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UK or Canadian Pennies Wanted.
MaksimSmelchak	Post subject: UK or Canadian Pennies Wanted. Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 7:29 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 pm Posts: 7258 Location: Sacramento, California, USA	I hope to get to building my Tyranids soon (other than the small army built now to play them once ina while) and I want to build them Markco-style on pennies. I live in the US and our pennies are smaller. US pennies are 18mm in diameter. Anyone out there willing to send me some pennies? Is there any difference in size between UK and Canadian pennies? I'm pretty sure what I want are UK ones since the Canadian ones are pretty small like the US ones if I remember correctly. Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. _________________ 6mm Sci-fi: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm ... nWarGames/ My Personal Blog: http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/
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primarch	Post subject: UK or Canadian Pennies Wanted. Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:04 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2003 12:46 am Posts: 27069 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma USA	Hi! Perhaps netepic (Tom) can get you some since he's in the Uk. I would have never guessed there was a difference in penny size until you mentioned it. Primarch _________________ Primarch The Primarchload Magnetized Titans Tutorial Net Epic Gold Heresy Rules
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MaksimSmelchak	Post subject: UK or Canadian Pennies Wanted. Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:09 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 pm Posts: 7258 Location: Sacramento, California, USA	Primarch, I have a few units that are based on UK pennies. They're definitely bigger. The gist of the difference is that it's easier to fit Tyranid infantry on the bigger UK penny than on the smaller US penny. I'm thinking about mounting just three Gargoyles per penny. The Lictors will look much better on pennies than on cut-down rectangular bases. Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. _________________ 6mm Sci-fi: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm ... nWarGames/ My Personal Blog: http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/
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primarch	Post subject: UK or Canadian Pennies Wanted. Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:17 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2003 12:46 am Posts: 27069 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma USA	Hi! Have you considered visiting a hardware store for those "metal washers" that cover electrical outlet holes for the electrical pipes? They are fairly large and suitable as bases, you may be able to get them for free since they fall off relatively easily and it's the outlet that costs anyway. It might be worth a try. Primarch. _________________ Primarch The Primarchload Magnetized Titans Tutorial Net Epic Gold Heresy Rules
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MaksimSmelchak

Post subject: UK or Canadian Pennies Wanted. Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:31 pm

Brood Brother Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 pm Posts: 7258 Location: Sacramento, California, USA

Primarch, Have you considered visiting a hardware store for those "metal washers" that cover electrical outlet holes for the electrical pipes? I haven't. Do they have a hole in the center? Do you know the diameter in metric and/or imperial measure of those washers? Having said that, I know that the UK pennies make great infantry bases. Markco's stuff looks great. I have a few UK pennies now and have tried placing different arrangements of Tyranid infantry on them now and I'm very pleased with the results. I've also thought about going to a bank or money changer and seeing if I can get some UK pennies there. I haven't tried it yet. Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. P.S. It's odd that I'd know right where to go to get UK pennies in Moscow, but I have no idea where to do it in Sacramento, USA! _________________ 6mm Sci-fi: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm ... nWarGames/ My Personal Blog: http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/

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nealhunt	Post subject: UK or Canadian Pennies Wanted. Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:57 pm
Purestrain Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 10:52 pm Posts: 9617 Location: Nashville, TN, USA	As a cheap/free alternate, hunt down a couple coin-op vendors. Most of them end up with various tokens that people try to use to rip off their machines, and some will give them away for free. I used to work for a newspaper, and at one time I had several hundred of them in a bag. I'd send some, but I have no idea if I still have them, or where they would be if I do. _________________ Neal
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primarch	Post subject: UK or Canadian Pennies Wanted. Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 10:19 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2003 12:46 am Posts: 27069 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma USA	Hi! They don't have a whole in the center. Let me explain: You outlet in the wall has a plastic cover that goes on top of a metallic box inside the wall that houses the actual "plug" and wiring. That "casing" is where the electrical pipes are screwed into to take cables to and from you breaker box. Now, when that "casing" is new you have to "punch" the premade holes to fit the pipes. There are 6 holes and the pre-punched holes are covered with these "washers" . Sometimes in the bin where they are sold these washers come off and are loose in the box. The size varies, but it is between a nickel and a quarter, more or less. My brother is an electrician and I'll find out what the "correct" term for these things are. I think it would be a far cheaper alternative. Primarch _________________ Primarch The Primarchload Magnetized Titans Tutorial Net Epic Gold Heresy Rules
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MaksimSmelchak

Post subject: UK or Canadian Pennies Wanted. Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 10:33 pm

Brood Brother Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 pm Posts: 7258 Location: Sacramento, California, USA

Primarch, The size varies, but it is between a nickel and a quarter, more or less. My brother is an electrician and I'll find out what the "correct" term for these things are. I think it would be a far cheaper alternative. It's hard to get cheaper than pennies! Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. _________________ 6mm Sci-fi: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm ... nWarGames/ My Personal Blog: http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/

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primarch	Post subject: UK or Canadian Pennies Wanted. Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 12:57 am
Brood Brother Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2003 12:46 am Posts: 27069 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma USA	Hi! It's hard to get cheaper than pennies! True, but free is good. Primarch. _________________ Primarch The Primarchload Magnetized Titans Tutorial Net Epic Gold Heresy Rules

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CyberShadow	Post subject: UK or Canadian Pennies Wanted. Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 10:30 am
Swarm Tyrant Joined: Thu Jan 02, 2003 6:22 pm Posts: 9350 Location: Singapore	Hi guys. I use one inch washers... I think that you can see one here: I WILL get this done for the competition! They are pretty large (which I like) and have a hole in the middle which is just bigger than the infantry's mounting disk. Having said that, if you need some UK pennies, let me know. _________________ https://www.cybershadow.ninja - A brief look into my twisted world, including wargames and beyond. https://www.net-armageddon.org - The official NetEA (Epic Armageddon) site and resource.
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primarch	Post subject: UK or Canadian Pennies Wanted. Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:02 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2003 12:46 am Posts: 27069 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma USA	Hi! Thanks for the pictures, those are the washers I was thinking of. Primarch _________________ Primarch The Primarchload Magnetized Titans Tutorial Net Epic Gold Heresy Rules
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MaksimSmelchak	Post subject: UK or Canadian Pennies Wanted. Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 4:36 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 pm Posts: 7258 Location: Sacramento, California, USA	CyberShadow, Your Lictor looks fabulous! I might take you up on the offer of UK pennies if I can't find them locally. Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. _________________ 6mm Sci-fi: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm ... nWarGames/ My Personal Blog: http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/
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