Grampies War
A blog about war gamming the Canadian involvement in World War Two.
Thursday, 7 May 2026
MMG Carriers
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
The 17pdr Anti-tank gun.
This kit my Dad built this Matchbox kit back in the 1970s. I had to repair it sometime back in the 1990s and is the only one I have as a pure 17pdr. I have 2 others as 17/25pdrs by Plastic Soldier Company.
I believe I have a stat card for it but once I can get some more from Battlefront Ill make due with the Firefly stats.
Tuesday, 31 March 2026
The Bofors
Dad was able to buy a single Bogors gun.
Humber Armoured Car
In FOW, to run a troop, I'd need 3 with the 37mm gun. I belive i have enough to run 2 troops at the moment.
The Priest: The Royal Artillery
The Priest is another kit Dad had bought. Over time I was able to get 2 more.
Comet, 11th Armoured Divisions answer to the Panther
Years ago, when my Dad started our 1/76 collection, he bought either Airfix or Matchbox kits. One of the kits he got was the Comet.
The Comet was a late war British tank design which eventually was given to the 11th Armoured Division. It had a 77mm gun which at that stage could take on most of what the Germans could through at them.
My Flames of War (Battlefront Minatures) card shoes that a troop can either be 3 or 4 tanks.
I believe that I now have 3 with another as the troop HQ.
Once the weather warms up, I plan to get some games going again
Monday, 16 March 2026
Jagdpanzer
Im still working on the kits I got last year (or was that 2 years ago) for my FOW collection. This vehicle in the picture is in the Canadian War Museum collection in Ottawa.









