WWI, WWII, and Vietnam Progress

[bigjackmac]

All,

Hey, an update: we've got Vietnam-era stuff, World War One-era stuff, and progress on my WWII Caen project.  Last weekend was incredibly productive for me from a wargaming standpoint, just haven't had much time for the blog this week.  So I apologize, but sit back and drink in my latest batch of productivity, and I've got eight battle reports to write up and post (over on my Cuba Libre blog), coming as quick as I can.


North Vietnamese regulars from Pendraken.


Some Pendraken Teufelhunden.


And getting closer to Caen!  To see a bunch more pics (and some forces not pictured here), please check the blog at:
http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2018/09/storms-brewin.html

Now I have to get over to Cuba Libre and work on those batreps...
V/R,
Jack

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very cool Jack

[Techno]

You'll have to twist Leon's arm for the M-14s, Jack. 

Cheers - Phil

[petercooman]

Big load of minis Jack! Good job!

[paulr]

You have been busy, again!

[Womble67]

Very nice indeed

Take care

Andy

[sunjester]

Good progress! 

[bigjackmac]

Wow, thanks for the kind words everyone, I appreciate it! 

What do you guys think about the WWI basing I did?  It's okay, you're not gonna hurt my feelings 
I'm not going to go back and change these guys, but if it looks bad (and there's no way to modify it to make it look better without re-doing the whole thing) I don't want to put it on any other troops.

Phil - That's your job, you're supposed to be an advocate!!! 

V/R,
Jack

[bigjackmac]

All,

Yesterday afternoon was Christmas in September.  I was waiting (not long, mind you) on two sizeable shipments, one from Crescent Root Studio, and one from Heroics and Ros, and wouldn't you know it but both arrived on the same day!  So I figured I'd post a few pics, take a gander.


The whole mess from Crescent Root.


And the whole mess from Heroics and Ros.  To see more pics, please check the blog at:
http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2018/09/new-crescent-root-buildings-and-hr-bare.html

More to come.

V/R,
Jack

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

That's a lot of tiggers!

[Raider4]

That's a lot of tiggers!

Eh, only 3 as far as I can see?

But, yes, with 6mm you can end up with a whole lot of vehicles before you know it. Shame I just can't get used to the infantry at that scale.

Cheers, M.
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[fred.]

WWI bases: I like the puddles, but km not sure they fit with that much grass. I think if you have that many puddle stuff you should have about half as much grass, and have the rest as bare earth / mud.
For my WWI I went with all mud with puddles /shell craters, but do keep getting comments that it wasn't always mud. But too me i have seem too many photos of Ypres and Paschendale which are just seas of mud to associate much else with WWI

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Eh, only 3 as far as I can see?

To every British soldier in Normandy, EVERY tank is a tigger!

[Techno]

Phil - That's your job, you're supposed to be an advocate!!! 

Hmmmm....Trouble is...I think Leon's already lined up some more 'projects' to keep me busy, already......And I don't want to tread on another designer's toes....I'll see what I can do. (But no promises  )

Re the H&R haul......That's a lot of stuff to be getting on with !!!

Cheers - Phil

[Steve J]

Wow, you have been a busy bee!

[bigjackmac]

Thanks again, everyone!  And I'm with ya, every German tank's a Tiger!

Fred - Thanks for the critique!  I agree with what you're saying, but I was trying to walk a fine line.  I didn't want total mud bases for two reasons: 1) I don't have a game mat that would work for, and 2) I've got US Marines here, so I'm working on the late war offensives and counteroffensives, which I'm hoping to be more maneuver oriented, so 'on to the green fields beyond' and all that.  So yeah, I probably have the bases looking a bit silly, trying to have some WWI stereotypical mud, but also with some grass...  On a side note, found myself on the Pendraken website last night, viewing some tanks, 75mm/77mm field guns, and those nifty French 37mm guns.

Phil - Don't sweat it man, I'm just playing around with you, the M-14s thing is kinda overtaken by events.  Plenty of stuff to keep me busy in any case!

Lemmey - Regarding the infantry, no doubt 10mm is better for that   Having said that, the key, for me, to playing 6mm, is to play higher echelon games, where identifying the individual types and weapons isn't important to the rules.

Steve - Yeah man, I'm doing my best!

V/R,
Jack

[fred.]

Fred - Thanks for the critique!  I agree with what you're saying, but I was trying to walk a fine line.  I didn't want total mud bases for two reasons: 1) I don't have a game mat that would work for, and 2) I've got US Marines here, so I'm working on the late war offensives and counteroffensives, which I'm hoping to be more maneuver oriented, so 'on to the green fields beyond' and all that.  So yeah, I probably have the bases looking a bit silly, trying to have some WWI stereotypical mud, but also with some grass...  On a side note, found myself on the Pendraken website last night, viewing some tanks, 75mm/77mm field guns, and those nifty French 37mm guns.

Your troops definitely need some supporting guns!

I get what you mean about needing the bases to work with existing mats (and for a number of possible scenarios). If you are keeping the grass ratio about the same, then I'd have one wet puddle and one area of mud, then the transition between wet muddy puddles and grass will be a bit more mixed. Just a thought.

[Womble67]

I particularly like the buildings

Take care

Andy