1st Air Landing Light Regiment, Royal Artillery

This regiment took part in Market Garden as an Airborne gun support using the American 75mm Pack Howitzer. I ordered an Airfix kit via amazon.uk My plan is to also use this unit for Operation Varsity even though they didn't take
part.

Operation Varsity Rhineland 1945

This will be a Bolt Action campaign I will play out in minature. My 79th Armored Division components arrived tonight but need to be built.

Germans vs Canadians: Envelopment

Operation Market Garden: British XXX Corps

At the moment, my British units only consist of one Churchill tank, however, I plan on expanding this to include a Sherman 105mm tank,

2024 update new photos to be added

Operation Market Garden: German forces

So I have several German units built up for the campaign.

Some shots of German gear from the Canadian War Museum 

This shot from RCR museum

Operation Market Garden: Polish Airborne Brigade

The Polish brigade was sent as reinforcements to British Airborne. They wore similiar uniforms to the British, thus I have painted them differently to my British troops. Thus they also have a few odd weapons additions

Operation Market Garden: American Airborne

I'm not a big fan of doing American units for any wargamming. However, they do have some amazing kit, so I have troops done up for Market Garden, and I also will use these as generic NATO for my Cold War games.


 These ESCI figures I bought at Maritime Hobbies and Crafts in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The Mohawk character will become some character for a Cold War event, perhaps, ala Red Dawn.

Lots of semi-automatic weapons to give them some added firepower.







The other US Airborne I have include




Mr. Mohawk will become another addition to my Cold War Red Dawn kit.




The .30 CAL MMG gives good fire support.
For weapons support, I have these jeeps and 57mm guns




For the actions in Bastonge, I have these figures



These American troops are in cold weather kit, and I have some painted up for Korean War, but will refurbish them as generic NATO for early to mid Cold War.

These mortars and .50cal HMGs are good fire support as well.

Operation Market Garden: British Airborne

My Parachute Regiment units are made of several figures. A funny story about my collection got my first set of figures at Maritime Hobbys and Crafts in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Then about twenty odd years ago, the manager of the local drug store in my hometown, who was friends from my family had brought in a large amount of these figures because the toy company had listed them as action figures. Thus they didn't sell. She called my family and gave me a good deal. 

So far my British Airborne consist of Airfix, Revell, Esci, 

I shall get new pictures 

Frontal Assault: Canadian and British attack German Rhineland