tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25777785477944379562024-02-06T22:38:13.631-08:00The Musings of General JimbobThe musings and mutterings of General JimBob, an old(ish) ex-soldier and gentleman wargamer whose military expertise (hah!!) now only stretches to 28mm troops and battlesJim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-33922300670849271892022-12-06T14:56:00.003-08:002022-12-06T14:56:39.618-08:00Empirical Army update #1 plus a little bit extra<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9_6EuxW9BdQuTXmqowVr8zqYlJeVspgVQRlabpzMVg-yrBzvzOfbX9X1QNin2sMTXavO_bWST-JOj4uNeBsS9iGi6iPpNf86K-NuyHmXbiqMUl2TAqpYwdHkZ0VcdgzrXms3FqwicHVnM1Ufdmv_DKH6-1bo6JTfJ8Ty6LNZ0_KMaoCaaWeBycHL/s1841/IMG_20221203_105845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="1841" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9_6EuxW9BdQuTXmqowVr8zqYlJeVspgVQRlabpzMVg-yrBzvzOfbX9X1QNin2sMTXavO_bWST-JOj4uNeBsS9iGi6iPpNf86K-NuyHmXbiqMUl2TAqpYwdHkZ0VcdgzrXms3FqwicHVnM1Ufdmv_DKH6-1bo6JTfJ8Ty6LNZ0_KMaoCaaWeBycHL/s320/IMG_20221203_105845.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">So I have made some progress on my Empire Army repaint; in this case six Great Swords who were originally part of a larger twelve man unit. My original plan was to just add a highlight here and a shadow there but I got carried away...surprise, surprise. And the results are pretty good, I think; certainly they are an improvement. There are another six on the painting bench and they should appear in the next update</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qexpP8Y9IIb0VTto7bqWgBNcLC4lFDoX3i90kbNt3r784jgize1TxJHguZCEeb1IoUkW9chO9bL-uZ9keLv_ql9ePZv8qvTrNxCCIBHMJcm7FdOSjBiZnO5CqiLF63q0nXmrvHOGtsTawkAe4TZk_MNO5fQuLIIewk6auJoLn8ylKFkiVJu_9byk/s3574/IMG_20221130_231353_edit_976987929911335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="3574" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qexpP8Y9IIb0VTto7bqWgBNcLC4lFDoX3i90kbNt3r784jgize1TxJHguZCEeb1IoUkW9chO9bL-uZ9keLv_ql9ePZv8qvTrNxCCIBHMJcm7FdOSjBiZnO5CqiLF63q0nXmrvHOGtsTawkAe4TZk_MNO5fQuLIIewk6auJoLn8ylKFkiVJu_9byk/s320/IMG_20221130_231353_edit_976987929911335.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Underway. rebased onto pennies and just <br />before the repainting </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cnYTNVIylsxUwUvpJP3SPaGSkjxBR7Paxq02Pss75IoWm8inGheeGDkxrlIyn1FrpBGPht-fcN0GQZMekKKbYPBh_33M61zcZwyX_Rwyb9ebP8ezQ6TxcBSrFVXnDXp4SFkxwYlfk5xqpQ6MQi_QG1yCuAsSwgSEsJb11ncda8Jhf2rwp3bQ_5w5/s2649/IMG_20221203_092453_edit_1057350090078760.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1412" data-original-width="2649" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cnYTNVIylsxUwUvpJP3SPaGSkjxBR7Paxq02Pss75IoWm8inGheeGDkxrlIyn1FrpBGPht-fcN0GQZMekKKbYPBh_33M61zcZwyX_Rwyb9ebP8ezQ6TxcBSrFVXnDXp4SFkxwYlfk5xqpQ6MQi_QG1yCuAsSwgSEsJb11ncda8Jhf2rwp3bQ_5w5/s320/IMG_20221203_092453_edit_1057350090078760.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Much improved and fit for battle</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VAUbtQEch_a2zrmlcQ-eIOJ4d-425Bxevbyu9sU8nNB4UjzwsDiEDmtAsDaxejVQ47IEb2cN0wR8GL2ukld_-K2NOMLHFv7efUU2rp9xxxAzMxZdR9EuYN8DlsNiW6RDXaYdG_mplhla8iKSrl_UnAgOPP1pfIq1VbTnhgEDYwSrrT2bmBSNdUiE/s2943/IMG_20221206_101800_edit_7320571370236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2152" data-original-width="2943" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VAUbtQEch_a2zrmlcQ-eIOJ4d-425Bxevbyu9sU8nNB4UjzwsDiEDmtAsDaxejVQ47IEb2cN0wR8GL2ukld_-K2NOMLHFv7efUU2rp9xxxAzMxZdR9EuYN8DlsNiW6RDXaYdG_mplhla8iKSrl_UnAgOPP1pfIq1VbTnhgEDYwSrrT2bmBSNdUiE/s320/IMG_20221206_101800_edit_7320571370236.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The next six Greatswords for repainting..</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Next for repainting though not part of the original Empire Army was this lovely Copplestone Castings Wizard. This chap was carrying out his duties as my WoEhammer Bretonnian wizard but really the Bretonnians require a Fay Enchantress to fail their spell casting so I have repurposed him as a mage from one of the Empire magic colleges.....just need to make up a name for him as "Empire wizard" sounds a bit bland..<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfetKWdkbkye59VInvRl-PAkFQ3WPrs5qJXgYWqAHXB2bLWR6lwSuFYqMCrlLyqHEmK2OOzHQQkvpznlYqNqo8UytdGxZZma5Exo9xp7to9KYSjM-8Hok9XJ1ljyJEyX0MNzzBPmufZOSOFVsEuXqaXRC-WOvXaTHsqfMbwRr9ShPvclWnAlXLgqR/s1353/IMG_20221206_101203_edit_7162955625468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="1353" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfetKWdkbkye59VInvRl-PAkFQ3WPrs5qJXgYWqAHXB2bLWR6lwSuFYqMCrlLyqHEmK2OOzHQQkvpznlYqNqo8UytdGxZZma5Exo9xp7to9KYSjM-8Hok9XJ1ljyJEyX0MNzzBPmufZOSOFVsEuXqaXRC-WOvXaTHsqfMbwRr9ShPvclWnAlXLgqR/s320/IMG_20221206_101203_edit_7162955625468.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwFl244yVPlcyAL-n8tmQLif-EwJedxWUoa42ocRRPoRwo-yLzW6eWjUcHKsBTQSOEc1EzBGckKiyxDY1vcH1V1ZF5gcTK4CVbb-ZtSmtDvjtwU-yXenKf9Ji_JfVvW9CV57Fgg9l4DuTURLUHINhwjHH22VAIDtGnNXbsHfwY66_wLY2pFeuCPQg/s1460/IMG_20221206_101210_edit_7178879574945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1437" data-original-width="1460" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwFl244yVPlcyAL-n8tmQLif-EwJedxWUoa42ocRRPoRwo-yLzW6eWjUcHKsBTQSOEc1EzBGckKiyxDY1vcH1V1ZF5gcTK4CVbb-ZtSmtDvjtwU-yXenKf9Ji_JfVvW9CV57Fgg9l4DuTURLUHINhwjHH22VAIDtGnNXbsHfwY66_wLY2pFeuCPQg/s320/IMG_20221206_101210_edit_7178879574945.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhC44_wSWA5TaaiwuwPemkuUQ9LAtGNjOZ_O72KDa-WPAJh3v_8E6HvavvkmziwnlIre8_T1HfUbtYlT6AXSjGf6lq87RVb-sjS61sBIjU2-igRvR5QM_InIyd_1ovfSB99Cm1bBDIHMIHzzhdcDAfdTvTCCt8-jK6R-1ZwLrqnkI1GITaSZEga-Kv/s623/IMG_20221204_215447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="604" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhC44_wSWA5TaaiwuwPemkuUQ9LAtGNjOZ_O72KDa-WPAJh3v_8E6HvavvkmziwnlIre8_T1HfUbtYlT6AXSjGf6lq87RVb-sjS61sBIjU2-igRvR5QM_InIyd_1ovfSB99Cm1bBDIHMIHzzhdcDAfdTvTCCt8-jK6R-1ZwLrqnkI1GITaSZEga-Kv/s320/IMG_20221204_215447.jpg" width="310" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The inspiration for my wizard's new paint job. Painted <br />by an incredibly talented Polish chap who has a blog <br />called <a href="https://gameoftravel.com/the-empire/" target="_blank">Game of Travel</a> which I found by employing <br />my Google-fu. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>...and my wizard is not alone as I acquired me this Citadel Empire Celestial Wizard from an Oldhammer Facebook trading group. He'll be getting tackled soon too, once I have an idea of what colours to paint him and his steed..<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2325e4OuVBh89JdjGLKy7aBtSYJd824qROalN1uX2pLAGYH6hJGNDTcbLtREUmOPKJFsUJ2ckAOEFi8fpyYYovkfpYXko1zz4HW8wMgIn-woNDBOjhCZlQhV0mjIPmy7Ujh3BMqXLDC1PY2Wxm5Ca75WKNQ2yHkhyZL8q8WN-CNRyDPixEXbWTBeU/s2189/IMG_20221206_101932_edit_7359052941584.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1990" data-original-width="2189" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2325e4OuVBh89JdjGLKy7aBtSYJd824qROalN1uX2pLAGYH6hJGNDTcbLtREUmOPKJFsUJ2ckAOEFi8fpyYYovkfpYXko1zz4HW8wMgIn-woNDBOjhCZlQhV0mjIPmy7Ujh3BMqXLDC1PY2Wxm5Ca75WKNQ2yHkhyZL8q8WN-CNRyDPixEXbWTBeU/s320/IMG_20221206_101932_edit_7359052941584.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">...and the magic doesn't end there as I am revisiting my Bretonnians, in this case a Fay Enchantress figure from <a href="https://eoeorbisuk.com/collections/fantasy/products/fa0853-mounted-sorceress?variant=4539059843" target="_blank">Black Tree Designs</a>. She will be joining my Bretonnians who are also getting some more Oldhammer love..</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEaiZdwi5xuNV0k7L7akE7k_BidlLnJ3S0no3iIdW96D4TuJ93QBipxdrK84dsh0yYbFAzhZSkUeQrb8L1aCJjJM7jgfXu6Ze-lSNP_jAnql6sRY_1ru9EUtLgjb2Fl9GhbpilHQKP5N3nqlLTQUumNtYOnGZs4_g0OlFhzYAsdCiqpNbn6spFz0k/s2210/IMG_20221206_101727_edit_7306203219717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1956" data-original-width="2210" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEaiZdwi5xuNV0k7L7akE7k_BidlLnJ3S0no3iIdW96D4TuJ93QBipxdrK84dsh0yYbFAzhZSkUeQrb8L1aCJjJM7jgfXu6Ze-lSNP_jAnql6sRY_1ru9EUtLgjb2Fl9GhbpilHQKP5N3nqlLTQUumNtYOnGZs4_g0OlFhzYAsdCiqpNbn6spFz0k/s320/IMG_20221206_101727_edit_7306203219717.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Other Empire unit that are floating around the bench are Pistoliers and Outriders. In the 4th edition army book the Outriders are mounted on warhorses with gaudy painted armour and that is what I plan to emulate, The Pistoliers will sees some changes too but more of that anon. Suffice to say there are more than enough for my plans </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQDJ5AtG3p9zlShyXPYgGzyzP0Xsjg1MzRO-zv8gZQGB3Mih2eNyVW_xhN9n4xw6fIbdcq-2zdpVyNE0q2uu9Fl0wP0OgWaqpeaKkt77kK2Q60LrWOuAWZVUrcqc89QowZIHImZRe1Bmh59ID0EbGPQo4sqdy7vbh6cGp1HnqZV1loz_Iqo6IG_wn/s3530/IMG_20221206_101623_edit_7290822923886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2299" data-original-width="3530" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQDJ5AtG3p9zlShyXPYgGzyzP0Xsjg1MzRO-zv8gZQGB3Mih2eNyVW_xhN9n4xw6fIbdcq-2zdpVyNE0q2uu9Fl0wP0OgWaqpeaKkt77kK2Q60LrWOuAWZVUrcqc89QowZIHImZRe1Bmh59ID0EbGPQo4sqdy7vbh6cGp1HnqZV1loz_Iqo6IG_wn/s320/IMG_20221206_101623_edit_7290822923886.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lastly, and nothing really to do with my Empire Army beyond the fact that in the lore they spend a lot of time travelling through the Empire and defending it from it's many enemies, I have started painting up my Gotrek and Felix inspired figures from <a href="https://en.momminiatures.com/product-page/kladrin-brend" target="_blank">MoM Miniatures</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRzga7l33B7Y_QxOY8XOmjZfv40XS3Nx86tjq69GALirmdTLCzl4dFOk9Y9HKvcpkFOrK6CejbMx-grFB_U7JKmA8g6hVH_Mv9pVx8S7fuaxZVTCvih5-BQ4K4uwl44r3aXjOWfmIC2v_TuX9pJOyxFx1Gt84NwyVIOW8xkOzLbvFjKDUgcPP-VsH/s2831/IMG_20221206_101825_edit_7348298316065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2213" data-original-width="2831" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRzga7l33B7Y_QxOY8XOmjZfv40XS3Nx86tjq69GALirmdTLCzl4dFOk9Y9HKvcpkFOrK6CejbMx-grFB_U7JKmA8g6hVH_Mv9pVx8S7fuaxZVTCvih5-BQ4K4uwl44r3aXjOWfmIC2v_TuX9pJOyxFx1Gt84NwyVIOW8xkOzLbvFjKDUgcPP-VsH/s320/IMG_20221206_101825_edit_7348298316065.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm no expert in these matters but I think I can sense a Dwarve force for WoEhammer sometime in my near future.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But that's it for the mo, folks, plenty of progress...and in all directions except backwards....which is a good thing, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for dropping by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pip pip for the mo..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">GJB</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-83639949075034178952022-11-23T04:01:00.002-08:002022-12-06T11:37:02.278-08:00Empirical Directions<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_e_P5jvGHIuO3GrFP1qdhxHnr0w1mNUsjevOrlr5ZKn0ujrtkl5qdOjOM-FbNsKwnUuiUw4j1DCeuZRUCCIXFhHNzTTVeogGrbGQqqmOU_-w3oMuJY6XT7nSNk_LdIcQZAp7k00JlEyRVk2ItJ-uGJuerjwBDvmi6EAte-r4GkXwf5dHQ9uSWVWP/s1995/IMG_20221121_223217.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="1995" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_e_P5jvGHIuO3GrFP1qdhxHnr0w1mNUsjevOrlr5ZKn0ujrtkl5qdOjOM-FbNsKwnUuiUw4j1DCeuZRUCCIXFhHNzTTVeogGrbGQqqmOU_-w3oMuJY6XT7nSNk_LdIcQZAp7k00JlEyRVk2ItJ-uGJuerjwBDvmi6EAte-r4GkXwf5dHQ9uSWVWP/s320/IMG_20221121_223217.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: black;">Here at Jimbob Towers, there has been, as ever, a lot of hobby going on. After my previous post, I was in the throes of a Napoleonic Russian froth and, as ever, this meant purchases almost galore. My intention was to make my Black Powder brigade commanders stand out a bit more on the tabletop and while I waited for my purchases (another box of Perry Russians and a few Russian command sprues) to arrive my attention wandered and my gimlet eye fell upon another neglected project; my Warhammer Fantasy Empire Army...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5ygTvWDeZ9okps7ZbLIdPHg1wbJ8G2y8oyn3xuN3MQ6UDTud_MSgoI9KjqB7sTu_-yik0JcubfYw2CWR4kk5EYikqu_S80OG1mrqPniBcF4FG71UE0bfPdS3J9atwdB-wx_Lky3-bIRZbxDq5lZZymGq5cfGUMzsYz5czWHTzN-PAGPFoz55dJOc/s4000/IMG_20220510_235124.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="4000" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5ygTvWDeZ9okps7ZbLIdPHg1wbJ8G2y8oyn3xuN3MQ6UDTud_MSgoI9KjqB7sTu_-yik0JcubfYw2CWR4kk5EYikqu_S80OG1mrqPniBcF4FG71UE0bfPdS3J9atwdB-wx_Lky3-bIRZbxDq5lZZymGq5cfGUMzsYz5czWHTzN-PAGPFoz55dJOc/s320/IMG_20220510_235124.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">a force to be reckoned with....</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You may or may not recall that I acquired this army back in February of this year like the big, wargaming magpie I am, but had no idea of how or what I was going to do with it. So, last week I decided to give the employment of this army on the tabletop some deeper thought beyond "cooo, shiny! Bright! Pretty!" I had the notion to use them in an Italian Renaissance setting so I dug out various rulesets that I thought might work and, lo, I found employment for them in three different rulesets; too whit, Warlords of Erehwon, The Pikeman's Lament and Pike & Shotte. Using this army for these three rulesets meant breaking down the units into 12s (10s for WoE) and 6s for foot units and 6-8 figures for mounted units.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So now that I had some idea of what I was doing (a rare occurance, let me tell you) I made a start, in no particular order, repainting them or at least touching up the paint jobs they already had. Although my bigger aim is for P&S Italian Wars I didn't plan to stick to strictly historical paint themes as I find the WHFB armies of the 5th and 6th edition era (mid Nineties to the mid Naughties) very attractive so I started to look to the Warhammer Empire books that I own for inspiration and was soon rewarded</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfsTfqFxxa4dZZE_fnKOX6IZ44e01REw7YGQ5hRY4bhQeOaEIou1Ygxf49uibGb7EjqL2oewN3HJFLPQWajaA8gtHvOqtSrgQqEORdnCsdM4_qT1iEJuSP7b9bsiSDF2ufeMD6bsvkXJsHujvGuArXbWEgp7N4_9JSUE18o24To5u3Y4YPelR6KS8/s4000/IMG_20221123_103557_edit_594162621922355.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfsTfqFxxa4dZZE_fnKOX6IZ44e01REw7YGQ5hRY4bhQeOaEIou1Ygxf49uibGb7EjqL2oewN3HJFLPQWajaA8gtHvOqtSrgQqEORdnCsdM4_qT1iEJuSP7b9bsiSDF2ufeMD6bsvkXJsHujvGuArXbWEgp7N4_9JSUE18o24To5u3Y4YPelR6KS8/s320/IMG_20221123_103557_edit_594162621922355.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The army, I was told, had been put together in a rush by some chap or other, who used it to play WHFB with his son and it certainly showed in the detail. The paint job was certainly done for mass effect and it works however I wanted to raise the standard a bit so I chose six figures from what I think are supposed to be Knights of the Panther and did a wee bit of surgery, a wee bit of repainting and got carried away...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_S88B1ifjUb5kBj2cLo9YnVhk7ciicq1NGPq8SCvmtJHRKqo39gWpmzJYjn2UshZVsiVP2EJ0uofmOd3WCMdIezE8WEVpmhN8rCixlZ3NVf0NO57wKWTX3CxcvZJembdieV9CNSJxkYxE9zqy4zgK3bSQ9Np84Xm-UR3Mpv_2a5rb-yVb-MYpeZ0/s2534/IMG_20221123_103413_edit_594179595359332.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="2506" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_S88B1ifjUb5kBj2cLo9YnVhk7ciicq1NGPq8SCvmtJHRKqo39gWpmzJYjn2UshZVsiVP2EJ0uofmOd3WCMdIezE8WEVpmhN8rCixlZ3NVf0NO57wKWTX3CxcvZJembdieV9CNSJxkYxE9zqy4zgK3bSQ9Np84Xm-UR3Mpv_2a5rb-yVb-MYpeZ0/s320/IMG_20221123_103413_edit_594179595359332.jpg" width="316" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Original standard of painting on the right, pretty <br />slapdash, and a repainted knight on the left; just<br />pretty...</td></tr></tbody></table>The 5th Edition book of the Empire contains some beautifully painted miniatures done by the GW 'Eavy Metal painting team of that era and they inspiired me to push my painting abilities...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAS4v4sEX_Vjv15PZjDQlBsTIkStlaHNAgq_hZLFsOxYcKDNqgjY_2Udpc3m2xjwDVFDfMiB18wua7J7Lhhsyd4I1e9s7u5Faqim79FOnIRO5dO4PVBkkxOugJHw7_NtnegNPyoRXKcdJavtf9O-O_nPqcGf4Jzj1s5hTtmY9Rpzza6W8EIJECTmA/s4000/IMG_20221113_110935_edit_98858520534914.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAS4v4sEX_Vjv15PZjDQlBsTIkStlaHNAgq_hZLFsOxYcKDNqgjY_2Udpc3m2xjwDVFDfMiB18wua7J7Lhhsyd4I1e9s7u5Faqim79FOnIRO5dO4PVBkkxOugJHw7_NtnegNPyoRXKcdJavtf9O-O_nPqcGf4Jzj1s5hTtmY9Rpzza6W8EIJECTmA/s320/IMG_20221113_110935_edit_98858520534914.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1571" data-original-width="1311" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_nuSAoUSgDyEY_Rw8eLq3vE5RoeiJ3dlwwRYWIlZj4sIFU6Kbs5opjzjEk5wx0XdouRoHvkgTvaMkPOwylkUXaFdB3BGgjWrZQKnh8pCiVhM4rsKzU7UQ24eFFUEbZM9KLrayuJFFbvR8TdyxUKS3Ri5U_HXieeZ5iE2BaauIkDGdIeuc3N0GXyu/s320/IMG_20221113_111005.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...especially the Elector Count of Averland figure....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BltWjWLV3Qcd4gQECvzSTkhD0w4JnraXEobp1kN4HVsJQmVWBvl_rOIwk87JNkFN98Q89CarSwqf2yBS16jJGpHvrS3BMMLqlRpzBHOkC5gmBpRhazLxImWh1SEM5csrXjMtuJNycei7Pqm-LD0gvtknzVlAasC8mbqAdaLMpuFJNUenMgpgIIAr/s530/IMG_20221114_225848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="477" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BltWjWLV3Qcd4gQECvzSTkhD0w4JnraXEobp1kN4HVsJQmVWBvl_rOIwk87JNkFN98Q89CarSwqf2yBS16jJGpHvrS3BMMLqlRpzBHOkC5gmBpRhazLxImWh1SEM5csrXjMtuJNycei7Pqm-LD0gvtknzVlAasC8mbqAdaLMpuFJNUenMgpgIIAr/s320/IMG_20221114_225848.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and his wonderfully painted warhorse armour</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmz8BGRL_tV7k13gzb5wgQwde-YKcmxs-gHB57MbglNki85UEMf31IZu_99KlthRjRSC__7186Z-e_jYIBH-QxSiGP9WcPKrwjgNyoLRSjci-QXpnyItfwN4ukx8VUCYTipD9AONAgyVsut7S7TMXO64S3wMgEc5RyuOBMVbnGnXYPkstU-Rx9Vd7F/s4000/IMG_20221121_172036.jpg" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmz8BGRL_tV7k13gzb5wgQwde-YKcmxs-gHB57MbglNki85UEMf31IZu_99KlthRjRSC__7186Z-e_jYIBH-QxSiGP9WcPKrwjgNyoLRSjci-QXpnyItfwN4ukx8VUCYTipD9AONAgyVsut7S7TMXO64S3wMgEc5RyuOBMVbnGnXYPkstU-Rx9Vd7F/s320/IMG_20221121_172036.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, suitably inspired, I set about painting something similar on one of the knights; my first, real attempt at freehand painting of heraldry...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhURytKPaGGeCQvkiBtav5D99cCMsHg6Vewz4jlVaWg2QKsAyvK_2qmHyRSDcw3264MXPArRh8AbJJZ5XgduxWholesTHCZbPlai7gd88ZWoXf2UaqDkwXcZScAPnEHXX90-rRDk0Ju1YAA-Ba5I-AEQGiLzhrQGdLBMFEGQ1-5O7CwVBxES5y4li/s4000/IMG_20221121_172100.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhURytKPaGGeCQvkiBtav5D99cCMsHg6Vewz4jlVaWg2QKsAyvK_2qmHyRSDcw3264MXPArRh8AbJJZ5XgduxWholesTHCZbPlai7gd88ZWoXf2UaqDkwXcZScAPnEHXX90-rRDk0Ju1YAA-Ba5I-AEQGiLzhrQGdLBMFEGQ1-5O7CwVBxES5y4li/s320/IMG_20221121_172100.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsu7-jf5VuIbIRThX5Z4cTrOtcOqTfUGEM7VfKG8T0ovPi7XaIGJbeFF1jYA1ET5m08Dg2FipbB9uNl62WVTd1mngSpRY4mB6U4Myss390lHFB2e2SGnZeypQZRvQMUy-07xHXXt4SOuRae9rc2ElpkHdw8QAAhrqUTTIKS80LJVIJLwevO69tSxf7/s4000/IMG_20221121_172049.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsu7-jf5VuIbIRThX5Z4cTrOtcOqTfUGEM7VfKG8T0ovPi7XaIGJbeFF1jYA1ET5m08Dg2FipbB9uNl62WVTd1mngSpRY4mB6U4Myss390lHFB2e2SGnZeypQZRvQMUy-07xHXXt4SOuRae9rc2ElpkHdw8QAAhrqUTTIKS80LJVIJLwevO69tSxf7/s320/IMG_20221121_172049.jpg" width="320" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">...and I must say I am very pleased with the results...Not only did I tackle painting freehand but I also swapped the heads of all of the knights as they were, originally, all the same. I added a variety of helmeted and non-helmeted heads so that I could give them a bit more personality. </div><div style="text-align: left;">This fellow will be one of the generals for my bigger games and I will mount him and a small staff;; herald, trumpeter and standard bearer, on movement trays when it comes to P&S...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcsfGl9VxoXD3TQjtjmkR-Fpg8TE2mlZKdPnpDEHKnTUebTCL9xwgYlbpCXQqayU3_2KJYjL2GvyzBSJ8v1_hwRHopYHmvbQ0EIvDxOnavoC1jYOYwoQR4gwEyO9h4I9Nk00j_nOODAv7UoMPvTqH78zCS-DG6PRjSLLBm60zZjcLHSrgynx46e5W/s4000/IMG_20221121_172115.jpg" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcsfGl9VxoXD3TQjtjmkR-Fpg8TE2mlZKdPnpDEHKnTUebTCL9xwgYlbpCXQqayU3_2KJYjL2GvyzBSJ8v1_hwRHopYHmvbQ0EIvDxOnavoC1jYOYwoQR4gwEyO9h4I9Nk00j_nOODAv7UoMPvTqH78zCS-DG6PRjSLLBm60zZjcLHSrgynx46e5W/s320/IMG_20221121_172115.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...so I did another, though a bit less grandiose but with lots of character....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqtrlzRSJd5q0QpamrACJzZYrA0RPP81i6ua0bh-NYaGNRcBx9tLNi_YJxc90__qcA-ujlFNXwJEc38mkVBwv_X7jx0pMQVhGCwid6Ne666iHPUMQKWWzJsEetrUaE5Xxna-tR8FFnw4QU82CWFG5qcEKZQhISzE0ce8LPCIE4baCQHBDwcOS8u33/s4000/IMG_20221121_172125.jpg" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqtrlzRSJd5q0QpamrACJzZYrA0RPP81i6ua0bh-NYaGNRcBx9tLNi_YJxc90__qcA-ujlFNXwJEc38mkVBwv_X7jx0pMQVhGCwid6Ne666iHPUMQKWWzJsEetrUaE5Xxna-tR8FFnw4QU82CWFG5qcEKZQhISzE0ce8LPCIE4baCQHBDwcOS8u33/s320/IMG_20221121_172125.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jLr2YWXxS8-rl7tJeHjYMIJs3-i7ME0P2TT1-14bhy-vdhlGciy3JOp5rBaYDm9-DZt36zrq2F6RgjRpVzNZR3k9VgRQSdK_kEb2Ily784803O6BhtCXu4SXctX-tTiW9Tw_-YSI_AnZ8jbdx7ANlMRafoKQNba8oRedgSFGsSu8I0H3x0S8FYkZ/s4000/IMG_20221121_172134.jpg" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jLr2YWXxS8-rl7tJeHjYMIJs3-i7ME0P2TT1-14bhy-vdhlGciy3JOp5rBaYDm9-DZt36zrq2F6RgjRpVzNZR3k9VgRQSdK_kEb2Ily784803O6BhtCXu4SXctX-tTiW9Tw_-YSI_AnZ8jbdx7ANlMRafoKQNba8oRedgSFGsSu8I0H3x0S8FYkZ/s320/IMG_20221121_172134.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...and here's a group photo to finish off with. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0F_Q9DNPbiM5cwU-7u2d3vCVC6LFfUwCGQATiLXgGWka9cMnBtr42Q-CHomJgPr5ONTs3naHyiTee8yFQK054Y_tQs23DuH2yQME9h1lgLuao74mAJi-2LReNdUnm1I1d3g2pcG9FT6908pczo6eSyuFrwPguehreX-BJLheVwwJRfe_UKzep8ZqR/s1995/IMG_20221121_223217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="1995" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0F_Q9DNPbiM5cwU-7u2d3vCVC6LFfUwCGQATiLXgGWka9cMnBtr42Q-CHomJgPr5ONTs3naHyiTee8yFQK054Y_tQs23DuH2yQME9h1lgLuao74mAJi-2LReNdUnm1I1d3g2pcG9FT6908pczo6eSyuFrwPguehreX-BJLheVwwJRfe_UKzep8ZqR/s320/IMG_20221121_223217.