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Monday, 24 December 2018

Western Desert Project - Phase one mostly completed

In-between the necessary Christmas shopping I have been able to get more units and terrain completed for my Western Desert project. This will hopefully mean I will be able to get a few games played over this coming week as we are planning for a quiet Christmas.

Tabletop setup for a game
In terms of painting I have completed a good 90 percent of the units for phase 1 of the project. Phase 2 will involve the purchase of some Italian units and a few additional models for a few Tunisian games.

As for terrain I have added some rough ground, minefields, prepared positions, town and road.

Minefields are represented by barbed wire
A scenic rocks and railway ballast are used to create rough terrain
Cut felt painted to match battle mat colour and with trenches drawn to represent prepared positions. I am not sure on this  and may try something different later on. The road is grey felt rushed over to give a sandy look.
Building made from balsa wood.
As for the rules I plan to use a Lock n Load's Tank on Tank rules (free to download) with a few modifications for minefields and terrain. More on that to come, but right now I am needed at the BBQ. Happy Christmas!

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14 comments:

  1. KEV. Robertson.24 December 2018 at 22:29

    Peter,
    Fabulous work there - it all looks absolutely super! Love your little Buildings- very clever...are you going to add some 6mm Infantry elements as well? Merry Christmas. KEV.

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    1. Peter25 December 2018 at 08:17

      Hi KEV - All my infantry units come with transport vehicles. The last picture being an example. The vehicles help me recognise the units without the use of glasses. Cheers, Peter

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  2. Norm24 December 2018 at 22:45

    That mat has a great look. Hope it gets some well deserved use over the festive period.

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    1. Peter25 December 2018 at 08:18

      Thanks Norm, the mat and its hexes have turned out better than I hoped.

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  3. Jonathan Freitag24 December 2018 at 22:57

    Your Western Desert mat is a real eye-catcher. Handsome game layout. I look forward to seeing it in action.

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    1. Peter25 December 2018 at 08:36

      I am very happy with the way the terrain's turned out and the 6mm models. Everything looks spaced out and not crowded.

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  4. Phil24 December 2018 at 23:30

    Lovely buildings, and table...Excellent!

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    1. Peter25 December 2018 at 08:37

      Thanks. The buildings were a last minute terrain feature and trial piece.

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  5. Gonsalvo24 December 2018 at 23:42

    What a super job on this terrain!

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    1. Peter25 December 2018 at 08:38

      I am very happy on the overall look. Thanks.

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  6. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com25 December 2018 at 11:59

    Looks great! Merry Christmas, a BBQ sounds great!

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  7. Peter David Green26 December 2018 at 01:52

    Peter, superb mat and terrain. Down loaded the Tank on Tank rules. I am looking forward to reading your modified rules set. Peter Green.

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    1. Peter26 December 2018 at 11:51

      Thanks. I plan to post them up in the next day or so with unit stats.

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