The Last War Campaign Begins

[punkrabbitt]

Kurt and I kicked off our first campaign game for "Forbidden Psalm: The Last War" and WOW! Was it a doozy! The details can be found at https://punkrabbittsgamesandhobbies.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-last-war-campaign-begins.html



Please let me know what you think!

[fred]

Thanks for sharing - seems Weird WWI is on a bit ‘thing’ now!

[Spinal Tap]

Nice battle report.

I'm intrigued by this game but I really have enough projects already.

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Nice idea for the trenches. Makes a change from the unfeasibly steep slopes.

[punkrabbitt]

I'm intrigued by this game but I really have enough projects already.

That's where I was with it. I also can't afford to get into anything new. But Kurt bought plastic boxes from Wargames Atlantic for his French and Germans while spending a lot of time and effort working on the trench scenery. So he kicked a sprue of the opposing forces my way, and I knocked them out in no time. I've always wanted to do something WWI-ish and this has finally given me the chance. I think when I was 7 or 8 I had the Airfix WWI German figures, and I've always been fascinated by the Great War.

[punkrabbitt]

Nice idea for the trenches. Makes a change from the unfeasibly steep slopes.

That is all Kurt's work. The only thing I supplied for the scenery in this game is the bottom board, because we were at my home and I had the board ready to go. He is much more motivated about getting a project completed than I am.

[tikitang]

Good stuff!

I'd been contemplating getting into The Last War for a year now (roughly) and this this thread has revitalised my interest in it!

I've been having a look at all the options for miniatures and it really seems that Wargames Atlantic's sprue is the only sane choice in terms of WYSIWYG-equipped models. There's some great alternatives out there, but they just don't offer the same flexibility.

What are you doing for anti-tank rifles, flame throwers and sniper rifles? I don't think I saw any of those in the WA kits?

[punkrabbitt]

Good stuff!

Thank you!

I'd been contemplating getting into The Last War for a year now (roughly) and this this thread has revitalised my interest in it!

I hadn't heard of it until Kurt started working on it... the game has some good solo opportunities and that was his original intent, but I wanted to jump in and here we are. I think it is really, really good. We play a lot of random crap and this is definitely in my top three.

I've been having a look at all the options for miniatures and it really seems that Wargames Atlantic's sprue is the only sane choice in terms of WYSIWYG-equipped models. There's some great alternatives out there, but they just don't offer the same flexibility.

WYSIWYG is not a rule for this game, but I too enjoy that aspect of modeling. During the course of the campaign, the Crew members will improve their equipment, often from one game to the next. I built a guy shooting a rifle with bayonet attached; in that first game, he was only equipped with a bayonet. During the course of the game, he managed to obtain a rifle by looting corpses. it was a lucky break, otherwise I was going to spend some of my hard-earned Resources to equip him with one to match the model. Wargames Atlantic stuff is great, by the way. I cannot recommend them highly enough.

What are you doing for anti-tank rifles, flame throwers and sniper rifles? I don't think I saw any of those in the WA kits?

I am a bit of a conversion nut with a keen eye for fun over realism. So I am going to kitbash, convert, or construct what I need. My Crew has acquired an Anti-Tank Rifle and some Metal Plate armor. So, I am ordering a medieval foot knight and equipping him with some 1/35 scale pieces, a K98 and a bipod from an MG-34 to represent the gun. It's not a perfect match for the Tankgewehr M1918 but it will get the idea across well enough.

I appreciate the thoughts and questions

[tikitang]

My Crew has acquired an Anti-Tank Rifle and some Metal Plate armor. So, I am ordering a medieval foot knight and equipping him with some 1/35 scale pieces, a K98 and a bipod from an MG-34 to represent the gun. It's not a perfect match for the Tankgewehr M1918 but it will get the idea across well enough.

What a good idea: upscaling a regular size rifle to represent the anti-tank gun. I had a similar thought myself!

If you're interested, Wargames Atlantic teamed up with Only Games to print a small pack of "Weird War One" components for the Wargames Atlantic WW1 kits:

https://only-games.co/products/weird-war-one-conversion-parts

It's mostly odd headwear, but there's a flame-thrower if you need one!

[tikitang]

I have managed to acquire a 1:35 scale Tankgewehr M1918!

I've PM'd you in case you're interested in taking it off me...