I admit to being a confirmed 15mm gamer but the Interbellum Imagi-Wars has me seriously looking at 1/600th and Oddzial Osmy's great range of 1/600th miniatures.
There's something about the miniatures meets Panzerblitz that appeals to me, and I can easily play divisional size actions using Chris Kemp's excellent NOT QUITE MECHANISED or Tim Gow's MEGABLITZ rules. Even if you don't want to play these rules, I recommend a gander at Chris' Eastern Front org charts for the Italians, Hungarians and Romanians. Perfect middle European fodder if you are searching for Orbat ideas without falling into the trap of creating Ruritanian Panzer divisions.
What I like about the Oddzial Osmy range is that the Polish range alone includes infantry, cavalry, tankettes and a whole heap of Vickers export models. In this scale it's both economical and practical to get them ALL onto the gaming table in the same scenario. Of course we lose the character of the uniforms but this can be made up for in the character of the formations and major equipment used.
If you are interested in the potential of 1/600th, look at the Polish, Italian, early Russian, French and some of the early German models.
Attractive and effective terrain can be scratch built very easily or bought cheaply from Irregular Miniatures as this photo from their website shows:
So, I may opt to continue playing Interbellum Imagi-Wars in both 15mm and 1/600th to get the most out of this fun gaming genre - and to fill in whilst I wait to see what Flames of War bring to the party with their planned 15mm Early War releases this August.
Cheers
Mark
There's something about the miniatures meets Panzerblitz that appeals to me, and I can easily play divisional size actions using Chris Kemp's excellent NOT QUITE MECHANISED or Tim Gow's MEGABLITZ rules. Even if you don't want to play these rules, I recommend a gander at Chris' Eastern Front org charts for the Italians, Hungarians and Romanians. Perfect middle European fodder if you are searching for Orbat ideas without falling into the trap of creating Ruritanian Panzer divisions.
What I like about the Oddzial Osmy range is that the Polish range alone includes infantry, cavalry, tankettes and a whole heap of Vickers export models. In this scale it's both economical and practical to get them ALL onto the gaming table in the same scenario. Of course we lose the character of the uniforms but this can be made up for in the character of the formations and major equipment used.
If you are interested in the potential of 1/600th, look at the Polish, Italian, early Russian, French and some of the early German models.
Attractive and effective terrain can be scratch built very easily or bought cheaply from Irregular Miniatures as this photo from their website shows:
So, I may opt to continue playing Interbellum Imagi-Wars in both 15mm and 1/600th to get the most out of this fun gaming genre - and to fill in whilst I wait to see what Flames of War bring to the party with their planned 15mm Early War releases this August.Cheers
Mark
Mark,
ReplyDeleteI would never have thought of going to that small a scale of figure but it would mean that it would be possible to set up huge battlefields in a relatively small area.
As most of my rules use hexes or squares for movement, I had opted to use 75mm/3-inch squares and/or 100mm/4-inch hexes (the latter being Hexion II from Kallistra) but I do have a large collection of smaller hexes from cheap Heroscape sets that I have bought. The smaller scale figures would work very well with them.
You have given me something to think about ... back to the drawing board ... again!
All the best,
Bob
He He! Glad to be of service Bob! Also take a look at Greg's Panzerblitz site - http://gregpanzerblitz.com/
ReplyDeleteCheers
Mark
I have to admit I've been looking at 10mm/N Scale myself. I've never been one for 'one figure' represents x men, so anything over a battalion action needs to be pretty small.
ReplyDeleteI'm don't think I'm up to seeing, let alone painting anything smaller than 1/300 though :-/
Jim,
ReplyDeleteLikewise I have looked at a variety of smaller scales, including 12mm (which is also sold a compatible with N gauge).
My problem is that there is just too much choice and I cannot make my mind up!
All the best,
Bob
I think 3mm are best mounted like the photo above, almost like counters. Painting is easy - white undercoat and a wash of thinned paint - done! It's not for everyone but it's an option.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Mark
Mark,
ReplyDeleteThey look very effective.
One reason they do so is the painting method you suggest, as white undercoat and a paint wash tends to keep the colours quite light. This both draws out the detail and makes the colours look 'right'. Too often people paint small objects in the correct colour ... and they end up looking too dark.
All the best,
Bob