tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49539780666649826342024-03-18T02:48:36.072-07:00will's toy soldier blogWilliam Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.comBlogger389125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-89689828834242474272024-03-16T22:01:00.000-07:002024-03-16T22:01:38.663-07:00Sayid from White Sun of the Desert and the cat lady<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">This next Basmachi figure is not as close a match for Sayid as the previous one is for <a href="https://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2024/03/white-sun-of-desert-abdullah.html" target="_blank">Abdullah</a>. However, having enjoyed painting Abdullah, I felt a need to represent Sayid. Sayid is a character from White Sun of the Desert - he is an ally for Sukhov, the main character. At the start of the film, Sukhov rescues Sayid when he finds him buried up to his neck in the desert. Through the rest of the film, Sayid shows up like a <i>deus ex machina</i> whenever Sukhov gets himself into too much trouble. A very laconic character, when asked why he shows up just when needed most, his response is, "I heard shots".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is Sayid as Sukhov finds him.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://iadsb.tmgrup.com.tr/5eb675/0/0/0/0/1000/562?u=https://idsb.tmgrup.com.tr/2018/02/26/1519677852601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="450" src="https://iadsb.tmgrup.com.tr/5eb675/0/0/0/0/1000/562?u=https://idsb.tmgrup.com.tr/2018/02/26/1519677852601.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Sayid wears a ragged striped kaftan for most of the film, and is a crack shot with a rifle.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/c/c9/WSoD-SW4.jpg/600px-WSoD-SW4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="600" height="438" src="https://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/c/c9/WSoD-SW4.jpg/600px-WSoD-SW4.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">So here is my take on the character.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZ29sPvUzAgB-hy_jG5D24bcP3p8pYfp8HarWbwDE6Fr8nlc-FfW9dvYCtcyc2ex9fGi-rwlvSvytwuvrRWnQh-agpDg_Rr1oEoy_mk3EYOuOWx_1ELlqgmw0mCQRP5EMl_cpZNQ29e9ZFymaqb8q6294s738AVWnazIOxuahLgwlGdBK5px8peo7/s3099/IMG_3615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1767" data-original-width="3099" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZ29sPvUzAgB-hy_jG5D24bcP3p8pYfp8HarWbwDE6Fr8nlc-FfW9dvYCtcyc2ex9fGi-rwlvSvytwuvrRWnQh-agpDg_Rr1oEoy_mk3EYOuOWx_1ELlqgmw0mCQRP5EMl_cpZNQ29e9ZFymaqb8q6294s738AVWnazIOxuahLgwlGdBK5px8peo7/s320/IMG_3615.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisudxzHdDAXeCZGo3ypmabvJc4F7O6QrgEiRxQSYsEwkN5r6D9Q1uTW2mMWx9OUxdDhPQgOAin1DXEGMtZ2xnoO-TrLi_P2MZhoQ4YduQ1qMZ-tMmcD67KYDDUl1bu94svWZFlSRyHSXkr1pNTZUxewzazPjyjfVXz2zAO7mzU8Wu4pREss1FUc_zd/s3085/IMG_3616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="3085" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisudxzHdDAXeCZGo3ypmabvJc4F7O6QrgEiRxQSYsEwkN5r6D9Q1uTW2mMWx9OUxdDhPQgOAin1DXEGMtZ2xnoO-TrLi_P2MZhoQ4YduQ1qMZ-tMmcD67KYDDUl1bu94svWZFlSRyHSXkr1pNTZUxewzazPjyjfVXz2zAO7mzU8Wu4pREss1FUc_zd/s320/IMG_3616.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I also finished up a cat lady from Pulp Figures. Strictly speaking, she is not a <a href="https://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/search/label/Dangerous%20Dames" target="_blank">Dangerous Dame</a>, but rather an <a href="https://pulpfigures.com/products/view/291" target="_blank">Arcane Academic</a>. My limited experience with cats has convinced me to put her with the DDs just to be safe!</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNNJFV7fLTMCOXReHs0rGyukKAiYYFw-PGfbJhwp7OUPzSD84UzRH5Xm95LCObIM2fYbEaNUgNgzE1D19IMFHgaBxUdXGlZ8t7HpimLMO0TJql1D_8WV3ZGmrEEdVDfr_AVxjGn6fyTnB-ueXYcpwUpJeVFe3xxUTxFoNPgxEgRhucVJpyzhTg2al/s1541/IMG_3621.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1541" data-original-width="1009" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNNJFV7fLTMCOXReHs0rGyukKAiYYFw-PGfbJhwp7OUPzSD84UzRH5Xm95LCObIM2fYbEaNUgNgzE1D19IMFHgaBxUdXGlZ8t7HpimLMO0TJql1D_8WV3ZGmrEEdVDfr_AVxjGn6fyTnB-ueXYcpwUpJeVFe3xxUTxFoNPgxEgRhucVJpyzhTg2al/s320/IMG_3621.JPG" width="210" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGHp1zOWPLA4OLlPi7WpZmaEetURvdRLAVx21XzPghMbYYpQsB0GwS7XYKiLykCu0xjgeS9BSFmIuE-Fkq3DfXBX9a8Rvs8SiNiPJWUKkZLqnjdJqx-GyQAM3K4E8XXZh077ujriHUpJMlK4GJJOiDJ3dF6VrMwVWTPPyHSpXsvJA8ygDEbSOA7j_/s1612/IMG_3622.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1612" data-original-width="1111" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGHp1zOWPLA4OLlPi7WpZmaEetURvdRLAVx21XzPghMbYYpQsB0GwS7XYKiLykCu0xjgeS9BSFmIuE-Fkq3DfXBX9a8Rvs8SiNiPJWUKkZLqnjdJqx-GyQAM3K4E8XXZh077ujriHUpJMlK4GJJOiDJ3dF6VrMwVWTPPyHSpXsvJA8ygDEbSOA7j_/s320/IMG_3622.JPG" width="221" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-45371139258786381412024-03-14T22:01:00.000-07:002024-03-14T22:01:16.735-07:0002h00 (Oh Two Hundred Hours) AAR<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">After participating in my <a href="https://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2023/12/partisan-raid-black-ops-playtest.html" target="_blank">Black Ops</a> game back in December, Gord has been on me to try out <a href="https://greyfornow.com/en-ca/pages/02-hundred-hours" target="_blank">02 Hundred Hours</a>, a game designed to simulate WWII partisan warfare, commando raids and similar special operations and wet work. Last night, we finally managed to fit in a trial run!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Arthur set up the board, a small Italian village, centered around the town square. Naturally we decided to fill the square up with all the activity to be expected on a busy market day.<br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirt4TmQ153FYHdS4bk2pydKC9mW7KH67p2PJmNCB4QoHPmfejOtu9rWwXEAL1dnQvj9QUuVtdxC9P8v_Gu0zGxgTM03RBWeGhIngAmYQL-ZPVV1Lokq_96po7XhjaFrdRsZ5p7Al-vAUUPloVJ4b-B4NXManAvRsjyFaM7RkQjD_6y_YoWojcIY8AP/s4032/IMG_3591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirt4TmQ153FYHdS4bk2pydKC9mW7KH67p2PJmNCB4QoHPmfejOtu9rWwXEAL1dnQvj9QUuVtdxC9P8v_Gu0zGxgTM03RBWeGhIngAmYQL-ZPVV1Lokq_96po7XhjaFrdRsZ5p7Al-vAUUPloVJ4b-B4NXManAvRsjyFaM7RkQjD_6y_YoWojcIY8AP/s320/IMG_3591.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The jolly grocer tries to convince the grumpy <i>signora</i> that the tomatoes are genuinely <i>fresca</i>, but she does not appear convinced.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3ZJ3khaXEbBUucTHsBGUQK_Y73YbjZjj7i0a5rYCXmz5BF1JWYqHJd75rlS7crL70hJqwQaaPpne_wwsx_3NqZOp1naqGwHVIo3j2_T0Yg8LFM-lyrH5J2lAcqQqvVC_8EcVFAC7eMEEmnJnD51VynfJtUTA1fpeCxGk2rA02YBqrcZDS6Yg6Ryw/s4032/IMG_3594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3ZJ3khaXEbBUucTHsBGUQK_Y73YbjZjj7i0a5rYCXmz5BF1JWYqHJd75rlS7crL70hJqwQaaPpne_wwsx_3NqZOp1naqGwHVIo3j2_T0Yg8LFM-lyrH5J2lAcqQqvVC_8EcVFAC7eMEEmnJnD51VynfJtUTA1fpeCxGk2rA02YBqrcZDS6Yg6Ryw/s320/IMG_3594.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Musicians and dancers put on an impromptu performance.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXm70qcxrlPLRnyUVLBGo4BEbxVMwA9_gF0AY1kf3pzidz19sWcqQbmUNzJQYFdexxsHYdPlQgjUv49VMJjMXiFdfDpcN8YE5UvrVqkj9PevaWxKM1IqfANanGxGvlC-i_ZFyHUH8_H3x3wRFkC3ycUo9kChfTFGleKEsX6dK_Mrznuh_8rU3UTjUM/s4032/IMG_3596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXm70qcxrlPLRnyUVLBGo4BEbxVMwA9_gF0AY1kf3pzidz19sWcqQbmUNzJQYFdexxsHYdPlQgjUv49VMJjMXiFdfDpcN8YE5UvrVqkj9PevaWxKM1IqfANanGxGvlC-i_ZFyHUH8_H3x3wRFkC3ycUo9kChfTFGleKEsX6dK_Mrznuh_8rU3UTjUM/s320/IMG_3596.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then Gord arrived, and pointed out that the reason the game is called 02h00 is that the action takes place in the middle of the night, and during wartime so we can assume that a curfew would be in place. So all the townsfolk went home, and we adjusted the layout a bit to allow more streets for unauthorised mischief. The mission for the Italian partisans is to capture a German officer, and extract him for interrogation. There are three possible places that he could be - in this case, one of the two churches, or the garage (the white building with the two big doors).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZ3s2HmCnkZnJZlnWYjORkGEm3B_vo4TEVhCFe3fCguuUkna6KBib7HzzctCeexr6JWOjE-vL1PEJrqAr_-ovmvSpzGNbCW4ZPQaSGu8mdgK46BIJ0RiKqYoaJv9uxGAPnnMnvXa7zve-RbiDAnRg2QEUKYZcNdCUBn1RB6j_-YQx-AX1OM461u2I/s4032/IMG_3597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZ3s2HmCnkZnJZlnWYjORkGEm3B_vo4TEVhCFe3fCguuUkna6KBib7HzzctCeexr6JWOjE-vL1PEJrqAr_-ovmvSpzGNbCW4ZPQaSGu8mdgK46BIJ0RiKqYoaJv9uxGAPnnMnvXa7zve-RbiDAnRg2QEUKYZcNdCUBn1RB6j_-YQx-AX1OM461u2I/s320/IMG_3597.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The cat, however, ignored the curfew ;^)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLkRSiZReTe0NlNq7Lc9WUd2KHGkl_c_vfQI-eKLNE5KhnwNkdsi7MpHIUExEYW6iTowZc-xcUt7qo7RRcAtGh0FrXb1FlRe4klT60pAYQkI7rMYN17xP-OEEb-LMTKIm1nXLFIF0sXd-MnLEx3DX0jKmnghFvYZb1b8RU9OWQwVpAz_GTIK0I7ZX/s4032/IMG_3598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLkRSiZReTe0NlNq7Lc9WUd2KHGkl_c_vfQI-eKLNE5KhnwNkdsi7MpHIUExEYW6iTowZc-xcUt7qo7RRcAtGh0FrXb1FlRe4klT60pAYQkI7rMYN17xP-OEEb-LMTKIm1nXLFIF0sXd-MnLEx3DX0jKmnghFvYZb1b8RU9OWQwVpAz_GTIK0I7ZX/s320/IMG_3598.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I selected a group of partisans, including a hero of the resistance (the lady with the MP40), a radio operator (Noor Inayat Khan),a partisan sergeant (with the red scarf), and five regular partisans. This selection allowed me to choose several special mission cards, that gave me bonuses for when the action kicked off. In particular, one of the cards allowed me to examine one of the three possible locations in advance, so my search for the German officer would be made a little easier.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qLJOuPbxhnmMLHaC8y6mRwilUno3C99afnwgPdHM02zYhuX7h7Kc1Rvx_TbnzEqsngEpSO4c4ukoo2XZuGw-ZFpp3u0vEHWkyjJjTMW8MSe-exTGhKnzQwt6VsAl5Rcnc1Py053S0ju1Rpgzbtfv3tPg6g3XhHZn4663lbhYPiet-vuadVn5oLbw/s4032/IMG_3599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qLJOuPbxhnmMLHaC8y6mRwilUno3C99afnwgPdHM02zYhuX7h7Kc1Rvx_TbnzEqsngEpSO4c4ukoo2XZuGw-ZFpp3u0vEHWkyjJjTMW8MSe-exTGhKnzQwt6VsAl5Rcnc1Py053S0ju1Rpgzbtfv3tPg6g3XhHZn4663lbhYPiet-vuadVn5oLbw/s320/IMG_3599.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I used my free search to check the church, and found that the officer wasn't there. This was great for me, as that would have been the most difficult place to search, and so Gord's sentry there didn't slow my search.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyggTlPzH_hYcyyUH49TSCFLEgYD415_gIB073LjTNMc5yQSWIgu_0lV068jZXSJEa2naTYqB0NP2MkDit3H-2STfPSAh22VXbjW2LbRByehE1JSFBpJfOlJwlo4NO_1lr9MMPq5iADWhx2D9MhssgMyXU03h0mxlCyT-V4_8mQ4tqU-OnloaaeTJ/s4032/IMG_3600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyggTlPzH_hYcyyUH49TSCFLEgYD415_gIB073LjTNMc5yQSWIgu_0lV068jZXSJEa2naTYqB0NP2MkDit3H-2STfPSAh22VXbjW2LbRByehE1JSFBpJfOlJwlo4NO_1lr9MMPq5iADWhx2D9MhssgMyXU03h0mxlCyT-V4_8mQ4tqU-OnloaaeTJ/s320/IMG_3600.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Germans on roving patrol.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0hy8G5TXPvs2UDopMPfZ1kdwYyUaxLWUj6tU3JdHWBH4suT6eElof9RNF2eWPlG0-jFrDaYuNm_mMf9YZ8gkyUkuoL4Q3mfSw9H98VqUm7utONGjNafOUub9X1HbVCAXKrRuQ2MRBqPnaA4CoqSNVwGjgs-McWuF5qzqA5EfgsjrlgUZVeU9BRvy/s4032/IMG_3601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0hy8G5TXPvs2UDopMPfZ1kdwYyUaxLWUj6tU3JdHWBH4suT6eElof9RNF2eWPlG0-jFrDaYuNm_mMf9YZ8gkyUkuoL4Q3mfSw9H98VqUm7utONGjNafOUub9X1HbVCAXKrRuQ2MRBqPnaA4CoqSNVwGjgs-McWuF5qzqA5EfgsjrlgUZVeU9BRvy/s320/IMG_3601.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">German sergeant checks in on his sentry at the cardboard church.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnS-E2LdRgmi3u3WQl1NEuy2YMKxuiefzM0K0IKl8wGfYCq-nEJiV1ax816h6BIZLK7YxI3wq2nTxAmqeykMPnbgz566U9wVls0zn_syfS8cXUnz7gAcin64qskcXFlCdvE4PJQjcUSmPpPB4yq7cV_IrbPbAbEK3G3NCq3aJBE06kc72KoFaTE-O/s4032/IMG_3603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnS-E2LdRgmi3u3WQl1NEuy2YMKxuiefzM0K0IKl8wGfYCq-nEJiV1ax816h6BIZLK7YxI3wq2nTxAmqeykMPnbgz566U9wVls0zn_syfS8cXUnz7gAcin64qskcXFlCdvE4PJQjcUSmPpPB4yq7cV_IrbPbAbEK3G3NCq3aJBE06kc72KoFaTE-O/s320/IMG_3603.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The partisan hero sneaks into the square to check the garage.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalCTEftniuXuFJhLLJPxUKhIX3u9JqdlIbPkVlqDub_KQP7AwP4O5_adGohXZQTqpYf4gawCs7xMbqvMJ5fB1_dvUZB9xAnLF9Ra6iOWkX4Mg6MxAOg_Tyrp1_yfCjzYGY__hWCvTWJHTqTyABqV8KMiAXWEYp_pb9eNI5JZHwkcLQqNrAPiPq6eW/s4032/IMG_3604.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalCTEftniuXuFJhLLJPxUKhIX3u9JqdlIbPkVlqDub_KQP7AwP4O5_adGohXZQTqpYf4gawCs7xMbqvMJ5fB1_dvUZB9xAnLF9Ra6iOWkX4Mg6MxAOg_Tyrp1_yfCjzYGY__hWCvTWJHTqTyABqV8KMiAXWEYp_pb9eNI5JZHwkcLQqNrAPiPq6eW/s320/IMG_3604.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">She opens the door of the garage, but is too noisy and generates an alert token allowing the German sentries to search for her. On the positive side, though, she confirms that the officer is not in the garage.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xPqoCYwPQSocEG-sjx1KUEBBuzFRFHATQxh7b9VYNY_L2eCNUd_BHxcBFyj3E7lpMvZXTC-ZxzQFv1jvCq_WNZ9O4zsaNMEfzs6fP9Zf_MXfYz6H3eNoyiRzU8Nr5sx8CmcFb3Rz_jJIKvpFaX0kx4LAlfnaeCDIPJlaetN2cxwtFvinnnQT8Uqm/s4032/IMG_3605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xPqoCYwPQSocEG-sjx1KUEBBuzFRFHATQxh7b9VYNY_L2eCNUd_BHxcBFyj3E7lpMvZXTC-ZxzQFv1jvCq_WNZ9O4zsaNMEfzs6fP9Zf_MXfYz6H3eNoyiRzU8Nr5sx8CmcFb3Rz_jJIKvpFaX0kx4LAlfnaeCDIPJlaetN2cxwtFvinnnQT8Uqm/s320/IMG_3605.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, over by the resin church, the partisan sergeant and his <i>compagno</i> prepare to take out a German sentry.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">He then enters the church and apprehends the German officer.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUCpkbMqvZDjiCt4QdFSY5OGf1Cga7jKbe4mduZVeRkv2Dn5VrTDOhGBCeh_cW6cno5CeB1r-Csf6ufVg62FHLHXWSWrfuGBEdD7H5kgrsEJDVH9yWeJ80LxuzWti3Nnd3fdYeu2J-n3wSwPNzMQ_7XKlkkQcgFfBP-3zt_v42-2YG1RPxUdMtJ_A/s4032/IMG_3610.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUCpkbMqvZDjiCt4QdFSY5OGf1Cga7jKbe4mduZVeRkv2Dn5VrTDOhGBCeh_cW6cno5CeB1r-Csf6ufVg62FHLHXWSWrfuGBEdD7H5kgrsEJDVH9yWeJ80LxuzWti3Nnd3fdYeu2J-n3wSwPNzMQ_7XKlkkQcgFfBP-3zt_v42-2YG1RPxUdMtJ_A/s320/IMG_3610.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And the hustles him into captivity, with his fellow partisans providing cover.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZIb1LWJc3FjMaKsLJJDqnE2gsdZoNxe3PGwLuxIAr5zKpUut15GgL7sT76iy4GgmIo9W85zgQcw404kGMxzR9tukIuv9kZbRxwiaFh_xMsHmm9zGdxOtctj38iYBcWS5n5ydxHC0QmcW0ZY07FxwEMTlfF0E8zTWJgBVyEvpBBxTEqvKquh2uQ4wf/s4032/IMG_3611.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZIb1LWJc3FjMaKsLJJDqnE2gsdZoNxe3PGwLuxIAr5zKpUut15GgL7sT76iy4GgmIo9W85zgQcw404kGMxzR9tukIuv9kZbRxwiaFh_xMsHmm9zGdxOtctj38iYBcWS5n5ydxHC0QmcW0ZY07FxwEMTlfF0E8zTWJgBVyEvpBBxTEqvKquh2uQ4wf/s320/IMG_3611.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The team that captured the officer managed to make some noise, and the German sentries started toward them. The partisan hero, having previously shed the alert token that she'd earned earlier, now took action to distract the guards. She played her distraction card, and opened up on the guards. This naturally attracted a lot of attention to her, but had the advantage of removing the token from the partisan sergeant and his prisoner. She was also pretty effective with her Schmeisser, taking out one of the three German sentries.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYHn0iXtOJ5zET8kgsP8gIvBmSrUQb2VnjKKgsGQy4HI3d4d7l5Fk2_JCkxeMyDmfD69rtXJjkVMHsWxArWBVkNKRo2wogCe7-lrXXlpz5rhcZVPMn50Le1SsYz3v55GEhMWUMPTbjdjxT_HuMhILAXchp2RR5DRK7vmWdygGuDLW2bFS3Wg_43Rn/s4032/IMG_3613.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYHn0iXtOJ5zET8kgsP8gIvBmSrUQb2VnjKKgsGQy4HI3d4d7l5Fk2_JCkxeMyDmfD69rtXJjkVMHsWxArWBVkNKRo2wogCe7-lrXXlpz5rhcZVPMn50Le1SsYz3v55GEhMWUMPTbjdjxT_HuMhILAXchp2RR5DRK7vmWdygGuDLW2bFS3Wg_43Rn/s320/IMG_3613.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But the alarm was definitely raised, and the German hauptmann dashed onto the board. He mercilessly gunned down the heroic partisan! But her distraction was enough, and the other partisans escaped with their prisoner.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7EhnTnU-rlp46DxeFZF6ZUunUnRbbYItX9KfnAhNml0j8wIkZLJSt137gSbjla7dWa3Ue6glFPho-g54xrpPiMBX89amwijF3TDAbSff9kFpPIE0LVU-acyz0eRO2RO5L7XLfN_zNlkwwcy3Ml3V5CDkRigOnPeGrKjDiYwcqbIligdTIKegGGD7/s4032/IMG_3614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7EhnTnU-rlp46DxeFZF6ZUunUnRbbYItX9KfnAhNml0j8wIkZLJSt137gSbjla7dWa3Ue6glFPho-g54xrpPiMBX89amwijF3TDAbSff9kFpPIE0LVU-acyz0eRO2RO5L7XLfN_zNlkwwcy3Ml3V5CDkRigOnPeGrKjDiYwcqbIligdTIKegGGD7/s320/IMG_3614.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">All in all, it was a good, fun, suspenseful game. It gave a very cinematic result as the partisans snuck around trying to avoid the sentries. Meanwhile, Gord was frustrated as my dice rolling worked out to my advantage. Even though I had many partisans running around the town, I was lucky and barely rolled any noise results, and was able to cancel out the few that did come up. I can see that it would be great for solo gaming, as the guards/sentries are mostly on auto-pilot until the alarm is raised, and even then they still need to locate the partisans.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The game does require lots of markers on the board, which is an aesthetic thing that I'd prefer to avoid, but that is offset by the relatively small number of figures on the board. I'll be ready to try the game again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I am getting into Italian partisan music - will be looking at building a soundtrack for my next game!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cUAP-fE81zs" width="320" youtube-src-id="cUAP-fE81zs"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-16194704437812819122024-03-11T19:13:00.000-07:002024-03-11T19:23:25.743-07:00Great War Chain of Command AAR -Training the German Army<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">I had Kevin, Peter and Doug over yesterday for another Chain of Command WWI trench bash. This time we played Scenario 6 from <a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/stout-hearts-iron-troopers/" target="_blank">Stout Hearts and Iron Troopers</a>, training the Imperial German Army with an attack on an entrenched position. The setting is spring 1918, during the famous Michael offensive. The initial attack has passed over this British position, and the Germans are mopping up the isolated defenders.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Although the Patrol Phase is very important for Chain of Command, I skipped it for this scenario. The Germans were given two jump-off points at the two shell craters on the right hand side of the image below. The British were assigned one section each in the bunker and the two craters, which represent earthen dugouts. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrA4AyIoBpz88vfrwe99HmqzKomzT4pujFNTtL5ycx37Xlf-pqWx_MGB6P2hSVF-pjqXOQZe0NOKq6tm1MFqEfEovU_H6cjXj9-ih9tAciVqBKc_O8C3ATs44rK8cPkHRh0c9eVTgzD9prmkn-hiCry0ey6iHDN79M6IKvLyDs_fxh3pz3pvkO0VJL/s4032/IMG_3554.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrA4AyIoBpz88vfrwe99HmqzKomzT4pujFNTtL5ycx37Xlf-pqWx_MGB6P2hSVF-pjqXOQZe0NOKq6tm1MFqEfEovU_H6cjXj9-ih9tAciVqBKc_O8C3ATs44rK8cPkHRh0c9eVTgzD9prmkn-hiCry0ey6iHDN79M6IKvLyDs_fxh3pz3pvkO0VJL/s320/IMG_3554.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The pregame setup included a preliminary barrage, which inflicted shock and a few casualties on the British in their dugouts, and also created the breaks in the wire that the German force will pass through.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the shot below, the Germans are advancing on the right against the rifle grenade section. As the enemy is so close, the British simply used their rifles as rifles, no benefit to firing rifle grenades. The markers behind the Germans show the two points of shock that have been added.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2_hIJjToJYhHsjWTV11bkQZa3BsBrU7iatviwvHL3npGzUJgcCLnsbnkX7BrbD8iqtTG_usmOWolovKdh8F6ATgLEmAwg9wdA3auQzjMXpZuQLPiVP2z8e-ZCUTVafGq82Vu-77wWsV4XTAU8v-o8mGZ-p7k_bjE59LxCKC3n4MlomSotGEU5koU/s3889/IMG_3557.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2390" data-original-width="3889" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2_hIJjToJYhHsjWTV11bkQZa3BsBrU7iatviwvHL3npGzUJgcCLnsbnkX7BrbD8iqtTG_usmOWolovKdh8F6ATgLEmAwg9wdA3auQzjMXpZuQLPiVP2z8e-ZCUTVafGq82Vu-77wWsV4XTAU8v-o8mGZ-p7k_bjE59LxCKC3n4MlomSotGEU5koU/s320/IMG_3557.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Germans also had a sniper, who kept up a steady harassments on the defenders.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xbkJtcfBtXHQoKTzixCtgKpjZgOYSh2-C7yk8UToY3E5gPOnwK4cD2sr0WrsSMxtbd7S774H_Xf0upCwao13JhwTuYsKxtzLuxodR40I-t8eefxEjddTNDOB2owbYm0vb4j_rPKDK-ey8RhEjoYLIn2ojmeup0oQPM5DYAWKjmqYm4NOKFmLsVgL/s3773/IMG_3560.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1972" data-original-width="3773" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xbkJtcfBtXHQoKTzixCtgKpjZgOYSh2-C7yk8UToY3E5gPOnwK4cD2sr0WrsSMxtbd7S774H_Xf0upCwao13JhwTuYsKxtzLuxodR40I-t8eefxEjddTNDOB2owbYm0vb4j_rPKDK-ey8RhEjoYLIn2ojmeup0oQPM5DYAWKjmqYm4NOKFmLsVgL/s320/IMG_3560.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The rifle grenadiers were able to repel the first German squad, but then had to face the follow-on from the next squad.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYnurWDt3_QOmajT_lNUc8SbxxYRcVQPagdIjdJptFFMQF3G8f8wwWXAB6KVUmQ9XQC9FNxzX2oR1CKBiqwoJVXeC8xCIxWtYhLTL9iMpm-M2SRi8eW4SQvNm2Du_UjjV6Gx4WLbwFvjB4yZsC8XX_o47HPP_BPmLk-2npxVlrd-hqsB5Gl6vD_aC/s3811/IMG_3561.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2281" data-original-width="3811" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYnurWDt3_QOmajT_lNUc8SbxxYRcVQPagdIjdJptFFMQF3G8f8wwWXAB6KVUmQ9XQC9FNxzX2oR1CKBiqwoJVXeC8xCIxWtYhLTL9iMpm-M2SRi8eW4SQvNm2Du_UjjV6Gx4WLbwFvjB4yZsC8XX_o47HPP_BPmLk-2npxVlrd-hqsB5Gl6vD_aC/s320/IMG_3561.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">German soldier up front issues an eviction notice to the Brits. Note the shock markers and orange smoke representing a pin marker.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNPd9chezHVQEZT4Dd5_EViDq4Sa3_MGofieaA_y2J8L2pkM6fwZ_NFDTh9BtM6RVm28WaAa5-hVzptMRil-EDAWMt3aFbO6X0m3RCvCb83szbi7lR5vQn8y6xKIhe0-jzpiKk1ujjs1aqi03gVvmsdpPuTrI0kaf78Mbff4hKvY0z3aB7BkaZlVa/s2995/IMG_3562.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="2995" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNPd9chezHVQEZT4Dd5_EViDq4Sa3_MGofieaA_y2J8L2pkM6fwZ_NFDTh9BtM6RVm28WaAa5-hVzptMRil-EDAWMt3aFbO6X0m3RCvCb83szbi7lR5vQn8y6xKIhe0-jzpiKk1ujjs1aqi03gVvmsdpPuTrI0kaf78Mbff4hKvY0z3aB7BkaZlVa/s320/IMG_3562.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Aaaand the follow-on squad takes the trench.