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy62sRX0lwSwh4z2RZef_FYaiO7BZ9XT5ZZiOs75i0v3r3w_tPoHNiLyg--fEB12gBVmCIaAVwGub2r8noQ21JJQpTUE0ujXbYHrvIqLRIm3hrxCV7eP8Mc6cAQC1e_zP4xg6S05ZYwk0wdzHBqUkfFv4raTgIONqhz9sqHqF7DNEk94dOgV5YpS0S/s3966/IMG_20221121_172921.jpg" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2007" data-original-width="3966" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy62sRX0lwSwh4z2RZef_FYaiO7BZ9XT5ZZiOs75i0v3r3w_tPoHNiLyg--fEB12gBVmCIaAVwGub2r8noQ21JJQpTUE0ujXbYHrvIqLRIm3hrxCV7eP8Mc6cAQC1e_zP4xg6S05ZYwk0wdzHBqUkfFv4raTgIONqhz9sqHqF7DNEk94dOgV5YpS0S/s320/IMG_20221121_172921.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was a really good start for my Italian Wars force which countered the really poor start I made when trying to paint over a unit of halberdeers; they had been thrown together and very roughly painted/washed. And the more I tried to cover up the mess the messier they got till I threw them into a bath of Dettol and stripped them.....but more about them later.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have obviously got a way to go with this army. My intention is to write out a 1500 point list for WoE and work on getting that force painted up to a better standard; about which more anon. In the meantime, there's even more hobby going on; WoE orcs, Man o' War, Napoleonics etc etc..it's pip pip for the mo, though</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Pip pip </div><div style="text-align: left;">G of J</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">ps. Apologies that the first paragraph is in a black font whilst the rest ins in white; can't seem to remedy it ...</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy62sRX0lwSwh4z2RZef_FYaiO7BZ9XT5ZZiOs75i0v3r3w_tPoHNiLyg--fEB12gBVmCIaAVwGub2r8noQ21JJQpTUE0ujXbYHrvIqLRIm3hrxCV7eP8Mc6cAQC1e_zP4xg6S05ZYwk0wdzHBqUkfFv4raTgIONqhz9sqHqF7DNEk94dOgV5YpS0S/s3966/IMG_20221121_172921.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmz8BGRL_tV7k13gzb5wgQwde-YKcmxs-gHB57MbglNki85UEMf31IZu_99KlthRjRSC__7186Z-e_jYIBH-QxSiGP9WcPKrwjgNyoLRSjci-QXpnyItfwN4ukx8VUCYTipD9AONAgyVsut7S7TMXO64S3wMgEc5RyuOBMVbnGnXYPkstU-Rx9Vd7F/s4000/IMG_20221121_172036.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhURytKPaGGeCQvkiBtav5D99cCMsHg6Vewz4jlVaWg2QKsAyvK_2qmHyRSDcw3264MXPArRh8AbJJZ5XgduxWholesTHCZbPlai7gd88ZWoXf2UaqDkwXcZScAPnEHXX90-rRDk0Ju1YAA-Ba5I-AEQGiLzhrQGdLBMFEGQ1-5O7CwVBxES5y4li/s4000/IMG_20221121_172100.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsu7-jf5VuIbIRThX5Z4cTrOtcOqTfUGEM7VfKG8T0ovPi7XaIGJbeFF1jYA1ET5m08Dg2FipbB9uNl62WVTd1mngSpRY4mB6U4Myss390lHFB2e2SGnZeypQZRvQMUy-07xHXXt4SOuRae9rc2ElpkHdw8QAAhrqUTTIKS80LJVIJLwevO69tSxf7/s4000/IMG_20221121_172049.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"></a><div style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-78754749653843105462022-11-07T16:36:00.000-08:002022-11-07T16:36:13.174-08:00Back with a Bang: End of the interlude<p style="text-align: center;">Big Black Powder Wargaming Weekend</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7L9oZbVlDl4UF4AxlzRYe8Vk-eDg2TXaUVnzWWnyg8zXiZ0dQEC91ibFdyB0WWfVD5puFNEORzcDVfubj657MZVWR5S2bXzPKCvN32EQUXYbC4ZD5CZM7vdUe35Ch2jXa7sBOOexcT5eKJ055bimu1mb3cDKwuKkPWcgoOFm0RSZvVNWjxnFYDYrm/s4000/IMG_20221105_122015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7L9oZbVlDl4UF4AxlzRYe8Vk-eDg2TXaUVnzWWnyg8zXiZ0dQEC91ibFdyB0WWfVD5puFNEORzcDVfubj657MZVWR5S2bXzPKCvN32EQUXYbC4ZD5CZM7vdUe35Ch2jXa7sBOOexcT5eKJ055bimu1mb3cDKwuKkPWcgoOFm0RSZvVNWjxnFYDYrm/s320/IMG_20221105_122015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well it's been a wee while since I last wrote up my blog and that gap has been due to life and some of the stuff that it throws at you. I'm not going to go into any detail about the causes of my lack of writing; stuff happens, some worse stuff than other stuff and I know other people have to deal with even worse stuff but suffice to say it, my stuff, led me to suspend my blogging; I hope you enjoyed the break but now.....<cue dramatic music and equally dramatic flourish> I am returned!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I am back with an eye watering feast of pics from a weekend's worth of Napoleonic Black Powder. Now those of you who have very patiently followed my blog (you few, you gallant few; you merry band of etc etc) will have seen me post batreps about big games of Black Powder before, and usually from that Scottish Mecca of wargaming, <a href="https://www.commongroundgames.co.uk/" target="_blank">Common Ground</a>. And this is no exception; well it is and it isn't as I'm not going to write up a narrative for the game. Instead I am going to explain briefly what it involved and leave you to enjoy the photos, most of which I will attach a comment too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Come on then, General Jim Bob, what's it all about?" I hear you cry....or type..well it was a two day, multi player game based on the 1813 Battle of Liepzig organinsed by a chum of mine, Martin, who spent a lot of time, energy and printed resin in setting up the battle. As a local and regular attendee at Common Ground {which as you may or may not know, is situated in the heart of Stirling up here in Bonny Scotchland...but I digress) Martin is good chums with Steve, the owner of the aforementioned establishment and spotting a gap in the usually very busy Common Ground events calendar he had, very gently so as not to hurt him, twisted Steve's arm and talked him into allowing us to hog a large part of the gaming area over Saturday and Sunday for our big game of etc game etc Powder and Steve, through manfully gritted teeth, agreed. Now it may have happened like that or I may have slightly made that bit up but the end result was the same, we got to play a big blah blah blah of blah Powder (trying to avoid repeating myself there folks. If I keep writing "big game of Black Powder" you'll soon get fed up seeing the words "big game of Black Powder" every time I write "big game of Black Powder"....got that? Good, okay let's get back to this post about the big game of Black Powder 😀).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Martin then went to town; in this case Leipzig, and keen to show off both his commitment and 3D resin printing prowess (oooh, who's that with a resin printer?), produced some magnificent buildings (see photos for proof), Wurtemburger infantry, a brigades worth ("what's a brigades worth?" About 3 shillings and 6 pence in old money..boom boom) as well as sketching out a scenario, putting together a very retro map (circa 1990s I think) of deployment zones etc as well as painting up both French, Wurtemburger and Russian units in time for the you know what....you know; big.game.Black.Powder...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyhoo and in the meantime he coerced.I mean invited (I am making Martin sound like a right bully boy, aren't I. In fact he's one of the most genuinely nice people I have had the good fortune to meet. I'll PM you my bank details later, Martin 😉) a fair few folk to join in but due to the gaming dates clashing with real life stuff (similar to the stuff that I mentioned previously though, perhaps and thankfully, not as serious) there were only five of us who could attend over the weekend, so it fell to Martin, Ben and Andy to command the French and their allies against Riis and yours truly commanding the Russians, Austrians and British to refight the battle of Leipzig. This is how it looked over the two days... </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNqLMEv-3AwlK7OjjNn3tc0tp3PmNBKOwVCu2A3TNmZq8IppPvoL13mirW4q0JANt4mKaZGsSp4RlTKo1vKV3-uIlwHageioIL-Djxc0KI-aKylWe3kfikYf0UnXaxBZQayGfhVY_xKktd4A0nXZoOKn9hsYj3CNkcDtwqbPvFHwz8YqODoDeb1gI/s4000/IMG_20221105_122029_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNqLMEv-3AwlK7OjjNn3tc0tp3PmNBKOwVCu2A3TNmZq8IppPvoL13mirW4q0JANt4mKaZGsSp4RlTKo1vKV3-uIlwHageioIL-Djxc0KI-aKylWe3kfikYf0UnXaxBZQayGfhVY_xKktd4A0nXZoOKn9hsYj3CNkcDtwqbPvFHwz8YqODoDeb1gI/s320/IMG_20221105_122029_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Set up and waiting for the storm to break and <br />the coffee to cool to drinking temperature</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdJwPnbE93x6jwN0jf8wMJIoQHfpn4jVf0QGbegDTRGhIxl6gPn-IZE5ZaZsUEDfBsVmQP2do5aKTZunZ_ekkHW-lkLmL2SfZf15IsMjnC1nQtXK3QWAT3RwfHQzuf_bhXV_Krq12C491fYO9iy5eQpRX8s-whzcjWvGFEmTq5Mbo4_SiXibo1aiY/s3315/IMG_20221105_122041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2956" data-original-width="3315" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdJwPnbE93x6jwN0jf8wMJIoQHfpn4jVf0QGbegDTRGhIxl6gPn-IZE5ZaZsUEDfBsVmQP2do5aKTZunZ_ekkHW-lkLmL2SfZf15IsMjnC1nQtXK3QWAT3RwfHQzuf_bhXV_Krq12C491fYO9iy5eQpRX8s-whzcjWvGFEmTq5Mbo4_SiXibo1aiY/s320/IMG_20221105_122041.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The French and their allies do a bit of pre-battle shopping <br />whilst assembling at the market square in Leipzig</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pRmXM4YBLywMlFbvSRCy9v44pVX5MmFncYQkPie4ZExK3eSxLTLMocvISxeHp19iJ9-B5d9AiIBpCe5psPjRxoMi3aoluRX8ECNiwG2Cn6NyBKbzqsy-WXWXpzmX7-nNRoKoQa61tH_5EZSqN0sDQXA1xT0u2vGXF9p8nd9Mk75ubRgqyRLcPh0P/s3936/IMG_20221105_122045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2514" data-original-width="3936" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pRmXM4YBLywMlFbvSRCy9v44pVX5MmFncYQkPie4ZExK3eSxLTLMocvISxeHp19iJ9-B5d9AiIBpCe5psPjRxoMi3aoluRX8ECNiwG2Cn6NyBKbzqsy-WXWXpzmX7-nNRoKoQa61tH_5EZSqN0sDQXA1xT0u2vGXF9p8nd9Mk75ubRgqyRLcPh0P/s320/IMG_20221105_122045.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcFMSI6aee8f9gceQzBjk7ma2FX-hoKytbNVxeL2YLhh6oP0LwofxQfu-LKA4BkCqbI5gcOw3PH-lHbkE5gZbipGurPPALICI1FmrmBCb-zgFn1y4goTjfjNlhp6YznRvwgP0gXmrwEvSOm75Oi-9AzTj-bRWYc1m9jZ8nbDnbPFdjkWKw-1gvRJK/s3956/IMG_20221105_130148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="3956" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcFMSI6aee8f9gceQzBjk7ma2FX-hoKytbNVxeL2YLhh6oP0LwofxQfu-LKA4BkCqbI5gcOw3PH-lHbkE5gZbipGurPPALICI1FmrmBCb-zgFn1y4goTjfjNlhp6YznRvwgP0gXmrwEvSOm75Oi-9AzTj-bRWYc1m9jZ8nbDnbPFdjkWKw-1gvRJK/s320/IMG_20221105_130148.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Russians advance..don't let those <br />cannon get too far ahead there, chaps</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_iEwkyUU0kbsU2aVkZ-2oHjbPoejyAylthk-5VQbDJ_Y3dcS_3U25jpYBDrDoy71CLitJ1cwFBPw5ciaG73PKNY99sutrVBp-q68V9xr2yafkJyw4Ib-S3cIDGO3rlHs94AzaUVeYHzUZ2ldvQLlS2Sf6PWeP2eRkINRotwqS5gtLPN0DKHGLAyq/s2999/IMG_20221105_130153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1483" data-original-width="2999" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_iEwkyUU0kbsU2aVkZ-2oHjbPoejyAylthk-5VQbDJ_Y3dcS_3U25jpYBDrDoy71CLitJ1cwFBPw5ciaG73PKNY99sutrVBp-q68V9xr2yafkJyw4Ib-S3cIDGO3rlHs94AzaUVeYHzUZ2ldvQLlS2Sf6PWeP2eRkINRotwqS5gtLPN0DKHGLAyq/s320/IMG_20221105_130153.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">And the Austrian forces, under Herzog Von Der Listlezzli, <br />amble onto the field of battle in true Hapsburg style</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2IScsilVGeMZWJqKaEbCMvlZDA1IqfRnFRw5zYOHVcPIxEKliOefKyNiLQHP_6m9iI7gxck6V6PBjFayAv4befN15-eK3sCxjCHgRrIvmFaBIrJMJ6tqQeN3lWmuQF4GvyPiA0W8D4EHKaBvtgXwD6_hTVGMKPAc2zsmVmkpaxQVrapg1-PAPyUF/s2963/IMG_20221105_130159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="2963" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2IScsilVGeMZWJqKaEbCMvlZDA1IqfRnFRw5zYOHVcPIxEKliOefKyNiLQHP_6m9iI7gxck6V6PBjFayAv4befN15-eK3sCxjCHgRrIvmFaBIrJMJ6tqQeN3lWmuQF4GvyPiA0W8D4EHKaBvtgXwD6_hTVGMKPAc2zsmVmkpaxQVrapg1-PAPyUF/s320/IMG_20221105_130159.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Austrian Grenzers settle down for an easy shift garrisoning <br />the farm. Hope the farmer has counted his chickens</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wi8monZSJEOq873_MSn6_prxNQ_tuN8QxPmS-1656bsVFU6TV-IriADIK7E97lfl5SxZscKF7Z9bm3rgv3HfIg-IFBrntYYRFQYPnBsHbXl_XYH_W8ClPLiBfS_KGoo1dbGVjGFCa-9idmg1awPsTEXVXkSND_xECDI3d4c8sIaY_WjAxS1sSuHT/s4000/IMG_20221105_130233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wi8monZSJEOq873_MSn6_prxNQ_tuN8QxPmS-1656bsVFU6TV-IriADIK7E97lfl5SxZscKF7Z9bm3rgv3HfIg-IFBrntYYRFQYPnBsHbXl_XYH_W8ClPLiBfS_KGoo1dbGVjGFCa-9idmg1awPsTEXVXkSND_xECDI3d4c8sIaY_WjAxS1sSuHT/s320/IMG_20221105_130233.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The British try to out-amble the Austrians</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9nEUezAEWsI7rFKM8TkHmSxQFF4WO0TCe_4DDNs3Nhw0LItqNBJyi7ItHpFH8c0vatECY7G_o7AGPuwbdm5z3VqDHu9Ie2lgaxhNyW7WEAaLosAtMRPu410mPnEp0SqaV8t78WP4pxnVNq38fiufaxrLqUVauwMxjToHCGfyn08FDwaezq75TtgW/s2719/IMG_20221105_231518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1715" data-original-width="2719" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9nEUezAEWsI7rFKM8TkHmSxQFF4WO0TCe_4DDNs3Nhw0LItqNBJyi7ItHpFH8c0vatECY7G_o7AGPuwbdm5z3VqDHu9Ie2lgaxhNyW7WEAaLosAtMRPu410mPnEp0SqaV8t78WP4pxnVNq38fiufaxrLqUVauwMxjToHCGfyn08FDwaezq75TtgW/s320/IMG_20221105_231518.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Some concerned locals...looking concerned...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjEOXvwLB14kw-zcziGorbQOCFJrZKNtpzlNanEoDfLpxRUSXj9fZvVaxQiLDJMhnPAZJEQbhiVB3FRy7CGAa5XZaEUpFTkZbA5BOYDhLXKaISHTDiq_SUvcHM9o5DZL0Qn8FTtwzLuMQgnMhzgVH7Af6i6WJ4kE6IeQnt-LhES49DeMtVVAuzvx5/s2602/IMG_20221105_144225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1549" data-original-width="2602" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjEOXvwLB14kw-zcziGorbQOCFJrZKNtpzlNanEoDfLpxRUSXj9fZvVaxQiLDJMhnPAZJEQbhiVB3FRy7CGAa5XZaEUpFTkZbA5BOYDhLXKaISHTDiq_SUvcHM9o5DZL0Qn8FTtwzLuMQgnMhzgVH7Af6i6WJ4kE6IeQnt-LhES49DeMtVVAuzvx5/s320/IMG_20221105_144225.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The French cruelly taunt the Russians by shooting at them <br />knowing the Russians have difficulty working out one end <br />of the musket from the other (the Russians aren't very good <br />at shooting in Black Powder); the Gallic fiends!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hBXkHpRt8-2tf93-da34uUbtrpPBQgmDuyqquaJ-7RNI8deMeJd_2gfQdA6o6Qao0HgMb2OHPv7uWALoBN9qmPyHLn2NEAp3qWhE5lIiHkPdwcqdLNse13KD3HKK7k6o67ZUh7tAUg0VccsvTX5VW3iYhA5A_BOcg9oXFzoJBj1dd76pJHbt04Bb/s2894/IMG_20221106_212832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="2894" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hBXkHpRt8-2tf93-da34uUbtrpPBQgmDuyqquaJ-7RNI8deMeJd_2gfQdA6o6Qao0HgMb2OHPv7uWALoBN9qmPyHLn2NEAp3qWhE5lIiHkPdwcqdLNse13KD3HKK7k6o67ZUh7tAUg0VccsvTX5VW3iYhA5A_BOcg9oXFzoJBj1dd76pJHbt04Bb/s320/IMG_20221106_212832.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Ah, this is more to the Russian infantry taste; fisticuffs <br />is what they do bestest...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6vkg5TPJWfLcTOca9SqABipbe8qoLhj2mOrEStbAIRec0JfE4z-cCnWHgwUYG9h3OaWtBJgOQAZgfJEcOXADUyRL19KnMvc4O9N-XfsSDBPsuwO1a7lS9FH-iu6aHmHQsj5aKVZRF6h68wt4wWgmUHRe1TAS3bjIxH74Sp7k0u91VHjZY8--h-WS/s2630/IMG_20221106_212946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2284" data-original-width="2630" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6vkg5TPJWfLcTOca9SqABipbe8qoLhj2mOrEStbAIRec0JfE4z-cCnWHgwUYG9h3OaWtBJgOQAZgfJEcOXADUyRL19KnMvc4O9N-XfsSDBPsuwO1a7lS9FH-iu6aHmHQsj5aKVZRF6h68wt4wWgmUHRe1TAS3bjIxH74Sp7k0u91VHjZY8--h-WS/s320/IMG_20221106_212946.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Busy Russian gun bunnies</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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In this case it was a Tiny unit of Austrian Jaeger, led by Leutnant Reinhard Sharf (you figure it out). They got right up into the face of the French and just annoyed the hell out of them...and they survived too! They did have to retire back to their own lines eventually for coffee, bagels and medals.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQStWlTIXIcyIivDitEq4sODoEMj2VOODaPu_vndABw3pGXoi4GQGOJaOTO0I_kcVeTkr1IAklotif_duaArDjNn0AZpBL6r0wxsMlvMzh2erbCaGHHRqSVr4Ut_8dWsL9aKhdu19VHM8XjzIuSh5ntJPaUYDSKEviYIb0ExibojSBs2V0bxoTkid0/s4000/IMG_20221106_142538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2089" data-original-width="4000" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQStWlTIXIcyIivDitEq4sODoEMj2VOODaPu_vndABw3pGXoi4GQGOJaOTO0I_kcVeTkr1IAklotif_duaArDjNn0AZpBL6r0wxsMlvMzh2erbCaGHHRqSVr4Ut_8dWsL9aKhdu19VHM8XjzIuSh5ntJPaUYDSKEviYIb0ExibojSBs2V0bxoTkid0/s320/IMG_20221106_142538.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1iNurhXxsziOS5GrznsWswU7owBAoHwReOPHe7kpAhRPJtnq8zy1mk_FSBMk09PuZTFB6V1RC8tS_rSJig-xgvmZl60_dQDImuh1DqeXgADqh4zSNIn6qHz5ubqztJdHF_2djqQJFQDuuW2KgC8pDz0-gadZsgKqruPJbxECgZDhcpo_aZC-HmdH/s4000/IMG_20221106_142603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1iNurhXxsziOS5GrznsWswU7owBAoHwReOPHe7kpAhRPJtnq8zy1mk_FSBMk09PuZTFB6V1RC8tS_rSJig-xgvmZl60_dQDImuh1DqeXgADqh4zSNIn6qHz5ubqztJdHF_2djqQJFQDuuW2KgC8pDz0-gadZsgKqruPJbxECgZDhcpo_aZC-HmdH/s320/IMG_20221106_142603.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Russian right wing; very, very busy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZ3u8y-VlmMvAjjsEBkI8nvVB2gvkXUOYiUFt4YVFQU7n3bW5JQL2B6ILKPDEDHIRnPKHoHNXya5vfzrjzxA52zXKr6cNVGMLV72930CQCmcLWOxextCuNF4IXdRk2eM1QHWkJIxmUdOhusySMgX8_4Zk-dBZGCIngQG9cH6pAkyvKr6uWUn64-Ii/s4000/IMG_20221106_142605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZ3u8y-VlmMvAjjsEBkI8nvVB2gvkXUOYiUFt4YVFQU7n3bW5JQL2B6ILKPDEDHIRnPKHoHNXya5vfzrjzxA52zXKr6cNVGMLV72930CQCmcLWOxextCuNF4IXdRk2eM1QHWkJIxmUdOhusySMgX8_4Zk-dBZGCIngQG9cH6pAkyvKr6uWUn64-Ii/s320/IMG_20221106_142605.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Classic cavalry shenanigans. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDccKSy--SXUnXNmAPrx3Qd4hZb5jfbLx1p3gVSx880dj4cLSho5VlNbatJ1e32ppVY25kVgUOTPVKihOOj9y7cQWa9uXRZR_F7T8YLkn72kBwvbXbLe9JXSCVf2-Iv_4jbtKEqwesswNtka5OMMRfsx7jQjrUxKhoowHJwZ6GKl6cpH5_PP5tP1V1/s1846/IMG_20221106_142608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1846" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDccKSy--SXUnXNmAPrx3Qd4hZb5jfbLx1p3gVSx880dj4cLSho5VlNbatJ1e32ppVY25kVgUOTPVKihOOj9y7cQWa9uXRZR_F7T8YLkn72kBwvbXbLe9JXSCVf2-Iv_4jbtKEqwesswNtka5OMMRfsx7jQjrUxKhoowHJwZ6GKl6cpH5_PP5tP1V1/s320/IMG_20221106_142608.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">"For the Emperor!!" "Which one?"..."I don't know, <br />the script wasn't very specific"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZRDKxuVYZ5m8bxZkKvtDpYuYdB2kp2T27nvTg5prIFOkrzn7fVwMJ2Yp8btxZB_62v2GhWxpOjj3J4KuWhmATj5duydDU22ZjJhuspPPp_0iQ3ni63GA8gveNeejOJ9WRdh-BFUzrKBQ08XnRmzN0xs1pYndJnwHIiLSWQa6Y0uTIyVshdg7KBlM/s4000/IMG_20221106_213737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="4000" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZRDKxuVYZ5m8bxZkKvtDpYuYdB2kp2T27nvTg5prIFOkrzn7fVwMJ2Yp8btxZB_62v2GhWxpOjj3J4KuWhmATj5duydDU22ZjJhuspPPp_0iQ3ni63GA8gveNeejOJ9WRdh-BFUzrKBQ08XnRmzN0xs1pYndJnwHIiLSWQa6Y0uTIyVshdg7KBlM/s320/IMG_20221106_213737.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAP47zyFht5kJZpbZj0NZBjEONRX2v5PwLh_OhZard24-NDZbVq22QWSJMxYOfhiUtTAMynnydH_js3TzKiQm8eIm5ys4Gf0V0e6RMDu5rAG7IWCTc9Bf8jtVqwFOcMCz2pf85JHNAMpGZai5E_OzRQY0ycDrtZoGYZWWIbZPTDdblPcX6kSk5_Qx/s2198/IMG_20221106_213800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1601" data-original-width="2198" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAP47zyFht5kJZpbZj0NZBjEONRX2v5PwLh_OhZard24-NDZbVq22QWSJMxYOfhiUtTAMynnydH_js3TzKiQm8eIm5ys4Gf0V0e6RMDu5rAG7IWCTc9Bf8jtVqwFOcMCz2pf85JHNAMpGZai5E_OzRQY0ycDrtZoGYZWWIbZPTDdblPcX6kSk5_Qx/s320/IMG_20221106_213800.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2u_sb1oLVQlrAzBqLwpBspLbnQqrcw8M4cAl7jgFYc_v5RWGjcwos6g2eVcmIqFjwmNbbrnDl5Saw716EVIhI3muwyun6WGXXhy7ZEDQ4vYek5oj5UYJA1xNCBgg8t_EOPlq0oMbu1Q4Eo3KmERqB-RFsVljwi1tY5qys9wM7gVuSc_ANwEzqwz6h/s4000/IMG_20221106_142737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2u_sb1oLVQlrAzBqLwpBspLbnQqrcw8M4cAl7jgFYc_v5RWGjcwos6g2eVcmIqFjwmNbbrnDl5Saw716EVIhI3muwyun6WGXXhy7ZEDQ4vYek5oj5UYJA1xNCBgg8t_EOPlq0oMbu1Q4Eo3KmERqB-RFsVljwi1tY5qys9wM7gVuSc_ANwEzqwz6h/s320/IMG_20221106_142737.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The end of play, day 2 and a conclusion is reached. Sorry, <br />you'll need to carry on to the end to find out who won 😀</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdV3PI8_oqfTVZeVoSmU9VCjgRefg6cq6eBR636gDCaBRxyoA4qLImfToZeRpoWrr1awgZcoDkXQ7DRwUMhy2hxWg6hngar77k4YiqjJMnX3xXbK5O4iOigS87NE0tpqg5F5Bbti1U2zMIVqkG-xluhYzSZJitjKaF6hUntzotigPF-IorFwkHdBu/s3651/IMG_20221106_213922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1741" data-original-width="3651" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdV3PI8_oqfTVZeVoSmU9VCjgRefg6cq6eBR636gDCaBRxyoA4qLImfToZeRpoWrr1awgZcoDkXQ7DRwUMhy2hxWg6hngar77k4YiqjJMnX3xXbK5O4iOigS87NE0tpqg5F5Bbti1U2zMIVqkG-xluhYzSZJitjKaF6hUntzotigPF-IorFwkHdBu/s320/IMG_20221106_213922.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQLwUZQxVdBBNNrCzEcnZZv0xNvhdfs8ohKpyQYvyPq1CN1RiGfj-Q8jKTsgTIfRD98Wzf28cCN9hYc4wixAsgVtV_toxiDOS5pARLoaHrGPF5K9YCb_kszAFkB6lbuAS_tMK6d8w-gSCp3bG55v6cqGZcGveAeuYBuUSGTQ-g478eX6EiW0wgbVH/s2809/IMG_20221106_214003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="2809" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQLwUZQxVdBBNNrCzEcnZZv0xNvhdfs8ohKpyQYvyPq1CN1RiGfj-Q8jKTsgTIfRD98Wzf28cCN9hYc4wixAsgVtV_toxiDOS5pARLoaHrGPF5K9YCb_kszAFkB6lbuAS_tMK6d8w-gSCp3bG55v6cqGZcGveAeuYBuUSGTQ-g478eX6EiW0wgbVH/s320/IMG_20221106_214003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEcap3BEAdAdl7U7NTG4llyHkKSB3dckRm2L-JuhkFG-Q_DOk3XxL8fe8YQjYUuS3fpArawkx8z_s0VgBEJNCRAImoEEVBeFGk0RSD3hbU8eMNWSpfotqbyiPuYJ4AnnRZN8OishklpqWdUh1abbggHX3h9EP1twEFGvf2dYTcSquj9IFtQPleaLz/s3240/IMG_20221106_214030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1704" data-original-width="3240" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEcap3BEAdAdl7U7NTG4llyHkKSB3dckRm2L-JuhkFG-Q_DOk3XxL8fe8YQjYUuS3fpArawkx8z_s0VgBEJNCRAImoEEVBeFGk0RSD3hbU8eMNWSpfotqbyiPuYJ4AnnRZN8OishklpqWdUh1abbggHX3h9EP1twEFGvf2dYTcSquj9IFtQPleaLz/s320/IMG_20221106_214030.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltVhN5wcSWHQT5lBFQGg2YJBnmoRQbIJVDENs9m3qZC-Duv5zv1MOnMS0398QoKllonAaLh1HcCYUyUwMX-Lj3Zk92DLoeRX8sbuqOwsfvTMNX0LzYZOubiiYPtQ2oJ0S-2K3bSvBFbs_sOstPJu4ayoQMoGt3pyj2TyPp9QtRgtdSFyNz13aXSq1/s3803/IMG_20221106_214049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="3803" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltVhN5wcSWHQT5lBFQGg2YJBnmoRQbIJVDENs9m3qZC-Duv5zv1MOnMS0398QoKllonAaLh1HcCYUyUwMX-Lj3Zk92DLoeRX8sbuqOwsfvTMNX0LzYZOubiiYPtQ2oJ0S-2K3bSvBFbs_sOstPJu4ayoQMoGt3pyj2TyPp9QtRgtdSFyNz13aXSq1/s320/IMG_20221106_214049.