During a lull yesterday (I was waiting for some paint to dry, I'd read and answered all my emails, and there was nothing worth watching on TV), I decided to begin work on a campaign map for my Barbarossa Campaign. I looked at all the maps that I have of the area over which the Barbarossa Campaign was fought, and they were either too detailed or lacked the sort of detail that I wanted. I finally settled on the maps in Bruce Quarrie's TANK BATTLES IN MINIATURE: 2 A WARGAMERS' GUIDE TO THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN 1941-1945 as the basis of the map I needed to draw.
I began by scanning in an image of the map showing the railway lines in western Russia.
As it is my intention to use a version of the simple campaign system that I featured in THE PORTABLE COLONIAL WARGAME book, I overlaid the map with a red 28 x 26 squared grid and printed it off
I then created a 28 x 26 squared grid in MS PAINT and using the printed overlaid map as a guide, I began to transfer the details onto my map.
The joy of a project like this is that it is one that I can come back to as and when I want to as well as allowing me to add the sorts of detail that I want included on my campaign map. I addition, as there is no deadline to meet, I can take as long as I like to complete it ... so it looks like a win-win project for me!
I began by scanning in an image of the map showing the railway lines in western Russia.
As it is my intention to use a version of the simple campaign system that I featured in THE PORTABLE COLONIAL WARGAME book, I overlaid the map with a red 28 x 26 squared grid and printed it off
I then created a 28 x 26 squared grid in MS PAINT and using the printed overlaid map as a guide, I began to transfer the details onto my map.
The joy of a project like this is that it is one that I can come back to as and when I want to as well as allowing me to add the sorts of detail that I want included on my campaign map. I addition, as there is no deadline to meet, I can take as long as I like to complete it ... so it looks like a win-win project for me!
Hi Bob,
ReplyDeleteI assume that the Map is intended for a Campaign with your refurbished WW2 Armies- it is all coming along nicely. My Friend Greg Mc is encouraging me to make a MAP for my MARS 1860 Project - one difficulty is that we've only played one Scenario Game- and hence one 'Place Name' which to my mind is hardly condusive to making a comprehensive MAP- somehow I need to just base things on imagination and hope for the best with further battles being conducted. I like what you are doing. Best Wishes. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteYou are spot on! The map is for my campaign, and I plan to use square to square movement for formations.
If you get the chance, I’m sure that you’d produce an excellent map for your campaign. Judging by your modelling skills, a suitable map should be a doddle for you!
All the best,
Bob
Hi Bob,
DeleteThanks for the encouragement re: MAP. I look forward to seeing what you do with your WW2 Campaign - I assume that you may during these times 'Play Solo'. Best Wsihes. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteGood luck with creating your own map. As you surmised, mine will be used solo.
All the best,
Bob
I have a few copies of RISK! that supply tiny infantry, cavalry and artillery pieces to represent the 1,5 and 10 piece armies. Using them you could play a strategic level campaign with this map alone. Combat ranges would be shortened of course but you could use those dice based combat variants you visited a little while back.
ReplyDeleteMr. Pavone,
DeleteI actually did something like this some years ago. I used the figures from MEMOIR ‘44 and the map from LOTR RISK. I wrote about it back in 2012, and you might like to read the relevant blog entry here = https://wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/2012/07/so-what-do-you-do-on-wet-saturday-in.html .
All the best,
Bob
Got me interested here Bob!
ReplyDeleteGeordie an Exiled FoG,
DeleteI’m planning to do a series of blog posts that show how the map develops over time. In fact, the next stage will by on my blog later today.
All the best,
Bob