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Saturday, April 24, 2021

3d Printed 28mm Dugout Canoes

 


I now have a fleet of 6 dugout canoes I printed up and painted.  here you see one crewed by a few 28mm Pulp Miniatures Southe Seas islanders and Wargames Factory Zulus.

The STL files can be found HERE.

Good gaming!


Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Small scale (6mm / 10mm) 3d printed forest

 I have finally painted up my 3d printed trees for 6mm / 10mm figures.  The prime requirement I had for this little project was that the trees be robust and durable.  While not as pretty as model railway trees I think they look pretty good.

The files are HERE

Here is the forest...



And next to some figures for size comparisons.  I printed the trees at 55% - 60%


Left to right:
  • A T-34/85 that is 1/150 scale
  • 10mm Pendraken figures
  • 6mm Baccus foot
  • 6mm Baccus mounted

Good Gaming!

Monday, April 12, 2021

Punitive Expedition: Attack on the Camp!

 I played the next battle in the Punitive Expedition Campaign twice, once with modified Squad Hammer and once with some homegrown rules I have just started fiddling with.  Here are the results and the progress our little column is making...

It was quiet... too quiet as Captain Barnaby of the Midsomer Yeomanry checked his askaris manning the perimeter.  The Zamunda Field Force was halfway to its objective of destroying the Slaver compound deep in the jungle.  Suddenly, the air was rent with the savage cries of Anzique cannibals!

The first time through I modified Squad Hammer.  It was very fast, and one of the Askari units broke and the cannibals made it into the camp before being shot down by the hunters held in reserve.  Of course, there are not a lot of tactical options in this scenario. 

The camp and the initial attack
The finale, with the elite warriors of the Anzique breaking into the camp
One of the QRS's I used

In the second battle, I started experimenting, at the behest of my wife, with a set of rules that only used cards, and all of the rules were printed on the cards.  It is in its very early stages and may lead nowhere, but I did a smaller game for round 2.


You can see a few of the cards I printed up
And here is the final charge.  The camp was successfully defended again.

I am not sure if I will pursue this project.  I think it has merit, but I will table it for now and pick it back up again later. I am going to try the next game I think with Sharp Practice 2.  I suspect I may be reinventing much of what it already covers.

Meanwhile, I slide down the chute after winning the battle...

And roll yet another 6 to make it to the next battle.
I swear I am not doctoring the rolls!

Until next time, good gaming!