Have an EB Xmas!

[oudysseos]

Maion, thanks for the testudo! Can you tell me how to make it a thumbnail?

[bovi]

Save to disk, open with mspaint, select all (Ctrl-A) and choose to resize on the menu, I think it's under IMAGE.

Or, if you're asking how to get the thumbnail image from Imageshack, no idea.

[Jolt]

Notice how the Romans are smiling and the Gauls look menacing? Pure prejudice, that's what it is.

Well, you would smile too if you had artillery.

The left blonde barbarian has the most funny of faces. His expression is like. "Ughh...Woah? What am I doing here?"

[Celtic_Punk]

Carrots are pointy, stiff and deadly. If fresh, of course. Afterwards they become flabby, poisonous and deadly. Good times all around.

Clearly someone has seen the movie shoot em up... The bugger kills at least 10 guys with his carrots. gruesome stuff mate.



FLIP ME SIDEWAYS! nice find oudysseos, thats a pretty solid legionaire

900th POST! WOOOO! 900 posts in one year

[oudysseos]

Loved that movie. Unrepentant silliness.

[Celtic_Punk]

doesnt he kill a guy in midair with a carrot? like 10 000 feet in the air or something? been so long since i saw it. Funny as hell though... always eatin carrots, lives in some abandoned house, and is crazy mean with a handgun

[Obelics]

i love the legionary a la "Barbie and Ken" in the 3 post. I tryed to google "time silhouette legionary etc." but didn't find nothing, havent they a shop on line or something like that?

anyway in theme for cristmas toys, they are broadcasting this promo of SPQR Risk on the tv in this period, i think for Risk fans:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/352940
(i found just this english review, since there are only sites in italian)

[Celtic_Punk]

everytime i play risk i create a massive empire, destroy several allies on my way there, and then end up getting swarmed by everyone because ive spread too thin, then once my main lines of defence get broken i lose horribly in a spearhead attack of doom

[Obelics]

ahah same for me some time, anyway i found a site with those time silhuette, found this spartan king always a la Barbie and Ken style:



http://rscustomtoys.com/catalog.aspx...=241524&page=3

but i cant find the legionary.

[oudysseos]

Holy shit! That is cool.

[moustache?]

[Aemilius Paulus]

Yeah, the mustache is inaccurate. I doubt the Greeks would shave their beard but leave out the "whiskers" for that would be imitating the much-despised barbaroi.

The plume placement is also inaccurate as only a few officers would wear it placed left-to-right. Normally, a king should have been wearing it back-to-front.

I am also a bit unsure about the makhaira, as xiphos was the preferred weapon of hoplites. Kind of hard to make those swings with makhaira or a kopis when fighting in a cramped phalanx battle. Not to mention that the slashing stroke is much less effective than thrusting/stabbing and exposes your body, denying it the protection of the shield, which the Romans emphasized thrusting.


But all that aside, die-cast metal sounds immensely impressive as usually such figures are made out of cheap plastic.

[Lusitani]

Ok that spartan is a really cool toy!!!!

[Obelics]

i like it better than metal miniatures, since im not a colletionist of think like that, it's just that they remember me those toys sort of "masters of the universe" i had when i was a child.

[Pontius Pilate]

An example of what not to get an EB fan this holiday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haitxwIYj3Y

[Sanctimonius]

Is the it compatible with the 1.2 patch?

Not sure I like the new direction EB is going with the skins......

[Celtic_Punk]

An example of what not to get an EB fan this holiday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haitxwIYj3Y

hahaha If I were a Christian I'd say "we're going to Hell for that one"


"The holy grail! 'IM GUNNA LIVE FOR EVER!!' THE ARK OF THE COVENANT! 'AAAAAUUUUGH!'" hahahahaha

look at all the steaming pissed off Christians commenting on it too lol. Oh man what silly people they are.

[johnhughthom]

I just got my nephew the first and second items in the OP. I also got him a mini arena with gladiators, lions, tiger, a chariot etc. I don't have a digital camera so no screenie.

[Ibrahim]

pontius pilate: I got one thing to say: thibb* (the only south arabian word I knew till recently)


thibb=sit down

[Shifty_GMH]

Found this site offering die-casts and thought I'd share: http://www.wulflund.com/pdf/action-figures.pdf

For Roman fans they have:
"Roman Republican Legionary"
"Roman Legions - March Pack"
"Roman Legionary, Attic Helmet"
"Legio X Gemina"
"Roman Tribune"
"Julius Caesar in the Gallic Wars"

For the Greek fans they have:
"Spartan King"
"Greek Warrior"

Edit: Found a site that has a few more Greek and Roman characters: http://www.4-leaftoys.com/4_leaf_toys_013.htm

[||Lz3||]

I just got my nephew the first and second items in the OP. I also got him a mini arena with gladiators, lions, tiger, a chariot etc. I don't have a digital camera so no screenie.

wht does your brother/sister think about it ?

[johnhughthom]

wht does your brother/sister think about it ?

I'll tell you on December 25th. Let's just say they won't be surprised.