tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post986694789654843404..comments2024-03-28T04:08:44.625-06:00Comments on Analogue Hobbies: Worst Case Scenario #19: SCW Rearguard during 'la Retirada' ('The Retreat') - Northern Spain, February 1939Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-9130635174919377652019-10-06T02:09:58.489-06:002019-10-06T02:09:58.489-06:00Good knowledge DaveD,I hadn’t realised the Hemingw...Good knowledge DaveD,I hadn’t realised the Hemingway/Orwell minis were show minis. <br /><br />They’re available to buy as single figures in the Artizan designs thrilling tales range now. Phyllionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451215894349113521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-78846161926984698112019-09-04T10:52:55.672-06:002019-09-04T10:52:55.672-06:00Thanks Christopher.Thanks Christopher.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-3165533384321379132019-09-04T07:32:05.649-06:002019-09-04T07:32:05.649-06:00Cool looking game Curt and interesting scenario! A...Cool looking game Curt and interesting scenario! As Nick mentioned we think CoC needs a few tweeks to make it work a little better for SCW.<br /><br />ChristopherChristopher(aka Axebreaker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13205928451375232865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-34735372043170210992019-08-25T14:02:49.359-06:002019-08-25T14:02:49.359-06:00Nice one, you perv. :PNice one, you perv. :PCurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-73207800992796088322019-08-25T14:02:14.778-06:002019-08-25T14:02:14.778-06:00Ooh, I'd like to hear what you come up with fr...Ooh, I'd like to hear what you come up with from poaching from those rulesets.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-83016013174907438572019-08-25T13:30:33.845-06:002019-08-25T13:30:33.845-06:00... as is so often the case with the best things i...... as is so often the case with the best things in life ;-)Moiterei_1984https://www.blogger.com/profile/13808567081733803572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-84999941743168525612019-08-25T13:29:56.655-06:002019-08-25T13:29:56.655-06:00Excellent! Thanks for the answer. Sounds both inte...Excellent! Thanks for the answer. Sounds both interesting and practical. I was originally thinking along the lines of changing or better replacing a few of the core mechanics of CoC. For example I'd like to introduce some elements of both Sharp Practice and I ain't been shot mum to add some additional uncertainty. Moiterei_1984https://www.blogger.com/profile/13808567081733803572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-86226486611986154472019-08-24T14:35:45.325-06:002019-08-24T14:35:45.325-06:00@Rumblestrip: Thanks very much! Yes, I have a coup...@Rumblestrip: Thanks very much! Yes, I have a couple books on the liberation of Paris and was struck by the presence of the Spanish Republicans within the Free French Army. Too bad they got such a raw deal with the Allies not coming through with their murmuring of overthrowing Franco after they had sorted Hitler and Hirohito.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-13420133203061412462019-08-24T11:15:57.581-06:002019-08-24T11:15:57.581-06:00Thank you Dave! That particular armoured car has a...Thank you Dave! That particular armoured car has a soft spot with me as I love the design and while I was painting it I thought it would turn out crap and it all sort of came together in the last gasp.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-13732148088127657452019-08-24T11:14:39.995-06:002019-08-24T11:14:39.995-06:00Thanks Nick! As to your question on adding frictio...Thanks Nick! As to your question on adding friction to SCW games. I often make the ammunition dodgy for the Republicans, both in quantity and quality. So more jams, misfires and ammunition outages. Also, I sometimes limit how close certain factions will work together, such as Catholic Carlists with Moroccan Regulares and Anarchists with, well, pretty much anybody!Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-74959940081848170462019-08-24T11:11:23.116-06:002019-08-24T11:11:23.116-06:00I need to source that autobiography next time I...I need to source that autobiography next time I'm in the UK.<br /><br />Oooh, scouring through the archives at the Imperial War Museum - Jealous!<br />Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-61751184702130146692019-08-24T11:09:56.442-06:002019-08-24T11:09:56.442-06:00Thanks for the provenance on those figures Dave! P...Thanks for the provenance on those figures Dave! PhilH kindly painted those up for me as gifts a few years ago.