15mm modern *slow* build for BLAM 17 *Update 26/12/16*

[Damas]

It begins!

Having done Star Wars a bit much over the last few years, I'm having a rest to see what Rogue One has to offer and so I have turned my thoughts and pennies towards BLAM17.

It all started with the hour browse around Salute and I saw this dinky little Landy and chums looking forlorn in a sale and so I gave them a home.  Two years on I remembered my act of charity, dug them out and began painting.



Nice and quick says I, I'll do a few more...



..and them some more came out the bag...



..then the fever began to set in...



..the media frenzy was on...



..and those pesky civilians that always need saving...



Now painting military units is all well and good but I have always craved the realism of terrain populated well with appropriate scenery, vehicles and such.  Many internets later, a *cough* small *cough* package arrived with 'some' 15mm cars in...



..nice plastic and a range of colours and slight variations in shape.  The sickness had set in hard, I wanted more!  More internets later, these arrived...



..some gentle disassembly gave me a truck chassis and an ISO container...



..which I could then tinker into some more varied shapes commonly seen on the british roads.  It was at this point that I decided to base my conflict in the war torn conflict zones of England, so I could literally look out the window for scenery inspiration.



Too far gone to care, I internets some more and these came...



..I had only ordered two but got eight so whoop!  More destruction yields a bigger ISO container and the basics for articulated shennanigans...



..such as this wee beastie which will have a counterweight on the back as a heavy haulage prime mover.



Nothing could stop me now! But, some utter cad went and gave me a salaried job so things might progress a bit slower as I work out how this 9-5 thingy works again.

To be continued...

[gamer Mac]

Interesting start

[von Lucky]

Hah, will follow with interest (am just basing some 15mm UN troops today).

Where are the trucks from (ie. eBay link please)? All looking very good.

[Mason]

That is a great start, Kev.
 

But aint they a little on the large side for your tastes?
 


Anyways: Wotcha thinking of doing with 'em for the BLAM-game?
 

[Andym]

Great start buddy!

What's the plan? What game were you thinking of ? Got a table planned?

[Damas]

Thanks for the kind comments gents, and Mason.

Where are the trucks from (ie. eBay link please)? All looking very good.

Here are a couple of links:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4pcs-Model-Railway-Colorful-Van-Trailer-1-100-HO-Scale-Truck-Model-Kit-Layout/161893923433?_trksid=p3693.c100102.m2452&_trkparms=ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140212121249%26meid%3D03c89ba2888144209158b9b86ba9cabc%26pid%3D100102%26
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Model-Truck-Lorry-Container-Miniature-Landscape-Toy-1-100-1-200-Sand-Table-New-/302150893553?var=&hash=item465998bff1:m:mVbTEsmGqTGQXj361zA9w8A

But aint they a little on the large side for your tastes?
 
Anyways: Wotcha thinking of doing with 'em for the BLAM-game?

What's the plan? What game were you thinking of ? Got a table planned?

Well, I wanted a 'slightly' larger scale for ease of painting but not 28 as I like me some vehicles and bigger scenery sets.

For the gameplay I am working on a british-led UN force doing some rural 'police action' in some quiet Sussex town.  It will be an escalating action with some of my unique additions. 

[Elk101]

Oooh nice! I'll be up for playing this.

[julesav]

Lovely stuff! But my OCD says "please paint vehicle windscreens and windows a different colour to UN helmets!" Lol!

[Malamute]

I remember you showing me these at Salaute when you picked them up. Was it really two years ago? 

Great start, sounds like an interesting game.

[Damas]

I remember you showing me these at Salaute when you picked them up. Was it really two years ago? 

Great start, sounds like an interesting game.

Indeed it was, cheers! Now for some more.

After trawling through (it seems) most of the web, I couldn't find any type of vaguely modern van to help flesh out the scenery.  So buggerit, I scratched one up, thought it was ok and cast it.

Here is number 1 with a black wash for detail.  It is a standard hightop long wheel base, so if I want, I can give it a shave or chop it up into a flatbed/tipper/SWB/minibus/BT crane or whatever else I might need.

[AKULA]

Looks just the job