Picking up those brushes again.

Hi and welcome to the occasional mutterings of Dave Doc, a military modeller and some time gamer. Gaming and model making has given me a real education, History & Geography(obvious really), Artistry, Politics, Economics, Logistics, Project Management -you try building miniature armies without the last 3.

I will use the blog to record my creations & the odd occasion I actually do some gaming.

I have always been inspired by the aesthetic side of gaming. Playing on well constructed terrain using excellently painted units is always a joy.

Thursday, 9 January 2025

Ardennes 44. Skorzeny Kommandos and Oddball

 Cough, splutter, wheeze, rasp - that damn Lurgy has me by the throat at the moment. My first proper post of the New Year sees a revisit to the 15mm Ardennes 44 project. I have been acquiring things for a few years to create a winter themed table. While of course it hadn’t snowed at the start of Battle of the Bulge it wasn’t long in coming. So what the hell, let’s jump right in creating a whole load of new terrain and figures .

What better to start the Germans figures off for this than Skorzeny’s Kommandos kitted out in captured American kit and sowing confusion and panic on the roads, or maybe sneaking off to kidnap Ike .

 











While rooting around in the stash for these I also found Oddball from Kelly’s Heroes - issued as Eightball by Battlefront as a limited edition tournament marker. Well he might just be in search of a bank over winter so that’s along too .


A longer gun, large speaker and a mad Canadian going Woof - what’s not to like. 


More terrain works to come .


















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