/hwg/ - Historical Wargames General

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>Wargaming Compendium
http://www.mediafire.com/download/cghxf3475qy46aq/Wargaming+Compendium.pdf
>Saga
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/alj31go19tmpm/SAGA
>Black Powder
http://www.mediafire.com/download/o5x6blwoczojmfr/Black+Powder.pdf
>Bolt Action
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/n7jmdnlv1n0ju/Bolt_Action
>Hail Caesar
https://mega.nz/#F!s9xTTDpQ!CasEjRETeqZsJ5LOzYrJdg
>Warhammer Ancient battles 2.0
http://www.mediafire.com/download/uttov32riixm9b0/Warhammer+Ancient+Battles+2E.pdf
http://www.mediafire.com/download/ta7aj1erh7sap1t/Warhammer+Ancient+Battles+-+Armies+of+Antiquity+v2.pdf
>Warmaster Ancients
http://www.mediafire.com/download/cifld8bl3uy2i5g/Warmaster+Ancients.pdf
http://www.mediafire.com/download/3emyvka11bnna1b/Warmaster+Ancient+Armies.pdf
>Advanced Squad Leader
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/d9x0dbxrpjg48/Advanced_Squad_Leader
>Impetus
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/28i9gevqws518/Impetus
>Ronin
http://www.mediafire.com/download/m8xke04pc3hne2k/Ronin.pdf
>Battleground WWII
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/cb83cg7ays4l1/Battleground_WWII
>By Fire And Sword
https://mega.co.nz/#!jxgCWTYD!FCp52DAqIUc-EM-TsRsWv7fB92nJ3kkzKsNcD_urI5Q
>Modelling & painting guides
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/7b5027l7oaz05/Modelling_%26_Painting_Guides
>Twilight 2000/2013 RPG
https://mega.co.nz/#F!C9sQhbwb!NVnD4jvUn5inOrPJIAkBhA
>Phoenix Command RPG
https://mega.co.nz/#F!b5tgXRwa!mzelRNrKPjiT8gP7VrS-Jw
>Next War (GMT)
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/eupungrg93xgb/Next_War
>Battlegroup
https://mega.nz/#F!SolyxarJ!GUg6zWBStfznr6BvYedghQ

Desired scans :
Black Powder supplements
Rank and File supplements
Harpoon 3 & 4 supplements
Hail Caesar! Late Antiquity to Early Medieval Army List
Force on Force supplements
Hind Commander
At Close Quarters
War and Conquest
Germany Strikes!
Bolt Action: Empire in Flames

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July 19th in military history:

711 – Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic.
998 – Arab–Byzantine wars: Battle of Apamea: Fatimids defeat a Byzantine army near Apamea.
1333 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Halidon Hill: The English win a decisive victory over the Scots.
1544 – Italian War of 1542–46: The first Siege of Boulogne begins.
1545 – The Tudor warship Mary Rose sinks off Portsmouth; in 1982 the wreck is salvaged in one of the most complex and expensive projects in the history of maritime archaeology.
1588 – Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The Spanish Armada is sighted in the English Channel.
1702 – Great Northern War: A numerically superior Polish-Saxon army of Augustus II the Strong, operating from an advantageous defensive position, is defeated by a Swedish army half its size under the command of King Charles XII in the Battle of Klissow.
1863 – American Civil War: Morgan's Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River.
1864 – Taiping Rebellion: Third Battle of Nanking: The Qing dynasty finally defeats the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
1870 – Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
1916 – World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches in a prelude to the Battle of the Somme.
1942 – World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: German Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz orders the last U-boats to withdraw from their United States Atlantic coast positions in response to the effective American convoy system.
1943 – World War II: Rome is heavily bombed by more than 500 Allied aircraft, inflicting thousands of casualties.
1972 – Dhofar Rebellion: British SAS units help the Omani government against rebels in the Battle of Mirbat.

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It is 44 years since the Battle of Mirbat, during the Dhofar Rebellion in Oman, where 9 SAS troopers repelled an attack by 300 communist South Yemeni guerillas.

At 0600 the guerillas attacked the British Army Training Team (BATT) house, which housed the nine SAS soldiers, based just outside the Port of Mirbat. The guerillas (locally known as the Adoo) attacked knowing that to be able to reach the Port of Mirbat they would first have to defeat the SAS guarding the approach to the town in Jebel Ali.

The OC, Captain Mike Kealy, observed the waves advancing on the fort, but at first did not order his men to open fire because he thought it was the "Night Picket" coming back from night shift. The Night Picket were a loyal group of the Omani Army positioned on the slopes to warn the BATT house of Adoo troop movements. Realising that the Night Picket must have been killed, Kealy ordered his men to open fire. Kealy along with other members of the team took up positions behind the sand-bag parapet on the roof of the BATT house, firing at the Adoo with L1A1 SLR rifles, with one man firing the Browning M2HB heavy machine gun, with a further two men on ground level operating and firing an infantry mortar surrounded by sand-bags. The Adoo were armed with AK-47 assault rifles, and were mortar bombing the area around the BATT house. Kealy ordered the signaller to establish communications with SAS Headquarters at Um al Quarif, to request reinforcements.

There were a small number of Omani Intelligence Service personnel in the BATT House, a small contingent of Pakistani soldiers and a member of British Military Intelligence seconded to the OIS. They joined the team on the roof and fired on the Adoo with SLRs and other small arms. Initially some of the Pakistani soldiers were reluctant to join the defence of the fort because their roles with the BATT were largely administrative, but they obeyed orders from Mike Kealy and the British Military Intelligence Corporal.

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>>48353652
Knowing that the SLRs would not be of full use until the Adoo were closer than the weapon's range of 800 metres, and lacking heavier firepower, Sergeant Talaiasi Labalaba made a run for the 25pdr artillery piece, which was positioned next to a smaller fort manned by Omani Army soldiers, who had not played a part in the battle. The Omani policeman who was guarding the weapon had been seriously wounded. Labalaba managed to operate the weapon, which is a six-man job, by himself and fire a round a minute at the approaching Adoo, directing their attention away from the BATT house. At the BATT house Kealy asked for a volunteer to run to Talaiasi's aid. Trooper Sekonaia Takavesi volunteered to go.

Takavesi ran from the BATT house, with the remaining men providing covering fire, in an attempt to distract the Adoo. Sekonaia ran the 800 metres through heavy gunfire, and reached the gun emplacement. Sekonaia tried to give aid to his injured friend, while firing at the approaching Adoo with his personal weapon. Realising that they needed help, Sekonaia tried to raise the small number of Omani soldiers inside the smaller fort. The only Omani Gendarmerie Officer in the Mirbat Fort was Lieutenant Hassan Naseeb. The remaining Omani soldiers in the fort engaged the enemy with small arms fire from firing positions on the roof and through the windows of the fort. As the two men made it back to the emplacement, the Omani soldier fell wounded after being shot in the stomach with a 7.62 mm bullet. Adoo continued to advance upon both the BATT house and the artillery emplacement. At one point, the Adoo were so close that Sekonaia and Talaiasi fired the weapon at point blank range, aiming down the barrel. Talaiasi crawled across a small space to reach a 60 mm infantry mortar, but fell dead after being shot in the neck. Sekonaia, also shot through the shoulder and grazed by a bullet to the back of his head, continued to fire at the approaching Adoo with his personal weapon.

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>>48353658
Captain Kealy and Trooper Tobin made a run to the artillery piece. Upon reaching it, they dived in to avoid increasingly intense gunfire from the Adoo. Sekonaia continued to fire on the attackers, propped up against sand bags after being shot through the stomach (the bullet narrowly missing his spine). The Adoo threw several hand grenades, but only one detonated, exploding behind the emplacement with no one injured. During the battle, Trooper Tobin attempted to reach over the body of Talaiasi. In so doing, Tobin was mortally wounded when a bullet struck his face. By this time, BAC Strikemaster light-attack jets of the Sultan of Oman's Air Force had arrived and began strafing the Adoo in the Jebel Ali. With a low cloud base making for low altitude attack runs, only machine-guns and light rockets were used. Reinforcements arrived from G Squadron and, defeated, the Adoo withdrew at about 1230hrs. All wounded SAS soldiers were evacuated, and given medical treatment. Trooper Tobin eventually died in hospital.

