Re: Unpainted Figures - was: OGRE stuff

In a message dated 6/17/99 12:42:54 PM Central Daylight Time, 
ScottSaylo@aol.com writes:

> 
>  Quite right, I have held lead, painted lead pushed lead around with
no 
>  problems and I have been doing the above for for almost 40 years. My 
friend 
>  Richard Houston of Houston's Ships and Lyzard's Grin miniature has
been 
>  carving lead for many more years than that without ever getting a
high 
>  titrate and he checks yearly just to be on the safe side. I was
speaking 
>  tongue in cheek, from my wife and daughter's points of view. They
don;t 
>  understand the wargamer's habit.
>  
>  As to your last paragraph, the people who game together here in OKC
have a 
>  fairly rigid rule - no paint no play! Encourages us all to get those
new 
>  units properly clothed so they can go on the table and kick the other

guy's 
>  butt - like they are supposed to.

Hey Scott!  I couldn't help but see the reference to Lyzard's Grin.... 
Ummm 
izzat the folks who once upon a time put out the Space 1889: Sky
Galleons of 
Mars miniatures?  I would be interested in finding some of those...  

Bill Shatswell -- yet another Okie danglin in the world wide web :-)