tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29899645310249674592023-12-10T00:23:06.938-08:00Wargaming hellMy adventures and experiences in wargaming.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-67649340761944448632017-02-26T11:40:00.000-08:002017-02-26T11:40:56.912-08:00MDF Buildings, first crack.It's been a long time since I posted to my blog so I have lots to cover. First off I'd like to discuss MDF buildings. These are 3mm flat MDF boards that are cut with via lasers to any shape or size you want. Once burned / cut the pieces can be put together to form a 3D object such as buildings for wargaming.<br />
I decided to give these a try and bought some through a business that was selling them on Ebay. Star Fort Minatures based in the UK. I ordered one building. It came in a flat box and after looking at the model on the website I finally figured out how to put it together.<br />
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The detail is amazing with these models. The kits don't come with instructions on how to put them together so it did take a little while to figure out what piece goes with what.<br />
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The roof and floors should not be glued down so you can take them apart to get to the lower levels as shown above.<br />
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I did have to do a bit of modifications to the roof so it wouldn't slide off too easily. I added some plastic underneath as a guide for the walls. It worked quite nicely.<br />
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As you can see the second floor and the roof slide into place quite well.<br />
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I was so impressed with these buildings I ordered 3 more! below are 2 of the 3 I ordered. <br />
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The packs come with all the flats. All you need to do is pop the cuttings out of the sheets and start putting them together. I recommend carpenter's glue or white glue for this.<br />
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I love the detail on this merchant building. It will work very well with my WW2 skirmish games once I get it painted up.<br />
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Again the roof and floors come off for easy access.<br />
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Once painted up they will work well with my other buildings.<br />
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This is a row of town houses that I made out of foam board. I applied textured paintable wall paper to achieve the exterior stucco look.<br />
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This is a strip of merchant stores in a shelled out look. All the store signs and interior wallpaper were taken off the internet and scaled to the appropriate size for this model.<br />
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And here's the finished product in a wargame.<br />
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If you would like more info on those MDF buildings have a look at this company's website:<br />
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https://www.starfortminiatures.com/<br />
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They have since migrated off of Ebay for sales and you can order direct from their site. Their service is good and they communicate with you when the order is shipping. Overall a good experience. <br />
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My good friend Bob (who's a painting machine) wanted to put on a large War of 1812 game at the Hotlead gaming convention this past weekend. Because the historic attack on the fort in 1814 was quite large even Bob had to scale it back a bit. He focused his attack just on the main fort position. His figure size used was 15mm. The scale for the scenario was 1 figure = 1 man. Yup. The fort had 500 US figures in it while the British attack was with 1500 figures. A battalion leading the attack from 2 different sides.<br />
There were 5 players representing the British forces and 3 representing the US forces. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battalion companies are lined up in 3 columns of companies on opposite sides of the fort.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The attack begins. The roofs of the 2 buildings were removed for figure access. The far side of the fort another British battalion is attacking at the same time.</td></tr>
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The British attack from the east (photo above) came in at 2 points. the Far left 3 companies take a tremendous beating for some ships that were off table. The remaining battalion companies with siege ladders in hand make a rush for the redoubt on the right.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The attack from the west is making progress. The left redoubt has been captured. This is the same redoubt that historically exploded (magazine) and stopped cold the British attack.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view looking further back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The western attack has now made it into the right side redoubt.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The eastern end attack follows suit with capturing the second redoubt on their front.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bird's eye view. All 4 redoubts have been captured.</td></tr>
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After 3 hours of play the game was called to a conclusion with a British victory. With all 4 redoubts captured it would have been very difficult for the Americans to hold onto the fort. Casualties were heavy on both sides. The Americans were fast approaching 50%. Of the 2 British battalions attacking the number of casualties amounted to about 3 1/2 companies of men. Historically the British attack was somewhat different with only one attacking force on the fort while a second one tried to approach from the far end of the dug in American position. The British did manage to get into the eastern redoubt but a magazine explosion stopped them cold and killed their General. At the opposite side of the American position another British attack attempted to wade around a gun battery and got caught out in the open.<br />
The rules used were house rules and designed for quick playability at conventions. They did cover melee, terrain, moral, and artillery.<br />
The overall response for the players was a very enjoyable game. I suggested to Bob that next one he has at this scale to use movement trays for the figures. This would speed up the game further.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1Stratford, ON, Canada43.3700007 -80.98222859999998543.2776567 -81.143590099999983 43.462344699999996 -80.820867099999987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-86544649860104449502014-03-23T13:38:00.002-07:002014-03-23T13:39:09.288-07:00Hotlead 2014I had the opportunity to attend Hotlead 2014 gaming convention in Stratford Ontario this past weekend. It's substantially smaller than Coldwars and would classify it as a regional gaming convention in one large ballroom in a hotel. I went along with my friend Bob, yes crazy Bob to help him set up his game. He needed the help having such a large game scale ratio. I'll do a separate posting on his game.<br />
The flea market was great. Many an opportunity to acquire some heavily discounted gaming materials there. Being only at the convention for the AM on Saturday I only managed to capture a few photos of some the more notable games being presented.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beautiful terrain board for some WW2 action.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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One of the most eye appealing games was a WW2 skirmish game in 20mm. I believe it was German vs Brit. Because of the hilly terrain I'd place this one in Italy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German OOB for the WW2 Skirmish game.</td></tr>
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I didn't see much action in this game mind you I was helping Bob with his large game.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WW2 D-Day landing game. US vs German, 28mm</td></tr>
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The D-Day landing game in 28mm had beautiful terrain. I believe the rules being used were Bolt Action.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">G.I.'s approach the sea wall. A Sherman makes it across.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the German side. Pillbox and machine gun nests slow down the US forces.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the other side of the table. A very detailed village awaits combat!</td></tr>
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28mm is fast becoming the scale for WW2 skirmish.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another WW2 Skirmish game. It looks like a meeting engagement.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the Allied side. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British forces look like they've come across overwhelming enemy forces.</td></tr>
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All eras were present.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A large ancients battle underway.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A shield wall meets pikes.</td></tr>
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I think I'll have to make Hotlead an annual event for me. Very reasonable cost to get it for the day $15, and it's not too far from home.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-10962158387940026442014-03-10T14:45:00.001-07:002014-03-11T19:06:11.617-07:00Coldwars 2014I, with a few friends just came back from Coldwars gaming convention in Lancaster PA. Here's a few photos of some of the games that went on.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An ACW game, Fox Gap, 15mm Regimental Fire and Fury.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another ACW game</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some kind of winter battle game in 15mm. Company B Aerosans.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">25mm ACW game about to start.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 25mm Alamo game. This was a very popular one that had over a dozen people playing it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 15mm Vietnam game I played in. The objective was for a French convoy to make it from one end of the table to the other end. The Viet Minh had something to say about that.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The convoy moves off. Lots of firepower. River craft, tanks, armoured recon, off board artillery, and aircraft.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Viet Minh spring an ambush. The convoy starts to get shot up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red disrupted markers everywhere. The French loose this one. The rules used were a variant of Battlefront. I found them too detailed for a convention. The French were handicapped with limited airpower and off board artillery. If we were allowed to use these forces with bombardments and strikes in suspected areas the outcome would have been different.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A multi table D-Day Pegasus bridge game in 25mm. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The attack on the lift bridge starts.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 25mm WW1 Western front trench game.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Germans wait for the French attack.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another 15mm Alamo game. The Mexican attack is about to begin. BLOODY DAWN rules for Blue Moon 15mm figures.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mexicans rush the walls.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> 775 28mm Zombies hordes waiting to attack! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The squads of vigilantes waiting for the swarm. I would have wanted to play this one but was committed to another one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And another game I participated in. A hack and slash game of an English army against a large Viking raid in 28mm.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Vikings approach.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the opposite side.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John was busy with holding back the Vikings. He did a great job too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Knights attempt a charge on the Viking wall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the beautifully painted Knights on the table.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And last the Dealer hall where your wallet will grow thin quickly.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Lancaster, PA, USA40.0378755 -76.30551439999999339.940622499999996 -76.466875899999991 40.1351285 -76.1441529tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-5093836603758548452014-01-05T15:21:00.000-08:002014-01-05T15:21:52.952-08:00Advance and take that Normandy village!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our group decided to do a WW2 skirmish game. A small scale, 1 figure = 1 man type of game. Very little armour. The scenario was a supported Canadian force moving on a Normandy village. We had the opportunity to play this as a double blind game with a ref watching all plotted off board moves. When opposing sides came within sight of each other they were placed on the table. The Canadian force consisted of 2 platoons of infantry supported by 2 Sherman M4A1's, a Daimler scout car, and a mechanized mortar section (universal carriers). The German forces are unknown.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The shelled out Normandy village.</td></tr>
