tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post780004089885604330..comments2024-03-28T07:36:34.290-07:00Comments on Palouse Wargaming Journal: Blow Gun Darts as Spears/Pikes?Jonathan Freitaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-8228340568638025152017-08-01T15:52:49.089-07:002017-08-01T15:52:49.089-07:00Ouch! You can make a pike comparison next time yo...Ouch! You can make a pike comparison next time you are over for a game.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-64092539367181132262017-08-01T14:13:42.617-07:002017-08-01T14:13:42.617-07:00You could also mount the markers on the leftover d...You could also mount the markers on the leftover darts and launch them at inattentive players...<br /><br />Good find. I may try some out when my current batch of Northstar pikes run out.Dartfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786991975241723198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-88636795592990369462017-08-01T11:44:34.050-07:002017-08-01T11:44:34.050-07:00For my ECW pikemen, I long ago used steel rod or p...For my ECW pikemen, I long ago used steel rod or piano wire. I simply snipped them off to the length desired. They had no machined point. While the piano wire works well, I do prefer the machined point on the tip. They do pose a bigger safety hazard, though. Oh, the piano wire was much less expensive than the purposely machined pikes and spears.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-77191707617471873062017-08-01T11:41:27.522-07:002017-08-01T11:41:27.522-07:00For pesky neighbors, I guess I need a blow gun too...For pesky neighbors, I guess I need a blow gun too? NS spears have a flattened point. Both NS and Predator "pikes" are sharpened to a point that is the same diameter as the shaft. Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-57548542589166886332017-08-01T11:39:28.098-07:002017-08-01T11:39:28.098-07:00Very similar. The different length is likely due ...Very similar. The different length is likely due to flattening and elongating the head for the spear. Well, that is my hypothesis...Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-20385716902191285022017-08-01T11:10:59.308-07:002017-08-01T11:10:59.308-07:00Looks great, nice repurpousing, I tend to use flor...Looks great, nice repurpousing, I tend to use florist wire that I cut to length it's cheap, the right kind of diameter and isn't pointy! I've got a unit with ns spears and they are painful! <br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-27485752838729150872017-08-01T09:48:27.933-07:002017-08-01T09:48:27.933-07:00And if the pesky neighbors start acting up again.....And if the pesky neighbors start acting up again...<br /><br />How do the tips of the darts compare with NS pikes and spears?William Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03047911499131518952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-44617579077999493192017-08-01T06:31:57.396-07:002017-08-01T06:31:57.396-07:00Those do look very similar to the NS spears, at a ...Those do look very similar to the NS spears, at a good price too. Interesting how the "100mm" NS Spear & Pike are slightly different lengths. DeanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-76765441157434475692017-08-01T05:39:30.798-07:002017-08-01T05:39:30.798-07:00Yep! An idea I will be putting into use.Yep! An idea I will be putting into use.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-29429608874495014922017-08-01T03:51:55.060-07:002017-08-01T03:51:55.060-07:00Great idea!Great idea!Old Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10414321650267966787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-5188195653814127132017-07-31T15:33:02.299-07:002017-07-31T15:33:02.299-07:00Indeed!Indeed!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-91431024612607941612017-07-31T15:32:48.461-07:002017-07-31T15:32:48.461-07:00Glad you like it!Glad you like it!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-81861446178664670142017-07-31T15:32:30.723-07:002017-07-31T15:32:30.723-07:00I agree! Good to be "ever vigilant."I agree! Good to be "ever vigilant."Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-65926192652778909152017-07-31T15:32:01.732-07:002017-07-31T15:32:01.732-07:00No poison tips needed. The threat of being impale...No poison tips needed. The threat of being impaled is deterrent enough for most.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-3933975445344509822017-07-31T15:31:06.198-07:002017-07-31T15:31:06.198-07:00Give them a try!Give them a try!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-74557763978820082092017-07-31T15:30:50.992-07:002017-07-31T15:30:50.992-07:00Spears need to be cut down to size so I use the le...Spears need to be cut down to size so I use the left over end for stirring epoxy.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-80497424690655161042017-07-31T15:30:09.435-07:002017-07-31T15:30:09.435-07:00I like metal pikes and spears. I especially like ...I like metal pikes and spears. I especially like the "twang" they make went bent and released by an over-reaching midriff.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-2937454554905101392017-07-31T08:00:47.607-07:002017-07-31T08:00:47.607-07:00Eureka!Eureka!Ed Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486985414917229516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-15972033521835012772017-07-31T07:37:27.425-07:002017-07-31T07:37:27.425-07:00That sir is pure genius. Best recon I've seen...That sir is pure genius. Best recon I've seen in a while.Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440651466738763322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-3021859005891229712017-07-31T06:36:05.258-07:002017-07-31T06:36:05.258-07:00Good find - clever re-purposing.Good find - clever re-purposing.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-56293608297120726202017-07-31T03:22:51.607-07:002017-07-31T03:22:51.607-07:00wow great idea. Do you dip them in Toad poison as ...wow great idea. Do you dip them in Toad poison as well? That would further discourage people from mishandling your pikemen. Also great bonus with those moral markers.David Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148983897942472092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-21335065122912724102017-07-31T02:27:49.571-07:002017-07-31T02:27:49.571-07:00Oh very nice idea! Have to use this one!
thank You...Oh very nice idea! Have to use this one!<br />thank You.Michal DwarfCrypthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915669873652904866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-57414216327414491052017-07-31T01:31:19.838-07:002017-07-31T01:31:19.838-07:00I use my steel spears to stir paint! :))
A necess...I use my steel spears to stir paint! :)) <br />A necessity when you decant dropper bottles into small jam jars. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-15887578943004870122017-07-31T01:18:14.644-07:002017-07-31T01:18:14.644-07:00Wow those are vicious looking things, Jonathan, bu...Wow those are vicious looking things, Jonathan, but a great bargain! Mind you, you will have to be careful how you pick them up, or is that a cunning plan to ensure that other players handle your pikemen with care? I have gone away from metal pikes, lances and standard poles, using 1.5mm ABS plastic rod. It works really well, bends and takes the knocks.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.com