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SteveT replied to the topic Too hard to paint Epics in the forum Black Powder 10 months, 4 weeks ago
For anyone who might be having similar problems, the best approach I found was black undercoat, then blocking colours on afterwards.
Results were quite acceptable even to a critical like me.
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SteveT started the topic Too hard to paint Epics in the forum Black Powder 11 months ago
I got some Napoleonic Epics and tried painting them. But found my eyes could not cope. I tried using a 1.75 x magnifier and still hard. They just don’t look right, what details I painted become so small as to just merge into a mess.
I used to paint 6mm and those seemed easier — I think its because Epic scale is small but still large enough to de…[Read more]
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SteveT started the topic Splitting Epic Bases in the forum Black Powder 11 months, 2 weeks ago
I am toying with the idea of getting the Epic scale Napoleonic.
Looking at the standard way they supply infantry I cannot really see how they would form squares, or allow many changes in formations such as line vs column unless each regiment was made of many bases. I read some people cut each strip of infantry in half. Is that realistic? I…[Read more]
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SteveT replied to the topic HQs doing Snap to Attention inside a transport in the forum Bolt Action 12 months ago
From the rule book:
“Units inside transports cannot be influenced by beneficial friendly rules either, such as the morale bonus or ‘You men snap to action’ ability of an officer near the vehicle.
Officers and other HQ units can potentially ride in vehicles, and as a general rule, their special abilities do not work while they are being tra…[Read more]
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SteveT replied to the topic Doctor Who In Bolt Action in the forum Bolt Action 1 year ago
Superb idea.
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SteveT replied to the topic no lmgs in folgore in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 2 months ago
Yes, exactly what Nat was saying. Do not expect consistency or fine-tuned balanced in some of the campaign books, as they were often design as stand alone experiences.
It could also simply be they missed the LMG line in Western Desert, but it has not yet been picked up in Errata. It is very odd that an infantry unit not to have that, unless t…[Read more]
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SteveT replied to the topic Should I introduce my oldman to BA with his old 1/72 scale soldiers in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 5 months ago
I’ve recently started alternative armies for BA in 15mm. (Flames of War). Base them on metal washers as it stops them falling over. I went for 15mm diameter. 10mm clashes won’t fit on lots of the smaller figures built in bases, and 20mm just leaves them looking too spread out. For a mortar or MMG team, I use regular BA single-man base.
Just c…[Read more]
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SteveT replied to the topic Japanese Grenadier Squad question in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 5 months ago
Greg, I would edit your post ASAP to take out that email if you still use it, or every single internet bot will be spamming you soon.
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SteveT replied to the topic Defeating the Japanese? in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago
I play Japanese a lot and the thing I fear is the enemy keeping at range, especially artillery/mortars and tanks – suicide bombers can’t do much if the target is far away. Depends on the scenario, if high terrain or it’s one of those where you both rush in, chances are I am going to come off better, but any relatively open table really makes it…[Read more]
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SteveT replied to the topic Indirect fire from moving vehicle in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago
Thanks Stuart.
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SteveT started the topic Indirect fire from moving vehicle in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago
Still amazes me how I seem to find questions I can’t answer in the rules…
I know you can’t move a fix weapon with Advance and then Fire.
But I am not sure about firing a howitzer from a tank? I think its ok?
How about a mortar that is part of the weapons of a halftrack?
Thanks
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SteveT replied to the topic Small arms vs Open top in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago
Not open-topped in the Italian list. (L3/33).
pp. 23–24.
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SteveT replied to the topic Japanese Banzai from a Transport in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 7 months ago
Rules are pretty clear . No assaults from vehicles
Under DISMOUNTING FROM TRANSPORTS
“Although a unit can use a Run action to dismount from a vehicle, it is not allowed to use this move to make an assault upon an enemy in the same turn”
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SteveT replied to the topic Japanese Banzai from a Transport in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 8 months ago
Banzai is just variant of a RUN order. Passengers can’t run into combat from a vehicle.
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SteveT replied to the topic Japanese using the Bren Carrier in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 9 months ago
<h3>Ostfront: Barbarossa to Berlin, page 91</h3>
In terms of Bolt Action, a strict application of the rules for force selection does not normally allow you to field tanks and guns from other forces – however, you can use captured vehicles and equipment as long as you pay the right points for them and they are taken simply to replace an equi…[Read more] -
SteveT replied to the topic Homebrew: Sweden national rules and vehicles in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 9 months ago
Under some classifications , the BAR is type of LMG, since its about how it was used not its ROF or mechanisms.
See The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, under the US BAR entry.
” It may be regarded as a rather light machine-gun or as a rather heavy assault rifle, but in practice it was used as a form of light machine-gun.”(same for the…[Read more]
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SteveT replied to the topic Homebrew: Sweden national rules and vehicles in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 9 months ago
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SteveT replied to the topic Multi Launcher – Line of Sight or Spotter in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 9 months ago
A unit that can have a spotter say so under “options”. So its normally stuff like Med/Hvy mortars and howitzers.
So, your Katyusha does not have that option.
But also note the part on p.71 under Indirect fire that allows them to fire against enemies even if friends are in the way.
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SteveT replied to the topic What do YOU want to see in Bolt Action v3? in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 9 months ago
On medics: make them too cheap and they will be in everyone’s army, so I think it would work better if they were able to roll to help any casualties, no matter from HE, etc.
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SteveT replied to the topic What do YOU want to see in Bolt Action v3? in the forum Bolt Action 1 year, 9 months ago
Some reduction in cost of MMG/HMG teams. Right now, bit too easy to lose them to snipers, etc.
Air observer – make blunders far rarer even if that means raising cost. Right now, you have to pray you don’t blow your own troops up.
Include in the main book all the bits that got added for terrain and obstacles in other books.
Smoke. Make it…[Read more]
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