"Assault upon Hill 112 - LSF SELWG Game" Topic

Check the thread below for the AAR of Loughton Strike Force's Hill 112 game at SELWG 2014.

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British infantry supported by Churchills and Shermans assault the German defensive positions on and around Hill 112 in Normandy.

Rules used were PanzerGrenadier Deluxe WW2 rules.

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DB

Now that really is a nice-looking game. Bravo.

And a good set of rules too.

I love the terrain!

Eric

Really great looking game. Takes a lot of effort to make the larger scales look this good.

What a terrific looking game. Great AAR as well – very believable read, especially in light of having just played a Maltot scenario, which was next door to Hill 112.
I'm intrigued by your really nice patches of tall grass which works so well to break up the open areas. Augmented bits of teddy bear fur?

Scale?

Comments much appreciated!

The wheat fields were a combination of, yes, teddy bear fur, railway modelling stuff and some very nice fields from Keith Warren at Realistic Modelling.

It's all 15mm scale, from Battlefront, (even the very early Pre-FoW kits), Peter Pig, Skytrex and Old Glory.

DB

Excellent board and miniatures, but why are your Crocodiles firing lava from their flame projectors?

Milites,

Probably too much oil in the mix…………

DB

DB- out of interest, what were the dimensions of the board and how tall was the hill at its highest point? I assume the terrain used polystyrene boards custom made for the game, as the gradual rise to the summit looks very realistic and the effectis soooo difficult to recreate on the tabletop.

In reply to queries
Scale is 15mm
The hill is a separate lay on piece Height 6" length and depth 4'6" 4'6" approx
Table size 12'x 6'
The hill is made of 3 contoured layers of cavity wall insulation foam each 2" thick on a 3mm mdf base. The sides a 6mm mdf. Both the sides and the base were constructed first with the contoured layers being glued in after and then sanded.
The trenches were just made by pressing in a piece of dowel. The foam just has the right density to hold any shape pressed into it.
Trench sides were just cocktail sticks stuck onto paper with pva and then cut to size.
Shell holes were pre vacuum formed glued to the base and textured in with wood filler
It was then painted textured and flocked.
Total build time for two of us from start to finish 18hrs
As we build stuff we always say at the end it would have been a good idea to take pics, but we're usually too focused on the project.

Martin – thanks for the reply and explaining the method. I fear it would end in disaster if I tried, but the hill really does look natural and you can both be proud of your work.

The wheat fields were a combination of, yes, teddy bear fur, railway modelling stuff and some very nice fields from Keith Warren at Realistic Modelling.

Is Keith still going? Used to see him at Salute, but haven't heard from him in ages. Does he have a website?

Fred- I think he does:

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That is a very nice-looking game, David, thanks for sharing. I recognize a lot of the old pre-FoW Battlefront figures!

Unfortunately, I have nightmares about Hill 112. Every time I play as the British, I manage to get to the top of the hill, only to be blown off it by shedloads of Nebelwerfers. Ugh.

Mserafin,

Likewise, once at the top any British unit venturing over the crest was engaged by the rear slope German defensive trenches …and nebelwefers – very unpleasant!

DB

Did you win Best Scenery? I voted for you :) I was especially impressed with the missile launching!

There are some more photos here@

facebook.com/SELWGSHOW2014

M,

Yes, I believe we did.

Thank you very much!

DB