tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13214422500964990092024-02-10T14:08:43.242-08:00Hotel Zugando28mm Ultra-Modern Wargaming in an African Imagi-NationRob Bresnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349552714215786413noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321442250096499009.post-9952192489075882172016-03-24T08:55:00.000-07:002016-04-07T12:06:46.364-07:00Force on Force AAR: Closing Up Shop<span style="font-size: large;">Vlad and I tackled one of the scenarios from the <i>Day of the Rangers </i>book, entitled 'Closing up Shop'. This is a scenario for Somalia 1993 but is transposes effortlessly to the modern day Democratic Republic of Zugando.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I this scenario Vlad took command of a full squad (three Fire Teams) of US marines as they attempted to drive the PRA rebels out of a neighbourhood of Churchill. Intel picked up by the CIA agent James managed to rescue in the last encounter (see <a href="http://ultramoderngaming.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/force-on-force-aar-contracting-troubles.html">Contracting Troubles AAR</a>) has indicated that the rebels have a large cache of munitions stored in a compound in the George Street district. Due to the compounds close proximity to the UN sponsored girls school battalion command has judged it unwise to destroy it from the air, and so has tasked a marine squad to move in and destroy the munitions manually. It is expected that their will be PRA militia in the area, and that the neighbourhood will be hostile to the Americans. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Vlad has six turns to complete his mission. He will score 5 VP for destroying the cache, 4 VP's for exiting the board on turn 4, or just 2 for exiting turn 6. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The PRA will score 5 VP if the cashe is not destroyed, 3VP for each marine killed, 5VP for each marine captured, and 1 VP for each civilian killed by the marines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As usual we played with 28mm, on a 4x4 board and doubled up the ranges of Movement and Optimum Range. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Vlad began by bringing his marines on through the shanty town, avoiding the main roads and maximising cover. There was little I could do to stop his advance as he was careful to avoid line of sight to my men. His men took up advantageous positions covering the compound</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately for the marines the alarm was raised and soon a large group of PRA rebels, hopped up on khat appeared. They were aggressive and even though they had no leader they were certainly up for having a pop as some Americans. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The USMC took up positions in cover and fired on the newly arrived rebels, as well as those in the compound. They thinned out their opposition with discipled fire, and when the rebels managed to return fire it proved ineffective. Unfortunately for the marines the sound of their fire drew more PRA militia flooding into the neighbourhood, eager for a fight. The marines were forced to spend a second round thinning out the militia instead of assaulting the compound, and meanwhile the clock was ticking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The end of turn three saw the arrival of a new threat- a mixed mob of unarmed but very angry Zugandan civilians intermingled with armed professional PRA gunmen. This was particularly difficult because for the Americans who needed to avoid civilian causalities. In addition a 'technical' arrived as the result of a Fog of War Card. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At this point Vlad made an interesting tactical choice. He ordered the marines to disengage, and withdraw off to their exit point rather than assault the compound. This gave him 4VP, and gave the PRA 5VP. He reasoned that the extra turn he had spent driving off the reinforcements had meant that it was impossible for him to destroy the cache before turn 4, and would have been very difficult to have achieved this in time to withdraw off the board by the end of turn six (that would have gave him 7VP). The best he could have managed was to destroy the cache but not withdraw (for 5VP), and to do this he would have had to risk an aggressive assault on the compound and a close quarters battle. If two or more marines had been killed, or some of the angry civilians had been killed by the marines, then he would have lost the battle more decisively. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think Vlad was unlucky when two large mobs of gunmen arrived at the end of turn 1 and turn 2, and very close to the PRA compound too. This cost him a turn, and his assault lost momentum. With an asymmetrical engagement the key is to keep aggressive and keep moving- the fact that the rebels were being reinforced each turn meant that if the marines got stuck in a protracted fire-fight then they are going to get bogged down by the rebels superior numbers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Vlad's choice was interesting, as it showed the dilemmas a real commander would face on the battlefield. Some risks are worth taking, and others are not. Perhaps with an aggressive attack Vlad could have cleared the compound and destroyed the munitions cache. Certainly the PRA have been significantly weakened by the USMC attack but CQB is never without risks. As it was Vlad chose to bring his men back to barracks unscathed- a minor victory for the PRA for sure, but a good day for the marines too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I would like to come back to this mission, perhaps with a few minor tweaks to even things out a bit.We could give the marines an extra turn to complete their mission, or some extra fire power. An other idea is to