Wonderful video both armies are incredible but that 21st Panzer force nails the flavor of that army in historical terms Well done overall Subscribed !!! PS Thank you so much for playing in 20 mm -the one true scale !!! What line of miniatures were the German army from?
@@Courham Hi there - most of the figures are from the Battlefield/Blitz miniatures range - which I’m not sure are still available or not - but there are also some AB Figures and a few plastic PSC miniatures. A friend of mine now runs Simon’s Soldiers which has the same mini sculptor as Battlefield/Blitz so similar figures are available. I hope that helps
Cheers Roundie. I'm getting into 20mm for two reasons. 1 Richard games in 20mm and would rather use my own models than borrow his, and 2, as the way 28mm prices are going 20mm is better value. I could game in 15mm (and probably will for the desert campaigns) but not really keen to get back into 15mm (though I have a very large collection). Far East and Italy themed games I'll probably continue in 28mm. I've occasionally considered BG in the past but never tried them, they feel right to me and am really enjoying the games so far.
A great read and I am recommending it to others. I have to finish my Sangshak battle trilogy of games.. I've just been sidetracked with the Malaya campaign of late:)
Cheers Tiff. I am very happy with how the terrain had turned out. Just started working on some Indian infantry. I am having a game of Battlegroup this weekend with Richard so will be interesting to compare rulesets.
I have a pretty poor knowledge of the campaigns in the Far East but currently working on changing this- I thoroughly recommend the WW2 TV channel talks, they cover a fascinating range of campaigns across the Pacfic and Far East including the Solomons, New Guinea and Burma.
Great video - I have so many of those same trees (well the kids do...😉) I may have to try this. You're fast inspiring me to start some Pacific theatre stuff.
Please do. Gaming is always about sharing our "discoveries" though they have usually already been discovered by other gamers. Let me know how they turn out.
I have an interest inthis theater and rules but in 1941 1942. I play it with 20 mm miniatures. Very nice report. Inspiring ( but sides inversed for 1941).
Beautiful board and miniatures! Working on a Japanese army myself right now, and was curious why you went for two infantry miniatures on one base? Curious what happens if one of them died off? Anyways really admire the terrain and video (:
Many thanks for the feedback. Simple really- speed of play :) Individual figures are a pain and really don't have a major influence on play. I use the figures for other systems too and fewer figures to move round is a bonus for me. I have spare single minis for when I take 1 casualty or you can put a counter by them.
it is very strange, that when i try to search for warmaster videos, youtube gives me almost nothing. but then it just pops in the video feed without any searching... :P
My friend Tiff did a video of two warmaster games he had last week including against my Dark Elves. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RJDIwQEWzE4.html
Cheers Tiff- it has been a productive weekend. A game of Warmaster vs your Tomb Kings and also plenty of terrain made :) Speaking of Warmaster, I think I need more crossbowmen vs the undead!
Many thanks Iain. I am he world's least proficient videoographer but enjoy putting hem together. Love your channel and have spent many hours on it getting insights on various armies, how to play Warmaster videos etc. It is the best Warmaster resource on youtube.
Great battle report. Looks like it was a very fun game. 👍 I've played undead since warmaster was released, but picked up some chaos figures over the years and am building a chaos army now. So this is like watching my two armies battle it out. haha
Very cool. Kia ora from wellington. It's been many years since I've played warmaster (or any wargaming) and really miss it. One of my friends lent me the new Warhammer Old World rule book and I thought to myself, do you know what I really miss? Warmaster! haha Very glad it's still being played in NZ.
@@andrewtiffany1733 Thanks for the feedback guys. I am trying to do a wee bit of research into each engagement and follow up with what actualy occurred to put it into a bit of context. The "campaign" is purely narrative driven but I am enjoying the research and putting together of whole thing.
This is cool because the reason I got into BA was to teach kids about the 100th Infantry Battalion (34th Division) who were on left flank of the French and almost took the town of Cassino at that time after crossing the Rapido River.
Lots of fascinating aspects of this campaign and so many nationalities involved. My own interest coming from growing up as a young kiwi it was seen as one of the most important events in WWII for NZ. In recent decades as the veterans of WWII have died off our focus as a country has tended to shift back to Gallipoli whereas a few decades back Cassino was one of, if not the, defining moments in that lives of that generation of kiwi's for those that survived it and so more widely known than it apepars to be now. I'm glad like the report, I'm trying to do something a bit different by puting each game into a historical context, creating some special rules for the game based on the engagement I am representing and then at the end touch on the actual outcome of that encounter. I should have anoher game to upload later this evening.
@@Courham sweet as. It might be nice to see how you built those pillboxes too! In Hawaii the Japanese American 100th Infantry Battalion is regarded with great reverence but the memory of it is fading as the last veterans pass away. They were severely depleted at Cassino after which they were joined to become part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. People often don’t realize that the Americans assaulted the town before they decided to bomb the monastery. We are very fond of our Kiwi allies! Cheers
The original version of the pilbox video showed them being made but the sound quality was poor as my digital camera wasn't working properly (thanks to user error) so removed it but will show a close up at some point- very easy. They took about 1/2 an hour (+ drying time) as they are simply foam core and some filler. The 100th Nesei was one of the most decorated units in the US army IIRC. Will be moving onto the ititial American assaults in a few weeks time. I've 2 more battles for the British sector to do, then the 34th's attempt to cross the Rapido before moving onto the the 36th's attacks.
I like your using the mouse pointer over a still pic to describe the action. Much better than other reports with constant moving cameras making me motion sick.
Cheers. I am not very good with video technology so make the reports in powerpoint and it has a handy pointer function :). You are right about the zooming round the table. I tried that recently and at the time I was recording it it seemed okay but when I played back a static photo and explanation seemed much better. I am still experimenting though as it is trying to get a balance.
@@Courham ah I used PowerPoint for an after action when I played BA with some officer cadets. I recommend for summary you draw arrows to show the squad movements. Then it looks like the battle maps you see in history books!
Cheers Tiff. I have been busy sorting out terrain tody and came across some of my wargaming journals from the late 80s where I reported back on battlefield operations based on D-Day. I am enjoying these adventures into solo gaming... operation fortifications is currently underway and am builing new minefields and trenches to give the games a bit more of the storming the gustav line feel. A bit more on my gaming blog too: craigswargamingblog.blogspot.com/
I think a few players down your way play it- Lindsay had recieved a 3d printed Bob Semple tank last time I was there. Happy to show you the ropes... once I get the game sussed again myself :)
