FOW cards sure do makes playing easier

 I had the Canadian 4th Armoured Division take on the Recce Battalion of the 12th SS 

And while the SS chewed through the Canadians, it made it much quicker to run a game.

I have another game set up but haven't played yet.

Soviets in Winter Uniform

 Part of my Soviet, Chinese or North Korean forces for the early Cold War period.

As of December 2024, I've gotten them based and mostly painted. 

With the winter upon us, I might do some skirmish games

German SdKfz 251/C

 Some more Hanamogs for my Panzergrenadier 

One of the biggest issues I have had is transports for my Germans. I now have a further transport section.

I'm looking forward to getting these together.

I've got all 3 built, 1 as an HQ, 2 as troop transport and I pimped the hell out of one just to see how it would look.

They just need some paint. So my Germans should be more stronger by Christmas 2023

German Stug III Ausf G Assault Gun

 I had one on its own, now I will have 1 squad for my Panzer force

At present, I now have 4 Stug III ready. I just need to finish painting 2 of them and adding the side skirts to one of them. So by Christmas 2023, I'll have a Stug III company ready for the table.

So I have a HQ without side skirts, and 3 with.

I plan to organize a Stug III company with an Infantry section 

Panther Ausf A Zimmert

 For my Panzer force I've added an additional squad of Panthers. 

I have built them, now need paint.

So my SS Panzer force now has a Panther company of 4 Panthers. 1 HQ, 3 in a squad.

Grey and Simcoe Foresters Sherman

 

Im eager to do some more games

 Since September 2022, I haven't played any FOW or Bolt Action.

I'm going to remedy that in a few weeks.

I'm thinking on getting the theater books for FOW rather than buying the collection,

However I am thinking on doing a North African campaign in 15mm.

I just have so much 1/72, that I don't want to waste them

Australian 21st Brigade New Guinea 1942

 The 21st Brigade of the Australian Imperial Force was part of the 7th Division.

I've modeled 2 of the battalions in 1/72

2/14th

2/16th Cameron Highlanders of Western Australia 

Now the 16th I've chosen because I have a connection to. 

While i was teaching in Japan, my supervisor has served in the Battalion as an M60 GPMG gunner. He'd risen to the rank of Sgt by the time he got out. Hence why he was such a good supervisor.

It's also one of the few Australian Scottish units. The command section  has a piper.

I will post pictures of these units once I return to Nova Scotia in the summer of 2023.

And this group is joining my painting que.

Stuart

Stuart in Canadian War Museum collection 

An early Valetine

 Now while the Stuart's were outclassed as a main tank, they more than suited for Recce work in the desert and North West Europe. They continued to be used as combat tanks in Burma against the Japanese.

My own collection I currently have 4 which I can field as a Recce patrol for one of my divisions, using the FOW cards.

Panzer 1

part of the Canadian War Museum collection 

 

The tank the Germans started off with.

And interesting to note, Battlefront Minatures is releasing a plastic kit of the Panzer II in May, 2023. It should be interesting to see when I can build a few of those kits.

Tempe Gorge, Greece 1941 Bolt Action

German Paras

German heavy weapons

 German 12th army advances towards an ANZAC force.

Though the ANZAC force has no heavy machine gun position or any vehicles they are defending a blown bridge and a hilly area.

The Germans have air and Artillery support