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PaulParticipant
No expert in Pictish or Viking fashion, but what about using the Wargames Factory Viking Bondi set. Multi part plastic, so should be easy to transform into casualty figures, and the price is right. They look fairly similar to me, especially if they are lying face down in the dirt.
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PaulParticipantWhat are you looking to match up? As long as you can get Rebels and Imperials, you don’t need much else. The LAF link mentions compatible vehicles, and there again you don’t really need much: at that size, I doubt I would be putting more than one vehicle per side on the table.
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PaulParticipantThat’s the one. “Future Wars”, not “Future Adventures”.
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PaulParticipantThere’s a thread about this on the Lead Adventure Forum (Future Adventures board) with some painted examples, and they really look good. Can’t provide a link because I’m on my phone.
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PaulParticipantThis is my favourite if you want something a little different.
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PaulParticipantCongratulations Mike and Sam
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PaulParticipantWH, could you also please post the EAN/barcode, as this might make it easier for those of us who want to, to trace the items.
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PaulParticipantOoh, will have to see if these have reached us in deepest darkest Africa yet. Thanks.
Rules: The old West End Games Star Wars miniatures battles is not the most popular, but I like it. Most of the scenarios need 20 to 40 figures per side.
Also been thinking of checking out Five Parsecs From Home for a Star Wars skirmish campaign.Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
PaulParticipantAgree about board games being a good “gateway drug”. Managed to corrupt my wife with Zombies!!!! and The Walking Dead, and now she has agreed to play Empire of the Dead as soon as I finish the scenery for it, and WEG Star Wars Miniature Battles in 15mm when I get it together.
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PaulParticipantHaha. I’ve also been watching, waiting for 1000.
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PaulParticipantThis discussion reminds me of something I read once. I think it was Chris Peers and it was about his Death in the Dark Continent rules and the Ila tribe; he said that it would probably be more accurate to have Ila bases as clumps of grass with maybe a musket or spear poking out than actually using figures.
That’s my long-winded way of saying that what looks realistic is not always aesthetically pleasing.Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
PaulParticipantAnd a special pet hate: If I somehow have to have a facebook account to view your stuff or interact with you, I am convinced you are actually Saddam Hussein.
Agree!
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PaulParticipantPainted and based examples increase the chances of a sale for me. I’m also put off by having to register, and will only pay with PayPal. Upfront postage (even if a rough estimate) is also a big plus, because on any order I place, I typically pay 30% or more on postage (although there are exceptions).
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PaulParticipantMy vote goes for “your”.
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PaulParticipantI like it and would guess that most gamers will get the reference.
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PaulParticipantNice of them to track you down. The Khurasan North Koreans are cool figs, have some in the queue myself.
And thanks for sharing all your play aids.Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
PaulParticipantHad missed it, thanks.
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PaulParticipantThanks for the link AB; the points raised by the posters are definitely valid. Just placed the first order for a new 15mm sci fi project, but will probably be falling into the 6mm trap for my next project (although it is going to be an ancients army). But keep the AARs coming and I might end up doing 6mm sci fi as well. I can’t settle on a scale, because all have things going for them: I like 28mm because of the personality and detail you can put into each figure, and I like highly detailed terrain. 20mm is great because of plastic model kits and realistic proportions of figures. 6mm tempts me because of the affordability, ease of storage and big armies, and 15mm because it is a nice “middle ground” between 6mm and 28mm.
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PaulParticipantLovely looking game.
I have personally never been keen on 6mm, but am finding myself more and more tempted.
I also like the premise of the scenario. Could be played in moderns as militia kidnapping villagers, a POW rescue, or similar.Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
PaulParticipantWilliam Harley, I like that idea. Could use the same principle for hidden weapon caches and similar.
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PaulParticipantPlease send to me Ivan – you have my mail address from the playtests. Thanks for putting it together Shelldrake.
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PaulParticipantAlso a “primes in black” guy: like the dulled down colours, and much easier to deal with the nooks and crannies.
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PaulParticipantSad to hear. Another warrior takes his place in Valhalla ๐
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PaulParticipantNice. By the sound of it your US forces were lucky they got artillery support, otherwise they would have been in a bit of trouble. Thanks for sharing.
