Hey, from Western PA

[ogryn]

Just found Gruntz. How cool is this system.
I have been waiting a long time for privateer press to use there rules in a sci fi setting, now i do not have too.
I am predominantly a 28mm player. I have been unable to wrap my head around 15mm painting and frustratingly stopped.
I think i am going to give it a try now.
It is a whole new world.
It has been tough finding affordable 28mm sci fi vehicles.
Now i think i can work on all those projects that i always wanted to do in 28mm and was cost prohibitive.
It will be lots of work looking into terrain and figs and vehicles in this scale. Here i come!!!

Are there players out there that play gruntz in 28mm and where are they?
Bill

[inrepose]

I play Gruntz in 28mm but just as a test for Skirmish level games. It does not need much in the way of changes really - you can even use the ranges as-is but some tweaks would be needed to perfect it.

[merc]

What part of western PA?

[RuneCaster_Aris]

Hey man, Painting 15mm gets much easier if you do a few simple things:

1) Make friends with inks/washes. dipping a model is the quickest way to get in all those little nooks. Dry brush to bring out highlights. It's amazing how pro this looks.

2) If you want to pull out details, start simple with helmets/shoulder pads/guns

3) Save your best painting skills for your vehicles, they're bigger and you can use other techniques much more effectively.

4) Basing is the same as it ever was. Sand => Base coat => Drybrush your way to victory.


If you can do those things you'll find yourself saving a TON of time and more importantly, money. GW Leman Russ = $60, An entire gruntz force: $60 (on the high end)


Also, check out the forum sections, especially "My Gruntz" and "Tutorials" Lots of great stuff there to get ideas. If you want some great simple terrain, just ask around. You'll see a lot of people use those blue plastic electrical boxes you can get at Lowes/Home Depot for ~$1. If you clip away the nail bits, they're perfect for a base model sci-fi building.

Welcome to the game!

(Also, I used to live in Lancaster and went to collage in Indiana PA for a few years)