The Loose Association of Wargamers

ochoin wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 10:55 am Any of you folk drawn to the 'Cruel Seas' system?

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

BaronVonWreckedoften wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 6:55 pm ...

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.

Jeremy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:26 am 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

goat major wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:36 am

Jeremy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:26 am 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...

goat major wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:36 am

Jeremy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:26 am 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

Etranger wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:38 am

goat major wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:36 am

Jeremy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:26 am 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!

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

Or different scales.

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