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Lowe's paint will be latex, a bit different than acrylic, although you can do some cool weathering effects with latex paint.

I can check, I am sure they also now have acryllics and enamels as well.

HELP!!!

Ok got to put this out there.

@ shasolenzabi. Sorry for the delay in sending you those hussars. Just about getting myself straight. Rang FedEx today to try and set up delivery, and they quoted me £38.21 to send it in their own packaging (A4 envelope) or £62.00 to send in my own packaging. OMG that's way to much dude, I am really sorry I cant afford that, not right now. Its only 500g and a small box but OMG, that's just ridiculous.

So this goes out there, PLEASE can someone tell me how to get a small package with 7 mini's in it from UK to USA as cheap as possible. I want to send these guys to Shas. I am willing to pay the postage if reasonable. How do you people send stuff normally?

@Camkierhi - if in UK regular post office or use parcel2go.com

Normal international postage and ask for a receipt, I usually send mine like this rap them in tissue or bubble rap and stick them in a jiffy envelope simples

Hey Cam, that is insane for such a small package, whoooo! Fed Ex is cut-throat not cut-rate it seems. Like I said, Old Crow sent the resin minis which were heavy enough via Royal post, took time to get to me, (Fortnight) but they did arrive. Seems Zinge and LDD have cheaper solutions

My wife is taking it to the post office today, if it's not too expensive, it will be sent.

 Camkierhi wrote:
My wife is taking it to the post office today, if it's not too expensive, it will be sent.

Should not be more than £6 although they have hiked there prices lately good luck

Seems all the world's Postal Systems went to a price hike recently, I smell a rat! For so many systems to hike the same time seems oh so fortuitous.

I discovered that it is best not to leave my "Mudded" tanks near the fan when the fog is out, seems the salt I use for the "stones" likes to soak the water vapor up and they glistened with it all over again!

Just means they sparkle with awesomeness , or they're "twilight tanks"

I will go with the first part, as I hate Twilight

 shasolenzabi wrote:
I will go with the first part, as I hate Twilight

good to know, otherwise I'd have to ignore your thread.

Yeah, and you would not get the good banter and pics but hey, I know someone who knows the writer of that drek, and well, her impression of the writer is not a good one for sure.

So, in the meantime, I am sealing the "mud" camouing some veterans, and retouching my most famous vets, Vasily and his Vodka toting Violators, and will get back on the KV-200 Uber Walker

Okay now, I have proof that the Khadrovian arsenal does in fact have Baneblades
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After fresh Shadow Gray was added
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KV-200 heavy bipedal walker
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Markov's Marauders getting armor camoed as all vets get, and the as yet unnamed command squad and weapon squads.
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Vasily and the boys
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He knows

I like that walker model. May have to make one (or something similar) myself one day.

 Dr H wrote:
He knows

I like that walker model. May have to make one (or something similar) myself one day.

The Khadrovians have a LOT in the galleries section to view.


I had to have it in my army. Once money flows again, more Grymn walkers as well shall be mine! Must have Dreamforge Protectorate troops when he makes them, Raging Heroes minis, and Mantic has more stuff for the Full Ice Sanction forces.

Fuel prices are up, that's why postage is higher, but I agree Postal Service is best. It's always a 2 week wait for me from the UK.
The Baneblade is looking good! Lotta paint usage there!

Thank you Dave. Yeah, Postal is still likely cheaper than the Big Boys like Fed-Ex and UPS

One of the local radio announcers had mentioned a few months ago that gas was supposed to go down this summer......still waiting for that to happen.

Yeah oil is up in a production glut, but prices have not dropped, Big Oil lies and plays the prices as they see fit.

The price of a barrel of crude oil has absolutely nothing to do with a gallon of gas. I know that much!
They are just soaking the summer travelers, as usual.

You want to try living here, the price of fuel has nothing to do with the price of fuel, approx. 70-80% of the cost is tax straight to the government. And to make it worse, individual fuel stations out in the sticks like I am can up the price. In less than 50 miles the price of fuel goes up by 8 pence per litre (54 cents a gallon approx. in US terms.) the owners says it is to cover the haulage.!!

On a lighter note I will definitely be posting your guys on Monday. It may take forever to get to you mind but it will definitely be on its way.

All those passed on costs to the customers.

I have survived Royal to US posts before! LOL!

Ya know, the Parade of Strength after working on all my minis is gonna be a heckuva a play day

wow!... that baneblade... i you are talking about a parade of strength... that tank may take the lead for sure with lotsa pride!

and those squiggly lines on yon walker look very good too!

also...good to see some camo love on good old vasily!

Vasily is also getting his art work on the left shoulder done too Vik. Notice his one trophy? he won that hat from a Tanker in a duel between the tank squad and the Violators.

i remember vasily and how he looks and why very fondly

the current work you did to him really does credit to that cool character!... and shows how much progress your painting has been making!...by the way... i have since then used certain ideas i got from your conversions for my own needs quite often... you opened up a way to use SM arms on IG´s i wouldn´t have thought about on my own!!!

Having caught up with your fluff (which is very good and entertaining) I now know who you are talking about. Like the camo' on Vasily and co, nice scheme.

Did you ever get round to making the commisar I may have missed her going through this blog?

Viktor von Domm wrote:i remember vasily and how he looks and why very fondly

the current work you did to him really does credit to that cool character!... and shows how much progress your painting has been making!...by the way... i have since then used certain ideas i got from your conversions for my own needs quite often... you opened up a way to use SM arms on IG´s i wouldn´t have thought about on my own!!!

Cool! Glad to have helped you on that Vik! may make for some special Viktorian Vets

Dr H wrote:Having caught up with your fluff (which is very good and entertaining) I now know who you are talking about. Like the camo' on Vasily and co, nice scheme.

Did you ever get round to making the commisar I may have missed her going through this blog?

Ah, yes, I ordered a box set from Raging Heroes, they went very heroically tall, well, there are Russian women small and petite, to average sized, and then there are Amazons amongst them. I have Her now as well as her older sister and younger sister, and their cigar smoking cyber-pooch

Vasily and His Comely Kommissar
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Her sisters Olga, the older, and Katarina the kid plus their Pooch Oskar
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All of the family together
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With their Mentor, Kommissar Rasholov
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Now with Vasily and Rasholov
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They're pretty cool models though. Nothing wrong with tall women. Obviously being tall runs in the family. Nice colour choices for them.