Thanks. I figured I'd share my process I've been using lately for this scale. I like this scale a lot more than 1:1200 where rigging drives me crazy.
@Forge_n_Brush6 күн бұрын
They look good, Eric; well done. Planning some naval action I see. What rules you going with? ~K
@ericelder27496 күн бұрын
Thanks. I've been working on additional ships for the Battle of Mount Athos, a battle between Russia and Turkey in 1807.
@trifluegel2 ай бұрын
That's a great-looking fleet! Are the recognition stripes hand-painted or did you use a template of some type for consistency?
@ericelder27492 ай бұрын
Thinking back, I don't think I used a template.
@robin76233 ай бұрын
Casting on both is rather poor ,I'll stay with Kallistra's 12mm pewter Samurai , never had a duff figure
@johnmag33 ай бұрын
You8 chose ot to use the flooded fields like the historic battle had. Thats fie makes for an interesting game regardless. I fought this battle a few years ago using spearhead. with the flooded fields still interesting.
@johnmag33 ай бұрын
not to use the flooded fields
@davidwasilewski4 ай бұрын
As a 40 year + collector of ‘6mm’ scale wargaming miniatures, I would say 2d6 are 6mm, Baccus are 7mm and Adler are 8mm when comparing them scale wise.
@ericelder27494 ай бұрын
Good to know!
@rogueskypilot41164 ай бұрын
I'l love to see a painting guide on these minis
@ericelder27493 ай бұрын
Well, I just purchased some more ships, so maybe I'll make a guide.
@williamdaniel40819 ай бұрын
Great find. try doing a brown or green ink wash on the plastic to take the plastic sheen off.
@ericelder27499 ай бұрын
Thanks, will give that a try. I wonder if there is a dip I could use or a spray matte varnish. Oh wait, I'm having bad flashbacks of 1:72 painted soft plastic figures.
@philRminiatures9 ай бұрын
Nice job!
@richardcrawley961410 ай бұрын
For a Liverpudlian it's great to see a recreation of the battle that gave Liverpool FC's famous terrace its name. You've also sold me on buying BBB. YNWA!
@DwayneEagle114 Жыл бұрын
What did you do for your water base ?
@ericelder2749 Жыл бұрын
I used to base my ships on blue water sheets from the hobby shop. This is what you see for these Italian ships. Under the plastic sheet is just balsa wood painted blue. I've since switched to a gloss gel medium paint.
@stephenhunt2806 Жыл бұрын
Very nice terrain and diorama Eric. Which figures are they? The naval gun looks like Miniature Figurines, but I can't tell the rest.
@ericelder2749 Жыл бұрын
You are correct, Minifigs for naval units. British are Irregular Miniatures. Boers are Tin Soldier.
@Forge_n_Brush Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed that. Well presented; very old school; inspiring. Thanks, Eric. I hope you do more of these. ~Fritz
@ericelder2749 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. First try on one of these types of videos.
@joeokabayashi8669 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant approach to simple terrain. I plan to adopt your method to 1/285 scale micro armor.
@Corvinuswargaming1444 Жыл бұрын
This is a neat choice of battle and period. What did you make the elevated areas out of? Edit: you answer this in the video
@ianwalsh5610 Жыл бұрын
boers were great soldiers and marksman it took the british few years to beat them, brits used indian canadian and australian and new zealand troops the last 2 were also good marksman as alot were farmers like the boers some of the boer weapons were better than the brits alot came from germany mauser rifles krupp guns
@philRminiatures Жыл бұрын
Looks very nice...with handsome terrain and units!
@ericelder2749 Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Future scenarios I'm looking at have no shortage of hills, so I may get to continue with the same terrain technique, but I know I'll need to buy and paint up more units.
@Forge_n_Brush Жыл бұрын
Turned out great, Eric. I love the simple and straightforward approach you have taken. Would LoVe to play this out. Are you going to show off the progress of the battle? :) Well done. ~Fritz
@ericelder2749 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Fritz. I have the 8 turns recorded. I need to work on editing it all together.
@Forge_n_Brush Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to it. You know I have a soft spot for this era, and the Boar War is particularly interesting as I know very, very little about this subject. @@ericelder2749
@TheDiomedef16 Жыл бұрын
Looks great Eric, I think it actually pronounced as spee-on kop
@ericelder2749 Жыл бұрын
Thanks. I guess I ended up using an Americanized pronunciation. Oops.
@TheDiomedef16 Жыл бұрын
@@ericelder2749 Well, you know us Brits with our weird pronunciation lol
@Forge_n_Brush Жыл бұрын
Lol. Oh yes indeed. @@TheDiomedef16
@gvdeutekom Жыл бұрын
Spion is the Dutch word for Spy, indeed pronounced as spee-on.
@TheDiomedef16 Жыл бұрын
@@gvdeutekom Thanks for that, a Dutch/Afrikaan word I believe. Kop meaning high ground? As in the famous Kop at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium.
@MedievalWargamer Жыл бұрын
Brilliant terrain Eric! Love the video and the whole set up!
@ericelder2749 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Nik. I'd say another success.
@williamdaniel4081 Жыл бұрын
Great Video!!!!
@ericelder2749 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Bill. Good to get the Boers out again for some action.
