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COOL CORN posted:6mm is so cheap that it gives me crazy ideas. Building both armies is pretty standard for historicals
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http://www.beastsofwar.com/dunkirk-week/too-fat-lardies-talk/ This is gr8
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Aug 11, 2017 02:33
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Who has the best range of samurai between 6mm, 10mm and 15mm? Leaning toward Baccus' offering atm. Planning on mixing them with some fantasy units down the line
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Aug 11, 2017 07:23
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goodness posted:Who has the best range of samurai between 6mm, 10mm and 15mm? Baccus is best at 6mm. Pendraken is the only one I know at 10mm. There used to be a range from A.I.M, but now I can't even find if they are available. For 15mm, I've painted up an army as a commission a few years back, and they were fine. Honestly, if I went into a "medium size" like 15mm today, I might consider jumping straight into 1/72 instead. Zvezda has some decent plastic minis for bulk troops, while this 1/72 range keeps on blowing my mind, and it's been growing the last couple of years: http://www.hagen-miniatures.de/index.php/en/component/jshopping/category/view/222 Keep in mind that they are priced as 28mm scale, which is nuts. But they are also more detailed than many 28mm ranges, which is nuts. But since I have a lot of 6mm samurai from Baccus and need to bulk out my 28mm samurai, there's no way I'll build a third scale in the near future. 
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Aug 11, 2017 08:01
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Any British Waterloo collection needs a Welly.   I'm still undecided if I want him on a single base like any ol' general, or if I want him on a larger circular base having a meeting with a couple of other dudes. Like a general and an ADC.
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Aug 11, 2017 21:32
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I like the large base with ADC idea, I did that do AWI.
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Aug 11, 2017 21:53
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You should base the scene where Wellington comments about an officer getting his leg blown off in front of him
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Aug 11, 2017 21:56
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Phi230 posted:You should base the scene where Wellington comments about an officer getting his leg blown off in front of him "By God, sir, I've lost my leg!" "By God, sir, so you have!" I love that quote.
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Aug 11, 2017 21:58
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Phi230 posted:You should base the scene where Wellington comments about an officer getting his leg blown off in front of him
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Aug 11, 2017 21:58
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Phi230 posted:You should base the scene where Wellington comments about an officer getting his leg blown off in front of him Yessss! Too bad he's pointing to one side. Edit: I even have an Uxbridge model! Fish and Chimps fucked around with this message at 22:15 on Aug 11, 2017 |
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Aug 11, 2017 22:13
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Disregard this double post
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Aug 11, 2017 22:14
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So, I figured I'd finally get to finishing up my BA Americans this weekend now I have my Commandos all assembled for now. Except apparently some of those minis have gone AWOL, since I can't find the ones I already assembled. Still got plenty to put together, but kind of a bummer. I was kind of wondering what I might do with my leftover US marine sprues - I wound up buying a whole box a while back to use as conversion fodder and the basis of a squad or two of veterans for my US armoured rifles. However, I think I have found my calling - US Marine Raiders! I wound up downloading this off Gutenberg and being fascinated by it a few months back, and I learnt a few things that got me pretty excitedabout the idea: 1)You can actaully get Marine Raider units in BA (granted, that's limited to the Guadacanal force selector, but I can also have them support my Armoured Rifles in a generic platoon) 2) Evans Carlson was basically one of the coolest dudes in WW2, hes the guy responsible for introducing 'Gung Ho' into the English lanauage, and was apaprently kind of like a military Bernie, since he encouraged an egalitarian structure and often discussed socialist policies for the post-war world with his men. 3) The Raiders (albeit only for like, one operation) wore uniforms that not only is easy for an inexperienced painter to paint, but also look rad as gently caress:   Also: is there literally any reason to take shotguns as Americans if you can just give your riflemen pistols instead? I mean there's obviously the utlity for short-range firepower for SMGs, but it seems like taking a shotgun is a waste of points since a pistol is two points cheaper and you keep the longer range of the rifle.
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Aug 11, 2017 22:19
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Man that dude just wants to go biking
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Aug 12, 2017 02:51
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Fish and Chimps posted:Yessss! Too bad he's pointing to one side. Get a big round base and put him off to the right pointing at the dismembered dude
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Aug 12, 2017 03:03
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I was thinking the same thing. I'll try and get a round base from somewhere and pose the dudes.
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muggins posted:Man that dude just wants to go biking Maybe Marine Raiders should get a bonus against bicycle infantry...
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Aug 12, 2017 09:54
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The pose of my Uxbridge mini doesn't really fit the diorama idea.  
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Aug 12, 2017 22:12
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What have I done?  
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Aug 14, 2017 12:33
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Bought an army at too large a scale.....
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Aug 14, 2017 12:46
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Fish and Chimps posted:What have I done? The Emperor approves.
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Aug 14, 2017 14:34
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How does this look for a 1250 Easy Company Bolt Action list? The BAR wasn't part of the TO&E but plenty of sources say they picked them up from glider troop stores when available and it's too nice an option to pass up.
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Aug 14, 2017 15:57
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Is there a go-to online tabletop type thing for playing some Black Powder to test the system before I invest in some minis? Or is it pretty much just VASSAL?
