Tuesday, 23 July 2019

Wermacht 15th Division


This Division is pictured as having winter kit and there is also troops in regular kit.
They will be used in the Italian campaign

Friday, 19 July 2019

North Africa 8th Army attacks Afrika Korps 1942

An as yet named battle   the Commonwealth troops take on the Germans over an Oasis.
One of the desert battles I got to do on the table this summer. 

The Germans are attempting to defend an Oasis, lots of barbed wire and mines

Nothing like making any cover stick out like a dogs bollocks, but in the desert, what can you do?

one of the few stone area

Panzer IIIs knocked out

and most of the British armour is not faring much better!

Monday, 8 July 2019

Ok, so I couldn't help it, Universal carriers variants and 25pdr variants

I saw that Plastic Soldier Company  had several kits that were saying buy me.
So I ordered a 25pdr with CMP tow
A Universal carrier variants set, 7 vehicles in that and a Sexton set.


I've been doing a lot of overtime and will be doing some more so I wanted to treat myself.
No just to tackle the kits I got this spring
So, one of the positions I get to work at my new job allows me to build kits while on duty as I'm alone in a checkpoint for 12 hours. And rather than fall asleep, I kept myself busy.

25pdr guns, 18/25pdr pheasants with CMP pattern trucks

Sextons, I have been wanting this for a VERY long time.

the carriers, lots of em
Round 1 of painting with the spray can. Several trucks, half-tracks, universal carriers, artillery

Sunday, 30 June 2019

British tanks: The Comet in 1/72

Comet tank was one of the British tanks which utilized a 77 mm gun and was one of the late War issue tanks which was unable to prove its combat in the second world war but was able to serve into the Korean conflict alongside the Centurion tank
 the comets in this picture consists of one tank attached to the 11th Armored Division while the other two I am going to have for a post-war British division which can be used for manything from 1950 up to 1970 and possibly into the 80s as a reservist /  ta division

Thursday, 27 June 2019

The Estonian war of independence 1918 to 1920

Within wargamers Illustrated issue 381 July 2019 there was an article consisting of the Estonian war of independence of which I have an interest in considering what if my former co-workers was in Estonian citizen the campaign should be relatively easy to work as I have first world war figures which can be used for either signed my Russian Force can be used with first world second world war Russians minus the fact that they're wearing helmets.

I have First World War Russians which I've been trying to build up, paint up and base. This is one of my ongoing projects which as of this update (2024) is 5 years after posting. 


Wednesday, 19 June 2019

The Chaco War 1932-35, South America

This war was fought between Paraguay and Bolivia over control of the Chaco region nestled between Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.
Bolivian troops are able to use First World War Germans while the Paraguayan army are equipped by the Americans. However the Bolivians have British early war tanks.
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Sunday, 9 June 2019

Normandy, June 9, 1944. British and Canadian attack on bridge

The British and Canadian units were extremely aggressive in their attack. The Germans were kept on the defensive the whole game.

the Luftwaffen Feldjagers were kept out and were eventually taken out by the 53rd Welsh Division 

3rd Anti-tank, Royal Canadian Artillery took out the Luftwaffe support tank.

7th and 8th Brigades Canadian 3rd Division advanced and hit the Germans hard

the Falsjagers had little chance to fight back

the Anti aircraft guns were another objective which was destroyed 

the Germans were using the farm as their outpost but were kept trying to stop the rush to the bridge 

the objective for both sides, British and Canadian units were to capture the bridge intact, the Germans needed it to counterattack, but with the might of the combined attack, the Germans withdrew