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Title: Battle for Saint Come Du Mont
Post by: Orcs on 15 March 2021, 07:06:54 PM
Right this is an experiment. I have finally bit the bullet to see if I can post images  Thanks to MMCV's guide.

If it does not work it is me not the guide.
Title: Re: Battle for Saint Come Du Mont
Post by: Orcs on 15 March 2021, 07:28:42 PM
Trying again - I think its worked.

Pre  lockdown I put on a Big Chain of Command game. Sunjester and two other friends Colin and Henry came over.   

This game was  very loosely based on the capture of Saint Comt Du Mont , and an excuse to use the "Dead Mans Corner" building I have. 

We gave the Recce the ability to view over two hedges, based on the idea that they would take more time looking for the enemy than normal troops. All the Germans were hidden with markers showing all points where they might be. Most were dummies' but it got the British being very careful. they did not like crossing the hedges without the recce having checked out the next field first.

This made the Germans risk revealing forces to try and take out the pesky Recce tanks.

(https://i.imgur.com/8CoIfK9.jpg)
The whole table - Not sure why the photo is distorted

(https://i.imgur.com/YxOhcSl.jpg)
The objective - Saint Comt Du Mont

(https://i.imgur.com/dl7Ldka.jpg)
The village Square

(https://i.imgur.com/k3qNxRx.jpg)
Recce on the lookout

(https://i.imgur.com/KxTON3z.jpg)
The Tiger waits

(https://i.imgur.com/PsevhHF.jpg)
The British capture the house at Dead Mans Corner

Now I have managed to do this I may well post some more piccies. - Thanks to MMCV
Title: Re: Battle for Saint Come Du Mont
Post by: Ithoriel on 15 March 2021, 07:29:26 PM
Paste the link you created between two img tags - created by clicking the icon of the picture 3rd left, second row of icons above

Ah! I'm too slow! You worked it out! :)
Title: Re: Battle for Saint Come Du Mont
Post by: Matt J on 15 March 2021, 07:36:37 PM
Seriously nice looking table!
Title: Re: Battle for Saint Come Du Mont
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 15 March 2021, 07:39:55 PM
Very pretty mate
Title: Re: Battle for Saint Come Du Mont
Post by: Orcs on 15 March 2021, 08:19:45 PM
Quote from: Matt J on 15 March 2021, 07:36:37 PM
Seriously nice looking table!

Thank you. Its taken quite a long time of collecting. I could not have done it  without  some very generous friends,  including traders who have customized what they produce for me. 


Title: Re: Battle for Saint Come Du Mont
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 16 March 2021, 06:55:54 AM
Good stuff
Title: Re: Battle for Saint Come Du Mont
Post by: mmcv on 16 March 2021, 07:40:34 AM
Great table, glad you got the pictures working, hope it leads to many more posted  :D
Title: Re: Battle for Saint Come Du Mont
Post by: Techno II on 16 March 2021, 07:53:45 AM
Great stuff, Mark. :-bd

The distorted piccy of the table, looks like the camera has got a VERY wide angle facility...almost akin to using a 'fish eye' lens.
Try taking a piccy outside, with the same setting. If the horizon looks curved....rather than 'straight'....That'll be the answer.

Cheers - Phil. :)
Title: Re: Battle for Saint Come Du Mont
Post by: Orcs on 16 March 2021, 11:42:30 AM
Quote from: Techno II on 16 March 2021, 07:53:45 AM
Great stuff, Mark. :-bd

The distorted piccy of the table, looks like the camera has got a VERY wide angle facility...almost akin to using a 'fish eye' lens.
Try taking a piccy outside, with the same setting. If the horizon looks curved....rather than 'straight'....That'll be the answer.

Cheers - Phil. :)

Will give that a try
I can't remember if I used the phone or my camera for that one. I certainly have not seen it before or since.
Title: Re: Battle for Saint Come Du Mont
Post by: Orcs on 16 March 2021, 11:44:19 AM
The Recce Stuart was made out of the bits left over after making the 3  normal vehicles from the PSC pack, with addition of some .30 cal Mgs from Sergeants mess and some left over tank commanders.
Title: Re: Battle for Saint Come Du Mont
Post by: paulr on 18 March 2021, 07:36:33 AM
 :-bd =D> :-bd =D>
Title: Re: Battle for Saint Come Du Mont
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 18 March 2021, 08:42:33 AM
You do get a lot of spare parts with PSC....