The blog site of the award winning 'ESCAPE COMMITTEE' Wargames Group. The group is responsible for the 20mm Stalingrad Grain Elevator and more recently the Seige of Tenochtitlan in 28mm. We are based in Burnham on Sea, Somerset, UK, and have permanent rooms at our community centre, so if your in the area feel free to pop by.

Sunday 30 March 2008

AZTECS IN 28mm


CENTRAL AMERICA

A CHANGE OF ERA

FOR OUR NEXT DEMO

GAME.

THE CONQUISTADORS

ATTACKING THE AZTECS, OVER SOME STRICKING NEW TERRAIN, WHICH INCLUDED CANALS, HOUSES, TEMPLES,

PYRAMIDS AND EVEN A SKULL RACK WITH THOUSANDS OF SCALE SKULLS, FRESH FROM THE SACRIFICIAL TABLES.

NEARLY ALL OF THE TERRAIN WAS SCRATCHBUILT, WITH A FEW RESIN WALLS AND HOUSES.

THIS GAME WON QUITE A FEW AWARDS IN SOME OF THE BIGGEST WARGAME SHOWS AROUND THE U.K.



















Saturday 22 March 2008

Stalingrad Grain Elevator in 20mm




The basic terrain was constructed over a 6-Month period. The board footprint was 8ftx6ft, and the grain elevator is about 41/2 ft tall. We beleive it to be one of the largest wargame buildings ever made.

Basic construction was 3mm MDF , with a few off the shelf buildings, bought at shows.

The demonstration Game won several awards over the year and featured in most of the Wargames Press.









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Burnham on Sea, Somerset, United Kingdom
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