tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86795021353054748972024-02-20T22:06:20.508-08:00Skill Level 0Still trying to roll 13 on 2d6.Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-8691645294199204452019-07-10T20:35:00.000-07:002019-07-10T20:35:11.767-07:00CSS Polk from Brown Water NavyAnother model that was recently added to my collection was the Confederate protected gunboat "General Polk" done by Brown Water Navy. Contrary to most of the gaming models of Confederate gunboats, the Polk is massive. The depiction of this large model is based on research done by John W. Wallis and published in his work "<a href="https://www.wargamevault.com/product/268250/Ironclads-And-Iron-Protected-Vessels-Of-The-Confederate-States-Navy-1861-1865">IRONCLAD AND IRON PROTECTED VESSELS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES NAVY</a>". It's a great read that reflects the years of research John has invested in the period as well as the amount of new material that has come to light in the last twenty old years.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here the Polk is paired with a Bay Area Yards model of the Lioness</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For contrast the Genreal Polk paired with the USS Layfayette. Both models are <a href="https://www.shapeways.com/shops/mglawson">Brown Water Navy</a>.</td></tr>
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<br />Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-57633290951399134452019-07-06T13:00:00.005-07:002019-07-06T13:01:35.709-07:00Blackhawk UP! Brown Water Navy's 3D printed gunboat model in 1/600 scaleI know, it's been a while since I've posted. Lots of projects that pull me in different directions.<br />
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Regardless, I found some motivation with a new batch of ACW ship models I acquired from Matt at Brown Water Navy. Today's focus is one of the new models, the USS Blackhawk.<br />
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A large sidewheel tinclad, Blackhawk served as Admiral Porter's flagship for the Mississippi River Squadron. Spacious, with room for Admiral Porter's horse, Blackhawk served in multiple campaigns including the Red River and Vicksburg.<br />
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For nearly 20 years my gaming needs for a Blackhawk were filled by pretty much the only game in town in 1/600 - Peter Pig. Models aimed squarely at the gaming market, The Peter Pig model cleaned up into a serviceable model with good painting and the addition of some boom and masts. Now the Pig has a competitor for this model - Brown Water Navy. You can check out the websites of the each respective products, but what really works here is pictures. So here you go...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the BWN model in the forefront</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Both compared to a Thoroughbred City class ironclad</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And overhead view. You can see that there are variations between the two models is cabin length, the texas, sky lights and stack location</td></tr>
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<br />Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-55345960176328709252017-12-04T05:26:00.000-08:002017-12-04T05:26:38.678-08:001/144 Shapeways models in progress - The H-12 "Large America" Flying Boat and the Halberstadt D. V fighterIn October I orders two models from the Reduced Aircraft Factory store on Shapeways. I received a Curtis H-12 seaplane and two Halberstadt D. V fighters. As with most Shapeways models, surface preparation is an arduous task that must be done to get the best results. That was true with these two models. A lot of time was spent filling the surface grain of the black strong and flexible material. <div>
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Fortunately, the work is not hard, but involves repeated application of a gap filling material - in this case acrylic clear coat. It took several weeks to achieve the desired result, but then applying the primer coats took a mere two days. A good thing too as winter is set to arrive this week, putting a close to the spray painting season. </div>
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Here's some views of the primed models ready for painting. Now to come up with a choice of paint scheme. The D.V are destined for Mesopotamia and Turkish service, I wanted something 'not-CDL' for a change. The H-12 is going to take some thought as the paint schemes on those beasts can be quite complex. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The primed H-12 next to a completed Felixstowe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the common ancestry the two planes share.</td></tr>
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Still...progress is being made. I'm a year in on building the 15mm German models. I've got a fair amount of work to do, but it's coming along nicely. Getting to the point where i need to paint halftrack crews and detail the interiors. Plus the US backlog is growing with the addition of some M5 Stuarts.<br />
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I squeezed in a game of Command Decision back in October at Advance the Colors.<br />
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The Wings of Glory pile of models is growing with a couple of Halberstadt D.V and a Curtis H-16 model currently being primed.<br />
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Hopefully, I'll have more pictures soon!Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-49026238585502087372017-09-09T18:52:00.000-07:002017-09-09T18:52:40.404-07:00The Anaconda's coils tightenGood to see Anaconda: Capital Navies getting some exercise! <div>