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The Canadian forces decided to split into to flanking forces. The left force had the benefit of the 2 Shermans while the right force had the scout car and the mortar section.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The left force advances across a field. Infantry spread out to minimize artillery strikes. The right force is moving up the other side of the road but hasn't been seen by the enemy yet and therefore not placed on the table.</td></tr>
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The left force proceeds across the field. No Germans in sight yet.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still quiet. </td></tr>
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The Canadians are becoming too confident. No enemy in sight.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ambush!</td></tr>
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A German squad with a supporting MG34 opens up on the the Canadian flank. Once Canadian squad manages to pull back with one casualty while the other leading squad gets pinned down and annihilated. Only one soldier escapes!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Counter attack. The German squad has bugged out.</td></tr>
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With the help of some HE fire from one of the Shermans the German squad on the Canadian flank is forced to pull back. The Germans did manage to slow down this Canadian platoon with minimal losses.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hidden armour.</td></tr>
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While the left forces was struggling with the German flank attack the
Germans moved a Mk IV into a building and started to engage the 2
Shermans.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the other side.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of from the Canadian side of a well hidden Mk IV tank.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smoke!</td></tr>
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The mortars manage to place down a smoke screen to hide the Shermans. This forces the Mk IV out of the building. Meanwhile on the right side of the road the right force makes it to the church.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backing out of the house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caught a German mortar in a nearby field.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German mortar crew got caught in the open and paid the price.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canadian infantry make it to the church but can't move any further.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The scout car falls victim to a lucky mortar round.</td></tr>
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With the scout car knocked out the Germans decide to go on the offensive and run their Sd. Kfz 251 halftrack down the road to engage the stalled Canadian infantry.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What's that down the road?</td></tr>
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One of the Shermans reversed it's course in the field and decided to move down the road. It managed to take a shot at the German halftrack but missed. It was at this time that the Canadian forces realized that they'd need more help in taking the village and decided to pull back.<br />
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The game ended with a German tactical victory.<br />
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The rules used are home grown. As mentioned the scale is 1 fig = 1 man, 1 vehicle = 1 vehicle.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-59300147823198128932013-09-30T20:42:00.002-07:002013-09-30T20:43:44.850-07:00Worthington Force vs 12th SSThis game was a long time in coming. My friend John has been working on his micro armour and terrain for quite a while and finally had enough done to host a game. The scenario he chose was a segment of Operation Totalize. That mad dash to close the Falaise gap. The Worthington Force consisted of the Algonquin Regiment, mounted in half-tracks and carriers and the British Columbia Regiment (armoured), consisting of Shermans, Fireflys, and Lynx II armoured scout cars. Their objective was a pre-dawn rush down current day route D658 to Point 195 just north west of Potigny.<br />
In the darkness when passing through the town of Cintheaux they take the wrong road and are now heading south east along the Chemin Heusse.<br />
This is where our game starts. The rules used are Shwere Kompanie. The figures are 1/300 micro armour and the game scale is 1 vehicle = 1 vehicle, 1 infantry formation = 1 squad.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The choices of which hill to take. 1 would be optimal but is a long reach. 2 has better cover. 3 is the safest.</td></tr>
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The Canadians decide to rush for hill #1. In reality it's Pt 132 on the map.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading south 3 squadrons of the British Columbia Regiment head down the highway.</td></tr>
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Way out in front of them recce units look for the enemy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Lynx II scout car near the base of hill #1 or Pt 132.</td></tr>
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It's hard to mask such a large force moving in a mass. Elements of the 12th SS, 85 Infantry Division and Tigers of SS Pz Abt. 102 rush into firing positions.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A zug of Panthers races up from Potigny.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Canadian armoured column can he seen moving down the road. </td></tr>
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The German forces manage to place armour on either side of the highway and start engaging the Canadian tanks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tigers take a bead on the column.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through a gap in the trees the leading elements of the column come under fire.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The soft fields on either side don't allow for quick maneuvering. In 5 minutes 11 Shermans are burning.</td></tr>
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While the action on the road is happening the Algonquin regiment decide to make a run for hill #2 and dig in.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They start to break off the road and head to the hill to the right.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The infantry dig in while the armour column struggles with fire from both sides of the road.</td></tr>
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The second troop lays down a smoke screen to help the lead elements get out of the intense fire.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to retire?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking north Pt 132 or hill #1(bottom left) isn't going to be reached today. </td></tr>
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It was at this point we decided to call it a game. 2 of the 3 tigers on the German left did get knocked out by fire from a few Fireflys. Of the 3 squadrons of armour on the road 1 squadron was completely decimated. <br />
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In reality the Canadian force did receive the heavy resistance from the Germans and made a run for Pt 140 with the 2 remaining squadrons at around 9:30am. The main Canadian 4th Division didn't know what happened with Worthington's Force and couldn't offer any amount of artillery support. It was with the support of some Typhoon fighter bombers they managed to keep the German forces at bay.<br />
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Our game lasted about 4 hours and we were surprised at the high level of canage on the road. We can see now how Wittman pulled off his famous attack on the British 7th Armoured Division at Villers-Bocage.<br />
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The micro armour allows you to play the large battles and use more realistic distances for combat. I found the game very enjoyable and we are actually going to do a repeat of it again soon. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-6849811468742400962013-01-01T09:19:00.000-08:002013-01-01T09:19:19.309-08:00Making roadsAnother guest article from my friend John. He's discovered a cheap and easy way to make roads for gaming. Check out his 'how to' below.<br />
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<pre wrap="">Step 1
Cut artist grade cardboard into 1" x 12" strip and cut 1/2" x 12" non glossy sticky floor tile and stick them together. I game micro armour so this size works well for secondary roads. For full size roads I use 2" cardboard and 1" tile.</pre>
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Run a bead of latex paintable caulking along edge of cardboard and tile. Smooth in and rough up a bit. You can add some screening at this stage as it will stick to the caulking. Wait for caulking to dry.</pre>
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Prime with watered down black acrylic paint. Wipe the tie tile gently so you leave a trace of the paint. You can always add more.</pre>
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Paint the edge of the road your choice of brown (raw sienna for me) and then once it's dry you can dry brush it with lighter a shade of brown and add dabs of green or flocking. </pre>
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Make more. This is a collection I've started for 1/265th but you can vary the size depending on the scale. A Panther alongside to give you and idea of size. You'll be cranking out miles of scale road before you know it.</pre>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-44960330139038016802012-12-30T09:23:00.000-08:002012-12-30T09:23:40.975-08:00Normandy Tank battleA new feature I'm starting on my gaming blog is guest articles. For the first one my good friend John has been working out the kinks of his micro armour game and has supplied me with his latest work on a Canadian armour formation meeting to German Panthers in Normandy. Enjoy!<br />
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The Canadians have been tasked with taking a ridge and advance with 2 troops of Shermans each with 4 M4's and 1 FireFly each. Normally the troop would only have 3 M4's. They will have to cross an open field in order to reach their objective. They have also been informed that there are 2 Panthers on the ridge.</pre>
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<pre wrap="">Image 1 is the start line and the Canadians have the initiative. Combatants are 30" apart or 1500 yds. The Canadian plan is to hit the pedal and sprint the screen of M4's across the open ground as two separate battle groups with the FF's in support. Max move for the M4's is 16 inches which uses all there action points for the turn and they will not be able to fire as seen in image 2. Gutsy but let's see what happens.</pre>
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<pre wrap=""> The Panthers get to declare fire on the fast approaching M4's. </pre>
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<pre wrap="">P1 blows his roll due to the M4 fast moving target modifier. P2 2 is luckier and gets a kill but the crew survives. Panthers get a 2nd shot as they have only used 1/2 of their action points. The Fireflies are curiously immobile. P1 gets a hit and due to his roll suppresses his target and the crew breaks. P2 gets a miss. FF's advance half of their action points and are able to fire. FF1 hits and suppresses Panther but survives his break test. FF2 fires to no effect.</pre>
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<pre wrap="">Now it's ugly time. This part is a judgement call as the easy targets are the M4's but the prize are the FF's. I opt for the easy target and am able to kill 3 more M4's as they are the one's I've opted to move first. The rules are 'I go you go' and the Panther's have expended all of their action points but were able to fire twice. However notice that, hey where did those trees come from? Notice that 2 of the M4's have advanced to a flanking position expending all of their action points. The FF's advance half of their action points and are able to fire which results in the death of one Panther.</pre>
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<pre wrap="">In the image above, Panther 2 decides to bugger off at this point in reverse using all action points and Canadians advance on their objective and get a lucky flank shot and kill the fleeing German. So ends tactical experiment 1 with a Pyrrhic Canadian victory with 50% casualties. This was strictly a move and fire experiment to see if it would be possible to go Russian style on the Germans and overwhelm them in open ground at high speed. </pre>
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<pre wrap="">I found the rule set to be very easy to use and realistic and made for a fast and furious pace. I'm looking forward to adding other elements into the mix.
