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Finished my first Afrika Korps squad (though I still need to do the final dry-brush on the bases and dull-cote them): Because of the supply problems for Germans in North Africa (at times they were dependent almost entirely on the Italian logistical machine), uniforms tended to not be very, well, uniform. The original Afrika Korps uniform was green, but later came both tan and darker brown sets. Because new issue or resupply was dodgy at best, DAK units took on a pretty mix-and-match appearance, especially as the North African campaign dragged on. That's what I was trying to capture here.  The green and tan especially were prone to fading in the blazing desert sun (to pale, minty green and almost white respectively). I feel like I got the faded green pretty well, but I feel like I could push the tans lighter. I'll probably do a few in the next batch.  These are the Perry Plastics. They are surprisingly small and fiddly, with much more "true-scale" proportions than the Black Tree Americans I did recently. But the sculpts are really cool, they were relatively easy to assembled, and they have a ton of detail. Boot-laces, bread-bags, goggles on helmets, detailed web gear, you name it.  Overall, I'm pretty happy with how they came out. I'll be starting the next squad soon.
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Ilor posted:Muggins, I'll make it easy for you: Teams in a Squad/Section in CoC are like Groups in a Formation in SP2. It's literally the same mechanic, right down to dividing the hits and rolling for the effects on each team individually. If a bunch of teams (from the same section or not) are clustered together within 4" of each other, they share hits, just like in SP2. Main difference IIRC (haven't played CoC in ages): In SP, a formation is made up of units. When units take shock, you see if they break by comparing each units amount of shock against how many men that the individual unit has left. So if one part of the formation takes more shock than the others, they'll peel off and run while the rest of the formation stays. This is an important mechanic, as otherwise a large formation (say, six or eight units of regulars) would be an unstoppable death star. In CoC, a section or squad is often made up of two teams. When the teams take shock, they count the collective shock in the section against how many men there are in the section. So if you have a squad consisting of a six man rifle team and a three man LMG team, and the LMG team suddenly takes four points of shock but the rifle team is unharmed, the LMG team will not break off (like it would in SP), but stay in the fight thanks to the rifle team. E: nice work on those DAK! I'm also looking to add an extra squad to the platoon I painted up, and some extra support, and some more ammo carriers... and then I'll be close to a second platoon. lilljonas fucked around with this message at 08:57 on Nov 15, 2017 |
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The COC rules use "Section" and "Squad" interchangeably. They mean the same thing. This was a huge source of confusion for me at first. quote:In CoC, a section or squad is often made up of two teams. When the teams take shock, they count the collective shock in the section against how many men there are in the section. Note that this only applies if the teams within the section are within 4" of each other, and that the shock penalty to firing only counts the shock on the firing team. Example: You have a Section with two 4-man teams, A and B. A has 2 shock, B has 5 shock. A and B are within 4" of each other. Normally, B would be pinned, because the number of shock it has is equal or greater than the number of models in the unit (5 > 4), but because A is within 4" of B, B includes A's numbers for purposes of pinning and breaking (8 > 5). However, if A moves away from B, B would immediately become pinned. When firing, A rolls one less dice, because it has two shock. B rolls two less dice, because it has five shock - Five divided by two, rounding down. .
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That's because yankees says "squad" and Tommies say "section," I guess.
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So I have about 40 25mm washers with the ideal size magnets for inside but I have a problem with basing. I usually use wooden warbases.co.uk bases as they are awesome but I got a good deal on these and I wanted to experiment with magnetized poo poo. So here is my problem: usually, I use a wood filler to give my bases 'texture' before I do a pass with some PVA+water+dishwashingliquid and some fine sand/stones before priming. But I now have metal washers (austenitic stainless I gather, cause they are anti-magnetic) and the wood filler just doesn't stick (duh, it's not wood). What kind of filler material should I use instead? I tried asking around at my local hardware store and all I get is expressionless faces and they point towards the 'filler section' that only has expensive as gently caress acrylate fillers.
