54mm WWII skirmishing. (Picture Heavy)

[Christian]

I'm really attracted to the idea of 54mm gaming... maybe not WW2 as I have 28mm already, but you have certainly got me keen for trying some of my own.

Thanks heaps for sharing this it looks great!

[Sangennaru]

wonderful minis and wonderful pictures..... maybe using super-quality-tamiya should be even better! - but your painting on thos toy soldiers is amazing! O.O

[majorsmith]

awesome stuff! the tanks and buildings are great!

[abhorsen950]

Stunning would be the word to describe this!

I was just thinking of doign some Skirmish with Tamiya figures


Excellent stuff

Steve

[Trooper]

Thanks for the kind words fellas. If you are thinking of doing this with Tamiya, I would actually recommend Dragon WWII figures instead, they are very nice and lots of variety. But the Conte plastics are just too nice for me to switch horses now. The Forces of Valour armour is not too expensive either.

[abhorsen950]

Nice one ive seen force of valor a few times now ill keep my eyes open

[Arlequín]

I'll never worry about whether I obsess over my hobby ever again. 

[Fugazi]

Very, very good setting!!!!!
1/35 skirmish games is an "old" but actually good idea.
With the trend towards ever-increasing figures why not 1/35?!
On the market there are so many accessories for 1/35 WW2 modelling.
This leaves no wish unfulfilled.

Question: Which rules did you use for your 54mm gaming?

[Trooper]

You are not wrong, there are as many extras for wargaming this scale as in the smaller, of course they are a bit more expensive, but the figures are actually around the same price as 28mm, and sometimes cheaper. My Conte plastics work out at a pound (GBP) each. Also, scratchbuilding terrain in this scale is easier and allows for more detailed work. As for rules I use a homemade variant of GW's Necromunda system, which works very well. I don't like my rules too complicated, and some large scale skirmish sets I have seen read like a military academy training manual. Simple is best for me.

[Fugazi]

... As for rules I use a homemade variant of GW's Necromunda system, which works very well. I don't like my rules too complicated, and some large scale skirmish sets I have seen read like a military academy training manual. Simple is best for me.

Have you write down this rules additions to Necromunda? Can you send it to me as PDF, doc or what ever?

Tip: For some special figures look the webpage from the russian manufacturer "Master Box Models":
http://www.mbltd.info/
Great stuff to "pimp" your 54mm-Tabletop 

[Sangennaru]

I'll never worry about whether I obsess over my hobby ever again. 

Terrific, and Terrifying...


did you all ever played airfix dogfighter?

[Backyardpatrol]

I like World in arms for 1/35 skirmishes, it hybridizes Necromunda and Mordeheim.
www.rollingarmadillo.com/miniatures/worldinarms.pdf
Just double your ranges.

[Mike Blake]

Not sure about the soubriquet, especially as I don't believe in them... This really is an excellent set up, both figures and buildings showing off just how good The One True Scale is for skirmish. Would love to see it in the flesh - will it be appearing at a show?

Mike

[Remington]

Oh, wow! I missed this when it was posted! Beautifully executed.

[Trooper]

Mike, the gods willing, they will be making their public debut at BLAM 2010. Should give me enough time to knock out some more Germans, and two 30 cal teams, and maybe some US Airborne. Possibly another building or two. Fingers crossed. By the way, does the Skirmish Wargames Group have it's own web site, I can't find one.