The 25-pounder gun (now known as the "Mirbat gun") used by Fijian Sergeant Talaiasi Labalaba during the siege is now housed in the Firepower museum of the Royal Artillery at the former Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. Though killed in action, Sgt Labalaba displayed remarkable bravery by singlehandedly operating the 25-pounder gun, a weapon normally requiring four to six soldiers to operate. Labalaba's heroism was a key factor in halting the Adoo's vicious assault on the emplacement, allowing time for reinforcements to arrive. Labalaba was awarded a posthumous Mention in Dispatches for his actions in the Battle of Mirbat, though some of his comrades have since campaigned for him to be awarded the more prestigious Victoria Cross.

This clash is a legend in SAS history, and a superb setup for a modern scenario.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/srnoahehvswn2sx/Osprey+-+MAA+116+-+Special+Air+Service.pdf
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7d2_1274140685&comments=1

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New supplement out for Skirmish Sangin. Seems to be set in Africa but populated entirely with Imagi-Nations, which is a bit odd.

Still I guess there's nothing stopping you just using real African countries if Imagi-Nations aren't your thing.

http://www.skirmishsangin.com/shop/skirmish-afrika/

>>48354139
Does anyone have a pdf to this and skirmish sangin per chance?

>>48354213
Afrika only just came out so I wouldn't expect a pdf just yet.

Sangin is in our moderns folder.

>>48354223
Well thanks enough i guess. If anyone grabs afrika please post it!

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>>48354139
I actually like the idea of using the more stylized imagi-nations, with a bunch of players you could get some campaign action going and you're not bound to "real life" actions. I liked Skrimish Sangin's RPG elements so it would be cool to see what they do here. Nice to have something in Modern African wargaming that isn't AK47 Republic, anyway.

>>48354277
> I actually like the idea of using the more stylized imagi-nations

I quite like Imagi-Nations myself, but from what of seen of the Skirmish Afrika ones, they seem to have been a bit lazy and just lumped a few neighbouring countries together and called it a day.

>>48354223
>>48354252
Skirmish Sangin has been taken down from the moderns folder, anyone got a backup?

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Same noob from the last thread. So I wrote down what y'all said and I only got one question left. With things like insignias on pavises and corracios, do you hand paint them or use decals?

Made these before I was edumacated, btw

>>48354325
if youre gonna handpaint them get a smaller brush

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>>48354306
>Skirmish Sangin has been taken down from the moderns folder
crap, I'll put it on Mega

https://mega.nz/#!DtVXyDAL!mLc_38BtPl3Y7uFgGRc6eGmWczKvDywFr4AApTtrbNY

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>>48354306

>>48354325
>do you hand paint them or use decals?
That seems to be mostly personal taste

I go for hand painting it (with the smallest fucking brush I can get), but that is partly to get a unified theme within and between my units for identification purposes.

>>48354344
>>48354349
Thanks mans

>>48354277
>ak47 republic
Never heard of this but i just looked it up
>africa setting
>needs a 6'3 table
>want to do africa
>only have a 6'3 table

was this made for me?

How is the game itself?

>>48354325
Depends on how good you are at painting and how complex the insignia is. A simple templar cross is easier than some complex roman legion insignia for example.

If you want to play it save, there are decals out there for almost everything. There is also the possibility to print your own decals.

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>>48354359
>How is the game itself?
15mm (usually) company-scale action in 50s-80s Africa. Lots of emphasis on making it personalized and relatively 'lighthearted', with a cool faction system. I recommend you check out some blogs on it to get the flavour.

Didn't you do this one last year OP?

>>48354385
Any reccomended blogs or miniature makers for it?

>>48354391
I think someone posted about it in the thread itself but it wasn't the OP topic.

Also that person might have been me, I honestly can't remember.

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>>48354391
It wasn't actually the main edition then
I was going to do Fromelles but that doesn't offer a great deal of wargaming scope. Another day and we would have had the July 20 1944 plot, which I might do tomorrow (there's a cool S&T game that covers it).

>>48354397
>miniature makers
Peter Pig traditionally had the main license. Google around a bit to find some blogs.

>>48354397
well anything that does 15mm ww2+

But Peter Pig, who did the rules, sell a range of African/Middle east forces for it.

Some more quick questions about AK47 republic.

Can bases move around individually ordo they HAVE TO stick to their unit?

>>48356606
> All groups in a unit must be within 1-2 bases distance of another group at the end of
movement. The gap at the outset or during the movement is not imponant.

page 75, 2009 version

>>48357007
not sure how I feel about this desu

>>48357093
If you dont like it just bodge it.

have it so that groups can be 'left behind' but if they do move it must be towards the majority of the unit.

This ruleset more than many others is meant to be tinkered with for what style of game you want and how you want to play it.

>>48357165
is the game fun?

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>>48357243
It's important to point out that the game is more than just figures and battles. The political aspect and campaign elements are of equal importance. This is where my heart lies with AK47. The battle game itself is fine in my opinion, in that it allows a great deal of flexability for a range of periods with ease of play. It is however not my preffered cup tea.

But yes it is fun.

>any chance to post my post colonial Africa stuff.

>>48357331
>Well made up post colonial Africa stuff.

>>48357346
>>48357331
Where are the minis from?

>>48357357
Battlefront, QRF and Peter Pig.

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Hey folks, it's been a while. Just popping in to give you guys a preview of what I'm working on next. After watching too much Peaky Blinders and reading an awful lot of material on the WW1 tunneling companies, I decided to try and recreate this claustrophobic little war on the tabletop, with a bit of help from FiveCore.

All feedback is welcomed.

>>48357688
Is there suppose to be a link? This looks awesome!

>>48357868
Clicking on the image should open the playtest pdf,

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I just felt like building a knight.

>>48358180
A tip: give that armour a black wash then a quick drybrush with a brighter metal colour. It's a really easy way to get it to pop.

>>48358217
washes are missing entirely at this point.

right now its just a light grey with a drybrush of gunmetal (i have to check if my mithril silver is still useable)

Would you recommend using black or brown wash for the blue cloth or an actual blue wash?

>>48358255
I personally would use actual blue, followed by a highlight or two and maybe some freehand on the torso if I was feeling fancy.

>>48358296
>and maybe some freehand on the torso
(and the shield)

I'm really afraid to ruin my mini by fucking it up at that stage but i'll try my best

>>48358333
If you don't want to do it you don't have to.

>>48357937
Sorry on mobile

>>48358333
I understand the feeling, but trying (and possibly failing) is how you'll ultimately improve your painting skill. Give it a go, just repainting the chest area silver again won't take too long.

>>48358679
I mean blue, not Ag

>>48358333
Practice on paper. Like...really. It's the best way to do it.

>>48357331
AK47 is one of those games that everybody praises, but whenever I try to go through the rules its too much of a pain

Is there some sort of simplified re-write version of them?eeeddeeeee

>>48359394
Not really, it's a relatively niche area/period.

If you're not a fan I think the best bet is too take ideas from it and adapt whatever your game of choice is. AK47 is more about the subjecy matter of modern african imagi-nations rather than the game itself I think.

>>48359509
So it's kind of like Very British Civil War, except it's Very African.

>>48359578
Yes, except it't not really as fixed shall we say in terms of events. There's no Severn Valley campaign equivalent; there's no fluff outisde of modern history (it can also be used to run historical style games rather than imagi-nations, but thats often where people find the most fun).

It's more of an idea than anything but it just happens to have a pretty good rules that's popular that covers all the bases.

Is second edition of AK47 Republic worth upgrading to? Anyone can compare them?

>>48359781
First edition is far less refined. this may or may not be what you want.
Second edition for instance might remove troops from you in events but they're only delayed, 1st can both remove them from the upcoming battle and give additional troops (so spare models required).

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Noob from earlier. Just washed my sprues and am reading them the bible to dry baster. Would Ezekial 36;26 do justice for my men on the field or is there a different verse i should be using?

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>>48353652
>>48353658
>>48353670
great stuff, fascinating read. Based /hwg/ OP is based

>>48359981
Going to have to recommend you step back a few pages and go with 23:20 instead.

My friends and I are looking for a good 15 or 10mm historical game, and any good manufacturers. I really want to play mongols, and my other friend really wants franks.

