Epic! @elessar2590 is hosting the Weekender thread! Amazing! Okay, let me try to post something here.
<b>1) How important is pose-ability and variations in your minis? Are you happy to have a “Clone” army or do you prefer mixing it up a bit?</b>
Honestly, not at all. I am a “rank and file” player, I actually don’t like the wild “bayonet / musket-clubbing” poses many miniatures have these days for skirmish games. Give me guys in either shoulder arms pose, or shooting from the shoulder or knee pose.
I will insist on “pose-ability” for tanks, however, i.e., the turrets must be able to turn. The games I play require it to be clear where the tank is facing and where the turret is facing.
I guess that goes for BattleTech, too.
<b>2) Do you have a single Miniature or Group of Miniatures that you look at and say “Wow that is the best thing I’ve ever painted/converted/??? Why and if you can please share them with us.</b>
Best thing I’ve ever painted? Not kidding here, that’s usually whatever I’ve just finished painting. I’m still relatively new to mini painting and by no means an expert, so I guess I’m still improving. 😀
I guess my best tanks so far are still my 15mm Magach, IDF, 1967 Six Day War:
I always like to put some kind of “Easter Egg” in many of my minis, in this case it’s the serial numbers on the back fenders. Those numbers aren’t random, they’re the dates for the 1956, 1967, and 1973 Arab-Israeli Wars.
As far as conversions go, I have none. But I do have some pretty epic scratch-builds if I do say so myself. I’ll save them for another post.
<b>3) Are you a Hobby Butterfly or do you tend to find a game system and stick to it? How many Game Systems is too many?</b>
I used to be the opposite. Only Panzer Leader (or its sibling games). All Panzer Leader, all the time, substitutes are but pale shadows. Since joining Beasts of War I’ve dipped my toe into Flames of War and even Bolt Action, really like Battlegroup, rediscovered Valor & Victory. I’ve rewritten / purposed TSR Battlesystem for American Revolution, and of course always tinkering with Darkstar for sci-fi. I’ve plunged back into BattleTech as well, but … kind of remembered how silly-complex that system can be IF YOU LET IT GET AWAY from you. Stay focused and disciplined with what is and isn’t allowed, though, and it can remain an infinitely playable and enjoyable game.
So maybe a butterfly? But if so, a small one.
