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I anticipate that folks will become tired of dense urban combat as it is very hard to control or even see one's units in a dense urban environment.    We have several large city maps  available for d/l , but it's notable that very few scenarios have been made for them.  

I think the reason is that urban combat is not really the strength of the Combat Mission engine.

@Artkin From several viewpoints it would be insane to go and create a CM map of the ENTIRE city. A huge map like that takes a LONG TIME TO MAKE, long time to load and THEN when units are placed on it? I once did what I thought was a huge CMFI Afrika Mod map of the outer defenses of Tobruk. It crashed. The bug report was sent. The reply said that there is an edge/limit to how many strands of barbed wire the game can handle. I must have found it. I also played benparks Ortona map with several battalions and it had issues. Nothing he did wrong, just pushing the edge, "Don't let your ego write checks, your PC/game engine can't cash!"

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?
 
 

I will eventually have Blender as a extra tool in the tool box since it is free, I just like using max.
I am a 3ds max user myself. On and off with it since 1999. Last six years I have really gotten into using it for lots of things (ex: Tyflow, Phoenix FD for product rendering /animation, modelling, etc). I am also a big user and fan of Zbrush.

I am always keeping my eye out for tutorials /courses, as Blender courses can be used with max and visa versa, if you know what you are doing.

Here is a link to some blender courses you may want to pay for (gradual implementation of the tools as the course moves on, to not overwhelm you):
https://polygonrunway.com/
(This one is Free)--> Become a 3D illustrator in one hour! https://polygonrunway.com/p/become-a-3d-illustrator-in-one-hour
If the others are a little pricey, I can also recommend searching Udemy for a good rated introduction course for Blender when they have their sales going. Dirt cheap at times. Here is a example for a little higher Blender skill level (a Willys Jeep): https://www.udemy.com/course/create-jeep-willys-1942-with-blender/
Obviously Youtube as well, but....
A few years back I did this tutorial from Digital-Tutors, now Pluralsight (3ds max, this is not my video): Tutorial purchase link: https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/modeling-high-resolution-tank-3ds-max-1171
However I took mine a step further and made it the Pz III J special. Almost the same way Oddball made his gun larger in Kelly's Heroes. 🙂

I agree Umlaut, Evans' trilogy was amazing. 
 
Btw Umlaut, you are from Denmark?  I am now an expert on all things Danish because I have watched Borgen and The Investigation (about the crazy submarine murder in 2017). 
What is it they say in the shows for 'thanks'?  Tak?  Dak? 

It is the danish M23 helmet. Probably the ugliest helmet ever designed. I asked JM if he could make it for me - for a danish scenario I am planning.
Here it is on my grandad (on the right), approximately 1933.

Thank you kindly. I believe I have two scenarios, 4 campaigns (2 are from opposite perspectives), and a mess of big, historically derived maps (nearly 20?) and around 100+ QBs from said maps.
Lots of great scenarios by others, and I can finally (almost) play 'em myself!

As some of you know, I took a long break from CM. 5 years? Now as of a month or so ago, I am happily back and have a lot on my CM modding to do list. I don't recall that I had ever heard of Blender before a month or so ago. So, back when I returned to the forums I set it on my list to learn Blender but starting 1 April. For some folks who years ago had been in fear of learning ANYTHING about Photoshop, this thread will serve to try and answer their "new frontier" question "Can any random idiot on the forum learn Blender and use it for their own CM modding purposes?" I have volunteered to be the test idiot!

It is the danish M23 helmet. Probably the ugliest helmet ever designed. I asked JM if he could make it for me - for a danish scenario I am planning.
Here it is on my grandad (on the right), approximately 1933.

Very nice we have "un air de famille" now with @umlaut grand grand  son !😊
will be better that you asking me to do keepi for officers instead helmet for soldiers😄
 
@Erwin Than you never saw this movie !!
 
 

It is the danish M23 helmet. Probably the ugliest helmet ever designed. I asked JM if he could make it for me - for a danish scenario I am planning.
Here it is on my grandad (on the right), approximately 1933.

Here´s a sort of quick-mod of the Sd.Kfz. 222 and 223.
I will remove them from dropbox, once they are available at CMMODS IV
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sfab36p2xre05b7/sdkfz222-223_umlaut.zip?dl=0



 

I dont think you can find it as a single vehicle. But it is there as a mortar vehicle in the armored panzergrenadier battalion.

A pot addiction?

Wow, thanks @Bootie
Honoured that you have taken the time to review it like this. This is actually just a sort of quick-mod I made because @StieliAlphaasked for a 223 mod - and I just happend to have been working on it for Kohlenklau´s Romania mod set.

If I had known that someone would give it such a thorough look over, I would have worked a bit more on the details. 🙂

Latest new mod hot of the press from @Umlaut  Check it out...
 

Here´s a sort of quick-mod of the Sd.Kfz. 222 and 223.
I will remove them from dropbox, once they are available at CMMODS IV
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sfab36p2xre05b7/sdkfz222-223_umlaut.zip?dl=0



 

I just discovered that I had a couple of u304 mods that I for some reason never released. Here they are - along with the ones I did release. I will remove them from dropbox, once they are available at CMMODS IV
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wj86cznqeoanxmx/u304_umlaut.zip?dl=0

Here´s a sort of quick-mod of the Sd.Kfz. 222 and 223.
I will remove them from dropbox, once they are available at CMMODS IV
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sfab36p2xre05b7/sdkfz222-223_umlaut.zip?dl=0



 

I just discovered that I had a couple of u304 mods that I for some reason never released. Here they are - along with the ones I did release. I will remove them from dropbox, once they are available at CMMODS IV
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wj86cznqeoanxmx/u304_umlaut.zip?dl=0

I just discovered that I had a couple of u304 mods that I for some reason never released. Here they are - along with the ones I did release. I will remove them from dropbox, once they are available at CMMODS IV
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wj86cznqeoanxmx/u304_umlaut.zip?dl=0

Incidentally, I've just been working on the 222 and 223 for Kohlenklau´s Romania mod.
So it was just a few minutes work to tweak them for CMBN - if you´d like a more weathered version.
They are a quick mod, though, so there are probably some details missing.

Incidentally, I've just been working on the 222 and 223 for Kohlenklau´s Romania mod.
So it was just a few minutes work to tweak them for CMBN - if you´d like a more weathered version.
They are a quick mod, though, so there are probably some details missing.