@dragonstormdipro1013 Жыл бұрын
Incredible
@MrCrikilover Жыл бұрын
What is this commander game? I'm interested in knowing more. Looking at the comment section it looks like people here know about something that I don't know anything about. Thank you in advance
@ericelder2749 Жыл бұрын
The name of the rules is called Cold War Commander. The latest edition is published by Pendraken. A fun ruleset that works well with combined arms. The WWII version is probably more well known: Blitzkrieg Commander.
@MrCrikilover Жыл бұрын
@@ericelder2749 do you have an Amazon link or something like that? I'm guessing it's some sort of war games demonstrator or something like that?
@ukiniakingdomex1837 Жыл бұрын
vive les patriote
@ukiniakingdomex1837 Жыл бұрын
thank from quebec
@qmcnetwork Жыл бұрын
Well done. Thank you for remembering our patriots ❤️
@gautambhardwaj13302 жыл бұрын
Where are you from
@ericelder27492 жыл бұрын
I am from Canada, where you you from?
@WARdROBEPlaysWWII2 жыл бұрын
Did you keep hits on turn to turn or take them off?
@ericelder27492 жыл бұрын
I took them off. Modern tanks are a lot harder to kill. I probably should do a test with leaving them on.
@WARdROBEPlaysWWII2 жыл бұрын
Sweet - there’s not enough XXCommander game love on YT.
@richardphillips55172 жыл бұрын
Great to see an IndoPak game. A very interesting period with WW2 equipment and more modern equipment. A period that our CWC group will be exploring more next year 👍
@ericelder27492 жыл бұрын
I found a section of this battle that did not have Shermans. It was fun to have these post-war tanks on the table.
@Forge_n_Brush2 жыл бұрын
Well done, Eric. A good showing for the Indian forces. Enjoyed. ~K
@Forge_n_Brush2 жыл бұрын
And now... I shall read some Conan. :)
@Forge_n_Brush2 жыл бұрын
That is a wonderful looking book. As soon as you cracked the first few pages, I asked myself, " yeah. What about the ships involved?" You then dove into all those wonderful ship and gun stat pages. That's so damn useful. Thanks for posting, Eric. I love naval stuff. ~K
@sumerandaccad2 жыл бұрын
If 2D6 are 6mm then Baccus are close to 10, not 7mm. I use H&R and Irregular. Baccus and Adler are too big for 6mm and should not be classed as such IMHO
@lempereurzoom13742 жыл бұрын
Thanks for revue, Did you print those figures yourself? Was it easy to do? Are the japanese spear strong enought?
@ericelder27492 жыл бұрын
I did not print it myself. The spears can bend a little. About as strong as Baccus 6mm spears.
@lempereurzoom13742 жыл бұрын
What the real size of the 2D6 Wargaming?
@ericelder27492 жыл бұрын
I think they are 6mm as the Baccus minis are about 7mm.
@2d6wargaming133 жыл бұрын
The missile troops of the period often didn't wear a sashimono as it interfered with the aiming of the rear ranks. The Feudal Japanese horse was actually more like a pony hence they are so small. Thanks for the review.
@SolventAbuseUk3 жыл бұрын
interesting stuff Eric look great based up
@philRminiatures3 жыл бұрын
Clever and nicely done!
@pbeccas3 жыл бұрын
I like that dowel idea. You could even use beads in the colour of the commands and colour unit type to make ID during the game easier.
@ericelder27493 жыл бұрын
I tried the dowel drilled into the base, but took up too much room, so moved it off the base. Good idea on the colour usage wtih C&C.
@pbeccas3 жыл бұрын
@@ericelder2749 you have put ideas in my head now 😀
@Forge_n_Brush3 жыл бұрын
I really like the beads method. Very classy as well as practical. Moving it as needed, or even removing it is an awesome bonus. Well done on the video - and no BEEP!!! Keep at it, Eric. Very informative. ~K
@ericelder27493 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Even when I removed it, my brain kept hearing it.
@BrushQuill3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks. Useful to know hiw these came out with different undercoats. Lovely brushwork
@BrushQuill3 жыл бұрын
Nice comparison between the 2. I used Irregular Miniatures 6mm for my 1803 Assaye figures and think they do some Samurai too.
@philRminiatures3 жыл бұрын
Impressive 6mm figures, black may be the best!
@SolventAbuseUk3 жыл бұрын
they look cool with some paint on them Eric good stuff
@Forge_n_Brush3 жыл бұрын
I alwaysgo with black. Your idea of gray/white as a base color for bright colors you want to srand out more is a good one. For instance, when I am painting a yellow area, I paint a base color like orange, pale brown, etc., as an undercoat for the yellow to set atop. You really don't have to limit yourself to just gray/white, and the idea is the same. That said, black as a primer and base coat is an effective way to go, no matter the scale. Keep posting, Eric. Thought provoking stuff. ~K
@ericelder27493 жыл бұрын
I think I'm on a roll, posting parts of my dive into 6mm and Samurai.
@pbeccas3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting Eric. Looking forward to your vids. Basing for 6mm will be interesting.
@ericelder27493 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I think the basing will be interesting. Making sure to work for at least two systems.
@Forge_n_Brush3 жыл бұрын
Quite a difference. Nice one, Eric. ~K
@SolventAbuseUk3 жыл бұрын
Rulers must be different eric,they where using :)
@WARdROBEPlaysWWII3 жыл бұрын
wait...those are both 6mm. I'm ok with differences in size in the same "scale" but thats pretty crazy