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The British Heavy Cavalry did sterling work in <br />confounding those Frenchies. It wasn't all one <br />way traffic though</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicALBPoFRT_bIeoh_zVD4XLh3OieH6JCZeouu2KdI9MUvH9gcFQBmS8GBS7K5r8OwcVS46BBw97YcArFQDgW3pS2wQg_-U9Lc5boXAHp5LlkAWWJih8p17eMggNtexQ3ZsOTRP663firrcqfmMLpthrX9S9LdvmmjTDnOUSaHcWTnfJ_OrNSOpyfR-/s3435/IMG_20221106_214115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="3435" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicALBPoFRT_bIeoh_zVD4XLh3OieH6JCZeouu2KdI9MUvH9gcFQBmS8GBS7K5r8OwcVS46BBw97YcArFQDgW3pS2wQg_-U9Lc5boXAHp5LlkAWWJih8p17eMggNtexQ3ZsOTRP663firrcqfmMLpthrX9S9LdvmmjTDnOUSaHcWTnfJ_OrNSOpyfR-/s320/IMG_20221106_214115.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL34pyhfWDkw5dQ3_6bCtneDiJrRIOnu3aTSSPr_3YKSs07RM4mMCCztXQ2rOJO3OEgJ4H_bmwsKrutq5GVOGDUEFSn4pe6uVyUjg3GCev1dn1gmTB5zExLNI2tgqh7itqj0BXgghgILXOkApteWEk4DdV8VgGvE_5_Vwdt21KLcGle7dP4CMsR0j6/s2804/IMG_20221106_214154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="2804" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL34pyhfWDkw5dQ3_6bCtneDiJrRIOnu3aTSSPr_3YKSs07RM4mMCCztXQ2rOJO3OEgJ4H_bmwsKrutq5GVOGDUEFSn4pe6uVyUjg3GCev1dn1gmTB5zExLNI2tgqh7itqj0BXgghgILXOkApteWEk4DdV8VgGvE_5_Vwdt21KLcGle7dP4CMsR0j6/s320/IMG_20221106_214154.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpRoPJ7QTvaFZpovNJyTuHqQLC8Umb8bBeV81nQ3dp3H14j3xzUuV5ndsqV7MtaYaYFtSBvlQwnjEm0eH8GSK15XDTP8-oWAz-agMGqWfrDoJWLcAR1P-dTkb9-zCl7wi9_aaZMVc1TT6sMdbaWJGQuMvE6__I8fV1ICNId-oLVqCiMjEuFFs1muF/s1339/IMG_20221106_214242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="1339" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpRoPJ7QTvaFZpovNJyTuHqQLC8Umb8bBeV81nQ3dp3H14j3xzUuV5ndsqV7MtaYaYFtSBvlQwnjEm0eH8GSK15XDTP8-oWAz-agMGqWfrDoJWLcAR1P-dTkb9-zCl7wi9_aaZMVc1TT6sMdbaWJGQuMvE6__I8fV1ICNId-oLVqCiMjEuFFs1muF/s320/IMG_20221106_214242.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Front and centre; Captain Dumas-De Winter, sometime <br />star of my Sharp Practice battle reports. He has come a <br />long way in the service of the Emperor; from the <br />Peninsula to Saxony and all on a captain's wages...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1uhRpRX5v2v2KOvPqEFG3VmfYlnoY7ekPZ6v9IT5E1cN4mLrgA8cLkq-qxvMm4xcjehANXlpO21hj5veep3HFw219v0YjGxByrAM7LirsmQcAUVysPh1kcErY4OMNRLFZmbfjBw7DIk_R1P2ifdLCmh2-ytqteBz-_BAPqjAn-2n18LCo7w0xUAz/s3641/IMG_20221106_180129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2368" data-original-width="3641" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1uhRpRX5v2v2KOvPqEFG3VmfYlnoY7ekPZ6v9IT5E1cN4mLrgA8cLkq-qxvMm4xcjehANXlpO21hj5veep3HFw219v0YjGxByrAM7LirsmQcAUVysPh1kcErY4OMNRLFZmbfjBw7DIk_R1P2ifdLCmh2-ytqteBz-_BAPqjAn-2n18LCo7w0xUAz/s320/IMG_20221106_180129.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaeAzm3-yWrqnPE1Q-FIzhObAetndXNHNNVKndrlJU0_n2HnR8jAg5WY_VwoHAgSG3Cz2yOvBBn47jFLonwKosU5YxOACvFkQOox9OY1ONSUGj17dog1Q8gSWK4z3KsmEeAGGHHsu2fI3wuVAvXF0SeuYSeQal9r9_3LKj3nlCyYF-6H8P1v0vqx6/s2708/IMG_20221106_180137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="2708" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaeAzm3-yWrqnPE1Q-FIzhObAetndXNHNNVKndrlJU0_n2HnR8jAg5WY_VwoHAgSG3Cz2yOvBBn47jFLonwKosU5YxOACvFkQOox9OY1ONSUGj17dog1Q8gSWK4z3KsmEeAGGHHsu2fI3wuVAvXF0SeuYSeQal9r9_3LKj3nlCyYF-6H8P1v0vqx6/s320/IMG_20221106_180137.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRhzADf0W5KZ6l9yK3uOXtuGBl9Vl1DfmpMUdkBI5huHJk820sHjJngASReng1hAQ6MwrFGcdyGcjs0jEJLn-xp9mBQAoO4V8NjL4ukz7pflgnGFIDsZeYjYVx2kIPj1NyfbzFw7cpJ0i9ZwWqnKKCv4nUObVPxel-UO85L61DV0ePnVVtM_8LHtC/s2732/IMG_20221106_214300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1759" data-original-width="2732" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRhzADf0W5KZ6l9yK3uOXtuGBl9Vl1DfmpMUdkBI5huHJk820sHjJngASReng1hAQ6MwrFGcdyGcjs0jEJLn-xp9mBQAoO4V8NjL4ukz7pflgnGFIDsZeYjYVx2kIPj1NyfbzFw7cpJ0i9ZwWqnKKCv4nUObVPxel-UO85L61DV0ePnVVtM_8LHtC/s320/IMG_20221106_214300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">So there we have it. I make no excuse for all the photos as with games of this magnitude and epic quality you end up with a lot of eye candy so I might as well spoil you, dear reader. I must say that the 14 or so hours we spent pushing about 3000 (Martin's estimate; I counted as far as 7, at least, then lost track so it's safe to say somewhere between 7 and 3000) very nicely painted figures around on a 7 foot by 16 foot gaming area heaving with excellent looking terrain over the course of the weekend were great fun. Made even more so by the quality of my fellow gamers who proved excellent company and fun to play with...play against 😊 so thanks again Andy, Ben, Martin and Riis but especially Martin, who put all of it together; the man with the dream, the vision and the bushiest beard of the five. Oh, and the3D printer 😁. Looking ahead, and I am not going out on a limb by making this statement, but with Common Ground being so handy, there are already plans afoot...eh?...for more of this kind of thing...and sooner rather than later...but that's all for the moment..</p><p style="text-align: left;">pip pip,</p><p style="text-align: left;">BGJ</p><p style="text-align: left;">Oh, by the way, the British, Russians and Austrians won with the French and their allies a close-ish second 😀</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-35888615106836510602022-06-05T16:51:00.002-07:002022-06-07T14:17:17.963-07:00A Long Overdue Update #6<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfEibGbc3ufLyclEgqbVfgGu5w1-Q8aWV2ShvEDu2nTitsZU-VbALdeXIawMZpK2H_LZgWeg-4jq48ThOXysz58Syo1cHSFHVDjGpXiRZEIF3hq0Z5DMOxVKS9otL71jAk-7GVOZXNPlj7eXjT1AvVzL0qcEfeJHJguMDiEi3fVxDAs9ozrTT3qvb/s2062/IMG_20220510_230214.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2062" data-original-width="2030" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfEibGbc3ufLyclEgqbVfgGu5w1-Q8aWV2ShvEDu2nTitsZU-VbALdeXIawMZpK2H_LZgWeg-4jq48ThOXysz58Syo1cHSFHVDjGpXiRZEIF3hq0Z5DMOxVKS9otL71jAk-7GVOZXNPlj7eXjT1AvVzL0qcEfeJHJguMDiEi3fVxDAs9ozrTT3qvb/s320/IMG_20220510_230214.jpg" width="315" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Action shot from solo game of Bolt Action</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: right;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Typical, you build up a head of steam and life throws a stick in your spokes and before you know it you have a busted front wheel, a nasty graze and accompanying lump and a long walk home and thus your blogging drops away to nil...time to remedy that situation though. As I suggested life has been pretty busy and distracting over the last few months however my gaming antics haven't been completely curtailed. So, to bring you up to date with maximum effort and minimum time here's a swift, photographic overview of all the gaming and hobby related stuff that has been fitted in around my busy life..</p><p style="text-align: left;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Bolt Action</u>: As ever Bolt Action has figured large including the culminating game in mine and Richie's A Small Town In Germany campaign the batrep of which will be on the blog shortly. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Speaking of Richie, both he and I headed north to Aberdeenshire to visit our chum, Danny for a days worth of Mediterranean themed Bolt Action.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Danny and Richie took the role of the British with their respective Commando and Airborne forces whilst I brought along my newly revamped Fallschirmjager</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN10lDTqma3eBGaIe_fXfdyO027tIFIUonSOGwJZGS_nocAWgdAnztRhgEp-YR_O9C8wugtCLNPD6rAwDVm3_NgMI0ChMLxRyUF6_TS8tWpquejMqcmXmfujeLPjAqFoefFBcpAuPp7UHttY3Tttl9YeAp_aNAvpUCoajAmVoS7fyXlbT-sjDzn5ss/s3394/IMG_20220501_164030.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="3394" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN10lDTqma3eBGaIe_fXfdyO027tIFIUonSOGwJZGS_nocAWgdAnztRhgEp-YR_O9C8wugtCLNPD6rAwDVm3_NgMI0ChMLxRyUF6_TS8tWpquejMqcmXmfujeLPjAqFoefFBcpAuPp7UHttY3Tttl9YeAp_aNAvpUCoajAmVoS7fyXlbT-sjDzn5ss/s320/IMG_20220501_164030.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">My rebvamped Fallschirmjager</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-AHXi1G6g4DE2KmnzzbjXrzomMo2Q3OA3GSZr0_G_W1G1dpQskn2lyeo8dS4ioJoNUj9f8mw7MMvQRjdOXsWz9bpLxD6zidYKcaD8JtMrY7uzsVZeadOc6AJcQ64OAq5CoTbBq9WeD0inbvNoMc6MDi8lSH9el1J8uYBj9KgT5NaoryxMi711Ud5/s3862/IMG_20220501_164047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1601" data-original-width="3862" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-AHXi1G6g4DE2KmnzzbjXrzomMo2Q3OA3GSZr0_G_W1G1dpQskn2lyeo8dS4ioJoNUj9f8mw7MMvQRjdOXsWz9bpLxD6zidYKcaD8JtMrY7uzsVZeadOc6AJcQ64OAq5CoTbBq9WeD0inbvNoMc6MDi8lSH9el1J8uYBj9KgT5NaoryxMi711Ud5/s320/IMG_20220501_164047.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Rich and Danny had the terrain covered with both having a heap of <a href="https://www.charliefoxtrotmodels.com/">Charlie Foxtrot</a> Pantile roofed buildings and some scratch built vineyards and olive groves all of which looked the part and we duked it out under the merciless Sicilian sun until the wee hours of the morning and had a blast. Both games' results were pretty close and it was different, for me at least, to run a veteran force again. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBK9S5QiXz9-z0aF3WjzywytZvL-Xg4t51c4X7WLN7swnPMAjDRkP04PJwH6S6hhsinYpdOoHGJdJusicFtQ4RWt_b3qvWnvHXes9NypovWhbd33q-NoTLnB7TFliEiJBfqWe21xU-mm0M_suG7a72lHOTjQJKEqWDBWnH26iRa8BKYzIQqTEGyze/s4000/IMG_20220502_215751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBK9S5QiXz9-z0aF3WjzywytZvL-Xg4t51c4X7WLN7swnPMAjDRkP04PJwH6S6hhsinYpdOoHGJdJusicFtQ4RWt_b3qvWnvHXes9NypovWhbd33q-NoTLnB7TFliEiJBfqWe21xU-mm0M_suG7a72lHOTjQJKEqWDBWnH26iRa8BKYzIQqTEGyze/s320/IMG_20220502_215751.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVkgsHLL_avBS-5sUIknDRsQ8Tb_AR3R62zcjzN81I7WuvymWw3HiR0-ZToNlNm2JzZb2CJmwdzSuDeR5qjbYA-OBSvW4KKUhKRzQw4FeAUwzgYzVUjR7MJAV3oVlWFA12qVlNXeHHG7d1gxZaObjn0O2lV-tzLgEOHqX0NlZD9NJs9sdx73tE5L7/s3000/IMG_20220503_085002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1977" data-original-width="3000" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVkgsHLL_avBS-5sUIknDRsQ8Tb_AR3R62zcjzN81I7WuvymWw3HiR0-ZToNlNm2JzZb2CJmwdzSuDeR5qjbYA-OBSvW4KKUhKRzQw4FeAUwzgYzVUjR7MJAV3oVlWFA12qVlNXeHHG7d1gxZaObjn0O2lV-tzLgEOHqX0NlZD9NJs9sdx73tE5L7/s320/IMG_20220503_085002.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiZdQqrGbCfl_-oJukhTmeD-BGs2HytaE7s8qOAjFq3WEe0_QlVI8V7XpekdRN7R7VhusWuLNmkrHjPOrKg5PhehSYPbbzjDOYkEhedH0QFaR5POssuCN_BtPvPhf3OAkPTD0EltCjTjET3RyU4R3_uy7BjwW4s1vjaaCqJ0EUY6VYTqSsb8uwM3J/s3791/IMG_20220503_084502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2737" data-original-width="3791" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiZdQqrGbCfl_-oJukhTmeD-BGs2HytaE7s8qOAjFq3WEe0_QlVI8V7XpekdRN7R7VhusWuLNmkrHjPOrKg5PhehSYPbbzjDOYkEhedH0QFaR5POssuCN_BtPvPhf3OAkPTD0EltCjTjET3RyU4R3_uy7BjwW4s1vjaaCqJ0EUY6VYTqSsb8uwM3J/s320/IMG_20220503_084502.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbWqj8KByeGnFd2GvknfSllFthByEx49jjrJp4vcmme0XSXBUxiFgRRGks3y8LlmqoNLlqdPu0eInEBjjYn-1SWck0uU9ZW_0swXyXI2aYBn_3t4xoG98s_oI0BXbyDOVvqNkT_QrovyXrBDEENcqnzylGROwbQXtDP7NH34K3weNrzBa5hzsFYmu/s2390/IMG_20220503_084055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="2390" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbWqj8KByeGnFd2GvknfSllFthByEx49jjrJp4vcmme0XSXBUxiFgRRGks3y8LlmqoNLlqdPu0eInEBjjYn-1SWck0uU9ZW_0swXyXI2aYBn_3t4xoG98s_oI0BXbyDOVvqNkT_QrovyXrBDEENcqnzylGROwbQXtDP7NH34K3weNrzBa5hzsFYmu/s320/IMG_20220503_084055.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnO1_4pXF9eeez6nSWr2QSOSjHzCMTBmrofFOUyp91KR1N8eqNX0Cbem9_5a_EMT7oX7Yn2T4FJV5Fmg9YKxFUQ72T-wSwUwa-RLugGOiku-Iwv7onadao3zi3Qoi9xnlZFmztID7FlPvwruaZcgtRn6jN1DPHpAky16PGBM42Zmz3UzJD7Vs89GE/s3924/IMG_20220503_084754.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3924" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnO1_4pXF9eeez6nSWr2QSOSjHzCMTBmrofFOUyp91KR1N8eqNX0Cbem9_5a_EMT7oX7Yn2T4FJV5Fmg9YKxFUQ72T-wSwUwa-RLugGOiku-Iwv7onadao3zi3Qoi9xnlZFmztID7FlPvwruaZcgtRn6jN1DPHpAky16PGBM42Zmz3UzJD7Vs89GE/s320/IMG_20220503_084754.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlu0yVOHuupVq_TokwHN7inX_XGJvrxCP8LZQkItvmc14fKFFEV_OOVe8rOdomdz_Gjzn7Lzd0P0tHzLTwSRJmq2uNC6j664zGCWdm4jN4HD_kzEJYENgekBF5GzMi4oP8B2_auH45NCN8Z6_NXC-XFaYiK1BxCGP_lf9jj6CPBdvRLvwRvhZaUqY/s4000/IMG_20220502_230354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlu0yVOHuupVq_TokwHN7inX_XGJvrxCP8LZQkItvmc14fKFFEV_OOVe8rOdomdz_Gjzn7Lzd0P0tHzLTwSRJmq2uNC6j664zGCWdm4jN4HD_kzEJYENgekBF5GzMi4oP8B2_auH45NCN8Z6_NXC-XFaYiK1BxCGP_lf9jj6CPBdvRLvwRvhZaUqY/s320/IMG_20220502_230354.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Terrain: </u></b>Suitably inspired by the terrain we had played over at Danny's I dug out some foam core card when I got home and by the end of the week had fashioned this ruin. As ever I will need to do some more as all my other Med terrain is in pristine condition and more ruins will be required for our forthcoming Bolt Action campaigns.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAOcgk9FC2rJtvyh_C2Ba0wBEd2OaScTr43PzV9-GA0VrH6Vj41cA9y2n1wCRkEKaFZ01ivIz54cFUF1GC_dprtqxoQ0IKBnD7QlYn1EFlJnSvkFi8xXXHtdIrRNDnapYexd-epCxY8zEb1O6WbHo4imIgHJrqAjALdJyAInBgfnaab84tgVmrHSF/s3155/IMG_20220510_114624.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2453" data-original-width="3155" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAOcgk9FC2rJtvyh_C2Ba0wBEd2OaScTr43PzV9-GA0VrH6Vj41cA9y2n1wCRkEKaFZ01ivIz54cFUF1GC_dprtqxoQ0IKBnD7QlYn1EFlJnSvkFi8xXXHtdIrRNDnapYexd-epCxY8zEb1O6WbHo4imIgHJrqAjALdJyAInBgfnaab84tgVmrHSF/s320/IMG_20220510_114624.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtbm9qLpx7dS8gtvBTG-k3IqHgeu9flA3Qt6QFjluATBr8grmlR_LyqrkmdIzBtVRtbvnYWd7cVoVRK4SunJycxFexcli69-afZVBQmp1KY4MhCmkgL-ju7veFNVkKFTcJvqZuWriNgbea70zhlK17soVmB8ThB0iktfqhiBH-WDPkVAPuSvOFI4v0/s4000/IMG_20220510_113545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtbm9qLpx7dS8gtvBTG-k3IqHgeu9flA3Qt6QFjluATBr8grmlR_LyqrkmdIzBtVRtbvnYWd7cVoVRK4SunJycxFexcli69-afZVBQmp1KY4MhCmkgL-ju7veFNVkKFTcJvqZuWriNgbea70zhlK17soVmB8ThB0iktfqhiBH-WDPkVAPuSvOFI4v0/s320/IMG_20220510_113545.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkM2QKMqdgVpCUip6Ahfsqfz5_Cxyu8Ex6jQ9Rsxye24DBOfBE5ZpvYwR_hugJqz0TFgvD0e3O-vzwOuDjgyZzvFR1SeqBYrgzpyBi1dDtlThNowB-yDqoAYeP2D-D1Rg5cpXZBpirqlqr-Rv3v1nMYnRWhKMo7gqZV6FfIwrBOcTe9kIF6eu635IE/s2983/IMG_20220510_114639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="2983" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkM2QKMqdgVpCUip6Ahfsqfz5_Cxyu8Ex6jQ9Rsxye24DBOfBE5ZpvYwR_hugJqz0TFgvD0e3O-vzwOuDjgyZzvFR1SeqBYrgzpyBi1dDtlThNowB-yDqoAYeP2D-D1Rg5cpXZBpirqlqr-Rv3v1nMYnRWhKMo7gqZV6FfIwrBOcTe9kIF6eu635IE/s320/IMG_20220510_114639.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">This building is a TT Combat offering that I Mediterranean-ised as I couldn't think of what else to do with it.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3LudWaH_v8Li1-nQHU4OqC24GPLAkOm9JWSQfR0Fkuq-HWp_nddCCk6KKn3aoyasIXm-l949JbQuiczJ4O3t8M2Z5gTCvEM1u8d-A2ZeVBaRV1MePKPMzCq3iEsLnB0MIaLc-1GxKCOGo3oMbLMlrpH-ZU0pCX9ldAnyd3vNWw6WrHVlO4Cu1f0A/s4000/IMG_20220510_113716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2824" data-original-width="2810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWttjYgH-0mTMWF9dmWmEe-XKBEflDiWlf6eu9dGJLs6RvoxIoDhp50K1Ie0t9ge_5NUPmInABZ7R2uBnVRJe2xZffaoAmDUuVc4gCk8ohi9Fm9jZFtp8KWVI44_ko7pqNwPA2vzeM5VcoG4a6XWwRBHsZPWs4oRmQHPiO6JgoJLOONFo6IyJ_P1Ck/s320/IMG_20220510_114723.jpg" width="318" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Somewhere along the line I had picked up this set of 4Ground Mediterranean walls, they got built in pretty swift order too....and, naturally, we haven't gamed any Med themed stuff since 😀 but when we do I will be ready, oh yes..</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh584o_HHIfQwg5myK-fo-DDCDIkG-ssQSvaYtIdjdM8XTTtmIYk1VYiMy7pkrI2p7FMqj_7yQw5kHUO4oUPZ_J16hYtAywuoyjAqvoZT_KfbfD-zlQ5SMdn0ITyRPxp2WGEPBzwG18EgS5VeovIPrYxt5FF_fzNOmL_8S4QSJFe9v7i7IaB2AyUZ6f/s3522/IMG_20220505_161859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="3522" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh584o_HHIfQwg5myK-fo-DDCDIkG-ssQSvaYtIdjdM8XTTtmIYk1VYiMy7pkrI2p7FMqj_7yQw5kHUO4oUPZ_J16hYtAywuoyjAqvoZT_KfbfD-zlQ5SMdn0ITyRPxp2WGEPBzwG18EgS5VeovIPrYxt5FF_fzNOmL_8S4QSJFe9v7i7IaB2AyUZ6f/s320/IMG_20220505_161859.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><div>That wasn't the only terrain that I managed to finish. I also got these Red Vectors timber framed ruins from <a href="https://www.pendraken.co.uk/">Pendraken </a> done up for the final mission in the A Small Town In Germany campaign. They will, of course, suit other games and theatres including Mordheim. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpdbWIP02l5NfbtRDUhC2fndgrHvOe9L0OzTvdw2lkSrGZ91rFUmPgc1rlRl2RIWE9R3xZqeSL_oKKA9psA2rtzWkUNuJelmo3XXEUZVULDPk5OIPKhd_4BY-CA2ur0QxoqCsa0qRoXJdpL8g8sNj9VGG5M5XqBRWpGwvUxGk8POiyTh2KqfYFTJ6/s4000/IMG_20220427_075845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="4000" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpdbWIP02l5NfbtRDUhC2fndgrHvOe9L0OzTvdw2lkSrGZ91rFUmPgc1rlRl2RIWE9R3xZqeSL_oKKA9psA2rtzWkUNuJelmo3XXEUZVULDPk5OIPKhd_4BY-CA2ur0QxoqCsa0qRoXJdpL8g8sNj9VGG5M5XqBRWpGwvUxGk8POiyTh2KqfYFTJ6/s320/IMG_20220427_075845.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZU1oIliJRv7YJvbC1lJZShrdWcWFtBytUlgnazxICky-NOp2dzuxmSgGeIsom37HNyRoRxQzIebDlea8JFK0fBX4nVmapR3Ug8x4ym3MClq3i4JV8VLKuz7n1YOAseyWCeZoH0JUyKqzg8JtR0DGgfw1Ee9jw7GiLq8D5HpfmYw8dVFLj-0cVSK4y/s3537/IMG_20220427_075903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2544" data-original-width="3537" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZU1oIliJRv7YJvbC1lJZShrdWcWFtBytUlgnazxICky-NOp2dzuxmSgGeIsom37HNyRoRxQzIebDlea8JFK0fBX4nVmapR3Ug8x4ym3MClq3i4JV8VLKuz7n1YOAseyWCeZoH0JUyKqzg8JtR0DGgfw1Ee9jw7GiLq8D5HpfmYw8dVFLj-0cVSK4y/s320/IMG_20220427_075903.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><u style="font-weight: bold;">Partizan</u>: In the guise of <a href="https://www.colonelbills-store.co.uk/">Colonel Bill's</a> go'fer I had the chance to attend my first ever <a href="https://www.partizan.org.uk/">Partizan Wargames Show</a> in Newark. For the Colonel it was a very busy day and I didn't really get the chance to take it all in but I did take the opportunity to take some snaps of the more impressive tables on display and there were lots of them...Highlight of the day, for me, wasn't anything inside the hall but rather the Lancaster bomber of the <a href="https://www.raf.mod.uk/display-teams/battle-of-britain-memorial-flight/">Battle of Britain Memorial Flight</a> passing overhead while I was outside having my lunch....awesome in the fullest sense of the word..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbupQ-FKyrtlJ9FPw4dQsuKj36LRDvawXR1uWwDQTjq3jkzI3nPcEAzVCqKG6tEFfxWUuio-kD24eWdtkcvOLu1JmeMhn5vdWRZVt_lQxr16VtkUbhbVWERoZojLv68jRun_XOL82D8zyOd4Hrh298hxkLiAdQ5PeNe_RJYfnNO01DBfYlc2NsuwAH/s4000/IMG_20220522_093046.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwhtuC3C3MP5XpMnqVup6tJxB1wL6WwENBztu6AIkQejOd0aG9ZRxgnoc3YgMK4zGcFH5IWxOAdcfJT6AKFeEdr0TYi2kJOf4RZ8UflnIbALa3PYYo4fiHH06ItZQO9lb0MJw1W9mF0HkHiKnMJs-ATeipZo8Ut7ugaxco-dIDvUaQMEL8Ahp67__/s4000/IMG_20220524_000133.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwhtuC3C3MP5XpMnqVup6tJxB1wL6WwENBztu6AIkQejOd0aG9ZRxgnoc3YgMK4zGcFH5IWxOAdcfJT6AKFeEdr0TYi2kJOf4RZ8UflnIbALa3PYYo4fiHH06ItZQO9lb0MJw1W9mF0HkHiKnMJs-ATeipZo8Ut7ugaxco-dIDvUaQMEL8Ahp67__/s320/IMG_20220524_000133.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>A whole heap of <a href="https://www.colonelbills-store.co.uk/store/28mm-Strong-&-Glamorous-Girls-c131885298">Belt Fed Girls</a> from Colonel Bill's. The painted figure I picked up from the Colonel's painted figure rummage box, I think it's a Seven Years War figure by Foundry. The 20mm figure at the top of the photo came from Colonel Bill's unpainted figure rummage box. I don't know who the figure is of or who produced it but the detail is lovely so it's a small painting project for as and when I get the inclination.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NVQv1LehfWm4NLhL0lq7w8LGS1i65KvvRH9GtnARlhPVkYSMQRlifhikzimK9FZSZFIBQQNg4Ko23q_DbDZLrcf1IPhDetjAeeLOZdqw-jrQ_J9i_JjGLg3BFxdls63fBJWenTrcH8y8RThFdzTmVBy6Ro7r-PkVRtTMmzmskRjbuqvIopOeAX62/s1796/IMG_20220524_110431.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1796" data-original-width="1624" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NVQv1LehfWm4NLhL0lq7w8LGS1i65KvvRH9GtnARlhPVkYSMQRlifhikzimK9FZSZFIBQQNg4Ko23q_DbDZLrcf1IPhDetjAeeLOZdqw-jrQ_J9i_JjGLg3BFxdls63fBJWenTrcH8y8RThFdzTmVBy6Ro7r-PkVRtTMmzmskRjbuqvIopOeAX62/s320/IMG_20220524_110431.jpg" width="289" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Front Rank HYW knight for my WoE force</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFqK-KdO3utLwZSib6Vc6Ppi5RQwW4UrVQY8CgrdFTFl2OiD7XbFBGR9jfLAimtGuc8_xRjh22M3MvzVSMzEESxA9Wq5E8_I5zXDoWkuL8eMkMcESSzeRlHQOkH3052LQtvTpQR_dXrrx0iDGmyFnG1fuwfURe5aXWvwkxofnF4RD5vrMgdElfDxS/s4000/IMG_20220524_000330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFqK-KdO3utLwZSib6Vc6Ppi5RQwW4UrVQY8CgrdFTFl2OiD7XbFBGR9jfLAimtGuc8_xRjh22M3MvzVSMzEESxA9Wq5E8_I5zXDoWkuL8eMkMcESSzeRlHQOkH3052LQtvTpQR_dXrrx0iDGmyFnG1fuwfURe5aXWvwkxofnF4RD5vrMgdElfDxS/s320/IMG_20220524_000330.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and speaking of the Colonel we had our first ever annual works outing to the Borders where we visited <a href="https://www.ford-and-etal.co.uk/attractions/flodden-battlefield/">Flodden Battlefield</a>, Coldstream town (where I tried manfully to get a cup of tea from an englishman; waste of time, I should have known better) where we popped into the excellent militaria shop <a href="https://www.walkthisway.co.uk/">Walk This Way</a> before heading to <a href="https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/norham-castle/">Norham Castle</a> and then <a href="https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/etal-castle/">Etal Castle</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5va6A71vptqLgn2hZQJlL4i5an4jwzvuuIcs-NDFt13Z9L3NU21fMJyUuAP0zX2Rg7rLBxbHc2Xo5Q6bDkcRGT1Re2DenQS1ZlRn0NcPFGjqZmOY92WffcNTsZTWP3zuDpEvHXbyTbJ2MrIWDP0AeR2Qo3WhVQQ1bO0zpquiLpDNnW0kWXoaorqPN/s4000/IMG_20220416_143125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5va6A71vptqLgn2hZQJlL4i5an4jwzvuuIcs-NDFt13Z9L3NU21fMJyUuAP0zX2Rg7rLBxbHc2Xo5Q6bDkcRGT1Re2DenQS1ZlRn0NcPFGjqZmOY92WffcNTsZTWP3zuDpEvHXbyTbJ2MrIWDP0AeR2Qo3WhVQQ1bO0zpquiLpDNnW0kWXoaorqPN/s320/IMG_20220416_143125.