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I'm always happy to see folks putting the Anaconda games to use. Every game will have some unique aspects that defy the design wisdom I envisioned when producing the games. One thing that fuels our hobby is when different people or groups come to very different strategies when playing the games. I'm pleased the game supports such diverse paths to victory.</div>
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Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-79388909990470353202017-08-05T20:07:00.000-07:002019-07-10T19:44:54.780-07:0015mm Sdkfz 231 series heavy armored cars<br />
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At the start of the year I was lured into building a German late war armored recon force using the new Battlefront 234's and PSC 250's. You can <a href="http://skilllevelzero.blogspot.com/2017/01/15mm-german-armored-cars-for-44-45.html">read more about that here. </a><br />
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To compound the evilness, PSC released a box set of five Sdkfz 231 series armored cars. This really tugged at my sense of nostalgia. One of the first model kits that I really did well was a Tamiya kit of the Sdkfz 232 8-rad with the box antenna and spaced armor shield. I've always liked the look of the 6-rad and 8-rad armored cars - the functional, angular armor and fenders are the stereotype of German automotive engineering. So how could I not pick up a box?<br />
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The Sdkfz 231 series had a long history in WWII serving from the Poland campaign, through the end of the war. There's a good overview<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerer_Panzersp%C3%A4hwagen"> here on Wikipedia</a>.<br />
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This weekend was the assembly phase. Opening up the box, we find five (5) identical sprues with the parts to build one (1) model of a Sdkfz 231 series 8-rad heavy armored car.<br />
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This is a really well thought out kit. Yes, there are a number of parts, but there's a lot going on here. Unlike a Zvezda kit, it doesn't feel like there are detailed parts just for the sake of having detailed parts. The parts build up into functional assemblies which all fit together into a function model designed to be used as a gaming piece.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are two wheel assemblies. Each consists of the axle assembly and four (4) wheels. The transmission details are modeled on the frame and fit into the transmission details on the lower hull. Wheels snap onto the posts. A little ABS cement and we're on our way. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 231 series upper body attached to the lower hull. The front and rear hull parts each mate with a headlamp assembly before being attached. Once that is done, the side fenders are attached. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 231 with the retrofit armored shield. These were refit onto the first generation of the 231 to improve protection. The later generation of 231 had additional armor as part of the hull from and rear. The shield was easy to attach, though it is a four part assembly. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side view of the 233 version of the model. This model uses a different upper hull and requires the gun and gun pedestal to be installed before attaching the upper hull to the chassis. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm starting to realize just how ubiquitous the 75L24 gun was in the Wehrmacht. These guys mounted it on almost everything. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last up - a group shot featuring some members of my armored car force. From left - Sdkfz 222 (Zvezda), Sdkfz 233 (PSC), Sdkfz 231 (PSC) and Sdkfz 234/2 (Battlefront). </td></tr>
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I've been making progress on the model of the Maurice Farman Shorthorn that I acquired from Shapeways.com. I wanted it to build a collection of models of the planes used in Mesopotamia during the Great War. The Shorthorn was used in 1915-1918 in various capacities, though it was phased on to training/utility duties at the end of it's service. A slow and stable craft, it's small payload and lack of speed limited it's useful combat life once the Turks began receiving capable fighters like the Fokker Eindekker. But for Mesopotamia, you make do with what you have, so here we go.</div>
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The model was printed in Black Strong and Flexible (BSF). Shapeways did a good job on the print and the surface grain was what I expect from BSF. Of course, as with White Strong and Flexible, the first step is still surface preparation to reduce that surface grain. My standard method is to apply several coats of Krylon acrylic gloss matt to the model. I don't like one heavy coat as the varnish can pool on the surface. So repeated thinner coats will eventual yield a surface that is relatively smooth. The below picture depicts the upper wing and shows the surface texture after painting and a top coat of gloss. </div>
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The wings of fuselage were painted in several coats of paint. The base coat was a Folk Art craft paint color called linen. This was over-painted with coats of Vallejo game color 'bone white'). The struts are painted in a medium brown. (I used a craft paint color called 'Teddy Bear Brown'). The metal joints in the skids and the metal around the engine were painted with Vallejo Sky Grey.<br />
