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

D-Day 'Piper Bill' Millin laid to rest

 A clip about Piper Bill Millin

March 29, 1945. Canadian Third Division vs 1st SS in West wall

After a hectic March, with work, I finally got another game in with Ian. And this was the closest yet we've both played.
We did a Bolt Action Scenario Number 5 Top Secret. The objective of both sides is to get the top secret marker and get off their own edge of the board.

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 Interesting short film during the Italian Campaign

Kokoka Trail Maximum Attrition 1942

 The Japanese South Sea Force advance across the dense jungle of New Guinea. Since the area was tropical rain forest, we just left the table as is.

 The Australian force was made up of the Australian 39th Battalion