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Don't Tell Them Pike...and Shot</u> You know how, as a wargamer, you go through phases and some part of the hobby pushes it wee, cute nose to the top of the pile and garners your attention; affection even, for an all consuming wee while well I am going though just such a phase with Pike and Shot era gaming. On an impulse I dug out the Warhammer Fantasy Empire army that I have acquired and after laying it all out on the workbench I pondered what to do with it; what ruleset should I base the repainting and rebasing on. Obviously I can build a proper Pike and Shotte army for the Warlord Games rules of the same name (and I will) but to make this task seem less imposing I have decided to build a couple of forces for The Pikeman's Lament so units of 6 or 12 figures based on the Italian Wars. So I made a start...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1oOKHleRmLIxmPbrruH5VVzJlJLDIxrq9RhgdS_mPmWjNfpHECY4lhEAT9p0ozC59CkaFAfhfVKRw9PA6ynFUbkOphxoC3cskCmk7_34Ken7jZpILzmcc3fN4tcaj9xs74aPNCPb0qzlb6nZxftCYqZlTXsovcrbK2f4MDdbSTxb0gRbeaoTf40t/s4000/IMG_20220510_235124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="4000" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1oOKHleRmLIxmPbrruH5VVzJlJLDIxrq9RhgdS_mPmWjNfpHECY4lhEAT9p0ozC59CkaFAfhfVKRw9PA6ynFUbkOphxoC3cskCmk7_34Ken7jZpILzmcc3fN4tcaj9xs74aPNCPb0qzlb6nZxftCYqZlTXsovcrbK2f4MDdbSTxb0gRbeaoTf40t/s320/IMG_20220510_235124.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">....and got this chap repainted.......hahahaha....Oh well it's a start..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaESTMr-WOnCvDi8FkwesHJfIwi6w_LtV_q8LpsdEY_bPq0SwSIB4cl8gkG36NcuG1K3celTLaGPvP81XVpYCy6CficGBxQgEVsdG57ZWZfe4aQeepbouM-Mx9ju7kYBd-Lj-ZaXXSSXYqQYcmSVzjfblOpK1wbMoARacVRwvUtAXr7jssioy6fsa0/s1775/IMG_20220516_205840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1775" data-original-width="1612" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaESTMr-WOnCvDi8FkwesHJfIwi6w_LtV_q8LpsdEY_bPq0SwSIB4cl8gkG36NcuG1K3celTLaGPvP81XVpYCy6CficGBxQgEVsdG57ZWZfe4aQeepbouM-Mx9ju7kYBd-Lj-ZaXXSSXYqQYcmSVzjfblOpK1wbMoARacVRwvUtAXr7jssioy6fsa0/s320/IMG_20220516_205840.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst musing on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPZ3gXPC6n0">The Pikemand's Lament</a> I took a sideways step, so to speak, and dug out my TYW/ECW figures and rebased the dragoon figures I have and painted up some <a href="https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/english-civil-war">Foundry Miniatures</a> that I had lying around whilst listening to C. V. Wedgwoods opus magnus The Thirty Years War yet again on Audible. This gave me another unit of shot for my games. And yesterday I managed to fit in a solo run through of the rules and it was corking fun; the rules are really easy to pick up which is a plus for a mental midget like yours truly 😁</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WnS3GmHhJx6C_BM4Jneud8u2Y11qU-pZY8GxA0dFWD5tzjC3aMRUo9QGsfNuV6uxxyCm6CQLj0hL3KTV4oEl3QgYAF49RNHaUXdfIRXN2JuNIYVHNCX50SbOPzjzB9OmiBDwfWgfOyOHdduPeN2e7idcGG500YldFKqr-fAutCnCs-skDqaw1-2N/s3772/IMG_20220529_001730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="3772" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WnS3GmHhJx6C_BM4Jneud8u2Y11qU-pZY8GxA0dFWD5tzjC3aMRUo9QGsfNuV6uxxyCm6CQLj0hL3KTV4oEl3QgYAF49RNHaUXdfIRXN2JuNIYVHNCX50SbOPzjzB9OmiBDwfWgfOyOHdduPeN2e7idcGG500YldFKqr-fAutCnCs-skDqaw1-2N/s320/IMG_20220529_001730.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CdBtL3T-mmZQF937Vmg8Wpf_fr0lrGvwYPG6M9UJw2ApMc07Jmq8_3Sw0dJuq8MYYApucC0mZ7CHpiCgkpFpySoUtmpk28O614ciaWDOWx4g_l-eE7epH2l8zRhywdzqtb_SPGd5rVI-TEJNQgmSJqwEdPT7x2aI61RpW6ecm_RaeoC_XM6zTubX/s3099/IMG_20220529_002231.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1341" data-original-width="3099" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CdBtL3T-mmZQF937Vmg8Wpf_fr0lrGvwYPG6M9UJw2ApMc07Jmq8_3Sw0dJuq8MYYApucC0mZ7CHpiCgkpFpySoUtmpk28O614ciaWDOWx4g_l-eE7epH2l8zRhywdzqtb_SPGd5rVI-TEJNQgmSJqwEdPT7x2aI61RpW6ecm_RaeoC_XM6zTubX/s320/IMG_20220529_002231.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73njgpSCFX1ASMkzYUben53Wq89F0oURtAsEDWNsdcp2WnFKeFxI4mUzVmKcGPeOAqTcX2wtFJvZMxi3eWddF7h9rw4t-1hWCFVbTgT2KtPdp_ug6TGMXkn6RL8TOzgYm_vSa6OqLAs359_swfpSmYgIqYXWDKlTaME2XqvoBmpTPe30IHq-cghe2/s2384/IMG_20220529_002148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1817" data-original-width="2384" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73njgpSCFX1ASMkzYUben53Wq89F0oURtAsEDWNsdcp2WnFKeFxI4mUzVmKcGPeOAqTcX2wtFJvZMxi3eWddF7h9rw4t-1hWCFVbTgT2KtPdp_ug6TGMXkn6RL8TOzgYm_vSa6OqLAs359_swfpSmYgIqYXWDKlTaME2XqvoBmpTPe30IHq-cghe2/s320/IMG_20220529_002148.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lastly for the present, my other hobby, scale modelling, has been indulged in too. I finished these two 1/72 scale Airfix kits off as well as visiting the Scottish Nationals Model Show in Perth where I also made some purchases..</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Th7aEDAe7Lw4_dvLGnmmCaGxQsEGnRDMMw1ix1ZX7fgbMtFklAPl_PNtiDs80GJ1_8pSu7GO-MWtsVmNwsfGNayUY5dnvbz5O0ZtXVfSKlChLkgSAdIxJOJDcTXp-FOVbqP1jwBmD8zJ5nRP790ESNJzMWtd8llGfo98UFpgAQtYRfwileYPkbMu/s3285/IMG_20220517_010531.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1741" data-original-width="3285" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Th7aEDAe7Lw4_dvLGnmmCaGxQsEGnRDMMw1ix1ZX7fgbMtFklAPl_PNtiDs80GJ1_8pSu7GO-MWtsVmNwsfGNayUY5dnvbz5O0ZtXVfSKlChLkgSAdIxJOJDcTXp-FOVbqP1jwBmD8zJ5nRP790ESNJzMWtd8llGfo98UFpgAQtYRfwileYPkbMu/s320/IMG_20220517_010531.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Battle of Britain Hawker Hurricane mk1</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFrC9Lad289h2ArEqr5L3sUg9c4eUqSKZsV1XfZ8wQdEVsV02ZburQk6dR3mGR-k2sInSXOG1HBTbLJCQsGykm1gc5n5SH_m8Ro7MApIlK0I1Z501z9CBdtZPgQtKTRhmUeL5bT6F3hIpOq-v_5N1T3lebQbDml5w_r1SBuaFc7VtWNyZ14pOSjRR/s3167/IMG_20220517_010418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="3167" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFrC9Lad289h2ArEqr5L3sUg9c4eUqSKZsV1XfZ8wQdEVsV02ZburQk6dR3mGR-k2sInSXOG1HBTbLJCQsGykm1gc5n5SH_m8Ro7MApIlK0I1Z501z9CBdtZPgQtKTRhmUeL5bT6F3hIpOq-v_5N1T3lebQbDml5w_r1SBuaFc7VtWNyZ14pOSjRR/s320/IMG_20220517_010418.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YuOuuxnJqXBZGZU7Gh10vc7QPIRJwEiaWJ6W9iNIhVFlajqhZ3QmgExVCqDQ_xoPuVZAM7CwTvklEMrLeLbzAGOa7oZtskUknWd4s18ord2J-GnNo6WL61wGxWW40Iwsfz0n0I8H4W2OoqGspsG3dSjOjUQaHBJqChmQF2O0XldEXWnbgF72MaTg/s2861/IMG_20220517_010312.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="2861" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YuOuuxnJqXBZGZU7Gh10vc7QPIRJwEiaWJ6W9iNIhVFlajqhZ3QmgExVCqDQ_xoPuVZAM7CwTvklEMrLeLbzAGOa7oZtskUknWd4s18ord2J-GnNo6WL61wGxWW40Iwsfz0n0I8H4W2OoqGspsG3dSjOjUQaHBJqChmQF2O0XldEXWnbgF72MaTg/s320/IMG_20220517_010312.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Luftwaffe Henschel hs123</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHVoZX_-nbgZD35mPJ9ZmKHOHvCXfeD085qWEqY7ILfnJnThoFy3iSr_r83hMMIIGA1xLR9FXWf52F5zFaH_WiKneZVM0u-5y3049lwEC2P3oWIumE_9zuNgzZCgv4c5be31TBIvrQ74eUA6ZofIXTZe8w7lT3te5xrHrM58pbglkPZAbrek9zGTq/s2831/IMG_20220517_010339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2041" data-original-width="2831" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHVoZX_-nbgZD35mPJ9ZmKHOHvCXfeD085qWEqY7ILfnJnThoFy3iSr_r83hMMIIGA1xLR9FXWf52F5zFaH_WiKneZVM0u-5y3049lwEC2P3oWIumE_9zuNgzZCgv4c5be31TBIvrQ74eUA6ZofIXTZe8w7lT3te5xrHrM58pbglkPZAbrek9zGTq/s320/IMG_20220517_010339.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3wMzdjWb99ubJE-EJDMkXxexQH6pHL0L9xaRKYhOGcMjK5G-3kkD1zOXYRQ2i_QuUd3wTQx8fC7I1lL8TLNWqwg6PMO1jKW4V5tBKtCwTbMxIP6OO64K0c4PxhP1QvajrZRi1dN-sR6B2yNI53AlztfPZIYvM-XMAxzhjg-R9YeDQASHerQgu9jq/s3856/IMG_20220515_101144.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2721" data-original-width="3856" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3wMzdjWb99ubJE-EJDMkXxexQH6pHL0L9xaRKYhOGcMjK5G-3kkD1zOXYRQ2i_QuUd3wTQx8fC7I1lL8TLNWqwg6PMO1jKW4V5tBKtCwTbMxIP6OO64K0c4PxhP1QvajrZRi1dN-sR6B2yNI53AlztfPZIYvM-XMAxzhjg-R9YeDQASHerQgu9jq/s320/IMG_20220515_101144.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">a larger scale Henschel hs123. I love the look of this <br />plane</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbj6jmufzfSG7J8iBtoO0r37LXGm-ArQioU7LPFg4qhOUNjOhpEMIZFH6O41veq4iUGGLg-BHDEofAxU7Ya2f7bUC7rfasbwV4jQ1b-Hd3C-A7wUhxUghtsLqJwiWfZy1VzhcGTH0m5t7OLjmhECINXBG8voo_t-_-3x2JIjaktBerVX5EJcT2YbbW/s3893/IMG_20220515_101131.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="3893" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbj6jmufzfSG7J8iBtoO0r37LXGm-ArQioU7LPFg4qhOUNjOhpEMIZFH6O41veq4iUGGLg-BHDEofAxU7Ya2f7bUC7rfasbwV4jQ1b-Hd3C-A7wUhxUghtsLqJwiWfZy1VzhcGTH0m5t7OLjmhECINXBG8voo_t-_-3x2JIjaktBerVX5EJcT2YbbW/s320/IMG_20220515_101131.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">another burgeoning interest, early Cold War Soviet <br />jets; who'd a thunk? Not me, that's for sure</td></tr></tbody></table><br />And that's it for this update, pip pip for now,</div><div>JG....or is it GJ: can't remember :oD</div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-43737608941852515842022-03-07T17:10:00.000-08:002022-03-07T17:10:00.890-08:00Taking The Fifth...Update #5 of 2022 already....<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmLXCOOGo0NyUhvm6ojUcBaE1ymvvdcWoq-FYZcMM9_TQAPGLnoqQS-zI3iuYP2jGaSaPcggWrVayYyLflIkTbT4yN-WyGv0Nhh5AYN0Bvn80azqypB8wFA6kSqJ_FstlB2wA2CuveinXxjl_9cZwevSzusWF49tZbh52YKsCuGen_ilRL6JTY7M6F=s1886" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="1886" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmLXCOOGo0NyUhvm6ojUcBaE1ymvvdcWoq-FYZcMM9_TQAPGLnoqQS-zI3iuYP2jGaSaPcggWrVayYyLflIkTbT4yN-WyGv0Nhh5AYN0Bvn80azqypB8wFA6kSqJ_FstlB2wA2CuveinXxjl_9cZwevSzusWF49tZbh52YKsCuGen_ilRL6JTY7M6F=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"> Update 5 for this year and as ever I have been fairly productive so let's have a look at what I managed to get done since my last update; Update number 4 <cue removal of socks and some basic, very basic adding up and deduction>.....yeah, that's right, number 4 😁 Firstly, great news....well for me...and possibly one or two of you out there, the gaming garage is finished..ta-dah!! barring the roof insulation but hey, that's a job for next week. With plenty of storage at the back of the garage for my burgeoning terrain collection, enough room for a standard wargames table, plenty of light and a very efficient portable radiator, I must confess to being very chuffed....as well as counting myself very lucky. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQBT6jUrezV4tAvxSaJjnvhjNOKfUbt1psfmz1s7B8-wdsTsrCVY3NdnzDudcXqUUyUvZhWUE_oD5k5pLDOk-8NULK3UHC9ylBL2CTZoPwUAXSeExC1tVVg-JEKLe-JvZNNEhpE18KJ_bb7rPZk6nUCttQLpjK6cSCYyxOdBnGbGB2q8He4DqPzDPi=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQBT6jUrezV4tAvxSaJjnvhjNOKfUbt1psfmz1s7B8-wdsTsrCVY3NdnzDudcXqUUyUvZhWUE_oD5k5pLDOk-8NULK3UHC9ylBL2CTZoPwUAXSeExC1tVVg-JEKLe-JvZNNEhpE18KJ_bb7rPZk6nUCttQLpjK6cSCYyxOdBnGbGB2q8He4DqPzDPi=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Don't be fooled, this view is foreshortened; <br />the gaming area is vast....very...erm...vast...ish</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"> And to celebrate the fact that the gaming garage is operable we had a game of Bolt Action which featured the factory buildings I finished last week....</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEJYl3nwHCyg55AcKwyUxSp5vvmIePfIGJNg5FDeABvRwkB5yPET9mqF49EQjkfP8zlb9HDh3SvDucZEqZbBgT6UnKKV5fTtFfdbSwZbWIdbZSZM5h8U9cT13kNHbrdbp_IEzDJtvvOoft5PoiIm5ETbOCJTsUQS5tpGyw4M1dQ4OduWtIIh19pdSU=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEJYl3nwHCyg55AcKwyUxSp5vvmIePfIGJNg5FDeABvRwkB5yPET9mqF49EQjkfP8zlb9HDh3SvDucZEqZbBgT6UnKKV5fTtFfdbSwZbWIdbZSZM5h8U9cT13kNHbrdbp_IEzDJtvvOoft5PoiIm5ETbOCJTsUQS5tpGyw4M1dQ4OduWtIIh19pdSU=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The table layout before battle commences, hence the <br />big dice bag lying dead centre of the table.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju5v4E3rIOgk4E6WHb9qNC9_ZrGtOaHrYlyooLj73wpi_FrVrNhwZCn4WPRUmI0qZ88N8dPcglKZbLPABT3yMFU9yOtYqVheNaxzYidq57VYjbVSpg5uXMw6VTHhIrn-Zjz4BzouChJVlXCOnq5BHVinUsijSLIzD98SS_UK6zQOu1cq6RdnvZz14T=s2246" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1787" data-original-width="2246" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju5v4E3rIOgk4E6WHb9qNC9_ZrGtOaHrYlyooLj73wpi_FrVrNhwZCn4WPRUmI0qZ88N8dPcglKZbLPABT3yMFU9yOtYqVheNaxzYidq57VYjbVSpg5uXMw6VTHhIrn-Zjz4BzouChJVlXCOnq5BHVinUsijSLIzD98SS_UK6zQOu1cq6RdnvZz14T=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Oh the irony. All that effort and the factory served <br />mostly as a back drop to the action </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnZsmUg-0SMCWbMP72rkkW00Gv34i4ye0qNgGh22WxI3JGWSlZiFIIw9BKyO_vfdSa9b8dpS46tFNp2IjtnWcN3TXN-svG2jp1xpZDj1J13qVMBBtf3cEERPCQ0yJCIbmBQJReET1EYCWi0W5hVnuBx5tX85uSuRihX4XO4z-Pq2DQK72G-jKRPPyb=s2661" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2168" data-original-width="2661" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnZsmUg-0SMCWbMP72rkkW00Gv34i4ye0qNgGh22WxI3JGWSlZiFIIw9BKyO_vfdSa9b8dpS46tFNp2IjtnWcN3TXN-svG2jp1xpZDj1J13qVMBBtf3cEERPCQ0yJCIbmBQJReET1EYCWi0W5hVnuBx5tX85uSuRihX4XO4z-Pq2DQK72G-jKRPPyb=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">That ironic comment in the previous picture also <br />fits the bill here too</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHZgK1IJvDRUuzlOQOhq5_nH6Uo-HOCiPmY2C-gk69vxWN3R1WD6DmdCW63hZYHl1PaO3YJmu6zZA3OyyzWnb05foN6EfBj9crDBXRICruU3bP05PT9ZGWh_WkYC5hSkmTx9O4jNG2U8OfmOa-KaaiE7PiFp-RKhAoN7WEn1OMY6G69JIUYVI5OTuk=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHZgK1IJvDRUuzlOQOhq5_nH6Uo-HOCiPmY2C-gk69vxWN3R1WD6DmdCW63hZYHl1PaO3YJmu6zZA3OyyzWnb05foN6EfBj9crDBXRICruU3bP05PT9ZGWh_WkYC5hSkmTx9O4jNG2U8OfmOa-KaaiE7PiFp-RKhAoN7WEn1OMY6G69JIUYVI5OTuk=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The table looked great....which was the polar opposite of my tactics on the day. Suffice to say mine and Danny's Soviets kopped a packet and Richie ran away with the victory. No batrep for this one as it wasn't part of a campaign. Which also spares me my blushes and you my agony 😀</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzUJ2zGo9tU-BP6rdX51LGfXVnKibMYocJpln6GyvhhyWIN6WCZUyPNi2QiTEAkmkWhm9scv4qAT8W0Guy4QgzpWH--C2ZEAUP7yur9NAgxZxU13XHES2IzjXm6AacpDWCIaRhLEl-UOld-nNnBPngDyM_Ui3sm0VCPHYMmoFWjMZJDBJZ0MN6sKID=s2141" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="2141" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzUJ2zGo9tU-BP6rdX51LGfXVnKibMYocJpln6GyvhhyWIN6WCZUyPNi2QiTEAkmkWhm9scv4qAT8W0Guy4QgzpWH--C2ZEAUP7yur9NAgxZxU13XHES2IzjXm6AacpDWCIaRhLEl-UOld-nNnBPngDyM_Ui3sm0VCPHYMmoFWjMZJDBJZ0MN6sKID=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Left over from the last update were this snazzy piece of terrain; the wrecked Hetzer, and the Soviet Light Howitzer, both of which are now ready for battle. I love this light howitzer, it looks fantastic and I am really impressed with the detail that 3D printing can achieve. Next up for me is how to flipping use it to best advantage in game....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW1JxLqgGnBlZamLpEsuC6sOIu66zdldGpezIL6DC5gVNHZEjePz8r7qXFnh59XypWIU2jsisnY72PSXv7bulr7I3Fj3Sp-z4yoGI4d4t2sbZujqPRV0AFAnfD6Px8MiVYrvrdqQGsNiGqqD3TOVVWxx5CAy0uUE7Qmh3kOZUHq-4ElruZon3Ac1c4=s1781" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="1781" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW1JxLqgGnBlZamLpEsuC6sOIu66zdldGpezIL6DC5gVNHZEjePz8r7qXFnh59XypWIU2jsisnY72PSXv7bulr7I3Fj3Sp-z4yoGI4d4t2sbZujqPRV0AFAnfD6Px8MiVYrvrdqQGsNiGqqD3TOVVWxx5CAy0uUE7Qmh3kOZUHq-4ElruZon3Ac1c4=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg93HTRHOFl7xDLqk46douI8CQ4QlGL4F65bFQ6Zkw8irzJjXxMVdHRiQENCBSceIHmOoA8gEDyJLW-HZwCMZHQIqq1u_OM4Me87GFhA4VHRo38b79OkeDhZypw9LfDXY25FeojGLCFm6NNB82qN96y9IZKUUrNt_zSmLXQM-cYNsl1RVmRZr1ktc8A=s2393" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="2393" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg93HTRHOFl7xDLqk46douI8CQ4QlGL4F65bFQ6Zkw8irzJjXxMVdHRiQENCBSceIHmOoA8gEDyJLW-HZwCMZHQIqq1u_OM4Me87GFhA4VHRo38b79OkeDhZypw9LfDXY25FeojGLCFm6NNB82qN96y9IZKUUrNt_zSmLXQM-cYNsl1RVmRZr1ktc8A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> On other topics; a while back both Richie and I took the plunge and backed a kickstarter for a campaign supplement based on the battle for The Primosole Bridge, part of Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, which is being produced by <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/valhallagames/the-battle-for-primosole-bridge-campaign-book">Valhalla Games</a>. Richie has put together a British Airborne force whist I have plumped for the Fallschirmjager (amongst others but we won't go into that here). I was planning on using the Fallschirmjager force that I already have but on inspection I realised they would need work doing to them to get them up to scratch (my painting, I flatter myself, has improved since I painted those chaps waaayyyyy back in the day....but I digress). So this week I started repainting them in batches. I should have taken a before and after photo but I didn't....Doh! The centre photo of the three below gives some idea of what the pionier figures looked like before repainting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlHNgOcK4zZLzESZ94XdqPqQCAvoUxfue6SgMILYsJ4oZrnZ0fWhEI04r8kXoHLHdLeKUNkj5a0neUasnCP34op1AHqhyl53IKQfYLVGl_7E2JFPuWUNUgUU6vzNp5lWp3WqtsZxCMcOref686rav7ie5or58OfN_8lk7HEP94cbmJ-z4LvsY8k8MT=s2738" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="2738" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlHNgOcK4zZLzESZ94XdqPqQCAvoUxfue6SgMILYsJ4oZrnZ0fWhEI04r8kXoHLHdLeKUNkj5a0neUasnCP34op1AHqhyl53IKQfYLVGl_7E2JFPuWUNUgUU6vzNp5lWp3WqtsZxCMcOref686rav7ie5or58OfN_8lk7HEP94cbmJ-z4LvsY8k8MT=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Officers,,NCOs, medic and some rank and file Jaeger. <br />A mix of Warlord Games and Artizan Designs figures.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivhuEHjju-1zbcTBd2E0VEmUfcfonzyR_5hhrwsvdwLRY4g_72DownOJJehWNNHUEEjwk4fg7itLUEtJbhPhFzKMERLNCVqAxcivPymdtmRAA5AFEVex2ui6k9uz9sCV152xEkBahDrdsUKsPfWe3chxCFnQHJpuOTUmPJn5bYUCMeztk1-v99ZMIc=s2450" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1410" data-original-width="2450" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivhuEHjju-1zbcTBd2E0VEmUfcfonzyR_5hhrwsvdwLRY4g_72DownOJJehWNNHUEEjwk4fg7itLUEtJbhPhFzKMERLNCVqAxcivPymdtmRAA5AFEVex2ui6k9uz9sCV152xEkBahDrdsUKsPfWe3chxCFnQHJpuOTUmPJn5bYUCMeztk1-v99ZMIc=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Before repainting. Black Tree Design pioniers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcnWaVxDBGpOtiGYa8KmUPPdtcIC1JfjoyD_ztTbHMACUCHhkJp2fXDB-9930S-tUQy2KYn361y8C3NHcGQ0EFjhXTu8VRMTF0ojcHI1qHrgRFPHgLWErB0daIO5SK4SRGLo8ecvdKFasPhe-ruSh_dLPUujTcYYKLcmrkBmQmwIhlpgNZnuch2jRN=s3081" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="3081" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcnWaVxDBGpOtiGYa8KmUPPdtcIC1JfjoyD_ztTbHMACUCHhkJp2fXDB-9930S-tUQy2KYn361y8C3NHcGQ0EFjhXTu8VRMTF0ojcHI1qHrgRFPHgLWErB0daIO5SK4SRGLo8ecvdKFasPhe-ruSh_dLPUujTcYYKLcmrkBmQmwIhlpgNZnuch2jRN=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">After repainting; Assault Pioneers; a mix of Black <br />Tree Designs, Foundry and Artizan</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> Lastly, in anticipation of another game of Bolt Action; this time set in Normandy I painted up the crew for this Warlord Games Sdkfz 251/2 Mortar Carrier. Needs a base and some decals and that'll be another arrow in my quiver so to speak...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-gFqTiAWX4YC0ITKl2lyUSf_HSNSEkWpV-o14p6d9N8nt6-DOKFtz1_yC_uXfw68qFH5KZAfx_VuwH-exSdwaajBlalpZJ6w4Dp2GGd4JMBZR_dKNIa4bT4ZpymigABCAIl7_iKxXixrU0yLBTgHKWinglJFcdM08qtvsUvNyPKEAyDd4T3brh6sh=s2622" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="2622" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-gFqTiAWX4YC0ITKl2lyUSf_HSNSEkWpV-o14p6d9N8nt6-DOKFtz1_yC_uXfw68qFH5KZAfx_VuwH-exSdwaajBlalpZJ6w4Dp2GGd4JMBZR_dKNIa4bT4ZpymigABCAIl7_iKxXixrU0yLBTgHKWinglJFcdM08qtvsUvNyPKEAyDd4T3brh6sh=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And that's that. There is much more in the pipeline including more terrain that will span gaming genres from the mean streets of Mordhiem to WW2 Germany via late medieval Europe, Bretonnians in Warlords Of Erewhon....and, ooh, other stuff...including the concluscion of the A Small Town In Germany campaign..stay tuned...or pop back..or follow the blog and get updates....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pip pip for now,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bob General Jim</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-62547500049997625242022-02-26T15:15:00.004-08:002022-02-27T00:20:40.742-08:00Update #4 Keeping Up The Momentum<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWyCPV_eoneI4m3ve2xX8tGdgTF5pKzMJeMCOfFR8kkS-LnbZBT_2dM6fl-fT6gthSD8V2FzQ4Kac3UCQVmP8kRk7GEG-DKhIgSFY4wMfYYjsar2Wfnt2-RJdgxUKXxX2Umd56GVFf6ZU4V2wPuGPtSmEqyRbntSaH5TECkq2-k9TNMedPSMhg42SY=s2908" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1942" data-original-width="2908" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWyCPV_eoneI4m3ve2xX8tGdgTF5pKzMJeMCOfFR8kkS-LnbZBT_2dM6fl-fT6gthSD8V2FzQ4Kac3UCQVmP8kRk7GEG-DKhIgSFY4wMfYYjsar2Wfnt2-RJdgxUKXxX2Umd56GVFf6ZU4V2wPuGPtSmEqyRbntSaH5TECkq2-k9TNMedPSMhg42SY=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"> Update number 4; who'd have thunk yet here we are; maintaining some sort of blogging momentum....marvelous. The last fortnight's hobby has been mainly focused on Bolt Action terrain and getting the garage up to scratch and usable as there is a plan afoot to celebrate that fact. A plan which just happens to coincide with my mucker, Danny, being back down south from up north...if you follow me..Anyhoo, we have a three player game of Bolt Action planned for next week set in East Prussia during the final weeks of WW2 which has forced me to concentrate on getting some new terrain finished alongside my other BA projects. Let's have a look see, shall we, at what I have achieved in pursuits of this noble aim...