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Early war markings looked very different than the roundels we see in the mid and late war periods. Initially, the RFC and RNAS used the Union Jack flag as a marking. When it was discovered that it was confused with the Maltese Cross from a distance, the RFC and the RNAS moved to the classic blue-white-red roundel. But for this early war 'leftover' pressed into service, I wanted to retain those early markings. The Union Jacks are decals from <a href="http://www.i-94enterprises.com/">I-94 Enterprises</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This shot shows the flag applied to the side of the fuselage. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a close up. You can see the surface grain of the Black Strong and Flexible material on the side of the fuselage. It's tough to get good coverage on a vertical surface. You can also see the detail on the landing skid. The sky grey paint is used to depict the metal joints connecting the braces. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good shot of the port side of the model. Once thing I notice at this distance is I've failed to paint the wheels. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remember when I mentioned how hard it is to paint the vertical surfaces? You can see this if you look closely at the struts. There's still some graininess present. Fortunately, at typical war game table scales, this is not noticeable.</td></tr>
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<br />Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-82112850068906721442017-07-18T19:49:00.001-07:002017-07-18T19:49:49.516-07:00That moment when......you discover the box in the basement that you thought was full of model trains turns out to be full of 1/144 models of Great War airplanes for Wings of Glory.<br />
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Release the kraken!Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-28197809874359362802017-07-18T19:47:00.000-07:002017-07-18T19:47:04.355-07:00More 1/144 float planes ready for actionI've managed to finish a couple of additional plane models for use with Ares Games Wings of Glory game system. The recent planes are all German floatplanes - a Hansa-Bradenberg W. 29 (the second of the collection) a Rumpler 6B and a FF.33E. All are maritime reconnaissance aircraft. The Rumpler is a single seat patrol fighter while the W.29 is a robust two-seater that served later in the war. The FF33E served from mid-war to the end of the war.<br />
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All three models were acquired from Shapeways. All were printed in either WSF or BSF material. I'm partial to BSF until something better comes along.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Folks over at the <a href="http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/forum.php">Aerodrome</a> knocked out a customer plane card that matches the model. <br />Thanks guys! </td></tr>
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<span id="goog_1944660798"></span><span id="goog_1944660799"></span><br />Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-62909633557283515322017-06-11T19:10:00.000-07:002017-06-11T19:10:24.297-07:00New balloon section joins the action at the front for......1/144 Great War aerial gaming<br />
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I've completed a project that has languished on the modelling table all spring - a 1/144 model of <span style="font-family: inherit;">the<span style="background-color: white;"> <span style="color: #183643; letter-spacing: 0.07px;"><a href="https://www.shapeways.com/product/WJRHYMFM2/avorio-prassone-kite-balloon?optionId=60678300" target="_blank">Avorio-Prassone kite balloon</a> produced by Daryl at the <a href="https://www.shapeways.com/shops/raf" target="_blank">Reduced Aircraft Factor</a>y shop within the <a href="http://shapeways.com/" target="_blank">Shapeways 3D printer</a>. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #183643; letter-spacing: 0.07px;">It's a nice three piece model consisting of the two halves of the envelope and a one piece assembly of the basket and harness. There's a hole for mounted. I inserted a steel screw and glued a magnet to the a base post so the model can be placed on a stand. </span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The front end of the balloon with the basket and harness attached</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice side view. The base is from Litko Aerosystems. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The left side. The balloon was printed using Black Strong and Flexible. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a shot of the balloon under attack by a Albatros D.III. Albratros from Ares Games Wings of Glory line.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good shot showing off both the texture of the envelope and the detailed section lines on the model. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #183643; letter-spacing: 0.07px;"><br /></span></span></span>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-85898146984260393112017-06-04T18:05:00.001-07:002017-06-05T18:26:01.935-07:00The Manassas prepares to sail...Earlier in the year I had acquired a 1/600 scale model of the Confederate ironclad ram Manassas from <a href="http://bayareayards.virtualscratchbuilder.com/" target="_blank">Bay Area Yard</a>. You can read about the <a href="http://skilllevelzero.blogspot.com/2017/03/assembling-css-manassas-1600-model-from.html" target="_blank">assembly of the model here</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View down the bow showing off the covered 32 pounder and the twin funnels. </td></tr>
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For painting, I went with something with a little more interest than the basic black scheme that I've used for years. This time, I'm allowing the sun and salt to do their worst and let the initial coat of black paint fade to a sun-bleached gray. Only the funnels and some of the deck fittings would retain their blacker appearance. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manassas in profile. The gray hull contrasts with the muddy brown Mississippi and the burnt black of the funnels. </td></tr>
