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http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=94574.0 These new Sharpe models from Brigade look great
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So today's my birthday and I received my very first vehicle for Bolt Action, a Schwimmwagen. I am all excited to build it, but now I'm wondering HOW I should build it. What are good strategies to use a little vehicle like this in the game? How should I make it look? Do I need a second dude to man the gun if I include it? Google hasn't been very helpful. I also got a tank, but that seems much more straight forward: Put all the guns on it. It's an M4 Sherman that I'm going to paint captured.
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Oct 26, 2016 04:50
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ExtraNoise posted:So today's my birthday and I received my very first vehicle for Bolt Action, a Schwimmwagen. I am all excited to build it, but now I'm wondering HOW I should build it. The Schwimmwagen can only carry 3 dudes, so you'll probably use it to drive one of your HQ teams or a weapon team around. I'd model the gun on it, and just let your opponent know if you didn't actually pay the points for it. You don't need a second guy to man the gun, and it can still be fired after the transported unit disembarks, just mind the rules on how close a transport can actually get to the enemy. The Armies of Germany book and the website seem to differ on the game details for the model. The book says it can't tow anything, the website says it can tow light anti-tank guns, so depending on which you go with that can be another role for it.
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Oct 26, 2016 05:06
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Arquinsiel posted:Best of luck, but it's more a problem with time and bacterial cultures than it is one of picking the sand that doesn't smell. Wouldn't storing it in a freezer for a few days work to kill the bacteria like with shoes?
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Oct 26, 2016 06:22
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spectralent posted:I've discovered BF are loving awful about getting things even to entirely legit stores, but yeah, I've had issues with Wayland on even non-BF products, so I'm inclined to think they're the common factor there. My favourite little trick of theirs is saying things are in stock when they most assuredly aren't and only telling you this when the reorder actually comes in. Battlefront's problem is they are a relatively small company with a massive index of product codes for a relatively small company. All those stupid blisters with individual variations of German tanks or British armoured car that are probably hopelessly low volume.
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Oct 26, 2016 10:44
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Arquinsiel posted:Best of luck, but it's more a problem with time and bacterial cultures than it is one of picking the sand that doesn't smell. You can just bake the motherfucker if you've picked up sand, though. It'll be hot as gently caress for like a day and it'll stink but it'll be sterile.
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Oct 26, 2016 11:00
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muggins posted:http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=94574.0   
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Oct 26, 2016 12:16
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tomdidiot posted:Battlefront's problem is they are a relatively small company with a massive index of product codes for a relatively small company. All those stupid blisters with individual variations of German tanks or British armoured car that are probably hopelessly low volume. Yeah, the scuttlebutt on FoW from game store people I know is that basically there's way too much stuff and you often end of stocking a bunch of stuff that just never moves(early war stuff in particular) so a lot of the stores just don't do it any more. I think other than the core stuff, most people looking for a Panzer I are probably just going to look online first because they probably need more than the one the game store may possibly stock anyway.
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Oct 26, 2016 12:21
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Panzeh posted:Yeah, the scuttlebutt on FoW from game store people I know is that basically there's way too much stuff and you often end of stocking a bunch of stuff that just never moves(early war stuff in particular) so a lot of the stores just don't do it any more. Yeah, I've been told that's more or less the reason my store only orders in now.
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Oct 26, 2016 12:56
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I like these, but they need some with shakos.
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Oct 26, 2016 12:59
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Colonial Air Force posted:I like these, but they need some with shakos. Hagman is wearing a shako. Tongue is wearing his bandana, and I think that's Cooper with his rifle aimed, and possibly Harris between them, but don't know who the last one is, unless young Perkins got a bit older. NTRabbit fucked around with this message at 13:08 on Oct 26, 2016 |
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Oct 26, 2016 13:05
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working mom posted:Wouldn't storing it in a freezer for a few days work to kill the bacteria like with shoes? spectralent posted:You can just bake the motherfucker if you've picked up sand, though. It'll be hot as gently caress for like a day and it'll stink but it'll be sterile.
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Oct 26, 2016 14:05
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ExtraNoise posted:So today's my birthday and I received my very first vehicle for Bolt Action, a Schwimmwagen. I am all excited to build it, but now I'm wondering HOW I should build it. Actually, you might want to leave off the pintle-mounted MG on the Sherman, it doesn't really seem to add much for the downsides (basically any time you fire it, the tank counts as open-topped, which is kind of a Bad Thing).
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Oct 26, 2016 17:33
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Arquinsiel posted:This. Freezing it won't actually kill the relevant bacteria. I wasn't sure, at least baking it works though!
