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Dirt Worshipper posted:For those interested in the ww2 period, this book is on kindle sale for a little more than a dollar right now. Thanks! goodness fucked around with this message at 21:10 on Oct 9, 2016 |
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Oct 9, 2016 21:01
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Ensign Expendable posted:No KV-2s had inscriptions and the ribs on the road wheels are far too big in my Bolt action movie universe they did.
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Oct 9, 2016 21:43
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Speaking of Ospreys, they've currently got a sale with 20% off their Duel, Raid, and Warrior ranges. Which means you can get this for super cheap, especially if you want it as an ebook.
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Oct 9, 2016 23:16
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Like I fukkin needed more Osprey books. Gonna need a whole shelf when these arrive. Picked up Moncalms Raid and Swamp Fox
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Oct 10, 2016 01:32
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Some of us dudes are getting together at AdeptiCon to do some Sharp Practice. We're tracking our hobby as we go- http://freshcoastgaming.blogspot.com/2016/10/announcing-royal-american-regiment-of.html?m=1
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Oct 10, 2016 13:26
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muggins posted:Some of us dudes are getting together at AdeptiCon to do some Sharp Practice. We're tracking our hobby as we go- Cool! Interesting to see a beginner's perspective on Sharp Practice. That might just make me a bit too interested in it though. I just went to this little ol' thing yesterday. 
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Oct 10, 2016 14:32
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Nice! I was at the Collings Foundation this weekend for a reenactment, and they now have an IS-2:        And in case you want to  about some paint:
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Oct 10, 2016 16:58
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Huh, that looks virtually yellow. I guess there's a significant fading issue given age, though.
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Oct 10, 2016 19:00
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That's not the proper green for a rusted out IS-2 sitting in a field in 2016
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Oct 10, 2016 19:05
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muggins posted:Some of us dudes are getting together at AdeptiCon to do some Sharp Practice. We're tracking our hobby as we go- Is that a private party or what? I was planning on Adepticon to actually get some games in this year rather than lurking (I'm in the SW chicago burbs). You can PM me. I'm down with tracking my progress. I have nothing for the period either.
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Oct 11, 2016 02:50
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DiHK posted:Is that a private party or what? I was planning on Adepticon to actually get some games in this year rather than lurking (I'm in the SW chicago burbs). So you're charged with painting 16 French grenadiers and an officer or Sergeant 
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Oct 12, 2016 00:21
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muggins posted:So you're charged with painting 16 French grenadiers and an officer or Sergeant I'll go with Sergeant as long as he's still a level II, it's my peasant roots you see. I know it's more my discretion but is this pre or post 1758? I'm getting distracted by uniform stuff while browsing minis. Also does anybody have any experience with Warlords French Regular Infantry box? These AW Grenadiers look like butt Conquest looks allright but I've heard a bad word about the casting? I can barely tell with these guys but I feel like ive seen them in another shop too...? I only see French irregulars on Galloping Major. I'm also having a hard time figuring out how theater appropriate the Bearskin hats were. Kinda leaning toward those conquest tricorns. DiHK fucked around with this message at 04:33 on Oct 12, 2016 |
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Oct 12, 2016 02:43
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We don't have a year for the scenario so I wouldn't super worry about it, tho I've read the grenadiers did wear tricorns . Redoubt are cool but are older chunky styles. I ordered some AW guys to see what the casts are like. Conquest in my experience have been pretty great. Fife and Drum sells Minden minis which are really pretty - not sure if any of the European syw stuff would work for grenadiers in New France. They're more realistically scaled. I'm p sure Warlord's French regulars are just conquest
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Oct 12, 2016 05:14
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So I've started collecting Americans for Flames of War. What's a good points value to aim for? I've seen 1420, 1500, 1650, 1750 etc. all being bandied around. I'm really not in touch with the tournament scnee, and probably won't be playing in any tourneys, but trying to get some casual games in.
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Oct 12, 2016 19:01
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If you aim to build cheap and use mostly PSC and Zvezda for your building needs then the best option is to pick a list you like, then get every option and prune them for specific points lists. You're going to end up doing that anyway, so just accept it now. ETA: you will need to find out if people are playing Early, Mid, or Late war though, so do that first.
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Oct 12, 2016 19:33
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I'm pumped for Sharp Practice. How pumped? Well, despite not having played it yet, I'm ordering some light infantry from Front Rank to my French force, and I'm also trying to make my own army list. Why my own list? Because there's only list for France that covers 1812, and it's for the Peninsular war, where they decided that the French units should suck. Also, the official lists cover like, 50% of the unit types involved, so I'd have to write one sooner or later anyway.
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Oct 13, 2016 07:16
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lilljonas posted:I'm pumped for Sharp Practice. I'm going to have to write one for Egypt for sure. Time to get researching!
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Oct 13, 2016 09:08
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Anybody think I Aint Been Shot Mum would translate well into the cold war era? or is there a better cold war style system that i should just sperg on. Also all this Sharps Practice talk makes me wish people in my area played more historicals other than Tank wall FoW. 
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Oct 13, 2016 10:10
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WildFireHooligan posted:
Napoleonics are fun to research and paint (yet to get the first game in), and then I might even cut my teeth into some Boshin war. Gotta compensate for never doing horse and musket that much before. 
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Oct 13, 2016 10:23
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lilljonas posted:Napoleonics are fun to research and paint (yet to get the first game in), and then I might even cut my teeth into some Boshin war. Gotta compensate for never doing horse and musket that much before. That's really why I enjoy historicals so much, researching and getting stuck in with all that cool knowledge of your tiny men makes playing with them all that more gratifying in the end.
