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Offline swiftnick

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Re: Twilight 2000 themed Miniature Wargaming Blog
« Reply #30 on: May 10, 2018, 07:27:36 AM »
Hmmm very interesting! We played a lot of TW2K in the day. I had those 20mms plastic NATO paratrooper figures.
This thread has got me looking at it again. Maybe 15mms this time though.

Offline Panzerfaust 150

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Re: Twilight 2000 themed Miniature Wargaming Blog
« Reply #31 on: August 02, 2018, 05:56:25 PM »
As I promised, much has been added and I am keeping people apprised, so come on by and visit sometime.

https://500twilight2000.blogspot.com/


Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: Twilight 2000 themed Miniature Wargaming Blog
« Reply #32 on: August 07, 2018, 03:28:45 PM »
Interesting stuff, though from posts here Mike Bravo is MIA.
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=105995.0

I am working on some of the Under Fire figures mentioned at the moment (Soviet, DDR, Bundeswehr).
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=106646.msg1383821#msg1383821
« Last Edit: August 07, 2018, 03:33:08 PM by Ultravanillasmurf »

Offline thebinmann

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Re: Twilight 2000 themed Miniature Wargaming Blog
« Reply #33 on: August 07, 2018, 03:35:21 PM »
Damn Twilight 2000, you'll be doing Price of Freedom next...

Very interesting

Offline Panzerfaust 150

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Re: Twilight 2000 themed Miniature Wargaming Blog
« Reply #34 on: October 02, 2018, 04:40:53 PM »
Hello all, just thought I would put the word out, am working on a two part article on "Paint Schemes of the Third World War", the NATO half is up and it has value to ALL miniatures gamers. Plus, I'd welcome advice/errata/corrections and the like.

Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: Twilight 2000 themed Miniature Wargaming Blog
« Reply #35 on: October 02, 2018, 05:56:32 PM »
Interesting read, thanks.

The colour matches are especially useful.

Choosing the base schemes is difficult, as you point out GDW were writing about stuff ten plus years in the future. If you compare the colour plates with the contemporary Osprey Vanguard they are very similar.

I am using paint schemes from the end of the Cold War (Tankograd Keyflight '89 for BAOR and Bold Sparrow '89 for Bundeswehr) and the Osprey books of the late eighties (Tank War: Central Front, NATO, Warsaw Pact and Soviet Armies "Today").

I also have the Tankograd Berlin Infantry Brigade book.

The Bold Sparrow book shows some interesting field camouflage patterns (which may or may not be mud).

British vehicles might be base green, the camouflage pattern does not seem to have been applied to all vehicles. There are forum members who will have recollections of that period.

Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: Twilight 2000 themed Miniature Wargaming Blog
« Reply #36 on: October 03, 2018, 07:28:11 AM »

Offline Grimjack

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Re: Twilight 2000 themed Miniature Wargaming Blog
« Reply #37 on: October 03, 2018, 08:50:53 AM »
Hi there,

We're featuring an article on Twilight:2000 as a PA setting in an upcoming issue but we'd love more on the idea of Cold War Gone Hot gaming - if either of you gents fancied getting in touch and putting something together for us, please PM me.
Remember: the dice are not your friends!

Offline commissarmoody

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Re: Twilight 2000 themed Miniature Wargaming Blog
« Reply #38 on: October 04, 2018, 02:44:53 AM »
Great blog post Ultra. Looking forward  to seeing your under fire mins painted up.
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Offline Panzerfaust 150

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Re: Twilight 2000 themed Miniature Wargaming Blog
« Reply #39 on: January 23, 2019, 04:10:54 PM »
There has been a lot of activity on the blog! We've reached and crossed the 100 posts mark, and we're still going strong! So come on down and take a look!

Offline Panzerfaust 150

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Re: Twilight 2000 themed Miniature Wargaming Blog
« Reply #40 on: August 13, 2019, 08:25:33 PM »
Two new posts after a bit of a hiatus in July! We have a 20mm army by one of our readers which is inspirational, to say the least. The second is an article on the main theatre of the conventional phase of the Twilight War, and it's chock full of scenario ideas.

Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: Twilight 2000 themed Miniature Wargaming Blog
« Reply #41 on: August 13, 2019, 08:46:40 PM »
Advent Crown looks interesting, thanks for that.

Offline Ragnar

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Re: Twilight 2000 themed Miniature Wargaming Blog
« Reply #42 on: August 14, 2019, 06:45:15 AM »
Thanks for the link, I am now reading through your blog.
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Will die together in the end.

Offline CookAndrewB

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Re: Twilight 2000 themed Miniature Wargaming Blog
« Reply #43 on: June 19, 2020, 01:48:51 PM »
I know this thread hasn't been posted in for a while, and I can see the 500 Miles from the German Border Blog has been silent since mid-May, but I'm curious if anyone has found a solo gaming rule set that works well for a Twilight 2000, WWIII style setting. I'm interested in running this in 20mm, with vehicles on the table as well as some rules for off-table indirect fire support. Any wisdom on the subject would be appreciated.

Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: Twilight 2000 themed Miniature Wargaming Blog
« Reply #44 on: June 19, 2020, 06:22:45 PM »
Might be worth looking at Zona Alfa.

 

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