28mm Modern Battle Report - Basra, Iraq

[Rich H]

Looks excellent!
Repeat the praise for the terrain - looks awesome!

What rules are you using? 

[sotek486]

Looks excellent!
Repeat the praise for the terrain - looks awesome!

What rules are you using?  

Thanks!  I'm using Bolt Action Modern.

Rules: http://jayswargamingmadness.blogspot.com/2015/11/bolt-action-modern-rules.html (currently version 1.3)
Army lists: http://jayswargamingmadness.blogspot.com/2015/12/bolt-action-modern-army-lists.html

[Rich H]

Cool thanks!

We've got Moderns in 20mm and play ww2 Bolt Action - the two may have to collide...

[sotek486]

Awesome, if you do play the rules I'd be happy to hear any feedback/suggestions you have (or questions).  It would be super cool to see a battle report with pictures 

[Mike Bravo Minis]

Fantastic terrain and photography.  Very inspiring!

Are the bricks scattered everywhere commercially available or a DIY effort?

[6milPhil]

That's excellently done. Always good to see Brits on the table.

Great level of detailing, adore the combination of Saddam poster and Arabic coke machine - inspired.

[Poiter50]

Can we have some details for sources on posters, debris, Coke machine etc? It all comes together well.

That's excellently done. Always good to see Brits on the table.

Great level of detailing, adore the combination of Saddam poster and Arabic coke machine - inspired.

[Marine0846]

Sweet, very sweet.
Love what you have done.
We want more.

[6milPhil]

Can we have some details for sources on posters

Google image search: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=saddam+poster&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjau96ciKnKAhXD1RQKHVgkBR4Q_AUIBygB&biw=1067&bih=752

[Poiter50]

 

Coke machine?

[Rich H]

Awesome, if you do play the rules I'd be happy to hear any feedback/suggestions you have (or questions).  It would be super cool to see a battle report with pictures 

Not sure they'll be up to your standards!  But I'll suggest it to my opponents.
We've got Afghanistan so will need to tweak stuff a little but shoudl be easy enough.

How do you chose forces?

[sotek486]

Fantastic terrain and photography.  Very inspiring!

Are the bricks scattered everywhere commercially available or a DIY effort?

Yes, they are available from Juweela:  http://www.juweela.de/de/produkte/massstab/sc/148.html  I mix the bricks (different colours as appropriate) in with different grain sizes of sand and then I break up some of the snake fencing from Battlefield Terrain Concepts (http://battlefieldterrain.com/type.btc?category_id=4&product_id=28&type_id=151) and chuck that in the bag ... then chuck it on the layout as needed :-)

[sotek486]

Can we have some details for sources on posters, debris, Coke machine etc? It all comes together well.

Absolutely.  Rubble is covered above. 
Coke machine from EBay:  http://r.ebay.com/pbzK1V 
Garbage pile and dumpster:  http://r.ebay.com/yNjhz3
Mailbox:  http://r.ebay.com/eIp9iG
Wrecked pickup truck:  http://r.ebay.com/XprSOL
Signage and posters:  I found all this stuff just doing a Google image search.  I zipped up the ones I've used and posted them here:  https://www.dropbox.com/s/e0j8y0quqtvbtzx/signage.zip?dl=0
Trash cans: http://www.thewarstore.com/product99309.html (I only buy this set for the trash cans)

[sotek486]

Not sure they'll be up to your standards!  But I'll suggest it to my opponents.
We've got Afghanistan so will need to tweak stuff a little but shoudl be easy enough.

How do you chose forces?

  My standards aren't that high    I'm sure your stuff looks great

A couple of vehicles for the "good guys" with 4-5 fireteams.  3-4 regular insurgent cells and 2-3 martyr cells.  The cells should recycle.  I'd start with that.  One rule update not reflected in the current version is that "advanced ammunition" ignores the cover to-hit penalty for soft/hard cover.

Coke machine?

Of course, refreshments for all 

I also forgot to mention this awesome Saddam statue you can buy:  https://www.verlindenonline.com/1-35-saddam-hussein-statue-1972.html