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Offline Fuzzywuzzieswiflasers

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The Fall of Chartoon - VSF style!
« on: 23 December 2011, 12:07:44 PM »
Hello all,

The Gaslight group at my local gaming club (Nunawading Wargames Association) decided to send the gaming year out with a bang with a grand old VSF mash up.

The scenario: The fall of the small town of Chartoon (Not as famous as its larger correctly spelt neighbour  ;) )


Here is some eye candy










See the full battle report and more pictures on my gaming blog!

http://littleleadmenofvalour.blogspot.com/2011/12/fall-of-chartoon-vsf-style.html

Merry Christmas!


Fuzzy
Crikey, sir. I'm looking forward to today. Up diddly up, down diddly
down, whoops, poop, twiddly dee - decent scrap with the fiendish Red
Baron - bit of a jolly old crash landing behind enemy lines - capture,
torture, escape, and then back home in time for tea and medals.
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Offline Ray Rivers

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Re: The Fall of Chartoon - VSF style!
« Reply #1 on: 23 December 2011, 01:51:20 PM »
 :-*

Great report!

I love those mechanical marvels... especially the bees!  :o  :-*

Your landship remains one of my favorites.  ;D

Offline Mister Rab

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Re: The Fall of Chartoon - VSF style!
« Reply #2 on: 23 December 2011, 01:54:40 PM »
Looks like great fun was had by all. Those dastardly French are stirring the pot, rather, ain't they, wot? Wot?


Painted/purchased (2024) - 18/28

Offline Mason

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Re: The Fall of Chartoon - VSF style!
« Reply #3 on: 23 December 2011, 02:37:45 PM »
Great report with some lovely eye candy!
 :-*

Thanks for yet more inspiration!


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Re: The Fall of Chartoon - VSF style!
« Reply #4 on: 23 December 2011, 05:19:10 PM »
Great looking game and nice report. Who makes the bees?
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Offline Mason

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Re: The Fall of Chartoon - VSF style!
« Reply #5 on: 23 December 2011, 05:24:16 PM »
Great looking game and nice report. Who makes the bees?

I think they are these beauties from Fiendish Fabrications;
http://www.fiendishfabrications.com/html/gothica_list_12.html

They do a 3-pack as well, for a small saving.

Offline gloriousbattle

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Re: The Fall of Chartoon - VSF style!
« Reply #6 on: 23 December 2011, 06:10:24 PM »
I love that ironclad gunboat.  Paper?  Did you design it yourself?  Do you have the plans?

Thanks

Offline Chairface

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Re: The Fall of Chartoon - VSF style!
« Reply #7 on: 23 December 2011, 06:45:38 PM »
Of course Shaftsbury survived! Silly question.  ;) Fantastic game. Highly enjoyable.

Offline Fuzzywuzzieswiflasers

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Re: The Fall of Chartoon - VSF style!
« Reply #8 on: 23 December 2011, 10:24:33 PM »
Yes Chairface. I'm sure in great VSF tradition major characters always miraculously survive despite horrendous wounds or mishaps  ;)


GB - I scratchbuilt the Dauntless out of foam board and card stock. I did use styrene planking for the deck. Sorry the plans are in my head  :)

I find that card stock if painted well is very passable as iron plate just add plenty of rivets!!

Cheers
Fuzzy


Offline Count Winsky

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Re: The Fall of Chartoon - VSF style!
« Reply #9 on: 24 December 2011, 04:15:51 PM »
Great and fun looking game!!! Thanks for posting.

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Re: The Fall of Chartoon - VSF style!
« Reply #10 on: 25 December 2011, 12:46:23 AM »

GB - I scratchbuilt the Dauntless out of foam board and card stock. I did use styrene planking for the deck. Sorry the plans are in my head  :)


 :'(


I find that card stock if painted well is very passable as iron plate just add plenty of rivets!!

Cheers
Fuzzy


Good idea.  I am working on a gunboat now, and I may incorporate that.  Thanks!  :)

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Re: The Fall of Chartoon - VSF style!
« Reply #11 on: 25 December 2011, 02:19:04 PM »
it was a great game and the first proper outing for my French Colonials. I also just recieved another Legion Extraterrestriale unit with a couple of HMGs.

Forgotten in all the action were the Legions': Bombe de Porc - Clockwork Pigs loaded up with TNT. After several breakdowns they finally got moving steadily towards the main gates but the Mhadist guns brought the gate down just as the first little piggy got into range. :-[

Fuzzy... You just wait until next time... Johny Frog has a new weapon for the new year.
« Last Edit: 25 December 2011, 02:38:10 PM by Melnibonean »
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Offline Fuzzywuzzieswiflasers

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Re: The Fall of Chartoon - VSF style!
« Reply #12 on: 25 December 2011, 11:21:56 PM »
I not worried  ;)

The shipyards at southhampton are also a hive of activity  :D

Cheers

Fuzzy

Offline Stu

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Re: The Fall of Chartoon - VSF style!
« Reply #13 on: 26 December 2011, 04:15:06 AM »
Excellent report! The crew of the Aeronef are women- who makes them?

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Re: The Fall of Chartoon - VSF style!
« Reply #14 on: 26 December 2011, 09:07:41 AM »
Proper VSF! A wonderful looking game :)
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