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpP9JTj7qCu2FH41Nf6hsnG48Te9wUzUDU6a1J0daI4yqL6aqvq6OKF1Bmn_bJ3USv5IXyQOUz3nnOoNNVaxGYANbgY0BSBNlZgNbYqsn5T2oznfUEZv_XHwlaVXtbygg3-C57mXF2iKt8DKOxohwNvU1ClttXFV4-PW_ZwNRGTA-HXHRRnvra1lN/s3632/IMG_3563.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1418" data-original-width="3632" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpP9JTj7qCu2FH41Nf6hsnG48Te9wUzUDU6a1J0daI4yqL6aqvq6OKF1Bmn_bJ3USv5IXyQOUz3nnOoNNVaxGYANbgY0BSBNlZgNbYqsn5T2oznfUEZv_XHwlaVXtbygg3-C57mXF2iKt8DKOxohwNvU1ClttXFV4-PW_ZwNRGTA-HXHRRnvra1lN/s320/IMG_3563.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile on the left of the British line, a squad of German grenadiers comes on to issue their own eviction notice.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Y5cI9EZ3c9TaNa-tN9RcAhkbXI4yP4KRwgrCH1YvkW9_b_J4_N9HkT1-gHwEuGSb_8vr4Q3h7hRMbB0a5y81GNruNbwvzzC4PAIUXukQ8htydeXF2DOjEg478sLxALH49H2g8AdsyIsuiT52riOE_KiNPIybQ_BJodylzFLsSXCA-rCh9BcJpmfd/s4032/IMG_3565.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2657" data-original-width="4032" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Y5cI9EZ3c9TaNa-tN9RcAhkbXI4yP4KRwgrCH1YvkW9_b_J4_N9HkT1-gHwEuGSb_8vr4Q3h7hRMbB0a5y81GNruNbwvzzC4PAIUXukQ8htydeXF2DOjEg478sLxALH49H2g8AdsyIsuiT52riOE_KiNPIybQ_BJodylzFLsSXCA-rCh9BcJpmfd/s320/IMG_3565.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the bunker at the centre of the line, the Lewis section continues to fire on any enemy they can spot, but it isn't enough to hold back the Hun. The soldiers are actually inside the bunker, but their models have been placed on top for reference. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvO0UdXCqvuqTPiBb7dS3u9ID2G6FnRyWTs_TvUHqscHxhx6P3oOKohne0lXoYg-PajmjHFu5CO5GlLJ_6GA5x8g6Sspfjl_duogrdSOViOHvEg5h-jfnhPhx92fEV6rJhBXcH96f0Pu7noeV-0g3EZ8WFKsJ8b_oA_eHo4T1ZN81b6zjyUect-mF3/s4032/IMG_3568.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1990" data-original-width="4032" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvO0UdXCqvuqTPiBb7dS3u9ID2G6FnRyWTs_TvUHqscHxhx6P3oOKohne0lXoYg-PajmjHFu5CO5GlLJ_6GA5x8g6Sspfjl_duogrdSOViOHvEg5h-jfnhPhx92fEV6rJhBXcH96f0Pu7noeV-0g3EZ8WFKsJ8b_oA_eHo4T1ZN81b6zjyUect-mF3/s320/IMG_3568.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">German grenadiers approach along the trench line. An uncannily accurate barrage of grenades subdues the British defenders (no, really, Doug rolled amazingly well, hit after hit, as each grenade toss became harder!). Overwhelmed, this broke the force morale for the defenders, and they fled off the table.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBHZFhDjI8QOBjaU7dI9Ms3sIr6OR5yO-_2sjw2fv-AUhXmJVX6jnA8AEw9cLznS58RAjZMRiEMVLIrJ4ZaUsM_oIyOOsja_n1zum_BMtcCxPiFdZUIsR_Itkfue_5DctIfwXAfPdKy1Hn_GLQEluElA6jIvL_cDYh77ij91h-Nfid5Cu84ocWjBC/s4032/IMG_3569.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBHZFhDjI8QOBjaU7dI9Ms3sIr6OR5yO-_2sjw2fv-AUhXmJVX6jnA8AEw9cLznS58RAjZMRiEMVLIrJ4ZaUsM_oIyOOsja_n1zum_BMtcCxPiFdZUIsR_Itkfue_5DctIfwXAfPdKy1Hn_GLQEluElA6jIvL_cDYh77ij91h-Nfid5Cu84ocWjBC/s320/IMG_3569.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">It was a good game, despite a few errors on my part. When the first German squad broke, I didn't transfer any of their shock to the following squad when the survivors fled through them. Peter, playing the Brits, didn't send his runner at the first opportunity, so by the time he got off the table to alert the platoon HQ and the reinforcements, it was too late for them to arrive. Another challenge for the Brits was having their three sections isolated from each other. This was a deliberate part of the scenario, so perhaps in a future play through I'll see if the British player can act to bring sections closer together to support each other. Intriguingly, the Germans attacked with an LMG squad rather than using it to suppress the defenders - and I'm certain the soldiers wouldn't have appreciated all the 'bullet sponge' comments before they broke! </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'll try this scenario again, I think, with a few tweaks on the layout to make sure the Brits get a chance to bring on their platoon commander.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><p></p></div>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-20656898442091741282024-03-10T20:43:00.000-07:002024-03-10T20:43:00.586-07:00White Sun of the Desert Abdullah<p><span style="font-family: arial;">There is a famous movie from the USSR called </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Sun_of_the_Desert" target="_blank">White Sun of the Desert</a>. It is from 1970, and is very heavily influenced by Sergio Leone-style spaghetti westerns, except that instead of the American old west, it is set on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea toward the end of the Russian Civil War. The primary villain is a Basmachi bandit chieftain called Abdullah. The <a href="http://siberia-miniatures.ru/product_info.php?cPath=41_39_51_156&products_id=955" target="_blank">Basmachi command figures from Siberia Miniatures</a> bear a great similarity to the bandits from White Sun, so naturally I tried to make this figure, with his classic broomhandle Mauser, look as much like the one from the film as I could.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/b/b5/WSoD-BD-Mauser-8.jpg/800px-WSoD-BD-Mauser-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="800" height="584" src="https://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/b/b5/WSoD-BD-Mauser-8.jpg/800px-WSoD-BD-Mauser-8.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsU4_cWoyx2Tn4so03JRmnyWQUSaq1IqIQoZliWkmklSWl9EEZepDjod1NAtbl0jkxvjXwD0QcsWV1MuG3jLy7RDUjv8Dm1-yosH8j3W9cyvNuyRp1A5vEaODyBvDU0Hjju_T5Yt0cEQEQumCHNjXcH3cCXlSHYQ7L3ShdgvMTrGY0LscoJb_AIHHL/s4032/IMG_3548.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsU4_cWoyx2Tn4so03JRmnyWQUSaq1IqIQoZliWkmklSWl9EEZepDjod1NAtbl0jkxvjXwD0QcsWV1MuG3jLy7RDUjv8Dm1-yosH8j3W9cyvNuyRp1A5vEaODyBvDU0Hjju_T5Yt0cEQEQumCHNjXcH3cCXlSHYQ7L3ShdgvMTrGY0LscoJb_AIHHL/s320/IMG_3548.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHN7qs6Gg7cMqI2Okhx3TjDXyZQp_OPRfomtOTYOCFHB5BTBzzHIhGSmr6FajP5_iIVqTw7Wea8b6hd71rTkK7-9OuS_fBv6msfeMtCsr4oJhBceVsxMDCh56rPWkd7UegzNVgK-6JnudgTuOPK2NYtHMeWI_YLKEaaaRPfeKi0TCI2w6vAskyB4R/s4032/IMG_3547.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHN7qs6Gg7cMqI2Okhx3TjDXyZQp_OPRfomtOTYOCFHB5BTBzzHIhGSmr6FajP5_iIVqTw7Wea8b6hd71rTkK7-9OuS_fBv6msfeMtCsr4oJhBceVsxMDCh56rPWkd7UegzNVgK-6JnudgTuOPK2NYtHMeWI_YLKEaaaRPfeKi0TCI2w6vAskyB4R/s320/IMG_3547.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">White Sun of the Desert is a great film, well worth a watch! It can be found on YouTube with English subtitles.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auj_u7wEyw8 Maybe once I get a few more of the Basmachis painted up, we'll be able to pay a What a Cowboy tribute to this classic 'Eastern'!</span></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-56905071000925695232024-03-03T21:14:00.000-08:002024-03-03T21:14:47.650-08:00What a Cowboy at Bonsor<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Arthur had so much fun at last month's Trumpeter Society game night that he decided to organise a game for this month as well. This time he chose a What a Cowboy game and set up a Rescue scenario. Three banditos head into town to kidnap a group of townsfolk, and the black-clad lawmen move in to stop them. We were joined by Kevin and Douglas for the game.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the basic town layout. The hostages are in the two-storey building in the centre of the town.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8ySHaqNV80XleM4mptsdorYIfdtv1yI_B-KIeDiwOa8rfLbKR9PmWL8q6Cnnj7_Q2qrAR9BBE3a5WYBrWWk5JerUvkfRG56JVl2Xlqa75d5quU5UrERbBEmZPDBGfGLLIYOt1I_eFS2kS-9LiMfI4ynUZUixJsFNN9yDG2B2FVV5dnFNb3fE-LGW/s4032/IMG_3515.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2381" data-original-width="4032" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8ySHaqNV80XleM4mptsdorYIfdtv1yI_B-KIeDiwOa8rfLbKR9PmWL8q6Cnnj7_Q2qrAR9BBE3a5WYBrWWk5JerUvkfRG56JVl2Xlqa75d5quU5UrERbBEmZPDBGfGLLIYOt1I_eFS2kS-9LiMfI4ynUZUixJsFNN9yDG2B2FVV5dnFNb3fE-LGW/s320/IMG_3515.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Armadilo railway station.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">while El Guapo is chased around the corner of the ramshackle barn.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuemNzL4YOQpUVw61OfEMN7vymrPujT5ZeSqwDMMewO5xXp1VhNjaMh8QbOSTM1soXiErGJ9uY1yOOx-CyafM7y5yNlaEGL3CbMArYSxRk98nfk6Q4tNWsX6mqzPHyETqVzqOF50xG0spKqd4g2otyswn_vYDzGkWKC1NJ-jSPlDGqx4aTtvLMSDq/s3588/IMG_3535.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="3588" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuemNzL4YOQpUVw61OfEMN7vymrPujT5ZeSqwDMMewO5xXp1VhNjaMh8QbOSTM1soXiErGJ9uY1yOOx-CyafM7y5yNlaEGL3CbMArYSxRk98nfk6Q4tNWsX6mqzPHyETqVzqOF50xG0spKqd4g2otyswn_vYDzGkWKC1NJ-jSPlDGqx4aTtvLMSDq/s320/IMG_3535.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Manuel is forced off the balcony</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSWd0z1DXBD2w3DQv9Nwgx2UUmpcDNnw-_2K23SDE2I4Ps8imAgHiXXbVAch8IU-gAODKjC9TT86jO1IZ4OvynThvQbIATWzGJmNBMUq6g_ztJZtaiJO7qFlgc2LaR3m4KQs7EeXi2AYs-O3-qIMKKuwrnTUyuic2P7rVPhgeE4AQaFtSlBd5LpgT/s3611/IMG_3536.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2290" data-original-width="3611" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSWd0z1DXBD2w3DQv9Nwgx2UUmpcDNnw-_2K23SDE2I4Ps8imAgHiXXbVAch8IU-gAODKjC9TT86jO1IZ4OvynThvQbIATWzGJmNBMUq6g_ztJZtaiJO7qFlgc2LaR3m4KQs7EeXi2AYs-O3-qIMKKuwrnTUyuic2P7rVPhgeE4AQaFtSlBd5LpgT/s320/IMG_3536.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The lawman jumps after him, but fails his jump roll and breaks his neck!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrs4JC1nNAQOeGEYLEUc_NMwyH3W4nxI7SnfEa39K__CPKXy10S03F4QKm5RBVfJOKqBxnUME1huiwL8Vv9ZDtato-ph8HhwCBuujXET6uoYosA-YBGgnRG2jrjgC-TO5IRiqo-uTKEosmj7PLGQh44K_oUd7pAeFhuCVnmfG6zw_A4ZNRWZXnLan/s4032/IMG_3539.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrs4JC1nNAQOeGEYLEUc_NMwyH3W4nxI7SnfEa39K__CPKXy10S03F4QKm5RBVfJOKqBxnUME1huiwL8Vv9ZDtato-ph8HhwCBuujXET6uoYosA-YBGgnRG2jrjgC-TO5IRiqo-uTKEosmj7PLGQh44K_oUd7pAeFhuCVnmfG6zw_A4ZNRWZXnLan/s320/IMG_3539.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The last lawman chases down and finishes off El Guapo. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2I7JSZnnNL_708fCeJa-QVJrbiUp4teuGVRUVouHKijUq1FFEp-3B_p-IEcKMtdmi3LbBmkGv8RoR6BdYePX3TkczuszK0mXKAF5pzcoAb5Pqzxd9u_GLmCcUy8Fm-cpgzxdn0IIAnDhkDet07DlMnwCzUeQ4xxxcmyOe1gZzjnrs9ibdqumZzUd/s3471/IMG_3542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1805" data-original-width="3471" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2I7JSZnnNL_708fCeJa-QVJrbiUp4teuGVRUVouHKijUq1FFEp-3B_p-IEcKMtdmi3LbBmkGv8RoR6BdYePX3TkczuszK0mXKAF5pzcoAb5Pqzxd9u_GLmCcUy8Fm-cpgzxdn0IIAnDhkDet07DlMnwCzUeQ4xxxcmyOe1gZzjnrs9ibdqumZzUd/s320/IMG_3542.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The final tally was two dead lawman, one dead bandito and one captured, with the third fled the table. In the close run fight, the lawmen manage a victory!</span><p></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-83544514367544262752024-02-19T20:35:00.000-08:002024-02-19T20:35:56.249-08:00JTFM trenches and first game using them<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I finished painting the <a href="https://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2023/12/jtfm-trench-system-review.html" target="_blank">JTFM/Die Waffenkammer trenches</a>. I was so happy with the initial set that I bought several more pieces. I now have well over five feet of trenches that can be set out in a variety of different configurations.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NK04XfYz_dmJcYjb7KfKwDI9olKdkHkrSIyNLAFUgOttQBNL4xQWk_ac_00cbvnlAnKHq1Zfzd5gUmcnrSS54pCiC7DyuA_hVWP78Elb0HVSU4dFNwxMKX1zyQBe73QVEsrRXfO6XuY56M8PPZeCPwxByZf4uMf91pzLqf-pKvPqx_h89lYWpn4e/s3641/IMG_3476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3641" data-original-width="2582" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NK04XfYz_dmJcYjb7KfKwDI9olKdkHkrSIyNLAFUgOttQBNL4xQWk_ac_00cbvnlAnKHq1Zfzd5gUmcnrSS54pCiC7DyuA_hVWP78Elb0HVSU4dFNwxMKX1zyQBe73QVEsrRXfO6XuY56M8PPZeCPwxByZf4uMf91pzLqf-pKvPqx_h89lYWpn4e/s320/IMG_3476.JPG" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9tGN0jxp7mYMAIcwmR2Zn8HCZ3lA8pjlC2WHBpeDjhVWc1WvmXgoYtKOUXahidnGNfBuNp3yWKtLR5BVElR1njKQArsnne-hS37I7QCtZJGGW-qrEYToB9bK6ANGHxdw_yu9zgq7S2nliV5EXHQrn6Ca2gfPfAR6SOWwnW-E2IFN31MDER6ultix/s3714/IMG_3477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2907" data-original-width="3714" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9tGN0jxp7mYMAIcwmR2Zn8HCZ3lA8pjlC2WHBpeDjhVWc1WvmXgoYtKOUXahidnGNfBuNp3yWKtLR5BVElR1njKQArsnne-hS37I7QCtZJGGW-qrEYToB9bK6ANGHxdw_yu9zgq7S2nliV5EXHQrn6Ca2gfPfAR6SOWwnW-E2IFN31MDER6ultix/s320/IMG_3477.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">My collection of WWI Western Front terrain is now sufficient to start playing games, including trenches, shell holes, ruined buildings and more.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBzmILl1re9t9M1_whIosKavHBPU8vSkWcLHpx1AshyK6cBy9K2uWzW5l_A5C4aAJRXLhy-Dtch1qild04ztLmJBm86iunDMXny9jc_dKfn1w5pcf52eXvb-TpQDft6Z84RSOZi1211i64CO5clPP6MOec9rkVUdHofKuNXrHFm87LAEWNaM6KGkp/s4032/IMG_3481.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBzmILl1re9t9M1_whIosKavHBPU8vSkWcLHpx1AshyK6cBy9K2uWzW5l_A5C4aAJRXLhy-Dtch1qild04ztLmJBm86iunDMXny9jc_dKfn1w5pcf52eXvb-TpQDft6Z84RSOZi1211i64CO5clPP6MOec9rkVUdHofKuNXrHFm87LAEWNaM6KGkp/s320/IMG_3481.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So I invited Craig, Doug and Gord over to have a go at WWI Chain of Command, aka Cocking Up the Mud and the Blood. We played the first scenario from the <a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/stout-hearts-iron-troopers/" target="_blank">Stout Hearts and Iron Troopers</a> scenario pack, Training the Entente. As it happens, I had Craig and Gord play a variant of this <a href="https://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2019/08/seizing-crossroads-jhamjar-coc-aar.html" target="_blank">scenario in 2019 </a>in my Imagi-Nation of Jhamjar.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As part of my planning for this play-through, I watched the Crusty Colonel's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ymgpST1knE&t=26s" target="_blank">YouTube video </a>of his own version of this scenario, which provided me with some inspiration for my playthrough. Following the Colonel's example, the Germans, with only three active units (two squads of infantry and a medium machine gun), were limited to 4 command dice. The full-strength Canadian platoon had the regular five command dice.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Germans were able to set up in a hastily dug trench controlling a crossroads. The area in front of the German position was heavily bombarded, leaving many shell holes that counted as rough terrain and light cover. The trenches were classed as heavy cover, and also as rough terrain due to the awkwardness of moving in the narrow space with many changes of direction and also tripping hazards like boxes of stores and other impedimenta.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTgnwbCUmJEcalwv9oW6KHE76kkU5LoDSG4PYizYzXuHVJyX6-X5LzQ4rJdcjkGYU0hkaKamQJjDZAUgKIz2Sf0NWDYrqPFRBeMKzwNi7P2GVu94ka9Q77URyyfbpMxXBwBXzpMNz0gI70f5Dep6leIAy3mfx9G98FsvW15Npiiw_LEQnA9Re1VeU/s4032/IMG_3482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2748" data-original-width="4032" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTgnwbCUmJEcalwv9oW6KHE76kkU5LoDSG4PYizYzXuHVJyX6-X5LzQ4rJdcjkGYU0hkaKamQJjDZAUgKIz2Sf0NWDYrqPFRBeMKzwNi7P2GVu94ka9Q77URyyfbpMxXBwBXzpMNz0gI70f5Dep6leIAy3mfx9G98FsvW15Npiiw_LEQnA9Re1VeU/s320/IMG_3482.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHcanSTRQqXxMKOUPVenKZvHNJWMAaTBHNTip7l7qqo8csiDTQ4iwu7Iwvak0QrNct_OL1ZuEy5o8KhDokqUOiRqgN7hz46o9W_kW2ZNB4OymrV7Ckbf_7-gqghUB6nQ4a_gVKg-V7anys12X6x_9102D15OFXENnJbe-P7pM0oJbVt-UiznlvltV/s4032/IMG_3483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHcanSTRQqXxMKOUPVenKZvHNJWMAaTBHNTip7l7qqo8csiDTQ4iwu7Iwvak0QrNct_OL1ZuEy5o8KhDokqUOiRqgN7hz46o9W_kW2ZNB4OymrV7Ckbf_7-gqghUB6nQ4a_gVKg-V7anys12X6x_9102D15OFXENnJbe-P7pM0oJbVt-UiznlvltV/s320/IMG_3483.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The Canadian objective was to capture the crossroads, while the Germans wanted to prevent this from happening.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The patrol phase ended up with the Canadian jumpoff points on the left side of the battlefield. This forced the attack to come from that flank. In this shot, the German JoPs are spread throughout the trench. The Canadian JoPs are just out of shot on the right.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqBcahUlgnronf9UOUjTTMb_RaugC6I35MSHmPxQfxhJtvbInUvqSht2fE7daxOL9b9TmUcBiJDAMFmnKshOzhJcbBJl1wQlkxX_zVMvFDdemzDZFqbOfMSU0PLzITULBKgpZ8LwodDkexGhNSN-EUTOH-WymqzktumSZfIHbY8IfPxr8oeq9Vtr2/s4032/IMG_3485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqBcahUlgnronf9UOUjTTMb_RaugC6I35MSHmPxQfxhJtvbInUvqSht2fE7daxOL9b9TmUcBiJDAMFmnKshOzhJcbBJl1wQlkxX_zVMvFDdemzDZFqbOfMSU0PLzITULBKgpZ8LwodDkexGhNSN-EUTOH-WymqzktumSZfIHbY8IfPxr8oeq9Vtr2/s320/IMG_3485.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The Canadian attack develops with first the rifle grenade section deploying into a shellhole to suppress the defenders. This had limited effect as the Germans deployed their MMG and a rifle section to return fire. Soon after, the Lewis gun section also deployed, and there were several phases of action as the Germans and Canadians engaged in a firefight, trying to obtain the upper hand.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG2BWBU-iEix3H_SZ0Sdyy2SnJYE3yFS5QWbOfhyphenhyphenkl10I4oidru12pSrp6ylGhiQqneI-07Vytc3SYqcA0LLdeGCd0h7VVmI6REQ0atGYrIJJWKd6FW-RZXpdELrSzkJZMw1UFJRctGLm7av2sRFpk4Mbj3KuYOLPEnDKw_OjX7UMWhQbpfF3Nft6/s4032/IMG_3489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG2BWBU-iEix3H_SZ0Sdyy2SnJYE3yFS5QWbOfhyphenhyphenkl10I4oidru12pSrp6ylGhiQqneI-07Vytc3SYqcA0LLdeGCd0h7VVmI6REQ0atGYrIJJWKd6FW-RZXpdELrSzkJZMw1UFJRctGLm7av2sRFpk4Mbj3KuYOLPEnDKw_OjX7UMWhQbpfF3Nft6/s320/IMG_3489.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The Canadians had the benefit of two senior leaders, the lieutenant and the sergeant, who were able to keep their troops steady and rally off shock. As the firefight progressed, the Canadians were finally able to pin the MMG.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopTBVotO4ztVhgdFFgCn2NlHDJO73EzjWG_EnGProDOluzbPqQe2CbwLkN0hyXBR2frwIPkruSTZa6AO90n6WIfrxow4qLsBxwVAy-7S3WPRULvOpDJBzbXExTj49YKYdWInPRwEGqbsBcFQEb7VaQPNdWxYZ4d4KkRGy2Ku1CJX5VzyhB8Nad4T6/s4032/IMG_3491.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopTBVotO4ztVhgdFFgCn2NlHDJO73EzjWG_EnGProDOluzbPqQe2CbwLkN0hyXBR2frwIPkruSTZa6AO90n6WIfrxow4qLsBxwVAy-7S3WPRULvOpDJBzbXExTj49YKYdWInPRwEGqbsBcFQEb7VaQPNdWxYZ4d4KkRGy2Ku1CJX5VzyhB8Nad4T6/s320/IMG_3491.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Once the MMG was pinned, the Canadians lucked out with a double phase. This allowed them to deploy the bomber section, which routed out the MMG, and ultimately this was too much for the Germans. They broke, and allowed the Canadians to seize the crossroads.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0poMeRns5zuCj03TYTT8icJSSxfdfB7DFM7vEyoNJOGg1CWRzPSI4ZCWxnoW7d_6bEb8S6ejxlKeI57bZzvtwUsbSuvF7XzToXydZ3CdomE0OnBIrQT_OwM5htdJtpK8MFfEZGRjKtuk7zc1QAUnR1gk5URWadNJ6j3kVJ12HEqLAk7EWg1MkZU0/s4032/IMG_3492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0poMeRns5zuCj03TYTT8icJSSxfdfB7DFM7vEyoNJOGg1CWRzPSI4ZCWxnoW7d_6bEb8S6ejxlKeI57bZzvtwUsbSuvF7XzToXydZ3CdomE0OnBIrQT_OwM5htdJtpK8MFfEZGRjKtuk7zc1QAUnR1gk5URWadNJ6j3kVJ12HEqLAk7EWg1MkZU0/s320/IMG_3492.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks to Craig, Doug and Gord for a great game. Looking forward to some more WWI CoC!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-15654019448919664242024-02-17T20:53:00.000-08:002024-02-17T20:53:08.977-08:00Some characters (possibly NSFW)<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Taking a break from 20th Century armies, here are a few characters I plucked from my lead (and plastic) mountain. There is no particular theme connecting these figures, I just picked the ones that caught my fancy.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqqj3kgcOeyZ774Gl9Hp_EbV3796L1Zewy_hQYOHQGOuEpalS_evuBCo8GXv4LE0q_cGvrxBjIkOcUWj9UFvbK5TB0d7Ee6UZ6sj01DIneGVgZbZd2XywRSoV7gNM_ivCpVnIELl64shMQcBzJAA1VcbJaeTEsXAR2OxISK_W3TSkmLdLTPknjkSm/s3334/IMG_3460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="3334" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqqj3kgcOeyZ774Gl9Hp_EbV3796L1Zewy_hQYOHQGOuEpalS_evuBCo8GXv4LE0q_cGvrxBjIkOcUWj9UFvbK5TB0d7Ee6UZ6sj01DIneGVgZbZd2XywRSoV7gNM_ivCpVnIELl64shMQcBzJAA1VcbJaeTEsXAR2OxISK_W3TSkmLdLTPknjkSm/s320/IMG_3460.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">First up, here is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamity_Jane" target="_blank">Calamity Jane</a>, based on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Weigert" target="_blank">Robin Weigert'</a>s portrayal in HBO's magnificent series, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadwood_(TV_series)" target="_blank">Deadwood</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZL17CtnJJ7tkiBfZ0vwjlDwr39YVNGi49Uk1q6cVO4vc6cuNq_DRSbJBouDX2wE-U1sb80z4HXkzeCtJzKHbqfvUSN-PDaqzdLRPCKKZi1bIlDQeIc21N1NbfHhhHuj0tGXLgzlabU9xaEpBafd6iy-CRieGRa95HFaOFik9DlCi6eJwXxXBvFxlK/s1395/IMG_3461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="1391" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZL17CtnJJ7tkiBfZ0vwjlDwr39YVNGi49Uk1q6cVO4vc6cuNq_DRSbJBouDX2wE-U1sb80z4HXkzeCtJzKHbqfvUSN-PDaqzdLRPCKKZi1bIlDQeIc21N1NbfHhhHuj0tGXLgzlabU9xaEpBafd6iy-CRieGRa95HFaOFik9DlCi6eJwXxXBvFxlK/s320/IMG_3461.JPG" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1734" data-original-width="1304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_u1VbkKhdX695TMtokRahf1HqRLC9Rv88XkbY_zGjWPKVn8E7V5QyE5XqEIrR3ibXBS5IHnDew25E6LFwQPuJzQLuEnHRG0kcfL3mdiXvvq-us4VbgX30-UeA7z6zH_8Gyavz77WsIMNHzfOtUILd1hUWH5D-lqPHfLx8aDbOYIdRobBvfELAYhV/s320/IMG_3463.JPG" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here she is with <a href="https://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2023/12/characters-movember-2023-wild-bill.html" target="_blank">Wild Bill Hickock</a>, with whom she was reputed to be enamoured.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7sKkeEYVZNNTOZw0hFZGgJidNWDnzSdEcXjC9Z_9pQCoTbLURiZIRUvBp1460WjAfn2vyYj0iCuuFA6_izFG15D9CnUE8OOAiD34lGxRWv8BgPSHefY1VRp5uQF3_k5FqSPmz8VXt0B8tZWvGeWJu5GVsJK32UHJuLjq0A2o6iivcvFyQM6_oU-T/s2200/IMG_3465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1547" data-original-width="2200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7sKkeEYVZNNTOZw0hFZGgJidNWDnzSdEcXjC9Z_9pQCoTbLURiZIRUvBp1460WjAfn2vyYj0iCuuFA6_izFG15D9CnUE8OOAiD34lGxRWv8BgPSHefY1VRp5uQF3_k5FqSPmz8VXt0B8tZWvGeWJu5GVsJK32UHJuLjq0A2o6iivcvFyQM6_oU-T/s320/IMG_3465.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are a couple of old white men, the Colonel in his mess dress, and some fat bloke. Also a random British-style postbox.