>>48357688
how large are the figures you're supposed to use for this?

would you be willing to write a conversion for 28mm figures?

Quick question for the naval warfare types. The USS Thach (retired Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate) just ate a quartet of Harpoons, some Mavericks, some Hellfires, some 500lb Mk84s, a 2,000lb GBU-12, and a fucking Mk48 torpedo before sinking during a "target practice exercise".

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3698132/Navy-blow-retired-military-ship-coast-Hawaii-missile-testing-exercise-just-won-t-sink.html

If I were to play Harpoon 4, could an OHP take that sort of punishment in the game? Or would I reasonably be calling bullshit if it took that kind of hits and still took 12 hours to sink? I was honestly under the impression that hitting anything smaller than an aircraft carrier with a modern anti-ship missile was going to sink it, and I've heard Harpoon is the most granular naval sim game. Can an OHP take those hits in the wargame and not be just instantly scrap metal?

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>>48362319
OHPs are statted out in Harpoon, just try it out. All the resources for Harpoon 3 are in the OP folders, there's even a scenario with an OHP iirc.

That does sound like a LOT of ordinance to take though, I'd be inclined to think it would be fucked after the first harpoon hit home, let alone 2000 lb bombs and a Mk48 torp.

From my quick skim just then (haven't played Harpoon in a long time!) a harpoon missile does 45 damage, and pic related shows that an OHP sinks after 73 points of damage...

>>48362319
It's worth noting the Thact was stripped all weapons, ammo and fuel before being used as target practice which are key ingredients in causing catastrophic damage to vessel, and that just because it took 12 hours to sink doesn't mean it could've been anything close to operational after some of those hits.

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>>48360821
Ruleswise you want either Impetus, or DBA/DBM

>>48359981
Absolutely hilarious, Anon. Glad to see you're taking all the advice to heart. Make sure to post your progress here and/or in /wip/!

>>48361283
Go ahead and use whatever figures you've got handy, the ground scale is pretty abstracted anyway.

Sup /hwg/
I'm the anon from a few threads ago asking about ACW gaming. I've decided to pick up an infantry regiment for US and CS in 10mm. Any recommendations? GHQ Models looks pretty nice and the price is decent.

>>48365695
Check Pendraken too.

>>48353624

Did you hand paint that banner? It's wicked sick.

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>>48368772
Not my minis anon (jeez I wish), they're a brand new line of Picts from Footsore Miniatures.

>>48357688
there is no tunnel template page. so we can't really try out the game. but it looks interesting.

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A couple of things WW2 naval gamers might like:

In Harm's Way: Pigboats is a roleplaying game about being an American submariner during World War II. Pigboats is designed to emulate the feel of the historical fiction adventures of Run Silent Run Deep, Hellcats of the Navy, Torpedo Run, and many others rather than the actual history. As such, it's heavy on the adventure and romance, and light on the details.

In Harm's Way: Pigboats uses the StarCluster 3 System
-Play officers on a single submarine, or each play wolfpack captains, as well as the men of the other subs in troupe play
-Honor/Practicality Mechanic: Adds to your successes due to your reputation
-Notice: You have to accumulate Notice - the approval of your superiors - to advance in rank. In order to get Notice, you have to burn with zeal and throw yourself headlong in harm's way
-Customize your submarines when you earn the dockyard workers' respect.
-Competitive Play: There can be only one Leader. One hero. Is it going to be you, or the guy sitting next to you?

http://www.mediafire.com/download/bl6vgdle5tswdud/In+Harms+Way+-+Pigboats.pdf

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MTB

Situation: The time 1942/43, the place is the English Channel. The scene set is that of the almost continual battle for supremacy between the small boat navies of Germany and Great Britain. The prize for both sides is two-fold: first, the elimination of the other's coastal convoys, and second, the control of this narrow and dangerous stretch of water.

One of several titles released by Tabletop Games which were intended to be played directly on the game table (without a map) using rules concepts from traditional miniatures wargaming. The games offered an affordable alternative to the miniatures hobby in that they used un-cut cardstock counters.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/pl4uqi3r5o2xvxu/MTB.pdf

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>>48369543
>>48369554
Much appreciated! Gonna have to check those out when I get back to my computer.

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What color were these russian ammo boxes during WW2? Simply "wood"? Or were they painted green?

>>48360821
I'd say DBA as well. Any manufacturer really. You can compromise and do Franks vs Huns.

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>>48370665
yes

>>48371179
Thanks. Thats what i needed to know

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>>48364428
>>48360821
Seconding Impetus.

http://www.dadiepiombo.it/images/stories/dp/basic2.html

Basic Impetus and army lists free there. Impetus is like that but with more customisation and a bit more detail.

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I just made a leap and I'm gonna try out the Bolt Action game. This is what I bought on a whim. Is this salvageable?

HQ French Army
Sengalise Tirailleurs
Infantry Section
Early War French 75mm Gun
Sniper, Light Mortar & AT Rifle Teams
Bolt Action Rulebook

>>48357688
So would it be possible to play clay kickers in a digital format? Specifically in a /qst/. I'm thinking maybe just move circles on an overhead map and then draw in detail when said teams confront. Perhaps have only one team controlled by canons and the other qm controlled?

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>>48369036
There you go!

>>48371313
You'll definitely need more infantry.

>>48371916
They had only one box of each infantry type in storage, so I grabbed them both. I'll be sure to add more though. But can a legal, if small, list be made with this?

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>>48371999
you need at least 2 infantry squads and a HQ. so yes, you can build a legal small army. with veteran option you should be able to build a 500 point list with what you've got.

>>48371999
Sure.

Grab the Army book from the OP and get going.

The smallest playable army would be:

1x HQ unit (1-3 guys)

2x Infantry squad (around 10 guys, not sure whats the exact/optimal number for french)

and thats it.

Then you can add your support units and weapon teams (like sniper/spotter, mortar and your arty gun)

With the stuff you got you probably can get 750 points easily. You lack infantry (as others already mentioned) and a tank wouldn't hurt either.

>>48353670
It's included in the Classified supplement for Force On Force

>>48372120
Doesn't the French get a free infantry squad as well as free artillery?

>>48372305
russians get free infantry (or Su-76), french gets free arty.

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>>48372305
Original anon here reading the rules now. It seems I'm allowed one free artillery piece(not heavy) and since my 75mm is light(I think) I get it for free.
Also, for every third inexperienced infantry unit I have I get one for free.

>>48371313
Bite the bullet and do the army deal. Also check out blacktreedesign who keep having ww2 sales

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A little update on my T-34.

I want to use generic red star decals for it. Since there are handles all over the turret, how would you apply them?

Like pic related? (below the handle?) Or elsewhere on the tank?

>>48372394
army deal?

Build an army or do you talk about the army boxes they also offer?

>>48372394
I dont think BTD has french though

>>48372959
Yeah, it looks fine there. Next time be a less generous with the model glue tho.

>>48372993
Either one is fine, you can say whatever you want about Warlord, but their army deals are worth it.

>>48371770
I'm super unfamiliar with /qst/, but it could certainly be done. The game lends itself well to online play through clients like MapTools or Roll20.

I'm looking for a skirmish game, I will be playing some casual games with friends and we will use old minis/plastic toys, bonus point if you can not only create custom lists but also customize your guys, also they are pretty new so simplicity is welcome, and it doesn't have to be historical

>>48373044
>you can say whatever you want about Warlord
what else is there to say about Warlord? I've got nothing but good experiences with Warlord

>>48373072
If you mod it a bit, Otherworld might work. Other than that, Five Knights on the Road, and check One Page Rules too.

>>48373044
Yeah.. its always the glue for me, especially if the parts are tiny. Its not as noticeable in rl than it is on this well lit pic though.
Next time i order some stuff i'm going to order a tamiya glue with a brush too.

>Either one is fine

I prefer the "build your army" deals, because they give you more flexibility and (for some armies) offer better/more value for the money.

>>48373072
check out "5 men in normandy" from the OP if you like WW2. There are options to customize your squads with rpg-like perks (it might be that you need the upgraded version "5 men in kursk" for that though)

>>48373084
Clusterfuck and bland rulesets, weird faces on some models, missing parts, the recent fuckexpensive Project Z figs...which are surprisingly cheap when you buy a bundle.

