Nik asked me to paint his WW1 Germans, so with a spare five minutes in my schedule, here they are.
An infantry unit with machine gun stand
(https://i.imgur.com/x0sexPp.jpg)
Yes, I did do cuffs, collars, facings, tail piping, trouser seams and helmet numbers!
(https://i.imgur.com/rXI4SLH.jpg)
Top view
(https://i.imgur.com/V1k5PEU.jpg)
But where one goes, they do not go alone. All six units of infantry
(https://i.imgur.com/Du7iFUa.jpg)
Not bad since I only started them last Monday
(https://i.imgur.com/Mbcz6qt.jpg)
Top view
(https://i.imgur.com/19NGIgc.jpg)
Because they would not fit in the light box with their infantry, all six machine gun attachements
(https://i.imgur.com/MFMeQZn.jpg)
Do not want to be down range of that
(https://i.imgur.com/QolzEIZ.jpg)
Uhlans with attached machine guns
(https://i.imgur.com/94VGeef.jpg)
Fun fact I did not know, German cavalry used tubular steel lances in WW1!
(https://i.imgur.com/7Q6oJbn.jpg)
The line
(https://i.imgur.com/xJV5xNN.jpg)
Player's view
(https://i.imgur.com/8G9Jioh.jpg)
German gun line
(https://i.imgur.com/7Z9QNAh.jpg)
Gunners being busy
(https://i.imgur.com/GwPfwK5.jpg)
Top view
(https://i.imgur.com/RGnl4ad.jpg)
Spot the deliberate mistake?
(https://i.imgur.com/pyjAXj5.jpg)
Nik and I realised the gun shields are on backwards (Nik blamed a 'Red Wine incident'), I tried to take them apart but they were stuck fast!
Commanders (I know it's terribly unhistoric, but the temptation to do a couple of uncovered Pucklehaubs was too much)
(https://i.imgur.com/inb0Egc.jpg)
Back of the commanders
(https://i.imgur.com/7Z1XXR5.jpg)
Nice stuff
Impressive...I am sorely tempted by the Great War :-\
The Pendraken ranges are very very nice and I can strongly recommend ITLSU by TooFatLardies :d
QuoteThe Pendraken ranges are very very nice and I can strongly recommend ITLSU by TooFatLardies :d
I actually picked up a copy of the Lardies' Western front rules, Through the Mud and the Blood recently as well as a copy of Great War Spearhead last year :-SS
Though ITLSU will probably get looked at in the not too distant future too, though will see how I get on with my SP2 project I've just sat down to continue basing to see if I like their rules!
Looking good. I like the "player's view". I often wonder why I spend so much time painting a figure when all I see of my forces is the backsides.
QuoteI actually picked up a copy of the Lardies' Western front rules, Through the Mud and the Blood recently as well as a copy of Great War Spearhead last year :-SS
Though ITLSU will probably get looked at in the not too distant future too, though will see how I get on with my SP2 project I've just sat down to continue basing to see if I like their rules!
All 3 sets of rules are at very different representative scales. But you can play ITLSU and GWSH with pretty much the same figures - although you will probably have a lot more artillery in a GWSH game. TTMAB is skirmish level, so pretty much wants individual based figures - and proper 3d trenches. I've toyed with this, but if feels all a bit fiddly in 10mm.
QuoteLooking good. I like the "player's view". I often wonder why I spend so much time painting a figure when all I see of my forces is the backsides.
This is very true - I've occasionally lent my figures to my opponent, and then you get to see the front of your own army - it looks so much better!
Nice work, Will. :-bd
QuoteThis is very true - I've occasionally lent my figures to my opponent, and then you get to see the front of your own army - it looks so much better!
Given my dice rolling I often see the front of my routing troops. :D
QuoteAll 3 sets of rules are at very different representative scales. But you can play ITLSU and GWSH with pretty much the same figures - although you will probably have a lot more artillery in a GWSH game. TTMAB is skirmish level, so pretty much wants individual based figures - and proper 3d trenches. I've toyed with this, but if feels all a bit fiddly in 10mm.
Yeah I'm trying out Sharp Practice with 10mm individual figures at the moment to see if its too fiddly or not for that skirmish level, then will see how that translates into other rules. I like the idea of the smaller scale Great War actions a little more than the huge battles, at least for the Western Front. Think larger battles would be more interesting in the more mobile fronts. I remember seeing someone do an impressive looking Battle of Tannenberg not too long ago and then ITLSU opens up a lot of Middle East options.
Quote from: mmcv on 23 March 2022, 10:58:06 AM...then ITLSU opens up a lot of Middle East options.
We have used ITLSU very successfully for the early mobile battles on the Western Front
QuoteWe have used ITLSU very successfully for the early mobile battles on the Western Front
Well okay if you insist, the pdf is only £8... Some reading for me tonight.
The "Play the Game" supplement on the TFL website has lots of material for If the Lord Spares Us, including ideas for using it for the Western Front or East Africa.
QuoteThe "Play the Game" supplement on the TFL website has lots of material for If the Lord Spares Us, including ideas for using it for the Western Front or East Africa.
Thanks for this, I noted it also has a blend of the Chain of Command rules with Mud & Blood to balance out some of the more dated aspects of those rules and a bunch of useful scenarios so picked it up as well.
Lovely work! :-bd I'm another tempted by WW1 and ITLSU.
QuoteLovely work! :-bd I'm another tempted by WW1 and ITLSU.
On chatting to my parents who have been doing a lot of family history I have a few relatives who fought (and some who died) in the conflict. Very tempted by the period. My great grandad on my mum's side was at Gallipoli and Palestine. My dad's great uncle was killed in the Kaiserschlacht. There are a few more leads as well for other distant relatives. Even though I never met them (I knew my great grandmother but my great grandfather died before I was born) the family connections are interesting. I'd previously been a little uneasy on gaming the period for a variety of reasons, but the more I've read and learned on it the more interested I am and seeing it more as a tribute to those who fought it.
Quote from: mmcv on 02 April 2022, 07:50:53 PM...the family connections are interesting. I'd previously been a little uneasy on gaming the period for a variety of reasons, but the more I've read and learned on it the more interested I am and seeing it more as a tribute to those who fought it.
That was very much our experience as well
We managed to mainly coincide with the WWI Centennial
Quote from: paulr on 03 April 2022, 12:19:35 AMThat was very much our experience as well
We managed to mainly coincide with the WWI Centennial
Yes it certainly was. I am very glad Paul R and I decided to run with the ITLSU rules for opening moves 1914 and Middle Eastern games and use Pendraken WW1 10mm figures in what was my first foray into 10mm back in 2014. Loved the period and 10mm ever since.
I do feel a little more connected with the preriod as both my Grandfathers fought in France (and were both fortunate enough to survive). After WW1 one went back to being the head legal clerk of a Edinburgh law firm while the other stayed in the Army for another 40 odd years.