Thursday 5 March 2020

From LeeH - Normandy Utility Poles (32pts)

So these were not on my original plan for the painting challenge, and it's all Ray's fault! Ray suggested our group, Posties Rejects, run a demo game at a very small show called Skirmish based in Sidcup. We routinely go to this show, and we are always saying we should run a demo game there and so when Ray suggested it I blithely said, "yeh I'll throw something together"...not realising I had just three weeks to do it in! In the end, we have decided to run a Normandy/Bocage game of What a Tanker, primarily because I have all the terrain and tanks ready. All except these utility poles; hence their unexpected appearance on the Painting Challenge.  




Now I can't remember where I bought these. I got them last year, but try as I might I can't remember where I got them, which is a shame because they are nicely cast in white metal and pretty good quality. They are suitable for 15mm of course and will fit in nicely with the rest of my Normandy terrain. 



Right, as usual, the thorny issue of points? I haven't a scooby-doo! I guess they will be treated as terrain and they take up about a quarter of a cube in space (they are 3" tall) so about 5 points in total? I'll leave that decision in the hands of the excellent and most learned minion of the day! ;)

You can never have too many all pieces of terrain to snag on jumpers etc. I reckon they are worth 2 pts each so 32 points.

Martin

7 comments:

  1. Utility poles are always handy Lee - great job. :)

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  2. Nice poles, sir. One of my wargaming buddies has these lovely north European houses which work for all periods from 18th century onwards. The only thing he does to update for WW2 is add utility poles.

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  3. Lovely and useful pieces of terrain!
    Best Iain

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  4. Excellent bits of decoration for your table.

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  5. Oh course it’s Rays fault! Nice telephone poles

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