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Post by aducknamedjoe on Oct 7, 2019 4:07:06 GMT
Finally decided to upgrade from playing on the floor and using ribbon as roads and books as hills, and went to the craft store to pick up some stuff to build a "proper" wargaming setup, on a table and everything.
I deliberately wanted to create a battlefield that is stylized and representational instead of realistic. I want to emphasize rather than obscure the toy-like nature of playing a game with miniature plastic soldiers. Aesthetically I'm aiming more for "toy town" than "accurate scale model."
So that in mind, I got a bunch of felt to make grass, crop fields, roads, and rivers, and built a couple cardboard houses (with removable roofs to put guys inside), and the trees are made with 6" sticks, and 6" of extra thick pipe cleaner wrapped around the top and glued in place, with the whole thing glued on cardboard stands.
You OG wargamers will recognize the setup in the last picture.
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Post by davel on Oct 7, 2019 5:05:38 GMT
Looking great. Nothing like an old school look. Wellmdone
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Post by macscrooge on Oct 7, 2019 6:57:00 GMT
Looks good to me!
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Post by spiritofethandune on Oct 7, 2019 14:21:20 GMT
Looks good to me too!
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Post by zuludon on Oct 7, 2019 15:29:33 GMT
Love the Old School look! For me, it's all about getting the figures out and playing with them, not spending all your precious hobby time preparing.
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Post by tradgardmastre on Oct 7, 2019 16:48:21 GMT
And to me too!
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Post by aducknamedjoe on Oct 7, 2019 22:08:30 GMT
Love the Old School look! For me, it's all about getting the figures out and playing with them, not spending all your precious hobby time preparing.
Thanks all! It was a fun way to get some stuff on a table quickly. |
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Post by spiritofethandune on Oct 8, 2019 15:33:57 GMT
I Couldn't agree more, Nick, Alan and aducknamedjoe!
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Post by rossmac on Oct 23, 2019 22:22:16 GMT
Looking good! I especially like the trees. I've never heard of extra think pipecleaners, where did you get them?
How'd the last game go? I don't think I've ever had a dud Sittingbad game,
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Post by gonefishing on Oct 24, 2019 13:46:39 GMT
Must chime in to agree with all the other voices here: your table and the game look fantastic! There is a real appeal, to me, in the "toy"/nursery approach you've taken. Set ups like yours bring back many happy memories of the games I played as a boy, with my Marx WWII sets, some random bits of terrain, a packing box or two and maybe the couch thrown in for good measure...I'd guess that many others here share similar memories.
For the last year or so I've been working (if that's the word?) on a similar project, though in my case the setting is a fictional El Dorado sort of campaign instead of the early 20th century. And I must say that when I've got the table set up, with felt, building block hills and temples, lots of foliage and Bully trees, and the massed bodies of Spaniards and native forces moving about, I really don't miss painted figures at all - the unpainted figures have their own appeal - there's actually something clean, almost Zen, about the whole thing. Which is what I see in your set-up also.
Keep up the great work, and hoping we might see more photos in the future!
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Post by zuludon on Oct 25, 2019 0:55:28 GMT
I completely agree about the Zen of unpainted figures. Especially beautifully sculpted ones like your Chintoys. I'd rather play with them "naked" than with a mediocre paint job. I still can't believe that the classical Greek statues were painted. I'll bet they didn't use drybrush or wash techniques.
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Post by Mike Blake on Oct 25, 2019 8:02:11 GMT
No way Jose! Painted figures, even gloss pink cheeks look so much better than unpainted...IMHO 
But that might be because I like painting and converting? Though some converters who play with unpainted figures just paint them the unpainted colour to match in! Amazing.
In the end, really, to me it is about enjoying what you do, however you do (or don't) do it!
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Post by gonefishing on Oct 25, 2019 13:23:59 GMT
I still can't believe that the classical Greek statues were painted. I'll bet they didn't use drybrush or wash techniques. Now that brought a smile! Funny you mention Greek statuary, Nick, as that's often the way I express my new-found love of the unpainted fellows: that there is a distinct appeal in the sculpt itself, which would in some ways be lessened were paint applied. But then it becomes all the more important that one likes the sculpt in the first place; Chintoys absolutely hits the sweet spot for me - others not so much. And yes, those Greeks! I guess the colours they used were pretty garish, too! *shudders*
Mike - all the above is certainly not to say I don't still love my painted chaps, even if they do take a heck of a lot longer to put away! 
Daryl
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Post by aducknamedjoe on Oct 26, 2019 21:06:45 GMT
Thanks guys! It was fun to put together, and I'm looking forward to expanding the setup.
And the game went great! As historically, General Soubise managed to hold the line, and Von Kornberg was driven from the field, having only captured the bridge briefly. I enjoyed the Basic Charge! rules, and I've been meaning to add a writeup to the game here in the 19th century board.
gonefishing Thank you! You need to share pictures of your setup! I was at the Library of Congress the other day and they had a great exhibit on maps and documents from the Cortez expeditions that really made me want to game them. Need to stop myself from buying more troops though... |
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