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Cross-posting from the Mount & Blade: Napoleonic Wars thread; this is incredible:Endman posted:I found some nerds more irredeemably committed to 19th century bloodbaths than we are!
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Has anyone ITT played Lion Rampant? I'm looking for a relatively easy to learn tabletop skirmish game (preferably medieval/renaissance) to play with my partner with a low buy-in (relatively small numbers of dudes on the field). So far it's the best I could find, especially since the rulebook itself is cheap as chips.
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Jul 18, 2015 05:56
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Serotonin posted:Saga is great fun and good value to get into. It's also the perfect gateway drug for players used to non historical gaming. Protip: Saga is super cheap to get into if you buy the Gripping Beast plastic boxes for your Viking Age retinue or Fireforge plastic boxes for your Christian Crusaders or Milites Christi for Crescent & Cross. I think Gripping Beast also do boxes of plastic Saracens too.
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Jul 31, 2015 06:06
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Dirt Worshipper posted:Here's an example of a quick 500pt game. Historical accuracy fans avert your eyes I'm way more interested in Bolt Action now that I know you can field cavalry. 
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Aug 8, 2015 04:34
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Arquinsiel posted:Guys, the squares give you a hint of scale. I think you might be on the road to disappointment if you're expecting goons to count m8.
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Aug 17, 2015 03:24
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YF19pilot posted:Can't be worse than the kid from my previous LGS painting his PIVs to look like they were doused in blood from "running over the Russian hordes on the Eastern Front." With that much blood it's more likely to be the results of the maintenance team pricking their fingers repairing the tracks 
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Aug 23, 2015 07:47
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Bright red Russian tanks make it look like you're playing Red Alert. And that's awesome.
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Aug 23, 2015 16:13
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spectralent posted:I've heard people say they refuse to play people who paint their tanks wrong but personally I've always thought goofy paint schemes could be fun. Bare plastic is ugly as gently caress and I'm not going to turn someone down for that. Paint schemes are a really dumb reason to turn people down. You're playing with little plastic men on a table; there's no immersion to lose.
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Aug 25, 2015 17:10
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I'm going to pick up a box of Perry Desert Rats in a few days. Once I'm back in my home country I'll have to give the Oath thread a go, I think.
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Aug 29, 2015 18:17
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I just pulled the trigger on a box of Perry plastic Desert Rats, some extra slouch hats and a Vickers Mk IVb tank. 1940/41 Australians here I come.  Early War Best War
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Sep 2, 2015 18:53
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lilljonas posted:True, but the idea is to have one of the industrial railyards as the centrepiece of the campaing. We like using each campaign as a poor excuse to build terrain we don't have, and paint up more miniatures and tanks (like the Bergsaglieri and Gebirgsjägers that actually took the city). Man I wish I was a part of your gaming group. I love that approach.
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Sep 3, 2015 21:27
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krushgroove posted:(I have no idea if the Brits ever fought Italians in WW2) The British & Commonwealth probably fought the Italians more than anybody else in the Mediterranean and North African theatres.
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Sep 9, 2015 18:26
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lilljonas posted:I'll see if I can convince the missus. Your club sounds really drat great. Most of the people who play tabletop games down here are interested in competitive metas and not really as invested in the spirit of the time period, which is really unfortunate. I'll have to beat some historical passion into them with a mallet.
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Sep 10, 2015 09:52
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If you're going to give WWII Soviet tanks a limitation, why not the fact that most didn't have radios? The fire rate really shouldn't be any slower than other nations. If you're going to argue crew inexperience, look at the terrible US replacement system. Most Sherman drivers in the Battle of the Bulge had no idea what they were doing, especially in the snow.
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Sep 27, 2015 08:22
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lilljonas posted:Work is progressing on our Stalino board: With flowers that cheerful, I'm certain this building could never be subjected to the horrors of war!
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Sep 28, 2015 02:27
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Is that actually a contemporary photo? You don't see many colour pictures taken by the Germans, especially in the early part.
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Sep 30, 2015 14:17
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YF19pilot posted:I think that's part of the argument. The IS-2 has a irl rof faster than a jagdtiger, and was actually a good tank, but BF decided to go the direction it did because I'm really glad I don't play FoW after this discussion.
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Oct 1, 2015 10:17
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German heavy armour should have to roll for engine/tread failure every time they move. 
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Oct 2, 2015 01:36
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I've got a bunch of Footsore Late Romans and Romano-Britons waiting to be painted. Would they suit any of the SAGA warbands?