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Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-81318035527408377902017-04-18T16:52:00.001-07:002017-04-18T16:52:28.416-07:00Spring in to painting II...okay got most of the models assembled and broke out the airbrush today. Got a good base of colors on many of the models.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A mixed bag of Battlefront and Plastic Soldier Company models (and a few Zvezda trucks!) went under the brush today. I was attempting to model the 'ambush' style camo. Some of it worked, some of it, well, lets just say the crew understood the idea, but not the execution...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By 1944, application of camouflage varied with availability of paint paste and the appropriate gas to mix with the pigment. Results varied from one tank to the next. </td></tr>
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<br />Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-25258344604131062832017-04-16T07:07:00.001-07:002017-04-16T09:34:44.666-07:00Terrain for my 15mm inner brown coat.While at the Game Haven (just one of my FLGS) for a Wings of Glory event, I spied a copy of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahtzee" target="_blank">Yahtzee</a> on the shelves. While I am a fan of most dice games (I'm a gamer for Pete's sake) I'm not normally a fan of Yahtzee. But this one was different....<br />
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That's right...Firefly Yahtzee. Now I couldn't care less about the dice in the game. What I wanted was the cool 'collectible' dice holder and rolling cup that just so happened to be a nice plastic version of the freighter Serenity from the old Joss Whedon series "Firefly". My first thought was, meh, nice, but too expensive. Then I noticed it was 'on sale' for 40% off.<br />
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went home, took it out of the box and dragged out some of the 15mm stuff to see how well it scales with the model. I think it'll work fine.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we are parked next to a Matchbox 'Russian' interceptor that is intended to be rebranded as an aerospace defense fighter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same as above, but with the Ground Zero Games high tech grav tank added to the mix.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Vargr (right) argues with two civilians while a port security officer tries to sort things out without resorting to violence. Air car is from the Laserburn range offered by<a href="https://www.alternative-armies.com/collections/15mm-laserburn-and-asgard-ranges" target="_blank"> Alternative Armies</a>. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Traffic at the local startport changes a lot. Here's a "Doe" gunship from <a href="http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/15mmscifi-vehicles.html" target="_blank">Khurusan Miniatures</a>. It's just had a base coat of desert tan applied. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And with a 15mm Battlefront Jagdpanther, again for scale.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More activity at the downport. Another small freighter arrives - bigger than the Firefly class, but with a similar configuration. (This is a kit-bashed Hunter-Killer toy from the Terminator:Salvation movie. It usually serves as a drop boat for the Mobile Infantry in my Starship Troopers games, but can pull double duty as a ship for 15mm games).</td></tr>
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So the Firefly model should work well as a gaming piece. It's clearly on the 'terrain' end of the scale, so if it's a little small that's okay. It'll serve as a nice objective or spice up the downport setting for the table top game.<br />
<br />Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-66942386278042754992017-04-12T19:38:00.002-07:002017-04-18T16:53:09.164-07:00Spring into model building! Well it's spring 2017. And that means break out the airbrush and start painting models. And then...<br />
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Okay, so let's start with BUILDING all the models acquired over the winter and THEN get to the painting. Yeah. that's the ticket! So what's up first. Halftracks and Panthers? And oh, the Panthers have the options to build JagdPanthers? Well...that's different.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First up are these two Battlefront JgdPzer V models. Nice details and an easy build. Should look good on the table.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The same two models from the front end. The big ol' 88 is nicely modeled. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got cheap. I had a spare Plastic Soldier Company Sdkfz 251D and spare parts from Battlefront's Puma box set, so I thought - time to scratch build another Stummel. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Old Glory dedicated 251/10 in front with the Battlefront model behind. Both are nominally 15mm, but the Old Glory model is showing the effects of about 20 years of scale creep - the Battlefront model is clearly larger. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While I mounted the 75L24 and the side armor skirting, there's a bit of work left for filling and sanding to get a better look. Still though - good enough for the tabletop!<br />
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In the next installment, <a href="http://skilllevelzero.blogspot.com/2017/04/spring-in-to-painting-ii.html" target="_blank">the models get painted! </a></td></tr>
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<br />Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-31210535920437496492017-04-04T17:14:00.000-07:002017-04-09T20:42:18.287-07:00ALARM!!!<div class="MsoNormal">
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May ‘40<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">You’ll be happy to know that I’ve returned from the sea once
again. Unlike the events in my last letter, I’ve much happier news to report
