Thursday 13 October 2011

Casulty Markers...


In a fit of enthusiasm for a forthcoming Basic Impetus day event I made some "in period" casulty and disruption markers. Sadly the day sounds like it will not be coming to pass. Nevertheless I have some useful markers for the Nordic Bronze Age Scandanavians and also the desire to do markers for other periods too.

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  1. Here is an idea for some more realistic (i.e., less disruptive to the dioramic look) shileds . . . and ones that are very easy to make.

    Go to someplace that carries thumbtacks and buy some. Not the plastic-headed "pushpin" type but the old-fashioned metal-headed ones.

    Cut off the pin and paint the remaining "shield" as you like.

    The thumbtacks that I use have a faint pattern etched into the metal that looks good; but plain ones work excellently too.

    Oh, and don't forget to paint the "inside" as well . . . that way it doesn't matter as to which face is up unless you want that to mean something different.


    -- Jeff

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  2. Old round buttons work great too ... garage sale fodder

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