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Offline gamer Mac

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #45 on: January 08, 2011, 01:54:03 PM »
Small update of what I have been up to.
VC Supply base



Done a few more bits and pieces. Still to get them finished and pictures taken though.
Rice paddies were done but one started to warp after a couple of days drying. Trying painting the varnish on the bottom to see if it brings it back straigh again.
Been building more jungle as well, in the back ground of the above pic

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #46 on: January 08, 2011, 02:21:30 PM »
lookin' good. ;D

Where's Charlie  ???
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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #47 on: January 08, 2011, 02:24:23 PM »

Where's Charlie  ???

Hiding in the elaborate system of tunnels Colin is going to build  ;)

Great stuff so far.
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Offline gamer Mac

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #48 on: January 08, 2011, 05:56:40 PM »
Not painted too many yet just one small squad.
Not my best work either!
They are very small :?


Hard to get a good photo as well.
One of my paddy fields as well in the photo.

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #49 on: January 08, 2011, 06:17:02 PM »
There's Charlie :D

Most excellent, loving the paddy field :-*


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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #50 on: January 08, 2011, 08:48:58 PM »
They look great to me! Keep up the good work, I will be stealing ideas for my viet-nam project when I finaly get around to it.  :D
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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #51 on: January 08, 2011, 11:21:43 PM »
Gamer Mac,
What did you use for the "bamboo" for the pig pen? plastic straws? Thanks
LB
Got to kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight.

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #52 on: January 09, 2011, 12:25:11 AM »
looking good Colin,

When are we getting to play it?

I've got a packet of Light Green Field grass, which arrived today in my Antenociti order, and I really doubt that I'm going to use it all. I can pass you some on Wednesday if you want? Its not neon green but I have found a few pictures of paddy fields that are a similar colour




Things are progressing nicely. Have you decided on a rule set?

Cheers
Andy

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #53 on: January 09, 2011, 12:50:26 AM »
Gamer Mac,
What did you use for the "bamboo" for the pig pen? plastic straws? Thanks
LB
I used some small bamboo sticks from a garden wind thingy that we got as a present once. A load of crap but the sticks are great for building stuff. Similar to bamboo kabab skewers. Tied together with some thread.
Some more pics


Used them to build a bamboo forest as well. In this pic.


Andy any donations welcome.
Its ready for a very small trial game when ever you are!
Just to try out the rules, FNG from Two hour wargames.
Roughly 10 figure each side.

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #54 on: January 09, 2011, 12:26:51 PM »
I really like the pigsty, did you varnish it? because the ground looks horribly wet and sloppy, exactly what our looking for! What did you use for the corrugated iron? It doesn't look like corrugated cardboard.

As for a game, I'm back to work tomorrow (feeling better) so pretty much any time. I'm free next Saturday?

Cheers
Andy

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #55 on: January 09, 2011, 03:18:47 PM »
The mud is just a coat of GW Ink over the normal cover. The corrugated iron is plastic sheet stuff, good when you want to see both sides or the thickness.
Will let you know about next Saturday, but sounds good.

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #56 on: January 09, 2011, 03:46:18 PM »
Very nice. It will be a rich table. :)
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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #57 on: January 11, 2011, 07:48:41 AM »
Damn, bamboo to represent bamboo, who would have thunk it?  lol  lol  Looks good, now I have to find some of my own or just trim some from a bamboo grove out here  ;)
LB

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #58 on: January 11, 2011, 09:03:25 AM »
Looks good guys,
We're off to the Nam tonight using the FUBAR rules, then back again in a couple of weeks to playtest a set for someone.

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #59 on: January 11, 2011, 02:23:10 PM »
Not great photos but this is my first finished local VC squad.
7 man squad including and RPG 2 and a DP LMG. For those of you who can count there are nine figures. I have the LMG crew walking and deployed.
The faces are horrible so don’t look too closely. Not all my fault, some of the sculpted faces are really weird. Apart from that really nice figures with good poses, weapons and details





I have a second squad nearly finished on my painting table as well.

 

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