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Offline flatpack

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Re: Cold War Europe 10mm
« Reply #30 on: April 27, 2019, 07:51:42 AM »
Just found an old picture of has.been’s super farm that he did for this period.
Really must get a game of this going.
If only I could stop straying into different periods of warfare....oh the joy of toy soldiers.
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Re: Cold War Europe 10mm
« Reply #31 on: August 13, 2019, 07:32:12 AM »
Back on it.
Took the British, and infantry off on holiday, to try to get them finished so we could actually use them.
All based now, but need to finish off some of the British armour.
Some progress photos....



















Offline has.been

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Re: Cold War Europe 10mm
« Reply #32 on: August 17, 2019, 07:28:04 PM »
Blooming marvellous mate!
I might be tempted to do a few (very few)... French?

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Re: Cold War Europe 10mm
« Reply #33 on: August 17, 2019, 07:46:12 PM »
Mon due Rodney

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Re: Cold War Europe 10mm
« Reply #34 on: August 18, 2019, 06:23:02 AM »
Mange tou, mange tou!

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Re: Cold War Europe 10mm
« Reply #35 on: August 23, 2019, 04:53:05 AM »
Thank god, anything but fucking Viet Nam!
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Re: Cold War Europe 10mm
« Reply #36 on: May 26, 2020, 07:55:19 AM »
And here we go again.
A mate (cheers Ian) got me on to Battlefront Northag rules.
Rules ordered and now received.

Had a quick read through, seem good.

Already got the vehicles, just need finishing off.
Also got scenery and found another stash of fir trees for German Forests, even more are good to go thanks to has.been and his £1 trees from the works here in the UK.

Now looking at air support.
Recommendations are to go with 1/144 aircraft.
Got plenty of these, still in their boxes from several years ago.
So dug them out....



Then moved on the actually building and painting one.
Went for the hind first.





I’m happy the way that has come out, so built and undercoated the Tornado and the SU25 yesterday.

Also discovered a metal lynx helicopter from Minifigs that I had completely forgotten about.

Watch this space...something might happen.

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Re: Cold War Europe 10mm
« Reply #37 on: May 26, 2020, 10:30:06 AM »
Bob, what are your base sizes?
As I now have (Butler's Printed Models 1/200th) French.
Must find out about their paint schemes, & how to clean
off the 'scaffolding/spru' without breaking any fragile bits.

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Re: Cold War Europe 10mm
« Reply #38 on: May 26, 2020, 08:03:16 PM »
These must see battle!  They are too good not too!
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Re: Cold War Europe 10mm
« Reply #39 on: May 26, 2020, 08:04:28 PM »
Terrific set up 👍👍

Offline swiftnick

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Re: Cold War Europe 10mm
« Reply #40 on: May 27, 2020, 08:28:50 AM »
Great stuff! Was almost tempted by this but jumped for the middle East in 15mm instead.

Offline SJWi

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Re: Cold War Europe 10mm
« Reply #41 on: May 27, 2020, 09:20:11 AM »
Very nice. I have a large collection on Skytrex “Action 200” 1/200 ( or 10mm stuff) for 1944/45 Europe and 1939-40, plus Vietnam The models are very variable. The Vietnam are lovely, some of the early war very crude.

However, these are quite small compared to “new” 10mm ranges. I suspect the situation akin to when 25mm morphed into 28mm....or bigger. I am using “large” 6mm infantry ( eg Mainforce Miniatures) as the infantry component.

 My group of fellow gamers are sticking to 1/300 for moderns as some of the new ranges are very nice. We hope to use PSC’s new “NORTHAG” rules for large armour-heavy games, but also game in 15mm for smaller scale actions.

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Re: Cold War Europe 10mm
« Reply #42 on: May 27, 2020, 04:06:46 PM »
I too am using the main force miniatures as they do a job in this scale.

This afternoon, I’ve finished my 1/144 scale Soviet SU-25 ground attack aircraft.
It’s come out ok I think.




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Re: Cold War Europe 10mm
« Reply #43 on: May 30, 2020, 10:30:41 AM »
For the new Battlefront Northag rules, I think I need some “dug in” markers for my NATO forces.
The normal way, would be a marker with “dug-in” written on it, placed in front of the armoured vehicle.
I didn’t think this would look to good, so I wondered what I could use instead of just the marker.
I came up with these instead.
Made from a cardboard base, the sprew from a model kit, then the remnants from a tie strap as the back wall. Polyfiller all over this, then when dry, paint, bit of grass and some small bushes.
I think they will look better on the table, instead of just a “dug-in” marker.

 


Offline Digits

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Re: Cold War Europe 10mm
« Reply #44 on: May 30, 2020, 10:39:19 AM »
That’s a MUCH better idea mate, nothing worse than bits of shiny plastic cluttering up a good looking board!

 

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