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Post by glennwilliams on Oct 2, 2020 5:47:47 GMT -9
About stone handling I can share a bit of info with you, gentlemen. Most of the paved streets in Venice (including piazza San Marco) are made of trachite euganea (trachis from colli euganei, the sole hills in many km radius around Venice, Padua ecc). These stones were cut in blocks and sent to Venice through a wide web of canals that run across the plains to the Adriatic sea and Venetian lagoon. These stone blocks were shipped using barges called burci, using the natural flow of the water to the sea. To send back those barges, they were towed by oaxes on the side of the canals. This particular stone, since was of vulcanic origin, is very resistent to sea corrosion. Info from: museo della navigazione fluviale, Battaglia Terme (museum of fluvial navigation, in Battaglia Terme) Thanks for that. And as we saw, very slippery of a February morning. I will never forget the image of elegant Venetian women in their high heels and fur coats slippping and sliding across the ice in the Piazzo San Marco with a cigarette in one hand and cell phone in the other. It seemed to be a uniform for them.
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Post by glennwilliams on Oct 2, 2020 5:42:55 GMT -9
Generally, classical music. I find any form of video too distracting.
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Post by glennwilliams on Sept 30, 2020 8:51:19 GMT -9
OK, here's the bridge.
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Post by glennwilliams on Sept 30, 2020 8:07:50 GMT -9
Here's the completed bridge. I'll put it on a page and upload it here for free.
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Post by glennwilliams on Sept 30, 2020 7:19:24 GMT -9
How's this? It's 3" long and 1.5 wide. The tags on the end are so you can slip it over the walls and still fit the roof on the building. Texturing should be a snap--it will be wood with just a couple of windows. (remember, this isn't the rich or government part of town)
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Post by glennwilliams on Sept 30, 2020 6:09:58 GMT -9
Hi gleen, thanks for your terrific work, those buildings are awesome and I have already bought a set. For the next ones, may I give you a couple of suggestions to increase playability and variety? Can you design a flat roof with a locking system similar to what corvus belli did with their cardboard scenery? It would give a nice parapet where should be possible to lock a bridge to connect diffent buildings (think something like the "Ponte dei sospiri"). Thank you! Parapets...probably not. I'm using Egle Trincantano's Venetian Domestic Architecture plus my own photos as my primary source. The book doesn't show parapet style roofs for Venice's lower middle class to poor sections, which is what the Venetian series is trying to model. For the Bridge of Sighs, again, probably not...but I'll think about it for the third Venice set which is bridges, canals, covered alleyways/galleries, etc. It would depend on page count. The large bridge is already more pages than I wanted. Let me think about it.
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Post by glennwilliams on Sept 29, 2020 8:59:11 GMT -9
From behind the big pipe runs that crossed the Industrial Sector Crane Operator Eve de la Vega watched the raiders spread out along the catwalks and across the platforms that surrounded the massive machines. Some looked for easily carried loot, some searched for her. An idea formed and she twittered with a control panel. Silently a pipe end cap opened in the midst of the raiders, spilling noxious, flammable waste up to their ankles. To ignite the muck, she flicked a lighted flare up and over the massive pipes. Maybe it was time to update her CV. Finger and Toe Models announces the release of the 28mm card stock Industrial Sector: Big Pipeline, perfect as a setting for your sci-fi skirmishes. The Big Pipeline is both modular and collapsible, each connector a three inch cube. There are two versions: a massive single pipe and a smaller but still larger four pipe run. The connectors are designed so each can become a through put, a right angle, or T connector. Conversion pieces allow you a run a single massive pipe in one side and four smaller pipes out the other. Big Pipeline is textured to go with any Industrial Sector model, Omega Prime sci-fi interiors, the Slagtown and Refinery sets, and, of course, the sci-fi fortress line, Tango Prime. Use it with the Overhead Crane, Factory Walls, Factory Floor, Catwalks, and Sci-Fi Scatter Terrain from Finger and Toe for a challenging skirmish battlespace. Remember, every Finger and Toe model comes with SMOOSH ASSURANCE: if ya’ll smoosh your Industrial Sector: Big Pipeline, a new one waits your summons from hard drive and printer. Industrial Sector: Big Pipeline, is available from www.rpgnow.com or www.wargamevault.com for $6.00. Get it here: www.wargamevault.com/product/330393/Industrial-Sector-Big-Pipeline?cPath=22501_22518&fbclid=IwAR0rr8ge29SFmTRwfMtdBomUJL4DoSDVm4Pf0CNBYIzUOIVDDPmoTvSJUoU
