"Modern 3mm Pico Armor in action" Topic

I had trouble posting this earlier – so I'll try again – there was a very cool table in the lobby at this year's Cold Wars in Lancaster PA this past March – I couldn't resist taking some pics of the table and setting out out some of my newly finished modern Pico armor – mounted on small FOW bases – enjoy – comments are appreciated – feedback encouraged

Here is a link to the photobucket album – 27 pics

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Very well done! 3mm is my favorite!

Ok, I'm not sure but is the table yours? I'm also a big fan of 3mm. Great stuff! I really liked the layout. Very nicely done. I'm curious about the woods. Any details on how they were done? I need to get my own woods and roads done then I'd be set.

Thanks,

John

Sadly the table is not mine – is a great inspiration for what I want to build – the forests were woodland scenics foliage glued to felt sections and set on top of small dow rods so the forest canopy could come off easily to move/hide units – maybe the owner/maker of the table will come forward and give us a tutorail

The table looks awfully familiar though. Not sure if merely similar or not, but I think I've seen the table posted on TMP.

The table is great! Also, the figs are done properly by basing against the color scheme. Look how those M1s and M2s just pop to the eye when they're on green flocked bases with a desert paint job! Top notch!

My only quibble is the crowding on the bases. 3 vehicles per base is just too much. I'd go with two vehicles and maybe put three infantry figures on the Bradley bases, just to visually distinguish them better at arm's length.

I know you probably want a full platoon on the base. The problem is, it ends up looking like FoW at 15mm: wall-to-wall tanks.

2 vehicles a base gives the impression of mass without crowding and also allows you to make more units. Try it and see if you like it!

Also, love the green dunnage on the M1s! Makes the figure really stand out, that little bit of color!

Looking at the fotos of the Soviets, I´d experiment with sprinkling a bit of green on those bases to make the tanks pop out a bit more. Not enough to confuse the bases visually with the Americans: just enough to make the tanks show up a bit.

You might want to stick a tiny red blob on the turret, too. A la the green dunnage on the Yanks, it´ll serve to make the unit stand out and also as a visual reminder that these are Soviets.

Interesting, thanks!

I have a bunch of painted early war ww2 Russians from Pico Armor. I solved the recognition thing by putting teeny, weeny labels on the bases. I typed "2Plt A Co" and shrunk the font down to 3 or 4. I did that for all my different units. I used Spearhead ww2 rules. It helps to spot units right with one glance. The labels do not take away from the visual appeal.

Your models look great. The terrain looks amazing!! I am surprised that the M1s and M2s have duffel bags modeled on the side bustle racks. We never did that in the field b/c trees or other objects would tear them off. I have seen this on other models, etc. It makes me wonder how incorrect my WW2 Germans are, etc.

Here are some of my basing solutions, most with labels.