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Commissar Kip posted:So I have about 40 25mm washers with the ideal size magnets for inside but I have a problem with basing. I usually use wooden warbases.co.uk bases as they are awesome but I got a good deal on these and I wanted to experiment with magnetized poo poo. I glue my minis to steel washers and use normal spackle paste to fill out the gap and get a texture
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Commissar Kip posted:So here is my problem: EDIT: One nice thing about acrylic paste is that it doesn't really shrink at all as it dries, so you don't get the cracking you sometimes see with spackle. Small cracks aren't usually a problem when you're going to cover the base with sand anyway, but it's worth noting. Generally, if you want stuff to stick to your base and it won't, priming that base first helps. I have to do this with the plastic bases that come with Infinity minis - I find that unprimed, PVA just beads up on them, which sounds much like the problem you are seeing - and makes texturing the base a pain in the rear end. What helps even more than just priming (and especially with metal washers) is hitting it with a few strokes of fine-grit sand-paper first, then priming it. Pretty much anything will stick to it then.
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So the ECW army I have for Pike and Shotte - how much of a pain would that be to get into SP?
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Southern Heel posted:So the ECW army I have for Pike and Shotte - how much of a pain would that be to get into SP? How are they based? If it's 8 men or less per base, it should be possible to use with some house rules (i'm not knowledgable about the ECW so I don't know how different it is to, say, late 1700's.)
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Hey I've seen some links to magnetic sheeting and boxes to go with as a storage solution ITT. I found the sheeting but the box situation is a can of worms and I was hoping that OP was paying attention and could re-link it. I'm trying to price out solutions, so far thefoamfactory(dot)com is winning as I can DIY that to fit my transprot case (feldherr maxi). The magnet thing would occupy less volume though...Class Warcraft posted:There are some special rules for the 82nd Airborne jump in the Duel in the Sun campaign book. Basically you take a prep bombardment from your own side before the battle to represent friendly fire then you perform a combat jump with your troops actually landing in the battle.
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DiHK posted:Hey I've seen some links to magnetic sheeting and boxes to go with as a storage solution ITT. I found the sheeting but the box situation is a can of worms and I was hoping that OP was paying attention and could re-link it. I'm trying to price out solutions, so far thefoamfactory(dot)com is winning as I can DIY that to fit my transprot case (feldherr maxi). The magnet thing would occupy less volume though... Actually the bombardment is against your forces due to friendly fire. So yes it is not an easy scenario.
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Nov 16, 2017 05:14
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 LARS ready to rain down rockets on the soviet hordes.
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Those look excellent. I really want to like Team Yankee. I love that era, and the models are great. But the game just isn't working for me, and when I see the pics online of tanks lined up like Napoleonic musketeers I feel ill.
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I am strongly considering playing it with 6mm models and not changing the measurements at all.
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Arquinsiel posted:I am strongly considering playing it with 6mm models and not changing the measurements at all. Yeah, I think that'd be the easiest way to do it. I honestly don't understand why they altered the command and control rules so much. I certainly didn't see many complaints, and I don't I've ever seen any complaints in favour of bunching people up more and making units take longer to test morale...
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Cessna posted:Those look excellent. Aren't PSC doing a Battlegroup expansion for WWIII? So there's options, now.
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Yes, "Battlefield NORTHAG." They released a teaser of the cover a few months ago, and not a word since. I'd really like to see it happen.
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Yeah, parking lot syndrome is something I really loving hate about FoW ...And if you base your poo poo for FoW/Yankee, but do it in 6mm, you can still play 1:1 representation Cold War Commander/Fistful of TOWs. By the way, what are good historicals blogs to follow?
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  Have some nearly done M113 Panzermörser. I'll be doing some details on the stowage to break up the green and apply decals. I decided to paint these in the "old" bundeswehr colours as i figured stuff like this maybe wasnt at the front of the queue to get modernized and repainted per NATO standards.
