"Well that's weird - is it real?" Topic
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| Korvessa | 16 Sep 2025 2:54 p.m. PST |
I just got this figure recently:
link You can't tell from the photo – but he's only got one shoe (left foot) – his other one is barefoot. Did they really do that? If so why? |
| Andrew Walters | 16 Sep 2025 2:55 p.m. PST |
We recently had a thread on an amazing game at Big Muddy Historical Gaming Alliance…
Our Game Day East for August held at the spacious Impact Game Center was part of our continuing celebration of Naval Gaming Month with a real treat by Dave Murvihill as we traveled back to medieval times for high seas adventure using Cogs, Carracks & Caravels game rules and some of Dave's superbly crafted model ships.
link But I can find no other reference to these rules on the internet. Are they available? Do we know anything else about them? Thanks |
| Korvessa | 16 Sep 2025 3:06 p.m. PST |
And the bug strikes!
I did not post this to the Galleys forum |
| Andrew Walters | 16 Sep 2025 3:11 p.m. PST |
Huh. That was the post with which I created this thread, and it's *second* in the thread? I don't know anything about one-shoed Scotsmen. I hope we both get our answers. Ugh. |
| Korvessa | 16 Sep 2025 3:16 p.m. PST |
I think this happens when twopeople try and post at the same time.
I hit the complaint button just to alert editors that the bug had struck. I was also sure to mention I was not complaining about you – just the bug. |
robert piepenbrink  | 16 Sep 2025 4:19 p.m. PST |
I've read that it was done for traction, making your casting more historical than the guidons I'm currently giving to British Napoleonic cavalry. |
| Fitzovich | 16 Sep 2025 5:29 p.m. PST |
Andrew
I will check with the GM and see if I can track down some information. |
| Andrew Walters | 16 Sep 2025 6:15 p.m. PST |
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| Grelber | 16 Sep 2025 6:21 p.m. PST |
Korvessa, I once got a Viking figure with only one shoe from Foundry. Remembering the story of Jason and the Argonauts, I asked here on TMP if anybody knew any Viking stories that might explain one shoe, but nobody did. So, I wrote Foundry. They didn't think the single shoe was deliberate. They said that greens sometimes take a beating in the post during the trip from sculptor to manufacturer, resulting in breakage. The folks at Foundry (in this case) try to reassemble the damaged green, but sometimes it doesn't work out as well as one might hope. For Jason, the one shoe is part of the story; you might want to come up with a story that explains why he has just one shoe. For what it's worth, I once stepped in deep, sucking mud and when I took the next step, my foot stepped while my shoe stayed behind in the mud. Grelber |
| Fitzovich | 17 Sep 2025 3:41 a.m. PST |
Andrew,
I got an answer from the GM and he sent several files. Please email me at info@bmhga.com and I can get you what he sent. |
| Andrew Walters | 17 Sep 2025 9:48 a.m. PST |
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