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Just Jack23 Jun 2021 5:42 p.m. PST

All,

Alright, alright, alright, here we go, now we're getting to the big stuff! Sure the WWII Marines and Vietnam gear were cool, but those were small potatoes, this is where we really get dug in! So, I've been building up this force of British for Northwest Europe for about a year now, and I think I'm about finally ready to get some stuff on the table. I figure I painted about 35% of this stuff, and the rest was bought from various locations, a lot of which I had to put some serious work into in order to get it to match the rest of what I had going on.

I've been wanting to play some larger sized games, some games where I'm throwing down a brigade vs a brigade on the table, so I organized these forces along the lines of the Rapid Fire Reloaded tables of organization.

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Here's the whole mess, a brigade's worth of infantry (three rifle battalions), enough Shermans, Cromwells, and Churchills to make up a Regiment, and various other support vehicles, artillery, and air support.

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The British brigade command stand, sporting an M5 halftrack.

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Poor Bloody Infantry.

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Couple of nice looking Sextons.

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Look Shaun, I've got Churchills! ;)

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Cromwells.

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And more Shermans than I'll ever know what to do with…

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I'm SUPER happy with how these turned out.

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I even added some terrain.

To see a bunch more pics, please check the blog at:
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Well, there it is, my Commonwealth (and Polish, I suppose?) force for NW Europe, ready push into Caen and then into Holland. Lots of work went into it, but I couldn't be more happy with how everything has turned out, and I'd love to hear what you think. I'll post their adversaries tomorrow evening.

V/R,
Jack

Personal logo Mserafin Supporting Member of TMP23 Jun 2021 6:26 p.m. PST

Well done, Jack, just lovely. Thanks for sharing.

Thresher0123 Jun 2021 8:07 p.m. PST

Nice work.

Martin Rapier23 Jun 2021 11:24 p.m. PST

Blimey, got enough stuff there Jack? I'll look forward to seeing it in action.

Fred Mills24 Jun 2021 4:53 a.m. PST

Great stuff. What is your table size for all those chaps?

Just Jack24 Jun 2021 9:08 a.m. PST

Thanks fellas, I appreciate it! If I clean the whole thing off I have an 8' x 6' table, but I'll probably just use a 6' x 4' table to play on. Not sure I have enough terrain to fill an 8 x 6 in any case!

V/R,
Jack

Fred Mills25 Jun 2021 5:56 a.m. PST

Thanks for that. Love the Spit stands also. Great stuff all the way around.

FlyXwire25 Jun 2021 5:59 a.m. PST

I heard Jack is planning his own game convention soon.

We might ask – who else needs to belly up with games for it – Just Jack! ;)

Just Jack25 Jun 2021 7:27 a.m. PST

No problem, Fred, and thank you!

Dave, I'd love to, not sure where to start. But I ain't got nothin' on that setup you've been showing up there in St Louis, truly fantastic!

V/R,
Jack

Bismarck25 Jun 2021 9:41 a.m. PST

Jack, I am just simply speechless. These are awesome. Like
your basing idea. I too was a bit hesitant on the one/two
figure bases. I see some great battles ahead. Not to
slight the terrain boards, they are great too. With everything
you have for both sides, if you wanted, you could more than
fill that 8x6 table and still have room to maneuver if
you used reinforced regiments. Again, wonderful stuff!
Sam

Tgunner25 Jun 2021 5:27 p.m. PST

I think Jack is planning on fighting out the NE Europe Campaign on a 1:1 scale.

Just Jack25 Jun 2021 5:43 p.m. PST

Sam, thanks man, you're too kind. Yeah, just couldn't bring myself to do single- or double-basing for so many troops, I'd be scratching my eyes out! But I think I can make it work and, if not, well, the rules will be getting changed or I'll move to something else, but the show must go on! ;)

From my standpoint, "brigade vs brigade" fights means that the attacker will have two battalions (reinforced) on the table (one in the assault, one supporting, the third off table in reserve), while the defender will have a single battalion (reinforced) on the table (holding the line, the 2nd battalion off table, also holding the line, and the 3rd battalion off table, in reserve). So it shouldn't be too large.

Tgunner – Hey man, long time! Hope all is well. I dunno about 1:1, but I'm doing what I can ;)

V/R,
Jack

Tgunner25 Jun 2021 6:08 p.m. PST

Yeah, I've been busy these last few years. I'm finally getting a breather!

Just Jack26 Jun 2021 5:04 p.m. PST

Well glad you're back! Now get to playing, photographing, and posting! As I recall you did some cool WWII in the Philippines stuff (with Axis and Allies minis rules?), and even some modern stuff?

V/R,
Jack

Bashytubits27 Jun 2021 8:58 p.m. PST

Jack as always your stuff is inspirational. Truly impressive.
thumbs up

rob polymathsw28 Jun 2021 4:14 a.m. PST

Great looking collection and really nice photos. I love those aircraft too, really nice work.

Just Jack28 Jun 2021 5:06 p.m. PST

Thank you, gentlemen.

V/R,
Jack

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