Ardennes 1944 PBI Multi -Player Battle 27th January 2018, Dorchester

[Big Mike]

Gentlemen, book your place for the last German offensive of WW2.  It's The Ardennes! We will be playing on interlocked gridded tables, commanding PBI companies and coping with foul weather. I am hoping for a minimum of 6 players per side and more if possible. Email to me please michaelh1815@gmail.com.
"Nuts!"         
More news from the front!
The Ardennes PBI Game Day will be at the Dorchester monthly club venue on 27th January 2018 from 9am to 5pm. The cost will be £10 per player inc.refreshments. I have sent out an email flyer with more details but if I have missed anyone let me have your email address.
"Nuts!"

[Stewart 46A]

Count me in Mike, subject to work of course

[martin goddard]

Who is being the Germans in disguise???  Is there a petrol dump??  Don't forget the weather too.

[Sean Clark]

Count me in so long. I'll confirm tomnorrow when I know my weekend schedule. I have an army for both sides!!

[Sean Clark]

I am good to go please save me a space around the table.

[Big Mike]

Thank you to all of you have replied and booked your place at the table. We are 10 so far. I will confirm costs and timings soon. I the meantime I will be asking each of you for details of the PBI armies you can bring. "Nuts".

[Sean Clark]

I have a PBI army for late war U.S. infantry  and late war German.

[Sean Clark]

Aaarrgghhh. I will have to move into the maybe column as my wife has informed me we may have a friends 50th birthday party that weekend. I'm going to keep fingers crossed.

This sort of weekend is right up my street and will always try to attend where possible.

[Sean Clark]

I'm currently 66% likely to be able to attend...my friends wife might be taking him away on their own....fingers crossed as I really like the idea of this!

[Sean Clark]

Also....have you read the latest Anthony Beevor book on the Ardennes campaign. It's marvellous.

[Big Mike]

Yes, the Anthony Beevor book is a multi-level account of the campaign. From Ike keeping Monty and Patton apart to the plight of the Belgium civilians. Plenty of maps and and an order of battle.   

[Smiley Miley 66]

I am in the process of building a Panzer Brigade 150 force, as I 've had this planned for some time. I 've of course got my British for 11th Armoured to make an appearance if needed ?
I also have a load of German style buildings as I went a bit overboard a couple of years back buying second hand railway buildings. OOOPPS.... I can Supply quite a varied amount of Templates too, but not with Snow ! If anyone can suggest a way to do Temporary snow for the day But the snow wasn't present on all of the days !
And I can Supply a quite a selection of Panthers and some King Tigers and Stugs if people are short of the said vehicles in their armies.
Miles

[Sean Clark]

Fornthe Towton demo I did a few years ago I used a white cloth and just sprinkled table salt on the templates with a little onto each base. Worked really well and came off really easily afterwards.

[Leslie BT]

Only use table salt very carefully, it is very corrosive for the figures, and if it gets damp a real problem.

Woodland scenics do a snow scatter, I have not use this but someone on this forum may have.

[Sean Clark]

For a one off table salt was fine less and it's a cheap and quick option. The scatter can stick to whatever basing material you use and take more effort to remove.