have it as a night mission with the marines in NOD gear and the Khat chewing gunmen extra sleepy (although this might throw things too far in favour of the marines). </span>Rob Bresnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349552714215786413noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321442250096499009.post-68261841212931012032016-02-23T04:50:00.000-08:002016-02-23T04:51:14.770-08:00Force on Force AAR: Contracting Troubles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The US Offensive on the PRA rebel held town of Churchill continues. CIA Agents trying to obtain solid intel on the positions of PRA forces in the town came under fire from militiamen loyal to the PRA, the operative and her driver were both wounded in the attack. UAV drones indicated that the agents were alive but were surrounded by militia and in a neighbourhood expected to be hostile to the American troops. A patrol of US Marines was near by and battalion HQ redirected them to extract the agents as expeditiously as possible. The marines were forced to abandon their AFV due to roadblocks- leaving one fire team to guard their extraction point (off board) the team leader proceeded on foot with two fire teams, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This mission is simple, but requires good luck and a lot of speed. There is only six turns, which means the Marines will have to hoof it if they want to compete the mission. They can't afford to get bogged down in a protracted fire-fight with the militia, as that will draw in the whole neighbourhood and it's going to end up like Mogadishu all over again. The luck element comes in because the militia forces are reinforced at random each turn, and from a random location on the board. If the rolls goes badly for the US they can find they have a whole bunch of militiamen cutting off their exit. If they are lucky then the militia will arrive piecemeal and not present too much of a challenge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The marines (Regulars with D8/d10, with body armour) are much better than the militiamen (Irregulars, D6/D12, No body armour) but the constant reinforcing of the militia each turn can mean that the militia forces can eventually overwhelm the US marines with shear weight of numbers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The Marines entered the neighbourhood and positivity identified the two US Agents in cover by their wrenched car. They also identified a number of militiamen sheltering in a near by house, taking pot-shots at the injured agents. The team leader lead his men into cover with good sight line of the intersection and opened fire on the militiamen, injuring two of them, including their leader. The militia retuned fire without effect. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The second marine fire team them proceeded to advance rapidly through the shanties, using all available cover to reduce the line of sight from the militia. More militia started to arrive but they had no leaders and so instead of fighting they just milled about, chewing chat and acting tough, firing AK's into the air etc. That sort of behaviour might intimate the average Zugandon villager but didn't impress the Marines. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The team leaders fire-team went on over-watch, effectively countering the militias attempts to prevent the marines advancing. The second fire-team closed on the militia in the house closest to the US agents, and succeed in neutralising the opposition during a close quarters exchange of fire. They then rescued the injured agents and proceed to exact them down the same route the had arrived by. The militiamen in the surrounding buildings attempted to stop them but the fire-team on over-watch responded with effective fire and the team managed to move back into cover with the injured agents. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was text book stuff- the two injured agents were extracted by the marines and the marines never suffered a single casualty. As I said earlier this mission is supposed to be tricky for the marines and really requires a lot of good luck on the dice rolls. Fortunately for James he has never been short of luck with the dice,and my reserves kept arriving without leaders, then failing their quality roles so that they couldn't activate unless fired at by the marines (which James was sensible enough not to do). James also never failed a reaction test so that meant that every time I tired to fire at him he blasted away at me, reducing the effect of my shooting. That said, I can't take the victory away from James- he performed well, using one fire team to over-watch the other, and using cover very effectually to block line of sight. </span>Rob Bresnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349552714215786413noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321442250096499009.post-14001271414159970552016-02-09T08:54:00.001-08:002016-02-23T04:50:53.796-08:00Force on Force Battle Report: A few Blocks of Hell<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The US contribution to I-Coz has been scaled back over recent months, with many US Army personal withdrawn to bases, but the US Marine Corps continue tocombat the Peoples Resistance Army (PRA) in the coastal areas of Zugando. A resent push by the PRA southwards from Seatown along the coast road have threatened the fragile stability of the coastal region. The dismal performance of the Zugandan Army lead to the PRA capturing the sea port of Churchill. The USMC have been tasked with driving the PRA back out of Churchill and retaking the town. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Intel on the ground is sketchy, but it is known that PRA 'regulars' are in the town, as well as large numbers of militias (of questionable quality) from Seatown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I played 'A Few Blocks of Hell' out of the FoF rules as an introductory game for Vlad. I used the game right out of the rule book, only substituting USMC figures for US army, PRA Regulars for Syrian Jihadists and African Militia for Iraqi Irregulars. