'Nam project - first NVA painted

My order of NVA and a few extra VC arrived in the mail this week, and I have finished the fist four NVA:

 It took a bit of time for me to come up with a green that I was happy with for the uniforms. I am still not 100% happy with the colour, but they will do the job for my games.


I would have had more NVA finished to show, but I was side tracked painting up my first two Super Hero figures. Once I have finished off the bases I will post photos of them as well.

Wargaming Projects - what holds you back?

What stops you from doing a particular wargaming project?

Is it a lack of figures for a particular war, either in scale, variety or physical existence?

Is it lack of buildings and scenery that holds you  back?

Are there other reasons, funds not withstanding, that you have never started a project you are really interested in?


What projects have you wanted to do but any of the above reasons have held you back.

Iron Ivan Games

"One Game to rule them all, One game to bind them,

One game to bring them all and around the table find them."

Have I found a set of rules that I can use for skirmish games of any type? From Ancients to Modern or from Fantasy to Sci-fi?

I think I have.

Iron Ivan Games' Disposable Heroes Point Blank is a very versatile and with the use of their supplements it is possible to play any game set from WW1 to Modern/Horror.

By using the "This Very Ground" rules for the French & Indian War I am convinced that I can now play Point Blank for any period using black powder weapons: Pirates, Three Musketeers, AWI, SYW, Napoleonics, Crimean war and ACW for example.

 Add "This Very Ground" and "No More Room In Hell" and I can play Horse and Musket Horror games. Provided I come up with rules for things like vampires and werewolves.

 This interests me a lot, as one of my favorite films is "Brotherhood of the Wolf"

By using WW1 rules I can play colonial games - Zulu War, Boxer Rebellion, French Foreign Legion or Boer War.

 If I remove black powder weapons from "This Very Ground" I have basic rules for Ancients to Medieval that I just need to modify slightly.

 With a few tweaks I can come up with rules for fantasy games and spells or Sci-fi games with lasers.

 And one of the best things about the Point Blank rules is that you only need a squad or so per side to play a game.

 This means a lot of started projects that I have only a handful of figures for can get a new lease of life as I have most of the figures I would need to start playing. Once I have painted them up that is.

It will also allow me to play my Alternative History games I had lined up that, due to the fact they are alternative history, getting figures for a full game was almost impossible.

 To wit, my 28mm WW2 setting where China, instead of Japan, is the aggressor in the Pacific. I have some Brigade Games WW2 Chinese and Australians but not enough to play large battles.

 Now I can, so expect something Alternative some time soonish. Once I have painted all of my VC/NVA.  Or maybe at the same time.