Yup; it only really sank in *after* getting burned. It's not "hot as in warm", but "hot as in ARGH - GET IT OFF, IT BURNS!"

I once found out a few important things about hot glue. Firstly, it's really sticky. Sticky enough to glue things together. Secondly, it's really hot. Hot enough to burn things if you've stuck them together. Thirdly, having discovered the first two facts by getting hot glue all over the fingers of o...

Churlish of me, I know (and doubly so as I have yet to finish painting the 32 skirmishers and 12 cavalry figures that I've already bought in lead, anticipating getting legionaries in plastic), but I'm less worried about polls and more worried about Romans. I know that lead times can be particularly ...

I was never very fond of the Vallejo stuff. Too chalky for my liking, plus the whole eyedropper bottle thing meant that wastage was pretty high. I've just started using the Foudry paints, and I like them a lot. The fact that they are premixed for shades and highlights is of course a plus, but the ma...

Did the existence of plastic moulded figures mean that GW stopped producing white metal ones? Nope. And GW spent a lot of money buying injection moulding machines, really pushing the use of plastics for 28mm figures during the 90s. Ultimately, once you have the machine time (whether you own the mach...

The big difference being that I can read "Bodley-Scottese" (whatever that really is). OK, the rules barely sank in the first time I read them, but they required none of the mental gymnastics that certain other rulesets required

That was going to be my suggestion too - ESPECIALLY if you are a fan of HBO's Rome, I can think of no more fitting opponent than more Romans. Caesar versus Pompeii, Mark Anthony versus Octavian ....

Isn't "drilled" an indicator of how well troops could manouvre on the field of battle, though? A shieldwall yells "static defensive spears" to me, not something that's going to be wheeling, expanding and contracting a lot.

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Surely Coupling and the Culture would be more fun, though. I want to see elements of Porn Buddies in support of Rapid Offensive Units!

Personally I think that there's a lot to be said for learning a new game using an army with one or two troop predominant types and a relatively limited number of support types, especially if those predominant troop types are drilled and can hold their own against most things. My plan is to learn FoG...

I too would love to know what the likely timeframe for their release is. I have started to order 28mm Marian Romans from Foundry, but bizarrely I prefer plastic figures (partly cost, partly weight, and partly that they resist chipping and bending better than white metal in my experience) - so switch...

The army lists always specify a stand type for commanders, often either cavalry or the predominant troop type of the army. The rules say 40mm by 40mm bases. Why is this? Apart from compatibility with earlier rulesets, it seemed quite confusing when I played a game at the weekend. Which stand was cav...

No worries - I've placed a small order with Foundry, for a small fortune. By "small" I mean that I've only bought a few stands of skirmishers; I'll buy and paint the main troop types once I've finished the light troops. I'm not exactly known for my speed with the paintbrush - one army took...

I'm an historian in a small way (usually a historical novelist--my Hellenic Greek novel "Tyrant" just came out in the UK.) End shameless plug. Chris Cameron Good grief. It's sitting on my bedside table right now, the next book to read once I've finished Conn Igulden's Caesar saga. Of cour...

I can easily swap the Insired Commander for a second Troop Commander plus a Field Commander if C&C proves a problem. Or an alternative list: 3 BGs each of 4 bases of Legionaries (Heavy Foot, Armoured Superior Drilled Impact Foot Swordsmen) 3 BGs each of 4 bases of Veteran Legionaries (Heavy Foot...

How does this list look: 1 Inspired commander, 1 Troop Commander 4 BGs each of 4 bases of Legionaries (Heavy Foot, Armoured Superior Drilled Impact Foot Swordsmen) 3 BGs each of 4 bases of Veteran Legionaries (Heavy Foot, Armoured Elite Drilled Impact Foot Swordsmen) 1 BG of 6 bases of Archers (Ligh...

A number of things have occured to me. I don't own any armies in 25/28mm. Those 15mm figures are looking a LOT smaller than they used to (and I haven't picked up a paintbrush in over 5 years). And I've been reading the Conn Iggulden Caesar novels. So obviously I need a Marian/Caesarian Roman army in...

Does FoG use/permit any double-based elements? If I'm reading it right, it makes no specific provision for them, but it might be convenient to have troops based two ranks deep where you'd always field them at lest that deep, with a few extras to make change for casualties - correct? I've got a Late ...

I'd thought that I'd posted links to the full-sized pictures on Picasa - seems not :( But mystery solved - the figures are Museum Miniatures (as confirmed by MM themselves), so ordering some more will be a doddle. Now I just need to track down Craig Allen and twist his arm until he accepts the job o...

Hi. I've got a small problem. A Republican Roman army based - and organised - for an earlier ruleset. The basing isn't a problem, but to get close to 650 points and to make the army fit with the FoG army list, I need some extra figures. Only problem is, as I didn't originally paint them, I don't kno...