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Vlad's brief, as the USMC, was to take two squads (9 men each) through a neighbourhood of Churchill to take two strategically important buildings - the burned out mission building and the watchtower. Ideally he should have both teams at over half strengthen in the two buildings by turn 4 for a clear win. Failing this he needed to take both buildings by the end of the game (turn 6). We decided not to have Victory Points for capturing people as when I have played this mission before it had too dramatic an effect on the results, distracting from the main mission. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My mission was simply to stop the USMC getting into and holding the buildings before the end of the game. </span></div>
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A second USMC fire-team sprinted towards the mission building, but the militia in the bicycle repair shop spotted them and opened fire- causing two casualties (one of them serious). The other two fire-teams took up positions to cover the market.</div>
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The militia on the roof of the two story building fired down onto the marines in the street- seriously wounding one. </div>
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Turn two saw the Marines advance stall as they were forced to deal with their serious causalities. They fired on the militia on the roof top- wiping them out. The bicycle repair shop, despite being only made from breeze block, proved good enough to protect them against the majority of the marines fire, and the militia retuned fire, seriously wounding two more marine (who were evacuated off the street to a waiting medic station).</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Turn three, four and five belonged to the marines, as the when aggressive. The militia by the VW got struck down by a mortar shell that tore them apart (a Fog of War card) . Two Marine fire-teams fired on the PRA in the watchtower killing two and seriously wounding another two- leaving only one combat effective. The last remaining PRA raced into the mission building, closely followed by a marine fire-team. A violent close quarterer battle ensued, in which the marines killed all three remaining PRA members, securing the Mission Building.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I bought this plane on Ebay for £5(+£3 PP) fully painted! Perfect for an objective for Black Ops!</span>Rob Bresnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349552714215786413noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321442250096499009.post-29680133422734557412015-11-17T05:15:00.000-08:002015-11-17T05:15:43.528-08:00Move CIA Covert Operatives<span style="font-size: large;">Two more CIA operatives for the covert team.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes you need to make a lot of noise and destruction. That's when we send in the marines. Sometimes you need something more covert. Field agents, on the ground, with an in-depth knowledge of the fluid situation are an invaluable asset in the war against the PRA. The CIA and MI6 have a number of agents in the field feeding back a constant flow of Intel on the constantly changing face of the war. This is very dangerous work, and relies on their skills at developing local assets to assist them. The threat of danger is ever present and these covert agents are always ready to protect themselves and their assets. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These figures are from Spectre Miniatures. I painted them as I plan to use them when I try out Black Ops, a new small skirmish game from Osprey. </span>Rob Bresnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349552714215786413noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321442250096499009.post-38437442233027649232015-05-20T04:32:00.000-07:002015-05-20T04:32:00.489-07:00Militiamen with Bad-Ass Hyenas<span style="font-size: large;"> Worrying report have been circulating of PRA militiamen training hyenas as attack 'dogs' for some time, but last week intrepid photojournalist Felix Champ managed to photograph them. Quite how wide spread this practice is is difficult to say, but there have certainly been repost of PRA commanders keeping the viscous animals as pets. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> The local CIA commander was unimpressed by the reports. He was quoted as saying "TIA. This is Africa. Things like that happens every day." </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Don't think I have taken leave of my senses. Some gangs in Africa actually do like to keep Hyenas as 'pets' because it makes them look bad ass. If you Google images of pet hyenas you will found plenty of pictures. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In Call of Duty the African gangs use hyenas as attack dogs, which kind of gave </span><span style="font-size: large;">me the idea. The CoD mission 'Fatal Extraction' was really the inspiration for me to start Zugando anyway, so hyenas have been on my 'to-do' list for a long time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have converted these figures. They were from the Northstar Africa range, and I added collars and muzzles from Green Stuff, and added chains from the local bead shop. The militia are from Spectre Miniatures. I painted six hyenas, but have now decided that is a bit excessive, so two have been re-based to use in a post-apocalypse setting like Across the Dead Earth. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Asymmetrical engagements are where it is at, and I am pretty sure you can't have enough militia. Hordes of gun-toting, dope-smoking bad guys tearing through the town on gunned up Toyota technicals! