"Poland 1939 microarmor game " Topic

We managed to squeeze a Poland '39 game in last week. I used the Toofatladies' I Ain't Been Shot Mum rules and my minis and terrain. It was a last minute setup, so the scenario was a lot looser historically than normal and was based on the action around Seroczyn on about Sept 12 1939. I wanted something that allowed us to use a few different armored car types and would allow for a gradual buildup of equal forces but in a random way.
Link to my flickr site:

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Cheers,

Mark

OUTSTANDING!!

Details, details….terrain? Minis?

I WISH my Micro games looked like yours!

Excellent. 9.999999 out of 10 for that one!

I could not give it a 10 because its not real…it only looks real…

BEAUTIFUL game and layout, Microbiggie! Those look like GHQ Models's products. Any chance you have some PZL P.11c's in your miniature arsenal, by chance?

Thank you very much for sharing your pics, Microbiggie!

Holy Smokes! What a beautiful terrain setup. You've really achieved a credible density of terrain. I can almost smell the fumes from the vehicle engines as I watched the battle unfold.

I would kill to put together a battlefield that looked like that (don't worry, I wouldn't kill YOU). Are the roads done in chalk, or paint?

Jim

Absolutely fantastic!

The smaller thumbnails make them actually like aerial recon photos!

The terrain is simply breathtaking, and I believe it's hands-down the best I've ever seen.

Could you share some tips on how you created it?

I'm with Jim in the sentiment that I'll positively KILL to have a battlefield like that.

Yes, very nice indeed. The great thing abut using 6mm with IABSM is that you've pretty well got a 1:1 relationship between figure scale and ground scale, so you can set the terrain up at a realistic density as well.

Thanks for the comments, guys. If you click on the individual pictures instead of doing a slideshow, you'll get a commentary on the game. This will also sometimes have notes about the figures' manufacturers. The roads and stream and other markings on the sheet are done with chalk pastels. Much more versatile and cheaper than other methods. After the game just throw the sheet in the washer and most of the pastels will wash out.

Mark

Why is this thread showing up as in SF Discussion?

Great game – good advice about the sheet, would not have thought to do that

Why does your chalk pastel look like roads, and mine looks like…chalk? Your technique is simply wonderful.

Last question…what is the base color of the sheet you use here?

Jim

The base color is an olive green-ish shade that comes about form being used for a decade or so. I generally respray the sheets somewhat to cover up the pastels lines that do not come out after a wssh. I have a brown-ish sheet and a white-ish one also. For the paint I use the cheapest spray cans at the local Home Depot/Lowe's/Ace store.
I probably spend more on the pastels than spary paint. The soft oily ones are best for blending.

Mark

Wow. I have to practice my technique, and maybe start using the oily rather than the dry pastels I've been using. THanks for the tips.

Jim

As the others say – really really nice!!!!

Interesting technique with the pastels. How do you get the sheet to sit flat – you seem to have some kind of material under the sheet.

Some "making of" photos of the terrain would be really good.

Fred12df
I actually did a few pics of setting up a table a while back for a France '40 game. I just use various old styrofoam sheets shapes under the groundsheet.

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The actual game report

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Amazing.

People should chack out all of Mark's photo sets;

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They are simply the best 6mm table tops I've seen in 20+ years of gaming.

Why is this thread showing up as in SF Discussion?

Why is your question showing up in WW2 battle reports?

Cheers – those extra photos really explain how it all goes together.

Yes, using pastels is a really good idea.

That board is a thing of beauty. Thanks for sharing. Looks like [everyone had] fun!