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7g-dgfHwQCX9-kg_UOILSqcNIcOHkeRGUZWIMHirwwft8-W43lisClPNNpCTDLw2-qbApFGEaWCqLV3DHBmLjolYZqDxE0Vm3u3B8imcSEUfweZ8kmd3-_7avkNpsM7Xw8Ts7o6JxI4oqVPJMiSCZ2IDAnrdqCZipBPvgjcnGV8X1yhCHolr7RSej=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7g-dgfHwQCX9-kg_UOILSqcNIcOHkeRGUZWIMHirwwft8-W43lisClPNNpCTDLw2-qbApFGEaWCqLV3DHBmLjolYZqDxE0Vm3u3B8imcSEUfweZ8kmd3-_7avkNpsM7Xw8Ts7o6JxI4oqVPJMiSCZ2IDAnrdqCZipBPvgjcnGV8X1yhCHolr7RSej=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"> Firstly, and most importantly, the garage is all but done. The walls are now insulated and though it looks a mess in the photo it's really a matter of tidying up and squaring away some bits and bobs; something I will do this coming Monday as I have the day off. The end wall now has enough Ikea shelving for all my terrain boxes; large and small, and there is a decent amount of gaming space once the place is tidied. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGRb4lACVlGdTPs3p2Yt97I6LdDWderC-OFOsSEsRjzS63Bu-rNG33yXOFbUPMRZJHOmN12TIM_Q1abDt8HIJUjYp0pgPr6zg_ckCeBrL7oXgOYn46PagHTYNr6ahQdOsz6v3-Uic106exPSqQwLipkBelaXAn3G9IlFB7aPlmDKYP4BpFsYBnupA2=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGRb4lACVlGdTPs3p2Yt97I6LdDWderC-OFOsSEsRjzS63Bu-rNG33yXOFbUPMRZJHOmN12TIM_Q1abDt8HIJUjYp0pgPr6zg_ckCeBrL7oXgOYn46PagHTYNr6ahQdOsz6v3-Uic106exPSqQwLipkBelaXAn3G9IlFB7aPlmDKYP4BpFsYBnupA2=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"> One of my Bolt Action projects (and I use that term very loosely; it's not like I sit down and draw up a list and plan each project accordingly. It's more an excuse to buy stuff that I have seen online and taken a shine too...like I need an excuse..😁) is a 21st Panzer Division force for the Normandy campaign and Kampfgruppe Von Luck in particular. The Unic P10f7 half track and self propelled gun crews are just about done. Alongside these are a Warlord Games motorcycle combo that I have converted for my late war German force and the sniper set from Warlord Games Winter Germans that I stripped and am in the process of repainting. The only progress I have made on the Unic PC107 and Geschutzewagen H39(f) are that I have added the decals and a couple of small pieces of stowage...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqri-EpHrQwSlIyDj5puVBr2mPBfknTXC4p9C1zR93_HkjXGtPubpY4IkdbutJFBtPCnqLJLH6n7Mc4Af5CU4PcFnrTAFmGzK3DCqfcIy3oSjMk-7b1E5mB7yGuEHy0Tczqq6yIOvEeFL0VFTurardzNeGseGXXNFGySW5t83UvNWQmksmQZXYyYnp=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqri-EpHrQwSlIyDj5puVBr2mPBfknTXC4p9C1zR93_HkjXGtPubpY4IkdbutJFBtPCnqLJLH6n7Mc4Af5CU4PcFnrTAFmGzK3DCqfcIy3oSjMk-7b1E5mB7yGuEHy0Tczqq6yIOvEeFL0VFTurardzNeGseGXXNFGySW5t83UvNWQmksmQZXYyYnp=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"> And so to the forthcoming grand garage re-opening game (must try saying that after a couple of stiff snifters..). As I mentioned above this game will be set during the final weeks of the war and set in Prussia. The mission is based on a scenario from the Campaign Stalingrad campaign book and I featured a battle rep previously in the blog( <a href="https://generaljimbob.blogspot.com/2020/12/bolt-action-stalingrad-schafts-pioneers.html">Schaft's Pioneers Take The Fifth</a>) but with three of us playing I have altered the gaming area to 6x4 rather than 4x4 which means more ruins to fill the table. As well as ruined buildings I have done this wrecked Hetzer model that I picked up at the Vapnartak show will also make an appearance. There's still a lot to do on it but I reckon a couple of hours will see it table top ready.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0kO76rYDkhqpqoe0be_DOYpQK0j1SsccuQKzndF9Q5NnzBmsfnOz8IJFcgPAVClP2TPH95iUnbM0S4PKVU7AXwluZJbQEfD9N2Yt_FOw7sUwd8qy0jWt-xGaZ-4hSfCn9wWnPPRWY5iscxuW9ozSusTm424AEeDUSWnBVGEZjY-QtlGAdFldxMQzE=s2797" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2275" data-original-width="2797" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0kO76rYDkhqpqoe0be_DOYpQK0j1SsccuQKzndF9Q5NnzBmsfnOz8IJFcgPAVClP2TPH95iUnbM0S4PKVU7AXwluZJbQEfD9N2Yt_FOw7sUwd8qy0jWt-xGaZ-4hSfCn9wWnPPRWY5iscxuW9ozSusTm424AEeDUSWnBVGEZjY-QtlGAdFldxMQzE=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4O6u4FS58K-Ojl8GuTAbvwXgE4TJLmegswi9MdA1aUQegFlK0ONVEIcsmovj-ysB1fKJivmsnvSext_T_Ba2lNl-ie_Gob1gYt-K0kMFNPD4yVZ0dOu1d0hyyyu-s3xAdvxvuk4JiMb1PJ1GYKQxu3ji6Br0_eHgeicYjfsJ-QDTu0z-TRwbw4Ydt=s3480" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2412" data-original-width="3480" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4O6u4FS58K-Ojl8GuTAbvwXgE4TJLmegswi9MdA1aUQegFlK0ONVEIcsmovj-ysB1fKJivmsnvSext_T_Ba2lNl-ie_Gob1gYt-K0kMFNPD4yVZ0dOu1d0hyyyu-s3xAdvxvuk4JiMb1PJ1GYKQxu3ji6Br0_eHgeicYjfsJ-QDTu0z-TRwbw4Ydt=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"> Not terrain but another essential piece of equipment for my Soviets is this light howitzer that I bought. It's a single piece resin sculpt of Soviet 76mm regimental light howitzer and I think it looks jolly nice. Only got as far as basing it but it won't take long to get it table top ready using the patent (pending but unlikely to be granted 😀) General Jimbob Just Dry Brush It paint job.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9wScSl3rH52pb1fm2mTXbhnT5sk2BgIDXsStDhkbTMykDccmdMT5KyTr22mmDfbknhI1fwJ5pPNs126C47hSWMLyDp-oqDOqGP_ugIrpP_BwNhw8oWRLFPLUGfTSU9OSGtGpseeGeSs8h3koaqg4QLT9BsZ7O2zqtcVzXTpqmRRE5y2703KgensJS=s1834" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="1834" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9wScSl3rH52pb1fm2mTXbhnT5sk2BgIDXsStDhkbTMykDccmdMT5KyTr22mmDfbknhI1fwJ5pPNs126C47hSWMLyDp-oqDOqGP_ugIrpP_BwNhw8oWRLFPLUGfTSU9OSGtGpseeGeSs8h3koaqg4QLT9BsZ7O2zqtcVzXTpqmRRE5y2703KgensJS=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"> And so to the more substantial terrain pieces starting with Sarissa Precision's <a href="https://sarissa-precision.com/collections/railway-28mm/products/water-tower-steel-frame-28mm">Water Tower</a>. I bought this a while back when I was planning/thinking/hoping to play Zona Alfa (which hasn't happened yet but it will...it will....trust me....) Quick and easy to assemble and a nice looking piece of terrain. Just beware if you do buy one that those cross members on the legs are quite fragile which isn't great if you are a sausage fingered numpty like me. It got a really simple paint job. I based it with the wargamers textured paint of choice, Sandex Bitter Chocolate then, once that was dry it received a brisk dry brush with a light green emulsion from a tester pot I bought in B&M. A quick scatter of different shades of flocks on the base and, hey presto; job's a good 'un!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigbdMjAHXXuvuT5Sgtppj7i5EafSYNeh6lwcTADZ9RVmjYtI1axM-SMFCQsLqoZ3gG5lf4hNPYsN_TgzYm8SwMsGTwaEiKIBiUtYetpJpOT2-mKOfFLqPWqJ8FCvM2EHf6sEBhizYpNtJbatf68x7Z5_kYtqbQ_wTl1gi2sWtPhxazR4Ppyra5joXg=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigbdMjAHXXuvuT5Sgtppj7i5EafSYNeh6lwcTADZ9RVmjYtI1axM-SMFCQsLqoZ3gG5lf4hNPYsN_TgzYm8SwMsGTwaEiKIBiUtYetpJpOT2-mKOfFLqPWqJ8FCvM2EHf6sEBhizYpNtJbatf68x7Z5_kYtqbQ_wTl1gi2sWtPhxazR4Ppyra5joXg=s320" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"> Then it was onto the big beasties of the terrain pieces; TT Combat's <a href="https://ttcombat.com/collections/world-war/products/warehouse-tank-factory">Tank Factory ruin</a> and the <a href="https://ttcombat.com/collections/world-war/products/ruined-factory">Ruined Factory</a>. I had started these a while back but with a deadline to meet (hullo deadline, how do you do?) I bit the bullet and cracked on. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxg4v_VkFadT203WI3-q0_nD5eGgkDiyhzRBBFjjQvowtD0GgVBZZVKHh67-h9uv6fUj8LWP98L0md5XXRCGWqIlaq3A4IpKcpzXElpR1dn4oSsgpVBSvouTOP9SkwKX_Kn6bvbeSOhEapEDEsEcTi-bC048yjEpZUCRLZcyYoH1qSlMgjLqnA-Adg=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxg4v_VkFadT203WI3-q0_nD5eGgkDiyhzRBBFjjQvowtD0GgVBZZVKHh67-h9uv6fUj8LWP98L0md5XXRCGWqIlaq3A4IpKcpzXElpR1dn4oSsgpVBSvouTOP9SkwKX_Kn6bvbeSOhEapEDEsEcTi-bC048yjEpZUCRLZcyYoH1qSlMgjLqnA-Adg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Though I had coated the walls etc with Sandex Bitter Chocololate I decided to add more texture to the walls by applying a coating of watered down ready mixed plaster filler to the external walls. Before this dried I stippled it with a piece of torn sponge to give the surface a more pleasing appearance. I allowed this to dry over night then mixed up some mid grey coloured from a couple of cheap craft tubes of acrylics paints and painted the outside of the ruin. I then added more white to the mix and, after allowing the walls to dry thoroughly I gave it a dry brush, added more white to the mix etc, etc and so on till I got this result.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyOc04IbE3DzeORoGgRo_Dt9cItyKoSTpF527UkIU7t0axsl8Vsc5UBMlBlyabSc73euNGu1PRuLybe0HzOBNgiG_AuFZTiV7DLeFbRj6vgU3fwpklIJpAkC4HxVTh2b6LIbVQSTLayvudoCiqvP5056l97WXB-XIlu7a6EF-cTVOT5CSVprYUWJXr=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyOc04IbE3DzeORoGgRo_Dt9cItyKoSTpF527UkIU7t0axsl8Vsc5UBMlBlyabSc73euNGu1PRuLybe0HzOBNgiG_AuFZTiV7DLeFbRj6vgU3fwpklIJpAkC4HxVTh2b6LIbVQSTLayvudoCiqvP5056l97WXB-XIlu7a6EF-cTVOT5CSVprYUWJXr=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The intermnal walls were painted a very light, pastel green shade whilst the metal girders and row of metal lockers were coated in a slightly darker pastel green. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibfTTU5mCA6h8vz0bmsAdhtgfOvRV32UM580sYzsotqiL1XJaKNJu0XHfNQTY6HeFQ9cSe9_N3zw4K8C4GRBDOaatvFdujEIbyboOE9yFcvDFimvgyFWH5ZwbS4muNT9nh1dRIqkHG3rC3hFY9VnZ05lsamcP3mud0tzrNtOwhyIwbOn9NXSy3swVE=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibfTTU5mCA6h8vz0bmsAdhtgfOvRV32UM580sYzsotqiL1XJaKNJu0XHfNQTY6HeFQ9cSe9_N3zw4K8C4GRBDOaatvFdujEIbyboOE9yFcvDFimvgyFWH5ZwbS4muNT9nh1dRIqkHG3rC3hFY9VnZ05lsamcP3mud0tzrNtOwhyIwbOn9NXSy3swVE=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Once that was dry I worked on the details, albeit in a rough and ready manner. I tidied up the paint job on the walls, gave the doors, clock and notice board a bit more attention, I dug out some space amongst the cat litter rubble to allow the factory machinery to fit in and then added a rubble mix that I bought on eBay which has scale red bricks in it....woohoo! This rubble mix, along with grass flock, was attached in place with watered down PVA glue. And lastly I took some torn pieces of packing foam, dabbed it in some dark paint, dried the majority of the paint off and then dabbed various places on the walls and girders before dabbing some bright orange spots here and there on the metal girders etc to represent rust and the Tank Factory ruin was done. I made up some hoardings with factory name on them to give it a sense of location; in this case Germany. I will make up some more in French, English and Russian to allow for more game adaptability.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4cudaojgS3SkogfRdGywa4N4hM8kk0IV3pjSkeE5xxvFmM5tBVvV990p4ZQYFvcsB8k8E1eSuEWraTdfDRsfEkLa18DFOmvkI70zVOHZ_tDchlV9o4UPE3XpPHeAQOR-8ktuj59-sBknBpF0LvSrIweYVPCYIk6B8tEwcB3Zhkn3Z63yEqKEraxSZ=s3194" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3194" data-original-width="2937" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4cudaojgS3SkogfRdGywa4N4hM8kk0IV3pjSkeE5xxvFmM5tBVvV990p4ZQYFvcsB8k8E1eSuEWraTdfDRsfEkLa18DFOmvkI70zVOHZ_tDchlV9o4UPE3XpPHeAQOR-8ktuj59-sBknBpF0LvSrIweYVPCYIk6B8tEwcB3Zhkn3Z63yEqKEraxSZ=s320" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Another thing that I have just realised is also wrong with it is the open end of the ruin. It should have a larger base with rubble extending out from where the wall has collapsed. I can't think why that didn't occur to me before...Doh! That being said or spotted, it won't be too difficult to remedy...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5C_4hx2RZW0SwL5eEOnfibWT63ffGSopAFqo3EYLwjyl9e0NKLLfhdPVF-YVCMoiTl5ebQKJ0uk-f7hPMEXNdT-RHvagXG1DtSXRdaMO7XoHG3Q1i9fCQ18m92dwV-1DAJdzjRBB0JTOusmBDjtw4nPdGTi-Dnecdf3XWw58uRH07V_a-JGzreP-o=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5C_4hx2RZW0SwL5eEOnfibWT63ffGSopAFqo3EYLwjyl9e0NKLLfhdPVF-YVCMoiTl5ebQKJ0uk-f7hPMEXNdT-RHvagXG1DtSXRdaMO7XoHG3Q1i9fCQ18m92dwV-1DAJdzjRBB0JTOusmBDjtw4nPdGTi-Dnecdf3XWw58uRH07V_a-JGzreP-o=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0koH5Ki2Lon0QtcY9P0mV5_ZFY4kY2b3h8Xc2viXtPH2sPe1cpXOTCAWogypjRDM8b4Ng256U8BfcUmza74k8F0t_bOiPD9MXc8q8dw4NsC9R8mpqPEJxo0S0X2cglGnF0wlEYAof4TOhWk5c-52Ddhw3Uomllf0X4ijS9AIkRAqOtyaMMVlHdQCD=s2937" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2873" data-original-width="2937" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0koH5Ki2Lon0QtcY9P0mV5_ZFY4kY2b3h8Xc2viXtPH2sPe1cpXOTCAWogypjRDM8b4Ng256U8BfcUmza74k8F0t_bOiPD9MXc8q8dw4NsC9R8mpqPEJxo0S0X2cglGnF0wlEYAof4TOhWk5c-52Ddhw3Uomllf0X4ijS9AIkRAqOtyaMMVlHdQCD=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihRteuh_vLJ4IPUO03XaL7zHSh7msfH5XZPYCWEbcodOOm-GcAh10W--UiymZMujpb7bqPwsFnuBipR5V9HmkzNte-7xBg5A1z0DIKGVBxc6MmkD_RHKlXnie8wY5JnIHhImS5T-YzW20FkMODQbPNOPm8zYtTCHuVl9Vnb-AT4hjQOSDpNPh-0cvq=s2785" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2785" data-original-width="2601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihRteuh_vLJ4IPUO03XaL7zHSh7msfH5XZPYCWEbcodOOm-GcAh10W--UiymZMujpb7bqPwsFnuBipR5V9HmkzNte-7xBg5A1z0DIKGVBxc6MmkD_RHKlXnie8wY5JnIHhImS5T-YzW20FkMODQbPNOPm8zYtTCHuVl9Vnb-AT4hjQOSDpNPh-0cvq=s320" width="299" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJZLm8szni7daHh2EO2fHFBbI99Sc6eh9zOvxHX4yfHDaywLr_zTU9yyLwfgPNujDb63DkidqTxsdSRB2FVdTvQfTeFat_ZNfmslEuECCXdeypnVE3qk7NGG_IkzBiCQvSnep4A_-7l6OEksa0mNuILikldtmsk64SGIV5bqSaOJVZT1tCzkPWkFap=s2850" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2662" data-original-width="2850" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJZLm8szni7daHh2EO2fHFBbI99Sc6eh9zOvxHX4yfHDaywLr_zTU9yyLwfgPNujDb63DkidqTxsdSRB2FVdTvQfTeFat_ZNfmslEuECCXdeypnVE3qk7NGG_IkzBiCQvSnep4A_-7l6OEksa0mNuILikldtmsk64SGIV5bqSaOJVZT1tCzkPWkFap=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz_aiQ_TooAH-U8Bu-oio6LRgGIHbYc9ZHLTro8mzHmcfhzjUtOPDavTWsIadpe0l-dNErqob71MINUgXZvuKlUy7fCRI9JERaZ8IXHTXguvpcozwpR0izyWKWatw_oHCpwxVuEOSr33nc50xIj8NrUhwScLjpBKP8SfQ2Xj6w1Ia6r5BUWHSrLp8r=s2870" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2870" data-original-width="2706" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz_aiQ_TooAH-U8Bu-oio6LRgGIHbYc9ZHLTro8mzHmcfhzjUtOPDavTWsIadpe0l-dNErqob71MINUgXZvuKlUy7fCRI9JERaZ8IXHTXguvpcozwpR0izyWKWatw_oHCpwxVuEOSr33nc50xIj8NrUhwScLjpBKP8SfQ2Xj6w1Ia6r5BUWHSrLp8r=s320" width="302" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> So, barring the extended base and lightening the tone of the walls all that's left is to make up some hoardings for it and it should be ready. I am sure it will look the part come Wednesday but for now, that's this update done. A bit less scatter gun than my previous updates and it's good to get these pieces of terrain finished...well almost finished.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I must say I am very much looking forward to this forthcoming game and getting more gaming done in the garage. It's a real, genuine plus to have your own gaming space and I can't wait to make maximum use of it. And, of course, it'll be nice to have folk over and to get back into all various games I enjoy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's it for the mo, folks, thanks for dropping by, for sticking with it and for getting this far 😀 Next blog post should eb a meaty batrep from the (highly fictitious) Eastern Prussian town of Bentdich, till then,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">pip pip,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">General BobJim</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-20049291946790726802022-02-14T17:37:00.002-08:002022-02-14T17:37:30.717-08:00Update #3 As the Nun's Outfitter said "This is getting to be a habit..."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNKPG2TA30z7VGl0nFqupN8xg6B30x7oWnj5zGINHVBpVmkDxNJhfcwHrUzKmyJzgdhz2DY56h60bp9dGvbVrSuyKAfvi9-Zie0XtUw7ThiyJQNdNZNRbyiDqjC4ef6wyDWrGlsmLOKec9_GPrqdkS-wzEaH_hHQUY0OC5J0H8JWtCdv2ZNj7I1q7X=s2459" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="2459" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNKPG2TA30z7VGl0nFqupN8xg6B30x7oWnj5zGINHVBpVmkDxNJhfcwHrUzKmyJzgdhz2DY56h60bp9dGvbVrSuyKAfvi9-Zie0XtUw7ThiyJQNdNZNRbyiDqjC4ef6wyDWrGlsmLOKec9_GPrqdkS-wzEaH_hHQUY0OC5J0H8JWtCdv2ZNj7I1q7X=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This is indeed getting to be a habit. This update will focus mainly on new purchases as I was helping out on Colonel Bill's trade stand at the recent Vapnartak Wargames Show held at York Racecourse on 6th Feb this year. We had a very busy day however I was able to sneak away and do some shopping and I will come back to my purchases shortly. I have also made more progress with my current projects; the ruined factory and warehouse. I'll record that separately in another post but suffice to say I managed to drum up some terrain mojo and take a few more steps toward getting them table ready. Firstly, painting!!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4rSpgtEqXKaKSPl3E4c3RqUJQXU-onH5oP-xa30aosCFF8zka4FDHMUwcxiMiltUlozAOz68PU66qEO_6MKX8zugtZ6YiISp09Sl9IIwFhNr5U5kf-wYqr6acvpgfV_DPYMl_K0uTqf2eec6WVQ1RxVAn6ZOiG-TuOqkWOBwOuZiRDlFN5ZqozVC7=s1599" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1599" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4rSpgtEqXKaKSPl3E4c3RqUJQXU-onH5oP-xa30aosCFF8zka4FDHMUwcxiMiltUlozAOz68PU66qEO_6MKX8zugtZ6YiISp09Sl9IIwFhNr5U5kf-wYqr6acvpgfV_DPYMl_K0uTqf2eec6WVQ1RxVAn6ZOiG-TuOqkWOBwOuZiRDlFN5ZqozVC7=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">"From the right...number!!" Okay, we're far to casual <br />for any of that parade ground drill stuff but for the <br />record and from left to right; Tom, Stu's son; Stu the <br />boss, Scotty and then myself. Beats me how anyone <br />comes near the stall 😄 </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> As I mentioned above I helped out Stu at Colonel Bill's at the Vapnartak Show on the Sunday but, since my missus was away visiting family in Madrid for the week it was planned between Stu and myself that my faithful canine sidekick, Otto, and I would stop over with Stu, his lovely wife, Amanda, and their faithful canine sidekick, May, so that I could help out at Colonel Bill's Depot as well as enjoying the lovely countryside around the Depot, cracking good food and plenty of beer and single malt whisky. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_APOevFsV4ReaHWNXPHSU8y8XbyihGpDZ1GbMT8S7Qb8NfKGsv6UFictXw6JjZLhAUk3eNe4KnitPunDxByAP1rKgYQyLLyR8CMsDQpOefgyQRZm2UkB-weSuoJANPT-RiYMCqxiS9TIVGTXyGcBGBfEzK3lsF3_QHs9tsriW302yLVTRc53hMizN=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_APOevFsV4ReaHWNXPHSU8y8XbyihGpDZ1GbMT8S7Qb8NfKGsv6UFictXw6JjZLhAUk3eNe4KnitPunDxByAP1rKgYQyLLyR8CMsDQpOefgyQRZm2UkB-weSuoJANPT-RiYMCqxiS9TIVGTXyGcBGBfEzK3lsF3_QHs9tsriW302yLVTRc53hMizN=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Otto (l) and May (r) who both suffer from over size <br />cute glands; say "Aaaaaaaw!" everybody</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> That took me up to Thursday when Otto and I headed back to Glasgow. Back home and with time on my hands as I was still on holiday, I took a notion to paint up some more figures to use in Inq28/Inquisimunda. I started by painting up more Adeptus Arbites. To be more specific I painted the four figures on the right as the chap with the grenade launcher and the chap with the shotgun next to him I had painted an age back. I love these Arbites figures and can't hep wishing they weren't so flipping expensive to buy. Still, it's a sellers market and I'm not desperate for them (oh yes I am!!😁). The two figures to the right of the photo are by Foundry Miniatures and are from their sci fi range, they are <a href="https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/ex-citadel-games-workshop-fantasy-sci-fi/products/ba001-empirical-absolution-and-liquidation-squad">Empirical Absolutionists</a> and sit somewhere between the Adeptus Arbites range of figures and Judge Dredd figures, which makes them perfect for what I have in mind...whatever that is? I dunno, I am easy prey to my whims...</div><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4vQhkVmtfcXag5vM7wyUYynD4EesMrxz4W9-k8Xgd36-7UYOHr5dYiBsbd_W1iWzurZ9_gjNUMgHfHnIT1z_Vr1O-_ikWhbNyF78_VwaYPvOoMisjLTR6XMvcnlK-KsQWSkec0kB1AF0EcSB3d0oh3KRGsLuWVaA5bEC5jVPIvgFWS1zRWNdsqt-S=s3540" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2388" data-original-width="3540" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4vQhkVmtfcXag5vM7wyUYynD4EesMrxz4W9-k8Xgd36-7UYOHr5dYiBsbd_W1iWzurZ9_gjNUMgHfHnIT1z_Vr1O-_ikWhbNyF78_VwaYPvOoMisjLTR6XMvcnlK-KsQWSkec0kB1AF0EcSB3d0oh3KRGsLuWVaA5bEC5jVPIvgFWS1zRWNdsqt-S=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"> As well as those chaps I have few of the old GW Imperial Guard Storm Troopers left that I also painted. These will probably be part of either an Inquisitorial warband or an Imperial Navy security force like those that appear in Dan Abnett's Inquisitor novel, Xenos. I replaced the sergeant's left hand with the plasma pistol years ago however I still have his original hand and I might put it back on as I think a plasma pistol might,I say might be a bit of over kill in a game of INQ28/Imquisimunda. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgenBY6o_8CvIijQiQRBNqKxXVAsvb7qDCEa9M4kGlUbC3uH8QB3qMX0NQt5A84VpqY28h0CP98e2i7XyPsl6KqEv9MlpAiPdeeIXVhsMA4VSc85AwQbjB7YCSKaHjV47A7MW5dB7H7afSlEpCgMfDXxQk4pCN-zPLDmt8hC2XwK0UeMVos6XLyogHG=s3482" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1917" data-original-width="3482" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgenBY6o_8CvIijQiQRBNqKxXVAsvb7qDCEa9M4kGlUbC3uH8QB3qMX0NQt5A84VpqY28h0CP98e2i7XyPsl6KqEv9MlpAiPdeeIXVhsMA4VSc85AwQbjB7YCSKaHjV47A7MW5dB7H7afSlEpCgMfDXxQk4pCN-zPLDmt8hC2XwK0UeMVos6XLyogHG=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"> I am speaking from ignorance as I haven't played either INQ28/Inquisimunda. I can easily find out though as I recently bought these on eBay. Inquisimunda, as you can probably guess is based on Necromunda and after watching a couple of Youtube videos by a chap named <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUTVmJZDQP4">Arbitor Ian</a> I thought "I should really get this game"....like you do...or at least I do..😉</p><p style="text-align: left;"> Another old GW purchase was this Codex; Imperial Guard as I was flushed with GW nostalgia and have a hankering for painting some of the old Cadian figures, a few of which I have in a box somewhere at home....