more goodies for bolt action

I got,  ,  ,yes, the same kit I bought in Calgary, but I can now fill out the other units of the Canadian 7th and 8th Brigades plus perhaps establish elements of the Canadian 2nd Division. The Calgary Highlanders need to be modeled, as do the Toronto Scottish.  , but in Revell box, and a 234/3  (www.hasegawa-model.co.jp) Gerrman armored car.
I did not get this kit ten years ago, as I had not thought I would be getting into more WW2 gamming.
The Canadians will have to wait a bit longer for some fire support. Camping exercises are taking up my time and funds for the rest of the month. Though after the exercise, I may see about acquiring some Shermans for the Canadians.
Painter figures will follow.
 The First World War Australians will be giving fire support towards my troops in Singapore, 1941-42

Passchendaele - 2008 [Full HQ movie]

 though this predates what my grandfather endured, it was what Canadians and Germans had suffered.

Maximum attrition, 21st Panzer Division and 12th SS Panzer Division counter attack Canadian 3rd Division

This game was one of the first where 27th Armoured Regiment supported the Canadian 3rd Division. The 9th Brigade supported by elements of the 7th and 8th Brigade held out against two Panzer divisions.

Ian's tatic is to constantly rely on his tanks to smash into my lines, and use his mortars and anti-tank weapons to knock out my heavy weapons. In this game, I held out my armor, artillery and airstrikes until the third turn in which I flanked the German lines. On turn three, I let it all rip.
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa rushed in their machine-gun jeep to slice down Germans with concentrated fire. The armored car fired and resulted in the Jagpanther being imobolised for the rest of the game. The Bren carrier rushed in firing all its guns with the Queen's Own Rifles mounted ready to jump out and charge into the Germans

They then fired accurate mortar rounds into the Bren carrier which destroyed it and the Queens Own. The rest of the game was basically the Germans trying to win back the trench line which the Canadians had held at the start of the game. The Germans called on the Luftwaffen to give a air sortie which failed.
By turn six, one Canadian brigade was still on the field. The Germans still had one division but decided to withdrawl. The Canadians had fought hard.

Some lessons we both learned. If I am going to use a lot of fire support, I need to concentrate it all in one spot, not over the whole board.
Ian found out that you can use air strikes and artillery indirect fire.
Next time, he'll find out about minefields!

North Shore New Brunswick Regiment (NSNBR), Royal Regina Rifles (RRR) Canadian Scottish Regiment (CSR) Queens Own Rifles (QOR) dismounted waiting for the order to mount and charge in with machine-guns blazing then dismounting to run in and to drive off the Germans.

 27th Armor Regiment, Bren Carrier and Machine-gun jeep of Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa await their order to advance and fire.

Markers for air support and artillery barrage. Ian had no idea this was coming.

The Germans about to smash into the Canadian lines. The German Panzers ran straight at the Canadian trenches on the left. The trenches were being held by the mortars of the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa 

Universal carrier Canadian Army 1944

 IBG kit, a Polish company. 

 Decals for Queens own Rifles

 About the only gripe I had with this kit was the fact that you have to built the tracks, which can be easy or difficult. And yes, the decals seem to be a bit off centre, but you can't have everything. This is due to my lack of modelling for the past 11 years. I'm out of practice. 

I added an additional machine-gun on the rear, a Vickers Machine-gun, the same from the SAS jeep set. I decided to add the extra firepower in order to give the mounted troops some additional covering fire. 

In the first game I brought these in, the armor was taken out very quickly by Ian's German armor. 

Hitler actor Bruno Ganz interview about Youtube Downfall Parodies

 It must be rather awkard to play one of humanities worst leaders. However, the actor did a very good job.

Hitler's Rant - Original Video with English Subtitles: Film = Downfall/D...

 The actual scene with English translations.

Hitler loses at Axis and Allies: Europe 1940

 And another parody using Axis and Allies.

Hitler Loses At Axis And Allies Again

 A spoof on the film Downfall. One of the many which has been made.

35 year old who lives in 1946 - BBC News

 Here's a guy who has taken his interest in 1940s history and made it his life! Amazing. Too bad I can't do that here in Japan, but I could perhaps back home in Nova Scotia

Maximum attrition: Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry

The CCanadian 8th brigade with the Queens own Riflesof Canada with the North Shore New Brunswick Regiment attempt to storm the town held bythe 26th Panzergrenadier of the 12th SS. 

unfortunately for the Canadian troops, the armor support was knocked out early in the battle. 

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Queens Own Rifles, additional firepower

I was able to pick up a Universal Carrier, and a Dailmer Mk II Armoured Car in Tokyo after work. My favorite hobby shop, Yellow Submarine which is moving to a location next to Akihabara station had a 30% off sale. So rather then get junk food, I got some model kits this month.

The Universal carrier is by IBG, a Polish company and has decals for The Queens Own Rifles. The Dailmer, is a Hasegawa kit which I have built before. This will become part of the Sherbrooke Fusiliers, or 7th Recce Regiment who were one of the armored units attached to 3rd Canadian Division.
The SAS jeep is going to become the heavy machine-gun platform for the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa in our Bolt Action games.

The Dailmer and SAS jeep built, just needed to be painted.

Built, painted and decaled Universal Carrier.

 Decals for Queens Own Rifles, 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division.

Terrain effects that I have in storage from various manufactures

 Fujiimi US Combat team bunker (plasticsoldierreview.com)


Fujimi German Infantry trench? (plasticsoldierreview.com)


Fujimi German in Gasmasks bunker (plasticsoldierreview.com) with a German mortar



Fujimi British 8th Army