Axis and Allies Minatures game

One of my reenacting friends passed over a game system he had bought. He felt I could get more use out of it. So I shall try it out soon.

French Foreign Legion units in World War 2

I previously had a copy of MAA French Foreign Legion since 1945 but felt that it didn't really give me the information I was after or interested in. Subsequently, I sold it at a local used book store.

After a quick google search of FFL artwork for the period, I chose to paint up some of my ESCI FFL in WW2 uniforms.

Once I get some more bases, I shall put some units together to be attached to the British 8th Army as they battle in North Africa, Syria, and Italy.
Pictures to follow

Terrain effects repairs

Or shall I say that I need to reconstruct a lot of my stuff.

At the start I had some Eastern Front or 18th century houses to rebuild

A Bunker complex which needs some TLC

 The French Foreign Legion fort will become a part of a Desert War themed game 

My South-East Asian themed bamboo hut and roof to a Russian or French Canadian barn

The Battle of Bizerte: 6th Armoured Division vs. German Afrika Korps 1942

This Bolt Action game using scenario 3 has an armored brigade made up of 2nd Lothians and Border Horse, 12th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company)  and infantry of the 38th Irish Brigade attacking up the road to Bizerte against a German brigade.

38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade (from 9 June 1942, left 16 February 1943)^[14]

• 2nd Battalion, London Irish Rifles
• 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers
• 6th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

Pictures to follow

Australian 9th Division

This is a major revision of this blog posting as I'd like to add my own information and pictures.

The division I have modeled with

26 Brigade: 2/23 Victoria Battalion, 4 Vickers MMG, 2 81mm mortars, 

20th Brigade, 2/15th Queensland, 6/13th New South Wales Battalion, 2/48th South Australia Battalion 

24th Brigade: 2/25th Queensland Battalion, 2/28th Western Australia Battalion, 2/32nd Victoria Battalion 

Battle of the Atlantic Sunday

This park was established in memory of the ships and sailors who were lost in the Battle of the Atlantic. All the streets are named after ships which were sunk by German Uboats, or other enemy action, or accidents during the war.

The colour party leads the parade

The Atlantic Canadian Military History Society reenactors contribute an honor guard

 Sea Cadets and Navy Leauge Cadets

NLCC Bidwell Corps. Ian is the cadet in the ball cap as QM did not have a white top in his size

Ian is the cadet to the right of the cadet in white shirt.

Ready Aye Ready

Ian poses with the reenactors