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXZu5rhq1-0SX8zr7G5Mgjr0iNj8yjuLRmWmFCYW_8swtt5A_ld8Rgd3DfB5thWztXOT3bZn2Z2WpwwE5ONjNxyK5Vl8ZL_U7M2MQ4sXBRB1rPH5-27F_p9-_jTZ704vfhuZ_0t5JvVWMRTUziUvVB4ZoCi8RBPLHntR5iwBwEN5F967QmjOaV7S7/s2851/IMG_3466.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="2851" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXZu5rhq1-0SX8zr7G5Mgjr0iNj8yjuLRmWmFCYW_8swtt5A_ld8Rgd3DfB5thWztXOT3bZn2Z2WpwwE5ONjNxyK5Vl8ZL_U7M2MQ4sXBRB1rPH5-27F_p9-_jTZ704vfhuZ_0t5JvVWMRTUziUvVB4ZoCi8RBPLHntR5iwBwEN5F967QmjOaV7S7/s320/IMG_3466.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimavIwq8iajhBPtFLb8RSQfirCtYQYOyNQyHAiT5CvbJug4mdlyiFdOlLmY28bsV9KNFarLoqlLT0pKUrAFbQt9JNirzhlz2-iYOO2U0DvZvpdBlQiTPYuwoV8JmdWh7eF0CUVsyVG1YfFlyAMOlfWXbGQ1RXmt7D4qgTAjr09b0BGQDbmaMUSl2Lw/s2779/IMG_3467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="2779" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimavIwq8iajhBPtFLb8RSQfirCtYQYOyNQyHAiT5CvbJug4mdlyiFdOlLmY28bsV9KNFarLoqlLT0pKUrAFbQt9JNirzhlz2-iYOO2U0DvZvpdBlQiTPYuwoV8JmdWh7eF0CUVsyVG1YfFlyAMOlfWXbGQ1RXmt7D4qgTAjr09b0BGQDbmaMUSl2Lw/s320/IMG_3467.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I've had these two versions of Pulp Figures' Volcano Queen for a long time, and now I've finally painted them! The two versions are the NSFW one on the left, and the slightly more modestly clad one on the right. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBPxQFuz6tiQ8hb7X4f-eVAmAxgY8tMjuPBqlo8iQNuwMhQfypNi2qkQYSfVLdsgxmBRWYrkRbRNbB4kD58dLmIoixMxxIjs6up3l5jX2hYr9DuaucIdlYc8zKMMsDbVHD165nL2KwEhgZgBr4JOgxttZZrwKB-KFA-6tEt6D7S_CJh9JcjILEMMQ/s2388/IMG_3468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1574" data-original-width="2388" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBPxQFuz6tiQ8hb7X4f-eVAmAxgY8tMjuPBqlo8iQNuwMhQfypNi2qkQYSfVLdsgxmBRWYrkRbRNbB4kD58dLmIoixMxxIjs6up3l5jX2hYr9DuaucIdlYc8zKMMsDbVHD165nL2KwEhgZgBr4JOgxttZZrwKB-KFA-6tEt6D7S_CJh9JcjILEMMQ/s320/IMG_3468.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8qHDxmTOZkIr2OLSczPq2A9Vl4qP1UkFj-Aqx_cAwk01TRHbma_TQluAh-HpalOVuumiUvNJztXdpOsv_3Wi5582Yo3NEgbG5qYVJMynK2l7hrYGI3c5dYZnA-_nzP6B_v9JMLWW1Flzdijwr6H_nykjPmAoDS5bTdOrhHDna_w2jDJzxetO88kl/s2568/IMG_3469.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="2568" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8qHDxmTOZkIr2OLSczPq2A9Vl4qP1UkFj-Aqx_cAwk01TRHbma_TQluAh-HpalOVuumiUvNJztXdpOsv_3Wi5582Yo3NEgbG5qYVJMynK2l7hrYGI3c5dYZnA-_nzP6B_v9JMLWW1Flzdijwr6H_nykjPmAoDS5bTdOrhHDna_w2jDJzxetO88kl/s320/IMG_3469.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">And finally, I just had fun with this lady wizard. I was tired of painting the drab greys and khakis of 20th century armies, and the dull black of the Nazgul, so I had fun splashing some colour on her.</span><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAMRg7TPZX98GImKJeGbTF-Et0J3MY8kpcfhSfnanJ0VqumNxBuu5Rx31Wv6CQliPNuY7gieYFd_xo5M3fHiTTNVBlIHRsS-jrkcKZ-fUTGi4ILq1i5g8QW4cgv_reORc2onEpUXuW_UkDlOrlmpfO890Zb7S8SO9IdyCb7hQprV01iProeGwxYEQ/s1834/IMG_3473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="1425" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAMRg7TPZX98GImKJeGbTF-Et0J3MY8kpcfhSfnanJ0VqumNxBuu5Rx31Wv6CQliPNuY7gieYFd_xo5M3fHiTTNVBlIHRsS-jrkcKZ-fUTGi4ILq1i5g8QW4cgv_reORc2onEpUXuW_UkDlOrlmpfO890Zb7S8SO9IdyCb7hQprV01iProeGwxYEQ/s320/IMG_3473.JPG" width="249" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRsK90qS9Vx6SeIwcpFrcI6RYqJyGB5rgYmeaVqXzIOH1bNNNBKr55Ce7r4N8FyQXEpWbQo7v-Bot_f24LJEzV2aeRMUO3DJSNV0IK4jjDI-pgNAWjV3NdouAvk1eoq0CRGQ1HARN300pZQ54_EHybAEQ3GQ_6iS7-CEzm6zKX1jpRwDFxGjLWBmD/s1636/IMG_3472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1636" data-original-width="1548" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRsK90qS9Vx6SeIwcpFrcI6RYqJyGB5rgYmeaVqXzIOH1bNNNBKr55Ce7r4N8FyQXEpWbQo7v-Bot_f24LJEzV2aeRMUO3DJSNV0IK4jjDI-pgNAWjV3NdouAvk1eoq0CRGQ1HARN300pZQ54_EHybAEQ3GQ_6iS7-CEzm6zKX1jpRwDFxGjLWBmD/s320/IMG_3472.JPG" width="303" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Next up, back to the mud of the WWI Western Front!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-40280238991028913542024-02-10T09:09:00.000-08:002024-02-10T09:09:30.366-08:00Dragon Rampant - Gondor vs Mordor<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I am a proud papa!</span> <span style="font-family: arial;">Last week at Bonsor, Arthur hosted a game: He set up the scenario, and then refereed the game. The scenario had a small force of Gondor spearmen and archers stranded in some ancient ruins, where they needed to defend themselves against a force of Mordor orcs led by the Nazgul. Meanwhile, a relief force hurried to their rescue!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Arthur setting up the table</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZyqUG2SL2uKVOtz4UdpB5k3GjzD5VVu4f87LUpfQyIOlmZO3dFqEN33tAiW3iu_uAiTyETp8DDpi7FUgSRxBjvGM3cElraNNUmD-GBBdcBKSCaChDIz1fefZDSwoU9UBVZ-97UjkVx6aHWZQ2Y813SnpiI-oCdbYJ5t3LvxWOwZAeFUShCQ_J2gw/s4032/IMG_3416.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZyqUG2SL2uKVOtz4UdpB5k3GjzD5VVu4f87LUpfQyIOlmZO3dFqEN33tAiW3iu_uAiTyETp8DDpi7FUgSRxBjvGM3cElraNNUmD-GBBdcBKSCaChDIz1fefZDSwoU9UBVZ-97UjkVx6aHWZQ2Y813SnpiI-oCdbYJ5t3LvxWOwZAeFUShCQ_J2gw/s320/IMG_3416.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Initial disposition of the troops: defenders in the ruins, and the orcs preparing to assault.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyLHl3co7LoO5XBwGOhU6d0gCBFBzHxIixwQAFjSJegQtUslj5UPCiiJ_5Lk-OuzB8yUhfmh9_ri8HKA6iVKxCrKAN3r7VPLE_DlhtDZzAlDg4LQDjxSqTuN0bjVwz4rx2166KLMPb9i31MIXkdZPsrVzq3DKFEKB5yMIIZ5pQEzWP-EaG4FjGZtP/s4032/IMG_3417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyLHl3co7LoO5XBwGOhU6d0gCBFBzHxIixwQAFjSJegQtUslj5UPCiiJ_5Lk-OuzB8yUhfmh9_ri8HKA6iVKxCrKAN3r7VPLE_DlhtDZzAlDg4LQDjxSqTuN0bjVwz4rx2166KLMPb9i31MIXkdZPsrVzq3DKFEKB5yMIIZ5pQEzWP-EaG4FjGZtP/s320/IMG_3417.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZKBcWZawt1cKlarulnOnyAKvKLQy8afJAH5RdSW71O0O93ZfeEQXD-4naK9E6GN6eevFO7wYPjcnmUypFgJ6p0kibM9V9rlOYBFHeLj_LubG03MevqAcISIn0ZxzTEBxF-0_WCvjk2jLRIyuL-LKMnCYS1JFcU7vBSMP4L-VjDC6SPX_5q-Z2A2k/s4032/IMG_3419.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZKBcWZawt1cKlarulnOnyAKvKLQy8afJAH5RdSW71O0O93ZfeEQXD-4naK9E6GN6eevFO7wYPjcnmUypFgJ6p0kibM9V9rlOYBFHeLj_LubG03MevqAcISIn0ZxzTEBxF-0_WCvjk2jLRIyuL-LKMnCYS1JFcU7vBSMP4L-VjDC6SPX_5q-Z2A2k/s320/IMG_3419.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhE5dG12WQKVq-UZ_bFBvyFP7T0vtommAE96pDkCu7tKeVlBk4QRFrJC32EwAdnUSAdFKcKSyaDiTN4SHGAb5EpHbMJclKHcw32O6g6JEkjxZz6vB5Ag4wBmQJX_9esx3mYwuxi2BzOlHn-zFrLfQeUEhe_VXWqTMT5PVBCgZbXInLcWsGVYJwkmhW/s4032/IMG_3420.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhE5dG12WQKVq-UZ_bFBvyFP7T0vtommAE96pDkCu7tKeVlBk4QRFrJC32EwAdnUSAdFKcKSyaDiTN4SHGAb5EpHbMJclKHcw32O6g6JEkjxZz6vB5Ag4wBmQJX_9esx3mYwuxi2BzOlHn-zFrLfQeUEhe_VXWqTMT5PVBCgZbXInLcWsGVYJwkmhW/s320/IMG_3420.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">First moves: a group of orcs advances to the ruins. Unfortunately, the orcs failed their second activation, resulting in an end to their turn. This was a recurring challenge for the orcs!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEcEZoJaoPVkygcXzd7_uasR3i7C-B5ky7qLl8NqhOycTFv7xDoQ_EyONnOT-LzNKuRTkAIWnutDBEoLedSEIdbt4cWXffOR6l5fMOUi_8mHXfonXQ_gfzSCIIl3cBVwR09MMBnNTHcE6sL5tsT1F2lAMqLGIatq-9BuW1NFm4O36omgaPcePBdbQ/s4032/IMG_3421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEcEZoJaoPVkygcXzd7_uasR3i7C-B5ky7qLl8NqhOycTFv7xDoQ_EyONnOT-LzNKuRTkAIWnutDBEoLedSEIdbt4cWXffOR6l5fMOUi_8mHXfonXQ_gfzSCIIl3cBVwR09MMBnNTHcE6sL5tsT1F2lAMqLGIatq-9BuW1NFm4O36omgaPcePBdbQ/s320/IMG_3421.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Arrival of the reinforcements. They arrived by boat. The group of dwarves jumped onto the shore with ease, but Arthur determined that the cavalry would need a bit more time to get their horses ashore.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkPFh317OhM95KQZvY1fNfZGtX0kO1C1A8Zbo64YB5pXgD2PPtOHxXGszAoBf42THV-UhTKOfU_7InNZjad-VCTaaq_zBNj29-P2H5rQf7NONLLvvTCoYVQdgKm1KYZgCvwSlR0Orp-gcRDUDh_sDXKmUAhCpMBhrZS9bchN-Gs9SkRRPSX35dh-G/s4032/IMG_3422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkPFh317OhM95KQZvY1fNfZGtX0kO1C1A8Zbo64YB5pXgD2PPtOHxXGszAoBf42THV-UhTKOfU_7InNZjad-VCTaaq_zBNj29-P2H5rQf7NONLLvvTCoYVQdgKm1KYZgCvwSlR0Orp-gcRDUDh_sDXKmUAhCpMBhrZS9bchN-Gs9SkRRPSX35dh-G/s320/IMG_3422.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, the defenders of the ruins easily hold off the orc attackers. It's almost as if they don't need to be reinforced!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyy20bDvjudNccmP2VeSimdSpznLFk3AHjKx-ZzpfgknnqyNQfD3pWv5Xw5i1Gke_TdWLw8i9Nit-gLExvOzc-ABHKDDTrcqBUKiwxjRppcIktXaJaa1gmTGomYXr8-5eB5_HvttPNMulGxnqEPhbHrC6kKE45gMmQm2JZqaL7hZYRKRz_6Kr7BVe/s4032/IMG_3424.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyy20bDvjudNccmP2VeSimdSpznLFk3AHjKx-ZzpfgknnqyNQfD3pWv5Xw5i1Gke_TdWLw8i9Nit-gLExvOzc-ABHKDDTrcqBUKiwxjRppcIktXaJaa1gmTGomYXr8-5eB5_HvttPNMulGxnqEPhbHrC6kKE45gMmQm2JZqaL7hZYRKRz_6Kr7BVe/s320/IMG_3424.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The fighting Uruk-hai attack the dwarves! The first skirmish sees the dwarves pushed back. But then a disastrous attempt to rally (snake eyes) sees the dwarves scattered and depart the game!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq90-q58Bocwsah9C4R_XYV_5u4glZgHG2Ua62X-TD2SR_shlx2bqD2DMhyphenhyphenZeV_JlmzyS7u65EgXl6j0gz7-5LIZctLrFLBLpBvzW8BmdG_TvZDpfP4D-eVJ6sYrnQlnNKQx7p2SQfMfPLf2pJFYqd7W969pkSvwzVtpZRH8dDMJ-2y4jIomzLCsCG/s4032/IMG_3427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq90-q58Bocwsah9C4R_XYV_5u4glZgHG2Ua62X-TD2SR_shlx2bqD2DMhyphenhyphenZeV_JlmzyS7u65EgXl6j0gz7-5LIZctLrFLBLpBvzW8BmdG_TvZDpfP4D-eVJ6sYrnQlnNKQx7p2SQfMfPLf2pJFYqd7W969pkSvwzVtpZRH8dDMJ-2y4jIomzLCsCG/s320/IMG_3427.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, the defenders in the ruins are doing just fine; the orc attackers cannot get a foothold inside the ruined castle.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJh8vrdIJurMKzYUcS2VrRfyrDo4OQq1ZfAEfle6utmx8RQuGBTOpI2uegLNPqDDSS664C3pxStMqx7tboj6h5p_DdlbHGLNb__f0be7fsbMedMn991vbHzBADQ6IPDzS2EYnpHYQPQCzc8PRbV13qX-5GnRynNAdaB6gj75QZkp2E7HXpZwvoi1ZI/s4032/IMG_3429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJh8vrdIJurMKzYUcS2VrRfyrDo4OQq1ZfAEfle6utmx8RQuGBTOpI2uegLNPqDDSS664C3pxStMqx7tboj6h5p_DdlbHGLNb__f0be7fsbMedMn991vbHzBADQ6IPDzS2EYnpHYQPQCzc8PRbV13qX-5GnRynNAdaB6gj75QZkp2E7HXpZwvoi1ZI/s320/IMG_3429.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7yVjxFAkcokU_WzkED3HVmxTsOG19CI0PE4ikJt6YLab4hyphenhyphenkom6JualEwlKxYS1HIsSDBoM7mmZqUOtnlhKc8QvFHVBR_VarxTDouFWEY4tXl27RVg_9AGeLKoNR9WguiwnPwsn3FDCLaDD_xaVbPfGxy5opDfyG7Xc0LqsXEgY3CdlAdn65amfh/s4032/IMG_3430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7yVjxFAkcokU_WzkED3HVmxTsOG19CI0PE4ikJt6YLab4hyphenhyphenkom6JualEwlKxYS1HIsSDBoM7mmZqUOtnlhKc8QvFHVBR_VarxTDouFWEY4tXl27RVg_9AGeLKoNR9WguiwnPwsn3FDCLaDD_xaVbPfGxy5opDfyG7Xc0LqsXEgY3CdlAdn65amfh/s320/IMG_3430.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Boromir leads the Gondorian cavalry against the Nazgul, but is pushed back.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XWR5RKANmWDnLJOT7OevbP_cvGM8zBMgU3RmMumMov2UNJKDRKmo3vmzr2Wn-4gEU_QRtym0cuo_UqKKJg1kpZibd3OOFvyNAi_UuMTKAw-qKyVdPejz2tahzFGi_GOd3o6iqIYv4i5AXmuEHWr2n9jSYLtG-HyuT5sHNqQ-qjscIarVH3TZ4QPZ/s4032/IMG_3432.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XWR5RKANmWDnLJOT7OevbP_cvGM8zBMgU3RmMumMov2UNJKDRKmo3vmzr2Wn-4gEU_QRtym0cuo_UqKKJg1kpZibd3OOFvyNAi_UuMTKAw-qKyVdPejz2tahzFGi_GOd3o6iqIYv4i5AXmuEHWr2n9jSYLtG-HyuT5sHNqQ-qjscIarVH3TZ4QPZ/s320/IMG_3432.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Instead, he turns his attention to the Uruk-hai and disperses them.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFH6dKHDQ2BGIBUkJErEsG-RpegZujyAV5TjfphtPH3sjxP-urQnbzir-IgU4Paar-1ZAvcmZF6WLO7tynh_EoUrz-aZLrLkVV7Bz04nb48OcW38rK1Vudt6Xk0l1hTror37qxZ3_y8Gmlx9oyAF_l1W3yhecgsLivXgz0tszY0clPc6pE9NArq3X/s4032/IMG_3433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFH6dKHDQ2BGIBUkJErEsG-RpegZujyAV5TjfphtPH3sjxP-urQnbzir-IgU4Paar-1ZAvcmZF6WLO7tynh_EoUrz-aZLrLkVV7Bz04nb48OcW38rK1Vudt6Xk0l1hTror37qxZ3_y8Gmlx9oyAF_l1W3yhecgsLivXgz0tszY0clPc6pE9NArq3X/s320/IMG_3433.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Finally, with all the orcs destroyed or dispersed, the witch-king flees the field, pursued by the remaining Gondorian horse!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuhJjw1hmDUw4jYyOibQyG9UClUCmTShAT4xyuACFIqKob70DCwviVkZNjzbMo94zzMGRQgj8ym4Qn4bMUwPavRRQ8u672BP0VwggeGoUfpnszIhPncZ_ijVrEAQbdoLUtcR4se1gT0Pfet90QOXeqiy-Tq_B8-dAgYy03JHY-MqPkau2lgFprRaN/s4032/IMG_3438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuhJjw1hmDUw4jYyOibQyG9UClUCmTShAT4xyuACFIqKob70DCwviVkZNjzbMo94zzMGRQgj8ym4Qn4bMUwPavRRQ8u672BP0VwggeGoUfpnszIhPncZ_ijVrEAQbdoLUtcR4se1gT0Pfet90QOXeqiy-Tq_B8-dAgYy03JHY-MqPkau2lgFprRaN/s320/IMG_3438.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The game went well. Michael and Evan shared command of the forces of Gondor, both playing their first game of Dragon Rampant. I lead the forces of Mordor to a predictable defeat. I didn't take advantage of the Nazgul's special ability to cause fear - I should have had them support the orcs attacking the castle - they could cause fear on the defenders, then send in the orcs to easily defeat the defenders. Instead, I used them to slow down the reinforcements - all too typical for me, I'm afraid, as I am far too prone to dividing my forces instead of concentrating them for victory.</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Congrats to Arthur for successfully running a game at the club, and thanks to Michael and Evan for joining us for the game!</span></div>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-6545659562645435542024-01-28T10:41:00.000-08:002024-01-28T10:41:30.171-08:00German officers and NCOs<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I finished these up last night while watching Rogue One with Arthur. I joked with him that I was painting Imperial soldiers, which was somewhat apt as Lucas et al were inspired by German uniforms. But then we carried on to note that all the main powers in WWI were Empires, including German, but also British, Russian, Japanese, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman, and even the French Republic had imperial colonies, as did Italy!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Anyway, here are some officers and non-commissioned officers, plus a few other headquarters types for the late WWI Germans. These are from <a href="https://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=20&cat=153&sub=224&page=1" target="_blank">Great War Miniatures</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzfFZlFli79fjbD4YSmjSIw2LTgg_Z-NEa8QKO2Mavpps8I_IaSvGQwi_MP2muDF8RsKQGtaLaoY2jxR94ag2Znh7rJqXWYYgURXqktADE2vdQ4lobu_9yAGP_Eg_hf8gXOp2BquMkN-gOyBN8bquKns4TOks6NNXBLmPtwmGqWP9HjiJtUKmtNDz/s3825/IMG_3388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="3825" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzfFZlFli79fjbD4YSmjSIw2LTgg_Z-NEa8QKO2Mavpps8I_IaSvGQwi_MP2muDF8RsKQGtaLaoY2jxR94ag2Znh7rJqXWYYgURXqktADE2vdQ4lobu_9yAGP_Eg_hf8gXOp2BquMkN-gOyBN8bquKns4TOks6NNXBLmPtwmGqWP9HjiJtUKmtNDz/s320/IMG_3388.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I've put them on hex bases to help the leaders stand out from the rank and file troops. These ones are more front line types, ready to lead the troops into action.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94kwDNyq1WBNRiCQLsuxGL5vJTyZ0pbMtcEd7IP4jVFtSq6K2qyhdLGXEagEJje88Mn3U2fu56rMk1YUT-UfIJf6Y_eYLr2cDlqypcCt4ZBfYsE6sXiNk0jRJ8VB6Bf_zpE8J4pHvmeLg5g6Pe2ulHVwKwY8H6z5CthoAlL5V2YsNzMM5ZgDZQ_5O/s3593/IMG_3389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1552" data-original-width="3593" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94kwDNyq1WBNRiCQLsuxGL5vJTyZ0pbMtcEd7IP4jVFtSq6K2qyhdLGXEagEJje88Mn3U2fu56rMk1YUT-UfIJf6Y_eYLr2cDlqypcCt4ZBfYsE6sXiNk0jRJ8VB6Bf_zpE8J4pHvmeLg5g6Pe2ulHVwKwY8H6z5CthoAlL5V2YsNzMM5ZgDZQ_5O/s320/IMG_3389.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiFm5Z9JXyQxlOZCuW0spNKVBJsj3Gw_Hd02p61KDfaxDyEJbTRHAOQHCztHk-F83AOincJ1jkfvdki-_S9FN7eEwjw1Ikl5UG0j3Yk6NrITG98bxWVb3t-A5pCRlzUab7cp9huAAtJ89wofhyuzEI22SsmIkJ8xPNPv2VU0vv3xa9ObIbgz1oq-c/s3638/IMG_3390.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="3638" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiFm5Z9JXyQxlOZCuW0spNKVBJsj3Gw_Hd02p61KDfaxDyEJbTRHAOQHCztHk-F83AOincJ1jkfvdki-_S9FN7eEwjw1Ikl5UG0j3Yk6NrITG98bxWVb3t-A5pCRlzUab7cp9huAAtJ89wofhyuzEI22SsmIkJ8xPNPv2VU0vv3xa9ObIbgz1oq-c/s320/IMG_3390.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And this group are more of the HQ types, directing the action, managing communications and trying to keep up! Many of these figures have Iron Crosses or ribbons, one even has the Blue Max. I'm not thrilled with my painting of these medals, they are too small for me! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRcUmZW4cCePWiGKZ5WdMrvqjFtS5sWZxFeX7mj0gmRe1o2BNs7Z71cDYBchW97X7WvNWLDyWjeU4k4U4-a93u51qxvOpv2uWRbSF0Ht0fUM6WJ6kEX7MhfthH75tt-MSXEFHmjDKYaFio4pmDF4u33M1vmW9UPyyQEl5Dnjj6S78QHWRGYGJ92G9/s3938/IMG_3392.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="3938" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRcUmZW4cCePWiGKZ5WdMrvqjFtS5sWZxFeX7mj0gmRe1o2BNs7Z71cDYBchW97X7WvNWLDyWjeU4k4U4-a93u51qxvOpv2uWRbSF0Ht0fUM6WJ6kEX7MhfthH75tt-MSXEFHmjDKYaFio4pmDF4u33M1vmW9UPyyQEl5Dnjj6S78QHWRGYGJ92G9/s320/IMG_3392.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CsVTlbqbdZ7pgYu1cORKEP5hgh7kIPZo-cWxE-x5pGKijy-ydtfIQPuBN63mNvwDJD5IDm9QM0sF6uSMJWCxAwIvGyS0l9A4L-Xyihuaz85pG0P8vG-g3YLljZ0X0xf82q9iqDEFfyA-_ujhvVrho2I2na2zMzQaVceLDxUXfcHwKw3I8QEOEqR3/s3808/IMG_3393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1443" data-original-width="3808" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CsVTlbqbdZ7pgYu1cORKEP5hgh7kIPZo-cWxE-x5pGKijy-ydtfIQPuBN63mNvwDJD5IDm9QM0sF6uSMJWCxAwIvGyS0l9A4L-Xyihuaz85pG0P8vG-g3YLljZ0X0xf82q9iqDEFfyA-_ujhvVrho2I2na2zMzQaVceLDxUXfcHwKw3I8QEOEqR3/s320/IMG_3393.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is a comparison of a Wargames Atlantic plastic soldier with a Great War Miniatures metal figure. The WGA has a more slender rifle, but for me the two fit well enough on the same battelfield.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjul7jvlIUg4EBTaYEeCv2wDk7eTcA2CLxNb9Zc2q83OBlNTiHuu3n6eRiHRHBlMjEY2UI6WUkmcADtvKIIvVr-_0iKA8EdACLlarw7YHcM0FV_z36AKvvQVmZhIcCmFvWY4vT3wSGJplZDcOcJuU8F3T4q9jBKqG_v8zjw-SqI1FIgF4w0gQYvZoO9/s2314/IMG_3395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="2314" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjul7jvlIUg4EBTaYEeCv2wDk7eTcA2CLxNb9Zc2q83OBlNTiHuu3n6eRiHRHBlMjEY2UI6WUkmcADtvKIIvVr-_0iKA8EdACLlarw7YHcM0FV_z36AKvvQVmZhIcCmFvWY4vT3wSGJplZDcOcJuU8F3T4q9jBKqG_v8zjw-SqI1FIgF4w0gQYvZoO9/s320/IMG_3395.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And finally, I found this wee <a href="https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/ww1-great-war-british/products/gwb001" target="_blank">Wargames Foundry</a> fellow in the lead mountain. The Foundry WWI figures are noticeably smaller than WGA or GWM. I wouldn't recommend mixing them in the same force. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQhLI1MoCifrsG_fEzMXP1mRJvhFhIDodkbwIeuSo35eEisCvlaXzt2bcwhZk3DSo0hWESxDoQ45XquIyvi9YqmS0T6SKKFDtpYfpwfdcSwJBDSb7-r_e7HRcywCcyk6BucWhyphenhyphenUtXVa-XLu0tKoOU1ESdpvlKIXMPrGkpZjPp-RcvtalIXzzq8Hyw/s1997/IMG_3396.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1793" data-original-width="1997" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQhLI1MoCifrsG_fEzMXP1mRJvhFhIDodkbwIeuSo35eEisCvlaXzt2bcwhZk3DSo0hWESxDoQ45XquIyvi9YqmS0T6SKKFDtpYfpwfdcSwJBDSb7-r_e7HRcywCcyk6BucWhyphenhyphenUtXVa-XLu0tKoOU1ESdpvlKIXMPrGkpZjPp-RcvtalIXzzq8Hyw/s320/IMG_3396.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-45773451845588604282024-01-21T14:32:00.000-08:002024-01-21T14:32:00.063-08:00CEF Supporting Arms<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Here are some supporting troops for my late WWI CEF - an 18-pdr, a Vickers MMG and some more signallers. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgGacG7CBYOWhBTLOfUPvWub8oKO6axoLyzpG8NbYij_P_ROdDsWwuma05golLFSzKYsQX2rbEW0HgZx2QLf_XmZO5fPFlz_cPBanT61Y6u26r48c6ZGvRP6gjxIwsPTXDXMvyMX1vYME373pvpRDz3Sz8dgvgtJoFwgVYJVku-sUPYO2zdJ_y7nT/s3580/IMG_3361.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="3580" height="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgGacG7CBYOWhBTLOfUPvWub8oKO6axoLyzpG8NbYij_P_ROdDsWwuma05golLFSzKYsQX2rbEW0HgZx2QLf_XmZO5fPFlz_cPBanT61Y6u26r48c6ZGvRP6gjxIwsPTXDXMvyMX1vYME373pvpRDz3Sz8dgvgtJoFwgVYJVku-sUPYO2zdJ_y7nT/s320/IMG_3361.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">By the later stages of WWI, most front line infantry were issued one or more Lewis guns per platoon. With Lewis guns now issued to front line troops, the Vickers guns were mostly gathered into dedicated Machine Gun Companies. This gun team has my attempt at the insignia of the 3rd Company of the 1st Canadian Machine Gun Battalion. I assembled this gun out of pieces that were in my lead mountain. The front two legs of the tripod were missing, so I fabricated replacements from plastic rod. Unlike the <a href="https://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2023/10/mg08-and-granatenwerfer.html" target="_blank">MMG team I prepared for the Germans</a>, these are both fixed to the base. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJs3UUQngxj41HhBD87x8ZpS807h5Q5S4XdX1_6O5hN1J-LM1y96h1CgphAFcznCFkKTBm-e1n-3fPqkbRLRwFQV6ubW6iC7UsFFIRGNy8x3LbzoxTW41wuc4gKJ29ge3UrvdT6vXXItqr0Mp3v8EvHC2bX4N0XqyZAeibP9PVFPXA0rRQjXjGmCz/s2402/IMG_3362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1776" data-original-width="2402" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJs3UUQngxj41HhBD87x8ZpS807h5Q5S4XdX1_6O5hN1J-LM1y96h1CgphAFcznCFkKTBm-e1n-3fPqkbRLRwFQV6ubW6iC7UsFFIRGNy8x3LbzoxTW41wuc4gKJ29ge3UrvdT6vXXItqr0Mp3v8EvHC2bX4N0XqyZAeibP9PVFPXA0rRQjXjGmCz/s320/IMG_3362.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDM9pKySvYa84IVlD3BVaE4OzBi8DUvDhCLVIK0DklLX0RUYeJEzjscZlEgCna2op7xVvCLAzJlouH-k0zOqpXw6fz2CG9LAYoy640_a85cLBMCYfztfHhe3m04Ba5_lDebDQy1RE76PLxrZKZXYzdZrtRtrLmnKwzNNlLUbzJiP_KFZmmtaYA_mms/s2745/IMG_3363.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2113" data-original-width="2745" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDM9pKySvYa84IVlD3BVaE4OzBi8DUvDhCLVIK0DklLX0RUYeJEzjscZlEgCna2op7xVvCLAzJlouH-k0zOqpXw6fz2CG9LAYoy640_a85cLBMCYfztfHhe3m04Ba5_lDebDQy1RE76PLxrZKZXYzdZrtRtrLmnKwzNNlLUbzJiP_KFZmmtaYA_mms/s320/IMG_3363.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-KWz8SBm-EBezmPOHdSgpK4EIMo4ZSid3vm6nI_bRlLZ1GpsQa57DgrwcKbtyBTXcL8V6eOBvjLFz6w0Wl5B8sjAHN1Y_fQqzbBGl_jFnHivmf988avQcPolfHUQ30PH_3b4Ov016CnwjURJMPlMwUinnynauRrCiHELIogMFn5E8PFxDEDs9eq3/s2641/IMG_3364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1780" data-original-width="2641" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-KWz8SBm-EBezmPOHdSgpK4EIMo4ZSid3vm6nI_bRlLZ1GpsQa57DgrwcKbtyBTXcL8V6eOBvjLFz6w0Wl5B8sjAHN1Y_fQqzbBGl_jFnHivmf988avQcPolfHUQ30PH_3b4Ov016CnwjURJMPlMwUinnynauRrCiHELIogMFn5E8PFxDEDs9eq3/s320/IMG_3364.