>>48373086
Thanks, where can I find those games, are they in the op?

>>48373019
>>48372394
It has infantry in packs of 4 as well as a miniature of Charles de Gaul. It'd be fun to use him as an HQ figure if people think that's ok.
Do BTD's miniatures blend well with the regular Bolt Action miniatures?

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>>48373221
hmhmhm. I've had a ton of fun playing BA. but that's the only ruleset I know from Warlord. I'm looking forward to 2nd edition.

>>48373221
I dont mind their rules, but their faces are really terrible. Their resin tanks are not as good as other resin tanks in my opinion, but that might be just my opinion.

I never had a missing part and their customer service is great. A few days ago a guy on Facebook complained about a warped track section from his resin King Tiger and he got sent a replacement from warlord right away.

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>>48373270
They do.

They match perfectly. Pic related is a mixed Warlord/Black Tree soviet squad.

I have no idea if the french soldiers fit as well, but i have no reason to believe they will stick out.

>It'd be fun to use him as an HQ figure
As long as you dont give him some home made OP special rules nobody can complain.. its just a officer who happens to look somewhat like him.

>>48373248
https://mega.nz/#!PVMgmQxK!Re6pYbapzxfkwN_aC1WXmFKIcx2RP4iAaWncXiW5RMU

That's for Otherworld. Five Knights isn't uploaded IIRC, it was in one issue of the writer of the Five Men series, can't recall the site where you can grab it...the One Page rules are free, just Google them.

>>48373273
Don't get me wrong, I really fucking love playing BA. But just like every other system they produced lacks a certain "je ne se pois" that makes them nothing too special, but commercially succesful as it's bland enough to work for everyone, but specific enough to get people who are much more into the subject.

>>48373279
Yeah, especially the older and metal ones. That head from the British infantry sprue that looks like a weasel...shit when was the last time you saw a man looking like that? Too caricature-like for my tastes. Such a shame their sculptor can do EVERYTHING but faces.

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>>48357688
Looks like a fun little game.

For variation you might consider adding areas of soft rock which can be slowly dug through. Not an expert on Flanders geology but I'm reasonably confident that there are areas underlain by chalk which is soft enough to dug though with hand tools. It wouldn't require shoring like the dirt sections.

Another detail you could include though it probably doesn't really add anything is if areas are double wide or otherwise more excavated than standard add a penalty to the collapse test. The risk would depend on the ground conditions in real life but set soil is pretty weak.

Pic is extraordinarily good ground from the St Joe lead mine in Missouri in 1917. In most areas you couldn't get away with an open span that large with no ground support.

>>48373374
Their newer faces are ok i think. (i have grenadier and fallschirmjäger sprues as well as us marines to compare). Their new metal faces are also ok from the look in the store pics. I'm going to order the Volksgrenadier squad soon-ish.

>>48373332
I'm coming from 40k so house rules haven't entered my mind. I'll have to give it a think over, but since I'm working double shifts this week I suppose I can afford it. Thanks for the tip anon.

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>>48373440
I have some marine heads, and they aren't that good either...not bad, but a bit too comical for WW2. That's why I use them for Fallout.

>>48373168
I put a drop of glue on a scrap of paper and use a paperclip/toothpick/small tool to actually apply the glue to the model or if it's a small part, I use tweezers to carefully put the end of the part in the glue then stick it to the model. Give that a try with your current glue before ordering anything, if find the technique gives a good amount of control for where the glue goes

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>>48373483
Thats just a matter of taste then. For me, that head looks totally fine. Nice mini btw

When i mean terrible heads then i was talking about pic related.

>>48373504
I'll keep that in mind for my next tank

I have a revell glue with a long metal noozle, but your method sounds like a good idea.

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>>48373483
compared to their old us heads, the marine heads are a huuuuge step ahead.
Hopefully their coming airborne sets will improve the heads even more.

>>48373536
>>48373586
Wish this fucking shit Firefox would load two whole megabytes of pictures, but it stops at around 20%...ah well.

Looking forward to their airborne even tho I don't play it in 28mm. Could prove useful for the aforementioned Fallout scenarios.

>>48373270
I just went to their website to check these french and had to realize they have a sale going on right fucking now..

thanks for taking that money away from me Anon

>>48373406
I've already got plans for underground terrain types. Streams, lakes, bands of soft or hard rock, subterranean gas pockets for natural hazards, and then things like mass graves and pockets of unexploded ordinance for more unconventional surprises.

The game is still in the very early stages of testing, I want to make sure the tunneling mechanics are fun and work with the infantry fighting rules before making things more complex.

>>48373885
I'll probably invest in 12-16 guys, but which of the packs do you prefer? I'd like a second opinion. The guys with full packs look so crowded but at the same time I'd like to be varied.

>>48374128
if i were going to buy french soldiers i would get each pack once (simply for variety of poses) and then get a 2nd pack of the French Infantry (WW2227) because their poses are the most dynamic of the 3.

Looking to get into ak47 republic and make a few armies for it however I want them to be distinct from each other visually. With infantry I can handle this but what kind of armored cars are even around in africa and do they come in 15mm?

>>48375789
western based, eastern based, toyota based... basically like this.

One army could paint their T-55 tanks in woodland, the other one in desert camo.. etc

>>48375850
Oh the armies I had planned were a simple abusive warlord based peoples revolt, An end of days government, and a mercenary cored group trying to take advantage of the conflict for their own gain.

Tanks arent really the issue im having just Im not really sure what armoured cars could be used/are used in the region.

>>48375789
>what kind of armored cars are even around in africa

Panhard, Daimler and other Ex-WW2 vehicles. Maybe some M3 or M8 cars?
BTRs, BRDMs and other Soviet stuff.

South Africans have a range of armored cars themselves (mostly based on british though)

>>48375942
Hmm so would this sound alright for my options

>Panhard for government force
>Open Topped BTR for rebels
>BMP-2 for Mercenaries

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>>48375923
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmon-Herrington_Armoured_Car

>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibian_Army#Vehicles

>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Senegal#Equipment


>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Sierra_Leone_Armed_Forces#Equipment


>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania_People%27s_Defence_Force#Tanzanian_Army


That should list a few vehicles. Older BTRs are pretty common it seems.

>>48375923
Do you have a period for this? is it set modern day or Cold War etc

What country was it a former colony of of? Where does the government lean? what are aims of the mecenaries/suppliers.

>>48376111
>Do you have a period for this?
Sometime in the past 30 years Id say

>What country was it a former colony of of?
Well itd be an unnamed imagi-nation but I guess either british or french

>Where does the government lean?
Former harsh dictatorship that got soft, supported by the UN as the rebels would likely bring greater instability to a recovering nation.

>what are aims of the mecenaries/suppliers.
Mostly to take over resource production/steal as much as they can. Mostly mercenaries from neighbouring countries looking to cash in on the instability being lead by a local warlord, maybe a western PMC involved too.

LAV-75

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>>48378083
Why must you bump with inferior capitalist BMP tovarisch?

>>48378083
bmp

>>48378083
BUMP
lovely jubly little tanky

I'm trying to homebrew a wargaming system, but I'm having trouble determining what swords were primarily used for in warfare and how to write that down statistically speaking. Any help? So far it seems like they were just glorified sidearms.

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>>48382754
research is half the fun of designing wargames!

what period are you writing for? in medieval times swords were heavily used, by napoleonic era they were officers and cavaly (and maybe artillery) only, in colonial times they were used much less, and by WW1 they were glorified sidearms.

>playing a Dogfight! tonight
EXCITED

>>48382805
Medieval mostly, but I'm hoping by the time I'm done with it I can make it more flexible. All the research I've done has told me what they were used for in a man-to-man scale (stabbing mostly, cutting with sabers) but not on a macro scale.
Interesting stuff, don't get me wrong, but I'm close to just making swords a generic no bonuses/no penalty option.

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>>48382980
'Medieval' is still about a thousand years, and Europe is thousands of miles wide.

So for example, for a sword was used (or at least what we know more about, how the culture viewed the sword), in England during the Viking era was be very different to how the sword was used/perceived in 1510s Frankfurt.

To generalize though, it's an expensive status symbol of a secondary, versatile weapon. For the professional soldier their first weapon was might have been a spear, a bow, a lance or a pole-arm, depending on when/where. But you can defend yourself with a sword against multiple opponents, grapple with a sword, fight with a sword against someone in armour etc.

