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Endman posted:That looks super rad and I am extremely mad because I do not need yet another project It was the most fun I've had with a hobby project in a long time.
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Endman posted:That looks super rad and I am extremely mad because I do not need yet another project 
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Oct 24, 2019 23:51
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I have some of of the brass etched ratlines from Langton, I may see if they fit.
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grassy gnoll posted:I was specifically going to pick up Chain of Command, since I see glowing praise for it everywhere I look. I just have no idea where to start with historicals. As for Chain of Command, I can only add to the glowing praise. It is the game that finally tipped me over the edge when it came to historicals (which I avoided for a long time because I knew how deep into it I would inevitably get). It's a really fun game to play, and for linked campaigns it's downright awesome. Speaking of which, it looks like the pint-sized campaign I submitted to TFL might be making it into the 2019 Lard Annual. I am stoked!
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I ordered two of the new Wargames Illustrated hoping to get one of each Black Seas sprues. Instead I got two sprues of Brigs. So if anyone wants a Black Seas sprue with or without the current issue I'll trade for the Frigate sprue or $10.
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Class Warcraft posted:I ordered two of the new Wargames Illustrated hoping to get one of each Black Seas sprues. Instead I got two sprues of Brigs. So if anyone wants a Black Seas sprue with or without the current issue I'll trade for the Frigate sprue or $10. I cancelled my WI subscription, and the first issue after the end was the boats, so I bought one and got two brings. Then a copy dropped through the letterbox and I got a Frigates as well! bonus! I also got this months Dredd Issue, so I'm not sure what's going on at their end.
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Oct 25, 2019 06:16
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The Danish Navy paint scheme during the Napoleonic wars was black white black, so that settles it. I'm going to paint up the other side of my Black Seas force as Danes. 
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Oct 25, 2019 10:21
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Grey Hunter posted:I cancelled my WI subscription, and the first issue after the end was the boats, so I bought one and got two brings. Then a copy dropped through the letterbox and I got a Frigates as well! bonus! They kept sending them to me for almost a year after I canceled.
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Oct 25, 2019 11:28
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I got the newest issue of... Miniature Wargames? Yesterday. It has the most insane thing ever conceived: WWI skirmish rules for Warhammer 40K 8E Kill Team. Then again, Warhammer Great War was a thing...
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Oct 25, 2019 13:47
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Written by Conrad Kinch by any chance? ETA: found a sample showing the author's name. I'll grab this over the weekend I think. I have some 20mm WWI mans around. Arquinsiel fucked around with this message at 14:22 on Oct 25, 2019 |
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Oct 25, 2019 14:14
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JcDent posted:I got the newest issue of... Miniature Wargames? Yesterday. Kill Team is actually a great game and WWI KT sounds unironically fantastic
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Oct 25, 2019 15:27
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Geisladisk posted:Kill Team is actually a great game and WWI KT sounds unironically fantastic Possibly. I just bounced off it _hard_.
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Oct 25, 2019 15:53
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It doesn't sound *quite* as cool as the game I saw years back where they did trench raids using Space Hulk rules. To make the terrain look good and stay "secret" they had the defender set it up and then covered it with a cloth so only the visible sections of trench were visible at any given moment, blip tokens moved on top of the cloth. Turns out when both sides are as squishy as Genestealers but you can turn a corner into an unexpected Vickers gun poo poo gets futile fast 
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I should probably finish my WWI units, but it looks like Renegade miniatures is still "on vacation." Does anyone make a good 28mm line that's comparable? The Foundry stuff is OK but a little small.
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Arquinsiel posted:It doesn't sound *quite* as cool as the game I saw years back where they did trench raids using Space Hulk rules. To make the terrain look good and stay "secret" they had the defender set it up and then covered it with a cloth so only the visible sections of trench were visible at any given moment, blip tokens moved on top of the cloth. I'm shocked, shocked that Ivan Sorensen or TFL don't have a ruleset for that.
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Has anyone tried Too Fat Lardies Kiss Me Hardy rules? I'm really excited about Black Seas, but I'm starting to wonder if there's not a pattern to me trying out Warlord Games rules and using the models for 2FL rules after a bit. BS sounds like it might be a bit light for my tastes, although I haven't tried it yet.
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moths posted:I should probably finish my WWI units, but it looks like Renegade miniatures is still "on vacation." Does anyone make a good 28mm line that's comparable? The Foundry stuff is OK but a little small. Great War Minis.
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Oct 28, 2019 15:33
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I can vouch for Great War. Their French line is fantastic.
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Oct 28, 2019 15:39
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Awesome, thanks. I ordered some rifle-grenadiers, I'll post a side-by-side when they arrive.
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Fish and Chimps posted:Has anyone tried Too Fat Lardies Kiss Me Hardy rules? I'm really excited about Black Seas, but I'm starting to wonder if there's not a pattern to me trying out Warlord Games rules and using the models for 2FL rules after a bit. Zokie bought KMH for basically the same reason, I think. I've also used Warhammer Historical's Trafalgar before, and if Black Seas is too "light" I'll go with that unless KMH turns out to be superior.