Hope you enjoyed.
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It's been a long time since I've played a WW1 skirmish game so I dusted off my trench terrain and invited some friends over. The scenario is the British found out that the Germans have moved into the shelled out village in no-man's land. The British Colonel does not like it at all and informs the battalion major to send out a company in force to claim the village. To help 4 tanks are added to the mix plus a few batteries of off board artillery.</div>
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The Germans were thinking of adding a reinforced observation post in the village and anticipated the British would challenge them. They send a company's worth of troops to support the OP.</div>
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The opening few turns finds the British working their way through their own wire and approaching the outskirts of the village.</div>
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The Germans decide to seek cover. The British off board artillery starts coming into the village area and provides a screen for their infantry.</div>
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The tanks move ahead of the infantry and start driving down the main street in the village. The German off board artillery starts opening up now but somehow the tanks keep coming.</div>
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With the Whippet tank leading she takes the brunt of opposing fire. Even
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As the Germans struggle dealing with the tanks the British infantry move up to the village.</div>
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By now the British infantry start trading fire with the Germans and slowly start pushing them back.</div>
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The tanks were the trick to the job at hand. Soon the Germans are overwhelmed with the onslaught of British troops and are forced to give ground. The game was a tactical victory for the British. The Colonel can sleep tight tonight!<br />
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After a successful Totalize scenario we decided to whip up a beach assault game. It would be a combined beach assault and airborne landing further in. The airborne drop had the job of securing at least 1 of the 2 bridges that isolated the town on the coast.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The coast and the shelled out town. The German defenses consisted of concrete pillboxes, Pak guns, and barbwire.</td></tr>
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The Allied assault consists of 2 ARVE Churchills, a 25 Ib'r on a landing craft, and 4 fully loaded infantry landing craft. The Germans mainly have numerous infantry squads, 1 self-propelled gun, and a Wespe. No other German armour (yet).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the land side. One of these 2 bridges has to be secured by airborne forces.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Allied paratroop drop was successful and they managed to land in an unprotected field. About 8 paratroops ended up in the trees.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Germans were caught a little off guard with the airborne drop and start to advance on the British airborne troops. A halftrack didn't last long against a PIAT. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A furious firefight develops on the southern flank of the airborne forces. The German attack fades.</td></tr>
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The airborne landing was successful with the British troops holding off probing German attacks. Their next objective is to capture a bridge (or two!). The beach landing hasn't begun yet but the 25 Ib'r on the landing craft has a lucky shot and takes out a Pak 40 gun that was located close to the beach.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-17059452319382455932012-08-05T13:11:00.001-07:002012-08-05T13:12:04.168-07:00Canadian breakout - Operation TotalizeWith the City of Caen more or less secured the Canadian forces (with the help of Polish and British forces) decided to spear point an attack south and attempt a link up with US forces and thus complete an encirclement of the German army in Normandy.<br />
We would attempt a segment of this scenario over 3 separate days of wargaming. I would command German forces while my friends Bob and John would command considerably more Canadian forces.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the field of battle from the Canadian side.</td></tr>
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The German forces consisting of elements of 89th Infantry division, and 12 SS Division position themselves on the high ground at the end of the table. A screening forces of German infantry set up just south of the ruined church.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">German infantry set up at a stone wall. The Panther in the top of the photo is a wreck from an earlier aerial attack.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Most of the heavy German weapons were further back with the exception of 2 Pak guns halfway across the field hiding in some ruins.<br />
The Canadian attack begins with elements of the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade moving forward.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As the Canadian armour advances around the church ruins the German infantry get quickly overwhelmed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German infantry managed to knock out a Firefly tank with a Panzershreck but soon had to fall back through the orchard.</td></tr>
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My mistake was keeping the German infantry too long in the forward position. I ended up losing most of the infantry force positioned there. The Canadian mechanized infantry started a successful running battle through the orchard. My 2 Pak anti-tank guns succumb to 25 Ib'r artillery fire.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the other side of the table the Canadian armour starts to bunch up and waits for the right time to launch the attack.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Panther in over watch position.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My opponents don't like what they see and decide to lay down a smoke screen to hide their advance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So far so good for the Germans. The Canadian attack on the right is losing steam.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eventually the German right starts to crumble. A Mk IVH brought up to support the retreating infantry gets nailed. Another Mk IVH had it's main gun knocked out and attempts a retreat out of the Canadian advance. The Panther on the hilltop suffers the same fate and starts to back up.</td></tr>
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The German right starts to give way. The Canadians lose 5 tanks in the advance but manage to get into position to roll up the German defensive line.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the German left the other Canadian armoured column starts forward and feels the sting of the Tiger's 88.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Canadians managed to start rolling up the German line on the German right. A Firefly and M10 Achilles ignore a Panther that has it's main gun knocked out and concentrate fire on it's sister. The remaining Panther does get knocked out but takes the M10 with her.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the German right dissolving the Canadian armour on the German left makes a dash for it. A Panzershreck takes out a cresting Sherman while the Tiger takes out another Firefly.</td></tr>
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The Germans were eventually overwhelmed with the Canadian attack and had to give ground. We decided it was a Canadian tactical victory.<br />
If you didn't notice in the photos the plowed fields changed appearance. I was using cut up floor mat for them but decided to replace them with Hot Matz ones I found on the internet. The rules used were my homemade ones. The gaming scale is 1 figure = 1 man, 1 vehicle = 1 vehicle. The figure and vehicle model scale is 1/72.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-9647794578048447912012-04-13T12:11:00.000-07:002012-04-13T12:11:45.625-07:00Micro Armour terrainMy good friend John has been bitten by the wargaming bug. I bought a pile of micro armour off a mutual friend and has been busy making terrain for his gaming needs. One of his first projects was making a ruined village. He got the idea of doing tiles from me. I did 1 ft tiles for my WW1 trench game. He used this concept and shrunk it down to his scale.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I village tile nearing completion.</td></tr>
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For the walls he was using hobby clay.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice open areas to fit the mini's in.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From ground level the terrain looks very realistic. Now for some paint.</td></tr>
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Once all the tiles were built John started to add colour to finish it off and make the project look great.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Panther is about to stop some Shermans.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tiles can be switched around to create different variations.</td></tr>
