Friday, May 07, 2004
Boxer Rebellion Scenario
Colonials
The good people at Principles of War have a free Boxer Rebellion wargaming scenario.
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Friday, May 07, 2004
Overgrown Ruins
GWs LoTR, Terrain Buildings
I've recently gotten into gaming with Games Workshop's Lord of the Rings miniatures wargame. One of the scenarios that I want to do is the battle for Osgiliath. To do so, I'm going to need a lot of terrain that looks like ruins. Christopher Lee has this advice on making overgrown ruins.
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Friday, May 07, 2004
Ambush modern rules
Rules Modern
Ambush, a set of free modern wargames rules by Jeroba, covers guerilla warfare from 1960 to 2000. The scale is 1:12, with the basic element being a stand of 2-4 15mm figures; the author says it also could be played with 25mm figs by increasing distances and the like. The game has a nice initiative system that, like Crossfire, depends upon choosing the correct action at the correct time. The system is well written, with lots of illustrations throughout.
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Thursday, May 06, 2004
Magic Wash Warning
Painting
On The Miniatures Page, Vino1967 had this warning about Magic Wash:Just a friendly warning for people out in the community: Magic Wash (i.e. Future Wax based wash) will completely strip ink off of a figure, IF the figure is submerged in the solution for a prolonged period of time (more than 3-5 seconds)! Don't get me wrong, I've become a great fan of the Magic Wash tecnique. It doesn't seem to be dangerous if brushed over ink, or if the figure is quickly "dunked" and immediately removed. However.... I was looking for a "lazy" fix for some rather flat looking figures I had quick-painted as opponents in a ancients campaign. I immersed a handful in a cup full of magic wash and started to "fish them out" after about 5 seconds. The figures were beautifully shaded, but all of the inked areas had been stripped down to the grey primer! My quick fix ended up costing me a quite some time as I redid (in paint rather than ink) shoes, javelines, hair, and the backsides of shields. The rest of the figs I quick-dunked, and the ink came out fine. I have had great success brushing magic wash on my figures, even with my horses which are entirely inked. Prolonged immersion, however, should be avoided.
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Thursday, May 06, 2004
Jungle Patrol
Colonials
Jungle Patrol, by Vic Hurley, is a great book on the exploits of the Philippine Constabulary. Long out of print, I have seen an original copy in used book stores priced at $90 or more. A free ebook is here.
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Thursday, May 06, 2004
One Day Napoleonics Campaign
Rules Napoleonics
One Day Napoleonics Campaign, by Bob Bergman, allows gamers to play an entire miniature wargames campaign in a single 8 - 10 hour day. Units represent about 3000 to 4000 infantry, cavalry units represent about 1000 cavalry, and individual artillery units represent 24 to 30 cannon of the appropriate type. Bergman uses standard basings for many other rules sets.
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