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Here are some more militiamen for my PRA forces. I have used the figures from Spectre Miniatures that I got when I backed their Kickstarter last year. They are nice figures, with some good detailing. Scale-wise they fit better with the Empress miniatures that with The Assault Group. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last year at Salute I spoke to Richard fr</span><span style="font-size: large;">o</span><span style="font-size: large;">m Two Fat Lardies and said that a ultra-modern rule set would be great. This year Two Fat Lardies have announced that they will be bring out a set of rules designed to be used to game ultra-modern conflicts, with particular emphasis on asymmetrical engagements. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I am not going to claim any particular credit...but I guess Richard knows a good idea when he hears it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The game will be called Fighting Season, and at this stage looks like it will be a supplement for their WW2 game Chain of Command, which has been very well received by player who game that period. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The plan is to produce a book with army list covering Afgan and Iraq, but I will certainly be modifying it for Zugando. Richard of Two Fat Lardies has been promoting it at Salute at the weekend</span></div>
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<br />Rob Bresnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349552714215786413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321442250096499009.post-60645039182830690332015-02-06T00:36:00.000-08:002015-02-06T00:36:20.579-08:00Another CIA operative<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Here is another member of the CIA wet team. This one is using locally acquired weaponry and adds some serious fire-power with the RPG 7. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is another Spectre Miniatures figure. This photo shows a mould line across the face and down the leg, which is annoying. In real life it doesn't look anywhere near as obvious, but when a photo of a mini 1 inch high is blown up to six inches high even minor imperfections look quite obvious.</span></div>
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<br />Rob Bresnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349552714215786413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321442250096499009.post-64146799346741221232015-01-27T13:31:00.002-08:002015-01-27T13:31:12.955-08:00CIA Wet Team Operative<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes the CIA Agents operating in Zugando need to do more than just pass Intel onto the UN and Special Forces: Sometimes it in necessary for them to get their hands dirty, and to eliminate a threat without drawing attention to tehir actions. That is when they call in the shadowy 'Wet Teams'. Wet work has been a euphemism used by the Agency to describe assassinations and murder since the days of the cold war. The Wet Teams are recruited from the agency, PMC operatives and former special forces. They operate under a cloak of secrecy: their identities, and their actions, are highly classified. </span></div>
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<br />Rob Bresnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349552714215786413noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321442250096499009.post-20628331109253626712015-01-17T07:20:00.000-08:002015-01-17T07:20:00.063-08:00Weapons Dump by Spectre Miniatures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">These markers were a little bonus for those of us who backed the Spectre Miniatures Kick Starter in 2014. Personally I think it was a little thing the Spectre Miniatures guys quickly cobbled together when they realised that they had far more success that they had originally planned for, but I like them and so I am not complaining. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As far as I know they were exclusive to the KS deal, but it wouldn't be too hard to recreate- just a tarpaulin made from Green Stuff, with a load of weapons and packs pushed into it. I think I might give it a go myself, as I have enough bits and bobs from the Warlord Games WW2 plastic sprue and the Wargames Factory's plastic zombie survivors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In game terms they can represent ammo dumps, spawning points or objectives, which should come in handy. </span></div>
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<br />Rob Bresnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349552714215786413noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321442250096499009.post-22536051868453632272015-01-10T07:19:00.000-08:002015-01-10T07:19:00.528-08:00More Firepower for the People's Resistance Army<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The PRA continue to solidify it's control over the inland areas of Zugando. Here you can see their latest additions to their arsenal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">.30 calibre Browning HMG on tripod mount (Note these were from The Assult Group's Vietnam range, with a bit of Green Stuff to change their hair to 'African' hair.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A Soviet-era Russian-made DShK HMG on anti-aircraft mount. Useful to prevent helicopters attacking your positions. This one is manned by a couple of militia men (Made by Eureka).