Sunday 15 October 2017

WW2 Burma project second part

No wargaming this weekend, although I may be able to get a quick game later tonight. Most of my time this weekend has been on making inroads into the Commonwealth WW2 Burma forces to line up against the small but completed Japanese.

WW2 Japanese with recently completed jungle terrain
All figures are Airfix
Progress on WW2 Commonwealth forces
While waiting for paint to dry I am flicking through "Battle - Practical Wargaming" by Charles Grant.  


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  1. Good book - I remember getting it from the library.

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    1. The book was a Birthday present when I was in my early teens. I played many games using these rules back then (mid-1970).

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  2. Your Burma project is coming together quickly. Never read Grant’s Battle. Can you share your thoughts on the book?

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    1. It is one of those wonderful early wargaming books which takes you through in steps the thinking behind the rules - old school rules. Lots of lovely black and white pictures which were a source of inspiration at the time, and all easily affordable on my pocket money at the time. It is available free as a pdf as it was originally a series of articles in Meccano Magazine. Link to the PDF can be found here: https://miniaturewargaming.com/blog/2017/09/charles-grants-battle-rules/

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  3. The first photo is a delight, the sort of thing you can look into for ages - I think it is helped by the officer in the centre with his sword aloft, it makes the picture and perhaps plugs into the nostalgia of a certain generation, who have seen this officer charge across their carpets and tables a hundred times and more.

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    1. It is amazing how you remember the poses of the figures once you open the box of figures. Especially the figures which always tended to fall over when playing on the carpet.

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  4. Great old school stuff Airfix figs and Grants book!

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  5. It's coming along nicely. I look forward to the first battle report soon.

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    1. Thank you. I recon another week and they will be ready for the two sets of rules I am going to try: Crossfire and 5Core Company Command. Both seem well suited to this theatre of WW2.

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