28mm Pacific Part 6

 So this is a quick post to let you all know how our 28mm WW2 Pacific game is progressing.

Video link...     https://youtu.be/j_l5PiYoTkk 

                           

   Above : An LVT1 enters the danger zone !

We thought about the mats for the game....our "go too" place is Deep Cut. Their mats are really great. We have used the Cobblestone mouse mats for our Stalingrad game. They just sit really well - very  flat. Really good to look at.  So we have now ordered the "Waterworld" and "Beach" mats (with a little help / donation from Donald -you know who you are!).. We already have a DC grass mat. This means we will have access to three 6 x 4 foot mats to play on. Totalling a play area 12 x 6 foot.

.Below: one of the three Deep Cut mats we will be using.

I can't wait to see these mats and get some figures on them - they look tremendous.

We started also looking for some jungle landscape and foliage. This was quite a quest... most of the ready made commercial kit is expensive and we need a lot. So this lead us down the fish tank root! 

So looking around we found something at the correct height and bought some samples (approx. £5 for a 12 inch sq. grid) for testing..

We bought two sheets of aquarium grass...as you can see from the picture its plastic turfs set onto a mesh grid.

              

The turfs can be pulled out of the grid.  Each turf can then be cut into 4 separate turfs.

                        

After it was cut up we then needed to fix it back to an upright position again. To do this we went back to our clear bases (made from thin (2mm) clear A4 acetate sheets).  We could even just cut larger sections too give a jungle feel but keep a movement for vehicles and troops.. 

The cut up clumps were then hot glued onto the clear bases, then the hot glue painted over with green!

 

We then sourced some "cake decorations" for our Palm Trees - these were the most cost effective ones we could fine. These are also hot glued onto larger free cut bases of varying shapes with the grass clumps added.. 

p.s. the red digestive biscuits in the background are an essential accessory LOL.  

                                    

The scale is ok (28mm figure) but our trees could be slightly larger but being plastic they are very durable and robust. Also we have made lots of additional larger palm trees with pipe cleaners and paper to supplement for the height - see previous posts.  

We even put some bunkers together with thin wooden dowels and hot glue. Then weathered and added some foliage. 

We also 3d printed the typical armoured Japanese pillboxes and added some foliage to blend them -a little. 

With the larger pieces...we made some "gaps" so that troops could be placed in the grass cover/ambush.

The overall effect is cool. But I cannot wait to see these on the DC mats. We can cover about 4x2 foot. with the £25 pounds worth of jungle kit - at this density. So we may need more but I think this is a great alternative to the off the shelf stuff. 

This looks ok even before we paint wash the grass. 

I also had some left over US Marine spare parts but had no torso/bodies....so the green stuff came out. 

Thought we might need a medic!

More pics to follow...

We also order up our "pop up" banner for any shows we will attend...they are pricey (so thanks to The  Learning Zone our sponsor). 

I just ordered ... £24 worth of plastic aquarium plants....and I don't have any fish! and my tank a Sherman! LOL  I will post some pics when they arrive.

As usual if you have any spare US or JAP spare parts (helmets, weapons etc.) and wish to donate them - just PM us at 

Glasgowwarhog@gmail.com

  

28mm WW2 Pacific Part 5

 So this is another part of the US Pacific campaign game - built in the boredom of lockdown. 

I 3d printed another few LVT1's and put some marines around them...p.s see our final game entry (Tarawa Pacific game) on right of the site.

Wading marines were "chopped" to suit the water levels.

Below: The blown up LVT before painting...it was printed at an angle to the back then tilted to the side...green stuff used to fix in place the sticks with white cotton. Then spray painted.

Troops were added but made to look like they were falling backwards...

Black and white picture looks different!

Reminder - if you have any spare 28mm US heads, gear etc please email us if you want to donate them. 

28mm Pacific The beginning.of a Pacific game....Part 1 of 6

28mm Pacific.(see other posts)

So we had an idea about the next game...we thought let's change theatre to...the Pacific.

But the beach we want to play has some pretty strange looking vehicles on it (if your not familiar with theatre!).Yes we talking Landing Vehicle tracked.

But here's our problem Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) were used more specifically mark 1's. Most company's like Rubicon or Warlord only start at LVT1 A. Which is the armoured and longer version of the LVT1.

You can see our full game video by clicking here...

So out came Tinkercad.  

The picture below shows our version of the LVT 1 with a 3d printed next to a LVT 2

Still needs some firepower on the front.

Any guess where we are heading yet ????? (guesses welcome ...in the comments section)

So here what ended up with...

So this is a 3d print with some US Marines on board. Looks ok..I think..

So we got some Rubicon stuff as well back row right 3. 

We also did two waterline versions...with troops made from either cut back Warlord Marine torso's and green stuff. The pics a little blurry sorry! But you get the idea.

Any guesses on that beach yet...

I did this LVT1...with some troops exiting the vehicle. It's crazy that with this model marines need to climb over the side...there was no door. So climbing over the side under fire was the normal.

The palm trees are tricky... we need lots but these were the result of an initial test. It's pipe cleaners with crepe paper. The base is clear plastic with tubes glued on. This will allow us to pack them away. But we are still working on these...

The trees above are still to be taped and painted...
We also needed a sea wall...so out came the blue foam and hot wire cutter.
I cut the foam into blocks and then shaped the tree wall. This meant finishing with an engraver to buff down the foam to make it look circular.

 The trees are now taped and painted.
Grass turfs were also added.

It's starting to shape up...
What do you think...any suggestions welcome...

p.s. in the end we just used plastic trees! see final Tarawa post.

More pics to follow as we build the forces over the next months...

See the other 6 Pacific posts.