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He's been working on some other features like hedgerows and orchards too.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somewhere in Normandy...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A German armoured column moves up to the front.</td></tr>
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I think John is well on his way to making a superb gaming table. I must talk him into doing Ortona!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-63734585800218381142012-04-12T20:14:00.000-07:002012-04-12T20:14:32.904-07:00Hotlead convention gameBob and I decided that our contribution to Stratford Ontario's Hotlead gaming convention would be to put on a large scale Lundy's Lane game. This would follow the War of 1812 theme of the convention. To add to the 'WOW!' factor we'd use a ratio of 1 figure = 5 men. Bob supplied the figures and since Bob is a human painting machine he had enough figures to even do the battle on a 1 to 1 ratio! Can we? We figured we'd need a 25' wide table and I wasn't prepared to make all that terrain so we kept it at 1 to 5. The figure size was 15mm.<br />
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For our test game back at my house we used our original hill terrain from a game we did about 10 years back. The Styrofoam flocked hill was in poor shape. The flocking was coming off and the edges of the hill were chipping away. To transport this one large piece to a convention would be a nightmare. We had to make a new hill.<br />
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I made the new hill out of Styrofoam again but in 3 easier to transport pieces. I also decided not to flock it. I hate flocking! This time the hill is taller to really show the Lundy's Lane heights.We also decided we didn't need tons of trees as per our test game. We used some historical maps as a terrain reference and we noticed the fighting zones of the battle were not wooded except the eastern edge. To further increase the portability of my terrain I decided to use for the first time my new woods terrain. You can see in the photo above they are pine trees with magnets glued on their based in a recessed hole. The base stands are painted pieces of sheet metal. I'll do a report later on the details of this tree project.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The game starts. Scott's bridge approaches the hill.</td></tr>
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We had 3 players for each side. The opening moves are on the US side with Scott's bridge approaching the hill. The British force on the hill, Pearson's light brigade and Morrison's force send out a cavalry squadron to see if Scott's artillery hugging the trees is worth an charge. They stayed too far out and 2 of Scott's regiments got close enough to fire some deadly volleys into them. The cavalry suffered heavy losses and routed. They never make an appearance again.<br />
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Because of the deadly British battery on the hill top the US forces never go near the center. Scott's brigade concentrates on rolling up the British left flank.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As the game progresses the British decide to occupy the front center of the hill.</td></tr>
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The British players decide that to alleviate pressure on their left they'll move a few regiments down the hill in the unoccupied center. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As a routed Canadian militia regiment (IMUC) leaves the field, Scott's brigade reforms.</td></tr>
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The Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada breaks and runs. Now Scott's brigade has to contend with Hercules Scott's brigade coming up the other other side of the hill.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last US brigade arrives on the field.</td></tr>
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Porter's brigade finally arrives on the field. The US side decides to deploy them on the British right. Hopefully this will take pressure off Scott's brigade on the opposite side of the field. Against them are part of Morrison's force (Glengarry Light Infantry) and some embodied militia units.<br />
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Now one would think that Porter's fresh brigade would easily push back the militia in front of them. Porter's first regiment actually has a poor moral check and ends up routing throwing the whole line into disarray. At this point after gaming for 4 hours and 13 turns of a nail bitter game we called it over. We agreed it was a British / Canadian victory with heavy casualties on both sides. Actually quite like the historical outcome.<br />
The rules we used where home grown and worked very well except one melee that had a cavalry charge on a routed unit being a failure resulting in the cavalry unit routing! I'll have to work on that.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Stratford, ON, Canada43.3700007 -80.98222859999998543.3422992 -81.021859599999985 43.3977022 -80.942597599999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-84679628599572380852012-03-18T17:34:00.000-07:002012-03-18T17:34:54.355-07:00Coldwars 2012Bob and I decided to go to the Coldwars gaming convention in Lancaster Pennsylvania. We haven't been there in 3 years so we were long overdue. Coldwars is one of the larger conventions that occupies the whole Lancaster hotel. All the ballrooms were used. After a 9 hour drive we were greeted with a $40 fee for the convention. Wow! Prices have gone up. This will definitely be an every other year event for me.<br />
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Well we got what we wanted from this event. The dealer hall!!!<br />
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After doing some serious damage to our wallets it was time to game. This year's theme at Coldwars was the War of 1812. There was quite a few 1812 games presented. Some of the presentations were beautiful. One of the first I observed was the Battle of Chippewa done in 25mm.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking at ground level the Chippewa battlefield.</td></tr>
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Most if not all the terrain was bought by the game host. Still the visual impact was evident.<br />
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I thought at first the British had the upper hand in this one but the US forces prevailed.<br />
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I saw the largest age of sail game in my life. It was the Battle of Beachy Head, June 30th 1690. This was a naval battle between an Anglo Dutch force and the French. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Naval battle of Beachy Head 1690.</td></tr>
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This game was huge. I believe they were looking for 30 people to play it. The most I saw play was about 10. Perhaps it's size was intimidating?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closeup view. An endless line of ships.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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There was some excellent games going on. The neatest trend I saw was the use of mini flashing LED lights in cotton puffs. It really looked like gun fire through the smoke. I managed to capture the look in the photo below.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">English civil war, 25mm.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fighting gets hot as the opposing lines get closer (ECW)</td></tr>
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One of the strangest presentations was the use of a sand table. These guys actually slugged bags of sand and put together some framing to contain it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sand is formed and ready for terrain colouring and trees.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished product.</td></tr>
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I can understand the versatility of the sand table but for gaming it's not practical for portability or even gaming. The sand is very soft so you can't lean on it. I even found it was difficult to even see the gaming figures on it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A large ACW game done in 25mm.</td></tr>
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I loved the beautiful terrain for this ACW game. The cornfield in the center became the main combat area.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Rebs make a stand at the edge of the cornfield as the Union attack in column.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gettysburg, Devil's Den, 15mm.</td></tr>
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The one game I did participate in was the Battle of Queenston Heights, War of 1812. This was a fun game and a nail biter I might add. I played on the Brit/Canuck side and had to repel the US landing on the Canadian shore.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boats full of US troops make their way to shore.</td></tr>
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The US Forces managed to land on shore and capture the battery that was halfway up the heights. That became the area of fighting. The US tried to capture the town of Queenston but couldn't hold on to it. The game ended up with a Brit/Canadian victory.<br />
