 DWilliams  | 04 Jan 2017 9:11 p.m. PST |
Do you like miniature figures sculpted with facial hair? (a) Yes, I like miniatures that come with mustaches and beards.
(b) No, I prefer clean shaven faces. I'll paint them on myself if I want facial hair.
(c) It depends (please explain)
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| Coyotepunc and Hatshepsuut | 04 Jan 2017 9:31 p.m. PST |
(c) historically, were the guys the models represent usually adorned with facial hair? |
| Disco Joe | 04 Jan 2017 9:32 p.m. PST |
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| Cyrus the Great | 04 Jan 2017 9:44 p.m. PST |
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| Rich Bliss | 04 Jan 2017 9:47 p.m. PST |
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| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 04 Jan 2017 9:59 p.m. PST |
+1 Rich. The 18th century had an abhorrence of facial hair. Moustaches were for wild men. Or grenadiers. |
| The Beast Rampant | 04 Jan 2017 10:02 p.m. PST |
A. And I think they're a bit easier to paint that way. No, I prefer clean shaven faces. I'll paint them on myself if I want facial hair. Not quite the same. And I've painted chest hair on my Early Germans. |
 McKinstry  | 04 Jan 2017 10:25 p.m. PST |
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| wrgmr1 | 04 Jan 2017 10:34 p.m. PST |
A number of my Calpe figures have moustaches, ok by me. |
| Cerdic | 04 Jan 2017 11:51 p.m. PST |
Depends on the historical period and what was common at the time. |
| freerangeegg | 05 Jan 2017 2:55 a.m. PST |
c, if it was what the actual units had. |
 Flashman14 | 05 Jan 2017 3:00 a.m. PST |
A. Addendum (if applicable) |
| ZULUPAUL | 05 Jan 2017 3:48 a.m. PST |
I like a mix of facial hair & clean shaven. Also like a mix of hair on heads, short, long & sparse! |
| Frederick | 05 Jan 2017 6:53 a.m. PST |
Depends on the period For Celts, love to have the facial hair there Same as for SYW grenadiers Would look strange on Roman legionaries though |
| Weasel | 05 Jan 2017 6:54 a.m. PST |
For the black powder stuff, you gotta have fabulous facial hair. |
| 14Bore | 05 Jan 2017 12:30 p.m. PST |
C if the figure comes with it I paint it. (15mm) |
| durecell | 05 Jan 2017 1:04 p.m. PST |
I prefer clean shaven because it's easier to paint but if facial hair was fashionable for the period the models are from then they should have it. |
| Ceterman | 07 Jan 2017 2:46 p.m. PST |
What Cerdic said. If it was common at the time, absolutely. |
 etotheipi  | 07 Jan 2017 7:13 p.m. PST |
c. When it is appropriate. Painting facial hair on a mini works for stubble or Boston Blackie. Real facial hair really needs to be a part of the mini …
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| Gunfreak | 08 Jan 2017 8:30 a.m. PST |
If they had it in real life. The figures should have it also |
