Periods you always wanted to do.....

[Purple]

Any of you folk drawn to the 'Cruel Seas' system?

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[Jeremy]

None. Think I have got or have done everything that has appealed to me so far

[Etranger]

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I've gone with 1/600 - mostly the old Skytrex range and some PT Dockyard stuff from the US - and using Coastal Patrol, a set of rules from one of the Too Fat Lardies' specials (I think Summer 2011, but I can check if you want), but if they don't appeal then anything by David Manley is pretty much guaranteed to be top-notch. Once Etranger has opened Pandora's box, I'd be keen to know what he makes of the 1/300 models, as they strike me as workable for 2-3 boats per side games, whereas if you want anything larger than an MTB/MGB or E-Boat on the table, you really need to drop down to 1/600.

I've looked into the box many a time, usually when tidying away as my planned modelling time disappears up in smoke .... They look reasonably good models, although some part (eg the masts) are a bit crude. There's a burgeoning cottage industry in 3D modelling for pieces for modification, up to and including whole vessels.

The rules are designed for a fairly small table (4' x 4' or so), so the ground (water!) scale is quite compressed. I suspect that visually they'll look a lot better with the same number of vessels on a bigger table. I'm with you about the 2-3 boats per side, which makes historical sense too, as rarely did whole flotillas go up against each other.

The rules as written allow for monitors(!) on the table which seems a tad excessive to me. (That's mainly because there is a widely available 1/350 model of HMS Roberts). That said a true wargaming megalomaniac could build 1/300 Tirpitz and Prinz Eugen models and replicate the Channel Dash on the table, as pretty much everything naval and aerial is available for it.

[goat major]

None. Think I have got or have done everything that has appealed to me so far

So you never need to buy any figures ever again ? Wow that’s very impressive

[Etranger]

None. Think I have got or have done everything that has appealed to me so far

So you never need to buy any figures ever again ? Wow that’s very impressive

Are they all painted? This could be life saving...

[Jeremy]

None. Think I have got or have done everything that has appealed to me so far

So you never need to buy any figures ever again ? Wow that’s very impressive

That is why my lawyer suggested I tag the byline ‘so far’ on

[Jeremy]

None. Think I have got or have done everything that has appealed to me so far

So you never need to buy any figures ever again ? Wow that’s very impressive

Are they all painted? This could be life saving...

Don’t be bloody ridiculous!

[Jeremy]

What this doesn’t cover is buying multiple armies in the same period.

[levied troop]

Or different scales.

[Neanderthal]

Doing the same period in different scales is a good thing. It helps you to keep things in perspective.