Overall I highly recommend going to these larger conventions. Just the dealer hall alone is worth it.<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1Lancaster, PA, USA40.0378755 -76.30551439999999340.0048135 -76.3517794 40.0709375 -76.259249399999987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-20620282463813181392012-02-05T10:16:00.000-08:002012-02-05T10:17:06.258-08:00Overwhelming force attack.We've all read stories on how a few German tanks if located in the right spot could hold off numerous Allied forces. To see if this was possible in a wargaming event we decided to throw as much armour as we could at a small yet powerful German force. The Allies attacked with about 36 tanks. A combination of Sherman M4A1's, Firefly's, and Churchill Mk VII's. The Germans had 2 Stug III's, a Tiger I, 2 Panthers, A Jagpanzer IV, and 2 Mk IV's. A 4 to 1 attack ratio. The terrain this time would have no rivers or creeks with choke points at crossings. It would be a simple western Europe landscape with a few hills, lots of woods and roads.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the German side. </td></tr>
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The German's kept their heavies back on the right but moved their Panthers and Jagpanzer IV up to a stone wall which acted like being in a defilade position. The Allied forces on the other hand had to move through some choke points in the terrain. The Germans had them zero'd in.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Initial deployment on the German left.</td></tr>
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The 2 Panthers on the left soon moved away from the stone wall. One went further left to protect that area from flank attacks while the other maneuvered to the crossroads to the right or center of the table on the other side of the shelled out house.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allied forces advance under deadly fire.</td></tr>
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As the Allied forces advance a few Shermans are picked off. It was decided to rush up as much armour as possible with the objective of overwhelming the German defense.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Panther and Pak 40 await the Allied rush.</td></tr>
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On the Allied right it was decided that the Shermans would hit over the around the left side of the hill while a group of 6 Churchill Mk VII's would attack to the right of the hill. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Panther attacks.</td></tr>
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The Pak 40 at the tree line was overwhelmed with gunfire but the Churchill's were outclassed by the more lethal Panther and it's high velocity 75mm gun. Soon all 6 Churchill's were knocked out. Even a Sherman comes over to lend some help to the struggling Churchill's and ends up getting knocked out by a Panzershreck.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panther gets nailed.</td></tr>
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Some limited Allied success happened in the middle of the table with the Panther stationed there getting knocked out from a very tight flank shot.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allied problems on their left</td></tr>
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Maneuvering room was a premium for the Allies. The limited space they had was getting choked up with knocked out Shermans. The Allies lost 12 tanks while the Germans had lost only 1 (Panther) with 2 others (Stug III's) having their main guns knocked out. One managed to back out of the battle while the other became immobile and would eventually be abandoned.We discovered that with limited maneuvering room the Allies vast numbers couldn't be brought to bare in an effective way. We were thinking of running this game with the direction of advance being from the width of the table rather than the length. This would widen the table and allow for more maneuvering room for the Allies.<br />
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The scale of the game was 1 to 1 both for vehicles and figures. The rules are homegrown. The game lasted about 4 1/2 hours. <br />
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We decided to try a scenario of Allied armour trying to cross a few bridges and capture a small Normandy town. The Allies had as usual vast amounts of armour while the German forces had 3 MkIVH's, 2 Stug III's, and a Panther. Also in the German OOB was a Pak 40 and Pak 38 anti-tank gun and 3 squads of infantry.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the bridge crossings across from the town. The other crossing is far to the left.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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The Germans didn't want to expose their armour trying to hold the bridges so they decided to set up defensive positions further back.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other crossing. No resistance yet.</td></tr>
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The Allied OOB has a Canadian force attacking with about 10 Shermans from the left while and American force of roughly the same size attacks from the crossing directly in front of the town.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from the German side showing the Canucks crossing. The Germans are about to start defensive firing.</td></tr>
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The Canadian armour was surprised the crossing was unapposed but a short distance down the road the German forces opened up. The Stug III on the hilltop was in excellent position to slow them down. The Panther was there too to add support while the remaining Stug III waited off to the left in reserve.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fighting starts.</td></tr>
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The most effective units on the German side where the Stug III on the hill and the Pak 38. 2 Shermans were knocked out and one immobilized. A German squad in the shelled out building added to the carnage with a Panzerfaust. The Canadian response was immediate. The Panther was surprisingly ineffective. The Canadians moved up infantry to take out the Pak 38. The Panther had it's main gun knocked out so it quickly backed out of the area with a panicked crew. The Stug III on the the other hand had to deal with the remaining 7 Shermans and was soon knocked out.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canadian armour moves past.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The reserve Stug III can't maneuver in time and is quickly taken out.</td></tr>
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The German right was torn open. The infantry squad that was in the ruined house fell back. They had nothing to stop the armoured onslaught. <br />
At the American crossing again the Germans allowed them to cross.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A traffic jam at the bridge crossing.</td></tr>
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At this crossing the Germans had a Pak 40, and the 3 Mk IVH's. The American infantry stayed off the bridge and crossed the river at a ford to the left.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for the Allied rush.</td></tr>
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As the American Shermans rushed across the bridge the Germans fired everything they had.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4 Shermans are knocked out and the German infantry in a nearby building pins the American infantry at the treeline.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Pak 40 fires as fast as it can but it's support of 2 MkIVH's don't last long.</td></tr>
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The American forces at this time realize that the only resistance left is infantry and the Pak 40.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Pak 40 is overrun. The town is soon under Allied control.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mk IVH in the distance was soon knocked out.</td></tr>
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The game ended with about a 3rd of the Allied armour knocked out. The Germans fared worse. All their armour was destroyed with the exception of the Panther. It managed to exit the board. Both Pak guns were destroyed too. One of the three German squads was lost.<br />
The game lasted about 4 hours with 4 of us playing. We used my home grown rules. The scale of the gaming material is 1/72 and the rules use a 1 figure = 1 man set up.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end of the game.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-61945591966344293402011-10-08T19:56:00.000-07:002011-10-08T19:56:34.265-07:00Another try at ASL for minituresMy friends Greg and Rich from London dropped by to give my friend Bob and I another try of their ASL rules modified to miniatures. I supplied the table and terrain and they'd supply the figures and vehicles.<br />
The scenario was a run for control of a bridge '44 Eastern Front. Rich and I were the Germans while Bob and Greg were the red hordes. The game starts off with recon units from both sides approaching the river.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the German side, bridge in the distance.</td></tr>
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Rich has one Sd Kfz 251/1 halftrack and a Puma Sd Kfz 234/2 while I have 2 Sd Kfz 251/1 halftracks and a Panzerspahwagen<br />
Sd Kfz 250/9. Rich decides to go left around the hill while I attempt a crossing of the river between the gap between the trees on the right.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The infantry stands behind are actually riding in the half tracks..</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An infantry squad lost too!</td></tr>