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Oct 13, 2016 10:30
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WildFireHooligan posted:That's really why I enjoy historicals so much, researching and getting stuck in with all that cool knowledge of your tiny men makes playing with them all that more gratifying in the end. This. A few months ago I couldn't give even a cursory simplified description of the Napoleonic Wars. Now I can see the difference between a Voltigeur and a Fusilier (and around which year the uniform is from!). Picking a new ruleset and collecting a force for it is simply a great way to get some detailed research done, and it's one of the reasons I'm not hurrying to get into something like Guild Ball or WH40K. Yesterday I was visiting a museum with an exhibition about the pioneer troops sent to settle Hokkaido around the same time as the Boshin War, so I could take some neat pictures of uniforms to add to my research before I get that project started.
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Oct 13, 2016 11:02
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WildFireHooligan posted:Anybody think I Aint Been Shot Mum would translate well into the cold war era? or is there a better cold war style system that i should just sperg on. Well there's always Team Yankee! 
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Oct 13, 2016 11:02
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WildFireHooligan posted:Anybody think I Aint Been Shot Mum would translate well into the cold war era? or is there a better cold war style system that i should just sperg on.
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Oct 13, 2016 12:17
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WildFireHooligan posted:Anybody think I Aint Been Shot Mum would translate well into the cold war era? or is there a better cold war style system that i should just sperg on.
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Oct 13, 2016 12:29
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Arquinsiel posted:My standard "Force on Force has a book for that" post goes here. It does and it features a mission with not-Snake Plissken.
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Oct 13, 2016 15:44
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I went and bought saga crescent and cross because I wanted a new painting project and potentially a new game. I've never played historicals before so it seems like a good bridge between the skirmish war games I've played before and the more grog heavy stuff that id like to get into. Thing is that I'd like a 28mm force so I can do clear, readable square Kufic inscriptions (this was largely the reason I got the c+c book). So two questions really - Muslim 28mm from anywhere other than Perry and gripping beast (orders in at both already), and secondly, movement trays for round-to-square. Any ideas?
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Oct 13, 2016 15:58
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lenoon posted:I went and bought saga crescent and cross because I wanted a new painting project and potentially a new game. I've never played historicals before so it seems like a good bridge between the skirmish war games I've played before and the more grog heavy stuff that id like to get into. Artizan has 28mm Moors: http://artizandesigns.com/list.php?man=17&cat=106&page=1
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Oct 13, 2016 16:23
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lilljonas posted:I'm pumped for Sharp Practice. I recently received some front rank dudes for fiw and I wasn't super impressed =/ I try not to poo poo on small businesses but they were chunky and old looking. I also got dudes from Galloping Major, which are beautiful but huuuuge, Eureka which are beautiful, and Minden which are really nice but small.
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Oct 13, 2016 18:35
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JcDent posted:It does and it features a mission with not-Snake Plissken. TBH the ruleset varies based on what size of fight you want I guess.
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Oct 13, 2016 23:30
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muggins posted:I recently received some front rank dudes for fiw and I wasn't super impressed =/ I try not to poo poo on small businesses but they were chunky and old looking. Really? I got some French Napoleonics from them, and they looked good IMHO. But looking at their website, I think their FIW range look a tad rougher than their Napoleonics.
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Oct 14, 2016 00:09
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lilljonas posted:Really? I got some French Napoleonics from them, and they looked good IMHO. But looking at their website, I think their FIW range look a tad rougher than their Napoleonics.   They're 
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Oct 14, 2016 00:16
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lenoon posted:I went and bought saga crescent and cross because I wanted a new painting project and potentially a new game. I've never played historicals before so it seems like a good bridge between the skirmish war games I've played before and the more grog heavy stuff that id like to get into. Footsore Miniatures do a range of Muslim dudes that's quite nice: https://footsoreminiatures.co.uk/collections/28mm-armies-of-the-caliphates
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Oct 14, 2016 00:45
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What's a good 15mm dark ages/vikings range or manufacturer? I've been talking with some friends about getting into SAGA and there's interest at playing it in a smaller scale.
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Oct 14, 2016 00:45
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My buddy made a couple good looking warbands from 1:72 plastics http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/review.aspx?id=581 http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=1205
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Oct 14, 2016 01:10
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tallkidwithglasses posted:What's a good 15mm dark ages/vikings range or manufacturer? I've been talking with some friends about getting into SAGA and there's interest at playing it in a smaller scale.
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Oct 14, 2016 02:49
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Dirt Worshipper posted:My buddy made a couple good looking warbands from 1:72 plastics I got nothing but good to say about zveda (fairly hard) plastics... other than the obligatory WHY THE gently caress ARE YOU DOING 1/72? E: conversely: WHY THE gently caress AREN'T WE DOING 1/72nd?1!? Those Bauda look pretty good. Minden from Fife and Drum look really nice but the French line is really limited in poses. Basically it's mono pose dudes in march stance for Fusiliers and Grenadiers. However their Legion de Hainault Light Infantry and their Cavalry do have some variance. As for the pictures they have online of "unfinished" mini's go they have clearly been cleaned and washed for definition. They look fantastic but gently caress all that mono pose baloney. DiHK fucked around with this message at 03:51 on Oct 14, 2016 |
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Oct 14, 2016 03:42
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1/72 is the scale of kings, and Zvezda are great at any scale they try.
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Oct 14, 2016 03:54
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I am fully hard for their semi hard plastics.
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Those minis looks a lot like V&V Miniatures. I wonder if it's the same sculptor.
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