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJr2aTk9kyPf5g5UaZLEIQtA2rVV_62wZa4i71ZAXJxCU2kOYijutlQD22LRCfYoM_FobbvflaO4ztHFa4itzg3ztWebcwwHsgN4OsNv9YSEvzA3fdd6yV4RhvYYmtDj74GmrUOs5CeBmE9Nr2WfCsAXXQ5ZZ9rnmoT8GGt7Sv3wHD1cdhcUN4ntJd/s2532/IMG_3365.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="2532" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJr2aTk9kyPf5g5UaZLEIQtA2rVV_62wZa4i71ZAXJxCU2kOYijutlQD22LRCfYoM_FobbvflaO4ztHFa4itzg3ztWebcwwHsgN4OsNv9YSEvzA3fdd6yV4RhvYYmtDj74GmrUOs5CeBmE9Nr2WfCsAXXQ5ZZ9rnmoT8GGt7Sv3wHD1cdhcUN4ntJd/s320/IMG_3365.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">There is also an 18-pdr for the late war CEF. I already have 5 early war 18-pdrs plus one more with winter kit - now the late war troops have their own.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhas6Mfz7onWTxjXg5dZ9SwUIeHe9KC8z9m69cn7nEb3iBazwyKmyFmh6OJr_nlhd1CJ7UHPtqBWwHwYVQqFAJL9uCXvHlLul94Sl_mGDcrt9xDS75aM-NmmuB8USiT6R6aujBEaD2XM151kvO096Ntu-TRHgH_E_Z_7r-EHgPKCvrrHqRo-nN1vzQT/s3659/IMG_3366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1928" data-original-width="3659" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhas6Mfz7onWTxjXg5dZ9SwUIeHe9KC8z9m69cn7nEb3iBazwyKmyFmh6OJr_nlhd1CJ7UHPtqBWwHwYVQqFAJL9uCXvHlLul94Sl_mGDcrt9xDS75aM-NmmuB8USiT6R6aujBEaD2XM151kvO096Ntu-TRHgH_E_Z_7r-EHgPKCvrrHqRo-nN1vzQT/s320/IMG_3366.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For this gun team, only one gunner is fixed to the model.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1331" data-original-width="3491" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv66nZNw6qll26Oi-Aa6_KAG8Guy00UtA3hYfSZyyoZLoynlF_Bo3_u8xFGlwUdwOvKFV6qv2O3oORjbGXCCFDVazSxZX6JAgnrWwlqV96-0xIHsHI2buTY91ReaeU9otJaK1EvC5DZj-Biw92Sl7cxKTdURyLWDSGuUVZ4IGuOA0KFOitivSumIRi/s320/IMG_3372.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-10134691691112218382024-01-13T20:17:00.000-08:002024-01-13T20:17:53.603-08:00Two More Western Buildings<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Happy New Year! To start off 2024, here are a couple of buildings to expand my Old West gaming town.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BsD1WN5zuOPmWwU8d_u8FrsF0sPbZNiXWj4msOCw0YwFtX8p2VMR76q9k-734KhLKtyFPzJa-U3hHg74kJ4hvAe8yumJXeAkDrWd_wREZxIKhsMBASsGGKSnWcVQ6ZmZZqe8crIkbMI2WpY1GorS2L485gZazVqun9Vwp7mc4qVEDGVvcDx2e1Of/s3674/IMG_3312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="3674" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BsD1WN5zuOPmWwU8d_u8FrsF0sPbZNiXWj4msOCw0YwFtX8p2VMR76q9k-734KhLKtyFPzJa-U3hHg74kJ4hvAe8yumJXeAkDrWd_wREZxIKhsMBASsGGKSnWcVQ6ZmZZqe8crIkbMI2WpY1GorS2L485gZazVqun9Vwp7mc4qVEDGVvcDx2e1Of/s320/IMG_3312.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">First up is the <a href="https://www.renedra.co.uk/product/ramshackle-house/" target="_blank">Renedra Ramshackle House</a>. I didn't know this existed until I saw it on the shelf at <a href="https://www.sentrybox.com/" target="_blank">The Sentry Box in Calgary</a>. I already have several buildings from this series, a collaboration between Perry Miniatures and Renedra, so it fits in with my current collection quite nicely. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3YENSS6tOb7ivft3bn_4ZC3lThq36cUPHPLM9t-iGMfIa0nwmtrmRteeZjk4_kIDuUQa7SIA5G1Se9uMuec59GjdIp5aUhjeVJy4SZMrfrtvoLE2Nuelx71NCD7WYcllc0vQbvAUHBsbw58klj5cewHalV-ujN8usI_PbGGM439BwbioLlSosVSn/s2920/IMG_3296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="2920" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3YENSS6tOb7ivft3bn_4ZC3lThq36cUPHPLM9t-iGMfIa0nwmtrmRteeZjk4_kIDuUQa7SIA5G1Se9uMuec59GjdIp5aUhjeVJy4SZMrfrtvoLE2Nuelx71NCD7WYcllc0vQbvAUHBsbw58klj5cewHalV-ujN8usI_PbGGM439BwbioLlSosVSn/s320/IMG_3296.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ztfjs30JZ7C5jVETha0ZLQkxph-J02lRLOGMnZDHIrfXLdvHIAHgPLb3oJMiXF4xpX1T99Sfwibp4PB6WDYFMxc5JFBTjdJc9Cic3Qwgvm6nGe5b2pyF6KD6lxTbvQFsFQSzlv5aZh2Gh0C4aMayTxpNwpItMIEviqKVUdwPC6EXZHpbxfSvITQ2/s3153/IMG_3297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="3153" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ztfjs30JZ7C5jVETha0ZLQkxph-J02lRLOGMnZDHIrfXLdvHIAHgPLb3oJMiXF4xpX1T99Sfwibp4PB6WDYFMxc5JFBTjdJc9Cic3Qwgvm6nGe5b2pyF6KD6lxTbvQFsFQSzlv5aZh2Gh0C4aMayTxpNwpItMIEviqKVUdwPC6EXZHpbxfSvITQ2/s320/IMG_3297.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMm3Um02FjlgIUeEjhJQ3kWZs4VFIlF_QiLK2aPxHA31DMDbYELuaYVejdKJqh18jUoClh7gAFjr7pZnsneSD2HeZPID-9PZicaF6qYiRIGhfbA9AU4eEQduNLuu8FKkESeDYMwN46FfBjzhb3ZkNLjQzn9qPLCsbValCG5H2OO9qiQsRQMMEJG7X/s3021/IMG_3298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2004" data-original-width="3021" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMm3Um02FjlgIUeEjhJQ3kWZs4VFIlF_QiLK2aPxHA31DMDbYELuaYVejdKJqh18jUoClh7gAFjr7pZnsneSD2HeZPID-9PZicaF6qYiRIGhfbA9AU4eEQduNLuu8FKkESeDYMwN46FfBjzhb3ZkNLjQzn9qPLCsbValCG5H2OO9qiQsRQMMEJG7X/s320/IMG_3298.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I assembled the roof to be removable so that figures can be placed inside. This building comes with a floor, unlike the other buildings in the series. Other than the floor, I chose not to decorate the building interior.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgos0-8iGm01HkOwMq2WhMPoA7aJuMXuo0UG6NwrAet0MlFAGzNVQJvlS2ZtQlUdbUn48ZrhsJWEhlzokNFXRwF8yYr8cIbDR04JDFwzDAlj2tY5dfv8OQcj7KQ3qsxBnfZFyqbQ0E2lrJXWDVL4kCbVD4LXSc8eWcdjqKrpAie2f-vmJWH_GSt-tf0/s3894/IMG_3299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="3894" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgos0-8iGm01HkOwMq2WhMPoA7aJuMXuo0UG6NwrAet0MlFAGzNVQJvlS2ZtQlUdbUn48ZrhsJWEhlzokNFXRwF8yYr8cIbDR04JDFwzDAlj2tY5dfv8OQcj7KQ3qsxBnfZFyqbQ0E2lrJXWDVL4kCbVD4LXSc8eWcdjqKrpAie2f-vmJWH_GSt-tf0/s320/IMG_3299.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The house is slightly undersized compared to 28mm miniatures, especially when bases are considered.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwvrJaJCGEEmaIh4naMZTk6d1s40_5Rmn8YygI5rbbMj_AvJIf1YdZ5NMDuiD9KJuj7PKqc-jLSB1SKHPKtWEA6amTu1tcsqLm32FhLOHWz1G2HRIqUr4Ybr3nLK3tRfTT0v7ZgRF43BDVgGbetwRVY3BbJ7j178uP_cxsT-YoKk6UKOCTUJ3lKJg/s320/IMG_3302.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are all five of my Renedra/Perry Miniatures buildings, including the ramshackle barn, store, ramshackle house, church and farmhouse.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDEmUipGpmvf2eQEbgiryNfPnrHD6kVbI31kz1nWDkUPamOCJ8X_eHRUpNjUDShKyb0lFITZa4ZKwgLLt5Cp9B4dstpiCZAeZJ6k0lCsbMVug98ywO38Y7cZ2yQfXLKtJkNsW8RQQ5j-D4jGkhuB1VKlgkVKwcrYFUH2AYVKFsU5XFiJcHoLkxC4f/s4032/IMG_3303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDEmUipGpmvf2eQEbgiryNfPnrHD6kVbI31kz1nWDkUPamOCJ8X_eHRUpNjUDShKyb0lFITZa4ZKwgLLt5Cp9B4dstpiCZAeZJ6k0lCsbMVug98ywO38Y7cZ2yQfXLKtJkNsW8RQQ5j-D4jGkhuB1VKlgkVKwcrYFUH2AYVKFsU5XFiJcHoLkxC4f/s320/IMG_3303.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Next up is an MDF <a href="https://sarissa-precision.com/collections/old-west-28mm/products/old-west-2-storey-shop-3" target="_blank">two-storey shop from Sarissa Precision</a>. </span><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SLuPYjWsQanIl420CpkUofvuMVdZcjq9Vyl5sFdpcq5RcLxhd2y8CMwtk-9iD5ZxStYP1pO6mcLBAlDX9P-FF3IS-mwB3AKCD7cFZlaJtkmhb2ifdDVaZ_h1A_KZ-TGtd-PZ9WRBShw26cvw8dFNXoENFvoeGW85xEyMzNe6wyBp8heYft7lGFAg/s2511/IMG_3306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2511" data-original-width="2263" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SLuPYjWsQanIl420CpkUofvuMVdZcjq9Vyl5sFdpcq5RcLxhd2y8CMwtk-9iD5ZxStYP1pO6mcLBAlDX9P-FF3IS-mwB3AKCD7cFZlaJtkmhb2ifdDVaZ_h1A_KZ-TGtd-PZ9WRBShw26cvw8dFNXoENFvoeGW85xEyMzNe6wyBp8heYft7lGFAg/s320/IMG_3306.JPG" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Arthur picked up this kit months ago. It has been sitting unassembled here for months until he finally asked me to finish it for him. During the wait, two of the risers for the stairs disappeared. Taking advantage of this, I did not attempt to replace them, instead leaving the gaps which are just the right size to allow a figure to rest part way up the stairs.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEBTJBz1od2ZephqqssnRG6dkJT43M6CTnQ1QXaIg45CCTQgqqQpJRGfz_3NXh6eKlxjlz8qTcOKRcs_Rv1ONrTkgHwJGJvGXUKXJH4xWXG-blv0Yk0x1t4_N3joeYm19AzcyOJ1WIdz1zbABrEdnr9GNwnO_p4T2M91kLTtiwbNj4rIuyHJAbzhS/s3024/IMG_3307.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2813" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEBTJBz1od2ZephqqssnRG6dkJT43M6CTnQ1QXaIg45CCTQgqqQpJRGfz_3NXh6eKlxjlz8qTcOKRcs_Rv1ONrTkgHwJGJvGXUKXJH4xWXG-blv0Yk0x1t4_N3joeYm19AzcyOJ1WIdz1zbABrEdnr9GNwnO_p4T2M91kLTtiwbNj4rIuyHJAbzhS/s320/IMG_3307.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Figures fit nicely on the stairs.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4YQPKCYmY-AnZOEXFwbopNVgLMHbwOnTeiQh6iuMrW4m6-DAgNi_TNRuZqi4S1agkDMxpW3Dgb7fw-76UFPL_S-Rzas54kMzL4XJDYF5ECHf0YV5_9vIS_BTkdq9UUyNviuLBoDCZsAx1cUCoACpMkaj3F7vnnVbo7ITCCwJR0g9RSNYaJ3r9Jr9/s3089/IMG_3309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2820" data-original-width="3089" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4YQPKCYmY-AnZOEXFwbopNVgLMHbwOnTeiQh6iuMrW4m6-DAgNi_TNRuZqi4S1agkDMxpW3Dgb7fw-76UFPL_S-Rzas54kMzL4XJDYF5ECHf0YV5_9vIS_BTkdq9UUyNviuLBoDCZsAx1cUCoACpMkaj3F7vnnVbo7ITCCwJR0g9RSNYaJ3r9Jr9/s320/IMG_3309.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The building is designed to allow figures to more around inside. Although I again chose not to finish the interior!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEU0I_7DaoP-uUFOlro3bRMBfUswdZDHPR0yhSruKCbXzYGWx1qpiKV9EbpTTGrG6z6SjXSxjOKsPUM8PDz66yRjAkQ1_y9_8UPy4gFzAVIX-pK4Vzxoe3hywwDrProNt-4RR9ObPvJbnZznpvhz6WeLfjKZgfnXDF6wzdtiU3v0IX0U0RXE4Yz6u/s4032/IMG_3310.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2713" data-original-width="4032" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEU0I_7DaoP-uUFOlro3bRMBfUswdZDHPR0yhSruKCbXzYGWx1qpiKV9EbpTTGrG6z6SjXSxjOKsPUM8PDz66yRjAkQ1_y9_8UPy4gFzAVIX-pK4Vzxoe3hywwDrProNt-4RR9ObPvJbnZznpvhz6WeLfjKZgfnXDF6wzdtiU3v0IX0U0RXE4Yz6u/s320/IMG_3310.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MjAYvq0u9Ek1uF4M641Zr0xcN5UJqF6Z1c_CusPwOdWJrmSC_YN7yqDg2OTEiDOaovnTg__191BSNlTmi65tMJ4uM9jfEW97ofoEHNu8l41Sugs-RtMyWipJ5dH34Z-M8sTMmiqs2i5LJGL7otv7QBK3pITlflwPUzZOxsLHrZYPB7kAeEjjRRiH/s4032/IMG_3311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="4032" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MjAYvq0u9Ek1uF4M641Zr0xcN5UJqF6Z1c_CusPwOdWJrmSC_YN7yqDg2OTEiDOaovnTg__191BSNlTmi65tMJ4uM9jfEW97ofoEHNu8l41Sugs-RtMyWipJ5dH34Z-M8sTMmiqs2i5LJGL7otv7QBK3pITlflwPUzZOxsLHrZYPB7kAeEjjRRiH/s320/IMG_3311.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Just as the Renedra building is slightly under scale, the Sarissa building is slightly over scale! This has an advantage of allowing figures to move around easily inside the building. On the other hand, it means that the Sarissa shop doesn't really match the others in my little town! It's also somewhat delicate. The balcony in front has already come apart once, requiring repair, and the stairs in the back are going to require some delicate handling. Still, it was nice to build and paint and by adding a two-storey building the wild west games will get wilder!</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-14623256537565397892023-12-23T09:21:00.000-08:002023-12-23T09:21:12.365-08:00Partisan Raid - Black Ops Playtest<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Inspired by reading SAS: Rogue Heroes, I decided that it would be fun to try a game based on partisan warfare (and, oddly enough, without any SAS in the game, although SOE might make an appearance). And since I already have terrain and figures suited to Italy, it was only natural to set the game in Italy. And so I invited Doug, Lisa and Peter over to playtest a scenario.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There are a few options for small-scale skirmish battles, but I chose Black Ops as that is the most appropriate one that I already own, although I haven't played in years. This game was definitely a playtest, especially thanks to a series of crises coming along to distract me when I could have been preparing the game! So thanks again to D, L & P for their patience as I winged things through the game prep. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The scenario was designed to be light-hearted, inspired by the competition between the mind-boggling number of competing Italian partisan groups. Lisa in particular dove into researching different groups, and helped identify three groups: the <i>Brigate Garibaldi,</i> selected by Doug, either because of their communist/socialist leanings or simply because he liked their red scarves; the <i>Giustizia e Libertà </i>(Justice and Freedom) brigade, chosen by Lisa; and the Roman Catholic/monarchist <i>fiamme verdi, </i>green flame,<i> </i>championed by Peter. I played the Germans as game master - the initial reactions for the guards were directed by the reaction rules, and the main focus was to be the competition between the different partisan groups.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Arthur was very helpful and built a table for the game, based on 'The Compound' map from p. 39 of Black Ops. Note the Top Secret cow mixed in with the herd in the foreground! Regrettably, we did not find a way to incorporate the TS cow into the game, although the overall herd played a role in the game.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVXxZ7i_ELDzzE4rIiFy4VAh6n6QAzakSlNZWhsGYO9FsslP7TsBhCdeeHexn5Gs9KKimhLpI0RmV8pjLWbYAAng9yqsIWPkxWGUYSKne0ImFdYoR_gNaJsTUnfJ5ACgk_adV4k1rZfELAJVEHxj1ay-BGECP9TaORtAP-CMcKmoK-Qk25YGppqUk/s3264/DSCN7196.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="3264" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVXxZ7i_ELDzzE4rIiFy4VAh6n6QAzakSlNZWhsGYO9FsslP7TsBhCdeeHexn5Gs9KKimhLpI0RmV8pjLWbYAAng9yqsIWPkxWGUYSKne0ImFdYoR_gNaJsTUnfJ5ACgk_adV4k1rZfELAJVEHxj1ay-BGECP9TaORtAP-CMcKmoK-Qk25YGppqUk/s320/DSCN7196.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The official mission is for the partisans to rescue the scientist from the evil clutches of Colonel Klink and Stahl-Mask. They are initially located inside the big villa.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6T4D_ALD7rGGIJ-3mYg_UsFj8vdyWYWdzFQ5DcsGJzOOk1lPwBVg2IpIVeLKg8cU9t7xhfjajblpLLDMm_CwC80fyXa4FzO7VJppqsj5CkK3M2fT-7xGiX28RIwFNOBTkkvFPkza_RIGLpNCbIpveMbSLqyvysM0hpbRBxQLx1TMbzShFHTaWqG2/s3264/DSCN7197.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6T4D_ALD7rGGIJ-3mYg_UsFj8vdyWYWdzFQ5DcsGJzOOk1lPwBVg2IpIVeLKg8cU9t7xhfjajblpLLDMm_CwC80fyXa4FzO7VJppqsj5CkK3M2fT-7xGiX28RIwFNOBTkkvFPkza_RIGLpNCbIpveMbSLqyvysM0hpbRBxQLx1TMbzShFHTaWqG2/s320/DSCN7197.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A few guards were initially located on patrol inside the compound, with the remainder inside the barracks with Sergeant Schultz.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhCexgf2SON-Pq7_zbI9BqFurqZK4kbqEjuBVd4ifHKRsCo9DdvYjoHvhpkSI8FxVzm6OVI3R3O1cOtNIvUVDvMmIFQk0HwO0JmVTo4FtNEYiAG9IGrjr_jIHmzp8sPcyxPyaTtEbscMvN0WfFAI4pgQM2xx-RYdRTnJETLAKHihwvMjS7MDv_CsV/s3264/DSCN7198.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhCexgf2SON-Pq7_zbI9BqFurqZK4kbqEjuBVd4ifHKRsCo9DdvYjoHvhpkSI8FxVzm6OVI3R3O1cOtNIvUVDvMmIFQk0HwO0JmVTo4FtNEYiAG9IGrjr_jIHmzp8sPcyxPyaTtEbscMvN0WfFAI4pgQM2xx-RYdRTnJETLAKHihwvMjS7MDv_CsV/s320/DSCN7198.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Doug's <i>Brigate Garibaldi</i> decided to brazenly walk up to the front gate, in the guise of Italian farmers celebrating some festival or other, along with their ox cart and mule cart!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCF1JTYbwPrc4MGOfVVtg2tGGpf5_4ZUFKQZEBQBsfwlBfzceGzjEclJ4_cNcVPAWUKjVpD6VxXM3acGKyFvQbnUWQRrnFuZjuBeYA961nxHaOmiSh7w_7Tg-MflGeMGsUdaxSSgqDZ3u3WNc22pOhyphenhyphenC9nh8HhHPxt3fUqvATKFqZL5W7SixXDwqd1/s3264/DSCN7199.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCF1JTYbwPrc4MGOfVVtg2tGGpf5_4ZUFKQZEBQBsfwlBfzceGzjEclJ4_cNcVPAWUKjVpD6VxXM3acGKyFvQbnUWQRrnFuZjuBeYA961nxHaOmiSh7w_7Tg-MflGeMGsUdaxSSgqDZ3u3WNc22pOhyphenhyphenC9nh8HhHPxt3fUqvATKFqZL5W7SixXDwqd1/s320/DSCN7199.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Smoke markers were used as noise markers. Each of these increased the chance that the guards would notice and raise the alarm.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ao0AIjxfzNUOdsq_2RQDmvelJdnSDxvwxTCRjwqZq4UkkhOkhkGJ6PaGxyuryu-nHcZg_4bpn1KE4tQfot1vGXpFzq4PXcEXt8G_MJY6AdRIju-vH3nzGdriQ95LOSd2PWwsBYHvGSJLrovj-IMKNa5OCfb0dXl95e9ngSfCUr6LE3-LB8opF7Y7/s3264/DSCN7202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ao0AIjxfzNUOdsq_2RQDmvelJdnSDxvwxTCRjwqZq4UkkhOkhkGJ6PaGxyuryu-nHcZg_4bpn1KE4tQfot1vGXpFzq4PXcEXt8G_MJY6AdRIju-vH3nzGdriQ95LOSd2PWwsBYHvGSJLrovj-IMKNa5OCfb0dXl95e9ngSfCUr6LE3-LB8opF7Y7/s320/DSCN7202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lisa's </span></span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giustizia_e_Libert%C3%A0" style="background: none; color: #faa700; outline-color: rgb(51, 102, 204); overflow-wrap: break-word;" title="">Giustizia e Libertà</a> </span></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial;">partisans went for a more subtle approach, but still managed to generate many noise markers! Fortunately for them, the German guard remained oblivious to their approach.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrPqdFGt6Nj1BeN2f1VgB26vZZCpi8eDNjPImH1ozjtXMkq5ZchYjj2dYYuoBg005wblZXtYIKWtt3LNYuWdJ8xgOwcoZAOZzNmYSQWQHWQJIhtqYJMTfnkPe2ahl19eizF8sYcFoBdG7m8axeKK7pnxmhF4HHMRiJdZiHI1SwW7Vj-IhhCJMN95t/s3264/DSCN7203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrPqdFGt6Nj1BeN2f1VgB26vZZCpi8eDNjPImH1ozjtXMkq5ZchYjj2dYYuoBg005wblZXtYIKWtt3LNYuWdJ8xgOwcoZAOZzNmYSQWQHWQJIhtqYJMTfnkPe2ahl19eizF8sYcFoBdG7m8axeKK7pnxmhF4HHMRiJdZiHI1SwW7Vj-IhhCJMN95t/s320/DSCN7203.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Doug's <i>Garibaldis</i> attract the attention of the guard at the rear of the compound, who starts moving toward the front gate.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIBzuiHzo_0g5M9FL7QUMb7EuM6G7dBdLdjcYb8PRy1kKBdpTE9MRD7mRQ2vDDiSDrTBN8Q7YgwWjQPdrzYN3Nao5vjy6vsJsU7EirLRT2Y2TfnBIhmADb9OEfFeT4e5gQLToXx2GspA1xeDGdfi7coU5DD4mKPZ4kYmV6v7BwtI8kGRSD2b3NvhX/s3264/DSCN7204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIBzuiHzo_0g5M9FL7QUMb7EuM6G7dBdLdjcYb8PRy1kKBdpTE9MRD7mRQ2vDDiSDrTBN8Q7YgwWjQPdrzYN3Nao5vjy6vsJsU7EirLRT2Y2TfnBIhmADb9OEfFeT4e5gQLToXx2GspA1xeDGdfi7coU5DD4mKPZ4kYmV6v7BwtI8kGRSD2b3NvhX/s320/DSCN7204.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lisa's <i>G e L</i> machine gunner silently dispatches the nearest guard in CQC, or Close Quarters Combat!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzKVtFBlScl8_mjGNxx99oJ6DYhIVA5GfVoPJY5BZHQlaeRtg60n4zwZjm_OljJaztMINOyLUHZdgLbVDbeF8p_kQML8e7sC6ItAUJ6H051iR5582K4DF2irPqhScIiwsj1cPN77PgPMSoXUs13Jg3udKufLretCerQD2d04EBp9RdFxG4T-kGmEa/s3264/DSCN7205.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzKVtFBlScl8_mjGNxx99oJ6DYhIVA5GfVoPJY5BZHQlaeRtg60n4zwZjm_OljJaztMINOyLUHZdgLbVDbeF8p_kQML8e7sC6ItAUJ6H051iR5582K4DF2irPqhScIiwsj1cPN77PgPMSoXUs13Jg3udKufLretCerQD2d04EBp9RdFxG4T-kGmEa/s320/DSCN7205.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile Doug's <i>BG</i> continue their increasingly noisy approach to the front gate. The remaining gate guard is oblivious to the elimination of his colleague!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg618Dre6sG2s8AGkYCnkHehOM_KsufB3am0TjsRHOsHGZvEYc4UNnMFnYS6mpsnuZ_U_XY4K8TSHv509O4Por5N5yyTTyRVVG6VvzpsbjVea3w18PbTmFEpRmqb1s9ww7HgB8b_6EnsQhVHS5SULyxYfOBS-8YLMiKXTxawXxpgJ777CN3Dydk2d3Q/s3264/DSCN7206.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg618Dre6sG2s8AGkYCnkHehOM_KsufB3am0TjsRHOsHGZvEYc4UNnMFnYS6mpsnuZ_U_XY4K8TSHv509O4Por5N5yyTTyRVVG6VvzpsbjVea3w18PbTmFEpRmqb1s9ww7HgB8b_6EnsQhVHS5SULyxYfOBS-8YLMiKXTxawXxpgJ777CN3Dydk2d3Q/s320/DSCN7206.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Nancy Wake leads the <i>fiamma verdi</i> in a much quieter approach.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_e-6urHUBqWWa66ZhaC0LiOZswESNH-iePV9Scsx_yTNQhMzz47D0tHlID1rvRys0P919GgoKfqPpMzu7zd2V4u7ECE2chy45qJPoo5gVNRWlfPQAHJjW1s46qRTiHL5AdaJhyphenhyphenPJF6wzRxiv7yD6k0tRTNaLDndRzv7RFSMeX2dHHvzANatW8SmH/s3264/DSCN7207.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_e-6urHUBqWWa66ZhaC0LiOZswESNH-iePV9Scsx_yTNQhMzz47D0tHlID1rvRys0P919GgoKfqPpMzu7zd2V4u7ECE2chy45qJPoo5gVNRWlfPQAHJjW1s46qRTiHL5AdaJhyphenhyphenPJF6wzRxiv7yD6k0tRTNaLDndRzv7RFSMeX2dHHvzANatW8SmH/s320/DSCN7207.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Doug experiences a setback as his attempt to assault the gate guard fails, and the attacker is struck down by the guard!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BKWJzf7sB3lmQbp49a4emGifzf0nh0bW440UtgGzb4q66fvBjQEUZuHpJya0HzFxIqIyrB56g8uIFQayJecBg86PWVML10YBJsbngF_Z0zEhgvDFan5LuQAC2LaigaPhempOAY3D6_nXFaXSQtkfblNECDoVLKYAswcwNkaQegDVbDjl0aWQptC3/s3264/DSCN7209.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BKWJzf7sB3lmQbp49a4emGifzf0nh0bW440UtgGzb4q66fvBjQEUZuHpJya0HzFxIqIyrB56g8uIFQayJecBg86PWVML10YBJsbngF_Z0zEhgvDFan5LuQAC2LaigaPhempOAY3D6_nXFaXSQtkfblNECDoVLKYAswcwNkaQegDVbDjl0aWQptC3/s320/DSCN7209.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Noise markers a plenty as the guard shouts to raise the alarm, while behind him the <i>G e L </i>machine gunner cuts down one of the other guards.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlL5Gt79agJB2-gN8UlMv9RD8_hA-mknk_FYNSsuZV9QAI6X3jk6p7WNRTyxVy_u_kziBhtTFfVvsf51juAHfARFgIX2miDJpyNROGZQsWvlVJRmaG-nYNOttt5_-wFZcfe_REpBvLCS9Qzsxan-uzUzr5BFKkK8hPEuiiV-wV7TOocSG6CPXAEd3/s3264/DSCN7210.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlL5Gt79agJB2-gN8UlMv9RD8_hA-mknk_FYNSsuZV9QAI6X3jk6p7WNRTyxVy_u_kziBhtTFfVvsf51juAHfARFgIX2miDJpyNROGZQsWvlVJRmaG-nYNOttt5_-wFZcfe_REpBvLCS9Qzsxan-uzUzr5BFKkK8hPEuiiV-wV7TOocSG6CPXAEd3/s320/DSCN7210.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Still moving silently, the Green Flames continue their approach to the villa.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRMaZFYB7GJApQ3FzS8gnlfOlzHS5vh_LfCVyUv3lVMsQTwtD4ZiiXQhK7Yw33E5KM4KlCFiT3i7K-BbyLbq4QWykfde8iaAA6HeP7t5xEH56XrGBslocXyvABJvilfLT0owY6QGF9SNDrLWu3QS4d20E4oTAQWZ-Wo31BxgaODQM9zQm9oIz1s-8g/s3264/DSCN7211.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRMaZFYB7GJApQ3FzS8gnlfOlzHS5vh_LfCVyUv3lVMsQTwtD4ZiiXQhK7Yw33E5KM4KlCFiT3i7K-BbyLbq4QWykfde8iaAA6HeP7t5xEH56XrGBslocXyvABJvilfLT0owY6QGF9SNDrLWu3QS4d20E4oTAQWZ-Wo31BxgaODQM9zQm9oIz1s-8g/s320/DSCN7211.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But the alarm has been raised, and Stahl-Mask engages the <i>fiamma verdi</i> outside the villa.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1f6idZ2O23ncI_hZAOTQMAZ96du8pWN2Lpa4NKbEAgndn4jJLnU-c2BV0IzSuSKDZIBG1BaBeW_EmnBjMGjzRxHofni42jL42vmw-9h7glM9q48PKcB4QsFjeXW-MIBsT_DUFzmEMCiplTSdOafSVxLorBE3gsS_j1tGmIm8hrM9FvAlCITOJeBoe/s3264/DSCN7212.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1f6idZ2O23ncI_hZAOTQMAZ96du8pWN2Lpa4NKbEAgndn4jJLnU-c2BV0IzSuSKDZIBG1BaBeW_EmnBjMGjzRxHofni42jL42vmw-9h7glM9q48PKcB4QsFjeXW-MIBsT_DUFzmEMCiplTSdOafSVxLorBE3gsS_j1tGmIm8hrM9FvAlCITOJeBoe/s320/DSCN7212.