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Title: France 1940
Post by: Derek H on 10 March 2012, 02:08:14 PM
Getting there with my France 1940 project.  Here's a pic of the Germans I've done so far.

(http://dereksweetoys.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Total_thumb.jpg)

More on my blog, Derek's Wee Toys at, http://dereksweetoys.com/?p=951 (http://dereksweetoys.com/?p=951)
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Leon on 10 March 2012, 02:25:12 PM
Looking good, reinforcements shouldn't be too far away...  ;) :D
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Derek H on 10 March 2012, 03:00:57 PM
Quote from: Leon on 10 March 2012, 02:25:12 PM
Looking good, reinforcements shouldn't be too far away...  ;) :D

First game with them next week.  And still one unit of infantry sitting on the desk waiting to be painted. 
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Hertsblue on 10 March 2012, 03:58:25 PM
Nice work, Derek. I like a man who doesn't flood the table with tanks. Give the infantry their day, I say. Well done! :-bd
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Derek H on 10 March 2012, 04:02:20 PM
The flood of tanks will come later.   :D 

But the first thing I paint for any force is a strong core of infantry. 
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Derek H on 17 March 2012, 04:42:16 PM
And now some British are up there as well.

(http://dereksweetoys.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/BritTot_thumb.jpg)

(http://dereksweetoys.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/BritInnf_thumb.jpg)

More at http://dereksweetoys.com/?p=985 (http://dereksweetoys.com/?p=985)
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 17 March 2012, 05:36:38 PM
Brits look just superb!
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: nikharwood on 17 March 2012, 07:23:25 PM
Very nice indeed Derek  8)
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Steve J on 17 March 2012, 07:25:28 PM
Very nicely done 8).
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Leon on 17 March 2012, 09:38:05 PM
Nice, great basing as well.
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Jerrylee on 18 March 2012, 02:28:28 PM
Great looking armies :) just waiting for my early war BEF and Germans to come, going to do Peter Pigs PBI to start with then may well get a copy of there abltung rules, see how they go:) what about yourself?

Gary
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Derek H on 18 March 2012, 05:57:43 PM
Played Battlegroup Panzergrenadier.

Intend to play I Ain't Been Shot Mum.
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Jerrylee on 18 March 2012, 10:11:26 PM
What's I ain't been shot mum like?
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Techno on 19 March 2012, 06:04:31 AM
Luvverly units Derek !
Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Derek H on 19 March 2012, 02:54:52 PM
Quote from: Jerrylee on 18 March 2012, 10:11:26 PM
What's I ain't been shot mum like?

I really like it, though I play more Battlegroup Panzergrenadier, largely because that's what my friends mostly play.

It has to be said that it's not to eveyone's taste.  You don't have quite the same level of control over your troops that you do in most rules.  Some people can't cope with it.  

There's a good introductory article at http://toofatlardies.co.uk/blog/?p=672

Battle report at http://toofatlardies.co.uk/blog/?p=622

Interview with the author   http://toofatlardies.co.uk/blog/?paged=3

Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Derek H on 26 April 2012, 01:01:49 PM
(http://dereksweetoys.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Schutzen.jpg)

That's a company for IABSM, details at http://dereksweetoys.com/?page_id=972 (http://dereksweetoys.com/?page_id=972)

Except for the Kfz 15s that is.  

(http://dereksweetoys.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Supports.jpg)

And these are the supports.  More coming at Carronade in two weeks time.

Also coming at Carronade, loads of British.  
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: nikharwood on 26 April 2012, 10:44:06 PM
Coming along very nicely Derek  8)
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Jagger on 27 April 2012, 12:30:40 AM
Let us know how "I ain't been shot" plays out with your new armies.  I just got a copy of the rules and I think it looks great.  But then, I like the variability of command and control.  Although I don't have any armies yet.  I need to fix that problem.
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Serotonin on 27 April 2012, 08:42:27 AM
Ive fallen in love with  I Aint Been Shot Mum, and its beginning to push Blitzkrieg Commander off my top slot in the WW2 stakes. Arguably its a different scale of game and thats how I reconcile my treachery to BKC! Im in the process of taking stock of all my BKC 10mm armies and converting them over to IABSM. Well I say converting them over, thats not strictly true as they are usable for both games quite easily. What it does mean is that due to a stand of troops being a platoon in BKC and a section in IABSM, I will be having to order a lot of infantry packs from you guys Leon!

Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Steve J on 27 April 2012, 02:02:13 PM
"Ive fallen in love with  I Aint Been Shot Mum, and its beginning to push Blitzkrieg Commander off my top slot in the WW2 stakes. "

Burn the heretic :d.
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Serotonin on 27 April 2012, 02:33:50 PM
OK its my favourite WW2 system that does company level engagements.

Anything above that BKC is king obviously!
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Leon on 27 April 2012, 02:38:38 PM
Quote from: Serotonin on 27 April 2012, 08:42:27 AM
What it does mean is that due to a stand of troops being a platoon in BKC and a section in IABSM, I will be having to order a lot of infantry packs from you guys Leon!

That sounds good...  :D
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Jagger on 27 April 2012, 06:12:35 PM
QuoteIve fallen in love with  I Aint Been Shot Mum

I have a number of Too Fat Lardie rules and I Aint been Shot appears to be head and shoulders over the others and the others are good.  I just need to determine what timeframe and theater to build.  And that is harder than it sounds when I have to decide between Spanish Civil War, early war Japanese vs early war Brits or Americans, early war French vs early war Germans or 44-45 Germans vs Brits or Americans.  Making it even toughter, I also really need more medieval, renaissance and Napoleonic figures.  Decisions, decisions....
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Serotonin on 27 April 2012, 06:19:25 PM
You seen CHarlie Dont Surf. Its pretty much identical to IABSM3 (I think they based the revisions to IABSM on CDS). Cant wait to try it out.
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Jagger on 28 April 2012, 01:07:35 AM
No, I haven't seen Charlie don't surf but maybe in the future.  I wonder if they named it after the Apolcolypse Now scene where the cav commander air assaults a village so he can go surfing.
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Serotonin on 28 April 2012, 06:33:39 AM
Undoubtedly.
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Ben Waterhouse on 28 April 2012, 01:53:59 PM
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Derek H on 16 August 2012, 03:53:11 PM
I’ve now finished I/25th Panzer Abteilung (1st Battalion, 25th Panzer Regiment ) for Battlegroup Panzergrenadier

(http://dereksweetoys.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/25th_thumb.jpg)

(http://dereksweetoys.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/PZ38ts.jpg)

More pics at http://dereksweetoys.com/?p=1280 (http://dereksweetoys.com/?p=1280)
Title: Re: France 1940
Post by: Hertsblue on 16 August 2012, 09:45:42 PM
Quote from: Jerrylee on 18 March 2012, 10:11:26 PM
What's I ain't been shot mum like?

A great relief, actually.  :D