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JcDent posted:By the way, what are good historicals blogs to follow? I like this guy's painting style, and he's just about to release a book on making winter terrain: http://wargamingwithsilverwhistle.blogspot.se/
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 West germans standing ready to defend their homeland.  Tank Commander Claus (he's a stapler fahrer in his civilian life) is flanked by two PAH as he advances to the front. This is it for me with Team Yankee stuff until the remainder of my army arrives. I've got Marders, Panzergrenadiers, Gepards and Leopard 1s coming to join the party. To tide you over, have some glorious german music from 1979 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvS351QKFV4 Dschinghis Khan - Moskau 1979
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Frobbe posted:
Wanna fight my Motor Rifles
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Cessna posted:Yes, "Battlefield NORTHAG." They released a teaser of the cover a few months ago, and not a word since. Will said "sometime around now next year" last time I spoke to him, which was about a month or two ago. Short summary is he's major keen on doing it but it's a new bug for him so he's reliant on assistance to research for it (and obviously isn't writing it personally).
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Speaking of PSC, they're doing an expansion for The Great War to add the French. Apparently they hired someone specifically to handle the Kickstarter this time around.
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I loving love Footsore Miniatures line of basically everything. BUT I HATE DRILLING OUT TINY MINIATURE MANS HANDS TO FIT SPEARS. Just needed to vent there. I still love these tiny men. EDIT: How long would a late Roman cavalry spear be? I have 100mm wireframe spears but I need to cut them down in length to match the 28mm size but all the loving sources are conflicting. Commissar Kip fucked around with this message at 16:30 on Nov 20, 2017 |
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THis came up in a FB BA group thread. How about "No, gently caress you very much"
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Flames of War developer: why not?
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You mean here is our new expansion "Tigers of the Orient."
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Well, that would screw the Russians, so I'm sure Battlefront will allow it.
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DiHK posted:THis came up in a FB BA group thread. Well it's his hobby so you are just a grognard no-fun no-friends person if you dont like it. 
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DJ Dizzy posted:...you are just a grognard no-fun no-friends person... 
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It's true, I hate fun.
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I'm fun! I have a beautiful pink panther in 15mm. The reason I wouldn't play with Mr. Lovelace is because he wants to mix some of the best infantry in BA with some of the best tanks. Like, dude, suck it up and take you're chi-haha
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Yeah that guy realy isn't that bright for wanting to spent ~500 points on a tank instead of skinny man armed only with bamboo spears.
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 It all started out so peacefully that morning in the westgerman border town of karbadstadt, until the rumble of 17 east bloc tanks made the civilians scurry for their basements under a preliminary soviet artillery barrage. The only NATO units in the area were 4 Leopard II. Would they hold against the massive assault? After half an hour of intense gunfire, it ended up with a hollow victory for the eastgerman invaders. They'd defeated the wessies, but lost 16 tanks.  The town of karbadstadt would never be the same again. This was my first game of Team Yankee, but having played a bunch of FoW V4 it went smoothly, ruleswise. Leopard 2s are deadly as all hell versus east bloc tanks, and the T-55 can't even damage it from the front! We played a 44 point game purely because that was the max amount my opponent could put on the table, hence why i'm running an illegal list. Regardless of that, fun was had!
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There's a Black Friday sale on, and there's a British retailer doing 50% off Mid War Flames of War. So so tempted to get myself about 70 points of Desert Brits for just over £50.
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Frobbe posted:
Glad you had fun, but that image is everything I hate about FoW/TY - those are some densely packed tanks!
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That is some insanely dense tank mush alright.tomdidiot posted:There's a Black Friday sale on, and there's a British retailer doing 50% off Mid War Flames of War. So so tempted to get myself about 70 points of Desert Brits for just over £50.
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Arquinsiel posted:That is some insanely dense tank mush alright. http://www.warboargames.co.uk/black-friday-sale/?sort=newest&page=2
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Thanks. There's some decent deals on in that lot. I might have to buy some stuff.
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