| Charles Besly | 09 Jan 2013 2:11 p.m. PST |
I am working on Arnham in 28mm, I have a source for the Bridge with approaches it will be about 11 feet. My game table is 10 X 12. I was going to concentrate on the Fighting centering around the North end of the bridge involving the British airborne 2nd Battalion. I am looking for close up pictures of the city buildings and the approach at that end. I am looking for recommendations for commercially available buildings that I could use and information of the buldings of Arnham. Especially where the fighting was taking place. I will look at Oosterbeek and the fighting there after I finish the bridge project. |
| 14th Brooklyn | 09 Jan 2013 2:41 p.m. PST |
A couple of years back I thought about this too, but discarded the idea as too large for 28mm and too limited in its use (yeah… I know that this is kind of ironic from someone who build Point du Hoc [Hoe] in 28mm). Anyway… The only commercial buildings that come to my mind are these: link Good luck, Burkhard |
| MajorB | 09 Jan 2013 3:17 p.m. PST |
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| Muncehead | 09 Jan 2013 4:59 p.m. PST |
Now someone with a better memory than mine will know where it was but I seem to remember at Salute one year one of the clubs put on a 28mm Arnhem game depicting both the advance of the relief column and the British and one American parachute drop. It was something like 6 ft wide but 40 or 50 ft long in an 'L' shape. It may have been HO scale now that I think of it but could provide some inspiration. |
| von Paulus | 09 Jan 2013 5:27 p.m. PST |
I too have thought about this but gave it up and concentrated on the Oosterbeek part of the battle instead. I couldn't find any commercially available buildings so decided to try and scratchbuild. Basically, you will need the Then and Now Operation Market Garden book as there are some cracking piccies in there and some Grandt Line architectural bits and pieces (windows, doors etc). Then start scratch building. Like I said – I gave up and opted for the much more manageable buildings of Oosterbeek. I made one house on the Weverstraat and got bored. However, a part of the Oosterbeek perimeter is still the more achievable project in my opinion. |
| Dandy Don | 09 Jan 2013 5:59 p.m. PST |
link This may be of some help…Good luck!! |
Uesugi Kenshin  | 09 Jan 2013 6:54 p.m. PST |
Didnt JR minis do a whole Arnhem line? |
| crappa | 09 Jan 2013 7:23 p.m. PST |
Time Life's WW 2 series has some excellent photos of the bridge and the surrounding buildings, if you can get a hold of that volume. I think is Breakout. |
| French Wargame Holidays | 09 Jan 2013 7:27 p.m. PST |
Yes, Beg, borrow or steal "Arnhem, Then and Now" lots of excellent pics, I sugest you scrath build the buildings also my 20mm effort
link cheers
Matt |
| French Wargame Holidays | 09 Jan 2013 7:41 p.m. PST |
and for pure Arnhem goodness Alans effort link |
| Dandy Don | 09 Jan 2013 9:05 p.m. PST |
Didnt JR minis do a whole Arnhem line? I don't think it was done in 28mm… |
| Cerdic | 10 Jan 2013 4:09 a.m. PST |
The 'daddy' of Arnhem games has got to be the one at Salute a few years ago. All done in 1/35 scale and featuring a table about 70 foot long! TMP link |
| Uesugi Kenshin | 10 Jan 2013 4:44 p.m. PST |
"I don't think it was done in 28mm" My bad! |
| snurl1 | 10 Jan 2013 11:33 p.m. PST |
There was a huge Arnhem game at Fall-In a few years back, the table stretched the length of the hall. I think it was 28mm too, but i don't believe the bridges were exact scale replicas. |
| uglyfatbloke | 14 Feb 2013 7:13 a.m. PST |
Bluewillow…my wife wants to know how come her Brits don't get to fight over terrain like yours. Simple answer – obviously she married a talentless husband.Did you scratch-build everything? |
