Argh I HATE that manufacturers bases...

[steve_holmes_11]

Only the eastern ones.

The southern, western and middle saxons settled elsewhere.

I'm pretty sure they got a Dutchman to reclaim that particular spot.
Makes you wonder why they didn't re-reclaim it during their raid on the Medway.

As for me.
I construct a Plasticine scaffold to fold the little guys in place until the gloop is set.

[Dr Dave]

Essex? Why can't we just say: "ESSEX"? 

It is Essex isn't it?

[mmcv]

Essex? Why can't we just say: "ESSEX"? 

It is Essex isn't it?

Why would you think it was Essex? 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

 

[Orcs]

I know LOTS of Essex girl jokes

What's the difference between a Walrus and an Essex girl?

One has a moustache, oily skin and smells of fish.  the other one is a Walrus.

I can go on .........

[Leman]

Please don't; I'm feeling queasy now.

[John Cook]

Still none the wiser.  If goods are faulty I usually send them back.

[Techno]

 

(Ohhh.....Gimme strength....... )

OK.....Enough about ESSEX.

That includes you, Mark.....Especially !!

Cheers - Phil

[Leman]

Still none the wiser.  If goods are faulty I usually send them back.

Essex is a British wargame company that has been in business for almost forty years. They have very crisp figures, but in order to save weight/metal/money (?) they deliberately make their stands very small and, in the case of cavalry, very narrow, thus making them very difficult to glue to a base without them flopping to one side or the other before the glue has set.

[steve_holmes_11]

Essex? Why can't we just say: "ESSEX"? 

It is Essex isn't it?

You said it three times.

Now Joey Essex will appear and won't leave until you#ve taught him the rules of Advanced Squad Leader.

[steve_holmes_11]

Essex is a British wargame company that has been in business for almost forty years. They have very crisp figures, but in order to save weight/metal/money (?) they deliberately make their stands very small and, in the case of cavalry, very narrow, thus making them very difficult to glue to a base without them flopping to one side or the other before the glue has set.

A very fair summary.

Very crisp castings and a huge variety of figures, nations and periods.
But difficult to base.
I wonder whether I should break out my recently acquired hot glue gun to speed things along.

I based 18 of their little blighters this morning and had to do it in two sessions, with a Plasticine scaffold improvised for each one.

[sultanbev]

Ah, the dreaded Essex bases!
My technique is:
smear the mdf/card base with contact adhesive.
smear the underside of the cavalry base with gel superglue, hold for a few seconds, then press firmly into place, and hold for a few seconds - the superglue causes the contact adhesive to set mmuch quicker. You'll still get the odd one that falls over a minute later, but it works 10 times out of 12.

Mark

[Orcs]

smear the mdf/card base with contact adhesive.

That statement reminds me of another Essex girl joke.

How does an Essex girl know if she has had a good night out? .........  The rest of this joke has been censored by Techno.    Whatever happened to Free Speech?

[Techno]

If that's the joke I'm thinking of, Mark....And I'm fairly certain it is.

I'm glad you 'self censored'.

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

LIke I said before - the Welsh have no sense of humour !