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The <i>BG</i> burst into the compound, and leave the mule cart to block the gate!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtL3mvhr8-N7QDoQUV05Zt6B8qLddS-cj2X0af-zw6ZrAuYr0zsrhswJG8iZI5fSlP3MagEHSaqClqCZdFlmNI4FXIZYR0X7CCDo7yOau5ID11A5Ucp6qwA-GEM1SL1BciHW3iyoiXdt2nM65o1CdNBQiaENEv_hYYpBgChY5sx56CxSN1Wgjrp-L/s3264/DSCN7213.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtL3mvhr8-N7QDoQUV05Zt6B8qLddS-cj2X0af-zw6ZrAuYr0zsrhswJG8iZI5fSlP3MagEHSaqClqCZdFlmNI4FXIZYR0X7CCDo7yOau5ID11A5Ucp6qwA-GEM1SL1BciHW3iyoiXdt2nM65o1CdNBQiaENEv_hYYpBgChY5sx56CxSN1Wgjrp-L/s320/DSCN7213.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>G e L </i>partisans engage the guards emerging from the barracks. Sgt Schultz proves to be a much more resilient warrior than expected, as he outlasts and subdues many of the partisans through many rounds of CQC.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCd_SNGkBLe0qg3g3OPK-Kn8ion69VaxbhcfXvnGdWPWBdMxHeA3v7sWYe1xx8osL7WKJFw1bHiAQtXbPpe4Y-1V82FJTmYR8HEPJ3kBxHVfbGqBUuQDyG7rhZlLvMa9RbnaBDbrTnVzPW22y9qpTGKSWBWZgCOmse7YXhyJifCGJWI4R9LoxgtSvf/s3264/DSCN7214.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCd_SNGkBLe0qg3g3OPK-Kn8ion69VaxbhcfXvnGdWPWBdMxHeA3v7sWYe1xx8osL7WKJFw1bHiAQtXbPpe4Y-1V82FJTmYR8HEPJ3kBxHVfbGqBUuQDyG7rhZlLvMa9RbnaBDbrTnVzPW22y9qpTGKSWBWZgCOmse7YXhyJifCGJWI4R9LoxgtSvf/s320/DSCN7214.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Partisans have the run of the compound.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LYgzc3gV37Ixoco7hSAdGjeQ-N-79JyuC2n-6FB34HREbkW8XVSjggwsE0iblnWRSu71y7AA26Sc0elWoJZojW4lcxHDEIj-b0knFqyN_4LGyEllTN0lRgqTJX1yf_nl9hDixnnmq1zkIPhOZzUmuVGJH-cdOyUaEy6PWLkzS-FS-Jl3nsqHJYcj/s3264/DSCN7216.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LYgzc3gV37Ixoco7hSAdGjeQ-N-79JyuC2n-6FB34HREbkW8XVSjggwsE0iblnWRSu71y7AA26Sc0elWoJZojW4lcxHDEIj-b0knFqyN_4LGyEllTN0lRgqTJX1yf_nl9hDixnnmq1zkIPhOZzUmuVGJH-cdOyUaEy6PWLkzS-FS-Jl3nsqHJYcj/s320/DSCN7216.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meanwhile, the German emergency response team rushes to the scene.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10egNYLX59q-BtUC2OLdJVfeN284Szj_9SuTgIU2F-R2aVXsB2uzHz8bORH2FksYLAXXRVoY7js9ecOw1Vcuq15giBHU3gk1ZwDbSB5E6Hb2pg2Q8VJ_doEyFKx3GWEYrDEKsIRzN_OXqpaA3WVJYOUHikhFyhiWtwNfrNJIYX1iqQGzXGSdIc-0I/s3264/DSCN7217.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10egNYLX59q-BtUC2OLdJVfeN284Szj_9SuTgIU2F-R2aVXsB2uzHz8bORH2FksYLAXXRVoY7js9ecOw1Vcuq15giBHU3gk1ZwDbSB5E6Hb2pg2Q8VJ_doEyFKx3GWEYrDEKsIRzN_OXqpaA3WVJYOUHikhFyhiWtwNfrNJIYX1iqQGzXGSdIc-0I/s320/DSCN7217.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lisa's surviving <i>G e L</i> partisans have hotwired the German staff car, picked up the <i>fiammi verdi</i> radio operator, and pulled their remaining partisans from their fight with the German guards. Schultz is still standing!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fIBt1fgGcSOR0DcHwy-B1Lki6O3tmK4Up_C1q_GYDxyTd-5lBGJn8NHOHudMUF1Ph49w1Adk-57mrQIjoerhpHW7fgc6okl-XAUMZPvKl_mhvFhd5k9ZrhG3WIvhJgeuRtX3Gd_rb6irZnVJaVk8ZRcjpYQ6eJta-TqCmU9Davt6RzW3t9ITTGZT/s3264/DSCN7218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fIBt1fgGcSOR0DcHwy-B1Lki6O3tmK4Up_C1q_GYDxyTd-5lBGJn8NHOHudMUF1Ph49w1Adk-57mrQIjoerhpHW7fgc6okl-XAUMZPvKl_mhvFhd5k9ZrhG3WIvhJgeuRtX3Gd_rb6irZnVJaVk8ZRcjpYQ6eJta-TqCmU9Davt6RzW3t9ITTGZT/s320/DSCN7218.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Doug's and Peter's partisans are both on the ground floor of the villa, arguing over who will be first to climb up to the second floor, against Col. Klink and Stahl-Mask! Unfortunately, their decision to shoot up the stairs results in the death of the scientist, and defeats the purpose of the raid :(</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zmA_7ceDtLH5qC8PvmF0vqkDX_thFaFu358K-pra9eC6VWAcvX5sNVfIinL8vlqPDufz1jfw3c7xbJeBJjv5-1y17Ds9rcnL9226-6qaPmy4uCyOS7HrwJVnmSh3QdvQPbTumM1EDTkvDWhMbSsR6ifyITo4JhxNE4tgeXIHl-d4X_4CZpv_bDbZ/s3264/DSCN7219.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zmA_7ceDtLH5qC8PvmF0vqkDX_thFaFu358K-pra9eC6VWAcvX5sNVfIinL8vlqPDufz1jfw3c7xbJeBJjv5-1y17Ds9rcnL9226-6qaPmy4uCyOS7HrwJVnmSh3QdvQPbTumM1EDTkvDWhMbSsR6ifyITo4JhxNE4tgeXIHl-d4X_4CZpv_bDbZ/s320/DSCN7219.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The German response team is busy clearing the compound of the partisans. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkWHz2mbzV36Jdn6PrXMm0meSScFKxrZUI_-30kIuNHMO4pHyRWDlN_VOSN_JxrZZ1VdEo3FWiQhgvlKxma8EGJLojhbh89X1sql4v66UWnNdnxJICPG9uE34zW9Cd9cJXP-T9u4j-kWy5ckcWMpqSzj3zLJgjAlwKR1yuwU7_RPTF1WX3NNIFdkJ/s3264/DSCN7221.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkWHz2mbzV36Jdn6PrXMm0meSScFKxrZUI_-30kIuNHMO4pHyRWDlN_VOSN_JxrZZ1VdEo3FWiQhgvlKxma8EGJLojhbh89X1sql4v66UWnNdnxJICPG9uE34zW9Cd9cJXP-T9u4j-kWy5ckcWMpqSzj3zLJgjAlwKR1yuwU7_RPTF1WX3NNIFdkJ/s320/DSCN7221.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Lisa's team pulls a bootlegger reverse with their stolen staff car and escape through the rear gate. Other remaining partisans slip away into the woods, and the Germans strive to determine what happened!<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCP1vNJmKzd6ISr1MnAj0UvXQeTfbjCsaCQylGArg30OwoiQlqJ_WkzfXlrxaxIWzKleJTAnaFvLAiacCwOHbnfxWVkUoFgqn9RytgE55Hs0U96hl5Tv7ZtIClUTsfwjTjPFzWksN080FdSsZQKaNowIupPHXnisN4TNDNDCOhcAxOSCXxZYQmL3l_/s3264/DSCN7223.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="3264" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCP1vNJmKzd6ISr1MnAj0UvXQeTfbjCsaCQylGArg30OwoiQlqJ_WkzfXlrxaxIWzKleJTAnaFvLAiacCwOHbnfxWVkUoFgqn9RytgE55Hs0U96hl5Tv7ZtIClUTsfwjTjPFzWksN080FdSsZQKaNowIupPHXnisN4TNDNDCOhcAxOSCXxZYQmL3l_/s320/DSCN7223.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I failed to keep track of the body count, but Lisa provided a summary for her <i>Giustiza e Libertà </i>band. She named all her team members, from the submachine-gun toting leader Maria through the whole team, and also the one who hotwired the getaway car. Rocco the rifleman was the only survivor other than Maria. Poor Vincenzo, Maria's lover, was beaten in CQC by the Germans, so likely was taken prisoner. On the other hand, she rescued the <i>fiammi verdi</i> radio operator, plus one of their riflemen. Overall, it was quite a bloodbath for the partisans, and the Germans were well known for summary executions of any captured partisans, as well as brutal reprisals against the nearby civilian population.<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This game was an experiment. Overall, there were some good elements, and also some room for improvement. To make the next attempt better, I have a few ideas:</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">- Put more effort into identifying the factions and assigning each a unique objective, ideally conflicting with the objectives of other factions. Lisa really enjoyed researching the various partisan groups, so I will definitely tap into her research :). Distinct objectives will also allow more room for specialist figures to have meaningful roles, such as radio operators, drivers, explosives experts, snipers and more.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">- Black Ops calls for different types of troops activating on different cards, with leaders, specialists and ordinary mooks each activating on a different card. While it didn't really hurt the flow of the game, I don't think it helped much, either. I think it would be simpler to have a card or poker chip for each faction, which would probably speed up game play.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">- Numbers of troops seemed ok, with about 10 figures for each faction.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">- Using the Civilian Response Table for the cattle reaction was fun and seemed to work well. Some more thought is needed for the starting position for the cows. However, with some planning, there is a great opportunity to provide a role for the Top Secret cow!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-53169696965749021482023-12-22T18:24:00.000-08:002023-12-22T18:29:52.124-08:00JTFM Trench System Review<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">When looking at trench terrain for WWI gaming, there are three or four different approaches. Best looking is custom-made trench boards, as featured in glossy wargaming magazine articles and fancy wargame rule books. I was even motivated to make a set of trench boards some 15 years ago. They look great, but have a big drawback in that they are huge, a giant hassle to move around, which makes taking them to the club for a game near impossible, and they are pretty limited in how they can be reconfigured for different scenarios. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Making smaller pieces is an option, using 6" x 6" tiles for example, but these still tend to be bulky, taking up a lot of storage space, and are still a great deal of work to build. I suppose could arguably just draw trenches on paper for a two-dimensional representation, but that is very unsatisfactory when considering the effort that I put into making the miniatures look nice!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So that leaves resin trenches. These lack a bit of realism as they raise above the table instead of being cut below the surface, but as long as all the gamers are willing to go with what is intended, resin pieces have a few advantages. Resin pieces are easy to store and transport, they can be moved and set up in different configurations as needed for various scenarios. They need to be painted but otherwise no other modelling work needed, and for me the saving in time to build them compensate for a great deal. And realistically, if I were to attempt to build my own, I'd easily spend much more than the cost of individual resin pieces.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">With all that in mind, I decided to purchase the JTFM/Die Waffenkammer <a href="https://www.diewaffenkammer.com/terrain.html" target="_blank">trench system</a>. Information on the website is pretty limited, so here is some information about what you get with the package deal.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The system includes one each of seven different pieces, totaling around 3' in total, although with with bends and junctions, a bit less than that on the table.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdp_gDjFj_0zGBwZaY4HtFWNiOacDZtxp2iunTs-xcDBIODRpomyUHAfrqhdPf9ZZYdQLidd_9cfb4PhUn6EP-XZiQDiYOaQJnY0cvSEDc7TrVlO2ElUFp_uVQo0bJDAAmRLH888SGOsJjnzSxKkeIAvpCBzyrdpoxkFj13VQOKq9bWzWFYuT_f7h/s4032/IMG_3196.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdp_gDjFj_0zGBwZaY4HtFWNiOacDZtxp2iunTs-xcDBIODRpomyUHAfrqhdPf9ZZYdQLidd_9cfb4PhUn6EP-XZiQDiYOaQJnY0cvSEDc7TrVlO2ElUFp_uVQo0bJDAAmRLH888SGOsJjnzSxKkeIAvpCBzyrdpoxkFj13VQOKq9bWzWFYuT_f7h/s320/IMG_3196.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The trench pieces follow, with Great War Miniatures for scale.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Trench end piece</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLI8WUwHWuzDdeMtuEYsYcV1bdQ5xmnHN5veomWLiQ_lb71L8yxs_xyBOL-7aRStcL4h_NgJmE4sAY9FbKEKa5Yr3IsITBIf_rU_TsJJz2Uu0ml_Mq3uDCkufV5hNutqV9g70Uivu7OcRBWdqUfurBPSsfw2YUzLBFYyaQI3HHZhaY3N-Sdeyz2Oe/s2747/IMG_3203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2747" data-original-width="2344" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLI8WUwHWuzDdeMtuEYsYcV1bdQ5xmnHN5veomWLiQ_lb71L8yxs_xyBOL-7aRStcL4h_NgJmE4sAY9FbKEKa5Yr3IsITBIf_rU_TsJJz2Uu0ml_Mq3uDCkufV5hNutqV9g70Uivu7OcRBWdqUfurBPSsfw2YUzLBFYyaQI3HHZhaY3N-Sdeyz2Oe/s320/IMG_3203.JPG" width="273" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Short straight section</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUl3wyn7QSQHY7kIBWivbtAOaK8B-i2Q60PT0eeHy9ctlNup07lslLjkva8BzBZCvAzbwjvyKzgwRogHe5kVPOv-ol_lNKVx6Fljpc0dKRIh8XFulgBHsVhUFLIU9zNukSsgWX7QVLT2ImWUPYzozCZREC91a-goc2ngBAiKl4-qzr2EkgkF0EX1Xm/s4032/IMG_3215.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUl3wyn7QSQHY7kIBWivbtAOaK8B-i2Q60PT0eeHy9ctlNup07lslLjkva8BzBZCvAzbwjvyKzgwRogHe5kVPOv-ol_lNKVx6Fljpc0dKRIh8XFulgBHsVhUFLIU9zNukSsgWX7QVLT2ImWUPYzozCZREC91a-goc2ngBAiKl4-qzr2EkgkF0EX1Xm/s320/IMG_3215.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">These trenches are not very deep, only about 1" or 25 mm, and just barely room for a 25 mm base. The figures on 20 mm bases fit much better!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBxMKiDJzlrOlmIyWQf4XTXBh5puQ4v6acb3Ujs8MRKbD9YurvPPLbMORYtbSVZosmz2nawDyY1d97tA3lGMUcPqnUiiExaPIjFz_ucL0bNYgQGXUdumHoTijkDlh5gkj1hjVIHIyyaZS45dw4LRXZ-GWijc-MMuWDpR9FwbK5S5da2ozL7EmUad5/s4032/IMG_3213.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBxMKiDJzlrOlmIyWQf4XTXBh5puQ4v6acb3Ujs8MRKbD9YurvPPLbMORYtbSVZosmz2nawDyY1d97tA3lGMUcPqnUiiExaPIjFz_ucL0bNYgQGXUdumHoTijkDlh5gkj1hjVIHIyyaZS45dw4LRXZ-GWijc-MMuWDpR9FwbK5S5da2ozL7EmUad5/s320/IMG_3213.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZJy3mDt6ez3WyrXcGgwTa4mpMtKYU-LaSX6oSGcNtxwM1Yvu7yPKNiN0HUF4Wh6FzqrPoTdKE-iWGgBB7ZCbuv7KxsutnyAXh_A70uKifa0NiuVQX7OGgsISk1K_RMmFHfzrj5gviW4hn6cezY-eg0i7WI5878drqQF3ciUCA5bxIY0Du3sMN_DR/s4032/IMG_3214.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZJy3mDt6ez3WyrXcGgwTa4mpMtKYU-LaSX6oSGcNtxwM1Yvu7yPKNiN0HUF4Wh6FzqrPoTdKE-iWGgBB7ZCbuv7KxsutnyAXh_A70uKifa0NiuVQX7OGgsISk1K_RMmFHfzrj5gviW4hn6cezY-eg0i7WI5878drqQF3ciUCA5bxIY0Du3sMN_DR/s320/IMG_3214.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The trenches are definitely not compatible with the old Acheson Creations trenches that I picked up years ago! </span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfGjcdOEQWB1Q3OQskqEt246KPOllALKuY2JAiml-Ey9O3Sd1rRGuF_MitqjnR7f9J3EwWbSPPp2CrQuayosjvEuJn2Yd-9DxTzZ16WF75Rwe8dkWtZMhGoHaBP72BnnOUFaAoNb8dP3cSmg6_g8gPGHUinUYgi-j5oknybM5OcyvYQpDfTvrBaTb/s4032/IMG_3210.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfGjcdOEQWB1Q3OQskqEt246KPOllALKuY2JAiml-Ey9O3Sd1rRGuF_MitqjnR7f9J3EwWbSPPp2CrQuayosjvEuJn2Yd-9DxTzZ16WF75Rwe8dkWtZMhGoHaBP72BnnOUFaAoNb8dP3cSmg6_g8gPGHUinUYgi-j5oknybM5OcyvYQpDfTvrBaTb/s320/IMG_3210.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Jxj__MzeRzWH-CDRj-9HOSCloln_xX43NAm1RretmvmrMR_c1Pc5NB44KQjl81kS371xPugVaTLFbdb2H3sHMXeKkv8dnS5AsQ3_hr7F2CInkhsUUj2C16UhJY_sD2-V2zHhfG1Wyc5qiRtNvH_GEeXu9hRWOdOizoBhQC6zFJS3uFP8krssLipz/s4032/IMG_3211.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Jxj__MzeRzWH-CDRj-9HOSCloln_xX43NAm1RretmvmrMR_c1Pc5NB44KQjl81kS371xPugVaTLFbdb2H3sHMXeKkv8dnS5AsQ3_hr7F2CInkhsUUj2C16UhJY_sD2-V2zHhfG1Wyc5qiRtNvH_GEeXu9hRWOdOizoBhQC6zFJS3uFP8krssLipz/s320/IMG_3211.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">These trenches are going to meet my WWI gaming needs quite nicely, so much so that I placed an order with Jeff to send me some more pieces to allow some more table coverage. I'll paint them up and add another post in the new year.</span><p></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-17996916594006793602023-12-19T22:12:00.000-08:002023-12-20T13:28:12.995-08:00Characters - Movember 2023, Wild Bill Hickock and the Witch King<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I finished up a handful of characters.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-57qXsqq3qP42e_5NTjLhbR1ZKDacn3NWF0d_VE8EPW8z0s9Cujcoaa0e1X6whH3mbMlk9lXLclldLSvQuCsXUrU2l80V5Xuit8PT32QCt4wjS29aMxjikjS0pLQAsdYvvuKUrWiaTMwSIpv7v-h_Ws5REIgQq7NRhZCJp8w8QRvazE6a9UvRx-tt/s4032/IMG_3140.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-57qXsqq3qP42e_5NTjLhbR1ZKDacn3NWF0d_VE8EPW8z0s9Cujcoaa0e1X6whH3mbMlk9lXLclldLSvQuCsXUrU2l80V5Xuit8PT32QCt4wjS29aMxjikjS0pLQAsdYvvuKUrWiaTMwSIpv7v-h_Ws5REIgQq7NRhZCJp8w8QRvazE6a9UvRx-tt/s320/IMG_3140.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is this year's <a href="https://pulpfigures.com/pulp_s_movember_fund_raiser/" target="_blank">Movember figure from Pulp Figures</a>. Bob really outdid himself this year! I decided to base the uniform on the <a href="https://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyuniforms/indiancavalry/25thcav1897.htm" target="_blank">25th Lancers Frontier Force</a>. 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The rider is from the <a href="https://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2022/06/nazgul-on-fell-beast.html" target="_blank">Nazgul on Fell Beast</a> kit that I assembled a while back, on a GW Rohan horse.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9CNNMz1sPaFAHLTDLxoZCbwtD8hkn3nrHL78m4erlGFWgA4VzO73UQxOmkhxo6EQXzgADi3sLQgEL0WtXNvnQKfnaWNkaPOIis4H-oDeEl8dWQ9_H77Cqn8zrAZWpLg1v6OyK0GPoC0t2c5f9x4A4bPK0Ey0hFusqEnFpLQZaA4EmlRzYkSbK9d-/s2981/IMG_3147.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2981" data-original-width="2159" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9CNNMz1sPaFAHLTDLxoZCbwtD8hkn3nrHL78m4erlGFWgA4VzO73UQxOmkhxo6EQXzgADi3sLQgEL0WtXNvnQKfnaWNkaPOIis4H-oDeEl8dWQ9_H77Cqn8zrAZWpLg1v6OyK0GPoC0t2c5f9x4A4bPK0Ey0hFusqEnFpLQZaA4EmlRzYkSbK9d-/s320/IMG_3147.JPG" width="232" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wCXvoo0Ua_OjvaaOxkF9hBO4zMEhLxBDGnjpiRuAP-8hligKz9kgLqMpYifk5R8J_OEESZg5SUgvDuEk0SfjWanVlHY6kQq27O2EI-mw4J4mNBYD5YTO9IP0UFEE5u-wGPciEhQLLayykJwP4gkZ2kYQwPuKyW0rtAj5KgAtHArl3c-NbPIRw972/s2738/IMG_3148.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2738" data-original-width="2587" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wCXvoo0Ua_OjvaaOxkF9hBO4zMEhLxBDGnjpiRuAP-8hligKz9kgLqMpYifk5R8J_OEESZg5SUgvDuEk0SfjWanVlHY6kQq27O2EI-mw4J4mNBYD5YTO9IP0UFEE5u-wGPciEhQLLayykJwP4gkZ2kYQwPuKyW0rtAj5KgAtHArl3c-NbPIRw972/s320/IMG_3148.JPG" width="302" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyIrsNM-e3ctD-w-lGl9omw4R9KaqxZQvtzN-lNVKq3JQflPHiwlb42bSm0HwXqiQKWdYYMLwimo-bLeHWp06s5AR6yvK_Wy5EYAL1CFt-5klBEjCPwyjCM3cbX54B3ikWCsfkYWRY5ilA8Ta95boZ7EIFPXOexWPE-_XY6grsXcVhyULT2inx-u9/s2795/IMG_3149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2553" data-original-width="2795" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyIrsNM-e3ctD-w-lGl9omw4R9KaqxZQvtzN-lNVKq3JQflPHiwlb42bSm0HwXqiQKWdYYMLwimo-bLeHWp06s5AR6yvK_Wy5EYAL1CFt-5klBEjCPwyjCM3cbX54B3ikWCsfkYWRY5ilA8Ta95boZ7EIFPXOexWPE-_XY6grsXcVhyULT2inx-u9/s320/IMG_3149.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And here is the full selection of ersatz Nazgul! 5 foot and 4 mounted. Enough for now!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtR2uMW2Iduxk4V2D6ZsO9oeSy9i_YS1zqfM-XK4MgvjxUS-89ete4gmFXULwgOANTirYXw7WX_j8ejDDrm_HvrO_sO58PWyayqKjkz8ZDkn1nurUMXLvrp1osIGHweIjQCOC49UQQDOjm9Q2ZdS1TIH6jL5HbXOqpjaawgbIfzkR6efY77NBlkA7/s4032/IMG_3151.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4032" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtR2uMW2Iduxk4V2D6ZsO9oeSy9i_YS1zqfM-XK4MgvjxUS-89ete4gmFXULwgOANTirYXw7WX_j8ejDDrm_HvrO_sO58PWyayqKjkz8ZDkn1nurUMXLvrp1osIGHweIjQCOC49UQQDOjm9Q2ZdS1TIH6jL5HbXOqpjaawgbIfzkR6efY77NBlkA7/s320/IMG_3151.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-19634687720203681582023-12-18T20:27:00.000-08:002023-12-18T20:27:34.590-08:00WWI German Reinforcements!<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Here are some reinforcements for my 1916-18 WWI German <i>zug</i>. These are all from <a href="https://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=20&cat=153&sub=224&page=1" target="_blank">Great War Miniatures</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI82V_xhmvk0Cwe5wcaWiaboiAs2UqaRCa2ZGe-TPyBmeR0tbSpED-dLspt91hE-AvI3WxQufm2FOUkXicjOIQsXMLeQG91B5dxdkTOH9wn68h0xCPt1fDb2g60ehKp3GCGdOZSNDSbvCy-gCNJSp2Pd417A7el3kNSddG6a29VPq9-Ka3qjHou2jS/s3948/IMG_3178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1959" data-original-width="3948" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI82V_xhmvk0Cwe5wcaWiaboiAs2UqaRCa2ZGe-TPyBmeR0tbSpED-dLspt91hE-AvI3WxQufm2FOUkXicjOIQsXMLeQG91B5dxdkTOH9wn68h0xCPt1fDb2g60ehKp3GCGdOZSNDSbvCy-gCNJSp2Pd417A7el3kNSddG6a29VPq9-Ka3qjHou2jS/s320/IMG_3178.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">First up, here are a dozen regular infantry. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1552" data-original-width="2265" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHR39Ko1-osgfN3MlsRnLRabt4Z8HKHDtaOurrup5pSE_FjVvMz9a7jei_LKMfBgAxiJLOOE2MIdY1_ybcgpEppmBZpts2A6L5yWAiuOAqHjfhiWoL0QhQNuFxJ6RevI-hekkj7Tm6sykZMoydlN_W3aXz0c1MXO_sOsYw7YUv7h9IeI-IGS-wUyjL/s320/IMG_3157.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Flamethrowers like this<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flammenwerfer_M.16." target="_blank"> <i>Flammenwerfer M.16</i></a> first made a widespread appearance in WWI.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNS4ww730YRRRSgExAJttFvaJDWPt3dsPTIcPjd1YyLfuVY0Jt9-bXyWaQFyH1OBthwCbqw3QrAm3tFC94GzOJgZlo7_UpSJA3r1T5Nrk5butwxP3EaZkp4M_DSJxRQTu30d-2ouvGqcE6HxIlxJIPZ4kBbd54Fm_A9bdoOLJtgeAGRoHGdR6yFsrB/s2337/IMG_3158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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So here are some craters and similar terrain to place in no man's land between the trenches. Naturally, these craters will also be useful for WWII and other settings, too!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4uSZ1AKw0sHFB7cnY5KQ5Trp1A7bBBuM3TfzjW-FCDRZawfyokgLWtQmtK9svQKFChHVcbXDYnVnBJKDFQ0cjYfjkoT5-qWuyO4z34amJjlZX5deYh_bNWE6gtJcLXvwdspJ0GFa5R7tx6eeXrDl_QbVuJXmvac-GscRbKDSnHdGIKia73iHjm5j/s2957/IMG_3102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2957" data-original-width="2739" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4uSZ1AKw0sHFB7cnY5KQ5Trp1A7bBBuM3TfzjW-FCDRZawfyokgLWtQmtK9svQKFChHVcbXDYnVnBJKDFQ0cjYfjkoT5-qWuyO4z34amJjlZX5deYh_bNWE6gtJcLXvwdspJ0GFa5R7tx6eeXrDl_QbVuJXmvac-GscRbKDSnHdGIKia73iHjm5j/s320/IMG_3102.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And as a bonus, this blog post includes a how-to article! The base for each of the craters is an aluminium tart or pie tin, to be mounted on wooden bases.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimf1hi2oP3OwsdzxldcCJQmhTupyJ7VCOs4MtMd8XxpePNOgcvYlSRxEXJXVjP_CackyiG-OaWGwakge5YWRQL4FhmQpAlZUatnO2fy2JanmdBMCklwaTetvF9p_INEu4WBdT-6dy7bcRrnfHCzto_214CAMR-Ik-xDktMsTl6JhFn9cD5EtLSxm2O/s3518/IMG_3068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="3518" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimf1hi2oP3OwsdzxldcCJQmhTupyJ7VCOs4MtMd8XxpePNOgcvYlSRxEXJXVjP_CackyiG-OaWGwakge5YWRQL4FhmQpAlZUatnO2fy2JanmdBMCklwaTetvF9p_INEu4WBdT-6dy7bcRrnfHCzto_214CAMR-Ik-xDktMsTl6JhFn9cD5EtLSxm2O/s320/IMG_3068.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The tins are smooshed down into the basic crater shape, and the edge is trimmed off with scissors.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdp2uYnQpcIumo9uh4bQAzHJKhELqofOx2t7nWmH_65hLPHKf0aWvrlE3vcL_0WFrgklt45I8bWpYWZeqQNBX6e9M-6_75s6rrF7BWmOaqC6-cU7mjVKs1rrH8CeFh42nEz4kN5_ulJlru-Odp50yss_AlcyrVJekqZOr552s9XIXJPtczyTfBU65/s3702/IMG_3069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2007" data-original-width="3702" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdp2uYnQpcIumo9uh4bQAzHJKhELqofOx2t7nWmH_65hLPHKf0aWvrlE3vcL_0WFrgklt45I8bWpYWZeqQNBX6e9M-6_75s6rrF7BWmOaqC6-cU7mjVKs1rrH8CeFh42nEz4kN5_ulJlru-Odp50yss_AlcyrVJekqZOr552s9XIXJPtczyTfBU65/s320/IMG_3069.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And a quick outline with a sharpie for the shapes that I will cut out.