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Oct 26, 2016 18:43
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Yvonmukluk posted:Actually, you might want to leave off the pintle-mounted MG on the Sherman, it doesn't really seem to add much for the downsides (basically any time you fire it, the tank counts as open-topped, which is kind of a Bad Thing). Thanks for this. I'll make sure to leave it off! Regarding painting: An airbrush isn't viable right now for me. What rattlecan should I use for the US tank olive drab, does anyone have a recommendation? Is it okay to mix an enamel like Testors with acrylics for details?
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Oct 26, 2016 19:06
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ExtraNoise posted:Thanks for this. I'll make sure to leave it off! I can recommend Plastic Soldier Company's warsprays, I've been very pleased with how their British Armour came out on my FoW Comets. Yvonmukluk fucked around with this message at 19:17 on Oct 26, 2016 |
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Oct 26, 2016 19:14
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So now that I have a short break from school, I've started work on a Sharp Practice 2 module for roll 20, AWI themed to start. I'll keep you guys updated
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Oct 28, 2016 20:56
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Dirt Worshipper posted:So now that I have a short break from school, I've started work on a Sharp Practice 2 module for roll 20, AWI themed to start. I'll keep you guys updated Nice! Well, it seems we're doing North Africa next at my club. People are ordering DAK and Desert Rats boxes, and I'm sitting with a whole bunch of tanks that need to get painted. First trial tank is this heavily fortified Sherman. Is the camo really from later on, like El Alamein? Didn't the whole "pile poo poo on our Shermans" belong more to Normandie and beyond? Is the 6th army marker placed incorrectly, as the sandbags cover where it should be? Well, let's just say that I don't care enough about Brittish tank to get them right, because everything about Allied armour is a confused mess compared to the Panzers I use to paint. :P  It's a Warlord plastic 1:56 Sherman, with a metal Perry tank commander.
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Oct 28, 2016 21:23
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You're right, the sandbags for protection was a Normandy thing, but having bags of stuff hang from your tank was pretty common in Africa too.
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Oct 28, 2016 22:57
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Nice! So, speaking of North Africa: Say that one wanted to have a bunch of destroyed tanks and vehicles and stuff to use as terrain. And say that one didn't want to spend good money on normal kits, only to then turn around and destroy them. What might one do to find suitable wreck terrain without breaking the bank (and without resorting to knocking over their FLGS)? I'm asking...um...for a friend. Yeah, for a friend.
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Oct 28, 2016 23:03
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Ilor posted:Nice! How about repainting and smashing up a terrible revell snapfit abomination? https://www.amazon.com/Revell-Comba...combat+crushers
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Oct 28, 2016 23:35
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spectralent posted:Yeah, I've been told that's more or less the reason my store only orders in now. Similar story here, FLGS is downsizing its FoW inventory and is only going to keep the latest and greatest in stock, and even then that is mostly going to be the box sets. If you want anything else its a special order, pay up front, and even then they aren't going to bother with it unless its more of the new releases or the plastics. Too many headaches when somebody orders 10 of (Idk, the special Stalingrad t-34 for example) blister and the store gets told its going to be on backorder for 6 months. Ilor posted:Nice! Check Hobby Lobby, I see tons of "babies first scale model edition" 1/72, 1/58, etc... scale tanks and planes for like 5 bucks a pop whenever I go, generally near the clearance area. Numlock fucked around with this message at 01:56 on Oct 29, 2016 |
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Oct 29, 2016 01:53
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Some photos of our ACW sp2 battle today. Lots of fun! Sharp practice acw https://imgur.com/gallery/KjHCK Teaser 
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Oct 29, 2016 04:07
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Numlock posted:Similar story here, FLGS is downsizing its FoW inventory and is only going to keep the latest and greatest in stock, and even then that is mostly going to be the box sets. It's one of the reasons I'm considering a more full-time shift to TY; having a relatively limited range and most of it in plastic might mean they can actually keep poo poo in stock and not leave me waiting half a year for my tanks.
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Oct 29, 2016 04:19
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Polikarpov posted:How about repainting and smashing up a terrible revell snapfit abomination? Oh jeez, that's horrible. I was going to suggest Lindberg kits, but this is even worse somehow.
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spectralent posted:It's one of the reasons I'm considering a more full-time shift to TY; having a relatively limited range and most of it in plastic might mean they can actually keep poo poo in stock and not leave me waiting half a year for my tanks. Yeah, I'm jumping over to TY since it seems a lot of people are getting into that. Andnobody really seems that interested in FoW. I bought a company's worth of Comets for nothing. 
