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War at Sea Custom Decks Jun 23, 2017 3:40:47 GMT TrickiVic and cevguy like this

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Post by danaussie on Jun 23, 2017 3:40:47 GMT

Hi guys,

Wanted to share this with everyone, I received a package in the mail today with an excellent trade in it way way earlier than I had anticipated from a very well known and trusted member of both Forumini and Seasablaze. The trade was a painted Mongoose HMS Hood for a WotC Hood. Brigman told me there may be a surprise in there for me, anyway I had told him there was no need to put anything extra in there except for perhaps the Forumini Custom card for Operation Catapult HMS Hood as he had offered that to me since he didn't have a card for the Hood, but only if he had one spare. This is what I got in my package today:

In there was not only the Operation Catapult Hood Card from Forumini but also a USS Saratoga card which I very much needed from (I think Brigsy's) "In Harms Way" Custom Cards and three decks of "Smoke on the Water" Seasablaze Custom Cards. I was totally blown away, not only by his generosity but in the quality of the cards themselves. They are absolutely superb guys.

So I would like to give a big public thank you to Brigsy, to the Seasablaze and the Forumini Custom Card Wizards that have all had a hand in the building of these invaluable Custom Decks, you can rest assured I will be buying every card I can get my hands on from now on. If you guys get the chance, get on over there from time to time to Seasablaze the guys there are fabulous and they are every bit part of our community and deserve your support.

I'm not ashamed to say that it left a tear in my eye to see "Seasablaze" on the back of something tangible, the guys that know me best will know why, you guys over there should be tremendously proud of the work you have done on these decks as well as on the forum itself. The cards are absolutely first rate fellas.

Anyways thanks to the community for all your tireless work, you guys do so much to enhance our enjoyment of the game. I tip my hat to all of you.

Dan

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wasisfun Forumini Ensign Posts: 16	War at Sea Custom Decks Jun 24, 2017 1:47:45 GMT via mobile danaussie likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wasisfun on Jun 24, 2017 1:47:45 GMT Very nice deck and mini you got there!

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War at Sea Custom Decks Jun 26, 2017 19:31:13 GMT drittal and danaussie like this

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Post by brigman on Jun 26, 2017 19:31:13 GMT

Least I could do, Dan! You founded the SeasAblaze community, you certainly deserved a set of the cards!

Anyway, I still think I got the better deal... the HMS Hood model you painted is absolutely stunning:

She's too good for tabletop play, she's going on display!

drittal Forumini Ensign Posts: 41	War at Sea Custom Decks Jun 26, 2017 23:47:41 GMT via Tapatalk danaussie likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by drittal on Jun 26, 2017 23:47:41 GMT Arguably my favorite mini! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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War at Sea Custom Decks Jun 27, 2017 0:49:29 GMT

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Post by danaussie on Jun 27, 2017 0:49:29 GMT

Cheers Drittal and all, your minis are absolutely stunning mate, I certainly miss seeing your posts at 101, as I miss a lot of the old chaps...too many to mention. Id certainly like to see heaps more old time patrons start to get involved again, but I can respect that people move on, and develop other interest or are simply too busy to post more than they already do. I myself have come and gone a few times from both here and Seasablaze and from many other forums due to "life" getting in the way of my hobby and the game I love the most.

@brigsy - I'm glad you liked her mate, she was certainly one of my favourites too, her and Rodney which was certainly one of the best miniatures I ever painted, she sailed probably 4 times...and has never been dropped...lol.

On Seasablaze, guys that forum was never set up as a "rival" forum, that was never the intention, the intention was to provide an "alternative" within the War at Sea community, a lot of my early posts there was to press that point to the members there. At the time it was created we were all working on providing a workable "Online Campaign" system here at Forumini, I felt that there were too many cooks in the kitchen to actually make it work properly, and that's when I launched Seasablaze, it was never created to out of any malice or because of any disagreement that may have occurred at the time, which some folks here may believe. The creators of Forumini have never approached me in any way or at any time in relation to the formation of Seasablaze (and rightly so), and I believe that they never saw it as a threat to the success of Forumini in any way...and it isn't. Many of the same members that frequent here, also frequent there or have done so in the past, and I don't think Forumini actually cares where its patrons choose to hang out when they are not here. I wanted to relay those words to the folks here because I believe it is healthy to encourage inter-community activities, and not to close off our minds to other possibilities in relation to the further enhancement of the gaming experience. Make no mistake Forumini is still the top of my the list of favourite War at Sea community forums, but I also frequent others.