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-79316042200245933892019-08-24T10:43:08.723-06:002019-08-24T10:43:08.723-06:00Yep agree Yep agree DaveDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995593231170018770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-34038478639030819002019-08-24T10:42:28.436-06:002019-08-24T10:42:28.436-06:00They two figures, Orwell and Hemmingway were limit...They two figures, Orwell and Hemmingway were limited edition figures (500) issued at the Partizan wargames show a few years I ago .. I had them spare as I got them for putting on a game DaveDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995593231170018770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-16372631074358643012019-08-24T10:39:44.567-06:002019-08-24T10:39:44.567-06:00A great scenario with a good historical link .. lo...A great scenario with a good historical link .. love the a/cDaveDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995593231170018770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-18376368030051817812019-08-24T05:12:24.545-06:002019-08-24T05:12:24.545-06:00Smashing looking game and a good write up. The sce...Smashing looking game and a good write up. The scenario sounds interesting and I'll make sure to give it a run through at some point. Do you use any modifications to the lists/ rules provided in the CoC España supplement? For SCW I somehow feel despite having less control in CoC over your forces than in say Bolt Action it's still not as chaotic as I think it should.Moiterei_1984https://www.blogger.com/profile/13808567081733803572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-54800430375987391642019-08-24T05:02:30.238-06:002019-08-24T05:02:30.238-06:00Great game! An interesting and harrowing period,I ...Great game! An interesting and harrowing period,I think I mentioned before The shallow grave by Walter Gregory is an excellent autobiography by a member of the international brigade from Nottingham. I had a great day going through the Imperial War Museum Archives on the Spanish civil war when I was at art college ,lots of small black and white photos!<br />Best Iaincaveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-53789949540542576342019-08-24T03:01:10.129-06:002019-08-24T03:01:10.129-06:00Curt
Very nice miniature of George Orwell. Where&#...Curt<br />Very nice miniature of George Orwell. Where's that from?<br /><br />As an aside, some of the first liberators of Paris in 1944 were Spanish Republicans who had volunteered for the Free French Army. Their tanks had names like Teruel and Belchite painted on the turrets - which confused the Parisians somewhat.<br /><br />Also, I believe one of the first French units to answer De Gaulle's call in 1940 was a demi brigade of the French Foreign Legion based in Trentham near Stoke, GB. It too was largely Spanish Republicans.<br /><br />Cheers<br />AndrewRumblestriphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15458538310473447360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-33723722120423467672019-08-23T10:34:47.919-06:002019-08-23T10:34:47.919-06:00Thanks Ken!Thanks Ken!Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-86807907606667607302019-08-23T10:33:54.967-06:002019-08-23T10:33:54.967-06:00Very interesting Tamsin. I'm always struck by ...Very interesting Tamsin. I'm always struck by how many diverse foreign volunteers served under British colours - something I wish many would remember in today's nativist climate.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-62550878368080042182019-08-23T10:30:41.630-06:002019-08-23T10:30:41.630-06:00Delighted you enjoyed it Martin - hope all is well...Delighted you enjoyed it Martin - hope all is well with you.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-38851369269212330042019-08-23T10:27:12.910-06:002019-08-23T10:27:12.910-06:00Nice report and History lesson too 👍Nice report and History lesson too 👍Yarkshire Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-88623273829734303662019-08-23T06:02:53.054-06:002019-08-23T06:02:53.054-06:00Nice report Curt. I don't think I'd been a...Nice report Curt. I don't think I'd been aware of the refugees' flight to France so a useful history lesson. <br /><br />A little tidbit for your file of facts - Trooper Joe Irala of the 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron was a Spanish volunteer. He took a MG burst to the stomach on 20 September 1944 during the fighting at Dennenkamp woods and died two days later in the St Elisabeth hospital.TamsinPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759947520907448060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-55126982574602567582019-08-22T23:17:25.817-06:002019-08-22T23:17:25.817-06:00incredibly interesting and a nice battleincredibly interesting and a nice battleMartinChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465653471454483708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-18942185881742325442019-08-22T18:35:30.882-06:002019-08-22T18:35:30.882-06:00'So say we all...''So say we all...'Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.com