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Title: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: bigjackmac on 05 August 2013, 01:10:29 AM
Greetings all,
    This is my inaugural post here, but I've been lurking on the boards (and collecting Pendraken) for several years now.  I'm a big fan of the Lardies, and in preparation for the release of their upcoming "Chain of Command" ruleset I've put together a force of German FJ and British infantry for NW Europe action. 

    Each force has a set of leaders, infantry AT (PIAT & PzSchreck), MG, medium mortars, light mortars (I used Wehrmacht for my FJ as they don't have their own code for 50mm mortars, and I used Brit Airborne for the Tommies because I had some spares handy), engineers (again, Wehrmacht for FJ), and a number of infantry (rifles, SMGs, and a set of PzFausts for the FJ).  I borrowed a Brit AB radio for each side (again, spares lying around), and then I sprung for the Mongtomery and Rommel/Ramcke models to use as Platoon Commanders (just for some personailty).

    Here is the link: http://s1297.photobucket.com/user/mcdanielte/library/

I hope you all enjoy.  Now that I'm officially posting here, I'll have to get some picks up of my other Pendraken stuff.

V/R,
Jack
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Leon on 05 August 2013, 01:13:31 AM
Hi Jack, thanks for the pics, and welcome to the Forum!

8)
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: bigjackmac on 05 August 2013, 02:22:28 AM
Thank you Sir, I appreciate it.  I'm a big fan of your work  ;)

Jack
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: nikharwood on 05 August 2013, 06:17:29 AM
Nicely done, Jack - and welcome (openly) to the forum  8)
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Steve J on 05 August 2013, 07:15:21 AM
Welcome on board and good to see your CoC forces in 10mm :).
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Hertsblue on 05 August 2013, 08:02:20 AM
Howdo, Jack, good to have you aboard finally.
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 05 August 2013, 09:46:07 AM
Welcome Jack,
Nice link
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: petercooman on 05 August 2013, 08:19:11 PM
Welcome!!

Great work!
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Techno on 05 August 2013, 09:17:48 PM
Welcome from me too Jack !
Cheers - Phil.
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: fsn on 05 August 2013, 09:44:46 PM
Welcome Jack.
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: bigjackmac on 05 August 2013, 11:30:35 PM
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome.  Now that I've made the leap to posting pics I'll have to start working on getting the rest of my collection documented.

FSN - I love your single-mindedness regarding the Centurions.  From what I've see your desire if for Korean War.  Is anyone giving any thought to some T-54/55s plus the Centurions (and M-48s from the Vietnam range) for a little Arab-Israeli wars?  I was eye-balling the Argentinians and figure they could probably pass for mid-60's Israelis with the proper paintjob (could also use the French-Indochina .30 cal MG for Israelis).  I haven't seen pics of the Vietnam lines' NVA w/AK-47s and RPGs (with helmets), but maybe they could pass for Egyptians/Syrians?

Forgive me if that's heresy, but I'm all for 'proxying' in 10mm, that's part of the attraction of the scale for me.  :D

V/R,
Jack
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Last Hussar on 06 August 2013, 12:26:52 AM
Ferchistsake, don't encourage him.
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: fsn on 06 August 2013, 07:05:26 AM
Quote from: bigjackmac on 05 August 2013, 11:30:35 PM
FSN - I love your single-mindedness regarding the Centurions.  From what I've see your desire if for Korean War.  Is anyone giving any thought to some T-54/55s plus the Centurions (and M-48s from the Vietnam range) for a little Arab-Israeli wars? 

Thank you and "Hell yeah!".  Can use some M3 half tracks, but would probably want a BTR 152.
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Fenton on 06 August 2013, 07:34:56 AM
Quote from: Last Hussar on 06 August 2013, 12:26:52 AM
Ferchistsake, don't encourage him.

Has no one pm'd Big Jack with the copy of  FSN's  Doctors note outlining the number of times were allowed to mention a certain tank
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: fsn on 06 August 2013, 07:48:57 AM
A picture is worth a thousand mentions.
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 06 August 2013, 11:22:08 AM
But THAT IS NOT A CENTURION... it's a S'hot....