</p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrPUIzpA0OXx1dFiw8s1UCsTL9zMIVPlEf9y3gr2DwGEu06kiPJB1fYck1UhaFg-DhO3JhSp_JjxFDMzEtbZgwzKXed6YxFvdj-uEOn2WY-3CeEFk89UMBXxSWR9KQFes9nQ9I20JVw2ZFyUFj7FNKOTobDMocHt4yHv7hkL6OZEVjYdzWoGZZN9dw=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrPUIzpA0OXx1dFiw8s1UCsTL9zMIVPlEf9y3gr2DwGEu06kiPJB1fYck1UhaFg-DhO3JhSp_JjxFDMzEtbZgwzKXed6YxFvdj-uEOn2WY-3CeEFk89UMBXxSWR9KQFes9nQ9I20JVw2ZFyUFj7FNKOTobDMocHt4yHv7hkL6OZEVjYdzWoGZZN9dw=s320" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Another painting project are these machine gunners for my various German halftracks and a crew for the GeschutzwagenH39(f) I. These should be complete by my next update...should...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-Y2bjVaeVVKDiFCWJk2bC5A53OhoAxkPJfLeINB5T0n2h19KtaawXY_rs4xVEaK9nIhQxl4PiyldR9nVPduHDAE16-1U19d816Zl7INXZBKXEX0zqtZVQWaa40_aU7C9AsMacIUc9KY6tWUeybwGFIlQn_P_uwiXAh2YQ3f9NM-G9eS-cPsGEyzSB=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-Y2bjVaeVVKDiFCWJk2bC5A53OhoAxkPJfLeINB5T0n2h19KtaawXY_rs4xVEaK9nIhQxl4PiyldR9nVPduHDAE16-1U19d816Zl7INXZBKXEX0zqtZVQWaa40_aU7C9AsMacIUc9KY6tWUeybwGFIlQn_P_uwiXAh2YQ3f9NM-G9eS-cPsGEyzSB=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHFGxoZP5AX61KOxH_Q62r2CDjIQpRyAB1VOV4kMsKfsYIUqB0cRgdaJq3vDA-6vm6TnVnoFU7eK9UMh9esgqL96OMvXZ3IaSBKJHrsMcKvbfVHp0BRhv2U_2SQWW6Qi2UzGln5TFuaA_IwZHKI-R81Xur2WPu_gJBOChzLVEoPymXipECIAa0NtVH=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHFGxoZP5AX61KOxH_Q62r2CDjIQpRyAB1VOV4kMsKfsYIUqB0cRgdaJq3vDA-6vm6TnVnoFU7eK9UMh9esgqL96OMvXZ3IaSBKJHrsMcKvbfVHp0BRhv2U_2SQWW6Qi2UzGln5TFuaA_IwZHKI-R81Xur2WPu_gJBOChzLVEoPymXipECIAa0NtVH=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And so to Vapnartak and my bulging shopping basket: what did I treat myself to whilst at Vapnartak? Quite a bit as it turns out. It's amazing, to me anyway, how one can go to a wargames show with no plan to buy anything and come away with a s**tonne of stuff. So here is my stuff though not all of it; tufts of static grass and packs of adhesive backed magnetic sheet make for dull photos. The colourful stuff, that's what you want; right? Let's start with a handful of Napoleonic French flag sets for my 28mm Black Powder battalions....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM3jEHvPc1niq00cSGxVkEJ0bSAs0-3eu-p1s29mAw7S3F8IrUyVLCT8CzCDYMn9AbhGlq3LZ5dU9gOCOz0UpYqojj9w0mKXn91XwVspYDDVIOkNOQiweBGqRRpxQUmdNWKhXiL4bQbsa9uK79UiFfuPtutmdXMBVdM33eYkhMONbQS9qvQYcAXvoU=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM3jEHvPc1niq00cSGxVkEJ0bSAs0-3eu-p1s29mAw7S3F8IrUyVLCT8CzCDYMn9AbhGlq3LZ5dU9gOCOz0UpYqojj9w0mKXn91XwVspYDDVIOkNOQiweBGqRRpxQUmdNWKhXiL4bQbsa9uK79UiFfuPtutmdXMBVdM33eYkhMONbQS9qvQYcAXvoU=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">....lots of Artizan Designs Panzer Lehr figures...will soon be able to field a platoon of these hardy veteran types....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlNQk5Qc6Bu7EV2d8G90ZUz1GNUCeg521zfeTjDnYuOnfz5lMeW9Vv-X9gwvOToUNKuUOTDtS8SgOG8X3SkmIOuCWYh8nyn3VY3gor_fyJacAd-yM36AivnyeFgwmri0CgEcwx_NKmVtPVodKgRYm0o8B6oYCKJpQm72Dcjeq7NbfJmBoBCnWqV6N3=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlNQk5Qc6Bu7EV2d8G90ZUz1GNUCeg521zfeTjDnYuOnfz5lMeW9Vv-X9gwvOToUNKuUOTDtS8SgOG8X3SkmIOuCWYh8nyn3VY3gor_fyJacAd-yM36AivnyeFgwmri0CgEcwx_NKmVtPVodKgRYm0o8B6oYCKJpQm72Dcjeq7NbfJmBoBCnWqV6N3=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> ....some nice resin cast terrain pieces from a small company called Urban Terrain (I think); a wrecked Hetzer and a VW Beetle......</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiJMr-GrPl3oDxrwiKggeMpuLUHfKs4exREfsslvY6McxNUaSlxrNFfPklpqVitQxqDUBMCrxE0n7GE9aKa2-0lFfNAUPwP69_V_I8SRqkJQIcCNBwgiYyqWeCO99nT9zBskACVNgNX5oEBTAKIBeeA8C5fg_pfqRQLxnmS4Lv5N5XGrEtgAxPFoTL=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiJMr-GrPl3oDxrwiKggeMpuLUHfKs4exREfsslvY6McxNUaSlxrNFfPklpqVitQxqDUBMCrxE0n7GE9aKa2-0lFfNAUPwP69_V_I8SRqkJQIcCNBwgiYyqWeCO99nT9zBskACVNgNX5oEBTAKIBeeA8C5fg_pfqRQLxnmS4Lv5N5XGrEtgAxPFoTL=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">.....from Warbases I bought one of these MDF Figaro Landers that I plan to use a terrain pice in INQ28/Inquisimunda/Judge Dredd. I will need to add lots of gubbins and things to it though as it looks a tad plain..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVkjHnN1qz404EQwC3gC1TQOcGnHNrorYofLvRHkiXT3laX_hxq6tLzt-3elY1AEIlt3wE3nqUOe0ZfIANUKTQfNo8WcKGTrG2mvFenrkAZmuXfGoHCI_LpcJQ_cMzIzU6ej5NlAl4P_3PD1K2bM7f5KXWmIcBH934Z46pdsUUavnsb03wFgQ2z0-o=s3687" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3687" data-original-width="2763" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVkjHnN1qz404EQwC3gC1TQOcGnHNrorYofLvRHkiXT3laX_hxq6tLzt-3elY1AEIlt3wE3nqUOe0ZfIANUKTQfNo8WcKGTrG2mvFenrkAZmuXfGoHCI_LpcJQ_cMzIzU6ej5NlAl4P_3PD1K2bM7f5KXWmIcBH934Z46pdsUUavnsb03wFgQ2z0-o=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">....for Warlords of Erehwon some Northmen Cavalry who will be painted up as Bretonnian-esque mounted squires....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx79Or7H_7aggPGvjOF3BruTUDPoPafFSpo_WENXuC91o422bT-GAzbeTUql4qLhMPmn2h4OfCKiDiu4pG12PQe3MxWH8-AKt_eHKU8puoGmoYc1rARCJpfnze1Vp5-goStqhZK4ixwk0Qd-gnm05uScCSX6MqhQqM4HSH9-5Fs-LXlwMNNQesMxQp=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx79Or7H_7aggPGvjOF3BruTUDPoPafFSpo_WENXuC91o422bT-GAzbeTUql4qLhMPmn2h4OfCKiDiu4pG12PQe3MxWH8-AKt_eHKU8puoGmoYc1rARCJpfnze1Vp5-goStqhZK4ixwk0Qd-gnm05uScCSX6MqhQqM4HSH9-5Fs-LXlwMNNQesMxQp=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">....and sticking with the fantasy theme, a rather spiffing looking wood frame house from 4Ground. This will also do for Mordiem and, at a stretch, late war Prussia if I trim that strange black bit on the apex of the roof...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ0ITlREbMDKSxn3iyNNOu5kqoCiZwNTxssVDFD8rY6vX3vOji1TarAwn2ZnRhWBLVwBoKrgu-GUgvpiclivmBnwtNQff2Q6dGouT5T5e6MbNfqoTqi8fiu2yddWb3hbpTnD6LHild3bYc9Bqng8cGdlkLpOB5tHlNhchlzqM5292xJ12OQeFbI-J_=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ0ITlREbMDKSxn3iyNNOu5kqoCiZwNTxssVDFD8rY6vX3vOji1TarAwn2ZnRhWBLVwBoKrgu-GUgvpiclivmBnwtNQff2Q6dGouT5T5e6MbNfqoTqi8fiu2yddWb3hbpTnD6LHild3bYc9Bqng8cGdlkLpOB5tHlNhchlzqM5292xJ12OQeFbI-J_=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...continuing with the fantasy stuff, I stopped by Crooked Dice's stand and bought this fantastic looking Orc Warlord. He's a huge bruiser as you can see from below. He's already primed and ready to go, just need to fit him in to the painting schedule</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXBdR1E2fKowULrRYPNmn6Q4i9KLO7gDmauxqlTSvTgn636cjScMiOOVtn1_IHGcSUl-oqvxuiOw2T_C-f-_ZUjd43EyeEYvJHXCWk_dlPVWREUnTSIWwiOLJHVf1U8mkBoVbML_CD_A5h2Cdp3Qpjz3KsrZYkyzJqLTogiX4hLe3N1YdI4_c-bicd=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXBdR1E2fKowULrRYPNmn6Q4i9KLO7gDmauxqlTSvTgn636cjScMiOOVtn1_IHGcSUl-oqvxuiOw2T_C-f-_ZUjd43EyeEYvJHXCWk_dlPVWREUnTSIWwiOLJHVf1U8mkBoVbML_CD_A5h2Cdp3Qpjz3KsrZYkyzJqLTogiX4hLe3N1YdI4_c-bicd=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLfeQtUwf_NHLp-maI0hrvScn47Ou4tP2VFIJw-hQUJ-8J_bqpd8dAcVHQ326ChrcVAbRfEj_OSpayvk6QhVX4_E8VL0-MRyJEkhpJUlm7lAV7Ud16tPfzk8ulH_ah-sHIU4nIDsGu9vg6i9ege-l1y29qlKEc0Bix2GjX8iCtU5ZUY2wmvgb5YeJ8=s2199" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="2199" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLfeQtUwf_NHLp-maI0hrvScn47Ou4tP2VFIJw-hQUJ-8J_bqpd8dAcVHQ326ChrcVAbRfEj_OSpayvk6QhVX4_E8VL0-MRyJEkhpJUlm7lAV7Ud16tPfzk8ulH_ah-sHIU4nIDsGu9vg6i9ege-l1y29qlKEc0Bix2GjX8iCtU5ZUY2wmvgb5YeJ8=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...back with Black Powder my 6mm French Army got more reinforcements..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjmVeTi886NPucevujhv4fmL3gLt6Wj3W_nAVZajeFJGtWn3hg3PUdIkva9NXywEgbueXhTrRipCJOTVysdQfR66OroDrxDfo2CvFwVN9mIpuLpxgmQzS9YygQxa-kCYvwF7vNOwptFdOdaBABlH5kBX9cMRjYrw6EyzxMqY638tQDofXz2gSCrU1u=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjmVeTi886NPucevujhv4fmL3gLt6Wj3W_nAVZajeFJGtWn3hg3PUdIkva9NXywEgbueXhTrRipCJOTVysdQfR66OroDrxDfo2CvFwVN9mIpuLpxgmQzS9YygQxa-kCYvwF7vNOwptFdOdaBABlH5kBX9cMRjYrw6EyzxMqY638tQDofXz2gSCrU1u=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and last but by no means least I acquired a Warhammer Fantasy Empire army. It's painted to a fairly basic standard so all I need to do is add washes and some highlights then figure out how I am going to base them. I intend to do some work on them like remove the shields from a lot of the figures and to replace the spears on units that have them with pikes as I want them to be a Renaissance themed force for either Pikeman's Lament and Pike & Shotte. I can easily build two forces for Pikeman's Lament which will be fun. There are also rules for playing Sharp Practice in this period which I would like to give a try out at some point in the future </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfU3Y9_Pt8UxG2XuxCGw0oA2qLgUaNNOzYyajmBIwYONY_qUvXmaEHy85PPD79On7aGMip27RR2LqXphwggS1rROlFxV46PAyfyJyjdUaED_V0ydr3fWOd9uCxl0QTfEyg8j6381RITl0JSSYYQm0Dt5g9CBzavR8bEq7r_7LweORhPrJXq4WNWBsw=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="4000" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfU3Y9_Pt8UxG2XuxCGw0oA2qLgUaNNOzYyajmBIwYONY_qUvXmaEHy85PPD79On7aGMip27RR2LqXphwggS1rROlFxV46PAyfyJyjdUaED_V0ydr3fWOd9uCxl0QTfEyg8j6381RITl0JSSYYQm0Dt5g9CBzavR8bEq7r_7LweORhPrJXq4WNWBsw=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">I am in awe......</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> Stu was also good enough to arrange a game of Donnybrook for one of the evening's I was there. The skirmish was set in the period of the Monmouth Rebellion with some corkingly painted Front Rank figures from their 17th century period range. Needless to say Scotty and I, as the rebels, were runners up to Tony's goverment forces but we all had a great time, which is what it's all about.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg7sEvoh-lcBo0iMvD1oDAlISwxS_XxTPTn_4P66q5xEUMM_3kHDje9SW1HfD2OFiRtMQugsZA6-h-jax-FvLJTB3SUl4aHYBkjgXKX6pZDTIzT7on1UmTAmlXdreeRvAOpd4iJ2S0nWttDZlqQupVW8GD36sBR_TAtf6Cod3aPS6TsV2DOUSQhSi2=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg7sEvoh-lcBo0iMvD1oDAlISwxS_XxTPTn_4P66q5xEUMM_3kHDje9SW1HfD2OFiRtMQugsZA6-h-jax-FvLJTB3SUl4aHYBkjgXKX6pZDTIzT7on1UmTAmlXdreeRvAOpd4iJ2S0nWttDZlqQupVW8GD36sBR_TAtf6Cod3aPS6TsV2DOUSQhSi2=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5wrt_KmyABc1DV0IDIAlKs3czJKrW-RvKG79Kg-cZpYpdlPeH0lPYnWV5ezi46Rh1PIPJrrI3Oowz0nk4nLnvAq7GcnLh5dJmjD8bXlPDAdmL7bFjJht7yVh2FMvuDCoUY-pnNpV0zDExJHJmx3UcuA7y_6ON3yEGBR-JYHNnIoxu1IgQCjuGHcQ_=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5wrt_KmyABc1DV0IDIAlKs3czJKrW-RvKG79Kg-cZpYpdlPeH0lPYnWV5ezi46Rh1PIPJrrI3Oowz0nk4nLnvAq7GcnLh5dJmjD8bXlPDAdmL7bFjJht7yVh2FMvuDCoUY-pnNpV0zDExJHJmx3UcuA7y_6ON3yEGBR-JYHNnIoxu1IgQCjuGHcQ_=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCEwEKOjxSoKYY4Fl8wMR2xy-TLb88k7CKrguZnfDqtXgXf8rUnnVMRtfHQJHlFi7RKIW_jvEroZFbpSUnLCfsreX9JCF5qCeh-_c0WB1xS1hntQM-9EYtrpoEyzhSPP2tMwBFVbYU5cPxL_POg3pngRpSCZdtxkKP1JBpH_heW_vA3-z8iQdQEaLs=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCEwEKOjxSoKYY4Fl8wMR2xy-TLb88k7CKrguZnfDqtXgXf8rUnnVMRtfHQJHlFi7RKIW_jvEroZFbpSUnLCfsreX9JCF5qCeh-_c0WB1xS1hntQM-9EYtrpoEyzhSPP2tMwBFVbYU5cPxL_POg3pngRpSCZdtxkKP1JBpH_heW_vA3-z8iQdQEaLs=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjf-GkgbphuUJrULNHBXy_qBA56b9sdPGys9SmMOvY71K6G_1upV6DbWJWEsMvYXqQFcLuxJtFaAztC9_lh5kDQKUjFiOoLPPQn9-nnKxEedongBAmmUhdPQbN-GJZ9lwnB8cPZG1X8mZaj5AgAfFuNTlEF-lfhTu9Try4urH3ugMvPEiWS-IEY3o_S=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjf-GkgbphuUJrULNHBXy_qBA56b9sdPGys9SmMOvY71K6G_1upV6DbWJWEsMvYXqQFcLuxJtFaAztC9_lh5kDQKUjFiOoLPPQn9-nnKxEedongBAmmUhdPQbN-GJZ9lwnB8cPZG1X8mZaj5AgAfFuNTlEF-lfhTu9Try4urH3ugMvPEiWS-IEY3o_S=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiczcFfNzfHU3oqzIVXqLwGrY4kwW09REh0aIVLYjEeRNBQemaPOlRjKA18CquugyBYwu0Qky01p--_-9ih_jPbaxWBDarHjaTBoV9W3vb8u1v2Kv7FhF-NOHtlCzg1hYq0G9s12X73WZ6i3FMSU2ov-O-0luZs8LJs4KxWOp3ZJNgrywrz8nVgI4Fg=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiczcFfNzfHU3oqzIVXqLwGrY4kwW09REh0aIVLYjEeRNBQemaPOlRjKA18CquugyBYwu0Qky01p--_-9ih_jPbaxWBDarHjaTBoV9W3vb8u1v2Kv7FhF-NOHtlCzg1hYq0G9s12X73WZ6i3FMSU2ov-O-0luZs8LJs4KxWOp3ZJNgrywrz8nVgI4Fg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_dp-mETQRrLvjfHfyC9-39F85ka2feaHfrwuhWQ5SezIXcZ0krvFhbY_9SgGLlHihq3Dq7IdsJJ1dcHTcT6oZrpqgwTS-si985F3Jp57WEPsRbU29T9TCCwbsUWFqorRQvf82Pm2PK0qUBB292e7Uun6vH8oHBkQyiObLeSa6V3nMtgeMA0eTDSet=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_dp-mETQRrLvjfHfyC9-39F85ka2feaHfrwuhWQ5SezIXcZ0krvFhbY_9SgGLlHihq3Dq7IdsJJ1dcHTcT6oZrpqgwTS-si985F3Jp57WEPsRbU29T9TCCwbsUWFqorRQvf82Pm2PK0qUBB292e7Uun6vH8oHBkQyiObLeSa6V3nMtgeMA0eTDSet=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> So that's it for this update. My next few updates will be a bit more focused on individual projects so look forward to them and some actual, recorded progress...no pressure now, Jim</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Till then, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">pip pip,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jimbob, General, nuisance </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-20411823857293830932022-02-03T15:37:00.004-08:002022-02-03T15:42:07.015-08:00Update #2/2022 <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes folks, it's time for update #2 of 2022. Now wait a minute before you start rushing out and panic buying Christmas presents, calm down, just because I am at update #2 for the year doesn't mean it must be December already. No, this is the new, improved (?) approach I am taking to the blog; no more write a blog update, take out a mortgage, pay off said mortgage, write the next update. No, I mean to be more regular....and also post updates more often too...boom boom! <cue tumbleweed......😁> if only so that I can keep up to date with what I have done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So what have I done since last you gazed upon my works; well I have been vusy, very busy..yes, busy but not focused. Following up from my last update here's what I have got done </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>1/1 Scale Terrain.</u> I have managed to find time to put some more boards up in the garage. The hold up here is that I need my good llady wife to assist me by holding the rather large MDF boards while I make light of the sawing by employing our circular saw however she has been busy researching stuff for a job interview so I have tackled what I could. It's coming along however it's back on hold as I am off to visit <a href="http://colonelbills.com/">Colonel Bill's</a> and help out at the Depot and the <a href="http://vapnartak.co.uk/">Vapnartak Wargames Show</a> this coming Sunday, 6th February.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIHCIbEYgcDYH6KYkHYKgbFeusWgBTOQDfMDo6gYNHgmmN7oxpVCjkL3Z6s-fbWeqOyKfR7sThzA3nF3RPbUxSFcNmVJYybZSv0495eoYvUOMnpnD8ufm0ovVCZNU-vBMKdIpXzkg2irsp87Le6qTIeLuWyAzuTzl06d4sW_R41UUxNAyEQRxcpdDX=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIHCIbEYgcDYH6KYkHYKgbFeusWgBTOQDfMDo6gYNHgmmN7oxpVCjkL3Z6s-fbWeqOyKfR7sThzA3nF3RPbUxSFcNmVJYybZSv0495eoYvUOMnpnD8ufm0ovVCZNU-vBMKdIpXzkg2irsp87Le6qTIeLuWyAzuTzl06d4sW_R41UUxNAyEQRxcpdDX=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">getting there..a bit rough and ready but it will do.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmJ3iV6jEoEV2wmHw72NmxMw_7f0kGsiXxuyaOW43I3IWRRow_UOlOUthNjORpsNYktXPeLSV16HPOXz3gIQSqZiVq4rEqu6i-WNwpiv60zvsD6Rbw5z4IiY0dx37tUHFOFnhIte66qft9M12OS7a-wHgplO1PEHjcTDPtqiogCIAM4uYNmHpOY7ss=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmJ3iV6jEoEV2wmHw72NmxMw_7f0kGsiXxuyaOW43I3IWRRow_UOlOUthNjORpsNYktXPeLSV16HPOXz3gIQSqZiVq4rEqu6i-WNwpiv60zvsD6Rbw5z4IiY0dx37tUHFOFnhIte66qft9M12OS7a-wHgplO1PEHjcTDPtqiogCIAM4uYNmHpOY7ss=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Another reason why I need Mrs General Jimbob <br />to assist; I tend to make gaffs when operating <br />machinery without supervision such as cutting <br />through my gaming tables with my circular saw; <br />I wondered why it seemed to be making hard <br />work of cutting through the MDF.....</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>1/56 Scale Terrain</u>.....nuffink. I have completely avoided doing any work on the factory buildings, despit my best intentions...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>1/35 scale Models</u>....Nothing to see here...move along..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>1/56 scale</u> Well here I have made some minimal progress. I have spent some more time working on painting the collection of German armour and had gotten as far as dry brushing them when I realsied I didn't have suffcient Balkan Cross decals for them so I went onto the Warlord Games site and ordered a sheet as quick as flash. The decal sheet has arrived since then but in the meantime I had become engrossed in other stuff, of which more in a moment, so while they have been put on the back burner but only for a brief time as the decaling and weathering will be at most two evenings work. Then it's the crews!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb-WE2vg-9LTw92R4e1_81L7_xTf3AIDrX6e41Sd5j7MeKFSbiehaX0v1ad4fHpg6oTa4TtiLlmiILo6MCO26o7seguB_ztxAhHIuVMFGdaJFNcDvd-rETB-iZGya0OQoIeyRmeQt4Mqhgf8TQjqzLKU5_wgZ_PW4yMaLsELz6cnyRd1JQODAvdKXW=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb-WE2vg-9LTw92R4e1_81L7_xTf3AIDrX6e41Sd5j7MeKFSbiehaX0v1ad4fHpg6oTa4TtiLlmiILo6MCO26o7seguB_ztxAhHIuVMFGdaJFNcDvd-rETB-iZGya0OQoIeyRmeQt4Mqhgf8TQjqzLKU5_wgZ_PW4yMaLsELz6cnyRd1JQODAvdKXW=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8oReeQqWcrG1wztLv65p2CvFB2RDx0FqBhNaxsRQhy5ymPq401c8tU6hSgbqMJ00pxtXfT722IKFjXFbVA9lfP-bKEeuchp2SgEvT9p1jPYv3GE3TybOT7w7-ik7o02lWGbYgkrD50_vxOa3EL0h-6HQeuF9HkL2weCpFDu8ezzloX_yzVa1AcnmC=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8oReeQqWcrG1wztLv65p2CvFB2RDx0FqBhNaxsRQhy5ymPq401c8tU6hSgbqMJ00pxtXfT722IKFjXFbVA9lfP-bKEeuchp2SgEvT9p1jPYv3GE3TybOT7w7-ik7o02lWGbYgkrD50_vxOa3EL0h-6HQeuF9HkL2weCpFDu8ezzloX_yzVa1AcnmC=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the other things I got diverted with was more German Infantry. And purely because they were based and ready to start, I was packing for a sleep over shift at work and of all the portable, ready to stuff I had at hand the German Infantry were the easiest to get done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizZav6r1RClTmpcqVI0fpqIR6zSErKxqH2k54Oem3j0ZXyH8Ah6NTEMeV1nJSa7CqRFa_aPp7ldkKMaVVo8Q0FHK4-kxdJYrT4w-HmSvmSqJMjbOJ4qR5c3ZQSBDQLgyv6FmCNMuHb6tfvut0iCBycpNzD3gfOgqwlU-z9I0C9D_C8dUEQVwo99jJd=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizZav6r1RClTmpcqVI0fpqIR6zSErKxqH2k54Oem3j0ZXyH8Ah6NTEMeV1nJSa7CqRFa_aPp7ldkKMaVVo8Q0FHK4-kxdJYrT4w-HmSvmSqJMjbOJ4qR5c3ZQSBDQLgyv6FmCNMuHb6tfvut0iCBycpNzD3gfOgqwlU-z9I0C9D_C8dUEQVwo99jJd=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Continuing with the 1/56 scale theme, I have based the Victrix Napoleonic French figures I had for Black Powder. As nice as they look I have to build and paint more and more and I need to replace these Line types as I used them for Sharp Practice. But for now I am really pleased with these guys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEgMMFipmMyOZQ31G3rrtd6elSdJHnKgpziG_7l-O1BzcQa1jfxsWJUlQav1wSLi_N2BRFuAOLHJYa469LHbg-Ba24YknsUi8xgDWP7_ROjFkuxj28lNtFKK2tFoC5geheLTotGoduNyT_dS1NZ4fMj8YasEb3ePE6Mx5ahUHRmfhiSsOxyevyZUgS=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEgMMFipmMyOZQ31G3rrtd6elSdJHnKgpziG_7l-O1BzcQa1jfxsWJUlQav1wSLi_N2BRFuAOLHJYa469LHbg-Ba24YknsUi8xgDWP7_ROjFkuxj28lNtFKK2tFoC5geheLTotGoduNyT_dS1NZ4fMj8YasEb3ePE6Mx5ahUHRmfhiSsOxyevyZUgS=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here's where I got diverted. My chum Danny is coming down to Glasgow from way up north in Scotland in March and we, Danny, Richie and myself are organising a days worth of gaming and we might, just might fit in some Mordheim so I decided to finish off two more warbands; a Skaven warband (Thank you Bill King, Gotrek and Felix, Audible and Jonathon Keeble 😀)......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9k9UiCjgFV0MBQnkhomx9-9ckJDIYbRENwytbICa57eSwzuZkEeWkdtFTKNTVVjSNq5lSC3cXJ6P6HJzS1Jh_O19a8AcWbU-lsMczun0w6mBkijVFVrPnkiOnJRfGwutB-14PleHTBImrd3Nmvn-ZjPJC5QZqhDj3OXtZ1rNgJEnofQakssZ7dQCV=s3724" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="3724" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9k9UiCjgFV0MBQnkhomx9-9ckJDIYbRENwytbICa57eSwzuZkEeWkdtFTKNTVVjSNq5lSC3cXJ6P6HJzS1Jh_O19a8AcWbU-lsMczun0w6mBkijVFVrPnkiOnJRfGwutB-14PleHTBImrd3Nmvn-ZjPJC5QZqhDj3OXtZ1rNgJEnofQakssZ7dQCV=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and a Witchhunters warband.