Well I'm surprised nobody has mentioned I Ain't Been Shot Mum! by toofatlardies yet as I know there are many of us on here that play it in 6mm. I know I was...
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Bob Mackenzie
bob_david_ma...
May 22, 2013 7:09 am
... Its on version 4 Its my rules set of choice by for but its now without flaws. The biggest of which is the gun data all needs re-writing. Luckily I have...
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Drew Jarman
drewjarman
May 22, 2013 7:42 am
Bob Thanks for that. The main problem now is actually getting some arms twisted at the club to play some games. The members are like herding cats, every one of...
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idler203
May 22, 2013 7:53 am
Bob - I find this argument persuasive and think I may give both a go...
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pnewton2002
May 22, 2013 8:05 am
... xSH allows you to play out divisional size battles and to concentrate on the larger picture without getting too distracted by each battalion. My group...
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patrick3253
May 22, 2013 8:50 am
No one so far as has mentioned Field of Battle WWii. This is a stand alone Piquet style game but much modified to get rid of the perceived weaknesses of that...
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Nick Hawkins
nick_j_hawkins
May 22, 2013 9:01 am
... I'm a Piquet traditionalist and think that the Field of Battle version removed all the soul from the system. YMMV [Non-text portions of this message have...
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Drew Jarman
drewjarman
May 22, 2013 10:35 am
Well the conversation has been fun. CD4 looks interesting. I still have the counters from the older versions so might give that a shot. It’s odd that people...
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Paul Blankenship
dynaman200
May 22, 2013 10:36 am
I love IABSM but it was not mentioned for two reasons. 1 - Wrong scale. (WAY wrong, individual tanks and tracking losses by the man). 2 - Would not scale up...
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meadow5225
May 22, 2013 11:29 am
I would like to suggest Kampfgruppe Commander. It ha a subtlety of play via elegant mechanisms. It allows the scenario designer to control non hard wear...
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Adrian Taylor
gunhitinexile
May 22, 2013 1:27 pm
Hi, I would second KGC I certainly like the interactive game play and the mechanic's although you need to play through several games to get used to them....
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Gary
gazza557
May 22, 2013 2:36 pm
Hi guys, I've just converted a couple of H&R Cromwells into the ARV version and thought I'd share. Naturally I've just noticed that the ARV with the erected...
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Paul Blankenship
dynaman200
May 22, 2013 2:47 pm
Nice Job! ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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yjohe
May 22, 2013 3:35 pm
When you order directly from GHQ you can order spare parts. I have done this several times, both to get just a few of a rare vehicle, and to get many vehicles...
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Drew Jarman
drewjarman
May 22, 2013 3:54 pm
I have done that too so I got enough Italian tractors/lorries instead of the normal gun/gun/tractor mix in their packs. It enabled me to sort out full...
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briegp
May 22, 2013 3:57 pm
Out of interest, could the same figures not be used for Australians, New Zealanders and British/Commonwealth forces in Burma? They are uniformed in a very...
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Drew Jarman
drewjarman
May 22, 2013 4:24 pm
Apart from locally made Australian uniforms being a striking green compared to the British/Indian Khaki battledress. Theres also the skin colour issue for...
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Paul Blankenship
dynaman200
May 22, 2013 4:40 pm
I can just barely tell the difference between a rifle and SMG on a 6mm figure, much less the exact model......
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magegames
May 22, 2013 6:01 pm
... It depends on the rule set. For example a difficulty with CD:TOB is the ground scale is 1"=50 yd. A typical German battalion defensive frontage on the East...
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Chris Russell
hammurabi70
May 22, 2013 6:49 pm
I agree that time cost is the biggest factor in troop recruitment. I recommend GHQ vehicles and Adler infantry for WWII. In practice I have neither as my...
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Nick
nickoverland
May 22, 2013 7:04 pm
It's superb for company-level actions plus the groundscale is very nearly 1/300 making it just right for 6mm. However figurescale and groundscale being equal...
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R PHILLIPS
bty53157668
May 22, 2013 7:07 pm
Gary, They look great, good job. I always like seeing 6mm conversions some of them are quite easy to do but look really effective. Cheers Richard ... ...
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Adam Jaques
ajatthebank
May 22, 2013 9:40 pm
Well you should be able to see the different colour of the trigger guards for a start! ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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monk2002uk
8:06 am
Drew, Getting back to your question about divisional-sized battles, here are my heart-felt comments about the rule set that I like best FWIIW. Spearhead (and...
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Adrian Taylor
gunhitinexile
8:22 am
Thanks Robert, for the your concise review of SH. I have both SH & MSH so will certainly look at revisiting these rules in the near future. Adrian ...
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angel_barracks
9:19 am
I am looking into doing a sci-fi show next year in Bristol. My plan/idea is to have all scales (I know...) of games on show but they are all about the sci-fi. ...
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R PHILLIPS
bty53157668
9:42 am
Michael, Sounds like an interesting idea. When were you thinking of doing it? Cheers Richard ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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angel_barracks
9:44 am
No idea at the moment. Just got back from a possible venue to cost it out. I will be checking my own schedule for next year and then making sure any possible...
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R PHILLIPS
bty53157668
9:48 am
Just to let you know we have a weekend 20mm game planned for April 2014 and a weekend 6mm CWC Megagame for late September/October. No definite dates yet. ...
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Baccus6mm
10:20 am
Okay, this is the one that you've all been waiting for. It's time to say, 'Thank you and Goodbye' to our old Napoleonic French infantry and 'Hello and...