this time. BdU again assigned us a patrol mission around the British home
isles. While the army’s panzers were rolling across France, we were busy
carrying the war right to the beaches of the British. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">After safely crossing the North Sea we encountered a small
freighter the SS Sagadahoc (6300 tonnes). Given our limited supply of torpedo,
I ordered the firing of two of the old steam torpedoes from a close range
surface attack at night. While one torpedo did hit, the other either missed or
was a dud. This left the damaged freighter still afloat. I elected to continue
the attack, but first a British patrol plane flew overhead. Fortunately, our
small size allowed us to hide in the water and avoid the plane. We turned back
to the freighter and finished her off with our deck gun. Success in our first
engagement! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Our luck would hold – a few days later we caught sight of a
convoy of merchant ships with escort. Through careful maneuvering, we were able
to trail the convoy until nightfall, then move in to attack. I took a big risk
in pressing to close range before attacking. We successfully avoided the
escorts and launched a full salvo at all four ships in range. One ship – the tanker
SS Duffield (8500 tonnes) – was hit and broke in half, sinking below the waves. The largest
freighter SS Brazza (10,500 tonnes) suffered two torpedo hits and rolled over and sank. The smaller ships survived this salvo either
being missed or the torpedo failing to detonate (<i>Editors Note: SS Treverbyn was hit by a G7e
that failed to explode.</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Avoiding the escort, we continued the attack and successfully
pursued the convoy. Poseidon was with us that night as we finished off another
freighter though it too four torpedoes to do so. Either the torpedoes are
defective or we need to sharpen our attack drills over the current refit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Things quieted down for us, as they were heating up back on
land. We’d almost made it back to <span style="background: white; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Wilhelmshaven</span>
before another British patrol plane dove in at us. I tell you – getting back to
base was the most dangerous part of this trip! Fortunately, our lookouts spied
the Jabo in time and we were able to crash dive the boat beneath the waves to
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I've been playing the old Con Sim Press board game "<a href="https://www.gmtgames.com/p-556-the-hunters-3rd-printing.aspx" target="_blank">The Hunters</a>", which is now available from GMT Games. The game emulates the experience of a German U-boat crew from the start of the WWII through mid- '43. These were the "Happy Times" when escorts were weak and convoy not rigously enforced. While the game may start off happy, it becomes progressively more difficult as the Royal Navy and it's many allied naval elements gain proficiency in anti-submarine warfare. </div>
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This is a solitaire game that really is best played solitaire. It's you and your boat against the enemy and the sea. A series of tables and die rolls simulate your mission and the success or failure of various actions. I've been playing in small sessions focused around a single patrol. It's a great way to get in some gaming when you don't have a lot of time or even an opponent to face. The game was succesful enough to warrant a sequel ("The Hunted") and a variant for the Pacific War titled "Silent Victory". Good games if you are looking for a suitable solitaire title!<br />
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The patrol log - in the form of letters home to a younger brother have been consolidated into a <a href="http://skilllevelzero.blogspot.com/p/dear-willy-patrol-log-of-u-72.html" target="_blank">separate page</a>. This was done to preserve a cohesive narrative and allow images to be incorporated into the story. </div>
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Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-6535301186427050732017-03-19T08:58:00.000-07:002017-06-05T18:22:08.398-07:00Assembling the Manassas, part 2Completing the assembly of the Manassas. Cutting the stacks off the sprue and filing the ends flat was straightforward.<br />
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The mount for the stacks was a little more complex. The mount has a hole for each stack to sit in. It's a good design and it's spoiled by one thing. Either each hole contains a mounting post for the stack, or there was a bit of flash in each hole. Either way, the metal had to go. A Goldilocks trial and error process of sorting through the drill bits found one that fit without being too big or too small (a #44 for those wanting to know). Slowly and carefully I used the drill to bore out the offending metal.<br />
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With that resolved, a good thick, heavy duty CA adhesive was applied to the end of the stack and inserted into each hole. It was a little tricky as the hole was not a tight fit, but the stacks did stand up.<br />
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With that - assembly is completed.*<br />
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And here's the assembled model.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the stacks installed! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the forward port quarter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Port broadside view.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hmmm...what's the tiny guide hole? Uh oh - I've misaligned the stacks! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here the BAY model (on the right) next two the Thoroughbred Figures model on the left. Two interpretations of the same model. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the images you should be able to see that the Thoroughbred model sits higher above the water than the BAY model. Both show many of the same types of details, though they vary slightly in terms of position. </td></tr>
