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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: TWD on May 20, 2018, 09:32:23 PM

Title: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: TWD on May 20, 2018, 09:32:23 PM
Chum James invited me to help out with his Crete game at Partizan.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lTUtWYcQKbI/WwHjWHTl8FI/AAAAAAAASHU/FDM08eyIO5IzYhTN2BN2PG_DkJW9aTgBgCLcBGAs/s1600/Partizan2018_0016.jpg)

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(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YExcVw1lBIQ/WwHjXvBqqpI/AAAAAAAASHk/R0748DCqH4A-mMo3srJHXv77wMDXXjAwgCLcBGAs/s1600/Partizan2018_0020.jpg)

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Many more pictures over on the blog:
http://tomstoysoldiers.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/tavronitis-bridge-crete-at-paertizan.html
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: Truscott Trotter on May 20, 2018, 11:58:54 PM
Fantastic looking table and figures   :)
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: ARKOUDAKI on May 21, 2018, 10:53:40 AM
A great looking game!!!!!!!!  :-* :-* :-* Well done!
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: DintheDin on May 21, 2018, 11:19:07 AM
Splendid! Magnificent spectacle! I envy the lucky ones who prticipated in this great game! Cheers!
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: majorsmith on May 21, 2018, 01:31:24 PM
Was a great looking game, this and the Stalingrad game were real stand outs
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: aircav on May 21, 2018, 02:11:39 PM
brilliant stuff  8) 8)
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: Andym on May 21, 2018, 04:06:38 PM
Wow! What a game! :-*
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: TWD on May 21, 2018, 05:33:24 PM
Thanks chaps. All credit for the game should go to James (whose idea and much of the scenery it was) Sam and Mike (who provided lots of soldiers)..
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: majorsmith on May 22, 2018, 10:43:17 PM
Any idea where the carpet was from?
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: TWD on May 23, 2018, 07:25:12 PM
The fleece mat?
I think James just bought it from a local fabric shop.
He then added some paint and even glued on some sand he collected from the Hill 107 in Crete.
Just for that extra touch of authenticity.
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: majorsmith on May 23, 2018, 08:49:44 PM
I was going to do a Crete project a while back, seeing this layout makes me want. To do it, thanks for the mat info
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: jfariahitech on May 23, 2018, 10:00:13 PM
WOW! What a table!
 :-* :-*
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: James Morris on May 24, 2018, 07:50:18 AM
Cheers all; it was a great day out, exhausting as ever, and the weather was perfect for the 77th anniversary of the battle.

The cloth is, as Tom says, just a fleece cloth bought from the market, with some  splatter and spray painting, plus flock and sand patches. We created the Tavronitis river bed by raising up the tables on either side, giving us a flat valley in the middle.  The whole set up fits in the back of a car.t
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: DintheDin on May 24, 2018, 07:58:00 AM
You did an excellent presentation! Congrats!
I keep revisiting the pics on the blog!
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: Poiter50 on May 24, 2018, 08:05:42 AM
And now I have ordered the new Crusader Partisans to add to my Gorgon ones!  lol
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: TacticalPainter on May 24, 2018, 10:16:02 AM
How did the game itself play out?
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on May 24, 2018, 12:54:38 PM
How big is it?

From the pictures, it looks huge - about 8 metres x 2 metres (24ft x 6ft), but I am not sure if that is an illusion.
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: Marine0846 on May 24, 2018, 04:02:33 PM
Great looking table.
Love it.
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: James Morris on May 25, 2018, 07:42:55 AM
And now I have ordered the new Crusader Partisans to add to my Gorgon ones!  lol

Yep...you’re not the only one.  Looks like some of those will work for Crete, perhaps with some head swaps.
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: James Morris on May 25, 2018, 07:44:14 AM
How big is it?

From the pictures, it looks huge - about 8 metres x 2 metres (24ft x 6ft), but I am not sure if that is an illusion.

5 x 15’ or thereabouts.
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on May 25, 2018, 11:12:53 AM
Thank-you
Title: Re: Tavronitis bridge, Crete at Partizan
Post by: James Morris on May 27, 2018, 10:58:19 AM
How did the game itself play out?

Very well, thank you.  We played two Chain of Command scenarios based on the events of May 20th. The Germans successfully stormed the RAF camp in the first one (though with some serious resistance from the New Zealanders.  In the afternoon we did the counterattack with the Matildas, which ground to a halt after the Matildas broke down.  A pretty historical result.