinking about pre-painted minisPeter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-55822241518855974262012-01-01T16:03:42.973-05:002012-01-01T16:03:42.973-05:00Thanks for the tips. Added to my slowly growing no...Thanks for the tips. Added to my slowly growing notes on miniatures.Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-14730320357811195552011-12-26T10:35:25.464-05:002011-12-26T10:35:25.464-05:00I have some of those. I have the hirelings (5004) ...I have some of those. I have the hirelings (5004) and one of the figures from 5001, too. They are awesome, although they are a bit small next to the modern so-called 25mm minis (more like big 28mm) made nowadays. But those hirelings are great - I am in the process of painting the chest carrying guy right now (C).<br /><br />What I would do for lead guys, if you don't want to paint them, is base them, primer them, and then seal them with Testor's Dullcote. Maybe 3-4 layers (seal, dry, repeat). That should be okay for "ugly but functional" although you might find some painter who'll do them up table-quality for you. That way you never need to handle them unpainted.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-86740955043850705472011-12-26T00:18:43.418-05:002011-12-26T00:18:43.418-05:00Done out of the box is a big selling point for me ...Done out of the box is a big selling point for me too, as I have no knowledge about how to competently base a mini, much less paint it. Even if I did know how, I probably wouldn't have time.<br /><br />I've never used plastic before though. I want to feel some of them. I'm worried they will not be heavy enough.<br /><br />I recently picked up some of the old Grenadier AD&D lead-based minis off Ebay, just for kicks. These are the ones:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dndlead.com/grenadier/ADandD/2001.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.dndlead.com/grenadier/ADandD/2001.jpg</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dndlead.com/grenadier/ADandD/2004.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.dndlead.com/grenadier/ADandD/2004.jpg</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dndlead.com/grenadier/ADandD/5001.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.dndlead.com/grenadier/ADandD/5001.jpg</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dndlead.com/grenadier/ADandD/5002.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.dndlead.com/grenadier/ADandD/5002.jpg</a><br /><br />I probably won't use them at the table unfortunately as the fact that they are lead creeps me out. Some people on the ODD74 forums suggested that there might be a way to seal them for safe use without needing to do detailed paint jobs.Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.com