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Post by glennwilliams on Sept 29, 2020 8:58:41 GMT -9
From behind the big pipe runs that crossed the Industrial Sector Crane Operator Eve de la Vega watched the raiders spread out along the catwalks and across the platforms that surrounded the massive machines. Some looked for easily carried loot, some searched for her. An idea formed and she twittered with a control panel. Silently a pipe end cap opened in the midst of the raiders, spilling noxious, flammable waste up to their ankles. To ignite the muck, she flicked a lighted flare up and over the massive pipes. Maybe it was time to update her CV. Finger and Toe Models announces the release of the 28mm card stock Industrial Sector: Big Pipeline, perfect as a setting for your sci-fi skirmishes. The Big Pipeline is both modular and collapsible, each connector a three inch cube. There are two versions: a massive single pipe and a smaller but still larger four pipe run. The connectors are designed so each can become a through put, a right angle, or T connector. Conversion pieces allow you a run a single massive pipe in one side and four smaller pipes out the other. Big Pipeline is textured to go with any Industrial Sector model, Omega Prime sci-fi interiors, the Slagtown and Refinery sets, and, of course, the sci-fi fortress line, Tango Prime. Use it with the Overhead Crane, Factory Walls, Factory Floor, Catwalks, and Sci-Fi Scatter Terrain from Finger and Toe for a challenging skirmish battlespace. Remember, every Finger and Toe model comes with SMOOSH ASSURANCE: if ya’ll smoosh your Industrial Sector: Big Pipeline, a new one waits your summons from hard drive and printer. Industrial Sector: Big Pipeline, is available from www.rpgnow.com or www.wargamevault.com for $6.00. Get it here: www.wargamevault.com/product/330393/Industrial-Sector-Big-Pipeline?cPath=22501_22518&fbclid=IwAR0rr8ge29SFmTRwfMtdBomUJL4DoSDVm4Pf0CNBYIzUOIVDDPmoTvSJUoU
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Post by glennwilliams on Sept 25, 2020 7:39:02 GMT -9
I am thinking that offering optional edge strips might be a good way to handle this. Make the edging stone strips the same width as foamcore thickness and folks could either do the multi-level method or just use it as decorative edging, or ignore it. I was doing some of the Casanova walking tours and noticed several buildings that border canals that would only look right if the ground was higher than the canal. Thanks for the feedback Great idea. My wife was in constant fear I'd fall into a canal as I was so enthralled I would turn around and around while walking, so I remember that all the canals are actually recessed. I'll add a page of strips, easy peasy.
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Post by glennwilliams on Sept 24, 2020 6:12:04 GMT -9
glennwilliams, not sure I should be posting this question here, but it seemed logical to me right now. There have been a number of games set in areas with canals, not to name other folks' products. To me, it seems logical to have tile bases mounted on foamcore and canal tiles on the table, to give a little depth. Do you think gamers typically would prefer having the canals and pavement on the same level? I have seen it done both ways. I ask because if I can finish San Zandegola, I want to have a base for it to sit on The canals are a bit more complicated than rivers, since typically, there's quite a bit of elevation (unless the city is flooded, but then everything becomes an impromptu canal). Probably the foam core base is a good idea. I remember some of the canals as pretty twisty, so that's a complication. I actually went with the flat strips more for convenience and lower page count. There are two more Venice releases: the merchants' homes (actually pretty much ready to go) and bridges and canals. While I could easily put elevated Venetian base tiles in the set, as I did for the dead city streets, I think the foam core idea is much better. I'll put it in the instructions.
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Post by glennwilliams on Sept 23, 2020 5:42:01 GMT -9
much cheaper version of Zombicide Invader. Nicely done.
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Post by glennwilliams on Sept 22, 2020 6:12:28 GMT -9
I was surprised that many "streets" would be passageways between buildings here. Could nearly touch both walls, but there were shops and even a chair or two for pocket sized restaurants. Since then, after reading maybe a bit too much fantasy about rogues and thieves, I imagine what the roofs are like--being so close together. One consequence is that you really have to be careful when buying a Venetian street map. One of ours was nearly useless as it showed only the larger streets.
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Post by glennwilliams on Sept 17, 2020 5:44:03 GMT -9
Welcome, Sevya.
