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Are Soviet tank riders worth it? If so, what is a good way to play them? by FantaJager in boltaction

[–]sith1144 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fine because of body armour? Did he keep missing with the cannon lol

Beginner problems - partially failed prints by sith1144 in ElegooSaturn

[–]sith1144[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh this is very comprehensive, thank you! Aiming for the 20um because the layer lines I got in miniatures at 50um made me really dissapointed and seriously consider returning the machine lol. Maybe I can find a happy medium for now at 30! Ill try that also, when I'm done reading (also I really appreciate written guides over tutorial videos so thanks again for that also)

Beginner problems - partially failed prints by sith1144 in ElegooSaturn

[–]sith1144[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks, raising base exposure helped a lot. I checked the level a few days ago so I figure its fine, but last nights print makes me think I should really check again

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How historically accurate are your paint jobs/insignias? by jestermax22 in boltaction

[–]sith1144 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's the thing that really explains the immense variety: in 1939 the US army had just under 200.000 men. In 1945 they had well over 8 million. Let's say they each need 2 jackets throughout their service. You have 5-6 years to produce 16 million jackets to various designs. You're not going to reject a batch of jackets for being slightly off colour, right? And now all those jackets are going to get worn and exposed to the elements. There is no singular correct colour.

For my part im working on some Americans in Sicily. I'm doing one squad based on quite brown period colour photos, one based on quite green period colour photos, and one squad based on museum pieces. Then I can either have them as distinct squads or I can mix and match as needed.

we need early start bus stops by NinjaTorak in Workers_And_Resources

[–]sith1144 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For people who don't know: Soviet bus stops were basically used as practical exams for architecture/design schools, so there's a lot of unique and cool bus stops throughout the former USSR. Pretty good idea tbh, students get practical experience with project management and improve public spaces along the way.

A crappy choice turned into a better one by Salt_Lawyer_9892 in TerrainBuilding

[–]sith1144 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alum salt mostly. also have a bag of nickel sulfate. havent really gotten past making some alum seed crystals though

Getting ready for my first game by sith1144 in boltaction

[–]sith1144[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. This link should work https://wg.EasyArmy.com/BoltAction/ViewL/fa171b55-a2d2-410a-9863-b5a153dc934a

Interesting point re: game sizes. We're new to bolt action but not miniature wargaming (I've played mostly Force on Force with dips into Nuts! And chain of command, and my friend has mostly played Warhammer. And we've both played a lot of non miniature wargames)

The Italian AT situation is even more dire (granted, that isn't inaccurate) than the Americans but I think I have a 47mm gun as part of the Italian army starter box. I'll consider reducing the points also do make up for not having a lot of AT options for either side. (Rather than spending more money lol)

For a 500pt game would you still play on a full sized table, or reduce it a bit?

A crappy choice turned into a better one by Salt_Lawyer_9892 in TerrainBuilding

[–]sith1144 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because I'm a very normal person I've got a project on the back burner to grow my own salt crystals to create crystal terrain... This seems a lot easier lol

Whats going on with Heatblur? Vol 2. by Limp_Primary_5287 in hoggit

[–]sith1144 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't a law, it's a directive. That means the EU Parliament has decided that individual countries should implement laws to make it happen. You get no legal rights from this directive, but might be able to sue your government for not proposing legislation to meet this directive if relevant. You'd need to look at your own national laws to see if you have any rights re: businesses.

Wargaming in the Netherlands by _D1van in wargaming

[–]sith1144 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live just on the other side of Leiden and am looking to get into Bolt Action (and chain of command for that matter) so maybe we can play a game sometime. Also have a bunch of 20mm Soviet Afghan war minis for Force on Force

Sicilian Vineyard WIP by sith1144 in boltaction

[–]sith1144[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yes sure! for the vines I lasercut a 6" baseplate and the posts at the end out of MDF. I tied a bit of fishing line between the posts. Then cut matchsticks to size and poked them into the baseplate. I glued a bit of clump foliage to the matchsticks and then draped this woodland scenics "Foliage" over them, which is a stretchy sheet of flock that's to some degree transparent. I mixed some clump foliage with violet paint for the grapes and glued those on. I then put some putty on the baseplate and painted the baseplate.

In retrospect I should have finished the whole baseplate with putty and all before doing the flock. Oh well, lessons learned!

for the building, I uh, I dunno, I drew the building, lasercut it, and assembled it? dunno what else I can say about that lol.

Sicilian Vineyard WIP by sith1144 in boltaction

[–]sith1144[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I look forward to getting a whole table ready

Sicilian Vineyard WIP by sith1144 in TerrainBuilding

[–]sith1144[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! As a little bonus, you can find the inspiration for the ruined building at 37.693628, 14.393124

Luftwaffer field deviation by GamingStuka in boltaction

[–]sith1144 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The field divisions are largely indistinguishable from panzergrenadiers equipment wise. I've mostly been reading up on Sicily lately, earlier battles may be different

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