</span>Rob Bresnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349552714215786413noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321442250096499009.post-23588380611569325442015-01-03T07:02:00.000-08:002015-01-03T07:34:09.700-08:00High Value Individual #5: Thomas The Butcher<span style="font-size: large;">Thomas Mukaka (AKA Thomas the Butcher, AKA Bloody Tom) is a local leader of the PRA Militias. Unlike many PRA leaders, Mukaka has no military experiences, but instead has risen from the ranks of the militia. He has achieved his success by a combination of brutally and ruthless cunning. His men fear him more than they admire him. His drug fuelled paranoia and callous disregard for human life has led to him murdering a number of his own lieutenants.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mukaka has come to the attention of the I-COZ intelligence services when he executed two western aid workers. He killed them because he feared the SAS would try to rescue them, although in truth the SAS were busy in another part of Zugando, and has no plans to attack Mukaka. After the murder of the aid workers the UN diplomats who had been trying to secure the hostages release decided it could no longer negotiate with Mukaka and, ironically perhaps, the SAS have been tasked with removing Mukaka. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Spectre Miniatures have launched their <a href="http://www.spectreminiatures.com/">web store</a> having successfully concluded the Kickstarter. The website is very smooth and good looking with some fantastically posed and photographed scenes- all very inspirational. This is a very exciting day if you like ultra-modern wargaming, as I think Spectre will become one of the big names in the genre, along with Empress and Eureka. </span></div>
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<br />Rob Bresnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349552714215786413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321442250096499009.post-60529007118675146432014-11-27T05:26:00.002-08:002014-11-27T05:26:40.395-08:00Reinforcements arrive in the Post!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Look what was waiting for me when I got back form work yesterday! The produce of backing Spectre Miniatures Kickstarter earlier this year. They are a little bit later that expected, but here they are. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have to say I am impressed. Sculpting-wise and scale-wise that compare well with Empress and Eureka, and should blend in with those ranges seamlessly. They lack the dynamism and sharpness of Hasslefree and Statuesque Miniatures, but they are a good match scale-wise for those ranges. The casting is good, with virtually no mould lines and flash, and as far as I can tell no defects at all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I understand it Spectre Miniatures will soon be opening the shop to the rest of you guys who never got round to backing the Kickstarter (shame on you). I think these figures will be a welcome addition to the market, and will fill out some of the gaps in Empress and Eureka's ranges. </span><br />
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<br />Rob Bresnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349552714215786413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321442250096499009.post-70714949659716724462014-11-24T15:39:00.001-08:002014-11-24T15:39:49.406-08:00Heavy Armour for PRA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The jungles of Zugando are vast and can conceal much from the watchful eyes of the US drones and spy satellites. The I-COZ intelligence analysts know that the PRA have a number of battle tanks captured or else defected from the Zugandan Army. As yet they have not been able to destroy any of these armoured vehicals and the Special Forces operating in the area have been given the task of finding the tanks and then marking them for destruction by the USAF and RAF. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The T34/85 may seem like a hopelessly out of date tank when compared to a modern MBT. It dates back to the 1940's and is a relic of the cold war, but in Zugando, where modern MBT's are something of a rarity, and most forces lack any weapons more powerful than an RPG-7, the T34 is still a force not to be taken lightly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This T34-85 is a Bolt Action figure from Warlord Games. It is a very neat plastic kit that was very easy to put together and nice to paint. </span>Rob Bresnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349552714215786413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321442250096499009.post-31348841283348889112014-09-05T12:03:00.000-07:002014-09-05T12:32:37.308-07:00PRA Fighters in Seatown<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">There is never enough time to paint everything, and these guys have been languishing in the depths of a lead mountain for too long...time to get some paint on them and give the Peoples Resistance Army of Zugando a bit of love. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is more to follow as soon as I can, including some more soldiers, heavy weapons, and even some armour- in the form of some T34/85 the Russians sold the Democratic Republic of Zugando. While they may be decades out of date they are the best MBT you will find in this part of Africa, and are good enough to give an unsuspecting USMC squad a bad day.</span><br />