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The Russians manage to get some assault guns on a hill on their side of the river and manage to nail one of my half tracks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the river.</td></tr>
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I decide to have my anti-tank section cross first.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lend lease M2 waiting to nail anyone crossing the river.</td></tr>
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Now how do I get rid of that enemy half track?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Puma in over watch position.</td></tr>
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On the left side Rich moves his infantry squads through the woods to attempt to cross the river higher up. The Puma watches for anything coming across the bridge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nailed!</td></tr>
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The panzershreck team manages to take out the retreating M2 halftrack but the supporting squad can't go any further than the wreck because of a couple of T34's and some Russian infantry squads to their right. My plan of controlling the bridge from the far side is not going to be easy! I had hoped that my Sd Kfz 251/1 could make a quick dash across the road and into cover but I didn't expect the 2 T34's to be so attentive.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quick kill by my Pz Mk IV H.</td></tr>
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Greg attempts a run across the bridge with one of his T34's. My Pz Mk IV H got off the first shot and managed to take it out.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russian armour at the river.</td></tr>
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German reinforcements consist of 3 Pz Mk IV H's and 3 Stug III's Rich puts a Mk IV and a Stug on the hill while one of my Mk IV's gets nailed on the road. My other one had it's main gun knocked out and the crew decides to drive off in the other direction.</div>
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With all the Russian armour at the river my Mk IV was too exposed and eventually succumbed to enemy fire.<br />
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The Puma was no match to stop the heavy Russian armour. The German squads at the tree line by the river actually had better success in holding back the Russian infantry. It was at this time we called it a game. There were points allocated for vehicle hits and infantry casualties. The German side actually had knocked out more Russian armour (which was historically correct) but that one adventurous T34 that made it across the bridge before getting knocked out gave the Russians the extra points needed to win the game. <br />
And how did the ASL adapted rules work? Fine accept for one issue I brought up. Masses of tanks and infantry could fire through each other at different targets. Sure they got a negative modifier added to their combat results but I found this feature annoying. I mean how can one tank fire over another friendly tank? The line of sight was blocked. Besides this issue the game moved quickly and was challenging.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Toronto, ON, Canada43.653524 -79.383906943.46971 -79.6997639 43.837337999999995 -79.0680499tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-30764245732395900292011-09-09T23:10:00.000-07:002011-09-09T23:10:39.576-07:00Making hillsMost of my wargaming table hills are styrofoam mounds cut with a foam cutter and flocked. I hate these hills. They're messy and a bit fragile. I hosted a gaming session with a few friends from out of town. They supplied the terrain and gaming pieces. The one thing that caught my attention was the hills they used. These things were indestructible! To demonstate this one hill was banged quite hard on the back of the chair. Amazing!<br />
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The photo above shows one of the hills in action. So how are they made? The list of ingredients is the following:<br />
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<li>upholstery foam padding.</li>
<li>terrycloth towels</li>
<li>white glue</li>
<li>hot glue gun</li>
<li>spray paint</li>
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The upholstery foam is a bit of a bugger to cut. I found an electric carving knife (used for slicing up the turkey) works best. Once you have the shape of your hill place it on a flat surface. Make sure it's flat to the surface. Now take your terrycloth towel and drape it over the foam. Take your glue gun and lift up the towel at one end and start gluing it down to the foam. Now trim the towel around the edges of the foam hill. Make sure you leave at least a 1/2" past the foam edge.<br />
The next step is to fill a pint size container with 50/50 ratio of white glue and water. Brush this mix over your terryclothed hill. Let dry over night. It will be hard to touch but have some flexibility in it. <br />
The last step is spray painting it. I used 2 shades and later dry brushed on some lighter colours to highlight the cloth texture.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first batch of hills.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The underside of a hill. Note the towel is trimmed past the foam. This will make sure it sits flat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my hills on the gaming table. The towel texture replaces flocking and eliminates the mess.</td></tr>
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For more details on how to make these please see my friend's blog.<br />
<a href="http://rhannibalswargamingblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/are-plenty-of-articles-on-how-to-make.html">Hill making 101</a><br />
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The great thing about these hills is how cheap it costs to make. I bought my towels at a dollar store for a few bucks. You will go through a lot of hot glue sticks and white glue. I recommend you invest in a good glue gun. It will make it easier. I think I made about 7 hills for a combined cost of $10.<br />
I highly recommend this technique. Give it a try!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-77080480748843882402011-09-09T22:35:00.000-07:002011-09-09T22:35:22.728-07:00Get across the bridge!I'm still working on my home grown rules and as you know you have to play test and play test. Once you've done that you play test again!<br />
So the scenario I picked was a fictional one in a historical setting. Western France '44. The allies have to get control of some cross roads at a shelled out town. An earlier recce patrol spotted a platoon of Germans in the town with unknown support.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking from the Allied side towards the town.</td></tr>
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The Allies consist of a mix of numerous equipment. 2 Canadian infantry squads, 1 American squad, and lots of tanks! Remember I'm testing my ruleset so I've included a mix of equipment that normally wouldn't be seen together. The mix consists of 4 Shermans, a Firefly, and a few Churchills.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Shermans decide to rush the bridge. Why not? What can be on the other side? An American squad moves up on the right.</td></tr>
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The only way across for armour is the bridge. The infantry can ford across at a couple of crossings.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A mortar lays down some smoke on the other side of the bridge. The ford to the right of the bridge is undefended!</td></tr>
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Once it was determined that the bridge isn't mined and a ford to the right of it isn't guarded the Allies rush ahead. What they didn't realize was that a squad of Germans started to move up to the bridge while leaving a clear lane of fire for their Pak 40 gun. A Sd Kfz 250/9 was also moving up to lend support and possibly challenge any ford crossings. It was too late.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting across. The smoke screen doesn't help.</td></tr>
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The Pak 40 makes it's presence known and immobilizes the first Sherman across. The next 2 Shermans break right and left and look for cover.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fighting for the ford crossing.</td></tr>
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The Sherman that broke right had it's turret take a hit. A critical hit roll was required and the results where good. The driver didn't bail out but managed to back up his damaged tank over the hill and into cover. Meanwhile a squad of Fallschirmjagers rushed the hill above the ford to see if they can stop the Allied squad from getting across. They were too late and got into a nasty firefight with the Americans and were wiped out to a man. At the bridge the immobilized Sherman now had it's main gun knocked out and was out of action. In then nick of time 2 Churchill Mk VII's manage to get across the bridge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Shermans that went left manage to enter the town.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A captured Firefly returns fire!</td></tr>
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Hiding in the back the Germans make effective use of a captured Firefly to hold back the Allies.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A panzershreck team in the ruins.</span></td></tr>
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is pin down the Pak 40. The Germans rush up a Puma but she's out of her league