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgM6-_H6ybubXPUNJ3vgyZKChnieGhfDSSRra948aqohq3Qmfbb2g57E67S5fDlUqQrdrbngNk2Tvw8B6w27V5J7zqab-EIFnWrDvuwMGh7ETHtzPojpiD4GYFKM4p8F8WvmlJMCz1LYeV9TEnemeYdQ7eBzmYg-VY-CI7fW3fqJ0OgsKuf6lqntnv/s3420/IMG_3070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2617" data-original-width="3420" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgM6-_H6ybubXPUNJ3vgyZKChnieGhfDSSRra948aqohq3Qmfbb2g57E67S5fDlUqQrdrbngNk2Tvw8B6w27V5J7zqab-EIFnWrDvuwMGh7ETHtzPojpiD4GYFKM4p8F8WvmlJMCz1LYeV9TEnemeYdQ7eBzmYg-VY-CI7fW3fqJ0OgsKuf6lqntnv/s320/IMG_3070.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I used my glue gun to secure the tins onto the bases, and then gave them a heavy coat of gesso. Getting paint to stick to aluminium is tricky - it flakes off very easily! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzdHkCZ6mc_bo1JWZ1wk6LR5t2Hb0GnM4nRSdq4aCKPPo-IMajOqfQakxC92PZb5d5H0zTNQ0E0Q-wZYvvUyODdsnV-5P27D63PUa-o9Upj1vfbJuaot5tyLBovBwk9XVMUUIqgLP0-r048E7xhaQszMyGgiWjSXdoE3A16w5GHsBelQoSDspwi4N/s3695/IMG_3079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2567" data-original-width="3695" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzdHkCZ6mc_bo1JWZ1wk6LR5t2Hb0GnM4nRSdq4aCKPPo-IMajOqfQakxC92PZb5d5H0zTNQ0E0Q-wZYvvUyODdsnV-5P27D63PUa-o9Upj1vfbJuaot5tyLBovBwk9XVMUUIqgLP0-r048E7xhaQszMyGgiWjSXdoE3A16w5GHsBelQoSDspwi4N/s320/IMG_3079.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Using white glue, I put a mix of sand and coarse sand/gravel to cover the join between the tin and the base, and also the very rounded glue residue.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichKf22m0jtD_9niK8qMjLAp8aHpFiUzxGxKS5z2j4yKjU4Men3gcDcxYltLkwRPr9pH91c7Soig6gbLiKY_x0mIwauqswhhrXjuECcsYfg_VQ4iUoYvk7eBiZbc8XlJycrXEs2enlUz5KPlFQE7uoOQOFakvNMQgkQHz-ZKf4NSbj3_4LqvKgRF4A/s4032/IMG_3080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2194" data-original-width="4032" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichKf22m0jtD_9niK8qMjLAp8aHpFiUzxGxKS5z2j4yKjU4Men3gcDcxYltLkwRPr9pH91c7Soig6gbLiKY_x0mIwauqswhhrXjuECcsYfg_VQ4iUoYvk7eBiZbc8XlJycrXEs2enlUz5KPlFQE7uoOQOFakvNMQgkQHz-ZKf4NSbj3_4LqvKgRF4A/s320/IMG_3080.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After leaving the gesso to dry, I added a thick base coat of burnt umber (aka dark brown) craft paint. And wait another day for it to dry. Lots of waiting in the project, very difficult for me!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjMsrZvJdEje5E59_tvDs7iMZ-ANJS-PUVy-aI5oqJDb2XFfGufPHIMDqbZCGt1H6r2ZV6rqOEmQDZ0qMDMu1gXFI-jadIN19YhrB2gd93kabieeXwaBgoUWMcrIB-PGE5ncipYxaHLJIe-Lx9InN9gwYxT3VTrf6JqkhyphenhyphenznHfH8fFjofQa1KJGvy/s4032/IMG_3082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2599" data-original-width="4032" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjMsrZvJdEje5E59_tvDs7iMZ-ANJS-PUVy-aI5oqJDb2XFfGufPHIMDqbZCGt1H6r2ZV6rqOEmQDZ0qMDMu1gXFI-jadIN19YhrB2gd93kabieeXwaBgoUWMcrIB-PGE5ncipYxaHLJIe-Lx9InN9gwYxT3VTrf6JqkhyphenhyphenznHfH8fFjofQa1KJGvy/s320/IMG_3082.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then a dry brush with a lighter brown. In this case I used a shade called milk chocolate. Not for drinking! You can see some extra pieces in the photo below. These are gifts from Doug! The big craters are cut from styrofoam, and the gun is a mis-printed 3D printed artillery piece that will really add some distinct WWI flavour to the terrain. Thanks, Doug!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRXFdRen4ofD-P0yC4dnTKnxtVjG_w1kXo6hMHwVb4wMbtnnb1QOqn61TaRkPMtehUjp5jPK5SWf7gyEZdaoiKCzZZumj1fxVCfRJknwkmSOSdh2_xp_OS1DyvJXX0VC1Ka_AByYK86moF0sxnl7Gp5BT7qw-px-R1WzVyTgJjuz7we0s-UYZvMa0/s4032/IMG_3096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2203" data-original-width="4032" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRXFdRen4ofD-P0yC4dnTKnxtVjG_w1kXo6hMHwVb4wMbtnnb1QOqn61TaRkPMtehUjp5jPK5SWf7gyEZdaoiKCzZZumj1fxVCfRJknwkmSOSdh2_xp_OS1DyvJXX0VC1Ka_AByYK86moF0sxnl7Gp5BT7qw-px-R1WzVyTgJjuz7we0s-UYZvMa0/s320/IMG_3096.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">To make things a bit more interesting, I added a greenish-brownish base to some of the craters, and then (after another wait for the paint to dry), some <a href="https://acrylicosvallejo.com/en/product/hobby/diorama-fx-en/still-water-26230/" target="_blank">Vallejo Still Water</a>. I mixed in some <a href="https://www.warhammer.com/en-CA/shop/shade-agrax-earthshade-18ml-2022" target="_blank">GW Agrax Earthshade</a> ink or wash. Unfortunately, the still water resin ended up coming in a bit milky. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipn-4wFXiihymSfX3NVy6m3d0MmlcomoFlborJJ_a4V5DcJtD9JWNjqNjpd5S9SLuQ4oLWC3JtjoC2D8ui64zfTJc0TzgO72Vd091s5PLQ6Bv798p35XwRxwk61uvGKCl13MJaa1_6DPwSfSQNMuy5pe00WA16WNuPFeBi_B7J5WBL3Hl85y3TaPLJ/s4032/IMG_3097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipn-4wFXiihymSfX3NVy6m3d0MmlcomoFlborJJ_a4V5DcJtD9JWNjqNjpd5S9SLuQ4oLWC3JtjoC2D8ui64zfTJc0TzgO72Vd091s5PLQ6Bv798p35XwRxwk61uvGKCl13MJaa1_6DPwSfSQNMuy5pe00WA16WNuPFeBi_B7J5WBL3Hl85y3TaPLJ/s320/IMG_3097.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Frustrated with milky still water, I pulled it out and re-gessoed the bases. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68n7dMIQLYNzNaT8io1S9EWgle5OKhIW2xVjuNvG-dO9PnQ1ZPO_8q_DtRTphtjX-KQRT81-B-_PecDzshyS_vyd8Y8beNoTZwx0fdTB809hEWJJIw2S5z-VjlYCEAFoIt7MJRNx37zxNyGkzmzMADeQ7j5SHFF3MDgUYvYJc9q1oIOzmWE0WKwIb/s4032/IMG_3098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="4032" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68n7dMIQLYNzNaT8io1S9EWgle5OKhIW2xVjuNvG-dO9PnQ1ZPO_8q_DtRTphtjX-KQRT81-B-_PecDzshyS_vyd8Y8beNoTZwx0fdTB809hEWJJIw2S5z-VjlYCEAFoIt7MJRNx37zxNyGkzmzMADeQ7j5SHFF3MDgUYvYJc9q1oIOzmWE0WKwIb/s320/IMG_3098.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I also filled in the opening for one of the large craters with some air-dry clay.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzy2AquXqUPVadkOP_drk_P9DgTNSIOVWU-jJEhtxf4FIP_ELVu8fr9UxHjr3tfVyWmcAf36ys4A1kSwU8MuoZB1mZKzvbprKQh5FYVbzDLFUUaufg6dp6o-ZP4cWWbfeI2bbAsaBJ4xEQxzkIHp3wzHNgQ_B5GQwgFXhuCbGNPgLmJLGWuYRhg3d/s4032/IMG_3099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzy2AquXqUPVadkOP_drk_P9DgTNSIOVWU-jJEhtxf4FIP_ELVu8fr9UxHjr3tfVyWmcAf36ys4A1kSwU8MuoZB1mZKzvbprKQh5FYVbzDLFUUaufg6dp6o-ZP4cWWbfeI2bbAsaBJ4xEQxzkIHp3wzHNgQ_B5GQwgFXhuCbGNPgLmJLGWuYRhg3d/s320/IMG_3099.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are the final pieces. For some of the smaller pieces, the water effect worked out.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3r66_1DRBsd7-xqhZkO_Pszi0hL0-GYFLR4azKYC_nSMvjjK1Uh_FxnAXMldCpT7fohI3BCf-EVI4nXllpB8OMBSEf2iQZyxKgWd6T5JKQr2TaP-GVJiO0VDoVdCOTnRysTvHLFyNKXCLPDRHpi7x-yumVWZuY7tu10vvGF17-9IQg7n56UN7cJc-/s4032/IMG_3105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3r66_1DRBsd7-xqhZkO_Pszi0hL0-GYFLR4azKYC_nSMvjjK1Uh_FxnAXMldCpT7fohI3BCf-EVI4nXllpB8OMBSEf2iQZyxKgWd6T5JKQr2TaP-GVJiO0VDoVdCOTnRysTvHLFyNKXCLPDRHpi7x-yumVWZuY7tu10vvGF17-9IQg7n56UN7cJc-/s320/IMG_3105.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The larger pieces tend to show a bit of the cloudiness.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I loved the setting, but never quite got a campaign off the ground. Nonetheless, I collected many of the sourcebooks, including the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier%27s_Companion" target="_blank">Soldier's Companion</a> (SC), which was a set of miniatures rules for the game. Not being a wargamer at the time, I mostly used it as a reference (lots of lovely lists and information about the military forces of various empires and other powers on Earth, Mars and Venus in the fictional 1889). </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Recently, however, I have come across a few gamers listing SC as their preferred set of rules for colonial wargaming. Indeed, Frank Chadwick's designer's notes in the back of the book state that his goal was to start with a good set of colonial rules to which the VSF elements could be attached. With this in mind, I invited Doug over for a trial of Soldier's Companion.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We played one of the sample scenarios from the book, in which a platoon of 9 British regulars (Gordon Highlanders) set out on an expedition to arrest a rabble-rousing native religious leader, who aims to raise the tribes against the Crown. This character leads a warband of 19 warriors, half with rifle-muskets (or jezzails, I suppose) and half with melee weapons. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">The only difference is that the native leader was now an Afghan, rather than a Hill Martian!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Highlanders advance along the road, as a group of Afghan snipers open up on them.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqTuZBhfFoi5Y5IpX6eUN-WCdj9dw_8fS0a3gDgwPNVc3QrAYOzP7dv5gIegiBC-b5jZG4d0ROGawYCJ5SrQ9oXkSTJhwXC7POk1ia33YqbX7ZaCEkXIF_32uwKFX80vF8loorCW1DcbR8-FDK8myt7bbJKiXJGthaQSEkmXfrJpEulNaeqtB_HCE/s4032/IMG_3084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2407" data-original-width="4032" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqTuZBhfFoi5Y5IpX6eUN-WCdj9dw_8fS0a3gDgwPNVc3QrAYOzP7dv5gIegiBC-b5jZG4d0ROGawYCJ5SrQ9oXkSTJhwXC7POk1ia33YqbX7ZaCEkXIF_32uwKFX80vF8loorCW1DcbR8-FDK8myt7bbJKiXJGthaQSEkmXfrJpEulNaeqtB_HCE/s320/IMG_3084.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnerO4ogW-dQcFqg742BZUkOpJ_Z1hPVexqx4CBxnWJDpuKn0Q0Xka6QVh_1tnEhYFTY-h6F-k0fE3C18IqHYq-cqMEenvDVN8swiDerhv3yYIHZX7C89-YIQQrb02VotZCZm1rRwyCNYlpDXUb8OBQKHVJAuEsCmRCnd7iz1GUZ5uTEW-H0LoQ5Nt/s4032/IMG_3088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2524" data-original-width="4032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnerO4ogW-dQcFqg742BZUkOpJ_Z1hPVexqx4CBxnWJDpuKn0Q0Xka6QVh_1tnEhYFTY-h6F-k0fE3C18IqHYq-cqMEenvDVN8swiDerhv3yYIHZX7C89-YIQQrb02VotZCZm1rRwyCNYlpDXUb8OBQKHVJAuEsCmRCnd7iz1GUZ5uTEW-H0LoQ5Nt/s320/IMG_3088.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And after a dramatic chase and melee, they routed the Afghan warriors and captured their leader.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9o-iLvVkEIkcakPXCRnLpyDSO2TpOumfnMqDoI_mRJnk-hoLV4grJbWSpR0fiecRE8AHmx1vFIDVqwsAzR7ryFBfV_X_afTceJ9jDC9obEmGZq_XBBPoBI9FHcNWoKeE0OjJzstgVKZFse6gSVwG0f5jxiQRRG_SEFXS_MJhHOBsKdZDLCSR-68g/s3574/IMG_3090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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By the way, Queen Victoria was simply observing, no effect on the game :)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLo8ELEvkCuLDNHHl482nPNq3Y9wgVrgBQeAk85Qe7_W2AVKt-hrryswLji1_Ri7iv92DPa1_IcAiXKLPVzOJfZPiYqnnZLduC6ImN4zU3rkUwAxZ3PGDg7PBqIFB_aAvVtDtAwm19UZnOZ6AgCWV9Il8UZ3i8eBV8mT4yPxxHS3pBzIAeJDAR7HN/s3650/IMG_3091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2722" data-original-width="3650" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLo8ELEvkCuLDNHHl482nPNq3Y9wgVrgBQeAk85Qe7_W2AVKt-hrryswLji1_Ri7iv92DPa1_IcAiXKLPVzOJfZPiYqnnZLduC6ImN4zU3rkUwAxZ3PGDg7PBqIFB_aAvVtDtAwm19UZnOZ6AgCWV9Il8UZ3i8eBV8mT4yPxxHS3pBzIAeJDAR7HN/s320/IMG_3091.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-OH9QXlda0YC_yaiuRFg2U54fha8kXWp4y8-O0ScxRN6lSLs5o4Z43uL_cOpBhtYdwYMq4sy16B-T9vDfNLxxUaAyqZ4IShJZb-jJ4K0ZWPvYBWE-szbdLiDy6t-ha4YhxG2Ft_jcd_gOM9JX-fZqi3X-GcJdeNdv9nx81ocjCZFb1aBlkunIN5G/s4032/IMG_3092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2117" data-original-width="4032" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-OH9QXlda0YC_yaiuRFg2U54fha8kXWp4y8-O0ScxRN6lSLs5o4Z43uL_cOpBhtYdwYMq4sy16B-T9vDfNLxxUaAyqZ4IShJZb-jJ4K0ZWPvYBWE-szbdLiDy6t-ha4YhxG2Ft_jcd_gOM9JX-fZqi3X-GcJdeNdv9nx81ocjCZFb1aBlkunIN5G/s320/IMG_3092.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We had a short chat about the game afterwards. The game was fun and fast playing. It was good with the number of figures we had on the table, but I could see it getting a bit tedious if played with a larger number of units. A couple of things we noted:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">- Move distances are quite large. Light cavalry have a charge range of 48", which allows them to cross almost any table in one hop, and is twice as far as rifle range!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">- Melee combat involves pairing off figures and dicing off one pair at a time. In a big fight, this could take a while. If we keep playing this game, I'd want to replace this with a way to combine all the rolls, maybe a modification of The Men Who Would Be Kings approach.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">On the discussion boards, some gamers commented on the initiative system, which could potentially allow one side to gain and keep the initiative for several terms in a row. This is significant as the non-initiative player doesn't get to move, only to shoot (if there are any eligible targets) and defend in melee. Doug and I didn't have a problem with this; we appreciated the intent as one side will get to keep pushing until something significant happens to disrupt the flow. I can see how it could be frustrating to be on the receiving end of several turns of only reacting. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'll be happy to try SC again but will look to add some house rules as discussed above.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-15509392989317652852023-12-02T20:25:00.000-08:002023-12-02T20:25:44.876-08:00Brigate Garibaldi Partisans and another ersatz Nazgul<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">After reading <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Macintyre" target="_blank">Ben MacIntyre's SAS: Rogue Heroes</a>, I have an idea for a WWII partisan scenario. This has motivated me to finish up a few more Italian partisans. These ones are supposed to be members of the Communist Garibaldi Brigades, or <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigate_Garibaldi" target="_blank">Brigate Garibaldi</a></i>. One of the key identifiers for the Garibaldi partisans was their red scarf.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are the new models,</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3BC4tgvCbFF9g8lUdeOFZoP1wV0RNurSlH-9KT7WzYHdshxBfPdNUq7LS1R0nGdfrO4Ysh8OlcP3Dcy9ToV87oizvr8SlAzH6N-D8UHHeru5DOWEc_Qt2mdEJRYLZ7Y4R7eWJMOq1jnkcI_cu_4IPbR0_ptXpUKgd47qIWfpt1kiEpiAySqFfOhz/s3566/IMG_3071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="3566" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3BC4tgvCbFF9g8lUdeOFZoP1wV0RNurSlH-9KT7WzYHdshxBfPdNUq7LS1R0nGdfrO4Ysh8OlcP3Dcy9ToV87oizvr8SlAzH6N-D8UHHeru5DOWEc_Qt2mdEJRYLZ7Y4R7eWJMOq1jnkcI_cu_4IPbR0_ptXpUKgd47qIWfpt1kiEpiAySqFfOhz/s320/IMG_3071.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEaAcVJj3fZfSlAhyphenhyphenFij0-HWCDx8q4qVJ_OYrU-jBO9mcZawJ__S4DHEYwGLj5R3Ifd77MZLNcKJ5A2yEtoethLXiGeACnu9AjOdxmlZpNJtM6OMaAGenvI6nHDgaMHvhmPCdrfHgtJflQlGJJcSApNQooqkbmS9lWUSmO1layHAfx2cikLJIhJcZ/s3445/IMG_3072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1453" data-original-width="3445" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEaAcVJj3fZfSlAhyphenhyphenFij0-HWCDx8q4qVJ_OYrU-jBO9mcZawJ__S4DHEYwGLj5R3Ifd77MZLNcKJ5A2yEtoethLXiGeACnu9AjOdxmlZpNJtM6OMaAGenvI6nHDgaMHvhmPCdrfHgtJflQlGJJcSApNQooqkbmS9lWUSmO1layHAfx2cikLJIhJcZ/s320/IMG_3072.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And here are all the partisans to date.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMhFx0ynkPii0LpjH9Li3fZtXgsiezkJ_tJztiiOrSlkZG6jjycirTAqfxrZTV4v8qJYZS9p36NzaCXuENXv4pnesqznYfl-AVLkx-CjkqMP_dynL6fKpRG6JeOylMkSR7cszhLxLrMleDYtzNyMBH_HWQz26Gbm_sjsLlaujMfufNo3S1UvDqqcG/s3910/IMG_3073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="3910" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMhFx0ynkPii0LpjH9Li3fZtXgsiezkJ_tJztiiOrSlkZG6jjycirTAqfxrZTV4v8qJYZS9p36NzaCXuENXv4pnesqznYfl-AVLkx-CjkqMP_dynL6fKpRG6JeOylMkSR7cszhLxLrMleDYtzNyMBH_HWQz26Gbm_sjsLlaujMfufNo3S1UvDqqcG/s320/IMG_3073.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I also added another ersatz Nazgul. This one is based on Perry plastics with a GW Rohan horse, so actually looks a bit more like the GW LotR figures than my other conversions.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the base figure - a WotR man at arms on a Rohan horse.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fsy70SyZ3OWJR308JtDt_BZQkAe0AGOiZKen_IxvO03_krikO3rE7jViqBzb1gv_gA4OLcoy1JYhFPFyW28ASgGRqCp-5HJQt5X6Stq00HMjYdqK_jBfzBxpcISuzZscWE18F3jQfygZnZNxML6jeVBL9kLzma5PupfRi2WeeqChTaRRweaIPWI6/s1973/IMG_3039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1973" data-original-width="1934" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fsy70SyZ3OWJR308JtDt_BZQkAe0AGOiZKen_IxvO03_krikO3rE7jViqBzb1gv_gA4OLcoy1JYhFPFyW28ASgGRqCp-5HJQt5X6Stq00HMjYdqK_jBfzBxpcISuzZscWE18F3jQfygZnZNxML6jeVBL9kLzma5PupfRi2WeeqChTaRRweaIPWI6/s320/IMG_3039.JPG" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Added greenstuff cloak.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6SqjlKdbwzoTB2BgraHSjtnqF4ZOzejWs_jtzEEKDkqtq1J1L0xGxJWoqwfkY4Jjx_4IaY50gF7ray7fxL5gk6fjROQhHiZGofxmd-TfNVIM6cwp7fFDkONViFJqVICRvqkgK9slF9KHGHwEZAUpW4aftZgek7SvxUNsS3BP9HgPkChD3miR9B28/s1990/IMG_3040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1990" data-original-width="1809" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6SqjlKdbwzoTB2BgraHSjtnqF4ZOzejWs_jtzEEKDkqtq1J1L0xGxJWoqwfkY4Jjx_4IaY50gF7ray7fxL5gk6fjROQhHiZGofxmd-TfNVIM6cwp7fFDkONViFJqVICRvqkgK9slF9KHGHwEZAUpW4aftZgek7SvxUNsS3BP9HgPkChD3miR9B28/s320/IMG_3040.JPG" width="291" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTKBttI0jsEqCmdliEcHty2FclYLq6iyRzL1aoZGPFLa0T8V1w-oD_JNq8GSfSWAr0CB8iQCjmwpKmOUKFOfayJzHCz2c5U4ouI6c8IApgcFpmwYH3eC-E7mtU0bXtrA0Pz5xsQnmfKnFvohnl5mX180HMS8n7WqNP-IGtSFaSSieP0M_Fzd1Dh7E/s2295/IMG_3042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2201" data-original-width="2295" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTKBttI0jsEqCmdliEcHty2FclYLq6iyRzL1aoZGPFLa0T8V1w-oD_JNq8GSfSWAr0CB8iQCjmwpKmOUKFOfayJzHCz2c5U4ouI6c8IApgcFpmwYH3eC-E7mtU0bXtrA0Pz5xsQnmfKnFvohnl5mX180HMS8n7WqNP-IGtSFaSSieP0M_Fzd1Dh7E/s320/IMG_3042.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">And here is the painted rider, along with a barrow wight. I now have three riders - which leaves me a bit of a dilemma. For the Flight to the Ford of Bruinen, there should be nine riders, but that is the ONLY scenario that needs nine riders. Not sure it's worth building a full nine riders for just one game...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhsOWxNN1VmxM5La_bne7s4nsydHRcOcBbV5XdItKKVcjLOzva0LJt9Z7VoRu1krgDCsF0T3ebFkwkl67CG1U_g6MrXNQruvFvLODDFHjg9hrnNuPc5FGQenDB6TnIyNT1CR1l0tQHolOHahEp_DbVEPzPBwHlMMl78ZhMetAM6XDJ8TIpxrpiRIW/s2372/IMG_3074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1898" data-original-width="2372" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhsOWxNN1VmxM5La_bne7s4nsydHRcOcBbV5XdItKKVcjLOzva0LJt9Z7VoRu1krgDCsF0T3ebFkwkl67CG1U_g6MrXNQruvFvLODDFHjg9hrnNuPc5FGQenDB6TnIyNT1CR1l0tQHolOHahEp_DbVEPzPBwHlMMl78ZhMetAM6XDJ8TIpxrpiRIW/s320/IMG_3074.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCA__ZqjsF4QH4fedqqQcpmx4XnqPU2nBdk1KnFTERU2PYVavnLanCFSCUNqeeGibgD92NIm-emp0vEDW_lgKPJPQXe37TSMydhp65mcANValxoVO7yFH6ONqpQ48fHMYeTg5JGjQ0MFjC3zeuuf3h4GxVC1DhP90jc45qGavS7KeoZmk2TOiHpZ0/s2209/IMG_3075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1790" data-original-width="2209" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCA__ZqjsF4QH4fedqqQcpmx4XnqPU2nBdk1KnFTERU2PYVavnLanCFSCUNqeeGibgD92NIm-emp0vEDW_lgKPJPQXe37TSMydhp65mcANValxoVO7yFH6ONqpQ48fHMYeTg5JGjQ0MFjC3zeuuf3h4GxVC1DhP90jc45qGavS7KeoZmk2TOiHpZ0/s320/IMG_3075.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-78769071627636052742023-11-15T18:31:00.000-08:002023-11-15T18:31:11.693-08:00CEF Bombers, Rifle Grenadiers and Signallers for WWI<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I am keen to use</span> <span style="font-family: arial;">my CEF (Canadian Expeditionary Force) to play out some of the scenarios from TFL's <a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/stout-hearts-iron-troopers/" target="_blank">Stout Hearts and Iron Troopers</a> scenario book, specifically the 'training the Entente' scenarios. Each of these are based on a British platoon that includes a section each of riflemen, bombers, Lewis gun and rifle grenadiers. However, it turns out that I only had two of the required four rifle grenadiers, so I ordered another pack of <a href="https://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=571" target="_blank">Great War Miniatures</a> from North Star. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvswZZJI9knMYnw7SBnM0VegOi0Ct4VPmZhAAKvbe449UMFA__ZugiWPbRmhNpZgVBDPvT-JXNT39nVT7-s9VjBUB_f13kmy-qhVRYO4c-H2PGgUnpqlhi6YNU98gaEf-YCCjN7SBMiwKUhLkK9qHjtW3tKiFsC33CRv7gKYY4iScOFmGGX_u9lMLC/s4012/IMG_2950.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1702" data-original-width="4012" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvswZZJI9knMYnw7SBnM0VegOi0Ct4VPmZhAAKvbe449UMFA__ZugiWPbRmhNpZgVBDPvT-JXNT39nVT7-s9VjBUB_f13kmy-qhVRYO4c-H2PGgUnpqlhi6YNU98gaEf-YCCjN7SBMiwKUhLkK9qHjtW3tKiFsC33CRv7gKYY4iScOFmGGX_u9lMLC/s320/IMG_2950.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The pack includes two rifle grenadiers and four bombers. In any other language, the bombers would be called grenadiers, but in the British Army, the title of Grenadier is exclusive to the First Regiment of Foot Guards - no chance that any pleb will be allowed to call himself a 'grenadier' simply because he is armed with grenades! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nh_3BCrvtEAHYrptUJuYUKwJsadAUhr96L12EqiSfk-EV6pCjzcargqdf8X7IuDPbFcaBEtZ2y-ZSVZlc0APTOT1iQrNQ9oIynoo7uzgj34cckzG4GE9U7y3y8rzh8NHFf1jb8Pg1tYQQcFzfTiy6WnddOje2dRZmQGxUUefWQlTkabWvMkJBZfx/s4032/IMG_2951.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1985" data-original-width="4032" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nh_3BCrvtEAHYrptUJuYUKwJsadAUhr96L12EqiSfk-EV6pCjzcargqdf8X7IuDPbFcaBEtZ2y-ZSVZlc0APTOT1iQrNQ9oIynoo7uzgj34cckzG4GE9U7y3y8rzh8NHFf1jb8Pg1tYQQcFzfTiy6WnddOje2dRZmQGxUUefWQlTkabWvMkJBZfx/s320/IMG_2951.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The red patches on the sleeves show the <a href="https://canadiansoldiers.com/insignia/formations/cefform.htm" target="_blank">formation patches</a> for the 5th Battalion CEF, Western Cavalry (perpetuated today by the North Saskatchewan Regiment). I did not remember making this decision, thinking that I would instinctively try to paint them as the 10th Battalion (perpetuated by my old comrades, the Calgary Highlanders). I assume that a small square on top of a larger square was just too finicky for me to paint, so I went for the easier to replicate circle!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-nEmmMh-TZsrXZ2yaTsHTVoVKhdznHnDNCSVFslbA25KxBtNWc86D5MZXJZEVtNM9_9rNHGkwiSOIpKYT3jTNoHzGNiO7-gJJFNVgY0y5u-5972IAKPx0di-sNUzCbxg0sgvC8Ov-h2ESYgVxDA14tC7LZzYvFMl0f7oEQnHwsUCn28x09gugebJ/s4032/IMG_2952.