tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991238827631839176.post8723541857518289832..comments2023-12-13T03:05:31.040-08:00Comments on The infrequent ramblings of a casual wargamer and hobbyist : Shields24_Cigaretteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235772450092467367noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991238827631839176.post-43918443203054955512014-10-06T23:08:47.084-07:002014-10-06T23:08:47.084-07:00Bang on, the original shields had holes in them an...Bang on, the original shields had holes in them and the "knob" became the shield boss that in real world days of yore, along with the metal frame around the outside kept the whole thing together and kept it strong enough to take something like an axe blow and not shatter.<br /><br />Sadly those old shields are redonculously expensive these days, your approach (sans nifty nail bits) is the one most take these days by reappropriating other shields from elsewhere. Snickithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043252668515117665noreply@blogger.com