Do you have academic access? If not a good place to start might be http://actaperiodica.org/apd2015.htm

>>48383338
These actually look pretty helpful, thanks. Looks like I've got some homework to do.

>>48383360
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=67XWQD7rZcoC&dq=violence+and+chivalry is good

I haven't kept up with the field, but Blood Red Roses ( http://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/blood-red-roses-the-archaeology-of-a-mass-grave-from-the-battle-of-towton-ad-1461/author/fiorato-veronica-boylston-anthea-knusel-christopher/ ) was the go to book for how the aftermath of combat looked in late medieval England. Lots of 'putting people who were down out of the fight, with extreme prejudice'.

There's a HEMA thread on /asp that might be of help, at least the OP knows his shit if he's back from the EU.

Personally I'd make one handed swords a medium range cutting/thrusting weapon, with at most a slight bonus to one or the other depending on the type.

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>>48382754
I would probably simplify something like:

Broadsword: Standard sword, can be used with a shield or on a horse
Zweihänder / Claymore: Uber-damage sword that requires 2 hands

You could have a 3rd option for scimitars / sabers, but they're pretty similair to a regular sword, just they do more slashing damage. They could potentially be a middle ground between the basic sword and the 2hander, getting some minor bonus damage from slashing and the impetus of someone attacking from moving horseback.

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>>48384505
dat pic
>I got that bitch a severed head
>Bitches love severed heads

>>48384778
If she doesn't give head, I'll give head to her!

>>48384787
Even knights knew that eating pussy was the meal of the enlightened

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.pdf relevant

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test

>>48384998
Hooooooooow can you hold an MG42 like that? Is he like a...Steroidnazi or something?

>>48385007
You can hold it like that for a few moments i guess.
Maybe the mini is depicted in the middle of a fluid motion.

Looks silly though.

>>48385007
he wont be holding it for long when that Sherman opens up with the co-ax MG. its already seen him and is just about to hit that trigger. These are the last moments of those 2 Wehrmacht soldiers. RIP in peace.

If the right hand soldier was already in firing position with the panzerfaust, then maybe it could go either way, but not like this. they fucked

>>48385378
>Autism

Besides 100-year-war, war of the roses and the crusades, what bigger conflicts are there for medieval games?

>>48385919
Hussite wars, Scottish War of Independence, the Hungarians fighting against the Turks (tho that's a bit stretching medieval), Baron Wars, Swiss-Burgundian wars and so on and so forth.

>>48385919
A shitload. The pillaging of Britannia, the crusades, Byzantines vs russians and balkans.

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>>48385919
Reconquista
Italian Wars
Swiss civil wars
English v Irish/Welsh/Scots
Baronial wars in Germany
Crusades in Scandinavia and the Baltics
All sorts going on in the Balkans
Not to mention various heresies and repressions like the Cathars and Bogomils and so forth

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how do you guys paint your ww2 Japanese?

All the stock "Japanese uniform" colours from most paint companies are a bit too yellow for my liking. Is it just me or do they have an ever so slight greenish tinge to them?

>>48387005
You can give them one, two or even more coats of green wash..

Besides, its just like with every other WW2 army: The colors of the actual uniforms varies alot due to different cloth being used, different dyes being used, different amount of sun/rain bleaching etc.

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>>48387005
Paint them as you like

>>48387005
I use Vallejo's British Uniform for it, seems like close enough for me.

In my preliminary research for Clay-Kickers, I've come across a lot of material focusing on the Royal Engineers and their tunnellers, but very little on how the German mining operations came into being. I've also found a couple of references to French engineers digging mines and such, but nothing that offers any breadth of information.

I was wondering if you guys could offer any help?

>>48374066
Other than karst terrain, you really don't get underground rivers/lakes.

I've never worked in Nevada but I've heard that a lot of the mines there have suprisingly large amount of groundwater. Supposedly if a pump failed, in the course of an hour or two, the area would have several feet of water. One of the bigger mines, it might have been McCoy-Cove had 10,000 total horsepower of installed pumps and dewatering was around 40% of their total power draw.

I guess I have seen effectively an underground spring where a tunnel intersected a fracture that produced ~5 gallons per minute which flowed down the tunnel. Still not really a river though

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>>48387005
I use Vallejo "Japanese Uniform" followed by a wash of I think Army Painter Strong Tone.

The Osprey shows a fair range of colors from khaki to blue-green so like most armies I think it's a matter of different manufacturing lots plus wear and tear results in there being a large range of colors rather than what regulation specified. Just use what looks good to your eye. Vallejo "Russian Uniform" might work as a match for the greenish color uniform in your pic.

>>48389535
This is (likely) a result of looking at mostly english sources.

Do you speak French or German?

>>48354277
anyone knows what gun the kid in the pink shirt goes around with?

>>48390657
Can't really see it from here, but it could be a shotgun or a carbine like an SKS.

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Maybe you guys remember my knight from a few days ago.

I tried it on a spare shield first and then painted that sheep onto the shield. It was easier than expected (i kinda cheated and used a fine pen for the outline).

The mini is supposed to be a gift for a friend, so i picked a non-historical motive for the shield.

Sorry about the pic quality, i can't get better light at this time of the day

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>>48390691
It seems like he has a toy gun in the movie?

>>48390953
One of them has fairy-wings.. does the wooden toy gun surprise you?

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>>48390942
awesome!
>i kinda cheated and used a fine pen for the outline
that's not cheating. that's one way to do it.

>>48391042
Thanks.

I doubt i could have done it with the brush only.

Tomorrow or over the weekend i'll neaten up some smaller parts of the mini and finish the base with some grass and maybe post a final update. Hopefully with good light next time.

But seeing how well painting that shield went i'm looking forward to build the remaining minis from that sprue.

>>48373885
Just get a whole bunch. I ordered 42 guys recently for 35pnd. I would recommend you get a platoon (so 30 guys + mmg + officer). Then if you feel like it get a sniper and some cool stuff like a flamer

I just ordered the German 88 oops

>>48391357
I think ordering packs of 4 is cheaper than the platoon options.

>>48390372
My French is abysmal, I can probably read German. I just wouldn't know where to start looking.

>>48389535
>I was wondering if you guys could offer any help?
>>48390372
>>48391775
I've been away from /hwg/ for a while so I don't know what you are working on, but I'm German, so I might be able to help with research. I'm not really a history buff, though.

>>48391775
I'm german, so if you struggle with some parts just tell me and i'll read them for you if you want.

Are there any ancient wargames where the sling isn't shit? Why is it always depicted as short range and/or with low damage?

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>>48395395
In my really old ancient warfare rules Rhodian slingers actually have more range than your average archer, and both do the same amount of damage. archer is 24" range, usual slinger is 16" range, but rhodians for some reason are 30" range.

Its a long time since I researched this (8 years or more?), not too sure how accurate that is.

>>48397764
The extreme range of slings WAS, historically, greater than the self bows and small composite bows of the time, and could inflict concussive damage through armor. I'm just trying to find a wargame that reflects that slings aren't shit and are equivalent to the bows of the time.

>>48398492
Not that guy, but isn't their damage purely physical rather than piercing like arrows? Like it can still be damaging sure, but it's like hitting someone with a club rather than a dagger isn't it?

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>>48398515
Look at a Greek linothorax. Provides pretty good protection against penetration. How does it deal against massive concussive trauma?

Kind of like how you deal with a knight in armour. Grapple them to the ground or twat them really hard until they go down, and then shank them in the gaps.

>>48399674
Ah so it just has a different use. It's better than the arrow against heavily armoured targets, but potentially less lethal against lightly armoured targets?

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>>48399695
It's a different way to inflict ouchies from afar. IMHOtep the use of weapons isn't so much because a commander went 'Ah, these swords will beat their spears' like in Total War games, but more because of culture and availability.

Bow require skilled workers to make them. Arrows require skilled workers to make them. For your average shepherd, a sling can be made in the field and stones are plentiful. Of the two I'd say that slings require more skill to use - bows are pretty intuitive.