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1934" data-original-width="4032" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-nEmmMh-TZsrXZ2yaTsHTVoVKhdznHnDNCSVFslbA25KxBtNWc86D5MZXJZEVtNM9_9rNHGkwiSOIpKYT3jTNoHzGNiO7-gJJFNVgY0y5u-5972IAKPx0di-sNUzCbxg0sgvC8Ov-h2ESYgVxDA14tC7LZzYvFMl0f7oEQnHwsUCn28x09gugebJ/s320/IMG_2952.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I did my best to match the colour and style of the same figures I painted in 2008 (or thereabouts). I think I managed ok, especially considering that the original base uniform colour was something that I blended from GW Catachan Green and Kommando Khaki! In the comparison photos that follow, the 2008 versions are the ones with flocking on the bases, and the 2023 versions have unflocked bases.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8BVmfm3f6QpJ0QA3P2U1pvWrbmKXb40rkq99FR2iZdelCN853APskK_RdV6RnK-LJemW6klxaqflKHLtywLgBW1DTvo5Mes3wakMisEXzHzSIq_fQtA4R77clkP9QLFafPATjAhMuBA0jldDZ56UFBnSx_SSHhkXfZ_mNK7osbBR5bC4cZpB_Iv_/s3827/IMG_2953.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="3827" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8BVmfm3f6QpJ0QA3P2U1pvWrbmKXb40rkq99FR2iZdelCN853APskK_RdV6RnK-LJemW6klxaqflKHLtywLgBW1DTvo5Mes3wakMisEXzHzSIq_fQtA4R77clkP9QLFafPATjAhMuBA0jldDZ56UFBnSx_SSHhkXfZ_mNK7osbBR5bC4cZpB_Iv_/s320/IMG_2953.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2DoyLOdsMObBf_nJoPTtMpTsJirUnV6cM80JWTbQ0x_u9rG85TIIV_vBA0bB77rZ9GZhxdZ4b_pVhYmJizG0pfSQIZnQY3dmXZPHKh5xZ2vFjIN9I-RxwisiMCRZcmXA2HcK9mht76bUdaVn8lyQSK2XeIn2R3XHD7uGXCGQYrseVVS-Gwq-j2r8Q/s4032/IMG_2954.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="4032" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2DoyLOdsMObBf_nJoPTtMpTsJirUnV6cM80JWTbQ0x_u9rG85TIIV_vBA0bB77rZ9GZhxdZ4b_pVhYmJizG0pfSQIZnQY3dmXZPHKh5xZ2vFjIN9I-RxwisiMCRZcmXA2HcK9mht76bUdaVn8lyQSK2XeIn2R3XHD7uGXCGQYrseVVS-Gwq-j2r8Q/s320/IMG_2954.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHk_2Q99G_p9YktfkW5xLLwOfJ_wHwAdeAfCQSHB0a22YU1-IA6Un2FZWpCt1zTbYeOHHAw-jSE4Ri_J0T4zXK2SEd4BmbFNsBDew8eN3qzoeRAf3heeGlFpnLRD7pINHTJE-bBfYwA7vkycbyNUdNUE3xYKws_7u8jn63m_5RmK5Hzffm2A2gTkT/s3892/IMG_2955.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="3892" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHk_2Q99G_p9YktfkW5xLLwOfJ_wHwAdeAfCQSHB0a22YU1-IA6Un2FZWpCt1zTbYeOHHAw-jSE4Ri_J0T4zXK2SEd4BmbFNsBDew8eN3qzoeRAf3heeGlFpnLRD7pINHTJE-bBfYwA7vkycbyNUdNUE3xYKws_7u8jn63m_5RmK5Hzffm2A2gTkT/s320/IMG_2955.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">While I was adding these extra bombers into the mix, I also found time to finish up some signallers - an officer with a field telephone, and a soldier sending a pigeon on its way. I was of course thinking about poor old <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKhdJd1Nu74" target="_blank">Speckled Jim</a> as I painted him!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWHpCSegd4E3VJXF6B8KIpqPut2mkeaey8V14Yfbk_0HwHLFKVWdlUbXP_iFwhnhhpWIk3dSzRSwjrW36dtnYcZ0FE6T7SvDR_w1ltSU-A2d5mSPl7yJ2F6ZXe0ZQPjIasSUuIqmYJLOBKOXgSpgsJFDGkfjCebnjVqKjxJKNtC5pIfC2movJikzP/s3359/IMG_2956.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1957" data-original-width="3359" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWHpCSegd4E3VJXF6B8KIpqPut2mkeaey8V14Yfbk_0HwHLFKVWdlUbXP_iFwhnhhpWIk3dSzRSwjrW36dtnYcZ0FE6T7SvDR_w1ltSU-A2d5mSPl7yJ2F6ZXe0ZQPjIasSUuIqmYJLOBKOXgSpgsJFDGkfjCebnjVqKjxJKNtC5pIfC2movJikzP/s320/IMG_2956.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bAhrplfGbzV8H2a69n6QwMZiKlnBmYXq3D4Hf8bYhBZ_UAav9DGxI3n2BR1LCmTTi_7ke7AhxLiwO65aETlW4MXrH8fyLadMo0JApHQhAsJmZxe6-sRWtl6gw5xOpThEduecNwq6E1wl989MkdYYtFv8BAW2vlEwnZkAiQI-oYea7iouz7Mr70aw/s3588/IMG_2957.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2037" data-original-width="3588" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bAhrplfGbzV8H2a69n6QwMZiKlnBmYXq3D4Hf8bYhBZ_UAav9DGxI3n2BR1LCmTTi_7ke7AhxLiwO65aETlW4MXrH8fyLadMo0JApHQhAsJmZxe6-sRWtl6gw5xOpThEduecNwq6E1wl989MkdYYtFv8BAW2vlEwnZkAiQI-oYea7iouz7Mr70aw/s320/IMG_2957.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><p></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-56612033072640788722023-11-13T20:29:00.000-08:002023-11-13T20:29:37.019-08:00More ersatz Nazgûl<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">In preparation for when the Quest of the Ringbearer reaches </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a3a;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Amon Sûl</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> (aka Weathertop), I assembled a few more of my <a href="https://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2023/10/ersatz-ringwraiths.html" target="_blank">ersatz Nazgûl</a>. This time I used some <a href="https://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=14244" target="_blank">Frostgrave plastic wizards</a> as a base. Even though these are the female wizards, once they are not going to be recognizable once they are covered in their cloaks. And who is to say that all these ancient lords of men who were seduced by Sauron's rings were all really men - maybe the </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Nazgûl actually included some women in their numbers as well!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So here are the base figures. The three on the left are the future ringwraiths; the fourth will be a future <a href="https://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2022/01/barrow-wights.html" target="_blank">barrow wight</a>, and the last was just for fun because I wanted to use the head with the witch's hat.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVkIYToqkiO2q0-pcTsBrcYnFOk0OurIy-hN952HwFbtVkwV1gwxepE6W_fKF2rJEUy1uciBn1cjnI9wDKS8v-KFcacfn6qP2-3kJmfCg01ZYyd7i8JjIb8LF5i-60dAaFfj9lG3KoXba3qfXQNcNTv0RxQUdZQf8R7ouyDW23piFgMVr97TXyrdB/s2916/IMG_2857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="2916" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVkIYToqkiO2q0-pcTsBrcYnFOk0OurIy-hN952HwFbtVkwV1gwxepE6W_fKF2rJEUy1uciBn1cjnI9wDKS8v-KFcacfn6qP2-3kJmfCg01ZYyd7i8JjIb8LF5i-60dAaFfj9lG3KoXba3qfXQNcNTv0RxQUdZQf8R7ouyDW23piFgMVr97TXyrdB/s320/IMG_2857.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="3054" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5-gLVnPzcMYvZfRdOkfbEV2S7kYJwWHKCzKYwYoUih4s5Mzg4C5FyBaXQcFeIYIKkuJw3cMn6mpUF2rDHkYp8iEcdkhgp4qOEiOng2I1IHQb-ca4I5tn4H5qW8ENgbvsmNnKmRhvOkbmP6cKjtJH7Ni9Iap381D55wCn_lWfxMZNuU5PXAzz50GM/s320/IMG_2860.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And here they are with some paint!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jFzGhxJ-jaUkUdP2y59FkfiNMYs5xo8MRXCPBpZDur3CP6ZXswKUqeNBn95NU4jEO2izDzCAiD8t8UugWbipaOcCYpHyWJo0kSef-D8yBW6sfmrZMZBB_wvOfKmGSS0X9CTJSoQuau6t6uvHO4U2A2OpwZ4bHXuy6D6pYPqEwokC8junfZK5zKCJ/s2537/IMG_2919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2537" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jFzGhxJ-jaUkUdP2y59FkfiNMYs5xo8MRXCPBpZDur3CP6ZXswKUqeNBn95NU4jEO2izDzCAiD8t8UugWbipaOcCYpHyWJo0kSef-D8yBW6sfmrZMZBB_wvOfKmGSS0X9CTJSoQuau6t6uvHO4U2A2OpwZ4bHXuy6D6pYPqEwokC8junfZK5zKCJ/s320/IMG_2919.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="3006" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHiCMTppiTh7eC1KGrhxuCQx5xLagUH8v-RNgraUUWEQz7wLh7fVR4Z7PR85AZbXYO21OfO93a4ZYeBNJMkg4V5OySW2Xejti7zMj60bUUGv582HyS2TGsqJXs6QpIVJxVTizx7MDf-h-rPY3L7xQck2Nw5myqQakRKU_e0pkJPrzR3XaaX68G7Zv/s320/IMG_2921.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are all the </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Nazgûl so far.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGilpgGEHP1rAWVm5FSP2P9M4we4R6sloMlWw1xFOpMD5Ov-tbABp7YSOQnaAwkRMW9Cd5ELvSvBTcyIl5r2NQmuufPmKD0BiMY88dBA85b8bBo6bS7Vk1dtN_WED1804pT_OexKDabA6qGAlbT3yD4M29fjDrCsooJ3IYPskpbT5NBJ9tOOS2aahn/s3255/IMG_2922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1826" data-original-width="3255" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGilpgGEHP1rAWVm5FSP2P9M4we4R6sloMlWw1xFOpMD5Ov-tbABp7YSOQnaAwkRMW9Cd5ELvSvBTcyIl5r2NQmuufPmKD0BiMY88dBA85b8bBo6bS7Vk1dtN_WED1804pT_OexKDabA6qGAlbT3yD4M29fjDrCsooJ3IYPskpbT5NBJ9tOOS2aahn/s320/IMG_2922.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCT3ZObb7QIpQrJSGRIX76BpAclQr-nhVznGhpq1kDCflboTY2OHK3MvyGlgbAU21QYBlWOccqD-u_ZEHSGYoB58vKKvvVayfDoe3up2NOYkZMnSUG-lLE7jz1wn3wsZdRVvG_Ue2lN61-JoIFKV-qQSmtqpmMKzoM3yRUiMEIlUENn0Sqy5aM8n3U/s3195/IMG_2923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2043" data-original-width="3195" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCT3ZObb7QIpQrJSGRIX76BpAclQr-nhVznGhpq1kDCflboTY2OHK3MvyGlgbAU21QYBlWOccqD-u_ZEHSGYoB58vKKvvVayfDoe3up2NOYkZMnSUG-lLE7jz1wn3wsZdRVvG_Ue2lN61-JoIFKV-qQSmtqpmMKzoM3yRUiMEIlUENn0Sqy5aM8n3U/s320/IMG_2923.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-31051756353496828042023-11-13T20:03:00.000-08:002023-11-13T20:03:32.990-08:00What a Cowboy at Bonsor<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Arthur and I took What a Cowboy to Trumpeter Gaming Society's monthly game night at Bonsor Community Centre. It turned out to be very popular - we had seven players, one more than the six that I'd intended as a cap. I think everyone had fun, but there were also a few lessons I learned for future games.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">First mistake was that there was no particular scenario, just 'wild west shootout'. Each player was allowed two characters, a greenhorn and a shootist. And naturally, they pretty much started shooting as soon as the game began. Next time, I will be certain to create teams or alliances.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The table was set up as a dusty, southwestern/spaghetti western style of setting.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvVHlLH3EVBYqc8YANof3worYfBqwN83VHTKExwF1ciAKG7SRdFa1-BVQ6z-t19_J4T80TVT0iWOp-OMsyrXqiM00Ujh9dTuMFWGMPd9QmVWRE4CcORbP0Pzvgmc6bximZltluhLlNUugqSDhuHAg73AP2sCX60ZN8fFN5x3hWW5kGUwHmiI5FgbG/s4032/IMG_2873.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvVHlLH3EVBYqc8YANof3worYfBqwN83VHTKExwF1ciAKG7SRdFa1-BVQ6z-t19_J4T80TVT0iWOp-OMsyrXqiM00Ujh9dTuMFWGMPd9QmVWRE4CcORbP0Pzvgmc6bximZltluhLlNUugqSDhuHAg73AP2sCX60ZN8fFN5x3hWW5kGUwHmiI5FgbG/s320/IMG_2873.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here we see Rooster Cogburn stalking two men in black.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa6pxaN-OLSh3LaPURkaNXlFV0BwgnSvHrJYHDG8hTyTne-syr8lImQqkPpZbzQyBt9-5Nd95V8sjqgJ6gaf9kyZswntz9YAoaqWnvTmxmsIgOZj2HR_5SgczygpjNv1SB9s_JrgMS8sNd5kLac_WZNpohghcS7xDKZN0REiyN3W4CyIsgymW7W4z/s4032/IMG_2874.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa6pxaN-OLSh3LaPURkaNXlFV0BwgnSvHrJYHDG8hTyTne-syr8lImQqkPpZbzQyBt9-5Nd95V8sjqgJ6gaf9kyZswntz9YAoaqWnvTmxmsIgOZj2HR_5SgczygpjNv1SB9s_JrgMS8sNd5kLac_WZNpohghcS7xDKZN0REiyN3W4CyIsgymW7W4z/s320/IMG_2874.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Poundmaker up on the hill was trying to find a target for his long rifle, when a bear showed up as a random action! It was a bit of a WTF moment for the player, but he took it in good humour.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIW5lISfJwwUb8bKMmCOYl5z4W8C-_Ju3Nb5dbI3FrEbnWrqxO9pmnju-wj_BVimmfLPNwVM_tD_1pruUmFqvysThz3MUNNp5o3kdVXM7clLpzbjcZWYtLL-u3iB8VmcyPxgbN9VdsUEpdM6fPfVgHK4phB9lJA9EXcscLONhVBAu6GGIMTCiNj0Q/s4032/IMG_2878.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIW5lISfJwwUb8bKMmCOYl5z4W8C-_Ju3Nb5dbI3FrEbnWrqxO9pmnju-wj_BVimmfLPNwVM_tD_1pruUmFqvysThz3MUNNp5o3kdVXM7clLpzbjcZWYtLL-u3iB8VmcyPxgbN9VdsUEpdM6fPfVgHK4phB9lJA9EXcscLONhVBAu6GGIMTCiNj0Q/s320/IMG_2878.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Shootout in the cemetary. This was one of the fights that started in the very first turn - allowing players to go at each other right from the drop was a bit problematic. If I require teams at least at the start of the game, then hopefully two things will happen: action will take place more in the center of the table, and characters will get a chance to move into favourable terrain before getting shot at!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dOr95xvCH1E44moqlCA4uSHWjGohzvzWukUKnI6yK0Yhxwlu306PLUz-Ixp8SBoQcy0uIOXyqziEkN1gRSZJDozRizER3Mlg6V-Kjyw63g83_y_lFjS472IjfK53O9AD-NH4zQ-xf-ubcFHzErFaFlwMIGZvO0QHdOMOrEn8uech60f81KCRtXVQ/s4032/IMG_2879.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dOr95xvCH1E44moqlCA4uSHWjGohzvzWukUKnI6yK0Yhxwlu306PLUz-Ixp8SBoQcy0uIOXyqziEkN1gRSZJDozRizER3Mlg6V-Kjyw63g83_y_lFjS472IjfK53O9AD-NH4zQ-xf-ubcFHzErFaFlwMIGZvO0QHdOMOrEn8uech60f81KCRtXVQ/s320/IMG_2879.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">An unarmed Louis Riel decided to walk boldly down the centre of main street, heading straight for the church. Tragically, he was shot down on the very steps of the church!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPoJzMkUBxr3MVOqcvJkydYjuSDnxIk5S_JOtU4BEAUKCVYS_EZxCEVSYgObb_LA4lFbm5YT6PZ5iyZjSHtJ4i76pXs24v-pN5OhNBs1u3lnCyuVHuDXR1C3sP41J7xlxEZE3aD6HJLijJSfuTyuVITxU7Ft7r7Oo-Y4U3uHRnFx1_A3-vbojjs6P/s4032/IMG_2880a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2110" data-original-width="4032" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPoJzMkUBxr3MVOqcvJkydYjuSDnxIk5S_JOtU4BEAUKCVYS_EZxCEVSYgObb_LA4lFbm5YT6PZ5iyZjSHtJ4i76pXs24v-pN5OhNBs1u3lnCyuVHuDXR1C3sP41J7xlxEZE3aD6HJLijJSfuTyuVITxU7Ft7r7Oo-Y4U3uHRnFx1_A3-vbojjs6P/s320/IMG_2880a.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The man with no name did manage to reach and enter the church, using it as a fortress from which to shoot at gunmen in the street.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95xD-q68AFEYU2Et5q1ph7r6U-xUbM5huEptj5SfVsfVBRkBEiRkCWMeZ_XvytQrLPalbp_-h2C1c6FShX5V0YN9Ekvhz6EB998h3GGUocO0s3-OMtvGUVv55ztrnQ2UJLdcPBfbIjDZv6AqXlrDlN5k8tos-X0aNlxdQGg2KyR5TaLVsopi62Z-a/s4032/IMG_2882.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95xD-q68AFEYU2Et5q1ph7r6U-xUbM5huEptj5SfVsfVBRkBEiRkCWMeZ_XvytQrLPalbp_-h2C1c6FShX5V0YN9Ekvhz6EB998h3GGUocO0s3-OMtvGUVv55ztrnQ2UJLdcPBfbIjDZv6AqXlrDlN5k8tos-X0aNlxdQGg2KyR5TaLVsopi62Z-a/s320/IMG_2882.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Riel continues down the street, observed by Rooster Cogburn.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvqPUbBlkDUT7_mE-Pxyuy_L-o5olOQ0XyPsASSOV_Z8tKGQATH7OnjSF7zWdPYvwOgBQK87VoOPBBpockgL7ycSMhjD3au4TrNBOkM2Qydj6hxGQiSkRKC0Mk1WoyV8fDvhEOWBxsEXdy9bjN1y4kpUmVFANT_3x6zAr-JcHXskqCPhoWdb4FcAV/s4032/IMG_2883.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvqPUbBlkDUT7_mE-Pxyuy_L-o5olOQ0XyPsASSOV_Z8tKGQATH7OnjSF7zWdPYvwOgBQK87VoOPBBpockgL7ycSMhjD3au4TrNBOkM2Qydj6hxGQiSkRKC0Mk1WoyV8fDvhEOWBxsEXdy9bjN1y4kpUmVFANT_3x6zAr-JcHXskqCPhoWdb4FcAV/s320/IMG_2883.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Another random event - two henchman groups of Mexican banditos appear, and immediately take exception to the desecration of the church by the man with no name.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71MFOeDWB5v16KYrMTe_y8dtvA8-gHxdlvmVK0ZllqI7zbdnH66mexJsUwp7iY1Y1ZcuVXJWLV0kpBc4XakeywlhgLaZI8yI85U6QComeBhXpHjzxEvAUSiMrTSDQZFwsaQRoxuL2WekIgxrh5IA8YUCaxi7GYJgIMFHF9pjclnRpJNU1_5LXNKBG/s2783/IMG_2884.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="2783" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71MFOeDWB5v16KYrMTe_y8dtvA8-gHxdlvmVK0ZllqI7zbdnH66mexJsUwp7iY1Y1ZcuVXJWLV0kpBc4XakeywlhgLaZI8yI85U6QComeBhXpHjzxEvAUSiMrTSDQZFwsaQRoxuL2WekIgxrh5IA8YUCaxi7GYJgIMFHF9pjclnRpJNU1_5LXNKBG/s320/IMG_2884.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was too busy trying to keep the game moving, so didn't manage to take photos or even keep up with the narrative of the game. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">More thoughts - 7 players with 2 characters each was a bit too much for me to keep under control. I dropped the random activation, and shifted to simply going clockwise around the table. Perhaps with many players, restrict each player to a single character each</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lack of a specific scenario was also a problem. Giving the players some specific objective or objectives would have given some focus to their actions, although I have previously hosted other multiplayer games where such objectives have been ignored in favour of simply shooting at the nearest target, so take that suggestion with a grain of salt. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">All in all, though, the game was still fun. Perhaps next time the game will be in the Yukon!</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-53899329463594467082023-11-02T21:27:00.003-07:002023-11-02T21:27:50.782-07:00Buckleberry Ferry<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Arthur and I continued following the Quest of the Ringbearer, as Frodo and company flee toward the Buckleberry Ferry. This scenario is similar to the Short Cuts... scenario, with three ringwraiths starting the game as sentries, and the hobbits trying to cross the table to the escape point. This scenario increases the challenge level for the hobbits in several ways: the ringwraiths are not impaired by the daylight, so the hobbits no longer benefit from the <i>stalk unseen </i>rule, Frodo must reach the ferry in particular, and not just any point on the east side of the board, and most importantly, Gildor Inglorion, 70-point elf hero of fortitude and nemesis of the ringwraiths, has been replaced by Merry, 10-point minor hero.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the ferry, the goal for the hobbits. Dock is from the <a href="https://www.warhammer.com/en-CA/shop/Lake-Town-House" target="_blank">Laketown House</a> kit!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfnw9rZ-tdfh8lgil4AFVE068Q4j-ty6kbDGGbCwr2568epmtYbxUfEHHiFn4JJKdmfO5XU7iI5RZwww5It-HtmR1f5aTphAlX-Hn3Wu9-YupgIMmZFINFIQbk3pPrFZwPAblinNOe02ozcP6NURvEojQ_oujxnwmJv8RAsC9bN4fteAvmYw2vGjV/s3849/IMG_2843.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2305" data-original-width="3849" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfnw9rZ-tdfh8lgil4AFVE068Q4j-ty6kbDGGbCwr2568epmtYbxUfEHHiFn4JJKdmfO5XU7iI5RZwww5It-HtmR1f5aTphAlX-Hn3Wu9-YupgIMmZFINFIQbk3pPrFZwPAblinNOe02ozcP6NURvEojQ_oujxnwmJv8RAsC9bN4fteAvmYw2vGjV/s320/IMG_2843.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The hobbits enter, staying together, as the ringwraiths cast about searching for the ringbearer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppx94Z5meP0TR-JlGsP0JiD4Y1OZnWaf09XQGYUOz-bnmXCn3HscFQx55V366IVaXPj-rEQbrv5z_5XrdMlCy2q_kzUzlayqjmEzEz61n4SBC24OGU0RlhTUOgoZJDiD0BqN3t_uDFDYYc-f81PBH75-lyiO-KSuGLCkk7xz81_dlgvKOZf_Eq4s8/s3764/IMG_2842.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="3764" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppx94Z5meP0TR-JlGsP0JiD4Y1OZnWaf09XQGYUOz-bnmXCn3HscFQx55V366IVaXPj-rEQbrv5z_5XrdMlCy2q_kzUzlayqjmEzEz61n4SBC24OGU0RlhTUOgoZJDiD0BqN3t_uDFDYYc-f81PBH75-lyiO-KSuGLCkk7xz81_dlgvKOZf_Eq4s8/s320/IMG_2842.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As the ringwraiths slowly search toward the hobbits, they swing right to try to avoid the searchers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrAosH7hIAGsx_CRxltuJ-5BcptDSJdw69PzKiPzC_O1VRhrhRCUUtLxLrnI2MJGSKX4TM-e57dZ5OaD2r3lV3R-pSY8dez1IGWkvhAJGM3MhEragIpwKTSRVtIXNpDwqbV6udVPdYAOF3yIufubEImb0pOHPrwHppjfr3V2MBnfwvh_MyqtQIc3s/s3910/IMG_2846.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1979" data-original-width="3910" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrAosH7hIAGsx_CRxltuJ-5BcptDSJdw69PzKiPzC_O1VRhrhRCUUtLxLrnI2MJGSKX4TM-e57dZ5OaD2r3lV3R-pSY8dez1IGWkvhAJGM3MhEragIpwKTSRVtIXNpDwqbV6udVPdYAOF3yIufubEImb0pOHPrwHppjfr3V2MBnfwvh_MyqtQIc3s/s320/IMG_2846.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A ringwraith finally gets close enough, the alarm is raised and no more <i>sentries</i> rule for the evil side!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuiLrbw0lRdLnn_e-JfW0RNCT5atC0QXb3wIjTiQ6-qHmVebo_l9VSC781rnjRelNYFrdaBciRXmacuR3IdgOaAi8w15zjzXuvGiv797eeJDHxBHiQ8iXh0ttV9IY-N6oBvVWl2zIG7LusKnkpyV0ALhu1USHeYeSp_q57VxWw8USara-Q07NmiHr/s3553/IMG_2847.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1786" data-original-width="3553" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuiLrbw0lRdLnn_e-JfW0RNCT5atC0QXb3wIjTiQ6-qHmVebo_l9VSC781rnjRelNYFrdaBciRXmacuR3IdgOaAi8w15zjzXuvGiv797eeJDHxBHiQ8iXh0ttV9IY-N6oBvVWl2zIG7LusKnkpyV0ALhu1USHeYeSp_q57VxWw8USara-Q07NmiHr/s320/IMG_2847.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And so the Nazgul attempt to pile on to Frodo, while his friends try to run interference. Hobbits must pass a courage test to charge the Nazgul, with a -1 penalty due to their <i>Harbinger of Evil</i> aura - as a general rule, this means Sam almost always is successful, while Merry and Pippin are more hit or miss.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxBgIcF4om4AjC55IiyPxcf9MUOIWefy8Tt9mlsFdEEFcoaouZ-pTGCzrOIZMNrpw88jw6obpcxyisUDb2EYS_0nQaPYnIGfiSCPPv1HkNZ-vB_LHCipQyz9bU4zJrgNjtvluvWjrUJr-LBbzGk2qWwonIrh5Y5MWRR2jCEMWC12KMlyVSn5ycBhE/s2899/IMG_2848.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="2899" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxBgIcF4om4AjC55IiyPxcf9MUOIWefy8Tt9mlsFdEEFcoaouZ-pTGCzrOIZMNrpw88jw6obpcxyisUDb2EYS_0nQaPYnIGfiSCPPv1HkNZ-vB_LHCipQyz9bU4zJrgNjtvluvWjrUJr-LBbzGk2qWwonIrh5Y5MWRR2jCEMWC12KMlyVSn5ycBhE/s320/IMG_2848.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Merry gets taken out, but Sam and Pippin keep doing their best to distract the Nazgul while Frodo makes for the ferry.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQ9RoERD-Dx5332QCm99MSwUvf-_giSKFPC3yvo9DF6F9yuc4Us80z3qJWNMSO73i76Yp3faqQGqpSDxUknFwuryXPvwHWeMSJ6qrM30h3WoknDxrEMjwEETHDJbSOwECR-_iLa_d8Rx-SnJLJFS3W3pljbmw46AFFbOiYpFnUEkZ9l1HOl229c6b/s2833/IMG_2849.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2833" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQ9RoERD-Dx5332QCm99MSwUvf-_giSKFPC3yvo9DF6F9yuc4Us80z3qJWNMSO73i76Yp3faqQGqpSDxUknFwuryXPvwHWeMSJ6qrM30h3WoknDxrEMjwEETHDJbSOwECR-_iLa_d8Rx-SnJLJFS3W3pljbmw46AFFbOiYpFnUEkZ9l1HOl229c6b/s320/IMG_2849.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The hobbits make good use of their wounds and fate rolls, plus a great amount of luck, and outlast two of the ringwraiths. Each time they enter combat, they lose a point of will, so eventually they lose their last point and their corporeal presence dissolves. Actually, this only happened to one of the Nazgul, as Sam, after many unsuccessful attempts, finally managed to wound the other and (temporarily) banished him from the mortal realm!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIphJpcFMz18HgZKal7CW4m-9G9BqbIm6RcYsFCIj2nl0B6bUVApNzqXXjvPK23MabAonNgdOPdKb00sIBuIMDW9V42kHm2TOM1WlMIzfZ4P2WXJt181eFIudnW01Uwyx8FohozKDY6TceQiWrpxym7WWLifhIyDl05obrHfVN6WmZAlfgh4Y8oJW/s3634/IMG_2850.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2580" data-original-width="3634" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIphJpcFMz18HgZKal7CW4m-9G9BqbIm6RcYsFCIj2nl0B6bUVApNzqXXjvPK23MabAonNgdOPdKb00sIBuIMDW9V42kHm2TOM1WlMIzfZ4P2WXJt181eFIudnW01Uwyx8FohozKDY6TceQiWrpxym7WWLifhIyDl05obrHfVN6WmZAlfgh4Y8oJW/s320/IMG_2850.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With two of the Nazgul gone, it's now a race between Frodo and the remaining ringwraith!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRJeXU5bDqFQexiIStH01PwGA031UKhsRxWvLZqD0pwOSkJ0ksjuHZCxW3z4_ELVGPA7VeZhFOXQEbfIPvrYw0FnXD4NM5zk5f9O_-t9J8XkflJrvxgbjZH-rYYTre83y3Dcu2C7W575LdhWxwmr6uDIFzHlBc52cCJ4_MZekhBdW1Jz6XiMkWlV7/s3731/IMG_2851.