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Post by glennwilliams on Sept 14, 2020 5:56:49 GMT -9
About what historical era are these good for? They look post-medieval. Pretty much any time from medieval to present. If you look at the Piazza San Marco, the building directly opposite the basilica is actually Napoleonic era. Walk under the Orologio (to the left of the basilica) and down a few "streets" and you'll come to Marco Polo's house. So, if you want assassins hunting the Doge's Signori di Notti or Napoleon's troops seizing the city, you're good. Venice is kind of a theme park for history nerds. Our hotel was an old brothel. (Don't tell my wife)
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Post by glennwilliams on Sept 12, 2020 7:37:00 GMT -9
One of my fondest memories of Venice (we went in a February for our anniversary) was watching the elegant women in their long fur coats, a cigarette in one hand and cell phone in the other slip on the icy pavers in Saint Mark's Square. Some areas have decorative pavers, some functional ones, and other have cobblestones.
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Post by glennwilliams on Sept 11, 2020 6:57:07 GMT -9
It was a poorer quarter of Venice, but the roofs still held as Caterina da Padua leapt from flat to sloped roof, almost stumbling. The pursuing Lords of the Night began to fall behind as they were less willing to slip and fall into one of the small canals. She grinned as she heard a scream and a splash. Now, it was time to plan her revenge on whoever had slipped her name into one of the many Lion’s Mouths that were spread across the city. Venice: Back Alleys is NOT the Venice of merchants princes or romantic gondoliers. Its building represent the slums of the Serene Republic. Don’t think of double-dealing Doges or romantic gondoliers. Instead, smell the stench of backwater canals, dodge the bodies left by thugs or disease. The 4x6x6" buildings come in five color schemes with appliques of windows, doors, and storefronts with two different style roofs. They collapse for easier storage. Also included is a wooden bridge, a well head, canals, and ground. Remember, every Finger and Toe model comes with SMOOSH ASSURANCE: if ya’ll smoosh your Venice: Back Alleys, a new one waits your summons from hard drive and printer. Venice: Back Alleys is available from www.wargamevault.com for $5.00. Get it here: www.wargamevault.com/product/328101/Venice-Back-Alleys?src=newest
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Post by glennwilliams on Sept 11, 2020 6:56:29 GMT -9
It was a poorer quarter of Venice, but the roofs still held as Caterina da Padua leapt from flat to sloped roof, almost stumbling. The pursuing Lords of the Night began to fall behind as they were less willing to slip and fall into one of the small canals. She grinned as she heard a scream and a splash. Now, it was time to plan her revenge on whoever had slipped her name into one of the many Lion’s Mouths that were spread across the city. Venice: Back Alleys is NOT the Venice of merchants princes or romantic gondoliers. Its building represent the slums of the Serene Republic. Don’t think of double-dealing Doges or romantic gondoliers. Instead, smell the stench of backwater canals, dodge the bodies left by thugs or disease. The 4x6x6" buildings come in five color schemes with appliques of windows, doors, and storefronts with two different style roofs. They collapse for easier storage. Also included is a wooden bridge, a well head, canals, and ground. Remember, every Finger and Toe model comes with SMOOSH ASSURANCE: if ya’ll smoosh your Venice: Back Alleys, a new one waits your summons from hard drive and printer. Venice: Back Alleys is available from www.wargamevault.com for $5.00. Get it here: www.wargamevault.com/product/328101/Venice-Back-Alleys?src=newest
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Post by glennwilliams on Aug 21, 2020 5:40:52 GMT -9
Wow. RIP and prayers for his family.
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Post by glennwilliams on Aug 15, 2020 7:12:28 GMT -9
i m not into scifi but damn! this one is awesome!!!! Could also be used for any modern (or even ww2) skirmish in a factory or industrial area.