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* I may come back and add the jackstaff for the flag later.<br />
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<a href="http://skilllevelzero.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-manassas-prepares-to-sail.html" target="_blank">See how the painting went in part three! </a>Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-65789795787834879482017-03-16T17:40:00.001-07:002017-03-19T08:59:22.794-07:00Assembling the CSS Manassas - 1/600 model from Bay Area Yards In February of 2017 I acquired a model of the Confederate ironclad CSS Manassas. Oft remembered as the Confederacy's first ironclad, she was slow and poorly armed. If it was not for the fact her opposition was entirely wooden ships, Manassas would have been found seriously wanting as a warship.<br />
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Manassas had a short, but busy career engaging Union ships at the Head of Passes, making the journey north to briefly join the River Defense Fleet near Memphis before returning to New Orleans and participating in her final battle against the Union navy at Fort Jackson as Farragut ran the guns.<br />
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This project is a 1/600 scale model of Manassas from <a href="http://bayareayards.virtualscratchbuilder.com/" target="_blank">Bay Area Yards</a>. (Kit # HCS-024). As 1/600 models go, this one is straightforward with a minimal number of of parts. One (1) hull casting and one (1) sprue of stacks and fittings.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manassas straight out of the bag. </td></tr>
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The historical record concerning Mansassas is conflicted with some sources indicating that the ship had one or two smokestacks. Some theories hold it was two stacks, then one following a refit after the engagement at the Head of Passes. The model offers the option to build either of the stack variants. As I already have a Manassas with one stack, I elected to model this kit as the early two-stack version suitable for the Head of Passes battle.<br />
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The hull casting needed a little clean up around the edges. Most of the work is for the sprue casting at the aft end of the model with required a bit of cutting. After that it was very minor filing to smooth the edges and make the bottom of the casting flush.<br />
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<br />Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-67292778772436551032017-03-06T18:48:00.000-08:002017-03-06T18:48:54.906-08:00Ram Fever! I'm telling you, I got the ram fever!<br />
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I pulled out an Ellet ram from a box and thought, hmmm...glad I picked this up. Can't ever have enough Ellet rams. For example...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pair of Ellet Ram models from Thoroughbred Models that were acquired at Fall In 2016.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ummm...yeah. That might be enough. From left - FOUR Thoroughbred Ellet Rams, USS Switzerland (Peter Pig), Lioness and Queen of the West (Bay Area Yards).<br /><br />I've got a sneaky feeling that there is at least one more sitting in a box awaiting assembly. </td></tr>
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<br />Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-74645277694810429912017-03-06T18:34:00.000-08:002017-03-06T18:34:34.735-08:00Back to Civil War Naval......but did I ever really leave?<br />
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Even more 1/600 models added to the backlog of ship models to be assembled, painted and brought to the gaming table. This time, it's a batch of models from <a href="http://bayareayards.virtualscratchbuilder.com/" target="_blank">Bay Area Yards</a> with a smattering of Thoroughbred tossed in.<br />
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First up, I've had a recurring itch to game the naval action(s) of the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Warships-Salnaves-War-Haiti-1867-1869/dp/1456313843" target="_blank">1867 Haitian Civil War</a>. It's an easy stretch goal for the ACW naval gamer as many of the ships models are all surplus US Navy vessels. The most impressive ship in the war would have been the ironclad ex-CSS Atlanta, which was purchased and on the way to intervene in the civil war when the vessel sank off the East Coast of the United States.<br />
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A challenge though is modeling two stalwart ships of the former US Navy - the Mount Vernon and the Quaker City. These side wheel steam ships were former blockaders in the American Civil War. In Salnave's War, these ships were practically battleships and key vessels in the handful of naval actions waged in the war. Unfortunately, neither ship is currently modeled in 1/600 scale. I'm hopeful that I can use these Bay Area Yards models as the basis for creating conversion that will capture the look and feel of the actual ships.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hull of the Confederate gunboat Varuna. No upper works or fittings. But a great hull! </td></tr>
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Second item - a model of the USS Harvest Moon. A nice little sidewheeler that I've never added to the fleet. Helps to round out the collection.<br />