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through the town. What other surprises do the Germans have? </span><br />
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to the point of stupidity. One way to do this is to allow combined fire by an
infantry squad. Just add up all their weapon values minus the target's defense
attributes and roll for each enemy figure. Armour vs armour works pretty fast
too. Roll for a hit. If successful then determine the attack value vs the
defense value and roll for penetration. There's more to the rules than what I
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Toronto, ON, Canada43.653524 -79.383906943.46971 -79.6997639 43.837337999999995 -79.0680499tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-86152061573368502032011-06-13T19:14:00.000-07:002011-06-13T19:14:04.874-07:00Paper buildings everywhere!I believe the best looking Western Europe or even Eastern Europe battle terrains for WW2 should have lots and lots of destruction. That means ripped up fields, buildings in ruins, and your basic war garbage everywhere. <br />
Okay one thing at a time. How do I create a shelled out Normandy village with minimal cost? Why it's paper buildings of course! On the <a href="http://theminiaturespage.com/index.mv">Miniature page</a> I discovered an ad for a shelled out building you can order online and download a PDF copy. The actual site of the creator of such products is<br />
<a href="http://www.davesgames.net/index.htm#newreleases">Dave Graffam's paper models</a>.<br />
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Now you can buy one building as a test for on the cheap but I was fascinated with his product so I bought the bundle pack that contains 17 structure kits.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMW8gF2aCQUHIp4CKizy0CNuHOuWGLIDUiHnohpEk559bgQGhWnURXjMX2PZO6c5oJQdmzdypb7clQeaFIzGw1iYA5yXKUikRIv_8val3WDKxWhRPdLrApciwxRggG2euLV5Y2UhlMtxI/s1600/ScreenHunter_01+Jun.+13+21.03.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMW8gF2aCQUHIp4CKizy0CNuHOuWGLIDUiHnohpEk559bgQGhWnURXjMX2PZO6c5oJQdmzdypb7clQeaFIzGw1iYA5yXKUikRIv_8val3WDKxWhRPdLrApciwxRggG2euLV5Y2UhlMtxI/s640/ScreenHunter_01+Jun.+13+21.03.gif" width="473" /></a></div>Dave's instructions state that you should print off your building parts on card stock to attain a level of rigidness you'd need. There's still one problem with this. The building walls still look too thin BUT if you want a quick building then follow his instructions. I decided to take it one step further. I'd print off my building parts on regular printer paper and glue the cut out parts onto foam board. I decided to use peel and stick floor tiles for floors, bases, and roofs. The reason for this is I didn't want the building to start looking like a thick bunker and I figure the thin floor tile will be easy to fasten to the build walls by cutting slots in the foam board and still offer a level of strength needed.<br />
For my demo here I was planning on building one of the large buildings. The shelled out church. I print off the brick type I wanted. This document comes in 3 brick pattern types.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6YANptqW_Nw9MGevmMhRWaKRHswj8uFQV0k9cftYBANL5WlyV0K3c8KSMlQZu0lFCYdlnzVjyFGTkekGcbH4ukOIPoTNVD0132jYiN9DB-8eKvOxKysIr0Lh9zuyqJ12AqOdBqHpqSc/s1600/B.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6YANptqW_Nw9MGevmMhRWaKRHswj8uFQV0k9cftYBANL5WlyV0K3c8KSMlQZu0lFCYdlnzVjyFGTkekGcbH4ukOIPoTNVD0132jYiN9DB-8eKvOxKysIr0Lh9zuyqJ12AqOdBqHpqSc/s640/B.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>One thing I have to comment on with these PDF documents is that Dave has taken advantage of multi layering. What this means is before you print off the page you can chose what brick type or other building attributes you want to use. You can add windows or doors or my favorite, burn marks! The other point I'd like to mention is that in the instructions a scale chart is provided so can adjust the image size to your game scale. In my case my WW2 figures are 1/72 so the 20mm or 65% of original size was I thought a little too small. I settled on 75%.<br />
Now everything is printed off and ready for cutting.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The artist's rendering from the instructions</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My finished building</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the opposite side</td></tr>
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</div>So with the multi layering function in PDF the volume of different buildings is huge. In a about a months worth of construction I've put together about 13 different structures. Below are a sampling of some of them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Tower Ruin</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the other side.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Wrecked House</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the opposite side</td></tr>
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So to conclude I highly recommend these building PDF's. For the amount of buildings you can create they're relatively inexpensive. The 17 document files you get in the bundle works out to $2.35 USD so with materials your building costs are below $4.00 for each structure. Finally the most important feature of these PDF's is you can change the look of the structure before you print them off. They can be adapted to numerous scales and they look great.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-46186080550799144862011-06-12T15:02:00.000-07:002011-06-13T17:54:14.804-07:00ASL hybrid gameThis past Saturday I had a couple of friends in from London who were itching to show me their Advanced Squad Leader rules adapted to gaming miniatures. Using 1/72 scale figures and armour we did a late 1944 Eastern Front scenario. Because ASL is a very detailed rule set my friend Greg (big ASL nut) sort of dumbed them down to a faster playing concept. He's already tried them out at a couple of Hotlead gaming conventions.<br />
We set up the table with Rich's terrain and Greg's figures. The scenario was for a platoon of Germans holding a key crossroads from the Russian hordes and hoping for reinforcements.<br />
The Russians advanced with 2 SU-122's and heavy infantry support.<br />
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So how were the ASL rules adapted to miniatures? Well having 2 people playing who knew the rules inside and out helped. They even knew from memory the 'To hit' chart! I'm not sure if I like these rules or not. In other words the jury is still out. My current skirmish level rules use single figures rather than a base containing 3 figures. I still like the 1 figure equals 1 man theme. I did think the mechanics worked well. They had a nice balance of complexity over simplicity. I think though this game maybe a little too detailed for gaming conventions.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-37093591882049177302011-03-26T17:19:00.001-07:002012-03-18T19:31:46.906-07:00Hotlead 2011Greetings all,<br />
Bob and myself ventured off to the Hotlead wargaming convention in Stratford Ontario today. This convention is getting better every year. It's small by Coldwars / Historicon standards but living in Toronto it's a hell of a lot closer to go to (1 1/2 hours down the old 401 highway). <br />
Bob and I put on a War of 1812 lake action game which I'll present on a separate post.<br />
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The convention had all sorts of games from your sci-fi Warhammer crap to your historical games.<br />
One I thought was rather interesting was this WW1 Palestine game in 25mm. I didn't stick around to see how it played but from what I could see there were skirmishers going up the rail line while reinforcements came up from behind.<br />
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A closeup of the British reinforcements coming up. Definitely an interesting scenario.<br />
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Next was an ECW game in 25mm. The beautiful paint job on these mini's made up for the lack of terrain.<br />
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A rarity in gaming. A Napoleonic skirmish game in 25mm. I found the mottled terrain mat was a bit distracting but never the less a beautiful game.<br />
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I found the sparse terrain in this WW2 North African 15mm game bang on. Tanks in this theater were truly ships of the desert.<br />
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Finally another 25mm AWI skirmish game. I love all the trees and bushes. A true skirmish environment. I also like the look of the partially harvested wheat fields!<br />
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Hotlead is growing. If they get any larger they'll have to take over another ballroom. I'll definitely be back next year.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-5037331686395187632010-12-05T18:00:00.000-08:002011-06-13T17:51:12.920-07:00Bob's stuff part III mentioned in my previous post that Bob has a lead army in 15mm painted up for wargaming. We decided about 10 years ago to build up our armies for wargaming the War of 1812. The scale we chose was 1 to 10 in 15mm. A group of us were in on this plan and decided to paint 1 US and one British regiment. By doing this we'd have enough painted to do the Battle of Lundy's Lane which was one of the largest in the war. We figured that if we had enough painted for that battle you had enough for all the others.<br />