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Finished up an M4. I realized after I applied the weathering powder that it wasn't quite the tone I wanted, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.   
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Oct 29, 2019 17:02
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Very nice indeed.
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Oct 29, 2019 19:12
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Not that I need another game / era, but how was SPQR anyway? I'm seeing cheap starter boxes, and with ancient Sharp Practice aound the corner it seems like a no-lose proposition.
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Does Flames of War publish any sort of guided, narrative campaigns? I used to play a little WH40k and would love to spend a year or so guiding my friends through operation Market Garden, in the style of Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far. You know, the paratroopers first trying to overwhelm the German garrison and then hold out until relieved. I could involve several friends by splitting up the paratroopers, the garrison, the German reinforcements, the Germans holding the highway, and the Americans trying to push up the Highway ,etc. I've tried searching their website and I do seem to see both Market Garden and A Bridge Too Far material, including campaigns, but I'm not sure exactly what they are; I'm looking for something that, like Close Combat, gives you a series of connected battles woven into a larger strategic map, accounts for time tables and reinforcements, troop morale and ammunition changes, and generally provides a kind of meta-game above and beyond the individual battles. So is what I’m looking for out there, either in Flames of War or something else? Fake Edit: Actually, I bet ASL has this?
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Jack B Nimble posted:Does Flames of War publish any sort of guided, narrative campaigns? They have what are called "Firestorm" campaigns. These are a boxed set with a map, some rules, and a few playing pieces.  The first one published covered Operation Bagration (Red Army v. Germans 1944), the second covered Market Garden. There are a few others (that are not in boxed sets) that I'm not as familiar with; I seem to recall that they had one for WWI, one for the Warsaw Uprising, and one for Team Yankee/WWIII, but I'm not certain of those. They work like a big area-movement wargame. You declare attacks by laying down arrows from area to area, and get the option of moving in additional units represented by pieces on the map. For each "attack" you play a standard FoW game, plus you get to add in whatever additional units are present, and take the area if you win the game. There's a bit more to it, but in practice it is a way to link together FoW games through a map campaign. So:  Those arrows represent games to be played. One would be a game where the Allies attack from Box(can't read) bridge to Groesbeek Heights - the Allies get two additional units of infantry, the Germans get another unit of King Tiger tanks. There's another one from Groesbeek Heights to Nijme(gen); I'm not sure what order they'd be played in as I don't know whose turn it is, but you get the idea. Cessna fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Nov 4, 2019 |
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Oh man, that's exactly what I was hoping for; I'll check that out further, thanks.
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Anyone going to Crisis this year?
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Typically I see the Pz. III M represented in photos and models as having the base yellow with brown and green pattern. However according to my research the Ms were coming out of production right around the time that armor paint was switching from the dark gray to the 3 color. Would any 3Ms have the dark gray?
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Jack B Nimble posted:Oh man, that's exactly what I was hoping for; I'll check that out further, thanks. It's a good system. The only potential drawback is that they take a long time - you'll end up playing dozens of games in order to do a full campaign. If that's what you're looking for you're set. Post pics if you end up playing this out!
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Just put together some Plastic Soldier Panthers and looked at them side by side with an older Flames of War Panther. The flames tank is slightly larger but it’s not noticeable unless they are right next to each other. The barrel and turret are certainly interchangeable. So drat close, better quality and almost half the cost. I’ll be getting them when I can.
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LingcodKilla posted:Just put together some Plastic Soldier Panthers and looked at them side by side with an older Flames of War Panther. The flames tank is slightly larger but it’s not noticeable unless they are right next to each other. The barrel and turret are certainly interchangeable. The newest plastic FoW kits are really great though.
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Fish and Chimps posted:The newest plastic FoW kits are really great though. Yeah but $45 for 5 vs $25 for 5. FoW makes vehicles that PSC doesnt including a lot of the small guns. Just don’t think I’ll have problem mixing them.
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Now that I'm an employed adult I've been buying second hand painted models from other people since my available free time is basically non-existent. Honestly, it's kinda nice to be able to just open a box and then take the models and immediately be able to game with them with no time investment. Anyway, I bought a gang of Cowboys for Dracula's America, and they are seriously impressive. I was hoping someone could help me track down the manufacturer since I want to get more.  Judging by the weight they're either resin or plastic. Definitely not metal.
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Looks like Black Scorpion to me.
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Just checked and you're right. So, I guess this is a glowing endorsement of Black Scorpion. They're drat fine models.
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Yeah I love Black Scorpion, all my cowboys are from them too.
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I've been looking at them of late for Star Wars RPG character figures, since a "headswap" and a gun sight will normally make them work fine as whatever you want them to be.
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Most canon Star Wars guns are already just real guns with a new paint job and sci fi parts glued on
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Anarcho-Commissar posted:Yeah I love Black Scorpion, all my cowboys are from them too. I'll look into them. Most of mine are from Knuckleduster.
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:Most canon Star Wars guns are already just real guns with a new paint job and sci fi parts glued on
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