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| I fell in love with this atmospheric river village scene from the moment I saw it -- great job, David F! |
The layout phase has begun for my Vietnam cooperative & solo miniatures game,
Surviving 'Nam: An Infantryman's Year 'In Country." All 12 scenarios have been written, most of the proofreading is completed, and the rule book is now being laid out in the publishing program. Part of that process was gathering awesome photos of Vietnam miniatures and scenery to illustrate it.
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| You can almost hear the waterfowl and slap the mosquitos in this sampan scene set up by Jenny T |
I'm lucky in that three of my prolific play testers, Bob F, Pete S, and David F, have an amazing collection of terrain and miniatures and were willing to stage photos for the rules. Coupled that with my own collection, and Jenny and myself staging photos, I ended up with more than enough photos to fill the rule book with excellent artwork.
Surviving 'Nam is being published by Andrea Sfiligoi of
Ganesha Games. He is giving me sorely-needed graphics and layout advice and will be making the final call on what photos make it in the book. However, I thought I would do this post to share some of my favorites.
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| NVA insurgents stalk through the elephant grass in this excellently posed vignette by Jenny T |
The fact that the rule book will be in full color is something I am looking forward to, as well. Andrea suggested it, and said that it really won't drive up the costs that much. The wargaming rule book standards for publishing have gone up and up in recent years, so this will make my rules look a bit more like they belong on the shelf...ha, ha! So, enjoy these pictures, and I will keep you posted on its progress.
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| Pete S's Buddha scene has wonderful warm colors & hope it makes the rule book! |
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| I love David F's green river water in this village scene the set up - definitely publication worthy! |
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| Vietnamese insurgents arrive in a friendly village and immediately set up base there in Bob F's photo |
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| You've seen these guys once or twice! One of my photos of a US patrol passing through a village |
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| Perfect for my "Downed Airmen" scenario -- Pete S's crew being taken prisoner by the Vietnamese |
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| Bob F set up a Vietnamese floating market with civilians and took pictures of it for my rules |
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| "Don't shoot my water buffalo, sir!" My 28mm Vietnam figs I set up in a vignette for the rulebook |
Surviving 'Nam will also feature a deck of cards, which control the actions of the enemy Vietnamese troops. This will be my first time using
Drivethrucards, so I thought I should go out and find an artist to do some simple illustrations for each one. I saw the artwork of
Uriah Groves on Facebook, and reached out to him. We made a deal for him to supply a number of Vietnam-themed black and white images to match the cards and their effects.
Check out his work on Instagram!
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| Likely, this image drawn by Uriah will be on the back of each card in the deck |
So, with the flurry of work on Surviving 'Nam's publication, my painting has slowed to a halt over the last couple days. Still, it was important to get this out while Andrea had time to help me through the process. It has been since Mean Streets that I published a set of rules and my skills had gone rusty in the intervening years. Thanks to Andrea for his expertise, and hopefully the production will keep scooting along!
MINIATURES Acquired vs. Painted Tally for 2026
- Miniatures acquired in 2026: 179
- Miniatures painted in 2026: 110
TERRAIN Acquired vs. Painted Tally for 2026
- Terrain acquired in 2026: 12
- Terrain painted in 2026: 26
SCATTER Acquired vs. Painted Tally for 2026
- Scatter acquired in 2026: 21
- Scatter painted in 2026: 59
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