Finally got the paint where I wanted and gave it a matte clear coat on top. Very happy with how the wash turned out, the paint job definitely “pops” now.
Sitting on top is an unpainted British Airborne NCO. I gotta buy some bases and get a few more paints for that.
Below is a list I’ve been tinkering with for a few weeks. I’ve played it a bunch with my friends on Tabletop Simulator, though I haven’t technically won with it.
I like the theme and the playstyle, but I’m wondering if I’m making some horrible error somewhere that’s really hampering me.
Points: 1000
Order Dice: 12
Platoon #1
Platoon Commander: 1 - Officer with Rifle, Airborne - Veteran 40
Airborne Section: 1 - NCO with Rifle, 8 - Infantry with Rifle, 1 - Infantry with Light Machine gun (requires loader), Stubborn, Entire squad are Pathfinders - Veteran 165
Airborne Section: 1 - NCO with Rifle, 8 - Infantry with Rifle, 1 - Infantry with Light Machine gun (requires loader), Stubborn - Veteran 155
Airborne Section: 1 - NCO with Rifle, 8 - Infantry with Rifle, 1 - Infantry with Light Machine gun (requires loader), Stubborn - Veteran 155
Platoon #2
(Command Vehicle) British Airborne Recce Jeep, Two Vickers K on the same mount - Veteran 62
British Airborne Recce Jeep, Two Vickers K on the same mount - Veteran 52
British Airborne Recce Jeep, Two Vickers K on the same mount - Veteran 52
British Airborne Recce Jeep, Two Vickers K on the same mount - Veteran 52
Platoon #3
Platoon Commander: 1 - Officer with Rifle, Airborne - Veteran 40
Airborne Section: 1 - NCO with Submachine gun, 4x Infantry with Submachine gun, Stubborn, Entire squad are Pathfinders - Veteran 95
PIAT Antitank Team, Airborne - Veteran 54
(Recce) M3 White Scout Car, Pintlemounted forwardfacing HMG - Regular 78
Thanks to the advice of everyone yesterday I think I got this thing in a place where I like it. It’s a little dirty, a little crude, but at a shade of brown/green/drab I like.
I’m not 100% done but I figured I’d share the progress.
I’ve made a… choice with paint color. I don’t hate it, but I’d like to get away from the Army Man Green it appears as now.
Keep it? Give it a brown wash and pray? Redo the whole thing? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I’ve done a bunch of digging, and as far as I can tell Warlord’s WWII Allied Paratroopers box is the best quality (and the best “deal.”)
I’ve also stumbled onto Microperspective’s British Airborne Big Pack. (I have access to very cheap/free 3D printing.)
Is it better to get one over the other? Maybe further down the line get both? Would I be missing out on anything getting one or the other? (Microperspective’s set is mostly special units for example, I’d still need a bunch of regular riflemen.)
I’ve somehow convinced my friend group to all learn/play Bolt Action on Tabletop Simulator with me.
We’re making do with whatever premade stuff we find, but for the future I’d love to streamline some of the tedious bits. Namely, rolling lots of dice at once.
So my question is: What is the highest possible number of dice you could roll to hit? I’ve done a little experimenting on Easy Army, and discovered that a Waffen SS squad with 2 MGs and every possible man using an Assault Rifle could theoretically roll 30 dice to hit. But does it get sillier?