| ACWBill | 26 Jun 2014 6:09 p.m. PST |
South Florida Miniatures Gamers will run our annual ACW Weekend this coming Saturday and Sunday. Up this year is the Battle of Chickamauga. I have chosen the second day scenario from the classic Fire & Fury Great Western Battles Scenario Book. I built the board a little larger, just because I wanted to include Lee & Gordon's Mill. I went 6 X 12 feet in order to do so. I will use my 10mm Cracker Line and Plank Road figures, Between the Lines Models and my own custom terrain. We will have approximately 12 players. I will provide an AAR, but for now, here are some teaser shots of the calm before the storm. I also plan to run the game at Historicon.
I hope you enjoyed the shots. crackerlineminis.com B |
| Toronto48 | 26 Jun 2014 6:40 p.m. PST |
Great set up I hope your game goes well |
| CATenWolde | 27 Jun 2014 2:47 a.m. PST |
Looks great! I used to make custom boards for all my games, and I really miss having the space to do so now. |
| Bede19025 | 27 Jun 2014 3:37 a.m. PST |
Fantastic! Can you say more about the terrain? What's it made of? How'd you make it? |
| ACWBill | 27 Jun 2014 3:52 a.m. PST |
Cheap white foam from Home Depot is the starter. I use hot wire foam cutting tools and interior latex paint. The board gets a thorough coating with a mix of glue and sand after initial carving in order to make the cheap cellular foam tougher. The cheaper the foam, the easier it is to work. One can always toughen it up later. |
| SgtGuinness | 27 Jun 2014 5:01 a.m. PST |
Bill, As always, it looks amazing. I'm looking forward to your game this weekend! I'm sure we will have a blast. Cheers,
JB |
| tankette | 27 Jun 2014 5:51 a.m. PST |
BILL – You should refer Bede19025 to the terrain article you wrote for WARGAMERS ILLUSTRATED. I would, but forgot the issue number. MB |
| marshalGreg | 27 Jun 2014 5:55 a.m. PST |
Bill, Looks great!
I believe i am signed up! Looking forward to it at Historicon!
MG |
| 6mmACW | 27 Jun 2014 6:35 a.m. PST |
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| ACWBill | 27 Jun 2014 6:47 a.m. PST |
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 ColCampbell  | 27 Jun 2014 6:51 a.m. PST |
All I can say is, "OH, MY!!!!" That is a great tablescape. Jim |
| Bede19025 | 27 Jun 2014 7:00 a.m. PST |
You must have one of those fancy foam cutter table saws to get those straight lines… |
| ACWBill | 27 Jun 2014 7:23 a.m. PST |
Bede, there is an article in WI 302 that describes my process in a step by step fashion. Sorry about the earlier message as it was the wrong article. The sections of the foam are pre-cut rectangular pieces of a 4ft. x 14.5" size. I cut the length in half to prevent warping. I then start detailing with my hot wire foam cutting devices. |
| general btsherman | 27 Jun 2014 7:52 a.m. PST |
Nice work Bill! I expect we'll see lots more photos of this game in WI. Congrats on the Vicksburg issue! Hoping to get down to Historicon 2015 to see one of these games in person. -Bryan |
| ACWBill | 27 Jun 2014 10:14 a.m. PST |
Great Bryan, look forward to meeting you in person after all these years of talking on the web. Thanks for all the kind words and I hope to see you next summer in Fredericksburg. |
| Bede19025 | 27 Jun 2014 7:14 p.m. PST |
Thanks. I will look for the article |
| donlowry | 11 Jul 2014 9:54 a.m. PST |
Realistically, all you'd be able to see were the trees. |
| ACWBill | 12 Jul 2014 4:29 a.m. PST |
This was simulated by making all of the dark green area wooded, with a 2" line of site. The only open areas are the fields, represented by standing corn or the light tan flocking. Se my other thread with the AAR to see the progress of the scenario. |
| vagamer63 | 09 Aug 2014 8:22 p.m. PST |
Bill, To say your games are most impressive is an unbelievable understatement! They must be experienced in person! |
