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[Flamehawke]

I got mine today. It apparently came with a zombie sock puppet. I also have a wall that I now want to paint up more so it is not just black. Also have the mousing, magazines, paints and minis.

 

The red panda may become a fox instead. I have not decided yet, but now I want more Dark Sword minis...

 

 

(I am also sulking now as I cut myself for the first time while cleaning the minis)

[Last Knight]

Dark Sword makes some amazing minis, I'm pretty envious as they're a touch too pricey for my blood.

 

Reaper has truly spoiled me for other companies...

 

Re: cutting yourself, it happens. Try to save the bleeding for your gaming minis, as the sacrifice helps them level up.

[Flamehawke]

lol. This is an amazing mini. I will likely get more. My mom has not trouble dropping money on good minis. I recall shrugging at complaints of the cost of a dragon being 50 dollars. I told them it was a standard cost. She will purchase some for me if I put them on my want list. Generally Christmas and birthday.

 

 

Yeah. I know it does. Just annoyed about doing it. I am usually far more cautious than I was. I was distracted by all the awesome minis I have now.

[ShadowRaven]

I just wish there was more figures that would go with the red panda. Maybe the mousling samurai.

[Serenity]

Yeah. I know it does. Just annoyed about doing it. I am usually far more cautious than I was. I was distracted by all the awesome minis I have now.

Care is the best way to prevent cuts, but also consider using files or sanding needles, etc. when possible.  And some recommend using a duller hobby knife and scraping off mold lines (on metal, anyway).  I do that sometimes.  Very hard to hurt yourself with a dull blade, though the pokey end can still get you.  With the really tough mold lines, sometimes you're better off putting brush-on sealer over the top of them, or some type of putty.  I've been doing that more often when I miss a line in prep.

[Doug Sundseth]

Very hard to hurt yourself with a dull blade, though the pokey end can still get you.

 

 

Sorry, but I'll have to vigorously disagree with that comment. Sharp knives (and chisels, and saws) cut what you tell them to cut, they're much less likely to slide off and cut what you don't want them to cut, and when they do cut flesh, the cuts heal faster and hurt less. Dull knives slide off and into the soft bits, require more force so when they do hit something soft, they're more likely to cut deep, and make nasty wounds.

 

Your sharp tools should be sharp.

 

If you're talking about a knife as dull as a burnishing tool, use burnishing tools, which are sometimes exactly the right choice for mold lines, and which are available in a variety of sizes and shapes.

[Last Knight]

 

 

Very hard to hurt yourself with a dull blade, though the pokey end can still get you.

 

 

Sorry, but I'll have to vigorously disagree with that comment. Sharp knives (and chisels, and saws) cut what you tell them to cut, they're much less likely to slide off and cut what you don't want them to cut, and when they do cut flesh, the cuts heal faster and hurt less. Dull knives slide off and into the soft bits, require more force so when they do hit something soft, they're more likely to cut deep, and make nasty wounds.

 

Your sharp tools should be sharp.

 

If you're talking about a knife as dull as a burnishing tool, use burnishing tools, which are sometimes exactly the right choice for mold lines, and which are available in a variety of sizes and shapes.

Doug said pretty much exactly what I was going to say, and probably for the same reason (besides that it's accurate).

[Doug Sundseth]

... probably for the same reason ....

 

 

That sounds like another voice of experience. 

[Flamehawke]

So apparently I got a Hirst Arts wall from Tabletop Plus. Looks neat. I said I planned to paint and I think I still will, but now I want to paint another mini. Its one where the sword comes down past the base and I am thinking I can use the wall to base that mini in a cool manner

[NomadZeke]

I need to quit being lazy and buy new knives...mycurrent one is about a butter knife, and didn't even cut my finger last time it slipped.

[Serenity]

If you're talking about a knife as dull as a burnishing tool, use burnishing tools, which are sometimes exactly the right choice for mold lines, and which are available in a variety of sizes and shapes.

The suggestion was intended to be not to cut with a dull knife, but to scrape (which is distinct from burnishing IMO). That was not clear, and I apologize. Never use a dull knife to cut. As a scraping tool, it is hard to beat an older blade that isn't really good for anything else anyway. I've been using the same old blade probably for decades now, and I've never come close to hurting myself with it. I normally use files on mold lines, but the scraping blade sometimes fits in places the files won't. YMMV of course -- as in most things hobby-related. I hope the rest of my suggestions were still helpful.

[ShadowRaven]

I can see how a dulled edge would work well for scraping mold lines, and should be perfectly safe in that fashion.

[Girot]

The Team Frog mini I ended up with is a battle toad.  I had some nice nintendo flashbacks while holding that little guy.  

Edited May 6, 2014 by Girot

[Flamehawke]

My mom got hers yesterday as well. She mentioned she got 2 Sophies in the bag!

[Bonwirn]

all righty, you have to ship one of those back pronto!  My address Reaper's return address is...  REDACTED  (and don't worry about the SC in the address, they have a mail forwarder truck everything returned from the east cost once a month)