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ochoin wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 10:55 am Any of you folk drawn to the 'Cruel Seas' system?
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None. Think I have got or have done everything that has appealed to me so far
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BaronVonWreckedoften wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 6:55 pm ...

I've gone with 1/600 - mostly the old Skytrex range and some PT Dockyard stuff from the US - and using Coastal Patrol, a set of rules from one of the Too Fat Lardies' specials (I think Summer 2011, but I can check if you want), but if they don't appeal then anything by David Manley is pretty much guaranteed to be top-notch. Once Etranger has opened Pandora's box, I'd be keen to know what he makes of the 1/300 models, as they strike me as workable for 2-3 boats per side games, whereas if you want anything larger than an MTB/MGB or E-Boat on the table, you really need to drop down to 1/600.
I've looked into the box many a time, usually when tidying away as my planned modelling time disappears up in smoke .... :x They look reasonably good models, although some part (eg the masts) are a bit crude. There's a burgeoning cottage industry in 3D modelling for pieces for modification, up to and including whole vessels.

The rules are designed for a fairly small table (4' x 4' or so), so the ground (water!) scale is quite compressed. I suspect that visually they'll look a lot better with the same number of vessels on a bigger table. I'm with you about the 2-3 boats per side, which makes historical sense too, as rarely did whole flotillas go up against each other.

The rules as written allow for monitors(!) on the table which seems a tad excessive to me. (That's mainly because there is a widely available 1/350 model of HMS Roberts). That said a true wargaming megalomaniac could build 1/300 Tirpitz and Prinz Eugen models and replicate the Channel Dash on the table, as pretty much everything naval and aerial is available for it.
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Jeremy wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:26 am None. Think I have got or have done everything that has appealed to me so far
So you never need to buy any figures ever again ? Wow that’s very impressive ;)
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goat major wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:36 am
Jeremy wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:26 am None. Think I have got or have done everything that has appealed to me so far
So you never need to buy any figures ever again ? Wow that’s very impressive ;)
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goat major wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:36 am
Jeremy wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:26 am None. Think I have got or have done everything that has appealed to me so far
So you never need to buy any figures ever again ? Wow that’s very impressive ;)
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Etranger wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:38 am
goat major wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:36 am
Jeremy wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:26 am None. Think I have got or have done everything that has appealed to me so far
So you never need to buy any figures ever again ? Wow that’s very impressive ;)
Are they all painted? This could be life saving...
Don’t be bloody ridiculous!
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What this doesn’t cover is buying multiple armies in the same period.
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Or different scales.
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Doing the same period in different scales is a good thing. It helps you to keep things in perspective.
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