I have finished the ARVN infantry platoon . Some of the less favourite units for Nam .
Picking up those brushes again.
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.
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Nam - ARVN infantry
Thursday, 16 March 2023
Gaming - Necromunda
Yesterday saw James and I meet up to give a couple of new gangs a run out . My Van Saar have had a few final items added after picking up a few Forgeworld resin pieces leader and champion and arachnids.
The initial set up .
James’s efforts on the terrain easily fills a 4x4 space , and the use of various Express paints has speeded up gang productions.
Saturday, 11 March 2023
Nam - M88 ARV and M50 Ontos
I have picked up a few more vehicles to add from Full Metal Miniatures .
First up an M88 armoured recovery vehicle . I modelled it so the A frame jib could be deployed or down for moving . I used a Gringos figure wearing a baseball type cap for the commander . It’s carrying a large big box of local “33” beer on the back . I always like have engineering vehicles in the collection ss they are great for creating scenarios .
Saturday, 4 March 2023
Gaming - Bootleggers at Hammerhead
It’s been the first show of the year . Myself , James and Martin went to Newark to the Hammerhead show - we last did this in 2019 . It’s usually a real busy show , and it was great to see it back to some post COVID normality . We enjoyed some beer and curry last night too .
I had decided to just do something small and quick as the game was to be a participation one - as all the games at Hammerhead are .
Martin and I had done a raid the still scenario last year and we decided to go with that . A bit different as it’s out in the sticks . I built a new barn building this week to use for it , Martin had sorted the still .
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Nam - B52 and Chickens !
Yes this is a bonkers post . I spotted a B52 kit on eBay that had some bits missing so was cheaper than normal . I decided to pick this up and use it as scatter as a wrecked plane . It turned up with less missing than I thought so I decided to build it up as full as I can which would keep the paint job consistent. I recently found some scenarios for when the B52’s were based in Thailand with commando raids . So I have the wheels to be able to add on now .
This is a massive 1/72nd kit - and I thought it was actually a pretty poorly designed . But for what I want it for it was fine .
Sunday, 26 February 2023
Gaming - 7 Days to the Rhine
Today saw a first run out test game of 7DTTR . We had French versus East German . A basic table set up with buildings , woods , roads etc , and we just worked through the basic mechanics of initiative, reactions and shooting . It played pretty well . We have various referrals to the rule book and errata , but came through it ok.
While the East German vehicles were knocked out fairly quickly the infantry was harder to deal with .in the end the French infantry was overwhelmed and bugged out .
So main thing to do is sort out some proper road sections and bases for the buildings. Looking forward to another game.
Tuesday, 21 February 2023
‘Nam - LVTs and Recoilless Rifles .
A bit more for the Marine force . First up a pair of Landing Vehicle Tracked 5 and 6H . These were a 1950/60s iteration of the LVTs the Marines had used in WW2 , bigger and heavily armed .
I picked these up as 3d resin prints from BPM - very good quality - they do lack a bit of track detail but that is from the STL. Easy enough coverable .
Next up is some extra firepower in the form of recoilless rifles . One is set up to fire with a pair of guys carrying the ammo box . The other is 4 guys struggling to move the damn thing ! Very nice sets from Full Metal Miniatures - just a bit of an epic putting them together as they all have separate arms - much swearing and sticking fingers together while doing these was had . They have however come out great .