Friday, 15 August 2025

Victory over Japan 1945-2025

 80 years since that destructive war finished.

After living in Japan, I still find it frustrating that they view themselves as victims due to the Atomic bombing. 

Official expressions of remorse but not sorry have been expressed.

At least there has been Peace between former combatants.

Thursday, 10 July 2025

More Canadian Infantry

 Heller produced a set of British Infantry for WW2 which is a bit different.  It's like they took poses from the old Esci/Italeri kit and mixed them in with Ceaser Minatures. 

Now recently, a local museum has asked me to produce a vignette for a railway display for 1940s. This particular set has suitable figures that I can paint up and set up as troops of the West Nova Scotia Regiment and have them ready to board a train for Pier 21 in Halifax to go over to England.

I have to paint and base these figures which I shall do according to the Battlefront Minatures cards. I have several units which have token representations but should be established as more full out squads/platoons

Pictures to follow 

Thursday, 26 June 2025

R22Re Universal Carrier

 



More Sherman



 I meant to get a shot from the front but my phone lost power. This tank is a memorial to a Canadian Forces member who died on the Vietnam mission in the 1960s.


Sunday, 11 May 2025

Battle of Templehof Airport Berlin, April 1945

 

Germans holding the road to the airport 
Germans hold on to the road and rail crossing 
Soviets advanced on the control tower

So far some interesting situations in this game have come up.
While the Soviets came in with plenty of armour and artillery they are light on infantry.
The Germans are light in tanks, have plenty of Anti-tank guns and infantry. 
However, as the Germans loose more infantry it keeps them from holding objectives, and from counter attacking.
So far the Soviets are holding the church but have lost most of their IS-2 Regiment. The T-34/85 battalion is still operable but they are starting to loose their artillery to German mortar fire.

Friday, 18 April 2025

Class of Steel Starter set for Eastern Front

 The Easter Bunny found me, or I found my way to Lantzelot Games in Blockhouse, Nova Scotia where I got the set. So i now have More Germans and Soviets.

Best part, I now have infantry


So far I have built
Jagtiger
Jagpanzer
T-34/85
BA scout car
Ive based most of the Germans and most of the Russians. However I'm not sure if I dropped some of the bases in my car. Since I'm off this weekend I'll work on them.
Eventually I built the entire set and have fought 2 battles with them. The next battles for the Geans will be against the British and Canadians on the Western front