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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: Garder on 30 December 2017, 10:31:10 AM

Title: Burned out car and asphalt road test
Post by: Garder on 30 December 2017, 10:31:10 AM

Hello

I made a test of a asphalt road from the model-train company Auhagen, for a cold war gone hot game. It looks fine in my opinion.

The car is a HO-scale (1:87) Volkswagen painted to look like a burned out wreck. The plan is to have a NATO convoy shoot up by russian gunships mixed in with civilian casualties, and used as a scenic piece/roadblock in my games. Potentially I could make a scenario where russian/NATO engineer troops must clear the wreckage under fire, to enable the advance of troops caught behind the roadblock.

If anyone is interested in gaming a cold war gone hot game set in Germany, I would recommend looking into Auhagens HO/TT Scale product line. They are designed in 1:100 scale so should mix well with 15mm troops/tanks. Based in Germany their products is perfect for a game set in Germany.
https://auhagen.de/en/Products/H0TT_2206.html

Title: Re: Burned out car and asphalt road test
Post by: von Lucky on 30 December 2017, 11:03:17 AM

Test piece looks good. Please share photos of the game when it happens.

Title: Re: Burned out car and asphalt road test
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on 30 December 2017, 02:35:30 PM

Very nice.

Strange scales, TT is 3mm to the foot, HO is 3.5mm to the foot (Airfix is guilty of similar scale stretch - 3.5 and 4mm to the foot in their case).

TT is great for "15mm" and 1/100, they look useful for German terrain.

Title: Re: Burned out car and asphalt road test
Post by: Elbows on 30 December 2017, 03:55:47 PM

Great work on the car - as someone who's seen his fair share of burned out cars the effect is pretty darn accurate.

Title: Re: Burned out car and asphalt road test
Post by: Garder on 30 December 2017, 09:57:26 PM

Thanks, I used pictures from google as a reference.

Title: Re: Burned out car and asphalt road test
Post by: mikedemana on 31 December 2017, 05:14:40 AM

Agreed! I'd say the test was a success -- go for it...!

Mike Demana
www.firstcommandwargames.com
http://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/

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Title: Re: Burned out car and asphalt road test
Post by: Ockman on 11 January 2018, 06:47:40 AM

Quote from: Garder on 30 December 2017, 10:31:10 AM

If anyone is interested in gaming a cold war gone hot game set in Germany, I would recommend looking into Auhagens HO/TT Scale product line. They are designed in 1:100 scale so should mix well with 15mm troops/tanks. Based in Germany their products is perfect for a game set in Germany.
https://auhagen.de/en/Products/H0TT_2206.html

Wow, great piece!

I must say that Auhagen has great stuff, I use their plasticard sheets, windows and doors while scratchbuilding my sci-fi colony. This piece includes windows from Auhagen, a door on the rooftop shed and the brick sheet.

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4327/35690956660_abd9a45c74_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/WnTtXJ)DSC_0813 (https://flic.kr/p/WnTtXJ) by Oscar Falk (https://www.flickr.com/photos/150839249@N02/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Burned out car and asphalt road test
Post by: dhtandco on 12 January 2018, 12:52:10 AM

Looks great love the paint job on the car :)