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Title: Empress SCW game
Post by: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on 30 July 2014, 04:06:08 PM: We put on a large SCW game at the Warlord open day last Saturday.

Here are some pictures and a link to a great deal more on my Blog.

http://pdesplace.blogspot.co.uk/

The players

(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag359/EmpressMiniatures/SCW/Warlord%20SCW%202014/IMG_1521_zps3181e67c.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/EmpressMiniatures/media/SCW/Warlord%20SCW%202014/IMG_1521_zps3181e67c.jpg.html)

Some of the game.

(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag359/EmpressMiniatures/SCW/Warlord%20SCW%202014/IMG_1519_zpsa2023253.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/EmpressMiniatures/media/SCW/Warlord%20SCW%202014/IMG_1519_zpsa2023253.jpg.html)

(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag359/EmpressMiniatures/SCW/Warlord%20SCW%202014/IMG_1406_zpscfe7a88d.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/EmpressMiniatures/media/SCW/Warlord%20SCW%202014/IMG_1406_zpscfe7a88d.jpg.html)

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Title: Re: Empress SCW game
Post by: Dave C on 30 July 2014, 05:35:36 PM: A cracking looking table, well done! Lots of tanks and planes, which rule set were you using?
Title: Re: Empress SCW game
Post by: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on 30 July 2014, 07:41:40 PM: My ones, A World Aflame.
Title: Re: Empress SCW game
Post by: Genialjim on 30 July 2014, 08:59:18 PM: That looks fantastic!
Title: Re: Empress SCW game
Post by: Phil Robinson on 31 July 2014, 12:53:23 AM: Brilliant, loads of inspiration and ideas to steal. :-*
Title: Re: Empress SCW game
Post by: Marine0846 on 31 July 2014, 01:54:57 AM: WOW, what eye candy. :-*
I am blown away.
So well done.
Title: Re: Empress SCW game
Post by: former user on 31 July 2014, 05:11:07 AM: this is absolutely amazing!
Title: Re: Empress SCW game
Post by: Keith on 31 July 2014, 07:35:58 AM: So sad to miss this, but it looked great guys! :-*
Title: Re: Empress SCW game
Post by: flags_of_war on 31 July 2014, 09:17:14 AM: what a great looking game paul
Title: Re: Empress SCW game
Post by: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on 31 July 2014, 02:25:07 PM: To make it worse we only got about 2/3 rds of the figures onto the table.
There was also a lot of unused buildings underneath. We reckon that we could have added another 10' of table easily.

Pure insanity really. :'(

Still its only a hobby lol
Title: Re: Empress SCW game
Post by: Arlequín on 31 July 2014, 04:20:26 PM: Quote from: Empress Miniatures on 31 July 2014, 02:25:07 PM
Still its only a hobby lol

A fine example of what the hobby is all about nevertheless. Well done those men! :)
Title: Re: Empress SCW game
Post by: WillieB on 02 August 2014, 12:42:29 AM: I really should get me a drool -proof keyboard :)
Reviews like this are costing me a small fortune.

Seriously: simply fantastic!
Title: Re: Empress SCW game
Post by: Leapsnbounds on 02 August 2014, 01:16:19 AM: What a fantastic looking battle! The building were enough to drool over but the planes and the tanks and other vechicles were jut icing on the cake.
Title: Re: Empress SCW game
Post by: malto cortese on 02 August 2014, 10:35:23 AM: well done gentlemen, setting a standard that's very hard to reach! unless I retire tomorrow...
Title: Re: Empress SCW game
Post by: Juan on 07 August 2014, 09:09:11 AM: Wonderful game table!!! All the armored vehicles of this war were on your table!!! lol

Really nice figures, vehicles and terrain elements.
Title: Re: Empress SCW game
Post by: custosarmorum on 18 August 2014, 02:13:19 AM: This is an amazing game! It has motivated me to get back to my Empress SCW project. Can I ask who makes the buildings and aircraft?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Empress SCW game
Post by: Sparrow on 18 August 2014, 06:57:12 AM: Hi

The buildings are a mixture of Empress' own range, Grand Manner, home built and a couple of heavily customised Miniature Building Authority contributions. The Empress buildings are really nice to work with and quite convertible. The Grand Manner buildings (eg the Convent) are quite an investment but make great centre pieces on the table (they are from the Napoleonic Spanish range).

The aircraft are a real hotch potch of 1:48th interwar aircraft from various obscure manufacturers as found in various dusty model shops up and down the country. It's a question of keeping your eyes open and getting lucky! ;)

I was seduced into SCW at a weak moment but have never regretted it. It's a fascinating period to study and wargame and a refreshing change from killer cats on the Eastern Front! Yep, as commented on above, this game is clearly over armoured but it's bloody good fun! What's not to love about armoured trucks! lol
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Post by: Eric the Shed on 18 August 2014, 07:50:25 AM: Fantastic :)
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Post by: Arthur on 18 August 2014, 09:40:30 AM: A very impressive display as my learned colleagues have pointed out 8)
Title: Re: Empress SCW game
Post by: custosarmorum on 23 August 2014, 09:22:31 PM: Belated thanks for all of the excellent info on the buildings and the planes! I have most of the Miniature Building Authority ones as well as a Brigade Games hacienda. I think I will need to get at least one of two of the Grand Manner ones -- the are very nice.