tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394074963215462822.post888834266467080438..comments2024-03-24T00:19:48.310-07:00Comments on Delta Vector: Empire of the Dead Miniatures ReviewevilleMonkeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998198938697175335noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394074963215462822.post-57687058318267820112015-12-12T13:34:51.039-08:002015-12-12T13:34:51.039-08:00Yes, it is the mace itself I am prejudiced against...Yes, it is the mace itself I am prejudiced against. A sword is elegant. A battle axe looks lethal. A dagger is handy. A pole-arm (my personal favourite) seems immensely practical. A mace.... is just a lump of metal on a stick. <br /><br />This is made worse due to the tendency of miniatures to have oversize weapons. The Menoth faction in Warmachine is a good example of an army dismissed due to its macey-ness. The maces would not only break your wrist to carry, but they are ornate and conical... ...an attempt to make a mace more "famtasy-esque" gone awry....evilleMonkeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998198938697175335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394074963215462822.post-12963742432434763742015-12-12T10:18:07.223-08:002015-12-12T10:18:07.223-08:00May I ask what you have against "mace-wieldin...May I ask what you have against "mace-wielding minis"? The mace was admittedly uncommon in the Victorian era, but I don't get the impression that this is the reason for your dislike of the instrument. Perhaps you are congenitally or philosophically ill-disposed towards bludgeoning?<br /><br />Slightly on a tangent, I'm curious as to whether mace gas, i.e. pepper spray is legal in Australia. In the UK, it's classed as a firearm, in spite of its obvious non-lethality. In some countries - the USA and Japan for certain - it can be bought in convenience stores, and no jogger in an American city would think of going on a run without it, any more than a single woman would walk down a street at night without a canister in her handbag or pocket. It's a strange world, isn't it?Jon Snow?https://www.blogger.com/profile/18349064979919474482noreply@blogger.com