KV, Humans, and Political Divisions AND paints - subvert the paradigm

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> So why don't we ever, in our fiction, meet other species with the same

You need to read some of the fiction Los has produced. That looked pretty
factionalized and politicaly divided.
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I'd have to say that it's not that uncommon in sci-fi(sic). See Deep
Space Nine and it's Kazon. However, I think the point was not factions, but
variety in the make up of those factions. Perhaps to a BEM a survivalist
commune would show no difference from Buddhist monastery; I know I have some
difficulty finding TRUE differences between Crusader knights and Mongolian
hordes sweeping central Asia, besides PR. *shrug*

However, I'm thinking I've seen the like some time ago. While I have already
made my negative impressions of Jerry Pournelle's works already, and what I
think he's done to Niven, I must say my recollection of the Moties' social and
business structure was inspired, at least in this area.

I'd say the problem is making the diversity in the xeno's non-human
while at
the same time something non-trivial, non-contrived.

I hope that's my last totally OT post for the week.

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fluorescent - it glows white under UV. like most nail varnishes, it's
suspended in some volatile organic solvent (propanone or propan-2-ol,
possibly), which might make it a pain to use on painted or glued figs,
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Having read somewhere someone using acetone-on-a-cotton-swab to smooth
modelling putty, I'd be nervous about using it on conversions or any plastics.

I've seen discussions on rec.games.miniatures.misc about using artists
acrylics on figs, and there was some contention on whether watered down it
still covered. However, there seemed to be appreciation for the bottled
liquids, and plenty of pointers on using craft store marketed acrylics.

Does anyone have url's for the FAQ's that were spun off?

The_Beast