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2564" data-original-width="3731" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRJeXU5bDqFQexiIStH01PwGA031UKhsRxWvLZqD0pwOSkJ0ksjuHZCxW3z4_ELVGPA7VeZhFOXQEbfIPvrYw0FnXD4NM5zk5f9O_-t9J8XkflJrvxgbjZH-rYYTre83y3Dcu2C7W575LdhWxwmr6uDIFzHlBc52cCJ4_MZekhBdW1Jz6XiMkWlV7/s320/IMG_2851.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Frodo reaches the ferry with the Nazgul hot on his tail! It all comes down to a single die roll: who will win priority for the next turn?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWAnb-rDZBU-0EoXjVjQBm76J7hpHnw7qcbSz12i4JWkAEABVPvSAy8N_UIEyyv_NGRvJficpcGQsW-OEHLaJ5H9tIbmkesPk9AieGIKwfN381pAFlJoddTjNb_E_2UG9jywF704Hg0EZFf1sihvDdMYtIfzAftyyqYgIFfv-snFXu3H8kPoyiTOA/s3473/IMG_2852.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2259" data-original-width="3473" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWAnb-rDZBU-0EoXjVjQBm76J7hpHnw7qcbSz12i4JWkAEABVPvSAy8N_UIEyyv_NGRvJficpcGQsW-OEHLaJ5H9tIbmkesPk9AieGIKwfN381pAFlJoddTjNb_E_2UG9jywF704Hg0EZFf1sihvDdMYtIfzAftyyqYgIFfv-snFXu3H8kPoyiTOA/s320/IMG_2852.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Priority goes to the forces of Good! Frodo launches the ferry, and even though it only travels 1", that is enough as the Nazgul cannot enter the water. Victory to the ringbearer, by the narrowest of margins!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBiOXaokcH3imPSXhOOtzikN9LQR0cFTj0BRF4gwXPyJdA08kCh7ndI7xPqnCGECFUY0TzRU8kqBOH6hkuBTRCr5qsCb7LK9qqONH7jJxxVGnGl4Ss5Cy4O7IpULam-P2ZE-33rXhsp0HzLGo8RI-rbbxZqqpXejuL4d35kfsgQiBHs1MgjCnNLaa/s3507/IMG_2853.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3507" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBiOXaokcH3imPSXhOOtzikN9LQR0cFTj0BRF4gwXPyJdA08kCh7ndI7xPqnCGECFUY0TzRU8kqBOH6hkuBTRCr5qsCb7LK9qqONH7jJxxVGnGl4Ss5Cy4O7IpULam-P2ZE-33rXhsp0HzLGo8RI-rbbxZqqpXejuL4d35kfsgQiBHs1MgjCnNLaa/s320/IMG_2853.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-61319462283419741542023-10-30T20:41:00.001-07:002023-10-30T20:41:10.600-07:00Short cuts make long delays<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Arthur's friend Oliver was over on Sunday, so we tried Scenario 2 of the Quest of the Ringbearer, 'Short Cuts make Long Delays'. In this scenario, Frodo with Sam and Pippin are walking to meet Merry in Buckland, when Frodo has a bad feeling and persuades his companions to leave the road and proceed cross-country. Three ringwraiths start searching for Frodo, and at the far end of the board, elf hero Gildor Inglorion detects that Frodo needs his help and moves protect him from the ringwraiths.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the initial table setup. Lots of trees to allow the hobbits plenty of space to hide from Nazgul searches!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfJEnm37lKagJ9Kmat1ipRRZpdWgi809t2_4K_ZGoInxKyXLXymeeXK34SRwvKprvJCBe6Je63rCbXsgE4bNgaSJaGpGsdBktvKYE2eZeIC0MS4Hhq7-hVgoekmznhHBwJ89Qm9digadsA-Hs25X243hnURMXl9X33QePRsXQKpMDX2OQzzFnFJFE/s4032/IMG_2824.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfJEnm37lKagJ9Kmat1ipRRZpdWgi809t2_4K_ZGoInxKyXLXymeeXK34SRwvKprvJCBe6Je63rCbXsgE4bNgaSJaGpGsdBktvKYE2eZeIC0MS4Hhq7-hVgoekmznhHBwJ89Qm9digadsA-Hs25X243hnURMXl9X33QePRsXQKpMDX2OQzzFnFJFE/s320/IMG_2824.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The ringwraiths are subject to the rules for 'sentries' until at least one of them can spot a hobbit. Sentries have semi-randomised movement, and an additional challenge is that they can't see the hobbits unless they are almost on top of them (i.e., within 3"). Hobbits on the other hand must check courage every turn - however as they are quite brave, this did not turn out to be a problem for them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hobbits using the cover of the trees to escape the view of the pursuing ringwraith.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nXBPikctCuV1VWuKebl9QLgA18JPe5egAYAObCeghYUKQ4nqcxhqsGoi9PJFKtPtrWgj44t5tu2Zis9_rWUh9CJf0c3uuVh7Fiep5DXOzmSr9ZAH7d8zZ5O2l4p3FxYghqgBV5bYBM8AjoMntkW-gxMAhyphenhyphenH-KXzjt3ZcWE4Ed9TBPDNejIfomzCW/s4032/IMG_2825.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nXBPikctCuV1VWuKebl9QLgA18JPe5egAYAObCeghYUKQ4nqcxhqsGoi9PJFKtPtrWgj44t5tu2Zis9_rWUh9CJf0c3uuVh7Fiep5DXOzmSr9ZAH7d8zZ5O2l4p3FxYghqgBV5bYBM8AjoMntkW-gxMAhyphenhyphenH-KXzjt3ZcWE4Ed9TBPDNejIfomzCW/s320/IMG_2825.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gildor rushing to the rescue.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzds0UfeZcESH9f04BVGd2UHfwTG_xLkEehwVkqCFMfN050IyXb0gN7ZbOMXUs3El-gcC_MAwn13KH3kwpTvfeZgozejbHYsDL0N-XFT7oBr43IziA1csx0_vvryvHsW0htPPX7jaDdMVomx-4bpuz_dTPzefRhfgEHCJ1ubJMyGPOtjK5QoVKhdZ/s4032/IMG_2827.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzds0UfeZcESH9f04BVGd2UHfwTG_xLkEehwVkqCFMfN050IyXb0gN7ZbOMXUs3El-gcC_MAwn13KH3kwpTvfeZgozejbHYsDL0N-XFT7oBr43IziA1csx0_vvryvHsW0htPPX7jaDdMVomx-4bpuz_dTPzefRhfgEHCJ1ubJMyGPOtjK5QoVKhdZ/s320/IMG_2827.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The ringwraith at the bottom of the picture was distracted and moved backwards in his hobbit search!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2pr5CWoVo_1tKL_gSXYQk24F77yyrw6rMsKExBmqE1gc5k18vrMhcNAd9kwQnlLq4qgyokyn1mrlLe90l5XEEZfzHnXNSzKi8m38fvS3iZ9w4i2QF1UlmO8VZKjPTYnVHhP6B5Qgpf1pp4ivEEWcGE2uIdGMCGvsn5mENw27Y5SSdfNCKhYlSH3L/s4032/IMG_2828.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2pr5CWoVo_1tKL_gSXYQk24F77yyrw6rMsKExBmqE1gc5k18vrMhcNAd9kwQnlLq4qgyokyn1mrlLe90l5XEEZfzHnXNSzKi8m38fvS3iZ9w4i2QF1UlmO8VZKjPTYnVHhP6B5Qgpf1pp4ivEEWcGE2uIdGMCGvsn5mENw27Y5SSdfNCKhYlSH3L/s320/IMG_2828.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pippin finally failed a courage test and fell behind, while Sam stays close to Frodo. Meanwhile, Gildor eliminates the first ringwraith (this also raises the alarm, so an end to all the sentry tests and courage tests).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueTzNOP5i6YdxoyE20hnvMD0EUkGk5kgmwoJ7r2zTKasdjvUZgqLwTZ84h-HLBj44geLuTcOBYK1ea1QNmkf2Bn5T8eMuEuoOFSKcpH3ctrV7Y15FwKP4MWH_duBpuQSVfXyjTHCIssErxoeJDlY1YMz_uzkP0HbCm_-3hwjZbpzQCRSG7-U39HmS/s4032/IMG_2829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueTzNOP5i6YdxoyE20hnvMD0EUkGk5kgmwoJ7r2zTKasdjvUZgqLwTZ84h-HLBj44geLuTcOBYK1ea1QNmkf2Bn5T8eMuEuoOFSKcpH3ctrV7Y15FwKP4MWH_duBpuQSVfXyjTHCIssErxoeJDlY1YMz_uzkP0HbCm_-3hwjZbpzQCRSG7-U39HmS/s320/IMG_2829.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pippin connects with Gildor and helps him to fight the second ringwraith.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zgG1IsG6o2Tx5nhsLaZZBsJEFAotEqUxYUKhQ2uXazQ815Kk5phpFITqtWn6I0g0kNYkPCUUY7YJn58nLnaOMuoXNVNzlVz-zeG5a06DDlKob4ObDtjeHpxBnGUQUWyL38gK_qkRT8yUhlapJrF59-HDuzZBWtcZNmfS0I667vTHiRXTSlOMtxck/s4032/IMG_2831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zgG1IsG6o2Tx5nhsLaZZBsJEFAotEqUxYUKhQ2uXazQ815Kk5phpFITqtWn6I0g0kNYkPCUUY7YJn58nLnaOMuoXNVNzlVz-zeG5a06DDlKob4ObDtjeHpxBnGUQUWyL38gK_qkRT8yUhlapJrF59-HDuzZBWtcZNmfS0I667vTHiRXTSlOMtxck/s320/IMG_2831.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rather than sticking around to finish off the second ringwraith, Gildor hurries off to intercept the third ringwraith.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvZQjx7cRuAUhgPP1tHgj4PI_VBOGh7pZTI7GSZ5NSu15A3cgyu7qIG-bTCW4fkQILp4PoCRZzUarNJEt2JMW22uLT_01HRdFVKfQVHG1FJ2ReCRziqRjXajPo_AAper_9kfzaYlh2CFpcf-rlTAbsmi5uX9SWwdJveI2oheqakRrNWha9lIjs8mi/s4032/IMG_2832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvZQjx7cRuAUhgPP1tHgj4PI_VBOGh7pZTI7GSZ5NSu15A3cgyu7qIG-bTCW4fkQILp4PoCRZzUarNJEt2JMW22uLT_01HRdFVKfQVHG1FJ2ReCRziqRjXajPo_AAper_9kfzaYlh2CFpcf-rlTAbsmi5uX9SWwdJveI2oheqakRrNWha9lIjs8mi/s320/IMG_2832.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pippin and Gildor then stop the last ringwaith, while Sam and Frodo escape to the safety of the elf encampment.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKnfGJYvHowN0L2Uvfd-isnGFIn1jFWRBxBpOZfXuvCUYVsJ6d-zSmuIo_oBcQfFtiHRPup_wVRE2Dbu2s2xiIKZHKxFYDe5bSqaKzu2UB-lUli5tEGaa_qgM0DMSA9-NZ5lyfYHxO3R294pEhNks893lDC6NY5b-I3ftDfRu0CgRwoG7FgKKbu3F/s4032/IMG_2835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKnfGJYvHowN0L2Uvfd-isnGFIn1jFWRBxBpOZfXuvCUYVsJ6d-zSmuIo_oBcQfFtiHRPup_wVRE2Dbu2s2xiIKZHKxFYDe5bSqaKzu2UB-lUli5tEGaa_qgM0DMSA9-NZ5lyfYHxO3R294pEhNks893lDC6NY5b-I3ftDfRu0CgRwoG7FgKKbu3F/s320/IMG_2835.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This turned out to be a straightforward win for the hobbits and their friend Gildor. We finished quickly, so tried the same scenario again with Oliver taking the ringwraiths. In the second game, the alarm was raised on the second turn, but the end result was the same with a clear defeat for the Nazgul. Maybe once we get a better understanding of Nazgul powers, they will become more deadly!</span></div><br /><p></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-60877703280197809552023-10-29T19:44:00.001-07:002023-10-29T19:44:35.968-07:00MG08 and granatenwerfer<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Expanding on my late WWI German <i>zug</i>, here is the famous German WWI machine gun, the <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_08" target="_blank">maschinengewehr 08 </a></i>or MG08 on sled mount, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granatenwerfer_16" target="_blank"><i>kleine</i> <i>Granatenwerfer 16</i></a>. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WHaBaHU3bEWhcO2YulMDm-M-4_Fh51W0F-Uwd0e0bKUa9wAgREx_sOTAjn1GwVVHno-feaarhwgqNSM4a69F7wCqVN1zwzUHF4hyhuQ4MRam7P7ExN-3_pvtxxgh096rsWeFTUdCaqGgjnjPj0a3TTQkBWgMe-wj9EzrnT0p3LO5-F781g86lEGx/s3484/IMG_2817.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1636" data-original-width="3484" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WHaBaHU3bEWhcO2YulMDm-M-4_Fh51W0F-Uwd0e0bKUa9wAgREx_sOTAjn1GwVVHno-feaarhwgqNSM4a69F7wCqVN1zwzUHF4hyhuQ4MRam7P7ExN-3_pvtxxgh096rsWeFTUdCaqGgjnjPj0a3TTQkBWgMe-wj9EzrnT0p3LO5-F781g86lEGx/s320/IMG_2817.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The MG08 is of course extremely important for any WWI game. I have several German MG for early war, but was missing one for later in the war, after the introduction of the Stahlhelm. This model is from <a href="https://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=530" target="_blank">Great War Miniatures,</a> with an ammunition carrier added from the GWM German LMG set.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY62eQ-diD_AA2GAV5CfO824HPYBxPUkouaFtBjx8dGsGW0tov8M70hPE6oZ-C_EChwk1c_Es7cFBUkFNFQZdc7ktR5-syyuDHZxbNYswkpxgSNjYphHnsdgA52ko6GuMJ4tJSCUcTnYEkx3i-sWTDiKP87277mCT5zhxAN7CMP6qkfU0nj024v_tU/s2611/IMG_2818.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="2611" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY62eQ-diD_AA2GAV5CfO824HPYBxPUkouaFtBjx8dGsGW0tov8M70hPE6oZ-C_EChwk1c_Es7cFBUkFNFQZdc7ktR5-syyuDHZxbNYswkpxgSNjYphHnsdgA52ko6GuMJ4tJSCUcTnYEkx3i-sWTDiKP87277mCT5zhxAN7CMP6qkfU0nj024v_tU/s320/IMG_2818.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDQbH9OUbnGsslY4sSX0aDO4qKAxFgZ__UFLOFkQSigW3W5vekzaPxCFesNqmAfCFbFiC6I2M16qOkNKpJGo2ktoEDbCP29wD3sFpdzY3bDQEeLQxcLSb1xSfkVNCcQBCiT8z4uTxWtgp9bCwksbjtsNk4M32Qd2HaQc4yfiKyzMSndVrzV5kRlE6/s2532/IMG_2819.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1637" data-original-width="2532" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDQbH9OUbnGsslY4sSX0aDO4qKAxFgZ__UFLOFkQSigW3W5vekzaPxCFesNqmAfCFbFiC6I2M16qOkNKpJGo2ktoEDbCP29wD3sFpdzY3bDQEeLQxcLSb1xSfkVNCcQBCiT8z4uTxWtgp9bCwksbjtsNk4M32Qd2HaQc4yfiKyzMSndVrzV5kRlE6/s320/IMG_2819.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">For this model, I put magnets on the loader and spotter so they can be removed if needed. In a recent WWII Bolt Action game, my MMG was reduced to a single gunner, so if that happens with this model, I'll be ready.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKAq5Da9aBqKvNq4eNjUWnTMcX39QpsiYOSnuMzEI7rkWCEpwLZEgUVWYf81i2mA6efHCevYcehKZOsFWh_cLL9EQ-YO2YzMfxSn7m8LujusPDUldlcxN4o5syyhLS-jiORD8NG3MbrYZXy5mYQotm_81KKPghIE_iSBpM0JEEZDfQdqCxGTUAYNc/s3706/IMG_2820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2406" data-original-width="3706" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKAq5Da9aBqKvNq4eNjUWnTMcX39QpsiYOSnuMzEI7rkWCEpwLZEgUVWYf81i2mA6efHCevYcehKZOsFWh_cLL9EQ-YO2YzMfxSn7m8LujusPDUldlcxN4o5syyhLS-jiORD8NG3MbrYZXy5mYQotm_81KKPghIE_iSBpM0JEEZDfQdqCxGTUAYNc/s320/IMG_2820.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQESHRv5KtP8Z_AjVRyF4XwxjqZ3Ioydivlm8pjsy5c0ywZt32nZT2jwaBZx1AW9f8iXPLNgWreeiSYEdwr9QxFwqUBEVJGcYkaFP8SlXE3ANr6DPC9KiqNxzA2JHkeKZUMQy6BOPk32ekk4iZ9aPgS4lNB7zyT-zsXUJXdIz6wg9czMeRkyPxK_D/s2918/IMG_2821.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1809" data-original-width="2918" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQESHRv5KtP8Z_AjVRyF4XwxjqZ3Ioydivlm8pjsy5c0ywZt32nZT2jwaBZx1AW9f8iXPLNgWreeiSYEdwr9QxFwqUBEVJGcYkaFP8SlXE3ANr6DPC9KiqNxzA2JHkeKZUMQy6BOPk32ekk4iZ9aPgS4lNB7zyT-zsXUJXdIz6wg9czMeRkyPxK_D/s320/IMG_2821.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I've also added a <i>granatenwerfer</i>, which was a light grenade launcher developed for trench warfare. This model is also from Great War Miniatures.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbm9NFah3b08pfMr7NOE6hkLDC92FB8zcQ9OwRzEv-p9xckAQCyNMQqMUzlqiX3t_jKHuypNAX100gLZKD8KYNJdMCWTyJ1aze0r4TqTokUUpeO5Gbud27Fyq6K5W46RsrrbasitJ8BsNle2kxZk_8a_nk4wEbXRVYjPP0fzzL89V25xxF-C5zzywA/s2185/IMG_2822.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1652" data-original-width="2185" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbm9NFah3b08pfMr7NOE6hkLDC92FB8zcQ9OwRzEv-p9xckAQCyNMQqMUzlqiX3t_jKHuypNAX100gLZKD8KYNJdMCWTyJ1aze0r4TqTokUUpeO5Gbud27Fyq6K5W46RsrrbasitJ8BsNle2kxZk_8a_nk4wEbXRVYjPP0fzzL89V25xxF-C5zzywA/s320/IMG_2822.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyku9_8n9m0h7yGYZ1IFduSjqgEJ434tX2_vWiDX9ywQH4oWnNMcNb_2UyBkr88yZ_4cCBr2yiBWto8q8P0DKIAezoTIdF7MVuu-17lumh922Fx1ZqKGX2FFyayMaybSJ564qdENeW84pSYLIIdtWUjsQvYEf9rKOVVVLnuR-0FcSgDvVFTAfr4oQ/s2768/IMG_2823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1554" data-original-width="2768" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyku9_8n9m0h7yGYZ1IFduSjqgEJ434tX2_vWiDX9ywQH4oWnNMcNb_2UyBkr88yZ_4cCBr2yiBWto8q8P0DKIAezoTIdF7MVuu-17lumh922Fx1ZqKGX2FFyayMaybSJ564qdENeW84pSYLIIdtWUjsQvYEf9rKOVVVLnuR-0FcSgDvVFTAfr4oQ/s320/IMG_2823.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953978066664982634.post-56937663174421653662023-10-28T20:14:00.001-07:002023-10-29T12:50:00.981-07:00Ersatz Ringwraiths (edit to add before shots)<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">As Arthur and I want to play the Quest of the Ringbearer, we are going to need some Ringwraiths or </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: arial;">Nazgûl</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: arial;">. I am not ready to pay GW prices for the official, New Line Productions-sanctioned figures, so I have decided to make my own!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulo83Mm5xCgIlAfQAUtffyN8Q6KWlonsHZp0m9pHZXUQT0KZmR7s2FmJPAqmWPsumpZW5fd2uokes8fGb-CHKqJnFOvO6QVwo2dLYKvVtOy0hCBJTOOu86HWyNTswcabQLzz75wPJevmMtK4h8oGzLWoTmIJrPYTQiarteSO20amS2XCo1UA3IViq/s3683/IMG_2811.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1712" data-original-width="3683" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulo83Mm5xCgIlAfQAUtffyN8Q6KWlonsHZp0m9pHZXUQT0KZmR7s2FmJPAqmWPsumpZW5fd2uokes8fGb-CHKqJnFOvO6QVwo2dLYKvVtOy0hCBJTOOu86HWyNTswcabQLzz75wPJevmMtK4h8oGzLWoTmIJrPYTQiarteSO20amS2XCo1UA3IViq/s320/IMG_2811.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #202122; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">For the foot figures, I started with Victrix Anglo-Saxon Huscarles, and added some greenstuff roughly shaped into the cloaks that are the main visual cue for the ringwraiths.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #202122; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">EDIT: here are the original figures</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #202122; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8PJXs7cMNBkrV_FaqDg4hd-gH1gYI3GXVZJXKnplwoKyUg5OP-F5Aq9QdbECWZCjnzAilJMgLWAPdPEHMEEis5hD5z4RctqQUX7zyBkkJoNeKlQWIKWXQi7SZklTPa_1Fap4iaX9e54qObclfBjgYW7rlUcSjP5zDJi6LbnFk4T9o8pIP9V7sRfe/s2384/IMG_2794.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="2384" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8PJXs7cMNBkrV_FaqDg4hd-gH1gYI3GXVZJXKnplwoKyUg5OP-F5Aq9QdbECWZCjnzAilJMgLWAPdPEHMEEis5hD5z4RctqQUX7zyBkkJoNeKlQWIKWXQi7SZklTPa_1Fap4iaX9e54qObclfBjgYW7rlUcSjP5zDJi6LbnFk4T9o8pIP9V7sRfe/s320/IMG_2794.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #202122; font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxyt12UAuAU5xtNKa9ntPfFtzwOsjJqkt6RYdL3GIP6rHUe19sQvOPcdeOQMC_4Ix68GjTrr3KPLmj2YrYbrDFrZoW1J_vsRMnalQE22xgnqnYPXzkkLZ86Eclq_bWQMVC77rk6F_1GWtJYPntNF39tQii0Zjic_Vg_88MOQC8Ws32UKyRg81z4w0/s2158/IMG_2795.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1732" data-original-width="2158" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxyt12UAuAU5xtNKa9ntPfFtzwOsjJqkt6RYdL3GIP6rHUe19sQvOPcdeOQMC_4Ix68GjTrr3KPLmj2YrYbrDFrZoW1J_vsRMnalQE22xgnqnYPXzkkLZ86Eclq_bWQMVC77rk6F_1GWtJYPntNF39tQii0Zjic_Vg_88MOQC8Ws32UKyRg81z4w0/s320/IMG_2795.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #202122; font-family: arial;">And with greenstuff cloaks added.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sPiY7uQ2ClkevVkuBhBt3DcLL18Us1xlgpvwRDP6OESX2prILFOE2e9_P75GI123rE53FH33FjewTQr3bL8hSGI7QiI4RRM9lXBSY2VxMb1t3_pTIxGop5_4rGz1NgDupBe_645YuGGUOjDdnZe9Sj9nTXXnFsB2h3fgoodSvmVPkb99aWR1pRYo/s1941/IMG_2799.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1941" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sPiY7uQ2ClkevVkuBhBt3DcLL18Us1xlgpvwRDP6OESX2prILFOE2e9_P75GI123rE53FH33FjewTQr3bL8hSGI7QiI4RRM9lXBSY2VxMb1t3_pTIxGop5_4rGz1NgDupBe_645YuGGUOjDdnZe9Sj9nTXXnFsB2h3fgoodSvmVPkb99aWR1pRYo/s320/IMG_2799.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #202122; font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdFPOqjmHRS09AqB9hooxKpsN51ttwDGQkXSix1ZVSUVQZNdbVjYYuUwL60L4VXIxTRipPleKyVSCJNecBpeaPq7Rjf3RcXOe0jAO3ab69cjDfBalAA671rrOvI0-rE6jP0oQdGoyd52aEFJF46OCR7mVY_UnVwZfc-lhUBwuVlfcmf4ktLm5rQoo/s2585/IMG_2800.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1698" data-original-width="2585" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdFPOqjmHRS09AqB9hooxKpsN51ttwDGQkXSix1ZVSUVQZNdbVjYYuUwL60L4VXIxTRipPleKyVSCJNecBpeaPq7Rjf3RcXOe0jAO3ab69cjDfBalAA671rrOvI0-rE6jP0oQdGoyd52aEFJF46OCR7mVY_UnVwZfc-lhUBwuVlfcmf4ktLm5rQoo/s320/IMG_2800.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I let little patches of mail show through to allow hints of their original status of great kings or lords of men.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-P1m_Ukw5kvxcDqjY-ibC8HftzmK4V4iHnc581Ye8TWotoDNdKZIw45bGV0i21wiPJ1n94jjFOBYr9ULaYzJ-n-5QDN1lZ_TPoUzuBbtqxZT8XGjZCx-bCEX9W4l6TYKEkZ5vCXqkHxA2hlpCcZyDqwPf-qbbYBIU9Y5i6bTfho0Or08EDawdHNc/s1997/IMG_2815.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1345" data-original-width="1997" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-P1m_Ukw5kvxcDqjY-ibC8HftzmK4V4iHnc581Ye8TWotoDNdKZIw45bGV0i21wiPJ1n94jjFOBYr9ULaYzJ-n-5QDN1lZ_TPoUzuBbtqxZT8XGjZCx-bCEX9W4l6TYKEkZ5vCXqkHxA2hlpCcZyDqwPf-qbbYBIU9Y5i6bTfho0Or08EDawdHNc/s320/IMG_2815.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfjYuO50d7O06CHzafPDplDv6l_8iFvM8imrnFCF80_lXtOZPT4HLjLa-K8RNb5Om1PWx-Wd8D-2aTgt0-rSvYTWw3MEMh-BHTlPa958iSubgG2n0CCINTDywePrna62wxoJCPQVn5T4i3KiOjZOO9i7K-WVCdl8x8jni6GEjOxiHxVXpBGiBgrJR/s2445/IMG_2816.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="2445" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfjYuO50d7O06CHzafPDplDv6l_8iFvM8imrnFCF80_lXtOZPT4HLjLa-K8RNb5Om1PWx-Wd8D-2aTgt0-rSvYTWw3MEMh-BHTlPa958iSubgG2n0CCINTDywePrna62wxoJCPQVn5T4i3KiOjZOO9i7K-WVCdl8x8jni6GEjOxiHxVXpBGiBgrJR/s320/IMG_2816.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the mounted figures started life as a Perry Miniatures War of the Roses mounted man at arms. This is the only one with 'work in progress' photos.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oYsn6zSV8mdkGaQQFxuRL0J8My3kYzNSkgA8qcwybyVJskhq-bkvi4uNYO7qANftkPNIHtlfwFsQTot_tNqUQQg6GLCRw-pM4wfYfpTW9uJk6zz49eg55xAKL6h6kDKUeaeyi1nAfW9VdPmOlTNvwpg1dx1fjgXXhpr-QCejov2RDey-sxyFGQNp/s1946/IMG_2801.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1588" data-original-width="1946" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oYsn6zSV8mdkGaQQFxuRL0J8My3kYzNSkgA8qcwybyVJskhq-bkvi4uNYO7qANftkPNIHtlfwFsQTot_tNqUQQg6GLCRw-pM4wfYfpTW9uJk6zz49eg55xAKL6h6kDKUeaeyi1nAfW9VdPmOlTNvwpg1dx1fjgXXhpr-QCejov2RDey-sxyFGQNp/s320/IMG_2801.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyA8faPbYVMc5Vwsj0TcePtWtPaZ7Lkc2YHuTU3pCEjEiYobjMfX7hFhiHyYpZR-FIkw-EngYFnEymJImrLxXHIYyQj5WbPuyjBLMwXMcLLW4ayVuJQRSluX8i7DBMFpzOdFVB74hce9b2ycnOStKaCXKiAKyRy1UdKBNiRCi_g5Uk25Zsq7sD6wZV/s2287/IMG_2802.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="2163" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyA8faPbYVMc5Vwsj0TcePtWtPaZ7Lkc2YHuTU3pCEjEiYobjMfX7hFhiHyYpZR-FIkw-EngYFnEymJImrLxXHIYyQj5WbPuyjBLMwXMcLLW4ayVuJQRSluX8i7DBMFpzOdFVB74hce9b2ycnOStKaCXKiAKyRy1UdKBNiRCi_g5Uk25Zsq7sD6wZV/s320/IMG_2802.JPG" width="303" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The other mounted ringwraith needed much less conversion, it started as a D&D Headless Horseman, so the only modification was to add a cloaked head (a monk's head from the Victrix Anglo-Saxons). Frodo on Asfaloth is a Wargames Atlantic halfling mounted on a Rohan horse - so I didn't completely neglect the GW product!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvHoztZt-j1ORH1Y6uJrKUFafyRjzIoSB_sCzSVDCNUzXw0pxzWRQsX26992hO6nTBvROyI79D1tDj0VHgtY-PKNE6KWgkfS9lWOsecUZdXhp4v7so2Xg01FJ7NeSiV3n0ZTnv_42_wosDYHafJ3UmOdw1SSh6yf-UDRHQKRUo80X5UwJMMI05qbO/s3794/IMG_2813.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1597" data-original-width="3794" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvHoztZt-j1ORH1Y6uJrKUFafyRjzIoSB_sCzSVDCNUzXw0pxzWRQsX26992hO6nTBvROyI79D1tDj0VHgtY-PKNE6KWgkfS9lWOsecUZdXhp4v7so2Xg01FJ7NeSiV3n0ZTnv_42_wosDYHafJ3UmOdw1SSh6yf-UDRHQKRUo80X5UwJMMI05qbO/s320/IMG_2813.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZ7TfIHGH73boF2-AmjcV6_Vd9nR-TwBIUO6CEkWW3lI8TVEihxLTbBjhzQ0dPjg70A6IdwcrFWnewANydTwxvyozxt-yq3X729G7QmC1QmeKSi-qFZD9-76QOYcrt72vuPmcNzz2_lWU0BEnQC2UqDt123k-tIE8wv3d2E1YTfloGlbDDMO21U0p/s3312/IMG_2814.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1635" data-original-width="3312" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZ7TfIHGH73boF2-AmjcV6_Vd9nR-TwBIUO6CEkWW3lI8TVEihxLTbBjhzQ0dPjg70A6IdwcrFWnewANydTwxvyozxt-yq3X729G7QmC1QmeKSi-qFZD9-76QOYcrt72vuPmcNzz2_lWU0BEnQC2UqDt123k-tIE8wv3d2E1YTfloGlbDDMO21U0p/s320/IMG_2814.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately the black ended up looking a bit glossy. I may see if I can retouch the <span style="background-color: white;">Nazgû</span>l a bit to dull them down somewhat.</div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><br /></span></span></p>William Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13067891032813036738noreply@blogger.com2