Them! for Fall In 2018 Play Test

This weekend we had a small play test of a scenario I am going to run at Fall In with Greg Priebe using To Be Continued… by GASLIGHT.  The scenario involves six groups of US soldiers advancing into a secret Nazi laboratory where the mad scientists are experimenting with creating creatures to help with the war effort.  These include giant ants, a giant crab, and other baddies. Also in the lab is a brilliant allied scientist who you can see in the picture above.

Each player had a team of six soldiers armed with a submachine gun, BAR, and four rifles.  The Americans were competing to be the first to get a scientific device or other information out of the laboratory.  They had cards they could plan on each other to lay German patrols or giant ants on the other players.

The Germans and ants got tougher the closer they got to the laboratory.  In the picture above, a gelatin creature engages in hand to hand combat with three Americans.

The giant crab was a difficult opponent, killing one or two soldiers, but eventually the American firepower prevailed.

An overview of the table before the action kicked off.  The caverns are from https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1084069684/tablescapes-dungeons-modular-rpg-dungeons-by-secre/description.

Of the four players who started the game, two were wiped out, and two other players each got off the table with one scientific device.  This is meant to be a six-player game, so with the added firepower, American casualties should be lower.

Some Recent Vehicles for Combat Patrol(TM) Games

Stug. III Bs from Tamiya

Despite working a string of 50-60 hour weeks and missing most of my club’s gaming events, I have managed to complete a handful of 1:48 vehicles.  I can do these a little at a time, so they fit into my work schedule where painting the 80 Russian infantry sitting on the painting table have had to take a back seat.

2x 1:48 scale BA-64B’s from Tamiya
2x 1:48 scale British Bedford trucks from Tamiya
British 7-ton Armored Car Mk. IV in 1:48 scale from Tamiya
Japanese staff car with the top down from Tamiya
The same staff car with the top up. I think this car looks “cute.”
Two 1:48 scale BA-6 armored cars from Butler’s Printed Models
British light utility car from Tamiya
T-28 tank from Butler’s Printed Models
2x M-8 Greyhound armored cars from Tamiya
Russian 1.5 ton Zis truck, 1941, by Tamiya.

SciFi Unmanned Ground Vehicles

I have been converting some 1:56 scale Bren carriers into unmanned ground vehicles for science fiction skirmish games.  I finished them earlier this week in my copious free time.

At the last minute I decided to keep them olive drab instead of painting them with some wild camouflage pattern.  See them with some Pig Iron figures in the picture above.  I think they came out pretty nicely.

I also finished two Tamiya M-8 Scout cars.  I need to put the stars on the front this weekend.

Barrage 2018 is only 49 Days Away

Preparations are in full swing for Barrage 2018, 28-29 September in Havre de Grace, MD, USA. Barrage is a great little convention, which will feature upwards of 5o events over two days. No politics, no hassles. On site food at reasonable rates and dining options within a short drive. Easy parking. A broad spectrum of games. Friendly HAWKs! Many kid-friendly games.

The guys from LittleWarsTV will be there filming.

We’ll be publishing a list of vendors soon.

TWO Flames of War tournaments.

The largest ADLG tournament East of the Mississippi.

If you go to the Barrage Web site, http://www.hawks-barrage.org, you will see the currently scheduled games. The number is what we usually have seven weeks before the convention, and more are being added literally every day. If you’d like to run a game, please sign up soon.