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Post by glennwilliams on Aug 14, 2020 8:38:54 GMT -9
Crane Operator Eve de la Vega surveyed the factory floor from her perch high atop the overhead crane. She knew she could count herself lucky to find any job after her bad conduct discharge for embarrassing a general, but...crane operator? Push green button, push blue button, push red button, repeat. Then she heard the too familiar sound of gun fire. Grabbing a massive wrench as her only available weapon, she crouched on the walk way where she could survey the catwalks and factory floor. Crap. She was going to miss her coffee break. Finger and Toe Models announces the release of the 28mm card stock Industrial Sector: Overhead Crane, perfect as a setting for your sci-fi skirmishes. The Overhead Crane is both modular and collapsible, standing about six inches high and six wide–but as long as you wish. Overhead Crane is textured to go with any Industrial Sector model, Omega Prime sci-fi interiors, the Slagtown and Refinery sets, and, of course, the sci-fi fortress line, Tango Prime. Use it with the Factory Walls, Factory Floor, Catwalks, and Sci-Fi Scatter Terrain from Finger and Toe for a challenging skirmish battlespace. Remember, every Finger and Toe model comes with SMOOSH ASSURANCE: if ya’ll smoosh your Industrial Sector: Overhead Crane, a new one waits your summons from hard drive and printer. Industrial Sector: Overhead Crane, is available from www.rpgnow.com or www.wargamevault.com for $1.50. Get it here: www.wargamevault.com/product/324245/Industrial-Sector-Overhead-Crane?src=newest
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Post by glennwilliams on Aug 14, 2020 8:38:25 GMT -9
Crane Operator Eve de la Vega surveyed the factory floor from her perch high atop the overhead crane. She knew she could count herself lucky to find any job after her bad conduct discharge for embarrassing a general, but...crane operator? Push green button, push blue button, push red button, repeat. Then she heard the too familiar sound of gun fire. Grabbing a massive wrench as her only available weapon, she crouched on the walk way where she could survey the catwalks and factory floor. Crap. She was going to miss her coffee break. Finger and Toe Models announces the release of the 28mm card stock Industrial Sector: Overhead Crane, perfect as a setting for your sci-fi skirmishes. The Overhead Crane is both modular and collapsible, standing about six inches high and six wide–but as long as you wish. Overhead Crane is textured to go with any Industrial Sector model, Omega Prime sci-fi interiors, the Slagtown and Refinery sets, and, of course, the sci-fi fortress line, Tango Prime. Use it with the Factory Walls, Factory Floor, Catwalks, and Sci-Fi Scatter Terrain from Finger and Toe for a challenging skirmish battlespace. Remember, every Finger and Toe model comes with SMOOSH ASSURANCE: if ya’ll smoosh your Industrial Sector: Overhead Crane, a new one waits your summons from hard drive and printer. Industrial Sector: Overhead Crane, is available from www.rpgnow.com or www.wargamevault.com for $1.50. Get it here: www.wargamevault.com/product/324245/Industrial-Sector-Overhead-Crane?src=newest
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Post by glennwilliams on Aug 10, 2020 7:21:06 GMT -9
I.m working on a new product series, basically, the back areas of Venice. Dark alleys, assassins, bordellos, taverns, and of course, since it's Venice...the stench. I'm using a book on Venetian Domestic Architecture I picked up on a trip to Venice. It's pretty cool with dozens of line drawings of modest Venetian homes. My wife and I are using Covid as an excuse to redo our backyard. A major component is a lattice pavilion decorated in Turkish style. I mentioned to my wife that Venetian windows were often done in Moorish style, which to the Venetians represented Ottoman style. She wants to borrow the book. I fear I might never see it again.
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Post by glennwilliams on Aug 7, 2020 8:52:09 GMT -9
Flight Captain Rafe Williams, call sign “Varmit,” stared at the egg-shaped little VTOL sitting in the center of an otherwise empty hangar. Scratching his chin, he squinted at it. “It’s cute, but can it really fly?” Five months later while returning from a recon mission well behind enemy lines, his HUD flashed an emergency beacon. Green. A squad of grunts needed help. With a blink he selected the message and connected to the squad leader. “Varmit here, watcha need?” “Field Sergeant Eve de la Vega, sir. We’re pinned down. It’s a KV-12, a Bel’s Kitty, the air defense version. Everytime we try to move, we take tons of rounds. We’re bleeding here.” “Well, I can’t do him any damage, and he’s air defense, but I bet I can distract him long enough for you to skeedaddale.” Finger and Toe Models announces the release of the 28mm card stock OV-73 Sokol (“Falcon”) close air support recon VTOL. It comes in two colors: military gray and green plus a flight stand with three differently textured bases. Fast, highly maneuverable, though lightly armed, the Sokol can network all your troops. What it sees, they see. Remember, every Finger and Toe model comes with SMOOSH ASSURANCE: if ya’ll smoosh your Close Air Support: Sokol, a new one waits your summons from hard drive and printer. Close Air Support: Sokol, is available from www.wargamevault.com or www.rpgnow.com for $2.00. Get it here: www.wargamevault.com/product/323420/Close-Air-Support-Sokol?src=newest