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<br />Rob Bresnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349552714215786413noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321442250096499009.post-60970510857512397192014-07-11T02:10:00.001-07:002014-07-11T02:10:42.780-07:00USMC Squad on Patrol<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The US have withdrawn a large number of their personal from Zugando, but the USMC and some special forces maintain a presence. The USMC are tasked with protecting the US embassy and certain key instillations (Most conspicuously the airport in Victoria Town) and in support of the Navy Seals and USSF who are actively engaging the PRA, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I apologise for leaving it so long without a post, but I have been furiously paint Napoleonic eras figures for the last few months. Luckily I found time to paint some of these guys that have been sat on my painting table for several months. These are the Empress Miniatures USMC from their resent Kick Starter. I went a bit overboard and bought enough to field a full platoon (that 12 fire teams, HQ and support). Luckily I have a fairly quick and painless way of painting these guys so I can easily knock out a fire team in a few hours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The two pictures at the bottom are Eureka Miniatures USMC Recon. They are, in my opinion, slightly better sculpts, because they look more dynamic, but I am very satisfied with the empress ones, and the two ranges are very compatible with each other. </span></div>
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<br />Rob Bresnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349552714215786413noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321442250096499009.post-9906554309539283622014-05-04T16:14:00.000-07:002014-05-04T16:14:32.304-07:0028mm Scale Comparison Shot for Modern Wargaming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I hope this might be helpful- here are some caparison photos of some of the figures in my collection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Scale is a weird thing, as many different manufacturers have different ideas f what a 28mm figure should look like- as you can see these minis are all roughly the same size, but the difference in sculpting style, bulk and weapons size makes the world of difference- at the end of the day it's just down to preference. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(R to L) Eureka, converted form Studio Miniatures plastic zombie, Black Cat Bases, Spectre Miniatures, Britannia Miniatures. </span></td></tr>
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<br />Rob Bresnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349552714215786413noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321442250096499009.post-35681424577549318582014-05-01T01:17:00.004-07:002014-05-01T01:20:33.227-07:00Spectre Miniatures Goes Live!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just a quick heads up, <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1660604196/spectre-miniatures">the Spectre Miniatures Kick Starter</a> went live today, and I am already a backer- I have pledged at Contractor level, but will be looking to increase this if more cash becomes available.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The prices are good, averaging about £2 per model, and that includes postage. The KS is set up so that you can order the number of packs you want, and not that you are tied in to buying any particular bundles, so if you only want say Special Forces, PMC or CIA, then you can buy exactly what you want. This is sensible because their will be many collectors who don't need the African troops (obviously I<i> do</i>) then they can tailor the KS to their own needs.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />There are a few stretch goals that look rather interesting too, and a KS exclusive mini called 'deniable asset' and anyone who pledge get a PDF version of the rules too- so that's handy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few more pictures of the forthcoming figures for the Spectre Miniatures Kick Starter due to start 1st May. As you can see, they are rather nice. If I could have commissioned someone to make a range of figures for my personal amusement, then it would have probably looked a lot like this range, the more I see the more excited I get. </span></div>
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<br />Rob Bresnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349552714215786413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321442250096499009.post-36532659818481913652014-04-17T02:02:00.002-07:002014-04-17T02:02:10.504-07:00CIA Operator In Seatown, Northern Zugando<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Chuck 'Mustang' McLean is a CIA intelligence operator in Zugando. He travels under the pretence of being a freelance photo journalist: something the other photo-journalist resent because they believe- quite rightly- that it puts them in danger. His job is to handle a number of local intelligence assets in Northern Zugando, and in particular in the PRA held city of Seatown. It's dangerous work, and Mustang never travels unarmed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">from the new company Spectre Miniatures...as yet unreleased. I managed to pick it up at Salute 2014, just last week, off the guys form Spectre, who were promoting their new modern African wargaming Kick Starter (due to start 1st May). I just did a quick 30 minute paint job on it to get it ready to photograph, because I am busy with the Lead Painters League. </span><div>
<span style="font-size: large;">It is a lovely model- well sculpted, realistically proportioned and without any tag or casting lines on any sort: I literally painted it as it was- no prep at all! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If this is the standard of Spectre's work- we are in for a treat!</span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Spectre Miniatures have just published a new picture on their Facebook page of a PMC- very nice!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also- I have to issue an apology for giving duff information- The Spectre Miniatures Kick Starter is starting on 1st May (not 31st as I said in the previous post). This is bother good and bad news- good because it means I wont have to wait as long, and bad because that means I have less time to scrounge the money I need to max out on this Kick Starter!</span></div>
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