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by wargamer1979
Sat Jul 11, 2015 6:45 am
Forum: Kallistra General
Topic: Using Kallistra for "The Great War" board game
Replies: 11
Views: 36489

Re: Using Kallistra for "The Great War" board game

Hi, I have been considering putting two "The Great War" boards side by side - although I think it was intended that "The Great War" boards run two deep? For a double scenario - two boards side by side, all that it would take is for the trench lines to meet up in the middle of two...
by wargamer1979
Fri Jul 10, 2015 10:22 am
Forum: Kallistra General
Topic: Using Kallistra for "The Great War" board game
Replies: 11
Views: 36489

Re: Using Kallistra for "The Great War" board game

Hi Dane

The little blocks in no mans land are Memoir 44 barbed wire pieces. I have seen some nice barbed wire models in the "Raging Empires" 1914 draft catalogue but I don't know how they are made or where to get them from?

Best wishes

Graham
by wargamer1979
Thu Jul 09, 2015 2:20 pm
Forum: Kallistra General
Topic: Using Kallistra for "The Great War" board game
Replies: 11
Views: 36489

Re: Using Kallistra for "The Great War" board game

The trenches arrived - many thanks. Here is a picture of the trenches set up on the kallistra board - no particular scenario.
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Best wishes

Graham
by wargamer1979
Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:56 am
Forum: Kallistra General
Topic: Using Kallistra for "The Great War" board game
Replies: 11
Views: 36489

Re: Using Kallistra for "The Great War" board game

Hi Dane

I get my flags from an internet company called "Midland Flags" - its WW1 so ok.

Best wishes

Graham
by wargamer1979
Mon Jul 06, 2015 9:30 am
Forum: Kallistra General
Topic: Using Kallistra for "The Great War" board game
Replies: 11
Views: 36489

Using Kallistra for "The Great War" board game

Hi folks The Great War board game by PSC and Richard Borg looks like is shipping this week probably - all I know its in the Esdevium distributor cat for this week! So I thought I would drop a post on whats needed to build the board using kallistra. OK the board is 12 hexes by 11 hexes deep. Firstly ...
by wargamer1979
Mon Jun 29, 2015 10:38 am
Forum: Kallistra General
Topic: Tigers in the Snow - Memoir 44
Replies: 3
Views: 13730

Re: Tigers in the Snow - Memoir 44

Hi Dane There is texture on the tree underlays - I overpainted the green flocked ones - they did absorb some of the paint though covered ok. Also the river hexes were flocked ones originally before I painted them white and blue mixed with white so they also have texture. The hexon II boards themselv...
by wargamer1979
Sun Jun 28, 2015 10:59 pm
Forum: Kallistra General
Topic: Tigers in the Snow - Memoir 44
Replies: 3
Views: 13730

Tigers in the Snow - Memoir 44

Hi folks Hope you are enjoying the sun - its probably one of the hottest days of the year! So I thought I would post some pictures of snow and ice to cool down! The pictures are of the Memoir 44 scenario "Tigers in the Snow" which uses two winter white boards. The photos show this set up u...
by wargamer1979
Mon Jun 22, 2015 5:46 am
Forum: Kallistra General
Topic: Wargames in small spaces - Tiger Leader
Replies: 5
Views: 18794

Re: Wargames in small spaces - Tiger Leader

Hi Norm Thanks for the post. The battle in the picture is the Germans fighting one of the largest battalion cards in the battalion deck called "large armour force". Although most battalions in the deck are comprised of quite a few units. The hexes in Tiger Leader are combined into "4 ...
by wargamer1979
Thu Jun 18, 2015 5:32 am
Forum: Kallistra General
Topic: Wargames in small spaces - Tiger Leader
Replies: 5
Views: 18794

Re: Wargames in small spaces - Tiger Leader

Hi folks Today I am posting some pictures of my first game of Tiger Leader. I am using green flocked Kallistra for a European Theatre game and quite a lot of minis from the equipment pack (Memoir 44) and a pz4 and pz3 from T of I as well as lego trees. I find this does actually get me into the mood ...
by wargamer1979
Sat Jun 13, 2015 2:29 am
Forum: Kallistra General
Topic: Wargames in small spaces - Tiger Leader
Replies: 5
Views: 18794

Wargames in small spaces - Tiger Leader

Hi folks Today I have pre-ordered a copy of Tiger Leader due to be in the shops next Tuesday 16th June. Tiger leader is a WWII war game that plays solo or possibly with others as a coop. I am wondering whether adding miniatures and scenery to this game adds any value to game play. My thoughts on the...