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Post by glennwilliams on Aug 7, 2020 8:51:42 GMT -9
Flight Captain Rafe Williams, call sign “Varmit,” stared at the egg-shaped little VTOL sitting in the center of an otherwise empty hangar. Scratching his chin, he squinted at it. “It’s cute, but can it really fly?” Five months later while returning from a recon mission well behind enemy lines, his HUD flashed an emergency beacon. Green. A squad of grunts needed help. With a blink he selected the message and connected to the squad leader. “Varmit here, watcha need?” “Field Sergeant Eve de la Vega, sir. We’re pinned down. It’s a KV-12, a Bel’s Kitty, the air defense version. Everytime we try to move, we take tons of rounds. We’re bleeding here.” “Well, I can’t do him any damage, and he’s air defense, but I bet I can distract him long enough for you to skeedaddale.” Finger and Toe Models announces the release of the 28mm card stock OV-73 Sokol (“Falcon”) close air support recon VTOL. It comes in two colors: military gray and green plus a flight stand with three differently textured bases. Fast, highly maneuverable, though lightly armed, the Sokol can network all your troops. What it sees, they see. Remember, every Finger and Toe model comes with SMOOSH ASSURANCE: if ya’ll smoosh your Close Air Support: Sokol, a new one waits your summons from hard drive and printer. Close Air Support: Sokol, is available from www.wargamevault.com or www.rpgnow.com for $2.00. Get it here: www.wargamevault.com/product/323420/Close-Air-Support-Sokol?src=newest
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Post by glennwilliams on Jul 28, 2020 8:04:11 GMT -9
No matter how often her squad trained in industrial settings, there was always the newbie who didn’t look up. That is to say, there was always a dead newbie who hadn’t looked up, so Field Sergeant Eve de la Vega drilled her squad daily. Simulations, practice runs through the plywood factory, range practice were her squad’s every day life. Now, three minutes into the mission to secure the Falinbach factory complex, that training was evident. Her newest private, Ernie Beacham, silently ended a guard on the catwalks far above, then headed across the way. Flowing silently behind him, Eve’s squad now held the high ground. Finger and Toe Models announces the release of the 28mm card stock Industrial Sector: Catwalks, perfect as a setting for your sci-fi skirmishes. The catwalks are modular and collapsible. They come in six lengths from one to six inches and heights range from one to six inches. Simply inset the appropriate length struts into the sockets in the base and catwalk. Change is easy: pull the struts out and select another set. There are also stairs: one, two, and three inch heights. The stairs are designed to fold flat. Catwalks is textured to go with any Industrial Sector model, Omega Prime sci-fi interiors, the Slagtown and Refinery sets, and, of course, the sci-fi fortress line, Tango Prime. Remember, every Finger and Toe model comes with SMOOSH ASSURANCE: if ya’ll smoosh your Industrial Sector: Catwalks, a new one waits your summons from hard drive and printer. Industrial Sector: Catwalks, is available from www.rpgnow.com or www.wargamevault.com for $5.00. Get it here: www.wargamevault.com/product/321974/Industrial-Sector-Catwalks?cPath=22501_22518
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Post by glennwilliams on Jul 28, 2020 8:03:30 GMT -9
No matter how often her squad trained in industrial settings, there was always the newbie who didn’t look up. That is to say, there was always a dead newbie who hadn’t looked up, so Field Sergeant Eve de la Vega drilled her squad daily. Simulations, practice runs through the plywood factory, range practice were her squad’s every day life. Now, three minutes into the mission to secure the Falinbach factory complex, that training was evident. Her newest private, Ernie Beacham, silently ended a guard on the catwalks far above, then headed across the way. Flowing silently behind him, Eve’s squad now held the high ground. Finger and Toe Models announces the release of the 28mm card stock Industrial Sector: Catwalks, perfect as a setting for your sci-fi skirmishes. The catwalks are modular and collapsible. They come in six lengths from one to six inches and heights range from one to six inches. Simply inset the appropriate length struts into the sockets in the base and catwalk. Change is easy: pull the struts out and select another set. There are also stairs: one, two, and three inch heights. The stairs are designed to fold flat. Catwalks is textured to go with any Industrial Sector model, Omega Prime sci-fi interiors, the Slagtown and Refinery sets, and, of course, the sci-fi fortress line, Tango Prime. Remember, every Finger and Toe model comes with SMOOSH ASSURANCE: if ya’ll smoosh your Industrial Sector: Catwalks, a new one waits your summons from hard drive and printer. Industrial Sector: Catwalks, is available from www.rpgnow.com or www.wargamevault.com for $5.00. Get it here: www.wargamevault.com/product/321974/Industrial-Sector-Catwalks?cPath=22501_22518
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Post by glennwilliams on Jul 28, 2020 6:01:35 GMT -9
The idea for smoosh insurance comes indirectly from a many decades old book Nomadic Furniture by Viktor Papnek. He designed sturdy furniture from corrugated card board. Because it was so cheap, you could easily replace it. That impressed me with the sturdiness of card board. I still test models by tossing them my second floor landing.
