Recent content by theBaron

All the unnatural hair colors. Anyone else remember when blue hair referred to elderly women, because their hair wound up with a shade of blue from the stylist's treatments? I don't think the millennial and GenZ girls even know it. Prost! Brad

If you have the Chota Sahib mold to make G/4, "Lt. Zieten Hussar Regiment No. 3 c. 1900" in 54mm, I'd be interested. But not as a one-off. Prost! Brad

I disagree. People dressed to present themselves the best they could in public, as sign of respect for others. We have become so self-centered as a society that people just do whatever they want, including go out in public dressed like a slob. It's an insult to others.

I'd strip and repaint them, John. It's not like there is any particular value in Tradition's factory paint job. You can really dress them up with your style. I would finish them as gloss, too, but either way, you'll make them much better. Prost! Brad

Hey, that's my joke! "May make your arms fall off" Yeah, I say the same thing about the disclaimers on so many pharmaceuticals. The funniest are the drugs for depression, that might cause suicidal thoughts! Holy cow! Others are so bad that I'd rather stick with the original ailment, than...

The solution is simple: Don't buy it. Don't go. I have no problem with a business trying to get as much as it can for its product. Just as I have no problem with players' salaries. They deserve to try and get as much as they can for their product, which is their talent and their effort to...

What annoys me about the lantern fly is the government and media reaction, treating it like a SyFy channel disaster film. That's not to deny the damage it caused in the first year that it emerged. But the government and media treated it like the Spanish flu; it was a sign of the apocalypse...

Die alte Schule! Beautifully done, Wolfgang, and in the traditional style! Speaking of Panduren-Trenck, he was a cousin to the (in)famous Baron Trenck, who served in the Prussian army and rose in Frederick the Great's favor, till they fell out. He was eventually ordered held under fortress...

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Yeah, the tie-breaking changes are proof of that. First, using the ghost man for extras. Joe Torre apparently approved that one. Then for the All-Star game, the home run slug-off. What a stupid idea! But, apparently the proles like it. Baseball has been on a path for a while now, to become...

Catchers interference is apparently in the Sawx' toolbox of baseball tactics. Another one last night. If I remember the announcer's comment correctly, they have 11 already this season.

I have a small stash of flats, mostly Seven Years War figures, but also some civilian sets. When I started collecting, I had it in mind to learn to paint flats, "just like the Germans do"! I bought some oils, and started, but soon moved to fully round 54mm figures. And some old Schneider...

Phillies win in extra innings with a walk-off catcher's interference! When was the last time that happened? Did it ever happen before? Prost! Brad

That's interesting, George, I didn't know that. I had the Romans and Britons from the HO kits. I knew how the soft plastic didn't hold paint well, and a paint job would flake off after just a little bit of handling. But the Airfix figures were so cool, to set up a nice diorama. Prost! Brad

Nicely done, Wolfgang! The classic style! Do you have more flats on the bench? Prost! Brad