Tuesday 25 October 2011

Painting time...barristers and AK47??

Hi Chaps,

its been a busy week or two visiting my barrister and medical experts so my painting time is well down though I have completed a British company (Hat 1/72) and I am pleased enough with them. Next up I have the Hat Jaegers to paint and the artillery...interesting times to say the least!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-15443382

The link above will explain where my time is going-its pretty boring and depressing so I would'nt bother with it unless you are particularily interested in that sort of thing.

I was chatting to a fellow wargamer in Preston (The Metropolis) and we were discussing which scale and ruleset suits modern warfare best. I went for Chris Peers "At close Quarters" in 20mm my chum opted for 6 or 15mm and was open to try any ruleset. One thing we both agreed on (we have around 40 years military service between us) was that randomness must be a factor in any game...does that mean Peter Pigs AK47 ruleset is the most accurate?

Oh well, I will post some pics next time...I would like to discover what rulesets and scales you chaps use ...links to pics would be great! Thanks

4 comments:

  1. Must admit I'm torn between 15 and 20mm myself...

    Best wishes in the meantime,

    Regards,

    Monty

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  2. A friend Jonesy and I have dabbled with Force on Force (as discussed on my blog) After giving it one final try with Other-Other Chris this weekend, he says he's giving up on it. Although it seems to hit all the right simulation-y notes, it's just so badly written, full of outright contradictions, vaguely defined terms and counter-intuitive processes. And that's despite being a very glossy, hardback book under the Osprey imprint (my copy might be going up on eBay soon)

    For small-scale skirmish games, I'm a big fan of the Two Hour Wargames series of rules, starting with Chain Reaction. It's great for solo gaming, and generally feels "realistic" on a gut level. From personal experience, if someone comes into a game and applies real-life tactics and principles, those tactics seem to work. But it works best on an individual figure basis - not sure how well it would handle more than a couple of squads.

    The best scale for modern gaming is something I've been mulling over extensively. 20mm (or 1/72) gives you a really cheap start with plastic figures. But then strangely once you bring ultra-modern vehicles into the equation, the price of 1/72 plastic kits seems to outstrip the price of 15mm white metal. I can get a 15mm T-72 for about seven quid, but a 20mm plastic kit is likely to be around the £10-12 range
    20mm also gives you all that model railway scenery and accessories to play with. Hot Wheels/Matchbox die cast toy cars on the whole work better with 20mm than 15mm, though I know a lot of folks who do use them with 15s.

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  3. Hi Doc,

    your comments on Force on Force are useful and I will read more on your blog, certainly I will stay my hand on buying a copy. As for 20mm you are correct to point out that as soon as one starts uying vehicles the cost rises steeper than oneb would think.
    15mm would be a strong contender if I/we ever get around to gaming this...our games tend to be more like puzzles to be solved rather than competitive games so this may alter our approach to rulesets.

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  4. I'm on the 20mm craze at the moment with WW2 but the eyes are suffering.

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