Well Bob being the painting machine he is he went into hyper mode and painted every British regiment that served in North America. Don't believe me? Check this out.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLKXWKmIQ9qDBAPX78E8gUGKxQNUeAQPqjDBuarhEvNOCAytN17ljJGEaeXb6KBfeYS2BcSG2HGusLDKEtgeNYpnFOHj3_uv83RAWxSB0AHiyKgNCPBsozgrhJkjU2sJ2OqHHvt1f79A/s1600/B.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547389835425904546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLKXWKmIQ9qDBAPX78E8gUGKxQNUeAQPqjDBuarhEvNOCAytN17ljJGEaeXb6KBfeYS2BcSG2HGusLDKEtgeNYpnFOHj3_uv83RAWxSB0AHiyKgNCPBsozgrhJkjU2sJ2OqHHvt1f79A/s400/B.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAe7WO4-d_LSWCfBPJMUKUFpEF-I5RLu-tz_VZZWd-RXuqGVHJv2OTOXIiiff8fSRSONmJHPdx5x9emA3xR_aVDeZRTckORMNQ5UDTI96Cq8a49Evr04LAvuOvySR0KAAx4eTmiQ-i0Ys/s1600/D.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547390162803113170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAe7WO4-d_LSWCfBPJMUKUFpEF-I5RLu-tz_VZZWd-RXuqGVHJv2OTOXIiiff8fSRSONmJHPdx5x9emA3xR_aVDeZRTckORMNQ5UDTI96Cq8a49Evr04LAvuOvySR0KAAx4eTmiQ-i0Ys/s400/D.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5KHZfV6CrSaxvCf-pVBLoRz6mEDXLa2TpvXNzDW_tvA5P5C0m28bwlhYfCqFZU7vheY654wCuF0OU-NOQ1BsyIUysyvRTU12URTLSlGx9NxdbPDVtDSpuPBeW5CwNUewUvRt5eueQe8/s1600/A.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547390014602748114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5KHZfV6CrSaxvCf-pVBLoRz6mEDXLa2TpvXNzDW_tvA5P5C0m28bwlhYfCqFZU7vheY654wCuF0OU-NOQ1BsyIUysyvRTU12URTLSlGx9NxdbPDVtDSpuPBeW5CwNUewUvRt5eueQe8/s400/A.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
He's also started on the US forces too.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjersAEC1Ar3TGi1Uvl_QMmfkhQ1wTh9Zp6NwbOpYQvqIrrGwRcz3omU2jLjPqCaPh4zoJNIKt4nlWWc7u25q9za1CLINY5lvj3vq0UD_-nuPYklnTKz9wEhU1AzsRZaboZUd_vmK8UtV0/s1600/I.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547390634784988466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjersAEC1Ar3TGi1Uvl_QMmfkhQ1wTh9Zp6NwbOpYQvqIrrGwRcz3omU2jLjPqCaPh4zoJNIKt4nlWWc7u25q9za1CLINY5lvj3vq0UD_-nuPYklnTKz9wEhU1AzsRZaboZUd_vmK8UtV0/s400/I.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC72LCTEEIOSsbki-mF2dAmMYwtOgGndCm4ZT6TfizIwfmwz6sbCjbvV_WJFgkw33GK_xiBsO-IGQXEzTnTYoyvQriWeBqvtrTVVC1G4VUhzPHZpNfQHAFpSkpje2Es3MOyvV0Op5LWlE/s1600/F.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547390423306846866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC72LCTEEIOSsbki-mF2dAmMYwtOgGndCm4ZT6TfizIwfmwz6sbCjbvV_WJFgkw33GK_xiBsO-IGQXEzTnTYoyvQriWeBqvtrTVVC1G4VUhzPHZpNfQHAFpSkpje2Es3MOyvV0Op5LWlE/s400/F.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
Have we wargamed with these yet? Sadly no....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-32485753380312883462010-12-04T19:07:00.000-08:002011-06-13T17:51:44.957-07:00Bob's gone crazy!My good friend Bob Fraser who's been battling cancer has been shacked up in his house for the past 3 months while recovering from his treatments. While fighting this disease and boredom he decided to put out a large chunk of his painted up <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Airfix</span> plastic British Napoleonic figures.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDvKrI2JWvjSxDu-4SG_STQdX7FbgSDxNDHG8gU4iERmUQwRN8jTeaCjWher8f06xkGB4L-p0fzZ1TKIE0HTvbjMHHGPwoKoMSRMSKwU8_1bXWdRT5lFIrJsK-j1-GYhgt79tr66Drgk/s1600/A.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547030462954178034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDvKrI2JWvjSxDu-4SG_STQdX7FbgSDxNDHG8gU4iERmUQwRN8jTeaCjWher8f06xkGB4L-p0fzZ1TKIE0HTvbjMHHGPwoKoMSRMSKwU8_1bXWdRT5lFIrJsK-j1-GYhgt79tr66Drgk/s400/A.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 225px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>No he didn't paint these in those months stuck at home. This is the work of maybe 15 to 20 years of constant painting.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvnYrAdJXV9jO4Ik-cRy9TeIJ8G9cY8mcdDVE4wWcFz9qTgHEZabHdrFnZ-FvyrGEBYtjVIv_QI3A294gPvNPlcgGztqexZCEQDcui0Vxg4csIcCR4QQEhknlaME9iMggU4LoKqWep_A/s1600/B.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547049702511042674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvnYrAdJXV9jO4Ik-cRy9TeIJ8G9cY8mcdDVE4wWcFz9qTgHEZabHdrFnZ-FvyrGEBYtjVIv_QI3A294gPvNPlcgGztqexZCEQDcui0Vxg4csIcCR4QQEhknlaME9iMggU4LoKqWep_A/s400/B.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 350px;" /></a>One of Bob's dreams was to see what a British regiment looked like on the field. This quickly morphed into what a brigade and then a division looked like. Eventually he worked his way up to a corps!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yiFx9r1P2sVqX41MUR9A9DjQ4Zj_Y1SLyAjdyHitWGxz9OOYpI2NPAH1MlOXurfp_4sBbxSQ8k4hfXnWSB_YyJ2VM6_6KEvSihsWqwonZEcJjC3MbBXJCYAs-xR10Yr7iJ_QvUo-_4o/s1600/C.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547050306002020994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yiFx9r1P2sVqX41MUR9A9DjQ4Zj_Y1SLyAjdyHitWGxz9OOYpI2NPAH1MlOXurfp_4sBbxSQ8k4hfXnWSB_YyJ2VM6_6KEvSihsWqwonZEcJjC3MbBXJCYAs-xR10Yr7iJ_QvUo-_4o/s400/C.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>He also have a division of cavalry painted up too but aren't displayed on the table. These figures haven't been used in a wargame.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDvwR9i2nseI9egWI3DIz3SUo2ixe3KRkHB8jtI9qgZE92MM6XtXPd_IQp5HKTZyJpeL9EIreGZqbkiCmoL7bU0453YaUJZkf2Pi5VjaXwOK1mnyfQ0yDCpc6wxuGd8kmJcJFLP5caW0/s1600/D.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547050705928522930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDvwR9i2nseI9egWI3DIz3SUo2ixe3KRkHB8jtI9qgZE92MM6XtXPd_IQp5HKTZyJpeL9EIreGZqbkiCmoL7bU0453YaUJZkf2Pi5VjaXwOK1mnyfQ0yDCpc6wxuGd8kmJcJFLP5caW0/s400/D.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 225px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>For wargaming he has painted up every British regiment that served in North America during the war of 1812 in 15mm lead. Those are in a 1 to 10 scale. He's working on the US forces there too and has about 14 regiments painted up.<br />
For a video on this 'army'<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqLoLKlbVuU"> click here.</a><br />
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<img alt="" src="file:///C:/Users/Terry/Pictures/Bob%27s%20figures/B.JPG" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2989964531024967459.post-34736463100683204882010-08-31T20:20:00.000-07:002011-06-13T17:52:19.206-07:00Making a shelled out villageI'm constantly looking for things to add to no man's land. While examining photos of the battlefields I took note that the front lines on the Western Front moved back and forth no matter what was in the way. Sometimes the trenches actually cut through shelled out villages and towns. So I decided to create a few gaming tiles that contained this type of terrain.I cut out wall segments out of foam board and with the aid of a hot glue gun fastened them down on the tiles.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlDXU3tkBzTZ-hF5p0LNv4PKbpdvtedWymTB3nEmltdEicWmv2o5wyr5EfWL-UselnA3zBij7paJfPvjUR4dUF2r1NPVuCe336yo98031Pm1QKD2KRC5NNH1X28Dkex1ZC1agAvMtZ5E/s1600/Village.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511781298038602082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlDXU3tkBzTZ-hF5p0LNv4PKbpdvtedWymTB3nEmltdEicWmv2o5wyr5EfWL-UselnA3zBij7paJfPvjUR4dUF2r1NPVuCe336yo98031Pm1QKD2KRC5NNH1X28Dkex1ZC1agAvMtZ5E/s400/Village.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>For cobble stone roads I used some brick textured plastic sheeting and glued it down. With a base coat of grey and dry brushing black over it to bring out the brick texture.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11eV-IAnLMDCVWnSvJfAjqPzwbNZTJgb3BgrUlBCcmpgh3SP9OJr0o9ofVEawXnlQ5HAQIi2Gl-jKFvT69L9mPL0hJs2jI-aOSlnlVMRPR-NmK89f1tfTlHRSYmnU1vE1l7r5oHlDLzE/s1600/E.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511782170842304482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11eV-IAnLMDCVWnSvJfAjqPzwbNZTJgb3BgrUlBCcmpgh3SP9OJr0o9ofVEawXnlQ5HAQIi2Gl-jKFvT69L9mPL0hJs2jI-aOSlnlVMRPR-NmK89f1tfTlHRSYmnU1vE1l7r5oHlDLzE/s400/E.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 335px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>The shell holes were carved out of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Styrofoam</span> and then I used a water base wood filler to build up the berms. Some glue and flocking plus an airbrush to colour the shell holes and add scorch marks on the ruins added to the total effect.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XEziRnv2r70UdzJNLeUMlY_ODt9-va5koxpgd4oxDpa4iHU8lYWHDQPRphS4xIr000al94tArELgPQvaThyphenhyphen3xsNhyoXRWypl_i9M5e91IfJbjEeJU3kjUlRLTh9kY7J_ylvMpdqQh98/s1600/BB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511782900243334130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XEziRnv2r70UdzJNLeUMlY_ODt9-va5koxpgd4oxDpa4iHU8lYWHDQPRphS4xIr000al94tArELgPQvaThyphenhyphen3xsNhyoXRWypl_i9M5e91IfJbjEeJU3kjUlRLTh9kY7J_ylvMpdqQh98/s400/BB.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Finally I managed to make all the roads match so I can configure the tiles in numerous ways.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehJQdU75lHogKsLQS1xXO2ZfW1-j9m4qkwHwhNCPoDCLivWz3f-D1eUgfuLsy7VxWm90y7zxSSJplOITAL0gTQPDLlsux-kRbImJWTnHw87sEqKm-O-g7-jPkjwNJlZQV_JgtM2MbgLM/s1600/D.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511783309657755186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehJQdU75lHogKsLQS1xXO2ZfW1-j9m4qkwHwhNCPoDCLivWz3f-D1eUgfuLsy7VxWm90y7zxSSJplOITAL0gTQPDLlsux-kRbImJWTnHw87sEqKm-O-g7-jPkjwNJlZQV_JgtM2MbgLM/s400/D.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>I made sure the rubble should be flat so gaming figures can be positioned with ease. The finished results below used in a game.<br />
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