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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Yarkshire Gamer on April 11, 2018, 06:32:59 PM

Title: Op Compass 1940 Campaign - Game 2 - Turkey Shoot
Post by: Yarkshire Gamer on April 11, 2018, 06:32:59 PM

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https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/op-compass-game-2-turkey-shoot.html (https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/op-compass-game-2-turkey-shoot.html)

We're back !

Round 2 of our Op Compass Campaign sees the British running across a stationary Italian Column under repairs, as the game starts the race is on to escape.

A thoroughly enjoyable game with a very close finish, early Desert is definitely where it's at.

I have also done a seperate Resource Page to hold all the extra rules, links to previous games etc.

Is it a Turkey Shoot or is this Old Italian Bird going to bite back ?

Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer

Title: Re: Op Compass 1940 Campaign - Game 2 - Turkey Shoot
Post by: fred on April 11, 2018, 08:05:18 PM

Great looking models. And sounds a very enjoyable game.

In the first photo the Caunter scheme actually worked to confuse the outline of the tank enough that I had to look a couple of times to work out what the photo actually was of. 

Title: Re: Op Compass 1940 Campaign - Game 2 - Turkey Shoot
Post by: Yarkshire Gamer on April 11, 2018, 08:09:55 PM

Cheers Fred, shows that the Caunter works then !

Title: Re: Op Compass 1940 Campaign - Game 2 - Turkey Shoot
Post by: fred on April 11, 2018, 08:26:40 PM

Indeed it does. I’ve painted it a fair few times, but this is the first time I’ve really seen its effect on a viewer.

Title: Re: Op Compass 1940 Campaign - Game 2 - Turkey Shoot
Post by: Marine0846 on April 12, 2018, 12:55:30 AM

Very cool battle.
The Italians did them self proud.

Title: Re: Op Compass 1940 Campaign - Game 2 - Turkey Shoot
Post by: grant on April 12, 2018, 01:32:29 AM

Nice collection of soft skins, good to see them on a battlefield instead of hordes of armour

Title: Re: Op Compass 1940 Campaign - Game 2 - Turkey Shoot
Post by: Helen on April 12, 2018, 02:08:28 AM

Thanks for sharing your scenario and after action report.

Cheers,

Helen

Title: Re: Op Compass 1940 Campaign - Game 2 - Turkey Shoot
Post by: carlos marighela on April 12, 2018, 02:59:45 AM

Beautiful looking game and the write up was most enjoyable. The Caunter scheme does look cracking on those vehicles.

BTW who makes the Italian trucks?

Title: Re: Op Compass 1940 Campaign - Game 2 - Turkey Shoot
Post by: Yarkshire Gamer on April 12, 2018, 05:19:14 AM

Cheers Everyone,

Carlos the "Italian" trucks are a bit of a cheat. They are a die cast vehicle from a Company called Lledo from their Days Gone By Range. I buy them for 3 or 4 pounds each off eBay 2nd hand.

They arrive very colourful with 1950s advertising decals on, I strip these off and 're paint. They are on the small side but for that price are a quick and easy way of building up a decent sized soft skin force in quick time on the cheap.

The model I used is the Fordson Truck as the front grill resembles the front of a Fiat truck. They also do a 8th Army truck and Ambulance which are also visible in the photos.

Regards Ken

Title: Re: Op Compass 1940 Campaign - Game 2 - Turkey Shoot
Post by: carlos marighela on April 12, 2018, 09:21:07 AM

Cheers!

I’m familiar with Lledo, I have a few of my own but I’d never seen a cab-over model from them. Handy to know and even better to know that they work size-wise.

I don’t suppose you have their 1939 Ford truck and know if that’s kosher for 28mm by any chance? Years Gone By were all fit the box sized and it can be a bugger working out whether they work without one in hand.

Title: Re: Op Compass 1940 Campaign - Game 2 - Turkey Shoot
Post by: Yarkshire Gamer on April 12, 2018, 02:13:28 PM

Cheers Carlos, unfortunately I haven't got one of the 39 Ford's, it would be a case of buy one and hope unfortunately, the ones I have are small but they do work ok, especially en masse.

Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer