mateybob Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 tommy how come you guys in melbourne get more and better games shops than we do in sydney? afaik noone is stocking rackham in sydney (not that i like them anyway)... i thought we were ment to be the most important city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne Mew Mew Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Some other female mounted figures wouldn't go astray, either. If you're in Melbourne (woohoo!) Mind Games City still has the Rackham knights above (I think). If not, MilSims in Moorabbin. There are also a couple of mounted celtic-style females put out by Celtos, although getting these here might be a little harder (ordering from overseas might even be cheaper...). Tommy. Yeah, I've seen the Rackham one in Mind Games, but it costs over FIFTY *BLEEP*ING DOLLARS (although I'm desperate enough to still be considering it, when I can muster the spare funds). Plus, I'd like to see some proper plate armor on female knights. A lance wouldn't go astray, either, especially considering I'm wanting to use them as Bretonnians (my idea is for an army VERY loosely based on/inspired by the historical Elanor of Aquitaine's female crusaders). BTW, Tommy (and other Aussies), were you at Arcanacon over the weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mateybob Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 yeah those rackham minis are priced insanely (and presonally i dont like the style at all)... and no.. in fact i have no idea what arcanacon even is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Java Fiend Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Oh, BTW, are there any minis of the Otaku/Utaku Battle Maidens for L5R? Otaku Battle Maidens? What, do they spend all their time behind their computers and only eat instant ramen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne Mew Mew Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 yeah those rackham minis are priced insanely (and presonally i dont like the style at all)...and no.. in fact i have no idea what arcanacon even is Yeah...and I thought GW was expensive... Arcanacon is a Melbourne RPG/wargaming convention - www.arcanacon.org . It happened Thursday to Sunday. Apparently this year it broke the record for the biggest 40K tournament ever held in the Southern hemisphere. I won one of the best player awards for D&D, and am still trying to figure out what I did to earn it. The other big Melbourne con is Conquest, held over Easter - www.conquest.asn.au Otaku Battle Maidens? What, do they spend all their time behind their computers and only eat instant ramen? They're one of the Unicorn Clan families in Legend of the 5 Rings. Apparently, AEG has now caught on to what the word "Otaku" refers to in most of geekdom and changed it to "Utaku". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erion Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 theres a mounted female knight in the rackham range... (maybe someone else can go dig up a pic for you ) Which is a great figure if you don't mind knights in platemail bikinis with thigh-high boots. I would like to see something like Finari from the warlord line riding a charger into battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Porsenna Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 What does it refer to (I don't speak "geek")?. An Otaku is a Japanese phrase that not always flatteringly refers to a subset of extremely obsessed fans, sometimes displaying unusual traits such as obsessing over a particular male/female character within Anime. Think of it as a Trekkie with a blue-haired girl fetish... Damon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Okada Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Otaku is simular to English word "nerd". But not just for computers and such. Originally used for Manga or Anime maniacs, but today used in conjunction with almost any kind of hobby genre. Say, Game Otaku, Plastic Model Otaku, and such. You will see tens of thousands of Otaku Battle Maidens struggling to get fan-made comics and books at the infamous Comic Market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffles Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Hey, it's fun to stumble upon a thread that's been running for so long. And then to find, on the last page, people talking about the same thing I want! I'd like to see a lot more mounted figures, of all kinds. I need a halfling on a riding dog, and an elf on a fine elven steed. Other people do them, sure, but I want them to be from Reaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Froggy the Great Posted January 24, 2005 Moderator Share Posted January 24, 2005 Halfling on riding dog, both genders. Yes. We need these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne Mew Mew Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 BTW, Tommy (and other Aussies), were you at Arcanacon over the weekend? Yeh, I was on Sunday arvo for a short while. In fact, this very question (re: female cavalry) came up when I was going through some gear being sold by a dude from Adelaide ("Game Phase", or something - the one near the foot of the stairs). Yeah, that may well have been me. Incidentally, another female mounted mini I would like to see is a Valkyrie on a flying horse, as they were said to ride in Norse mythology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwyksilver Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Halfling on riding dog, both genders. Yes. We need these. But only if the male halfling is riding a Dachsund! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Froggy the Great Posted January 25, 2005 Moderator Share Posted January 25, 2005 Halfling on riding dog, both genders. Yes. We need these. But only if the male halfling is riding a Dachsund! Good strip, wasn't that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwyksilver Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Between that, and the world is backwards when Elan is the smart one, in the following strip. I damn near hurt myself from laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyIzmit Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Hehe. I wouldnt mind seeing a bard on a mount all spiffied up like a traveling circus type thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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