Re: Unpainted Figures - was: OGRE stuff

In a message dated 6/17/99 12:23:53 PM EST, jerrym@cvzoom.net writes:

<< 
 Having been through a lead poisoning episode with my daughter (no it
was NOT
 from miniatures).  I can assure you that no amount of handling of lead
 miniatures will result in lead poisoning.  An adult can only get led
 poisoning from two sources, inhalation and ingestion.	 In both cases,
it
 has to be either a lead based compound, lead dust or lead vapor (from
 boiling lead).  Lead is not absorbed through the skin and can not enter
the
 blood stream from a solid piece of lead.  Even if you "chewed" on lead
 miniatures an adult would not likely get lead poisoning.
 
 The only danger in having unpainted miniatures is having your opponent
make
 fun of you for not having them painted.
 
 Jerry the Slightly Mad...
  >>

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.