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Miniatures Adventure => Adventures in the Far East => Topic started by: DonVoss on February 20, 2023, 09:12:20 AM

Title: Don's Boxer Rebellion
Post by: DonVoss on February 20, 2023, 09:12:20 AM
For this years Tactica in Hamburg I wanted to do a Boxer rebellion game in Peking.
The new Boxer minis from Wargames Atlantic looked soo cool. And are a great way to get masses on the board.

I asked my dear friend GS if he could lend me a hand... or two... because I needed all the boxers painted and a lot of chinese houses... lol lol lol

If I find the time I perhaps add a few detailed pics of the process, but for now I sadly have only a few pics of the final board at the tactic location.

We played with streamlind and heavily house ruled "A Song of Ice and Fire"-rules. No rank and file, but we kept the tactics-Borad. Panictests, healing and so on...
Worked really well and the players had lots of fun.

Okay... here are a few pics... ;D

Overview of the board.

(https://i.imgur.com/iwdgb63l.jpg)

From the other side. In the foreground are the cool china houses by GS.

(https://i.imgur.com/rBI2rRFl.jpg)

We put all the troops close together, so things get hot very fast ... 8)

(https://i.imgur.com/vIZDT6Il.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/POpelPDl.jpg)

...I even builded a small tennis court... ;D ;D ;D

(https://i.imgur.com/zBAsMHAl.jpg)

We did 6 games on the Tactica-weekend and it was a very enjoyable time... :)

Cheers,
Don

Title: Re: Don's Boxer Rebellion
Post by: marianas_gamer on February 20, 2023, 11:46:55 AM
Wonderful board  :-* :-*
Title: Re: Don's Boxer Rebellion
Post by: fred on February 20, 2023, 12:19:59 PM
Fantastic looking table! Must have been great to get so many people to play on it at Tactica

I find it intriguing that the thing that tipped a project of this scale into being was the availability of plastic Boxer figures!
Title: Re: Don's Boxer Rebellion
Post by: **GS** on February 21, 2023, 06:34:17 AM
Fantastic looking table! Must have been great to get so many people to play on it at Tactica

I find it intriguing that the thing that tipped a project of this scale into being was the availability of plastic Boxer figures!
Ok,that's a point. On the other hand: If you have a game as big as this in mind, you'd rather wait for two things to come. One is the plastic set to keep the cost of the project at a sum that can be called "ok".  The other is a guy as mad as yourself to paint 120 minis in about three and a half months to make it to the Tactica. Don and me met for that purpose, may be. 
btw thanks for the kind comment on the presentation:)

Cheers
GS
Title: Re: Don's Boxer Rebellion
Post by: Grumpy Gnome on February 21, 2023, 08:06:20 AM
Stunningly brilliant work! Loving it! 👏🏻
Title: Re: Don's Boxer Rebellion
Post by: MGH on February 25, 2023, 10:50:37 PM
Wow, I echo the others praise. Great table! I bet that was fun to play!
Title: Re: Don's Boxer Rebellion
Post by: JBaumal on February 28, 2023, 04:43:07 AM
Absolutely gorgeous! The amount of detail and superb execution make this master class. Highly motivational, a visual treat, I’d love to game on this table with these minis. Well done lads.
Title: Re: Don's Boxer Rebellion
Post by: marco55 on March 03, 2023, 01:08:01 AM
Oh to have talent like that to be able to create something that fantastic.  :-* :-* :-*
Mark
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Post by: juergen c. olk on March 16, 2023, 11:06:10 PM
Wonderful eye candy.
Title: Re: Don's Boxer Rebellion
Post by: FifteensAway on March 24, 2023, 07:33:02 PM
It does look good and fun but pretty highly stylized what with the taller buildings and water on the far side of the Tartar Wall.  But what the heck, we work with what we have to make it work, especially with time and budget constraints.  So, good job.
Title: Re: Don's Boxer Rebellion
Post by: DivisMal on March 24, 2023, 07:38:51 PM
I’ve seen this board featured on some blogs, but sadly wasn’t at the Tactica. It looks brilliant.
And to answer GS: yes, it’s kinda mad, but wouldn’t life be totally boring without the mini madness?
Title: Re: Don's Boxer Rebellion
Post by: OSHIROmodels on March 24, 2023, 07:48:52 PM
Love it  8)
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Post by: Malamute on March 25, 2023, 09:56:40 AM
Superb looking game, so much character and substance crammed into it, I applaud your creativity in bringing this to life. :-*
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Post by: Silent Invader on March 25, 2023, 10:31:27 AM
Very impressive- a visual feast 8)
Title: Re: Don's Boxer Rebellion
Post by: Vagabond on March 26, 2023, 08:25:16 AM
That's a beautiful board, love the amount of detail you put into it.

From what you said the houses with the grey tiled roofs were built by GS, do you mind telling us what he used for the tiles, especially the ridge tiles.

Cheers
Title: Re: Don's Boxer Rebellion
Post by: MaleGriffin on March 29, 2023, 03:38:40 AM
Absolutely fantastic! I'd love to see more pictures!
Title: Re: Don's Boxer Rebellion
Post by: **GS** on March 31, 2023, 08:26:12 AM
That's a beautiful board, love the amount of detail you put into it.

From what you said the houses with the grey tiled roofs were built by GS, do you mind telling us what he used for the tiles, especially the ridge tiles.

Cheers
Thanks!
The roofs were made with plastic drinking straws. First I cut these to bits of the length I wanted the tiles to be, then I halved those little pipes lengthwise to get the actual roof shingles. In Germany those are known from the times of the Roman empire and are called "Mönch und Nonne" (monk an nun). They were used in china as well.
The roofing took place in allmost the same way it would on a big house: I put the nun shingles into a bed of clay made of cheap acrylic paste bpttom up up to the ridge. I left a space between the rows of shingles to be covered by the monk shingles. Those spaces were again filled with acrylic "clay" and the the monk shingles were put onto the roof bottom up as it has to be.
The ridge is made from the same shingles.
Paint an usual.
btw. the roofs are blue or green.  ;)
Title: Re: Don's Boxer Rebellion
Post by: Furt on April 02, 2023, 01:57:19 AM
Just brilliant!
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Post by: mikos khan on April 02, 2023, 05:18:18 AM
Outstanding!  That is excellent work.  I really love the city. 
Title: Re: Don's Boxer Rebellion
Post by: leadfool on April 09, 2023, 02:40:20 AM
THAT IS ONE AMAZING CITY.