Battlefield Bad Company Game - Salute 2011

[abhorsen950]

Thanks, I'll check them out once there up. Once again its one lovely table. Excellent work.

[Brummie]

This is awesome

Play Bad company 2 a lot myself. I wonder if when you start playing the game, everyone will just use snipers and stick them on the outskirts of the map, whilst the poor sods without an uber scoped gun have to hide in the buildings dodging mortar fire?

Ah good times.

Though I admit, I am really liking the Vietnam patch, less UAVs! Damnation to UAVS!

Anyway, will look forward to see you guys play a game on this one!

[Slayer]

just found this and must say...holy shit...that is AWESOME

Love the game and also like that map the most.

Cant wait for more (man I wish I lived near you's)

[AKULA]

I wonder if when you start playing the game, everyone will just use snipers and stick them on the outskirts of the map, whilst the poor sods without an uber scoped gun have to hide in the buildings dodging mortar fire?

Most of the Frothers that will be turning up for the game at Salute are BF:BC2 players, so will be interesting, but I suspect different tactics will come into play, as in the online game....squads of medics reviving each other etc

The rules will encourage a balanced squad approach though.

 

[Brummie]

Ah, it will be interesting to see some sort of games review.

As for the snipers, I just remembered those times when me and my mates ended up storming the hills around the town talking jibberish down mic's whilst trying to clear out enclaves of hedges.

What minis are you going to use for it? I know Empress do some really nice Americans, and Red Star do Russians. Empress even stock Imprint Models now so you can get your hands on T-90s and Abrams.

[AKULA]

What minis are you going to use for it? I know Empress do some really nice Americans, and Red Star do Russians. Empress even stock Imprint Models now so you can get your hands on T-90s and Abrams.

whatever people turn up with....players will bring their own squads along, but i've got some Empress, Mongrel and Red Star sitting on my paint table, along with an Imprint T-90, and a Hobbymaster Abrams.

 

Couple of hours spare this afternoon, so made a couple of collapsed houses.

Method One
The internal walls give a little height, so I can show the upper floor, caved in.








Method Two
Basically a lump of loft insulation foam, with stuff stuck on it.







The best bit is that both were made using leftovers from the other buildings, so basically didn't cost a penny - I'll use a combination of the two types, although the former is probably closest to the multi-level collapses in the game.

 

[uti long smile]

Nicely done - both methods work.

[YPU]

Personally I like it best when there is some left over of the corners, since that is the most stable part of a construction and thus tends to last the longest. Yours do work tough, they have a real feeling of mass, they look like there is enough stuff for a house, more or less.

[AKULA]

Personally I like it best when there is some left over of the corners, since that is the most stable part of a construction and thus tends to last the longest.

Yeah, I did think about that, however, it would probably look a bit odd to keep some corners, as, in the context of the game, the exterior walls (including corners) get destroyed, before a final collapse - life is full of compromises.... 

[Slayer]

Both look good, but i think Method One fits better with the game. It's always fun hiding in them ruins killing people

[AKULA]

Bit more time today

Started work on the bus - as with the buildings, you need to be able to get figures inside, so the bodywork will be separate from the base.




Also started work on some signs for the minefield - did I mention the minefield before       - need grubbying up still.




and still had time to do another collapsed building





 

[Ray Rivers]

Looking fantastic!   

You're doing a whale of a job on this table!

[AKULA]

Cheers - still a lot more to do before Salute though.....

 

[Slayer]

yeah mate you'll really doing the game board justice. Are you going through to the harbour?? 

Btw my gamer tag is TagSlayer if anyone wants to be friends :-)

[AKULA]

yeah mate you'll really doing the game board justice. Are you going through to the harbour?? 

Thanks - ultimately if people that play the game look at the table, and go "that's Arica Harbour", then thats perfect!

 

Tempted to do the harbour, but 8'x4' is all I can manage for Salute (April), and all I can fit in my car.

Basically its a slightly cropped version of the deathmatch map, ie