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgySq3ob71j0IPIHH070d8qAo152aap3y8v4vDasKQOPmM9z7wPTeZ1kzQo00xc77E2AU7dWav8KfpxBG1PVAt0s18KA63-qtp5kOzdG7S5Zw3-7J-H6atuLO57bjJflnC4_5qt6kOKcrpDG7szElDoDthMwvyn5UUvEEpdf0w2iA8gJs2H_pXeD5v7=s3613" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="3613" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgySq3ob71j0IPIHH070d8qAo152aap3y8v4vDasKQOPmM9z7wPTeZ1kzQo00xc77E2AU7dWav8KfpxBG1PVAt0s18KA63-qtp5kOzdG7S5Zw3-7J-H6atuLO57bjJflnC4_5qt6kOKcrpDG7szElDoDthMwvyn5UUvEEpdf0w2iA8gJs2H_pXeD5v7=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...only I forgot to paint up this chap...doh! But he's next on the list</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM9ww7gupCCkVy9boazjw5Yfa109mCDuIoB1hUz7c1RhKCudNPsh8Ukw0ZxBKwpR3p_I3UyeTBTbwzCVG0f-BnhF-SnElqyEytLXFhQaoYI__xt2EjRXNCddExYWF_1tjz7KCcR6IQWkGSeJESXi9dOFaAO2n6Q9cCbGLKYsJ2i0dT69u7ThFxRJt_=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhM9ww7gupCCkVy9boazjw5Yfa109mCDuIoB1hUz7c1RhKCudNPsh8Ukw0ZxBKwpR3p_I3UyeTBTbwzCVG0f-BnhF-SnElqyEytLXFhQaoYI__xt2EjRXNCddExYWF_1tjz7KCcR6IQWkGSeJESXi9dOFaAO2n6Q9cCbGLKYsJ2i0dT69u7ThFxRJt_=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lastly, and sticking with a fantasy theme I bashed out this orc stone thrower from <a href="https://eoeorbisuk.com/collections/fantasy/products/fa77951-orc-stone-thrower-1-and-crew?variant=4539081859">Black Tree Designs</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuVjMs71OhrrR6Vh3XqHqz3wjdyc5V0Utcw8k27VCiX3CPqtSZcao5Gx2r4gp936gC54KcFFZF3_JtzRL1V2wTad22kahp7nFH5gLfahUd9z9vu_rg7shgl9H_4kXDRK3i4t-M90avxOyckg0LJqqtwIARbIyUDllJDn8IfVP3Hq2TPErRuE3SzRiD=s2217" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1701" data-original-width="2217" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuVjMs71OhrrR6Vh3XqHqz3wjdyc5V0Utcw8k27VCiX3CPqtSZcao5Gx2r4gp936gC54KcFFZF3_JtzRL1V2wTad22kahp7nFH5gLfahUd9z9vu_rg7shgl9H_4kXDRK3i4t-M90avxOyckg0LJqqtwIARbIyUDllJDn8IfVP3Hq2TPErRuE3SzRiD=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiGv5fDLqxCw_w6edsZWowHT49ADs6FHtcm2134lNDN7tB6_C2tob4xYypJsU5r5qLlwMm-LY-4thciwalkw1GLTo2Gk71piVQSfRCQjD6nMumpvqXN2GzEha86rXBsW_RhlOVxBvhhzp_tKRgkBrYtnVJCkqMWJhA3MlTc0bK-MQ3RohLnKjL7xcK=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiGv5fDLqxCw_w6edsZWowHT49ADs6FHtcm2134lNDN7tB6_C2tob4xYypJsU5r5qLlwMm-LY-4thciwalkw1GLTo2Gk71piVQSfRCQjD6nMumpvqXN2GzEha86rXBsW_RhlOVxBvhhzp_tKRgkBrYtnVJCkqMWJhA3MlTc0bK-MQ3RohLnKjL7xcK=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIIfvEucjwgxkiJe09EkrydIaGiLWIZRiraQiaOtTUd_AZW_jOHLoTwpaU1k2x1yBLyqqOoeUkVoLco5dRfzGxNRAVOj2Aa4IDAVjZGdycVFr3kxGZlni_O1UN3m-iGAYD6FEWgjPZnHpldgcg9pbp1lmh0clOLYKt64eX8yhV4hvb32zoWworsh0_=s2176" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="2176" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIIfvEucjwgxkiJe09EkrydIaGiLWIZRiraQiaOtTUd_AZW_jOHLoTwpaU1k2x1yBLyqqOoeUkVoLco5dRfzGxNRAVOj2Aa4IDAVjZGdycVFr3kxGZlni_O1UN3m-iGAYD6FEWgjPZnHpldgcg9pbp1lmh0clOLYKt64eX8yhV4hvb32zoWworsh0_=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Why red I hear you ask; well this rock lobber from Games Workshop really inspired me and I figured if it's an orc rock lobber and it's red then it stands to (Orc-ish) reason that it will shoot faster.....well, it might. Anyhow, that's for Warlords of Erehwon and another day. That's all for another day and another update, til then I am off to write out my shopping list for Vapnartak; sci fi vehicles; Rhinos, Valkyries etc are a definitely on the list. Till next time pip pip, General J</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg47DyNwbIIOvsu1yvmdmIa62t_r6LsXPbN-FRAByZE85kXdH4WitzmoEanrFJzzvcpjCKQVfW3TIxIj6CUJyEAnACydEzsQAveqjrqowLxPAITZJB8UJSXXEZDjZdY_UgwrTuOewvSVS7UlSnyUXuJkRdebJLc5tqL1ochSsDnIX_aOPMZXnJ2lWPO=s3888" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2234" data-original-width="3888" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg47DyNwbIIOvsu1yvmdmIa62t_r6LsXPbN-FRAByZE85kXdH4WitzmoEanrFJzzvcpjCKQVfW3TIxIj6CUJyEAnACydEzsQAveqjrqowLxPAITZJB8UJSXXEZDjZdY_UgwrTuOewvSVS7UlSnyUXuJkRdebJLc5tqL1ochSsDnIX_aOPMZXnJ2lWPO=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-13779917889733815832022-01-22T14:35:00.002-08:002022-01-22T14:35:24.121-08:00Update #1/2022 also known as "What's going down with the kids...erm..grumpy old git"<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;">Well it's the first, pukka update of 2021 and I'm off to a flying start!....mostly. My problem is, like my expanding waist line, I appear to have adopted a broad front strategy...no, not strategy, that smacks of deliberate planning; more a broad front...what? I dunno, either way I have, as ever, a lot going on and some of it seems to be going nowhere fast. However, and I know I suggested this idea an age ago, I reckon if I can keep a weekly update going from now on, then I will get places with my projects especially as I am making progress with getting the gaming garage to the point of being usable all year round!!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><u>1/1 Scale Terrain</u></p><p style="text-align: left;">The Gaming Garage?.,,The Wargames Shed?...The Battle Box...whatever, has had some more much needed TLC since I last mentioned it on the blog. Firstly and most importantly I have managed to make it water proof by covering the leaky wall with tarpaulin. The lower part of the right hand wall needs replacing (I think this shed has been here since the house was built back in the 1930s so it's small wonder that it has corroded in places) but as funds are tight at the moment then the tarpaulin will have to do. And you can't notice it as the right hand wall backs onto our neighbour's place and has a fence and hedge up against it meaning it was a tight squeeze getting into the gap to fit the tarpaulin. Anyway, that has been addressed and should do for the moment.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyQGL0DGF7q7RpWxQFuKtJCeYjg5FvPSQuJvO2TXdZH9SQaiAk3-94Hberfr5eCQm7WWDSRuoajPvOL88DcgXeog_w7HlW2jnTYNlG3LrbBeU41VQ7uS6A52m5aAxGHH45J3c9t-9Z_ujtSnpm18TbTgjLQre_O6FgxKpTKUcNV63dn6_Xx6hmZS2o=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyQGL0DGF7q7RpWxQFuKtJCeYjg5FvPSQuJvO2TXdZH9SQaiAk3-94Hberfr5eCQm7WWDSRuoajPvOL88DcgXeog_w7HlW2jnTYNlG3LrbBeU41VQ7uS6A52m5aAxGHH45J3c9t-9Z_ujtSnpm18TbTgjLQre_O6FgxKpTKUcNV63dn6_Xx6hmZS2o=s320" width="240" /></a></p><p>Next, we have made the windows larger to allow in more daylight then painted the exterior of the garage to help the timbers last a bit longer.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDdJPcfEXLyJfelybFO085jYSVfD-VIGC47zFZyS44N1WxM0uszN5tu24GY0V2cK-4RbNcr7sYobeCKJp21KPuJz-LrAQN8hO78OLOmxIVHsJH3NX_8Ck6rkU4sP5hm-GIKEayQKh7FmTVJ6zN8txNv7Xn-ao4IxpsXMBPr3xp0yQZiP-h7JW5fD1s=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDdJPcfEXLyJfelybFO085jYSVfD-VIGC47zFZyS44N1WxM0uszN5tu24GY0V2cK-4RbNcr7sYobeCKJp21KPuJz-LrAQN8hO78OLOmxIVHsJH3NX_8Ck6rkU4sP5hm-GIKEayQKh7FmTVJ6zN8txNv7Xn-ao4IxpsXMBPr3xp0yQZiP-h7JW5fD1s=s320" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then we left it for a while as we were, to use a local term, scunnered with it all. However, now that we are past the holiday season and the days are getting incrementally longer we have been back out and making more progress with the interior of the garage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To start with we have insulated it with wool insulation stapled onto the walls..</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpxOW1SoEFbFTNt4A-SINDRmKeDOKeGdjyZJSS1g0duoO_0q8DuaxIl4SXOGKykBpG-5McIlbPLLKDEyWEaiPnNz5bxHIiwCaBr56N5UvGkXlEtJRECqiYDOgpgXV6fVKwjz4snFZlMJPuxF0yjJsYdd3gZ6vEt988kYNfo_bbODEufGyMWSHANWBf=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpxOW1SoEFbFTNt4A-SINDRmKeDOKeGdjyZJSS1g0duoO_0q8DuaxIl4SXOGKykBpG-5McIlbPLLKDEyWEaiPnNz5bxHIiwCaBr56N5UvGkXlEtJRECqiYDOgpgXV6fVKwjz4snFZlMJPuxF0yjJsYdd3gZ6vEt988kYNfo_bbODEufGyMWSHANWBf=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">..then we have started adding 9mm MDF boards to give us an interior wall, which was fun (?) A close examination will show you it's all rather amateurish but hey, with a bit of luck and some judicious saving, we mean to replace the whole shebang in a couple of years. I have left a gap at the base of the wall to allow the bottom of the joists there to dry out completely which should be by the middle of the summer then I will cover them over. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkC2T_ua7j9puJNZODGyKP9tnC1lcmrsP5u6ZDjazODyU3WYG8z9jN9Wgi8DTVM0i9y_LFYXWK8qicYNF5eydvYQM5qy9RzYDp9Keu3-oWHKG7RvT4XP_LDphk6vzyXsP07ZhaZt04LwkIUA3irEgzuJhW73paBkCGGAG-zSMrNN6iVss9Mj6QIvsP=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkC2T_ua7j9puJNZODGyKP9tnC1lcmrsP5u6ZDjazODyU3WYG8z9jN9Wgi8DTVM0i9y_LFYXWK8qicYNF5eydvYQM5qy9RzYDp9Keu3-oWHKG7RvT4XP_LDphk6vzyXsP07ZhaZt04LwkIUA3irEgzuJhW73paBkCGGAG-zSMrNN6iVss9Mj6QIvsP=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2yJySAMUOlJ2ZPxoyvHu38FQ5PCzg3SkBfDLvIx28bRGttCXpLJFxTx-cruziUW75SXS-XE3Ly94wZ2LpC9bczCCUCk6FWo8Ue8wH4bqW-KcmI0CleXmUEZjA-FFmmfpmsqqoPXUMQWRaxyBx4JbWcERyp9yyX1M49FxzCqpnuyeDvh6VSe417EV-=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2yJySAMUOlJ2ZPxoyvHu38FQ5PCzg3SkBfDLvIx28bRGttCXpLJFxTx-cruziUW75SXS-XE3Ly94wZ2LpC9bczCCUCk6FWo8Ue8wH4bqW-KcmI0CleXmUEZjA-FFmmfpmsqqoPXUMQWRaxyBx4JbWcERyp9yyX1M49FxzCqpnuyeDvh6VSe417EV-=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdCAvd1gNf8G__Mq3fMdzkfKnWylVxbkJBGistKW_0fzo8qNXdGHPrACBnjENYtTHnBUOHG912GVvkrQVKxEhEq2l1tO1tBoh0-7CSO8f-83fr40G-BQDfPgznEsOCeobm5QKanDdVjk3Tt0OFOnMr4fV_2DxrrOwsMTBPcukdBpmfk4MKKC17dIyw=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdCAvd1gNf8G__Mq3fMdzkfKnWylVxbkJBGistKW_0fzo8qNXdGHPrACBnjENYtTHnBUOHG912GVvkrQVKxEhEq2l1tO1tBoh0-7CSO8f-83fr40G-BQDfPgznEsOCeobm5QKanDdVjk3Tt0OFOnMr4fV_2DxrrOwsMTBPcukdBpmfk4MKKC17dIyw=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">So there's only the window wall and doors to cover and insulation to be fitted to the roof which I hope to get done on my next couple of days off this week then it should be good for gaming in.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><u>1/56 Scale Terrain</u></p><p style="text-align: left;">Good for gaming in and in which case it would be good to have some more terrain ready for future gaming. I have made minimal progress (which is still progress, isn't it) with my ruined factory and warehouse from TT Combat <a href="https://ttcombat.com/collections/world-war/products/warehouse-tank-factory">Warehouse Tank Factory</a> set. But only to the extent of giving it a coat of Sandex Bitter Chocolate paint. I have also found some extra terrain goodies in the shape of Anyscale Models <a href="https://anyscalemodels.com/shop/wargames/accessories-1-56-or-28mm.html">accessories</a> that I should have added before applying the cat litter and PVA glue...Doh! No worries though, I shall just gouge out some of the rubble and fit them in somewhere.</p><p style="text-align: left;">There's more painting to get done on these and I am keen to get them done and out of the hobby room as they are quite large and starting to block out the thin, wintery sunlight that makes feeble attempts to penetrate the hobby room window. Of course, I could probably do with washing said window but that would denude it of character or that's my excuse to the missus for not washing the window. 😀</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4L6NT2ZO12E0HNBNr_uZ0clJt-YbCtprXzoRWBOkcLo1hw3dv6jM9CdoO4WRExqOAs9Lvn3ZDXCq7IAFUGCUJDJ9PwjlxPBSnf5JaH2LaBeQp5Knhocs_Tkig161w7SjTJUU27WJlrd2y4VeIcJ_GyP5yBCke0UhD5nH0YoT8CB6LloxpHMFcw-0G=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4L6NT2ZO12E0HNBNr_uZ0clJt-YbCtprXzoRWBOkcLo1hw3dv6jM9CdoO4WRExqOAs9Lvn3ZDXCq7IAFUGCUJDJ9PwjlxPBSnf5JaH2LaBeQp5Knhocs_Tkig161w7SjTJUU27WJlrd2y4VeIcJ_GyP5yBCke0UhD5nH0YoT8CB6LloxpHMFcw-0G=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Anyscale Models factory machinery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">A consistent theme and pretty constant stream is my 1/56 scale wargaming figures and for the moment Napoleonic French are getting the attention in this scale and also 6mm!! Le Shock! Le Horror! Le Gasp! To be honest the painting has taken back seat to reshuffling figures from one game system basing convention to another. What I mean by that is that most of the figures I use for Sharp Practice and Black Powder are now going to rebased onto 40mmx 40mm bases for Black Powder rather than using the sabot bases I have been using. This rebasing is intended to create Standard sized units of 24 men and these rebased figures will be replaced by yet more plastic figures for Sharp Practice from the Perry Brothers <a href="https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product/fn260-elite-companies-french-infantry-1807-14/">French Elite Companies</a>. I am in the process of rebasing all the Victrix figures that I have into mixed units of Voltiguers and Grenadiers. To make them up to strength I have had to paint up a few more figures. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Overall, for 1/56 scale Black Powder I intended to churn out lots of French using a speedy, basic painting system which avoids painting eye lashes, clothing labels and socks. This is all for the future; summer or there abouts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWEtT9IRM4rc8geJwjKaFdwaKDBMcY3xhnU3S6XhpOYlQaHrHkPWU5U2dOiJE-eB1y7oFcPNV8a4ybbvSu1kpvvtQS3y4cnZy73ivQ81FC4Pk7t4DIS5cJ052kceKkqmvjefvjsPgKi5ThBPhlgtlqYcTlPpFruuCaN6CppEYA5eoXoEsz01UWHnnN=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWEtT9IRM4rc8geJwjKaFdwaKDBMcY3xhnU3S6XhpOYlQaHrHkPWU5U2dOiJE-eB1y7oFcPNV8a4ybbvSu1kpvvtQS3y4cnZy73ivQ81FC4Pk7t4DIS5cJ052kceKkqmvjefvjsPgKi5ThBPhlgtlqYcTlPpFruuCaN6CppEYA5eoXoEsz01UWHnnN=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Rebased Perry Miniatures French Line Infantry<br />figures</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_oVwTSeEwkOWpgZZa6xwV5_kMjH-plOjjoQ5Xuej5wvaqX5FhGK3c6C_HAx9pjpqcH6fVNb4v764gpQTq064OEzMagqG7M5i5sEpeEKfSxVEUH7olJFjGIZNzJWTe4oOgmCXChQkkqqpUArjTEtN7wkewIOy7t_3yO7tz9feL43cwaxjxSUBmr6Mt=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_oVwTSeEwkOWpgZZa6xwV5_kMjH-plOjjoQ5Xuej5wvaqX5FhGK3c6C_HAx9pjpqcH6fVNb4v764gpQTq064OEzMagqG7M5i5sEpeEKfSxVEUH7olJFjGIZNzJWTe4oOgmCXChQkkqqpUArjTEtN7wkewIOy7t_3yO7tz9feL43cwaxjxSUBmr6Mt=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">awaiting the rebasing. A mixed Grenadier battalion</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPZ-iUaCePUVtO9UcF1HyiMYAM_PmOfaPr4f8WaxQDCIN8wZk1R-_etd2cq08hS1eRgBFFvqxDIED8lzsRlOQpCcnmrSZAzgMoSFrvrV8U7hnfAWHgEJ3zolud-wMZv5R8v3NC8SqKV13rzdoE-AtjqTU9eF3FL6kx78AUNETyUv5beTepWeV41r54=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPZ-iUaCePUVtO9UcF1HyiMYAM_PmOfaPr4f8WaxQDCIN8wZk1R-_etd2cq08hS1eRgBFFvqxDIED8lzsRlOQpCcnmrSZAzgMoSFrvrV8U7hnfAWHgEJ3zolud-wMZv5R8v3NC8SqKV13rzdoE-AtjqTU9eF3FL6kx78AUNETyUv5beTepWeV41r54=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">and a mixed Volitguer battalion</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Another scale we intend playing Black Powder in is 6mm and I have a whole heap of <a href="https://www.baccus6mm.com/catalogue/Napoleonics/French/">Bacchus</a> Napoleonic French to paint up. To be honest how to paint 6mm figures has mystified me for quite a while but I have managed to find a method I can use so I have made a start on those tiny, wee fellows. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzoooRjVOdlezJAFjPTgO2myAruT_MMUlhxPmSQkLFEh0lzofMqnSk8q2w-PDvzlTxOZ1LwzW0LQUcmH33hDfHcskOMVew68tSU-LuTHBUaWj0_-sRKbJ9kNYIZ9q1ytuH_TFSVhecRv1OQrlBc3GYmQZlB7wMri5JGQEsiN2330wevy99IZNrGM8E=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzoooRjVOdlezJAFjPTgO2myAruT_MMUlhxPmSQkLFEh0lzofMqnSk8q2w-PDvzlTxOZ1LwzW0LQUcmH33hDfHcskOMVew68tSU-LuTHBUaWj0_-sRKbJ9kNYIZ9q1ytuH_TFSVhecRv1OQrlBc3GYmQZlB7wMri5JGQEsiN2330wevy99IZNrGM8E=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">6mm French; they'll do </td></tr></tbody></table><br />And as ever my painted Bolt Action forces continue to grow. in this case my Panzer Lehr and 21st Panzer Division vehicles. Pin washing and weathering is next for these. And once I have the garage up to scratch I plan to put into practice something I wrote about almost a year ago, that is converting a couple of Two Fat Lardies pint sized campaigns so that they are suitable for Bolt Action. 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I was tempted to paint up some more planes but I realised I might feel more of an actual, accomplished (?) modeller with more kits under my belt as opposed to reclining in my stash if I tackle stuff that I am already comfortable with so to that end I will concentrate on these vehicle kits till May 2022 and the Scottish National Scale Model Show and see if I can produce something nice to look at.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEcNF4dW3FPCrD8i6JbcOTEDsKOf9Gu43IaqXH0pPzfzEqQYi_HSZquBm8WcKnvKXhckKvFTaAebHO0G2gy4rq8rWyCp6VTjhPz19iThrPGMQHXiHtOf9_irmDzZOTCWs2YzZ9DvejKk_CAJgFYqvoYnkLXdRAG6z-UKIbRsfgYKvrG3UTqsvHrVhj=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEcNF4dW3FPCrD8i6JbcOTEDsKOf9Gu43IaqXH0pPzfzEqQYi_HSZquBm8WcKnvKXhckKvFTaAebHO0G2gy4rq8rWyCp6VTjhPz19iThrPGMQHXiHtOf9_irmDzZOTCWs2YzZ9DvejKk_CAJgFYqvoYnkLXdRAG6z-UKIbRsfgYKvrG3UTqsvHrVhj=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-lmQcZZc5XLK1QZXhlyN-DB5w9xBiblGVfUuTxv_KHaTvSJeC322J91scDBsES4lxwX8U4DS_5qV3vxwzT5OUV9pZeH0QmBj9PYQ-1GS9o_TbztUoiVp-sEPLY9ch5oDBZ6HHJVblu92s_uaNuFfeeXQSZjgL9mnpO6VA9GT_xyX2OYKxSiKQtaOY=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-lmQcZZc5XLK1QZXhlyN-DB5w9xBiblGVfUuTxv_KHaTvSJeC322J91scDBsES4lxwX8U4DS_5qV3vxwzT5OUV9pZeH0QmBj9PYQ-1GS9o_TbztUoiVp-sEPLY9ch5oDBZ6HHJVblu92s_uaNuFfeeXQSZjgL9mnpO6VA9GT_xyX2OYKxSiKQtaOY=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDjdXizN3P88V5niCshCPvj5wXyLN7Mc89cZlCE-w_U7nYQJj-jRlnojKjORmXS9v2NKz5sAtB0tR3MTX8-jxdGjA9Hr0KaYTGJ1612OLgzeubsaJd9gbv4io13ApvYzRN1Nqd6E31mlrjweg8eJ57gjxbmbsAxdDMASxEVx7mRV9MRpk3K41SVM6A=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDjdXizN3P88V5niCshCPvj5wXyLN7Mc89cZlCE-w_U7nYQJj-jRlnojKjORmXS9v2NKz5sAtB0tR3MTX8-jxdGjA9Hr0KaYTGJ1612OLgzeubsaJd9gbv4io13ApvYzRN1Nqd6E31mlrjweg8eJ57gjxbmbsAxdDMASxEVx7mRV9MRpk3K41SVM6A=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Looking forward to getting this chap <br />and his mighty steed painted up</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And that's me for the moment. Pop back next week for another not even mildly exciting update on one or more of these projects.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pip pip,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">GJ</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-43028771282802404782022-01-08T18:27:00.002-08:002023-06-13T16:14:49.793-07:00Bolt Action: Germany '45. A Small Town In Germany. Scenario 2 Pushing Through The Markt Platz<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAKxPnBOW0wKVAyP87s_kIFTaiUDPTY7rI6-Ug7ZaWOgKMmmEyXHDi6Z4W2W4WCllxEwXU8Iybg8HRkanz5c9z7cxiMqobg5i3noU29kGX4JMYuJ-gUSHHYqaoysFC9S_f5NIcgOtmbWMt-nfq4fmBufzOAkQkqojbQeEb-jh7bXWpLupmUVxLPzOJ=s2739" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="2739" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAKxPnBOW0wKVAyP87s_kIFTaiUDPTY7rI6-Ug7ZaWOgKMmmEyXHDi6Z4W2W4WCllxEwXU8Iybg8HRkanz5c9z7cxiMqobg5i3noU29kGX4JMYuJ-gUSHHYqaoysFC9S_f5NIcgOtmbWMt-nfq4fmBufzOAkQkqojbQeEb-jh7bXWpLupmUVxLPzOJ=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><u>Introduction</u></p><p style="text-align: left;">We continue with the narrative campaign A Small Town In Germany based on many of the small, hard fought but necessary battles that the Allied forces had to conduct as they fought their way into Germany in 1945 in an effort to bring about the final collapse of the Third Reich.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">The Battle for Beuggerdorf continues to rage. So far the 7th Battalion Scots Guards battle group have overcome the fairly stiff defence that the soldiers of the 1/203 Volksgrenadier Regiment have put up and now the battered defenders have pulled back to the centre of the town. Our campaign follows 6 platoon, B Company of 7 SG under the command of 2Lt Timmy McSporran and their exploits in the battle for Beuggerdorf.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The defending Volksgrenadiers under Hauptmann Schanke have pulled back to what are frankly poorly prepared defences in the market square where they once more hope to blunt the British attack.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Scenario</u></div><div style="text-align: left;">This game was based on <i>scenario 15</i>;<i> The Last Redoubt</i> in the <i><a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/hungary/products/campaign-fortress-budapest">Campaign Fortress Budapest</a></i> supplement as we felt it could easily be swapped to the Western Front to represent the desperate defensive battles the Germans were forced to conduct with a scarcity of equipment against a foe that had fewer such problems. In the siege of Budapest in 1944-45 the German and Hungarian defenders were vastly outnumbered by the Soviet and Romanian forces besieging them.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In this scenario both sides have the same points values to begin with (we went for 1000 points each) but then on top of that they also receive extra units for free (which we altered to suit our model availability. For instance the scenario gives the defenders a <i>free medium howitzer</i> but since I only had a light howitzer for my Germans I took that instead as I felt it reflected that lack of equipment availability. It also represented my lack of brains as I would rue the lack of firepower my force had....oh well,... c'est le jeu et c'est la dumb kopf or sumfink....). So besides the defenders receiving a free howitzer what else did each side get for free? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The original scenario gives the defender a free howitzer and a free forward artillery observer team of three men as well as two <i>City Siege Assets</i>; <i>Street Barricades </i>(D3 6" linear hard cover obstacles that can be deployed outside the defender's deployment zone. These must be set up before deployment. In this scenario they are also objective markers worth one point each) and <i>Fortified Building </i>(choose one building. All infantry or artillery units inside the building add +1 to the extra protection offered by the building up to a maximum of 6+ to wound. I chose the building in the right hand side of my deployment zone to be my fortified building). Also the defenders cannot take any vehicles...gulp!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The attackers receive a free T34/85. Now the knowledgeable and the sharp eyed among you will have noticed a distinct lack of T34/85s in the British Army of WW2 (or any other era for that matter ) so the attackers get a Sherman V instead. They are also gifted a full strength Regular Infantry Squad (actually the option is for either a full strength Buda Volunteer Regiment made up of Hungarians who defected to the Soviets or a full strength Soviet Rifle Squad but we felt there might be a language barrier so a British Infantry squad was selected instead).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Forces</u></div><div style="text-align: left;">British. Richie continued with his current force of 1 Regular Platoon Commander plus 1 man, 4 sections of Regular infantry, a veteran Royal Engineer section in a Regular Ram Kangaroo, a Regular Forward Artillery Observer, PIAT team, Medium Mortar with spotter, a Regular Sherman and Wasp flamethrower carrier.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Germans. My force consisted of 1 Platoon Commander plus one, one Captain plus one, Medic, two Grenadier squads, two MMGs, panzerschrek team, and sniper who are all Regular plus two Inexperienced Volksgrenadier squads as well as the free artillery observer team. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Set Up</u></div><div style="text-align: left;">The game was played out on a 4'x4' table. The terrain was set up to reflect the image below. The Germans deployment zone is marked out in red with the location of the free barriers and the howitzer position all mapped out.