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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Operation Pedestal Game

I put together a video showing my Operation Pedestal game using the Bomb Alley ruleset with miniatures.  I wanted to use a ruleset that would move the convoy along and finish in four hours with up to four players.  I think the rules worked out very well and now I want to try/test out Midway (also by Avalanche Press).  A Midway campaign may be too predicable, but could still be interesting.  If it turns out to be a good one like Operation Pedestal, then I can see myself buying the needed miniatures (probably just the Carrier task forces).

I enjoyed painting up the ships (1:3000) for the scenario.  The ships are from NAVWAR, Davco, Mick Yarrow Miniatures and North Head Miniatures.  Most are from NAVWAR.  The planes are 1:600 from Tumbling Dice and PicoArmor.  A notable difference between these two manufacturers is the Tumbling Dice miniatures are made from a softer pewter than PicoArmor.  Both are recommended.

I want to thank Malcolm Wright again for his series of camouflage books.  They were exactly what I needed for painting up the ships.  I enjoyed painting up both the ships and planes, but the planes took a lot longer than I thought it would.  Also, the decals were insane (putting decals on 1:600 planes).  The Ju 88s for example have eight decals each.  For decals, I recommend Flight Deck Decals .com.  This company has also has carrier deck decals, but I chose to paint my decks.  I'm sure the deck decals work fine.

Link to Operation Pedestal game video:





The game was an adventure to research, paint, layout, test, and run.  I do think it was a bit too large (ships/planes) but it proved you can do a large convoy campaign.





2 comments:

  1. VERY impressive looking system you made up. I asked a number of questions on TMP about making the map so wont repeat them here. Keep us informed on the actual game when it's played.

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    1. Game went well. Seven transports made it. We actually finished the game in record time, so it proves the scenario can be played in a good amount of time. Axis submarines were not that effective, but the odds are pretty low to start with.

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