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Oct 14, 2015 14:43
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I finally got around to starting on my Late Romans from Footsore Miniatures. These guys are great, and I had a fun time painting this little trumpeter:
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Nov 28, 2015 12:01
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Ensign Expendable posted:This guy is great! I love how the expression unambiguously indicates that he's so tired of your poo poo. Thanks! All of the Footsore minis have great personality to them. I used to always choose plastic over metal, but I think they've sold me on the lead poisoning.
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Nov 29, 2015 00:20
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Dirt Worshipper posted:I'm not sure if this was posted, but for Dark Age geeks out there, a former Gripping Beast designer started his own line: Those are gorgeous. I've got such a fetish for Late Roman/Dark Age stuff right now.
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Nov 30, 2015 00:58
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The Churchill is fantastic as infantry support against an entrenched enemy, but it's not a tank fighter. Think of it as a further evolution of the First World War approach to armour.
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Dec 28, 2015 02:44
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Arquinsiel posted:Funnily enough, if it was against Panthers my money would be on the Churchill for simple visibility benefits. See the milhist thread for why or wait until EE posts here again. Against Panthers my money is always on the weather, mechanical failure, or, failing those, lack of fuel.
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Dec 28, 2015 04:18
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Commissar Canuck posted:Crossposting from the terrain thread: I love it! The little resistance guy with the Sten really looks like he's huddling down because of the cold. And the posters are a really nice touch.
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Feb 27, 2016 00:36
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On an unrelated note, dragon banners are rad as hell:
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Feb 27, 2016 09:23
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Serotonin posted:Real nice. Gripping Beast? Using it for Saga? Footsore Miniatures (previously known as Musketeer). I'll probably use him for both Saga and Dragon Rampant. Not that I'll be playing much of either where I live.
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Feb 27, 2016 09:53
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spectralent posted:Every time I read that it makes me want to play CoC more than the, like, once that I actually got to I know how you feel. Nobody plays the good wargames where I live either it's all Warhams and Warmahordes. Just gotta keep painting wicked historical minis until I can convert someone. 
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Mar 2, 2016 00:43
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Once again it appears I am totally incapable of painting anyone who looks pleased to be there. "Join the army, they said. Get free land, they said. Now I live in Britannia Inferior and there are Picts eating all my sheep." 
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Mar 7, 2016 04:14
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Man, early war French tanks are just gorgeous. Those smooth curves, those low treads, that.... tiny... ineffective... gun... 
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Mar 8, 2016 01:16
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Time for another Footsore Roman: This guy is a little more Byzantine than the previous ones. He'll probably be in charge of my Palatini. I had a lot of fun painting this guy; his pose and facial expression are great.
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Mar 11, 2016 23:08
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lilljonas posted:About a month ago, someone posted on the CoC facebook group a link to a cheap 1:48 diecast tank. It sounded too good to be true, so I thought I'd buy one myself just to find out if it was just a mediocre toy or not. It helped that didn't have any Marders at our club, so I bought two versions of the Marder III. What's the worst that could happen? I wonder if some of the Perry German tank crew might fit in there to give it some more life. Still - a great find.
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Dirt Worshipper posted:Just a heads up, the Lardies are going to release v2 of Sharp Practice in late April. It looks like a pretty significant streamline with some CoC concepts added in. Here's a bat rep with a quick intro to the new system. I'm very interested in this. Great, now I've got the British Grenadier stuck in my head and all this red paint on my hands.
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Mar 24, 2016 01:48
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That's awesome! I can finally use those 28mm Footsore Romano-Brits for their intended purpose
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Mar 27, 2016 22:12
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JcDent posted:Wait, so it's OK with Romano-Brits? I should start thinking of ordering some, then. I assume the "British" will be representative of the Sub-Roman period, so a mix of Romanised Britons and Celts.
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Mar 28, 2016 11:56
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Those Saxon minis are great! I wonder if they'd mix okay with my Footsore guys
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Mar 30, 2016 01:24
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I love the individual characterisation you can achieve in 28mm, so I doubt I'd ever go smaller, but Napoleonics look amazing in 6mm.
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Mar 30, 2016 09:57
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I've never played a TFL game, but I'm really tempted by Chain of Command, there's just nobody down here who plays it and all my wargamey friends are Warhammer or Warmachine people and refuse to even touch historicals because apparently history is boring?
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lilljonas posted:How can you think that cool WW2 machinery isn't awesome??? I know, right? Those are totally rad! Seriously, great work. Reminds me that I need to work on my British Light Tank. I've had it sitting on a shelf for about six months now.
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Serotonin posted:Pre orders for Sharp Practice 2 are out I'm browsing the Perrys' American War of Independence range right now. Any other recommendations for 28mm figures for the same period?
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