"Near the Border - Germany 1945" Topic

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PiersBrand	24 Dec 2015 3:37 p.m. PST
April 1945 – Somewhere along the German border, a US platoon sent forward to secure a ruined hamlet between the frontlines, runs into a reinforced German patrol with the same objective…
Editor in Chief Bill	24 Dec 2015 3:42 p.m. PST

StoneMtnMinis	24 Dec 2015 5:50 p.m. PST
Well done! Dave Stone Mountain Miniatures wargamingminiatures.com
Weasel	24 Dec 2015 6:29 p.m. PST
Nice! Was this from a game or a diorama?
PiersBrand	25 Dec 2015 2:08 a.m. PST
A game… Playtest for my WW2 skirmish rules.
PzGeneral	25 Dec 2015 6:22 a.m. PST
Very nice work! Dave
Jamesonsafari	25 Dec 2015 7:22 a.m. PST
Well done! I like the rubble.
Skarper	25 Dec 2015 9:19 a.m. PST
This is getting monotonous – monotonously excellent. Unusual to see GI's in greatcoats as they were unpopular but were worn sometimes.
boggler	25 Dec 2015 1:33 p.m. PST
Impressive terrain…the rubble is a really nice touch. Good to see a WW2 game that doesn't use mdf buildings too, for a change.
batesmotel34	25 Dec 2015 3:21 p.m. PST
As a minor quibble. I think the Americans were well into Germany in April 1945, not near the border other than possibly the Czech one. Chris
steveinns	25 Dec 2015 8:25 p.m. PST
Superb & well photographed !
Lion in the Stars	25 Dec 2015 8:51 p.m. PST
Yet another beautiful game/table, Piers!
Martin Rapier	26 Dec 2015 2:52 a.m. PST
"As a minor quibble. I think the Americans were well into Germany in April 1945, not near the border other than possibly the Czech one." I think the Ruhr pocket was still holding out then, so although some of the US Army may have been in Czechoslovakia, many weren't. The channel ports were still under siege then too.
PiersBrand	26 Dec 2015 4:23 a.m. PST
I never said which German border… ;)
Joes Shop	26 Dec 2015 5:48 a.m. PST
Impressive!
Achtung Minen	26 Dec 2015 7:15 a.m. PST
Very nice, who makes the figures?
PiersBrand	26 Dec 2015 9:48 a.m. PST
Mainly AB and Battlefield on this with a few Wartime and Kelly Heroes.
pmwalt	26 Dec 2015 5:52 p.m. PST
Fantastic!
Troop of Shewe	30 Dec 2015 7:26 a.m. PST
Lovely! Those card faced buildings really enhance the overall visual aesthetic, what brand are they?
PiersBrand	30 Dec 2015 8:46 a.m. PST
They are homemade by a chum.
Stormfather	30 Dec 2015 9:34 a.m. PST
Beautiful as ever. Are the skirmish rules an evolution of Battlegroup?
PiersBrand	31 Dec 2015 9:22 a.m. PST
Nope… my own workings really.
spartan66	31 Dec 2015 12:34 p.m. PST
Is nobody going to ask when they will be available and if they will be the best skirmish ruleset ever;)
PiersBrand	31 Dec 2015 12:55 p.m. PST
No idea when, if ever, they will be published. Those playtesting like them but I'm not completely happy with them. Best? Dunno, don't play any other WW2 skirmish games to say… ;)