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<br />Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-37946346932636073042017-02-19T18:37:00.001-08:002017-02-20T16:37:03.483-08:00Check Your 6 - Great War edition...Saturday afternoon at Day Con provided an opportunity to play in a game of Colorful SKies - which is a Great War flavor of the <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30958/check-your-6" target="_blank">Check Your 6</a> game engine. The afternoon's game saw a complex clash as each side attempted to lure the opponent into attacking weak planes with their fighters. Set during the Fokker Scourge, the game features Roland IIC, FE2B, DH.2 and Fokker Eindeckers.<br />
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This was an absolutely fun game. It captures the feel and spirit of the Great War while still delivering a game that is definitely a Check Your 6 experience. We had seven players - all CY6 veterans - and the game ran very quickly. Though offered as 'bait' and with no skill pilots, my Roland IIC were clearly superior to the FE2B in almost every respect that mattered - speed, crew capability and robustness. They quickly earned the nickname "Sturmovik of the Western Front" as they were so much more robust than every other plane on the table. </div>
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I'm really enjoying that you can use the same planes from Wings of War / Wings of Glory on hex bases and your ready to game. This is what I think of as 'old school gaming' at it's finest. </div>
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If you like World War One aerial gaming, you just definitely look for these rules. I think it's marketed as the <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188494/colorful-skies-wwi-air-war-scenarios" target="_blank">Colourful Skies</a> product, but verify that with I-94 before ordering.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first pass - the FE2B engage the Fokkers and Rolands. One of my Rolands's shot up his own tail! (I rolled snake eyes back to back!) I sent several turns attempting to unjam the rudder.</td></tr>
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Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-74341805750872962312017-02-19T10:26:00.001-08:002017-02-19T10:26:27.869-08:00Great War - Air Action, North Sea2/18/2017 was the date of <a href="http://www.daycongaming.com/" target="_blank">Day Con</a>, the first issue of what we hope will become an annual staple of the Dayton, Ohio gaming calendar. As part of the days events, I provided a <a href="http://www.aresgames.eu/games/ww1-wings-of-glory-line" target="_blank">Wings of Glory</a> game titled "Clash over the North Sea". The game features two opposing combat patrols - one from the British Royal Air Force (formerly the Royal Naval Air Service) and the other from the German Imperial Navy's <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Marine-Fliegerabteilung. The two forces - while on different missions - encounter each other over the North Sea and engage in combat. </span><br />
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<li>Felixstowe F.2A - "BN"</li>
<li>4 x DH-4</li>
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<b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">Marine-Fliegerabteilung coastal approach patrol</b><br />
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<li> Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"> two seater </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">float plane</span></li>
<li> Hansa-Brandenburg W.12<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">two seater </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">float plane</span></li>
<li> Hansa-Brandenburg<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">KDW float plane fighter</span></li>
<li> Hansa-Brandenburg KDW float plane fighter</li>
<li>Friedrichshafen FF.49<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">t wo seater float plane</span></li>
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<br />Many of the models are products from <a href="https://www.shapeways.com/" target="_blank">Shapeways</a> - for example, the entire German force in this game is represented with 1/144 models from <a href="https://www.shapeways.com/" target="_blank">Shapeways</a>. You can see details on my experience getting the <a href="http://skilllevelzero.blogspot.com/2015/12/queen-of-north-sea-sky.html" target="_blank">Felixstowe ready for action</a> here and on other posts throughout the blog. Bases for these planes came from <a href="http://www.aerodromeaccessories.com/index.php/flight-stands/ww.html" target="_blank">The Aerodrome</a>. <div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott's DH.4 take the left while Sean pilots the Felixstowe up the center.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott and Keith engage head to head.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the planes occupying a nice small space. The DH.4 in lower right have been mauled taking heavy fire and collision damage. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collisions! The KDW collides with the Felixstowe. The W.12 collide with each other! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keith did a good job keeping his planes together and fighting them effectively.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even more collisions! That poor Felixstowe was a plane magnet in this game.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Felixstowe is on <b>fire! </b>Remarkably, no planes have yet been destroyed...but it would not last.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...AND the Felixstowe. The game falls apart. The F2A has burned up. A pair of DH.4 was destroyed. The FF.49, W.12 and W.29 fell into the sea.</td></tr>
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At game end the Imperial Navy had scored a solid victory, still having three - relatively intact - planes on the table. The damage cards were unkind to the British. The Felixstowe drew three fire cards in succession sealing it's fate. A DH.4 drew the combination of a Fire card, followed by no left turn, no right turn and engine damage. Fortunately, it took enough damage we didn't have to worry about how to resolve the fire/illegal maneuvers that would have resulted from that mess.<br />