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Post by glennwilliams on Jun 27, 2020 9:22:48 GMT -9
New Blue Dragon, some new buildings, and a new truck (on the Japanese site) wow. just wow.
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Post by glennwilliams on Jun 15, 2020 12:00:43 GMT -9
It was a stupid plan, Field Sergeant Eve de la Vega thought as she hugged dirt. Find the enemy. Pin them in place. Light them up. Let the fly boys do their thing. Except, her squad was the one pinned down, and her helmet was screaming warnings HER squad had been the one lit up. Where were the cowboys? Then she heard it, a hum in the distance. From behind the enemy positions. Air strike! Her helmet magnified the image of twin missile trails headed her way. “This is it,” she thought, just as the twin missiles curved almost ninety degrees downward to obliterate the enemy positions. “Miss me?” she heard on her tac net. “You OK down there, Eve?” Denabah Res, her long time crush from afar and all around typical fighter jock. Before she could answer, the hum resolved to a Corvo strike fighter in friendly colors as it barrel rolled and streaked over. She saw two larger missiles launch and streak in tight curves back toward the enemy line. Muffled explosions told her something had been hit. “I hate party crashers. All clear. See ya’” The Corvo streaked back to base. Corvo is a stealthy VTOL close air support ground attack fighter that comes in two color schemes with a landing gear stand and a flying pylon. With the landing gear stand the Corvo can be an objective sitting on the flight line. Put it on the flying pylon and it can swoop in to support yours troops. Included are suggestions for using the Corvo in your sci-fi games and a corporate data sheet of the type vendors hand out at armament trade shows. It’s a small model–about five inches long and wide. Easy to build (the fuselage is only four parts plus the two missile pods), it’s good for younger gamers as well who may need some assistance with the cockpit canopy. Remember, every Finger and Toe model comes with SMOOSH ASSURANCE: if ya’ll smoosh your Corvo, a new one waits your summons from hard drive and printer. Corvo, is available from www.rpgnow.com or www.wargamevault.com for $2.00. Get it here: www.wargamevault.com/product/317510/Close-Air-Support-Corvo
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Post by glennwilliams on Jun 15, 2020 11:26:54 GMT -9
It was a stupid plan, Field Sergeant Eve de la Vega thought as she hugged dirt. Find the enemy. Pin them in place. Light them up. Let the fly boys do their thing. Except, her squad was the one pinned down, and her helmet was screaming warnings HER squad had been the one lit up. Where were the cowboys? Then she heard it, a hum in the distance. From behind the enemy positions. Air strike! Her helmet magnified the image of twin missile trails headed her way. “This is it,” she thought, just as the twin missiles curved almost ninety degrees downward to obliterate the enemy positions. “Miss me?” she heard on her tac net. “You OK down there, Eve?” Denabah Res, her long time crush from afar and all around typical fighter jock. Before she could answer, the hum resolved to a Corvo strike fighter in friendly colors as it barrel rolled and streaked over. She saw two larger missiles launch and streak in tight curves back toward the enemy line. Muffled explosions told her something had been hit. “I hate party crashers. All clear. See ya’” The Corvo streaked back to base. Corvo is a stealthy VTOL close air support ground attack fighter that comes in two color schemes with a landing gear stand and a flying pylon. With the landing gear stand the Corvo can be an objective sitting on the flight line. Put it on the flying pylon and it can swoop in to support yours troops. Included are suggestions for using the Corvo in your sci-fi games and a corporate data sheet of the type vendors hand out at armament trade shows. It’s a small model–about five inches long and wide. Easy to build (the fuselage is only four parts plus the two missile pods), it’s good for younger gamers as well who may need some assistance with the cockpit canopy. Remember, every Finger and Toe model comes with SMOOSH ASSURANCE: if ya’ll smoosh your Corvo, a new one waits your summons from hard drive and printer. Corvo, is available from www.rpgnow.com or www.wargamevault.com for $2.00. Get it here: www.wargamevault.com/product/317510/Close-Air-Support-Corvo
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