I was surprised to read that some of my regular blog readers had not heard of this book before and one expressed an interest in the image on the cover. I have therefore scanned them in, and here they are:
The front cover image. Its caption reads 'Soviet infantry mans the fortification line on the outskirts of Moscow'.
The back cover image. Its caption reads 'German tanks and panzer grenadiers engage a Soviet rearguard while horse-drawn artillery withdraws up the road'.
Unfortunately the other photographs in the book are all quite small and reproduced in black and white. The terrain used was produced by Geohex.
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Identical buildings and terrain appear in "Combined Arms" (modern CD) and the "Bastogne" module.
ReplyDeleteCertainly in Combined Arms the 1:87 vehicles and 20mm troops are labelled as belonging to Frank Chadwick, but I don't know if the Geo-Hex and buildings were his too or someone else's.
If you look closely, you can spot an eclectic mixture of Hovels, Schreiber card buildings and some that are probably HO US model railway kits (the grey industrial warehouse building in right rear). In CA a nuclear power plant appears!
Some of the photos in Command Decision and CPQ show Frank's WW2 miniatures, a mix of 1:76 kits and 1:87 Roco Minitanks with the troops being either 20mm (a lot of which are Platoon 20) or 1:87 Minitanks figures.
Neil
Neil Patterson (Neil),
DeleteHaving just looked at the covers of those booklets, I agree that the buildings were reused in the cover photos.
I suspect that it is part coincidence and part a generational thing that Frank Chadwick and I both favour the use of ROCO vehicles and 20mm figures alongside HO and 15mm buildings. It was what was available at the time when we started out.
I think that I ought to share the cover photos from OVER THE TOP, COMBINED ARMS, and BASTOGNE so that my other regular blog readers can see them.
All the best,
Bob
As a "BTW" the anti-tank obstacles in the first picture are all Roco.
ReplyDeleteNeil
Neil Patterson (Neil),
DeleteThey certainly look like it.
All the best,
Bob
My wargaming stopped in the ealry 1980's due to Uni and work, followed by 5 years in Nigeria, only returning to the UK in 1995. So I missed out on a LOT of what was going on, some of it for the better (think WRG rules!), so books like this and others simply passed my by.
ReplyDeleteSteve J.,
DeleteThat was the era when many people thought that complex = realistic rules … something I’ve never really agreed with. That said, there were also a lot of great wargame books being published, many of which are being re-published by the ‘History of Wargaming’ Project.
All the best,
Bob
Bob- It is certainly a very nice collection of Buildings in the first photo - lots of variety. Hope you are well. Cheers. KEV.
ReplyDeleteKev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteI really ought to take a look through my own collection of buildings as I think that I have some of the ones featured in these photos. It might well help to keep my mind occupied in the run up to the start of my radiotherapy on Tuesday.
Keep safe and keep well,
Bob
Lovely pictures Bob - thanks for sharing those.
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteCheers! I think that I will try to share the cover photos from the other COMMAND DECISION books later this week.
All the best,
Bob
Excellent Stuff .. Frank Chadwick at his best
ReplyDeleteGeordie an Exiled FoG,
DeleteAbsolutely!
All the best,
Bob