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Oct 29, 2016 08:39
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Ensign Expendable posted:Oh jeez, that's horrible. I was going to suggest Lindberg kits, but this is even worse somehow. Don't knock it, they have a Sherman that Hobby Lobby was selling on rebate that I picked up for like $3. After a coat of paint it wasn't that bad for tabletop standard.
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Oct 29, 2016 23:28
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Ilor posted:Nice!
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Oct 29, 2016 23:52
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ExtraNoise posted:So today's my birthday and I received my very first vehicle for Bolt Action, a Schwimmwagen. I am all excited to build it, but now I'm wondering HOW I should build it. whatever looks cool. BA is not very WYSIWYG. long-rear end nips Diane posted:The Schwimmwagen can only carry 3 dudes, so you'll probably use it to drive one of your HQ teams or a weapon team around. I'd model the gun on it, and just let your opponent know if you didn't actually pay the points for it. You don't need a second guy to man the gun, and it can still be fired after the transported unit disembarks, just mind the rules on how close a transport can actually get to the enemy. Armies of Germany is about to be updated. surely someone is making 28mm hollow plastic wrecked tanks for scenery. no moving parts, simple structure.
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Oct 30, 2016 00:16
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Kommando posted:Armies of Germany is about to be updated. Suggest it to Warlord, they do resin wrecks for Antares.
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I picked up a Tamiya Kübelwagen today but it doesn't have an HMG in the kit. Can HMGs be purchased in 28mm scale somewhere? All of my searching on Google only results in HMG teams or in accessory sets to add on to the model. (I may go with the latter here if there's no better option - its a lot of detail for $$$ but but but... bullets!)
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Oct 30, 2016 02:14
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Arquinsiel posted:Most important question is, what scale?
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ExtraNoise posted:I picked up a Tamiya Kübelwagen today but it doesn't have an HMG in the kit. Can HMGs be purchased in 28mm scale somewhere? All of my searching on Google only results in HMG teams or in accessory sets to add on to the model. (I may go with the latter here if there's no better option - its a lot of detail for $$$ but but but... bullets!) http://company-b-models-and-miniatures.myshopify.com/collections/accessories/products/accessories-afv-mg425 You'll have to rig a mount out of sprue
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Oct 30, 2016 04:58
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Polikarpov posted:http://company-b-models-and-miniatures.myshopify.com/collections/accessories/products/accessories-afv-mg425 Thank you!
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Oct 30, 2016 06:11
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Roll 20 SP2 trip report This was me and my buddy's first attempt at learning the rules, so we played a straightforward british attack on a colonial line in the open British Status 3 leader, 2 units regulars Status 2 leader, 2 units regulars Status 1 leader, 1 unit Butler's Rangers Americans Status 3 leader, 3 units continentals Status 2 leader, 3 units militia Status 1 leader, rifle armed skirmishers  Combined formation of british infantry with the rangers screening approaches through the main colonial line through the wood, with a second regiment holding the tree line off to the right At first the british do well, moving forward slowly but keeping troops together and rallying off shock. The British on the right hammer the colonials line in the open, paralyzing them with long range controlled volleys  Eventually the british line opens to begin an attack and gets off an ineffective volley, while suffering heavily in return from the 30 militia in the center  The eventual crumble under the fire of the militia and rifles, their formation breaks and they are forced back through the woods. The British on the right are doing ok but are too outnumbered to continue  [timg]http://i.imgur.com/4qbL2TZ.jpg][/timg] Overall the game was really fun, I like the way that the command card mechanic adds decisions. Even with such a basic game (straight up frontal attack) there were plenty of interesting decisions to be made during the game... do I spend time rallying shock or directing my fire with my leader? I see why people complain about militia however. With 10 man units rather than 8 they are able to muster more muskets and soak more shock before retiring than line at the start of fights. They do have the disadvantage of only being able to fire *one* controlled volley however. Also the scenario (frontal assault) played to their strengths, ie. being able to sit still and fire away without having to maneuver or deal with much harassing fire. Overall a really fun learning game, I'm excited to play more.
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Oct 30, 2016 23:56
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 The difference from the old Open fire! vs the new Open fire! (green is old)
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Oct 31, 2016 10:32
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Pretty sure that even Airfix circa 2005 would have baulked at selling the old open fire model
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Oct 31, 2016 10:59
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Frobbe posted:
Oh god I'm having flashbacks...the horror...the horror...
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Oct 31, 2016 11:13
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can anyone show me a picture of some of the matchbox cars in a suitable scale for bolt action? I had a look at the local toy stores but they seemed too small when I eyeballed them (ie willys jeep anniversary edition) - maybe I shouldn't worry so much about exact scale.
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