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Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-65882257511207661862017-02-16T05:32:00.003-08:002017-02-16T05:32:46.877-08:00Capital Navies correction...For those that had purchased Capital Navies - I was notified this morning that download file was the Publisher file was uploaded in error instead of the PDF file. If you purchased and downloaded Anaconda: Capital Navies before today, you downloaded a Microsoft Publisher file and not the PDF.<br />
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That has been corrected. If I read the system correctly, a notification was sent to all purchasers of the product that the new copy is available. Apologies for any inconvenience this error may have caused.<br />
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<br />Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-10363309841699221282017-02-15T05:00:00.000-08:002017-02-15T05:00:30.934-08:00North Sea air action this Saturday at DAYCON - Dayton, OhioOn Saturday 25 Feb 17, at the<a href="http://www.daycongaming.com/" target="_blank"> Dayton Gaming Convention</a> I'm hosting a Wings of Glory game featuring a bevy of seaplanes for a North Sea game. Come see the Felixstowe and it's escorting DH.4 take on the mixed flight of German float planes including the W.29, W.12, W.4 and FF.49. It'll be a bloody clash of planes you almost never seen on the game table. All the German planes and several of the British planes are 3-D prints from Shapeways. <br />
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<br />Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-42117947906500064482017-02-04T16:46:00.001-08:002017-02-06T04:42:11.078-08:00Anaconda: River of Blood - the Red River campaign expansion for Anaconda<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">New to Wargame Vault is <a href="http://www.wargamevault.com/product/204193/Anaconda-River-of-Blood" target="_blank">Anaconda: River of Blood</a>, a supplement to the original Anaconda rules.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Designed to generate tabletop miniature games simulating naval naval battles during the ill-fated Red River campaign. This supplement includes an order of battle for both sides, a strategic map of the Red River that replaces the original strategic map of the Red River, tactical maps defining sections of the Red River and special rules modifications to the core Anaconda game designed to replicate the events of the original campaign. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>What's new here?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">- The strategic map of the Red River is expanded. The original game didn't really focus on operations on the Red River, mostly as the campaign was pretty much over by that point in the war. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Tactical maps are included for each of the strategic Area boxes. None of these tactical maps were included in the original rules. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Starting order of battle for the Red River campaign listing the ships and fortifications present at the start of operations. This gives you a historcal starting point for the game and an good plan for what ships you should field.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">So break out those late-war Union ironclads, raise steam and ascend the River of Blood...if you dare! </span></div>
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Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410087854971560196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679502135305474897.post-42398779648809763452017-01-24T05:25:00.001-08:002017-01-24T05:25:33.716-08:00Space: The final battleground......maybe.<br />
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Some random thoughts on game design.<br />
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I've spent some time over the last few weeks tinkering with a tabletop card game. The initial test was rewarding, but revealed some areas that needed tweaking.<br />
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Beyond the basics of game design, it's been educational in terms of exploring exactly how a cards for games gets produced and the technical limitations of general layout applications such as MS Publisher. Mid to high end design programs seem to be the order of the day.<br />
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It's also pointed out my limitations as an artist. I can produce very basic graphics - on the level of what we saw in games back in the 70's - 80's. But technology allows much more - multi-color, photo-quality layered graphics and custom fonts. Full color, glossy rule books and flashy cards seem to be the norm these days. Rule book pages with background imagery that sometimes interferes with the text of the rules. Is that really necessary? When I pick up a copy of the <a href="https://www.usga.org/content/dam/usga/pdf/2015/2016%20Rules/2016-rulesofgolf-USGAfinal.pdf" target="_blank">USGA 'rules of golf '</a>, the rules are presented in a clear manner that focuses on the text and supporting diagram. Yes, there are a handful of 'pretty pictures' and corporate sponsor logos, but the<b> rules</b> are focused on game play. <br />
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Which brings me to the question, how much of the enjoyment of playing a card game comes from dropping a card with a stunning graphic versus, the effect of that card on the course of the game? Is is a 'little of column A, little of column B' sort of thing? If the game is solid, does the look and feel of the card matter? Can a gorgeous, well designed card mask poor rules and effects, but it's so darn pretty?<br />
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