Starting an army, any tips???

Post by **mightymigs** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:29 am

Hi, I am just starting an army and I have had no BrikWars experience before
so i was wondering if any1 could give me a few tips on army starting.

Links for cheap Lego minifigure sites would be accepted

Thanks

Post by **Bragallot** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:15 am

Bricklink would be the place to buy stuff. Proceed like this:

6. Decide what kind of army you want (modern, medieval, whatever)
7. Look at what you already have and try building something consistent from that
8. Decide on a colour scheme, if you managed to make something you like from what you already have you can go from there, otherwise I would browse in Bricklink to look at available pieces and their prices and choose pieces you think would go well together
9. If you're going space, try making some gun designs, they will make your army distinct and much cooler
10. Build some vehicles that go well together with the army.

Don't make a clone trooper army.

Post by **Finn_striker** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:20 am

If you want some kind of ninja army, you should buy these.
But you will find good things from Briklink.

But welcome to the world of Brikwars!

Add to Bragallot's list:
Don't copy too much things from pther people.

Post by **White Nun** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:55 am

Buying second hand down-on-their-luck minifigs can be a useful thing to do as a way to obtain lots of body parts without too much expense.

Post by **RunsWithLegos** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:47 am

deicide what size army you want;
ex/
a small specialist team,'
medium task-force
Large army

and then plan around that.
Remember you can always change the size

Post by **Hoboman** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:20 am

Finn_striker wrote: Don't copy too much things from pther people.

I have to disagree with you on this one. Some of the best armies I have seen were combinations of ideas from others assembled in a creative way.

The key to using other people's ideas is to be clear where the idea came from.

For example, I just added a chariot to my Orc army. I used an idea I found on the Classic Castle website. I adjusted it slightly to make it fit into the army and I will begiving the guys credit.

White Nun wrote:Buying second hand down-on-their-luck minifigs can be a useful thing to do as a way to obtain lots of body parts without too much expense.

This is so true. Also keep in mind that you can take mini-figs from any line and take the paint off to make solid color bodies. Then use decals to make what ever you want/need for your army.

Post by **Bragallot** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:31 am

That's Lego mutilation, don't encourage it!

Buy blank torso's if you want to decal stuff or simply print and put the paper on it, don't destroy the originals

Post by **Abaddon127** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:22 pm

I am not opposed to modifying LEGO elements in interesting and creative ways. I have always viewed LEGO as a creative outlet, and accordingly, I enjoy modifying my LEGO briks through cutting and glueing, and sometimes painting. I encourage you to find what works for you.

Post by **Hoboman** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:11 pm

Bragallot wrote:That's Lego mutilation, don't encourage it! Buy blank torso's if you want to decal stuff or simply print and put the paper on it, don't destroy the originals

Oh Bragallot, Do not worry, I only do that when it is cheeper or when I can not get what I want as plain torsos.

For example, you can not find plain Sand Green, Bright Green, Orange, Light Flesh, or Pearl Gold torsos. Or take Dark Grey. Plane costs from .97 to $2.16 lowest prices listed depending on the hand colors. But I can by painted torsos and clean them off for as little as .36 to .80 cents each.

So while I understand your overreaction, I will continue to do it and show others how easy it can be.

Post by **Finn_striker** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:22 pm

@Hobo: I meant that you always must copy something, but noone like fully copyed armies.

Post by **enders_shadow** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:15 pm

Finn_striker wrote:@Hobo: I meant that you always must copy something, but noone like fully copyed armies.

well then it wouldn't be your army

but no, I also agree w/ our resident hobo... getting ideas from other people on flickr, brickshelf, the forums, etc. is a great thing, just give credit where credit is due, and don't exactly copy them, that'll piss everyone off

Post by **Bragallot** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:49 pm

Overreaction? Why would you make anything plain to just put another print on it anyway? I always worked with paper decals to cover the original ones so I didn't destroy anything permanently and could still take them off afterwards... And it works great.

Post by **Natalya** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:16 pm

Step 1 is always get more minifigures.

Post by **mightymigs** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:33 am

Thanks 4 ur help, I have just ordered some people off bricklink. I have decided to do a space army and I have already made a vehicle or two and I will hopefully have a small ( 15-25 ) army soon.

Thx

Post by **Bragallot** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:35 am

mightymigs wrote:I have just ordered some people off bricklink.

They're selling people now? Do they have Asians?

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