So tactically your leader chappie wants skirmishers to break up the enemy. Javelin-men are the best, but it's short ranged, hard work and requires massive balls. Bows and slings are 'safer', and you can counter-skirmish with them. Which do you go for? Whichever is available. IIRC the Romans were happy to use both, as were most people in the migration period.

In the long term though, shields and metal helmets over padded textile cushions make slings obsolete, whether they're shooting stones or metal pellets. (They also make old fashioned short bows pretty obsolete.) And as warfare becomes professionalized, where are you going to get several hundred goat-herders skilled with slings from anyway?

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You guys might remember my 45mm AT gun from previous threads (>>48370665) or that pic above.

I intend to use it for Bolt Action.
Its a set from PSC which came with a crew of 4 (i think, there are lots of crew minis in this set)

On the warlord page, the 45mm at gun is sold with a crew of 3. Pic related.

In the soviet army book it says its "Team: 2".

So, how many soldiers should i glue onto my base?

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>>48400898
I guess that depends on how many figures you want to paint, anon

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>>48390024
Thought about it some more, 5gpm would be like a garden hose, it was probably more like 30 gpm

Anyways, another thought, how about a rescue scenario where a group is cut off and has barricaded themselves and must hold out until friendly units can tunnel to them and reinforce the position. Doesn't make a lot of sense when you consider the time scale of things but could be a fun game.

In your reading, did you come across how they brought fresh air into the workings?

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"Medicine at the Battle of Stalingrad"

Post stuff/stories/pics of ak47 republic PLEASE

>>48402593
That sounds like an interesting idea! I've had to put the whole notion of considering time scale out of my mind for the time being since nothing makes any sense if I think about it too hard.

Could even add a time sensitive element by trapping the survivors in a sealed off tunnel with an armed mine.

From what I've seen, the British used manually-operated pumps up at the base of the shaft-head. I guess it sorta worked, can't have been pleasant either way.

>>48400034
Don't forget sling staffs and clay glans filled with burning oil.

reminder to fill out the great wargames survey 2016 if you haven't already.

Any movies about the battle of France?

>>48407686
looking forward to Nolans upcoming Dunkirk movie

>>48403729
No, fuck niggers

>>48400034
>And as warfare becomes professionalized, where are you going to get several hundred goat-herders skilled with slings from anyway?

The Baleares, for a little while anyway.

i posted in one of these before. i have a somewhat decent knowledge of history. im mostly interested in pre-gunpowder warfare (mostly medieval and greco-roman). i want to focus mainly on stuff like battlefield tactics, since i know pretty much nothing about it.

wat do

>>48413831
>wat do

Choose a specific period
Check out some rule sets, see what floats your boat
Go to local gaming clubs and see what people play
buy some minis to play some games
buy 2 opposing armies if no one is playing the period you want to play, then convince other to play, your friends make good wargame buddies, even if they're not into it now... with a bit of backstory and a demo of the game, most can be convinced to at least give it a go. Just make sure you know the rules pretty well by then, and have at least played a test battle against yourself.

is there a tabletop wargame based on the 30 years war? would be great t.bh

I've spent the past while attempting to write a homebrew game based around having a large amount of individual units. The game was supposed to be simplistic in order to speed things along, but I have a bad habit of writing like I'm running out of time, so it kinda turned into an 11 page (and counting) project. I'm pretty sure the grammar is below acceptable standards and all distances are replaced with Xs because I don't know what good distances are for a 10mm game, and it's not even really complete.

That being said, I think it's about time I actually shared it. Just remember, all the highlighted parts are stuff I'm not sure about and the game is a major work in progress. I'm open to any suggestions and I'll answer any questions to the best of my abilities.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pB5qdK6XD99pM6v7lztxP1yvYdQ-KO0ckas9EvHPDVM/edit?usp=sharing

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>>48414656
Specifically, Father Tilly:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/f50l4nv9vz0ldqk/Father+Tilly+-+TYW+Rules.pdf

More generally, Pike & Shotte:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/a7j4mr3rykuknu7/Pike+%26+Shotte.pdf

>>48406478
How about a link?

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What are the oldest games on the mediafire folders? I mean old as in yers from its publication.

>>48415459

I swear HG Wells's "Little Wars" was in there, and in practical terms, that's about as old as you can get. Published in...1913, IIRC.

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>>48415459
Probably Little Wars? There are some of the original Avalon Hill games in there from the early 60s, too.

i know its a long shot (long shotte?) but do any of you chaps still have links to the mega full of Sharpes rifles etc?

My laptop crashed and i lost everything D:

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>>48415730
>My laptop crashed and i lost everything D:

Sorry to hear that anon

https://mega.nz/#F!ygUBGRIY!Vo1b4w6eXG2OIXqVL0i8ZQ>>48415730

>>48415754
>https://mega.nz/#F!ygUBGRIY!Vo1b4w6eXG2OIXqVL0i8ZQ

m8 i could kiss you. thank you so much

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Usually i hate it when the door rings early in the morning, but it was totally worth getting out of the bed.

I got my forge starter stuff from fireforge games. I'm not sure why they gave me the rules "Burn and Loot" as well as the casualty tokens, because i thought the whole time i picked the lowest tier with only a box of russian infantry. Maybe it was unlocked with the stretch goals or anything like that. Its a nice bonus anyway.

But enough personal blogging here.

>>48416256
Please tell us more about the Burn and Loot, I'd like to buy it if it's good. They said a starter will come out in December with minis.

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>>48416315
Its soft cover and 68 pages.
Anything in particular you want to know? Then i'm going to read that section first.

But i don't know the Deus Vult rules so i can't compare the two different versions.

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>>48414656
Here's my TYW game, pretty simple and effective.

Haaka Paale is also pretty cool but I dont think we have a free PDF of it around

>>48416400
I'd like to know about unit activation, if it's like Lion Rampant and I won't like it, or is it something like TNT or Epic where you pass the activation roll you can do more than basic actions. Also, how unit profiles are built up, and when you've tried the game, some general impressions.

Thanks in advance, mate.

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>>48403729
I have some relevant articles from various WI issues circa '98 or so. I think some of the stuff might have been included in the 2nd Ed. There's Chris Peers' Dagomba campaign, some notes on updating the tech to the 90s, a small entry on air support in games, and a scenario.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/0cckjo34khbcmot/AK-47+Republic+-+WI+Articles.pdf

And if anyone's interested, I found the article in PDF related while sorting through some old mags; it's an ultralite ruleset for running a LRDG game. There's some great stuff in these musty old rags, I really have to go through and scan some more stuff soon.

>>48416813
Thanks so much, Im loving the game so much.

>>48416553
For each turn of the game:
1. Determine Initivative (D6, highest roll wins and the winner can decide to activate one of his units or give the other player the first go)

Then they alternate in activating units until everything has moved, shot and meleed.


Unit profiles:
>Move
>Discipline
>Courage
>Resilience
>Defense
>Type (like Melee Infantry or Missle Cavalry)
>Faith
>Equip
>Traits
>Reactions


Hope that was helpful to you. I might try the game later today or maybe tomorrow. I don't like playing alone so i have to convince my friend to come over.

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>>48416832
It's huge fun alright. There are several blogs about it online, but you might enjoy reading this variant called "PK Republic" which keeps the rules but shifts the setting to central Asia, in particular the troubled land of Dafuqistan.

https://wargamesasp.wordpress.com/2015/11/25/the-battle-of-argulbargulabad/

>>48390942
Is that a sheep shitting rainbows? Pretty neat.

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>>48416813
Neat. Thanks for posting that.

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With Bolt Action, are there any selectors that let me used mid/late war marine squads other than the generic selector? Can;t seem to find ANY late war marine selector.

>>48416871
Thanks. Do you need to roll to activate your units? Also, are figures separate, or are they formed into bigger units?

Thanks again pal, I've been looking for a good medieval skirmish for a while.

>>48417245
The Iwo Jima list seems like what you need. Try boltaction.easyarmy.com, they have a pretty great army builder program.

>>48417265
It says there is an iwo jima list in the USA book but I cant for the life of me see it.

Cheers for the help also.

>>48417265
You don't need to roll to activate them, only to check who goes first. Units have 4 action points, and some commands cost more AP than others (like mount/dismount cost only 2, while charge for example costs 4).

The game is supposed to be played with single based minis (on square bases) in loose formation. They write that it can be played with mulit-based-units too, as long as both armies are based the same way.

