tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802656816793750482.post7705750778296089386..comments2024-03-19T20:31:36.080-07:00Comments on Sean's Wargames Corner: What's on the bench.Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802656816793750482.post-35681430583852380162014-08-09T16:24:38.837-07:002014-08-09T16:24:38.837-07:00Hi Cedric, many fans of Conan were disappointed. I...Hi Cedric, many fans of Conan were disappointed. I was so excited for this movie that I may have ignored its problems. The story was weird and parts of it did leave a feeling of SyFy Channel movie, but the scenes with Jason Momoa kicking ass were great. And the kid Conan killing the Picts all by himself.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802656816793750482.post-26221721371740156752014-08-09T10:07:41.661-07:002014-08-09T10:07:41.661-07:00thanks for the advice on the commentary. Conan is ...thanks for the advice on the commentary. Conan is not a big sale in Hong Kong and I was disappointed in the recent one. I found it nice but without character.cedrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567465798644856588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802656816793750482.post-48474567642667390032014-08-09T05:34:13.112-07:002014-08-09T05:34:13.112-07:00Hi Cedric, the figure itself is referential. I do ...Hi Cedric, the figure itself is referential. I do love the original Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer sucked. I actually really liked the new one with Jason Momoa. It had some problems, but in many ways was itself referential to the 80's movie. Somebody complained about the nudity in it, a complaint that I found preposterous, but in the directors commentary he gave the reason for it. He said if anyone asked for a role for their girlfriend he said sure, but they had to be naked. Now it all makes sense. Also if you have the commentary by John Milius and Arnold Schwarzenegger take a listen to it. It made me appreciate that classic even more. And I'll try to keep up with the camera settings.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802656816793750482.post-81914147439130902082014-08-09T05:22:20.360-07:002014-08-09T05:22:20.360-07:00Hi Michael, to be honest I didn't think I coul...Hi Michael, to be honest I didn't think I could do that level of detail either. The Rosemary & Co. brushes made it achievable. A brush with a good point makes a huge difference. I do have a magnifying visor, but I've taken to just squinting over the top of my glasses. One benefit of trying to do fine detail on 1/72 is that it makes 28mm figures seem huge.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802656816793750482.post-31755013984629584132014-08-09T05:17:51.383-07:002014-08-09T05:17:51.383-07:00Hi Roy, yes. I'll be covering that aspect of t...Hi Roy, yes. I'll be covering that aspect of trying to get the most bang for your buck. Ultimately I'm hoping that we can get some kind of idea as to how we can squeeze that value from whatever camera we have at our disposal.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802656816793750482.post-42403234039433365052014-08-09T03:06:54.364-07:002014-08-09T03:06:54.364-07:00Good progress and great reference to Conan (1st an...Good progress and great reference to Conan (1st and only worth watching). For the camera, pretty smart to write down the configuration... I am definitely not make for photographycedrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567465798644856588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802656816793750482.post-44981615300948357122014-08-09T02:17:58.157-07:002014-08-09T02:17:58.157-07:00Don't get me wrong, I'd love a camera such...Don't get me wrong, I'd love a camera such as you have and would really make use of it, if I did. But I'm a boring git, with lack of transport or daily excitement, so I'd be stuck for things to take pictures of :( With me it's just a point and click camera, for the miniatures, is all that I require. Anything I buy will have to make itself pay the cost back with good photo's for eBay. Either that or I try and get a job for Playboy as a photographer ~ on second thoughts, no. Toy soldiers can be demanding masters, imagine all those 'diva' models :)) gingerbhoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470785282633663711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802656816793750482.post-53944749327163132802014-08-09T00:17:33.418-07:002014-08-09T00:17:33.418-07:00Great progress on those 1/72, I don't know how...Great progress on those 1/72, I don't know how you do, my eyes just can't cope with the smaller scale.Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802656816793750482.post-81343250665213540042014-08-08T14:28:40.842-07:002014-08-08T14:28:40.842-07:00Thanks Ray, his twin brother Canoc has an axe the ...Thanks Ray, his twin brother Canoc has an axe the size of a briefcase that he's waving overhead. That fantasy set has some really nice sculpts in it. I guess copyright laws are lax in Russia. Or wherever Caeser is from.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802656816793750482.post-17439517956486283992014-08-08T14:26:08.022-07:002014-08-08T14:26:08.022-07:00Hi Hugh. You are correct. What I was mainly trying...Hi Hugh. You are correct. What I was mainly trying to get at with that photo, besides showing how impatient I am, was that direct sunlight may not necessarily be the key to "good" pictures. Cropping does cure a multitude of sins. Again my style of photography is, much like my parenting, "do what I say, not what I do." I did not spend any more time than to line them up so they would all be in focus and then fiddled with the blinds. Hardly prepping the shot.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802656816793750482.post-63144099862811102412014-08-08T14:21:36.320-07:002014-08-08T14:21:36.320-07:00Cheers Roy. I decided to start buying 1/72 (20mm) ...Cheers Roy. I decided to start buying 1/72 (20mm) stuff when i took the plunge to get back into the hobby. There is some pretty cool stuff these days, although a maddening lack of Sci-Fi. I was aware at time of writing that my camera is not what one might consider an everyday camera. I definitely think it may be gilding the lily. I do think it is making it possible for me to take the kind of photos I want to though. I will be showing other types of cameras as I think I have access to more consumer market stuff.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802656816793750482.post-26998690936236515812014-08-08T13:58:58.068-07:002014-08-08T13:58:58.068-07:00Looking good Sean, love the Conan inspired figure....Looking good Sean, love the Conan inspired figure.Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802656816793750482.post-54487912819852383792014-08-08T12:44:39.578-07:002014-08-08T12:44:39.578-07:00The goblins are definitely better in the last shot...The goblins are definitely better in the last shot with the more diffuse lighting. Not only are there no lines from your blinds in the picture, but the models also don't cast such deep shadows.<br /><br />As for the background clutter, I agree that it's distracting. However this could be taken care of very easily by cropping the picture; you've left a good "margin" of neutral colour around the figures themselves.Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802656816793750482.post-14532223379888801652014-08-08T11:40:51.998-07:002014-08-08T11:40:51.998-07:00Thanks for the welcome Sean. And thank you for the...Thanks for the welcome Sean. And thank you for the compliment.<br /><br />I like the look of those 1/72nd miniatures. It's a scale that I played with as a school boy, but never seriously as a gamer. I'm always curious when those type of troops are displayed on blogs, and it gets me thinking about why they aren't used more in the UK gaming scene? <br /><br />As to your cameras ... Well, I googled them, and, let's just say comparing yours with mine would be like comparing the NASA moonbuggy and The Flintstones car :))gingerbhoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470785282633663711noreply@blogger.com