Anyone created a gridded terrain board?

[Raider4]

I find I am reading posts more.  Always looking for a good Bat Rep, eye candy paint job, or getting a heads up on a product via networking. 

This  forum community is helping to maintain my sanity. 

Agree with all the above, plus I'm spending a fair bit of time on Youtube. Some interesting stuff there in amongst all the dross.

[mmcv]

Congratulations Colonel !  1.9 posts per day is impressive use of forum.  I find I am reading posts more.  Always looking for a good Bat Rep, eye candy paint job, or getting a heads up on a product via networking. 

This  forum community is helping to maintain my sanity. 

Keep posting.

James

Thanks James! Speaking of eye candy, I hear you telling of all these wonderful diaramas and scenic pieces you make for your games. I hope we'll see some pictures in the future?

Agree with all the above, plus I'm spending a fair bit of time on Youtube. Some interesting stuff there in amongst all the dross.

YouTube has some amazing stuff, the sheer quantity of superb historical videos and other informative channels , lecturers, etc, provide a good background listen or watch. I've been doing a lot on the late bronze age and early imperial Chinese history while painting in preparation for a couple of new projects.

[paulr]

Congratulations on the promotion MMCV

[Sunray]

Thanks James! Speaking of eye candy, I hear you telling of all these wonderful diaramas and scenic pieces you make for your games. I hope we'll see some pictures in the future?

As soon as the Leven harbour gets to me via "THE MAILMAN" - I call him Kevin Costner - and a few extra bits arrive, I will get building.  I have it planned out on hardboard.  12"x 12"

The Cruel Sea Project in 10mm is also awaiting guns and torpedoes.   I have modified Dinky MTB hulls .    

I have also discovered a Halfords primer in a dark matt red- ideal for tile roofs!

Stay safe.

James 

[Smoking gun]

Many thanks; very helpful. I see there is a copy of PBI II on eBay for £8. Not sure why it needs further 'upgrading'. They seem to be rules that people use but they have never reached mass market penetration.

Hi,
That's very true about mass market penetration. PBI II is two versions ago (2000), the previous version (2006) had a green cover with British troops sheltering behind a tank and a couple of "in game" photos there's a photo here: http://40somethingwargamer.blogspot.com/2006/09/pbi-ww2-rules.html, I've seen this version on eBay for around £15, the latest update is to simplify a couple of mechanisms which has already been done in the sister game Bayonets and Ideology (Spanish Civil War) which was updated more recently. Peter Pig RFCM don't update their rules very frequently PBI was last published in 2015, the talk of a new version only came about as a co-operative or solo play version was being play tested and that led to a review of current mechanisms. The solo version is on hold due to the covid situation.

Best wishes,
Martin

[Raider4]

The solo version is on hold due to the covid situation.

Strange, you'd think that version would be the one people would snap up at the moment.

[Smoking gun]

Strange, you'd think that version would be the one people would snap up at the moment.

Yes, the delay is due to it being primarily intended as a co-op game, two players versus a rules controlled enemy, so playtesting is an issue as is further rules development due to manpower issues, the Peter Pig figure manufacture is still running as is sculpting with new releases in the past weeks, all done by one person. It's a very small company not as big as Pendraken for example.

Best wishes,
Martin

[Noktu]

I carved one board with "grids" using dremel. Very fast and easy if you go with an MDF board.