>>48417265
>>48417303
Forgive me, it appears the PDF in the OP has the iwo jima page missing.

>>48417314
Great, thanks. Looking forward hearing about your experience with the system.

Found a papercraft building site that might be useful for terrain.
http://gtp.de/kartonmodellbau/

I don't have a color printer so I'll probably just copy the design rather than actually printing the models themselves

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Noob from last time. Shakey hand got the best of me but I fallowed every suggestion from last thread. Multiple layers diluted with water upon kreylon primer. No gloops. All in all I think it's good. Tried for multiple colours but still keeping a simple look. How did I do?

>>48418854
Also I don't have any washes...

>>48418854
Not too good to be honest...what kind of paints do you use? It looks ungodly thick.

>>48418854
is the grey your final metal color? It looks like unpainted plastic on the first glance.

If your hands are shaking, make sure you don't drink coffee before and while painting.
Also try resting your wrists onto the edge of your table to keep the hands more steady.

What size has your brush? A smaller brush might help to stay "within the lines".

What paint brand do you use?

>>48415420
It recognises it as spam. It isn't hard to google "great wargaming survey 2016"

>>48418854
>All in all I think it's good.
I don't want to come across too harsh, but it isn't.
On top of what others have said, the coverage seems uneven, the paint is too thick, you haven't stayed "inside the lines"so to speak, and the grey metal looks poor. the colours, for the non metalics, namely the red and orange, also don't look right, are they supposed to be painted armour or coloured fabric?

On the other hand, it is great to have someone starting out, and even posting to actively improve their models so PLEASE don't be discouraged, we only say what we say to be honest and help you, not to be mean.

>>48418996
>make sure you don't drink coffee before and while painting.
Whilst possibly sound advice, I regularly drink coffee including when I paint, if coffee gives you the shakes, or you aren't an addict like me I would avoid it but if your body has come to depend upon the glory of caffeine I would go right ahead and keep drinking it.

>>48418854
One thing that wasn't mentioned before: try putting your mini on top of a old pot of paint, a cork or something else to make it easier to hold it while painting.

Check this link to see what i'm talking about:
http://ripplesinspace.blogspot.de/2010/05/tutorial-blue-tack-uses-in-miniature.html

If you don't have some clay stuff you can use a drop of white glue to glue the little base of your mini down temporarily.

>>48419213
While being somewhat addicted to caffeine, i still can paint better with 1 or 2 beers instead of coffee. Each body might react different here though.

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>>48419213
I use testores and a bunch of old crayola brushes. I tried unthickening with their brand of thinner. And yes I tried mAking fabric and failed. I don't drink coffee. And finally I don't mind people being harsh, because truth no matter how mean encourages improvement.

>>48419296
that brush is way too long too mang.

>>48418854
a steadier hand and a wash will bring you to tabletop mate

>tfw need a break from painting 3mm guys
>only thing bigger I have is 40k orks

Time to practice camo patterns I guess

>>48419372
I took a break from painting 1:72 (because still no PlastiDip and I spend my money on miniatures before I could buy some) by doing commission jobs that's been neglected for a while.

>>48419404
I just feel bad for not having more historicals

>>48419296
You need a different brush. Thats #1.

Then:
>diluted with water
>testores paint

See that little flame icon on your paint pot? That means its flammable and therefore not a water based acrylic paint.
Nothing against that paint itself Anon, but its not to be thinned with water. You need a special thinner for that.

I recommend picking up a basic paint set from vallejo or army painter like the one in the link. It comes with a decent brush (way better than yours) and a wash too. vallejo has sets equal to this one, i'm sure. So pick whatever is available for you.

https://www.amazon.com/Army-Painter-Wargame-Starter-Paint/dp/B007SQ3C18/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469293344&sr=8-1&keywords=army+painter+starter+set

>>48419413
Well, I only have them in 1:72 and soft plastic...not that I don't have tons of fantasy and sci-fi, but eh.

>>48419466
idont even like 40k anymore i just wanna paint

>>48372394
>Also check out blacktreedesign who keep having ww2 sales
They basically have sales on everything. If what you want isn't on sale, come back later.

I mostly buy their more warhammerish orcs and goblins though.

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>>48416924
It actually is. Glad you recognized it without knowing the background about it. That means my painting is good enough. :3

Here is a final pic of my knight with finished base. Obviously its no 10/10 propainting but i like how it turned out.
Now back to WW2.

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>>48419553
>Now back to WW2.
Can we get pictures?

>>48406478
Pro-tip: this gets you a €5 voucher that's almost enough for a couple of PDF back-issues of Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy. At least it did when I did it.

It's a good mag, although I only buy the odd issue. Miniature Wargames With Battlegames is my magazine of choice.

(the name is because two magazines merged)

>>48419625
>almost
(I mean I bought two recent back issues and they billed my paypal account for literally £0.02)

>>48419625
Its also enough for one 3,75 magazine, but shipping cost is not included, so yeah ;_;

Will check for pdfs, thanks for the heads up.

>>48419667
I closed the page and forgot to write down the code somewhere.

Feels bad, man.

>>48419709
Is it the same code for everyone or is an individual one for each person?

>>48419667
https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/pw/wss/ has the survey link, https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/shop/wss-magazine/digital-back-issues.html has the PDFs. Note randomly-changing prices and weird ordering.

I like some of the stuff they do - their figure reviews section has listings like "Size: 28mm 'foot to eye' or 31mm tall." That's useful information!

>>48419720
It was some random mix of characters for me, so I assume it's different.

>>48419709
Do it again. It's not like you'll bias the survey much!

...please don't troll the survey too much.

>>48419723
>>48419730

I just noticed that if you already done the survey and you click on the link you get directly to the page with your code. I couldn't do it twice.

So, onto the pdf section.

>>48419553
>not 10/10

Mate, that's a good miniature with a cool shield. I mean, they're carrying a telephone pole for some reason, but still cool.

>>48419752
It let me do it again for the coupon, but I didn't use it for the first time, so ech.

Anyway, with the two purchased now, I have issue 13, 21, 37, 47, 67, 79, 40 - if anyone needs any of those, just tell me, and likewise I'd be happy for other issues. I recon I uploaded some of them here already, but not sure which ones.

>>48419878
got anything involving the post ww2 period?

>>48419932
I was searching for those topics too, but sadly nothing really. And I can't download issue 13 again as apparently it expired (was about the Crusades). Four Napoleonic issue, a Feudal Japan themed one and a WW2 North Africa themed are here.

>>48419932
They had a modern issue recently, complete with some ethical discussions, because, well, a lot of people in and out of the military love wargaming moderns, but a lot of people in and out of the military feel weird about playing games about people they know.

Speaking of modern games, anyone had a look at Winter of '79? Looks neat, but I'm broke. It's basically VBCW: more serious edition. Thatcher gets elected, coup kicks off, suddenly everyone's fighting and there's panic on the streets of etc.

>>48419963
>And I can't download issue 13 again as apparently it expired
Email 'em - a lot of wargamers hit the "limited downloads" option when they set up stores (looking at you, Lardies) but they're usually more than happy to re-enable them.

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>>48420499
and hey look, it's an incomplete character background generator for Winter of '79!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/270slj4ltyrlmx3/OliversArmyPart1OurKid.pdf?dl=0

The "Character" scale goes Complete Tosser (useless fuck) > Hard Nut > Tosser > Lad > Bloke > Bastard > Hard Bastard (capable of leading a bunch of useless fucks and maybe making them useful).

>>48419878
I didn't read your post and bought 13 and 18.
I can upload these if you want.

>>48420649
Would appreciate them.

>>48420649
>>48420666
Uploading mine to my other /hwg/ related shit:
https://mega.nz/#F!PJsDTRxD!NVWilnb5Aclhmw2Kn5TXLA

>>48420698
http://pastebin.com/03bvxqTL

>>48420831
Much appreciated. I need to clean my mega folder a bit (too much random porn), but the magazines are uploading now.

>>48420874
Thanks

Anyone doing anything with colonials these days? Been thinking of trying the period, nothing too specific though.

It's either that or get into dark ages. No, not saga, that's far too modern, I mean ~~~arthurian~~~ dirty brits and their mates telling the saxons to fuck off, shortly after the romans gave up on britain.

