The Shed goes VBCW - English Village Added - 4th Feb

[Eric the Shed]

As of now I am starting a new thread on my VBCW project. Lots of money spent over the weekend to gear up for this so I'll start with the vehicles I acquired...

Here's a couple but there are loads more on the blog

http://shedwars.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/vbcw-vehicles.html






Loads more to come including Figure reviews, my factions, plus a new terrain build - a railway line including bridges & tunnel

[joroas]

Those WWII Lledo vehicles are ace.  

There is an RAF and 8th Army set, too, and some US ones for a bit of1938/39 Lend/Lease.

[Emir of Askaristan]

VBCW is an excellent setting with some great background and supporting figures. I wrote a bit about the background to the Scottish Republic and events in the north east of Scotland for the original source books.

I drew on 16th and 17thC local history for my inspiration - battles based on actions from the civil war and wars of religion forming the basis for my games. I used a version of LotOW for small skirmishes and one of the free rules set on the old forum before it moved location. My own campaign was pretty dark though - more akin to the SCW at times than some of the lighter elements present in the background at the time - government forces carpet bombing a local village for example! But we enjoyed it greatly (the game, not carpet bombing villages!!!). I sold my collection eventually, once things had petered out and ground to a halt, some of it going overseas.

Have fun!!

[Eric the Shed]

Thanks Joroas for the info on other ranges - I think I have enough at present

[jp1885]

Nice - consider your blog followed!

[Eric the Shed]

likewise....

[Eric the Shed]

Adding more stuff to my VBCW project but these could equally work in any 1900 onward games -

a couple of hours this afternoon produced these



Full tutorial on the blog

http://shedwars.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/telegraph-poles-28mm.html

& heres a photo of them alongside a 1930’s road



Loads more photos of the English Village and its battlefield coming soon



Have a good week

Eric

[jp1885]

Simple yet effective - bravo!

[Eric the Shed]

Thanks JP

[Doug ex-em4]

Nice work there, Giles - even I could make those. I like your roads as well although your technique had me very close to manly tears. Why? Because a few years ago I thought I could do with some tarmac roads and I also used hardboard BUT I thought it would be a great idea to glue emery paper to it to give, an admittedly quite convincing, tarmac look.

Unfortunately when the glue dried (PVA as I recall) it warped the hardboard so they don't lie flat. Whereas, if I'd just used your technique and not bothered with the emery paper, all would have been well.

Damn - now you tell me....!   

Once again, loving the telephone/telegraph poles....

Doug

[Eric the Shed]

Great story Doug...I always use hard board... On occasion it does warp but a quick coat of paint on reverse side plus a heavy weight tends to sort it out

[Doug ex-em4]

Great story Doug...I always use hard board... On occasion it does warp but a quick coat of paint on reverse side plus a heavy weight tends to sort it out

Giles - I'll try painting the back of my banana shaped roads - maybe that'll rescue them. Thanks for the tip.

Doug

[Eric the Shed]

English Village now set up on the blog





Drop by sometime

http://shedwars.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/an-english-village-for-vbcwpulp.html

[Silent Invader]

So 1930s England 

[Eric the Shed]

Cheers Steve

See you Saturday