IanS
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Orcs on 06 August 2013, 11:50:12 AM
Quote from: bigjackmac on 05 August 2013, 11:30:35 PM
Forgive me if that's heresy, but I'm all for 'proxying' in  10mm, that's part of the attraction of the scale for me.  :D


FSN please take note.  " Use a proxy for the centurion " ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Fenton on 06 August 2013, 12:05:04 PM
Quote from: ianrs54 on 06 August 2013, 11:22:08 AM
But THAT IS NOT A CENTURION... it's a S'hot....

IanS

So your saying that FSN doesn't know what a Centurion looks like?

Leon... just bung him out a few Shermans...that should do him
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: fsn on 06 August 2013, 01:41:48 PM
Quote from: ianrs54 on 06 August 2013, 11:22:08 AM
But THAT IS NOT A CENTURION... it's a S'hot....

Put lipstick on a pig in 10mm ...
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 06 August 2013, 03:09:23 PM
Quote from: fsn on 06 August 2013, 01:41:48 PM
Put lipstick on a pig in 10mm ...
I 'as did dat.

IanS
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Last Hussar on 06 August 2013, 04:13:48 PM
Quote from: Fenton on 06 August 2013, 12:05:04 PM
Leon... just bung him out a few Shermans...that should do him

That would be wrong.


Send him Cromwells- at least they are British.
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Hertsblue on 07 August 2013, 09:16:49 AM
Quote from: ianrs54 on 06 August 2013, 11:22:08 AM
But THAT IS NOT A CENTURION... it's a S'hot....

IanS

It's not aS 'Hot.  :D
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: nikharwood on 07 August 2013, 10:50:03 PM
And it's definitely not a's'hot as this:
(http://i514.photobucket.com/albums/t342/MANNY20088888888888/myspace-For-Guys1-hot-girl.jpg)

;) :D ;D
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Last Hussar on 08 August 2013, 01:49:57 AM
New Plan Leon.

Don't bother with the centurions.  Do this instead.  Nobody wants Centurions.
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 08 August 2013, 06:57:17 AM
can always rely on Nik to lower the tone....

IanS
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Steve J on 08 August 2013, 07:02:04 AM
I'm quite happy for him to lower the tone :P.
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 08 August 2013, 07:13:43 AM
Didn't say I didn't like it........

Ian S
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Nosher on 08 August 2013, 07:31:28 AM
What's 'tone lowering' about a fantastic female body?

I'd rather look at the female form than a Tank or for that matter a Centurion s'hot or not ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: Nosher on 08 August 2013, 07:33:18 AM
And whilst on about Forces for Chain of Command (and dragging us back to topic) has anyone seen the latest Lardy vids for force selection on Lard Island News?

Not ground breaking by any stretch, but some interesting mechanisms for creating pick up and play orbats in a more realistic manner than Bolt Action
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: nikharwood on 08 August 2013, 08:11:01 AM
Quote from: Nosher on 08 August 2013, 07:33:18 AM
And whilst on about Forces for Chain of Command (and dragging us back to topic) has anyone seen the latest Lardy vids for force selection on Lard Island News?

Not ground breaking by any stretch, but some interesting mechanisms for creating pick up and play orbats in a more realistic manner than Bolt Action

Nice recovery, mate  :)

Interesting & useful vid - like their others....the bad buggers....those (along with some badgering here) are what convinced me to get these  :)
Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: ronan on 08 August 2013, 03:30:48 PM
Quote from: Nosher on 08 August 2013, 07:33:18 AM
(...) has anyone seen the latest Lardy vids for force selection on Lard Island News?(...)

No !  I can't hear the sound as I look at it while at the restaurant !  :(
( and it may be difficult for me to understand everything... that's what I like written reports !  ;) )

Title: Re: Forces for Chain of Command
Post by: fred. on 08 August 2013, 04:11:32 PM
I like the force selection idea - there are some examples on the Yahoo group too.

I'm really rather looking forward to these - lets just hope they play as well as the videos seem to. And it would be good if they scale to multiple players too.

I'm looking to do 28mm in the desert - mainly due to the Perry plastics. And to use my existing WWII 10mm figures, to give some more options with support and the like, without breaking the bank - and it would be nice to get them on the table too.