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>>48421006
Yeh.

>>48421006
>Anyone doing anything with colonials these days?
Do you mean like 19th century colonialsm of Africa, or like colonisation of the New World?

>>48421036
>naval1
should that be natal1? They don't look very boaty.

>>48421054
Oh, the red-coated brits with sun helmets variety. Been looking into some rulesets but nothing stands out. I don't really want to just set up rorke's drift and run zulus into teabags, is the thing, and a lot of people seem to go for that.

>>48421054
It was either a typo or a shitty joke, can't remember.

>>48421083
Then Death in the Dark Continent is for you, my good man. Zulus and other natives (which there's a metric fuckton of) can stand a chance, and European players won't win with "I stand and shoot" tactics.

Note that Admiralty Trilogy have updated the Harpoon 4 damage hitpoints calculation mechanic specifically to account for the fact the H3 and original H4 method resulted in smaller ships being too low.

There is a file at the Admiralty Trilogy website that covers all vessels from WW1 to today.

The (short) Perry now has 143 DP and the (long) Perry has 172 DP.

As others have noted though, in this SINKEX it seems the Perry was not in a similar state to one in combat and so no chance of secondaries, etc.

>>48421097
I'll take a look, ta. (it's in the victorian folder, apparently there's a new edition coming?)

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>>48421006
I've got a bunch of the 25mm Ral Partha figures on the backburner. Too bad that it's an extinct scale

>>48421497
Pff. Paint them up and no-one will really give a shit that your 25s are facing more modern 28s or 30s. Build the bases up a touch more or put them on a movement tray if you really want height.

Once you're playing, you won't care.

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>>48415478
What avalon hill games? tell me titles so i can look them up?

>>48421619
Dude, there is a folder called ,,Avalon Hill". Board Game Geek website has their printing years, some even reviews and elaborate topics with grogonards reminding themself time of their youth.

If you make any kind of research, you'll be best checking yourself for what you exactly want.

If you want an old game, look them on BGG and take what suits your intrest best.

I bought a pdf. It's pending. They have automated shop (damn, script even limits downloads), yet need to accept my order personaly, so ,,pending" stays till monday.

I thought that missing all that glorious history by living in 21st century I at last get state-of-the-art tech.

Well, not today.

>>48422743
Where did you buy it?

Maybe its because of your payment option?

>>48421619
from a quick look at the AH folder the oldest games in there are 1914, Ceasers Legions, Outdoor survival, Source of the Nile, and Arab Israeli War

all are mid 70s or so.

will find some earlier stuff in the S&T folder but not by much.

there were only a small handfull of hex and counter games done pre 1970. I could count them on both hand. 1970 was the start of the rise of hex and counter games.

>>48422765
Nah, it's the pdf of journal I got for the survey, paid in whole with discount.

On the other hand I did choose bank transfer as payment option to avoid giving out my card details for order of 0.00. Blast it. I only hope they will not wait for empty cheque.

>>48423655
should have selected "no payment information required". They had this option there.

>>48423745
Yea, I even have choosen it but it disappeared after being selected and script did not proceed,. But, hell, no reason to sweat it. I have books for few years ahead, I can wait two days.

WSS 83 for you fine gents.

>https://mega.nz/#F!PJsDTRxD!NVWilnb5Aclhmw2Kn5TXLA

>>48419932 It's got a section about playing modern games.

>>48425028
>http://www.mediafire.com/download/vfjsmqy3r633vf3/wss_83.pdf

Wrong link. Sorry.

>>48419553
meddl loide

>>48421619
In the AH folder you will find Chancellorsville (from 1961) and 1914 (from 1968).

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>>48421006
I do NZ wars. Wrote a system and have about 50 miniatures, half of which painted (the Colonials) still have to get around to painting the Maori...

>>48425046
Thanks.

>>48423212
AH's The General magazine Vol 1 No 1 of 1964 features Afrika Korps.
AH was founded in 1958 & started with Gettysburg, Tactics II & Dispatcher.

>>48428495
Still playing skins v shirts, huh?

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>>48430375
Haven't played the system in a while, have written and playtested 3 systems since then; Dogfight (WW1 air combat), Ikonki (Russo-Japanese Land Wars) and "the War in Vietnam" strategic map game.

The NZWars game was a total bitch to balance, and could probably still do with some fine-tuning. Made for some fun and brutal games though!

I have read a while ago that Warlord sells their artillery crew members without the guns. I can't find them on their webstore though, can someone provide me a link or is this simply not the case and i was misinformed?

>>48430893
For which era? If you want ECW/TYW arty crew, check the Assault Group.

http://www.theassaultgroup-shop.co.uk/swedish

>>48430961
Thanks. But i was thinking about WW2 guns. I should have been more specific.

I intend to use 1:48 kits (like the 37mm AA from UM) but these come without crewmen.

>>48431039
They may be a big company as wargames go, but it's still always worth emailing and asking.

>>48423883
Great gus, they fixed it in no time. Mag is great, I recomend it strongly. Would and will buy.

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>>48421006
The next SAGAesque game will be migration period.
>With the new Saga book, we will go back in time, and look at the very beginning of the Dark Ages.

>Imagine 6 new factions, depicting the Britons, The Saxon Invaders, the Romans, the Huns, the Goths and the Picts. To lead them into battle, larger than life characters as Aetius, Attila, Arthur or Vortigern. A time when the Roman frontiers were hammered by the flow of barbaric invaders. A time when the civilisation of the past was abour to be superceded by a new one.
Jesus but they need an English spell checker.

I'm progressing with my force for Muskets & Tomahawks, if they count as Colonial?

>>48431471
>if they count as Colonial?
In the American definition, most definitely
What tribe are they?

>>48431471
Sounds great. I can't wait to build an late Roman and Hun Warband

>>48431477
I'm making a British force, so most likely Iroquois/Six Nations.

I need to buy paints before I build too many more though...

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>>48431471
>WIP Injuns
my main nigger

>>48421006
I do Sudan with other bits of Africa and Second Anglo Sudan war.

I also do Arthurian as well using Dux Brit.

Folks, do we have a Devil's Playground pdf for Pike and Shotte? I remember someone uploading or talking about uploading it, but can't find it, and a friend of mine is giving me a bunch of Warlord plastics to play P&S, but I'd like to check the TYW expansion.

Alternatively if I get a 10 pounds coupon, I'll grab the pdf, but I though tI'd ask here first. Thanks in advance.

>>48431523
This is the darkest timeline.

>>48431558
what?

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Guys, moving is a terrible idea if you have an apartment full of hobby stuff. I could fill my car with miniatures, paint and unbuilt kits alone.

pic related isn't even all of it.

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>>48431523
M&T needs 'hidden movement' markers. I'm thinking of using woodland animals for mine. It should also use 'thrown weapon' markers. Any ideas?

Here are two militiamen and my British commander.

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>>48432294
>thrown weapon marker

maybe an axe/tomahawk sticking in a tree/trunk or something like that?

>>48432290
Thats one smug fucker on that box.

>>48432309
Good thinking. I might leave that until I get to the scenery stage.

>>48432290
You can always go glorious 3mm. You would fit everything in a shoebox, mate (10 times smaller!).

What's the closing date for the 'casualty/ruin/wreck marker' project?

>>48432405
the 15th by my remembering.

>>48432290
send me old kits instead

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>>48432294
I haven't even got close to making hidden movement markers yet, but I think woodland animals is a common one.

Pic related is my Indians so far, only 15~ more to go I think.

You don't live in the UK by any chance?

>>48432443
Looking great man, really nice colours. What did you use for the basing?

Yeah, I'm Westcountry based. You?

>>48432485
Thanks, the basing is just polyfilla drybrushed with browns and topped with tufts of grass and "flowers".

I'm in hampshire, so potentially not that far a drive depending on which part of the west country if you know what I mean

>>48432523
I'm Worcester Anon as said in a previous thread.

>>48432485 that chode is from Exeter.

>>48432540
To clear it up I also have F&IW and AWI stuff.

>>48432540
Go scalp yourself Jackie.

But only after you post some of your M&Ts. Has Wudchuck made up his yet?

>>48432540
>>48432554
>people who know each other in real life post here
wew

>>48432554
His are all one piece metals. They're based not painted as far as I'm aware.