Author Topic: People and terrain for Afghanistan (update Motorbikes 2018-07-23, p.7) (Read 21391 times)

Will Bailie · « **Reply #75 on:** July 12, 2016, 02:31:36 AM »

Thanks for the nice comments! Now that I've started with the bakers I'll need to make a few more shops. Some sort of knick-knack shop, a mechanic, a butcher, maybe my own version of Richard Clark's Achmed the Pot Seller http://toofatlardies.co.uk/blog/?p=3804.

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I had a roll of drywall mesh in my hand cleaning up over the weekend and didn't think of the wargaming potential

A little goes a long way on a project like this!

Cheers!

W

Poiter50 · « **Reply #76 on:** July 12, 2016, 03:02:01 AM »

S&S?

Quote from: 6milPhil on July 11, 2016, 11:56:54 PM

Adore the bakers, a very sweet touch.

Where was that from?

Will Bailie · « **Reply #77 on:** July 18, 2016, 01:40:21 AM »

More wheels for my villagers, and for the insurgents. I've added the Empress Miniatures Taliban bikes to my collection: two as delivered and two deweaponised. More photos on the blog! http://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.ca/2016/07/taliban-cavalry.html

Marine0846 · « **Reply #78 on:** July 18, 2016, 06:53:51 PM »

Fine painting on your guys.
You have got me thinking about getting back to my own Afghans.
I am such a painting butterfly.

Will Bailie · « **Reply #79 on:** July 21, 2016, 06:47:41 AM »

After re-watching the exploits of James Bond in the Living Daylights and John Rambo in Rambo III, I couldn't resist cobbling together these Afghan horsemen!

More photos and some backstory on the blog: http://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.ca/2016/07/taliban-cavalry-take-two-now-with.html

von Lucky · « **Reply #80 on:** July 21, 2016, 10:31:34 AM »

direct hyperlink not working (but link is correct).

Will Bailie · « **Reply #81 on:** July 21, 2016, 02:48:18 PM »

Hopefully that hyperlink works now.

Marine0846 · « **Reply #82 on:** July 21, 2016, 05:38:53 PM »

I like the guys mounted.
Great idea, well done.

Will Bailie · « **Reply #83 on:** August 07, 2016, 02:37:56 AM »

I finally got in a game. I'm pretty sure it violates the restrictions on this board, so I won't talk about it on this forum but you are welcome to read the AAR and find out my thoughts on Black Ops here:
http://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.ca/2016/08/black-ops-just-another-day-in-kandahar.html

So instead, here's the last modern Afghan civilian that I painted.

With this last figure, I'm at a temporary stop on my modern Afghanistan project. More figures are in the post, though, so eventually there will be more! In the meantime, I've plenty of 1880-era Afghans to paint, as well as other eras and settings!

jamesmanto · « **Reply #84 on:** August 07, 2016, 03:16:13 PM »

Good looking game!
Nice scenario idea.

mikedemana · « **Reply #85 on:** August 09, 2016, 10:47:07 PM »

I enjoyed your game report. I picked up a copy of the Black Ops rules, but will likely be using my own rules, instead. I do my moderns in 20mm, so it lets me put more figs on the table. Black Ops, as you said, is for smaller numbers -- more of a skirmish.

And I LOVE the motorcycle guys!!!

They look incredible...great job!

Mike Demana
www.firstcommandwargames.com
http://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/

Suber · « **Reply #86 on:** August 10, 2016, 08:28:01 AM »

Cool AAR, love it! Interesting to learn about Black Ops; I'm looking for new rulesets for my games, will have to consider this one

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Will Bailie · « **Reply #87 on:** August 11, 2016, 03:28:41 AM »

Thanks for the comments! Black Ops played well. There was a chap who kept complaining that the cover of the rulebook showed some elite operative types and the only figures on the board were, umm, well, 'not' elites. Showed to me that the rules are good and cover a wide range of possibilities!

Rules don't cover everything, so I (as referee) made a few decisions on the spot, mostly about effects of explosives on walls and things. Players accepted my calls, so all went well. (roll a die, high means you succeed!). But as noted, I'm not certain how things will work out with more figures on the table. I think next time I'll increase force sizes a bit and see if things still go smoothly.

Dangerdaz · « **Reply #88 on:** August 11, 2016, 10:23:00 AM »

Great stuff!!

jamesmanto · « **Reply #89 on:** August 12, 2016, 06:06:48 PM »

Quote from: Will Bailie on August 11, 2016, 03:28:41 AM

Thanks for the comments! Black Ops played well. There was a chap who kept complaining that the cover of the rulebook showed some elite operative types and the only figures on the board were, umm, well, 'not' elites. Showed to me that the rules are good and cover a wide range of possibilities!

Rules don't cover everything, so I (as referee) made a few decisions on the spot, mostly about effects of explosives on walls and things. Players accepted my calls, so all went well. (roll a die, high means you succeed!). But as noted, I'm not certain how things will work out with more figures on the table. I think next time I'll increase force sizes a bit and see if things still go smoothly.

I've played some games with a dozen or so special forces operators vs equal points of insurgents and it went ok

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