To bring all that into context, I think all the custom cards both here and at Seasablaze are a class act, I think they are both very well thought out by guys that know a hell of a lot more about unit stats than I do, and I for one use both in my gaming group those and many others I might add. Lets continue to be creative, and lets continue to share our experiences.

Cheers guys

Dan

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War at Sea Custom Decks Jun 27, 2017 0:57:36 GMT danaussie likes this

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Post by brigman on Jun 27, 2017 0:57:36 GMT

My crappy iPhone pic does not do it justice. It's truly a work of art. And Dan even signed it! #mantlepiece

Some of the new members here may not know Dan well; he was super active about five years ago or so.... but he's a solid rock of community support from the old days, and it's great to have him back!

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War at Sea Custom Decks Jun 27, 2017 1:15:04 GMT via Tapatalk danaussie likes this

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Post by drittal on Jun 27, 2017 1:15:04 GMT

Jun 27, 2017 0:49:29 GMT danaussie said:

Cheers Drittal and all, your minis are absolutely stunning mate, I certainly miss seeing your posts at 101, as I miss a lot of the old chaps...too many to mention. Id certainly like to see heaps more old time patrons start to get involved again, but I can respect that people move on, and develop other interest or are simply too busy to post more than they already do...

My problem is I liked building the minis we didn't have, but loathe painting them! Now with 3D printing there is no need for me to be building ships out of scale with less details. I tried to keep interest by building what ifs yet it escaped me

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War at Sea Custom Decks Jun 27, 2017 2:26:51 GMT drittal likes this

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Post by danaussie on Jun 27, 2017 2:26:51 GMT

Jun 27, 2017 1:15:04 GMT drittal said:

Jun 27, 2017 0:49:29 GMT danaussie said:

Cheers Drittal and all, your minis are absolutely stunning mate, I certainly miss seeing your posts at 101, as I miss a lot of the old chaps...too many to mention. Id certainly like to see heaps more old time patrons start to get involved again, but I can respect that people move on, and develop other interest or are simply too busy to post more than they already do...

My problem is I liked building the minis we didn't have, but loathe painting them! Now with 3D printing there is no need for me to be building ships out of scale with less details. I tried to keep interest by building what ifs yet it escaped me

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That's not a problem as I see it Dritts, its something I've always had a lot of respect for the guys that can do it (build and convert) like yourself and GV Walker and many others, every bit as valuable to the community as the paintjobs imho. I really hope to see all the guys get busy again and start sharing. The thing I loved most about 101, was that it never became competitive like it does on some forums I have visited, the community here is second to none, always very supportive of everyones work no matter what stage of the journey they are at, no matter what miniatures they are working on, we supported one another and learned from each other...quite unique in that way.

@brigsy - Mate thank you, you are too kind, but I'm just a contributor like everyone else, I was just commenting the other day to a few new guys in my player group that I cant believe how long I've been involved with War at Sea, 2017 marks 10 years for me starting back in the summer of 2007 and here since 2010. Today I'm every bit as enthusiastic about my next game of War at Sea as I was about the first game I ever played back in 2007, and that's pretty extraordinary, I still watch every documentary I can ever watch on the subject of WW2 Naval Warfare, I still read every book I can get my hands on, I'm still learning something new every day. Come along way since 2007 when I used to face my ships all in the wrong direction not knowing the bow from the stern and not knowing one ship from the next....lol.

I still love painting minis and seeing other peoples work, I can spend literally hours reading custom cards in that section here....I think there's something seriously wrong with me.

Cheers guys

Dan

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Post by danaussie on Jun 23, 2017 3:40:47 GMT

Post by wasisfun on Jun 24, 2017 1:47:45 GMT

Post by brigman on Jun 26, 2017 19:31:13 GMT

Post by drittal on Jun 26, 2017 23:47:41 GMT

Post by danaussie on Jun 27, 2017 0:49:29 GMT

Post by brigman on Jun 27, 2017 0:57:36 GMT

Post by drittal on Jun 27, 2017 1:15:04 GMT

Post by danaussie on Jun 27, 2017 2:26:51 GMT

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