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Aug 14, 2017 17:13
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Table Top Simulator? Alternatively, paper pieces.
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Aug 14, 2017 20:17
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JcDent posted:Table Top Simulator? There is a Black Powder module for TTS, although I haven't tried it so id on't know if it's any good.
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Aug 14, 2017 20:40
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Going to my first Flames of War tournament on Saturday. I've got a Herman Goering armored company. At 1500, here's what I've got: 2 Pz IVH 1 Pz IVH, 1 Pz IIIN, 2 Pz IIIJ 1 Pz IVH, 1 Pz IIIN, 2 Pz IIIJ 1 Tiger 1 1 falschirmjaeger platoon with 9 rifle/MG teams and an smg/panzerfaust 4 10.5cm guns with an observer rifle team
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Aug 15, 2017 00:35
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Is this version 3 or 4? Because how good that list is changes dramatically depending on edition.
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Aug 15, 2017 19:19
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French test base and trip report of GW gloss shade. I enjoy painting French dudes. Blue is nice for a change. The gloss shade is pretty good on stuff I can't be bothered to highlight, but terrible on the things I do. I had a hell of a time getting decent coverage on their trousers so I'll probably need to go over them again tomorrow. 
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spectralent posted:Is this version 3 or 4? Because how good that list is changes dramatically depending on edition. Version 4 I'm sure it's not very good, it's just what I've got. I'm planning on getting some flakpanzers, maybe some pak 40s, stukas, stugs.This is just me bringing what I've got to the store for the first time and having a go at it. Anyway, pz iiis have rof 3 guns that seem good for taking out infantry, and massed at9 will still pen shermans. If I can keep them safe then the tiger and pz ivs can handle anything the western allies have. chutche2 fucked around with this message at 23:04 on Aug 15, 2017 |
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Aug 15, 2017 22:58
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chutche2 posted:Version 4 For v4, it's not bad. Be real careful with a Tiger I in LW though.
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Aug 15, 2017 23:28
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Look, I'm really curious about this because I've come across it in models Iv'e built. Did this hatch lift up, rotate out and slide down? That seems ridiculous.
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Aug 16, 2017 02:44
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL2KO2maIkU It makes sense and is actually pretty cool.
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spectralent posted:For v4, it's not bad. Be real careful with a Tiger I in LW though. Yeah, I'm worried my tiger will get taken out early but hopefully it'll take a disproportionate amount of force to do so. My friend is getting into it as well, he's got 3ID. He's only got a rifle company right now but the guys that run it are supplying the rest for him. Here's what he's using: 3ID rifle company HQ with 2 carbines and a bazooka Platoon with SMG team, bazooka, 9 rifle teams, sharpshooter Platoon with SMG team, bazooka, 7 rifle teams, sharpshooter Weapon platoon with command team, 4 LMGs and 3 60mms combat attached to the rifle platoons 2 late 57mm AT guns 4 M10 wolverines (Late) with scout section Tank platoon with 2 M4s and an E8 3 Calliopes It's all Veteran which is nice, but not sure if he's got enough AT to deal if someone brings a solid tank force instead of my lovely Pz IIIs. I like how the 3in AA guns look personally. Any advice for him? chutche2 fucked around with this message at 04:28 on Aug 16, 2017 |
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Aug 16, 2017 03:42
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I'm reading that BKC is written with a scale of 1 Base = 1 Platoon. How does that work with 1:1 representation? I'm thinking of putting 6mm squads on 40x20mm bases and grouping them together, but that adds up to a pretty huge footprint. Am I misinterpreting something?
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Aug 17, 2017 14:29
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I think there are rules for 1 base 1 squad representation, at least in CWC.
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Aug 17, 2017 15:44
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DiHK posted:Look, I'm really curious about this because I've come across it in models Iv'e built. Yes. In their trials, the British liked the fact that it could be opened without raising the vehicle's height, but couldn't be closed while you are still within the tank. Another feature was that you could pop the hatch up, but not rotate, which let you observe from the outside while still protected from above.
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Thanks, I probably missed that. I'll go through the book again. E: Looks like that's Cold War Commander only. It's probably not hard to adopt it over, though. (And it's an excuse to finally buy CWC.) moths fucked around with this message at 16:37 on Aug 17, 2017 |
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Aug 17, 2017 16:15
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Haha, it's just a line that says you can use a base to represent a squad in smaller games. At least I've got lists for my Team Yankee stuff now.
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Aug 17, 2017 19:24
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DiHK posted:Look, I'm really curious about this because I've come across it in models Iv'e built. Just thinking of how the CV90 does it I'd say it's quite common for commanders hatches to be like this. As already stated it allows you to have overhead cover while still getting the better view of not using periscopes. Periscopes are neat but for situational awareness kinda poo poo
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Aug 18, 2017 07:55
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I'm the time spent cranking the hatch while the tank is on fire
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Endman posted:I'm the time spent cranking the hatch while the tank is on fire It's actually like one smooth motion. No hand crank as I understand it, it's like a lever that also moves on a horizontal axis.
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