tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421988283048099435.post5592921026795803601..comments2023-12-14T07:42:03.573+00:00Comments on Mitch's Wargaming and Modelmaking: Here be dragons...Mitch Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12350383975066929417noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421988283048099435.post-57791481327782000602013-12-14T18:02:20.827+00:002013-12-14T18:02:20.827+00:00Willie, the silver is a beauty! I've got the b...Willie, the silver is a beauty! I've got the black somewhere and I am almost persuaded to repaint it as a white one for Arthurian purposes. I just don't think it's as nice a pose as the blue or your silver. Cheers,<br />MMitch Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12350383975066929417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421988283048099435.post-84082624880226141162013-12-14T17:43:36.911+00:002013-12-14T17:43:36.911+00:00Beautiful dragon! You're right, the old Grenad...Beautiful dragon! You're right, the old Grenadier models really captured these mythological creatures perfectly. Still, it's the great painting that really brings them to 'life'.<br />The Blue one you did was one of the very best and now you've convinced me to introduce a dragon in my DuxB games. Probably going to end up with the Silver one which is my all time favourite.<br />http://www.tritex-games.co.uk/product/grenadier-dragon-silver-dragon-4682/<br />WillieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581427365425665045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421988283048099435.post-13439218711912251192013-12-01T21:02:10.399+00:002013-12-01T21:02:10.399+00:00Vyrmis, I'm peripherally involved in conservat...Vyrmis, I'm peripherally involved in conservation work, investigating wildlife poisoning issues. It's a small part of my time but (IMO) carries weight out of proportion with the hours.<br /><br />I wasn't talking about zoos as such. I'm aware of how zoos operate (in the UK at least) and that many do some extremely good research and conservation work. I'm in two minds about zoos in spite of that, especially where large, highly intelligent species are concerned - it simply isn't possible to enrich the enviroment sufficiently, in my view.<br /><br />My real venom is reserved for circuses, the Vegas-style animal shows and so-called "traditional medicine".<br /><br />I'd let them get their tiger gonads: they'd just have to go naked and empty-handed into the cage and take them off the tiger.Mitch Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12350383975066929417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421988283048099435.post-40668844943855946642013-12-01T13:39:59.647+00:002013-12-01T13:39:59.647+00:00An iconic model given a first-class treatment! So ...An iconic model given a first-class treatment! So you are planning on taking your Arthurian games into a fantastical/mythological setting? Will you use DuxB as the rules for such games, or will you look at something else (like 'Song of Arthur and Merlin', for instance)?Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09486311422850536804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421988283048099435.post-31658222858176130992013-12-01T12:58:06.929+00:002013-12-01T12:58:06.929+00:00Nice dragon - the Grenadier ones have a character ...Nice dragon - the Grenadier ones have a character and quality that's rarely been matched since.<br /><br />Although, sorry to get political, but I'd be surprised if there's any reputable zoo that keeps tigers simply for 'amusement'. It's all very well wringing hands about tyger tyger burning bright, but not when there's so little and less of the jungles of the night, with more poachers pouring into them. Not as much time and space to wax poetic and sentimental about the subject.<br /><br />As for said poachers (Can't imagine so many sports hunters these days, either! Do you keep up with conservation news?) I'd be inclined to believe you; but I'd sooner reserve the punishment for the misguided, over-rich partakers of the tiger-gonad cure-all, than the desperate poor they pay to do the dirty work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421988283048099435.post-13656824185062603482013-12-01T11:56:10.158+00:002013-12-01T11:56:10.158+00:00lovely colour - i have a grenadier green dragon, s...lovely colour - i have a grenadier green dragon, stashed away somewhere -badly painted and in pieces. I'll have to dig it out and see if it can be resurrected.<br />Thanks for sharing<br />DanDannochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205319931299064812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421988283048099435.post-77143007352208401372013-12-01T11:25:00.463+00:002013-12-01T11:25:00.463+00:00Ooh..I like that.
Reminds me of Ivor the Engine f...Ooh..I like that.<br /><br />Reminds me of Ivor the Engine for some reason??Jim Jackamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00418123950779160903noreply@blogger.com