No gaming afoot but I did get inspired to rebase my 1/72 Pacific Theater figures.
Originally they were individually based on U.S. pennies but now I'm basing them on foamcore, for use in Crossfire, Blitzkrieg Commander 1st ed., The Portable Wargame, my Morschauser Modified Modern rules, my various grid games, etc.
I have between 40 and 50 figures for each side (painted around 10 years ago and gamed with very often for a time)- so more than enough for my current small multi-figure base games.
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| The proof of concept batch. |
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| I liked the light I was getting, so another one of the same batch. |
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| More figures on bases. Perhaps they are fighting in winter? Nope, just haven't painted the bases yet. |
Finally, not exactly gaming related but certainly tangential. I acquired a copy of The Legacy of World War II in European Arthouse Cinema by Samm Deighan. I've known Samm for over a decade now and I have been eagerly awaiting this book since I first heard whispers she was working on it, many years ago. By the way, lest you feel like you might be hoodwinked into some affiliate link, the link is to the Google book preview rather than to Amazon for a whole host of reasons.
Cheers to you all - I have been popping in to read your blogs whenever I can. I've been swamped with multiple efforts on multiple fronts (and enjoying all but the ones involving my day job) and your posts keep me connected to the hobby, inspired, and itching to play.
I do hope to get a game in tonight or this weekend - a board game perhaps or maybe toy soldiers. We'll see what hand fortune deals us!
Very nice figures with great paint jobs! The bases pull everything together and give a very uniform look! Well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Brad! Some of the rifles need touching up but I'm surprised how well the paint has clung to the plastic (gesso base, sealed with acrylic floor wax).
DeleteI like the deep bases and await pictures of your weekend game with interest.
ReplyDeleteI've been eyeballing deep bases around the blogs and thought it might be nice to give them a go. Much easier to pick up without resorting to picking the stands up by figures. Alas, there was no gaming this weekend, but I did do some unexpected painting.
DeleteThe little men look great John, I look forward to seeing them in action.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I must thank you, your posts on ASL inspired me a lot and set me on the road to getting into the Combat Commander series.
Regards,
Paul.
Thank you, Paul! I have a few more to base and then hopefully I'll get them on the table.
DeleteI'm glad to hear I played a part in your getting into Combat Commander! That is a game that has been on my list for awhile. As much as I love my toy soldiers, more and more I think my desert island choice would be wargame of the board variety.
These are fine looking figures and the re-basing looks really good. Always good to give some 'older' figures a new lease of life!
ReplyDeleteRegards, James