EDIT: Oh, and I really like the way the cards seem to work.Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
PaulParticipantLooking forward to an update. Might steal some of your ideas for Selous Scout patrols in the Rhodesian Bush War (I also like the mission card and hidden enemy ideas).
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PaulParticipantBeautiful. Thanks for sharing. The only piece that looks out of place is the giant Krusty the Clown idol in the last pic ๐
Do you have any other pics? I’m always looking for inspiration for Asian buildings.
Why not dust them off for a game of fantasy Ronin: there seem to be a lot of Ronin players around.Love the Tales of the Dragon Kings range: they are a pleasure to paint.
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PaulParticipant“Where no lead mountain is too high”
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PaulParticipantAn excellent plan, shelldrake. I need to take a leaf out of your book and plan projects properly: my planning usually involves something along the lines of “Ooh, look at those guys, they would make great Cimmerians. Maybe I should put my (open ended) 28mm samurai, 28mm zombies, 28mm moderns, 28mm darkest Africa, 15mm VSF, 15mm moderns, and 20mm WWII projects on the back burner for a while and do a Hyborian Age warband. Of course, I’ll need someone for the lads to fight. Skraelings would make great Picts, and those Egyptians would make great Stygians, etc., etc.”
No End in Sight – a cool set of rules, and an apt description of the state of all my projects ๐
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PaulParticipantShelldrake, if you are going 15mm, Rebel Miniatures has Africans, both regulars and insurgent types. I don’t have any Peter Pig to compare them to, but size wise they seem fine next to my QRF Selous Scouts.
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PaulParticipantAny reason you can’t use your 28mm trees? I know that I tend to underestimate the height of trees and have them smaller than they actually should be on the table.
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PaulParticipantHaha, excellent response ๐
You’re not being a twit, you’re sharing your opinion when that is what was asked for. I certainly won’t take offence that somebody else’s opinion differs from my own.
I agree that a certain other site is riddled with unnecessary boards, and I too would hate to see TWW go the same way. I’m just throwing it out there. I don’t have a problem if I am the only one who thinks this might be a useful feature and it therefore doesn’t happen: you can’t please all of the people all of the time.Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
PaulParticipantSorry guys would have pitched in earlier but I managed to stick my hand in boiling water last night (don’t ask – stupid me), and its not so easy to type when your hand is wrapped in a burn-bandage.
shelldrake, I’m sure Ivan can better summarize the rules than I, but take it from me; these rules are awesome. They are easy to learn, quick to play, and give satisfying outcomes. You really feel as if your squad leaders are important, but if you push them too far and expect too much of them, they will crash.
The rules are less complex than Force on Force, but still manage to “feel” realistic.
Haven’t used the campaign rules yet, but they certainly do look interesting.
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PaulParticipantFrom playtest request to finished product in just over a month. Will have to pick it up tonight, because I really enjoyed the play test games.
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PaulParticipantThanks, some other cool stuff on there. I don’t get the Mario joke though.
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PaulParticipantVery cool – fast, intuitive, easy to learn, and the action is driven by squad leaders.
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PaulParticipantLots of progress on the shrine; been struggling with power-cuts in my area, though, so haven’t had a chance to post an update. Basically done, just not happy with the flat sides of the roof. Any ideas on what to do with it?
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PaulParticipantNot to derail the topic, but just to let you know Altius, Jericho was continued in comic book form. Just in case you didn’t know.
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PaulParticipantOf course, another option is just to model the trunks of the trees (particularly for vast expanses of forest) and leave out the foliage. I know that people do this for boards that are mostly covered in trees, but I’m not completely sold on the idea myself.
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PaulParticipantCouldn’t agree with you more. The reality is that as soon as you throw something away, you discover a brilliant use for it.
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PaulParticipantI use a base, suitably textured, painted and flocked, with “a few symbolic trees” glued to it. I have some model railroad trees where the trunk of the tree can be removed from the “stump” if you need to remove a tree to place a figure.
I am also planning on making a base with “holes” to place individual trees based on washers (similar concept to a movement tray for figures).Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let's go kill them!
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