Over the Rhine, April 1945

Ian has been itching to get a Bolt Action game going.
I've got some super heavy tanks both for the British/Canadian forces and the Germans have some pretty heavy hitters.
So as the weather is planning on being warmon Easter Sunday I shall do battle in my garage

Canadian 1st Division moved from Italy to Northwest Europe, Spring 1945

Canadian and British troops begin to assault the Siegfried Line

The first Armoured assault goes in

and the Waffen SS begin to hammer the allied lines with well placed artillery fire

and the Waffen SS have amassed their heaviest armour to take on the British-Canadian attack

The King Tiger and Brumbar armor keeps getting built

So far, the Germans have increased by a short barrelled Panzer IV and a King Tiger getting put together. As well as a Brummbar 
The intent is to get a spring 1945 a going.
with my job affected by the Covid 19 Crisis, I will be able to get on some updates with this blog.
Both German tanks have been  built. My idea is to run a campaign of the British and Canadians taking on the Germans in the Rhineland.

my Mindy wants to take on the King tiger 

Soviet 45mm Anti-tank gun

This Zeveda kit was one I got in trade last year. While trying to build it, one of the wheels dropped between my car seats. And that car has now gone the way of the doo doo.
I have rectified the situation by adding some oil drums as some additional cover.
With the weather warmer I should be able to get some spray painting done, or I'll just dig out my brushes.

So my Soviets are regrouping and getting ready for action against the Facists 

Spring 1942 Eastern Front

The Germans are holding a defensive position the Soviets are spoiling for a fight
A T-34-76 platoon will attempt to capture a village held by the Germans
Somehow the pictures I had, they didnt crop up but I will get them from my phone.

Alternative rules for ww2

I really enjoy Bolt Action. However as I have a large collection I'm going to start using Flames of War for larger games.

My collection fits both systems so I shall try out FOW this year.
I have the rule book and intelligence books but no unit cards however the stats are in the books.

Fortifications for the field

So I'm making generic field fortifications for both my black powder and bolt action games

a typical field fortification which I will use from 1600-1950

Soviet armored train 1941

One of the kits switch my friends from the Royal Canadian Navy pass over to me last year was an armored Soviet train from 1941. I finally was able to put the kids together today and it just needs to get a bit of paint proponents. The train effect for my Barfield will be the railroad section. The actual train itself. I will be using as a bunker. Where is the turrets? I will probably be adding to a kitbar stop of a Russian tank. It has its Road Wheels tracks chassis, but no turret. So this chart from the train set will be able to be added to that tank and I will fortify the position for the rail car. So it's quite a nice little kid that he was able to get to me pictures to follow.

needs paint