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The British deploy from the opposite table edge and must bring on at least half their force in the first wave with the remainder as a reserve. They can bring on the whole force as the first wave if they wish (Richie wished).</div><div style="text-align: left;">The whole German force is deployed within their deployment zone at the start of the game.</div><div style="text-align: left;">This scenario also includes the use of City Siege Assets as noted above. For every 500 points their force has a players may chose a City Siege Asset. The Germans have already been allocated; the free barricade and the fortified building. Rich chose two from the attackers selection; to whit a Preliminary Bombardment and Night Infiltration which allows him to set up two squads as per the spotters and observers rules. He set up two of his sections in two of the ruins on either flank.....great 😒 </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv_xdhTWj9LeVJSI82qEZh0byLEZXlNYwQfyXzIC3ZQjWqBsjIf_ZLNtDcgs4QVlXhNsseTJJWNOErSBBj-FHSgYz231u2cqNbEcSzal4vXBqM8h2EBHhCUKWZCW6p4Zo2O8gW1ZZ4P1YV164gEUtoHZynrKZ6REFEdo40xQll28hHVgLpFvf20dDE=s2930" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2930" data-original-width="2664" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv_xdhTWj9LeVJSI82qEZh0byLEZXlNYwQfyXzIC3ZQjWqBsjIf_ZLNtDcgs4QVlXhNsseTJJWNOErSBBj-FHSgYz231u2cqNbEcSzal4vXBqM8h2EBHhCUKWZCW6p4Zo2O8gW1ZZ4P1YV164gEUtoHZynrKZ6REFEdo40xQll28hHVgLpFvf20dDE=s320" width="291" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Scenario map from the Fortress Budapest supplement</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg897JvF-lakQCYAopxzszCGL5kXhMLqELPdYmCza735fDrlNaAF-WbUS9nX3kIzt8rPWnTwa1awnsc9uEeWuAEtENSCcqv1tWoQKyWfoK0qdt93NucDvMo3IIePtHloC9QwLp3kg6AduknRe4LkAM7zK4TGHiOh1ivneiJFaQx9u5ILNKH6TsJqvnQ=s3928" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2928" data-original-width="3928" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg897JvF-lakQCYAopxzszCGL5kXhMLqELPdYmCza735fDrlNaAF-WbUS9nX3kIzt8rPWnTwa1awnsc9uEeWuAEtENSCcqv1tWoQKyWfoK0qdt93NucDvMo3IIePtHloC9QwLp3kg6AduknRe4LkAM7zK4TGHiOh1ivneiJFaQx9u5ILNKH6TsJqvnQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">...and our interpretation. The three buildings that adjoin one <br />another in the bottom right of the photo count as one large <br />building. The German edge is to the bottom of the photo and <br />the British; can you guess, children? Yes, that's right, the <br />British come on from the top edge.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><i> As the 20mm cannon shells cracked overhead and chips of stone and mortar flew threw the air around them as the rounds clipped the walls, 2Lt McSporran and Sgt Parker crouched low in the ruined church. "We definitely have them on the run now, sergeant" shouted the young officer somewhat optimistically to his platoon sergeant. A deafening explosion shook the ruins as somewhere nearby a vehicle blew up. Sgt Parker watched as a wheel from the vehicle; one of their armoured car wheels thought Parker to himself, arced gracefully overhead. One time Motorised Transport Sergeant for D Company before he was made 6 platoon's sergeant, Sgt Parker had grown into the habit of noticing these kind of details about vehicles. "Aye sir, possibly, but they won't be going far if I know Fritz. We had better let the company commander we've taken the objective, sir; I'll get a casualty and ammo state from the platoon for you" McSporran nodded agreement as Sgt Parker, keeping low beneath the ruined walls, made his way towards where 1 Section ought to be......</i><br /><br /><i> Hauptmann Schanke's lip curled in disgust as he looked at the state of the defenses the local Nazi party officials had organised for his troops in Beuggerdorf's market square. "Leutnant Liebkind! he shouted to his remaining platoon commander "Is this some sort of joke!". Leibkind grimmaced "The local burgermeister didn't want to cause any undue hardship and worry to the local businesses by turning their houses into defensive positions" Schanke could barely control his anger as Liebkind continued "Well apart from this building, his Café De Normandie bar; he has had this place fortified". "Probably to protect his stock" said Schanke as he went behind the bar of the café they were both standing in and took down a bottle of brandy from a shelf. Pulling the lid off the bottle he filled two glasses and pushed one to Liebkind. "To the Party, Liebkind! Where would we be without it?" Liebkind glanced swiftly around the room; they were alone, the troops who had entered to café with them had gone upstairs to set up their MMGs. He raised his glass to Schanke "To a better future, Hauptmann" Schanke threw back his head and swiftly swallowed his brandy before slamming his glass on the bar top. Coughing, he replied "Future?..if we get through today we'll be lucky! I think we...." he paused, poured himself another brandy and topped up Liebkind's glass. Drinking the second glass in a more measured manner, he wiped his lips and continued "..I think I had better go out to try and reorganise the positions in the square that our thoughtful Party officials have created for us. The Tommies will be here soon so you had better check the men upstairs and our reserve squad next door". So saying he put his cap on, saluted Liebkind and left the café just as the first of the artillery shells fell on the market square...</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJx5__TMWVHd8jQq8zGStxCwRQoRbti0ByW01Oi9aHOzrvjV4TT8-_Pp8p_-4zp5tJJkos1Uq2hnYDnHy5dA9zGudWVT24-ntrYoBFcqlh2fVRvDrBHuiAle71dNj3BGoGTPswH_wr80LaC6I2aqwrrwTDtPkL4rYdf94v5ld48riGdRB5dssO6YI3=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJx5__TMWVHd8jQq8zGStxCwRQoRbti0ByW01Oi9aHOzrvjV4TT8-_Pp8p_-4zp5tJJkos1Uq2hnYDnHy5dA9zGudWVT24-ntrYoBFcqlh2fVRvDrBHuiAle71dNj3BGoGTPswH_wr80LaC6I2aqwrrwTDtPkL4rYdf94v5ld48riGdRB5dssO6YI3=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Germans deployment, placed out as per the map in the <br />Fortress Budapest book, the deployment zone quickly fills <br />up and with a squad behind each barricade the howitzers <br />field of fire was consequently narrowed down. Richie chose <br />to deploy two sections in the marked buildings either side of <br />the German deployment zone putting Schanke's force under <br />pressure from the get go. He also chose to send his other two <br />squads up the flanks hemming the Germans in even more...<br />the fiend!! His preliminary bombardment was pretty effective <br />and with the enemy already engaging them from either flank, <br />I didn't have the luxury of time and space in which to rally my <br />chaps...Gott in Himmel!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_9-0MHpqLBBA4L2QlEF7UGXHZ0iSni79ZUUnaP_nrO2YaY_4d3OeFl1jmCBZRyik5f0EN_Z0jJCE50W5ZQw1Sn9mUuby-14o61-353f1hLSFVJfCJar4RuI29BovTJ1tTtp9o43ERysfgNxarGgwW8kWwDUXbrKdyNdb04yH47qcGyMyF_wuKVnm8=s2999" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2279" data-original-width="2999" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_9-0MHpqLBBA4L2QlEF7UGXHZ0iSni79ZUUnaP_nrO2YaY_4d3OeFl1jmCBZRyik5f0EN_Z0jJCE50W5ZQw1Sn9mUuby-14o61-353f1hLSFVJfCJar4RuI29BovTJ1tTtp9o43ERysfgNxarGgwW8kWwDUXbrKdyNdb04yH47qcGyMyF_wuKVnm8=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Hauptmann Schanke rushes to redeploy his men as <br />quickly as possible and to lend them moral support</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC-l-_hJN0tIYXloyBHXBUcqZuiy_FgRlF9wgX8csE_rfWVBrZvrlHPdpicdg1PK17wV-w67S4lH8H9iIpY8CT80vZ62IN5ZJSVMgvjJzHV1cfOWQHsQmj1WldmtJwIN_Adgs92tJ-yAxN-M4AjjpAWUUypMYJdPykDeijzphQ4dp55jFTPpimvFtY=s2933" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="2933" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC-l-_hJN0tIYXloyBHXBUcqZuiy_FgRlF9wgX8csE_rfWVBrZvrlHPdpicdg1PK17wV-w67S4lH8H9iIpY8CT80vZ62IN5ZJSVMgvjJzHV1cfOWQHsQmj1WldmtJwIN_Adgs92tJ-yAxN-M4AjjpAWUUypMYJdPykDeijzphQ4dp55jFTPpimvFtY=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The panzerschrek team await a target</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga_af0rrbdORBJ0Ukc7JjvhG867poFqw-P7ud6SUlRzAQcjYXpnnjdGSYhogu7YQsD3jEg-h63XUSlw_DajrrWZF4nx21_9jrejrrrjVwl_Uioh8Pqc_HKfzVs2ADoKWKw8H-aqyMPVZs9kQUruaeaYxabQGwrxUjX5wBK9Hf73OitmaNV5PFgE0d5=s1993" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="1993" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga_af0rrbdORBJ0Ukc7JjvhG867poFqw-P7ud6SUlRzAQcjYXpnnjdGSYhogu7YQsD3jEg-h63XUSlw_DajrrWZF4nx21_9jrejrrrjVwl_Uioh8Pqc_HKfzVs2ADoKWKw8H-aqyMPVZs9kQUruaeaYxabQGwrxUjX5wBK9Hf73OitmaNV5PFgE0d5=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Schanke's rapidly diminishing pool of Regular troops <br />thrust once more into the front of the battle. I had <br />hoped that they might fare better behind the barricades <br />than the Inexperienced Volksgrenadiers and be able to <br />hold them longer. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQZ4CNFFi1VPcaHvgehQcAO4y57EmKoJBWPtwoD9jMMsZs7o4E7qpZ06mJGqZJvnml_56ObDbjjZh7JJFvgYv4pOOUTa7S0ZzJaXSSVYEYfAJ4DZAj1WevxNDVmwEukhrzPVOwWRuDJe-snHTaBfRBt-e3PK52UwQk_XQOBbmUvmUeq990Z-6AzHG5=s1734" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="1734" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQZ4CNFFi1VPcaHvgehQcAO4y57EmKoJBWPtwoD9jMMsZs7o4E7qpZ06mJGqZJvnml_56ObDbjjZh7JJFvgYv4pOOUTa7S0ZzJaXSSVYEYfAJ4DZAj1WevxNDVmwEukhrzPVOwWRuDJe-snHTaBfRBt-e3PK52UwQk_XQOBbmUvmUeq990Z-6AzHG5=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The very ineffective howitzer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoRoUsrbQX14s8-uiOvWpP0SOA_qodluACIZRpPlawy5OQj1aGEVcxzQ1euEkogibFeY4NAp-5f4bpl0mVJt1Z_UHKWaQuXA3y_3CofV89i84mhgmg0dvgxFFyDsoQsIA2GFuQ4JEzsT5A3uedSjcTtzwNKzyj4noaiUqiXsoGFPNKo0WTJfNbk5Eb=s1554" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1554" data-original-width="1176" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoRoUsrbQX14s8-uiOvWpP0SOA_qodluACIZRpPlawy5OQj1aGEVcxzQ1euEkogibFeY4NAp-5f4bpl0mVJt1Z_UHKWaQuXA3y_3CofV89i84mhgmg0dvgxFFyDsoQsIA2GFuQ4JEzsT5A3uedSjcTtzwNKzyj4noaiUqiXsoGFPNKo0WTJfNbk5Eb=s320" width="242" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i> The market square erupted as shells crashed into it's cobbled roadways and parkland. The battered German troops manning the exposed positions hugged the ground as shrapnel scythed through the air and tore chunks of cobblestone from the roads and splinters from the trees surrounding the market square which added to the lethal hail flying around the prostrate Germans. The barrage, though deadly was also mercifully short. As the echoes of the last explosion died away there came the measured staccato of Bren Gun and rifle fire from either side of the square and the crack thump of rounds passing close over head.....</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7jXnGU-7ywmLZzxEOfHW3MN9mZvFXhIwS1VvPDzjTo8GyKuUrJyLS4igZcJrdovIt-5taihcPq9xql1PdkO7i4hzkACyIl_bzSNm6KAtAzPJARNuZYOe66QApYLQOyLHkKtVPv88kKb61HPnYQxUeOj41khyq735VByWnDXirLgllupS_BNzsUDnH=s3564" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="3564" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7jXnGU-7ywmLZzxEOfHW3MN9mZvFXhIwS1VvPDzjTo8GyKuUrJyLS4igZcJrdovIt-5taihcPq9xql1PdkO7i4hzkACyIl_bzSNm6KAtAzPJARNuZYOe66QApYLQOyLHkKtVPv88kKb61HPnYQxUeOj41khyq735VByWnDXirLgllupS_BNzsUDnH=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The gentlemen of the mortar platoon of 7 SG do <br />themselves justice. After the preliminary bombardment <br />the defenders were left reeling with every unit carrying <br />pins and Schanke now had a mountain to climb..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <i>Clambering through the rubble of the wrecked house, Corporal McGuire started positioning his men at the various advantageous spots overlooking the market square. He knew they were taking a hell of a risk being so close to the German infantry dug in around the square but he had a lot of faith in the men of the battalion's mortar platoon who were preparing to stonk the square shortly. Behind him he heard a clatter of bricks, the clash of metal on brick and a broad Scots voice swearing vociferously. Turning quickly he saw Guardsman Hooper, his section's Bren Gunner, clutching his shin. "Hooper, you bloody idiot, shut your bleeding mouth!" he said, grabbing the front of Hooper's battledress jacket in one hand and clamped his other over Hooper's mouth "Them bloody Jerries are the other side of the wall. If they don't kill you, I bloody well will" Hooper looked into Cpl McGuire's blazing, red rimmed eyes. McGuire's face was a mask of anger and hatred. Hooper had been sent to his section to replace McGuire's own Bren Gunner, Guardsman "Simmo" Simpson who had been killed that morning. His heart was full of hatred of the Germans and a burning desire to revenge young Simpson. Still clutching his shin Hooper nodded, unable to say anything with McGuire's hand over his mouth. Cpl McGuire removed his hand and let go of Hooper's jacket "Pick up that bloody Bren and follow me and do it quietly" he hissed. Hooper lifted the Bren and gingerly followed McGuire as he placed the remainder of the section. Just as McGuire made his way quietly back into the centre of the spread out section the whistle of mortar rounds in flight was heard above the noises coming from the market square as one of the German officers attempted to move his men around before the British arrived. Briefly the mortar rounds pummeled the market square. As the barrage died away. McGuire raised his voice "1 Section, enemy front, rapid fire!!" and the section opened up on the Germans in the square. </i><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin1rYB0SJM6PScdUldCV2wuc5cacgSExcT7Zg6_E10LVbQejI2W7ajguNbrbwyWNuermqN8jC440KQd1d1jufPO5otP6hnxPNzyc06Qs8_UaMgsoVYNSCVW7MiJc38kKcK2wqQz-f7gKh4DE1ilAUo8mfLLHeA4OXCbwLYan6m0gOiexqHJ0_8Frgy=s3159" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1997" data-original-width="3159" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin1rYB0SJM6PScdUldCV2wuc5cacgSExcT7Zg6_E10LVbQejI2W7ajguNbrbwyWNuermqN8jC440KQd1d1jufPO5otP6hnxPNzyc06Qs8_UaMgsoVYNSCVW7MiJc38kKcK2wqQz-f7gKh4DE1ilAUo8mfLLHeA4OXCbwLYan6m0gOiexqHJ0_8Frgy=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">1 Section move into position...</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbikW_ybAsuaneoRteOpOZr5FP0ysKBgXykCK2zibn4zwvopExO1zU9d4MTaneSMqV1G7zFxkFZv8HCI7x0ZXN-5xZUjrvWw9I1ra5zioihe2fgzCFpExtFUKl5_51jO5BgtWtSR-ZMLbvPNleglcB04bBK-YO2NI2iGUYI3W1mk-yT-dC3WPzI4Ho=s2682" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2257" data-original-width="2682" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbikW_ybAsuaneoRteOpOZr5FP0ysKBgXykCK2zibn4zwvopExO1zU9d4MTaneSMqV1G7zFxkFZv8HCI7x0ZXN-5xZUjrvWw9I1ra5zioihe2fgzCFpExtFUKl5_51jO5BgtWtSR-ZMLbvPNleglcB04bBK-YO2NI2iGUYI3W1mk-yT-dC3WPzI4Ho=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">...and 2 Section across the square does likewise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><i> in the lee of a smashed building Lieutenant Archie Cardew, Forward Observation Officer of 101 Battery RA, stubbed out his cigarette, checked his map then jotted down a quick calculation in a rather soiled notebook then, taking the handset of the No.18 wireless set his radio operator was carrying, spoke briefly into the handset. Receiving an acknowledgement from the voice on the other end of the clipped conversation, Cardew offered a cigarette to the radio operator who declined then lit one for himself. Ahead of them the market place resembled a corner of hell with bullets zipping through the air, grenades exploding and, nearby the throaty rumble of approaching armoured vehicles. He bit his lip in anticipation. The large building diagonally opposite his position had at least two machine guns; what was it the Yank officer had called them, Hitler's Buzzsaw. How terribly colonial and probably accurate, thought Cardew as he had never heard a sawmill. In fact the only sawmill he had ever seen was in a rather funny Laurel and Hardy movie in the Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square with his parents, How they had laughed at the pairs antics. It seemed a whole lifetime ago. Now he was in the middle of Northern Germany about to bring down death and destruction on men he didn't even know, in fact he could barely see. As he looked towards the large hotel in the corner of the square a group of Germans ran from the building towards the square as the battery's ranging shot landed among them. Bits of body were blown through the air. "Cardew spoke into the handset "Fire for effect..." </i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2Ja82fiMUZNyBrfGa8l8RgIDI0IB9Lg_xOILZMHe90oAUean-Eq-NLwdn4D2bEIT5g8Rekcus6M8G0k9f6HlU8BKzJwkfLMlfKD7rl4Eti8kbUPZxDEon_3YczDRM4YJ-L1pgpSclvNhMdXURCxaTiyPn9EXRNLLK4MrKKYrcZtqm1YWmL_ZPJYfk=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2Ja82fiMUZNyBrfGa8l8RgIDI0IB9Lg_xOILZMHe90oAUean-Eq-NLwdn4D2bEIT5g8Rekcus6M8G0k9f6HlU8BKzJwkfLMlfKD7rl4Eti8kbUPZxDEon_3YczDRM4YJ-L1pgpSclvNhMdXURCxaTiyPn9EXRNLLK4MrKKYrcZtqm1YWmL_ZPJYfk=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Lt Cardew and his radio operator calmly set about <br />their deadly trade...</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF4slnddLY9HL85xIxgVWB8sitKqY9QZRz5b9eBp4sgHuHhpkRJtOQ-y-6jyE3sg_KoB2Bbl1H3bmZb2IVRRC3TcT3wXh12d8ee-mLJRbUganUdSV-kaMBz0PnuH3MfOiWa8FcNLBimGUbxt71PW4aARwXOoQTAWP3XyWdaizdmIo8biYTLOBPJ6-I=s3046" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1835" data-original-width="3046" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF4slnddLY9HL85xIxgVWB8sitKqY9QZRz5b9eBp4sgHuHhpkRJtOQ-y-6jyE3sg_KoB2Bbl1H3bmZb2IVRRC3TcT3wXh12d8ee-mLJRbUganUdSV-kaMBz0PnuH3MfOiWa8FcNLBimGUbxt71PW4aARwXOoQTAWP3XyWdaizdmIo8biYTLOBPJ6-I=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Richie's Forward Observer's ranging shot. The Regular <br />squad in front were obliterated when Richie rolled a 6 <br />for the effect and they then failed the resultant leadership <br />test which made a difficult mission a whole lot harder... </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5E1pODNyaLPWt_fZcxtsQqxHaBITjWd1b7sspTS4pUXMqL6ZFwZPSuPpwT3w014SQyV3fKS6dNHVMzm_9EmzKfDbZksvpMk74-KN2qCyuh8QE5utiKp6Lbwz0wWUoOFlvvnL0xNVDlXNQdlrzlCNbMTpA9M_il1CmISOuj0Doz40bwPQdT-MumP-U=s2762" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="2762" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5E1pODNyaLPWt_fZcxtsQqxHaBITjWd1b7sspTS4pUXMqL6ZFwZPSuPpwT3w014SQyV3fKS6dNHVMzm_9EmzKfDbZksvpMk74-KN2qCyuh8QE5utiKp6Lbwz0wWUoOFlvvnL0xNVDlXNQdlrzlCNbMTpA9M_il1CmISOuj0Doz40bwPQdT-MumP-U=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">3 Section following along behind 1 Section...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <i>Schanke was knocked to the ground by the explosions that landed behind him. Another brief barrage and as it stopped he raised his head and looked behind him. A newly created crater lay between him and the hotel. Surrounding the smoking hole lay the broken bodies of 3 Gruppe; tattered, charred limbs, smashed torsos, discarded weapons and equipment were all that was left of the eight men who he had seen exit the hotel a few moments before. As his head swam he saw more of his men running past. Something's wrong he thought. It took him a few more minutes to realise they were running the wrong way; they were running away. As he continued to lie there he found he couldn't blame them. Must be nice to be free of the threat of immediate death, to be free of the responsibility. Hands clutched at him "Herr Hauptmann, are you alright? Can you hear me?" shouted Hauptfeldwebel Gross as he quickly scrutinised Schanke's face and body for any obvious wounds. "I'm fine, Gross, just help me up. Why are those men running?" The hauptfeldwebel helped Schanke to his feet and as he did they both saw the reason for the men's hasty retreat. The dropped to the ground as a jet of flame from the Wasp Carrier jetted towards them.. </i><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRZv649UE7HXEp-048BZQr9rdyQ3iOpBP6Hm9xl-0qyP9sdYzGRs3rjDxPIhGE0RnyeTW-SDNtPGmC2toChDByZqc9KbOUrNmLG6y_kkTmHwEuAQDgAaQ3bZKdhu7-yQwyFFR3WmFSSS3_JTZvkn-MA7r3PV4uqVIVCwOweDcv_KMeKcVLlxcxQmtz=s4000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="4000" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRZv649UE7HXEp-048BZQr9rdyQ3iOpBP6Hm9xl-0qyP9sdYzGRs3rjDxPIhGE0RnyeTW-SDNtPGmC2toChDByZqc9KbOUrNmLG6y_kkTmHwEuAQDgAaQ3bZKdhu7-yQwyFFR3WmFSSS3_JTZvkn-MA7r3PV4uqVIVCwOweDcv_KMeKcVLlxcxQmtz=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Sherman and Wasp II add to the Germans woes. <br />The flame thrower carrier cleared the barricade nearest <br />them then put Schanke and Gross out of action </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgysc80cvtkSErJx9BeiEXEu25GEaSm-naZKwFNp9MPFToA9DT25sFAtRr8_fy_-RLq4Zinjy8qyXIqo9koUmg-_1CT1mVxE-Z-pjPGAr8WcgNiBVWIlzkjBKAdJJZ-BDf_qGWTtYs7Q5jSVVl09a-Nkrtu0EwP1iPDbTVOcHgBq-1H46dFqbXI9Dod=s3882" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="3882" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgysc80cvtkSErJx9BeiEXEu25GEaSm-naZKwFNp9MPFToA9DT25sFAtRr8_fy_-RLq4Zinjy8qyXIqo9koUmg-_1CT1mVxE-Z-pjPGAr8WcgNiBVWIlzkjBKAdJJZ-BDf_qGWTtYs7Q5jSVVl09a-Nkrtu0EwP1iPDbTVOcHgBq-1H46dFqbXI9Dod=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgap2rIskC6h0ZXh6PllvFH8XELjMBc2Pl6L8cVmjz-_PnDaB5zMK8iHDFxWhrM1qL80okPyfjCqJdKhIO7W-0vQ6H3s1Yflu3ylEJA7vBMeXt9nZpibXc27nKnkax3JrarsOryi3xCKOd36HKXItrkUOuzC7Z9evQCa14TVrJTPaL7aGgQJ1eAZxDd=s2662" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2507" data-original-width="2662" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgap2rIskC6h0ZXh6PllvFH8XELjMBc2Pl6L8cVmjz-_PnDaB5zMK8iHDFxWhrM1qL80okPyfjCqJdKhIO7W-0vQ6H3s1Yflu3ylEJA7vBMeXt9nZpibXc27nKnkax3JrarsOryi3xCKOd36HKXItrkUOuzC7Z9evQCa14TVrJTPaL7aGgQJ1eAZxDd=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Looking for a target of opportunity like an MMG team <br />in a fortified building, the PIAT team are pushed forward</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXttoKkadKLrA-rfie6SCrgJoet6_n4RRtrOliNKjidO9TU5tz2KaVeQAJ5JgqwFK-6M6TtG_b8PMZcmHj_gsY_qMUvFk-LqUfzWdD6O0JNtZF2hAmk6V-ayhVU_H_r0VrnNT9KYtGZQ9veDFvqkzc9mkk7Pz_X5os3inknN1F0nAFuTe73fIppYOn=s1123" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1123" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXttoKkadKLrA-rfie6SCrgJoet6_n4RRtrOliNKjidO9TU5tz2KaVeQAJ5JgqwFK-6M6TtG_b8PMZcmHj_gsY_qMUvFk-LqUfzWdD6O0JNtZF2hAmk6V-ayhVU_H_r0VrnNT9KYtGZQ9veDFvqkzc9mkk7Pz_X5os3inknN1F0nAFuTe73fIppYOn=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">...meanwhile the Ram Kangaroo with the Royal Engineer <br />assault team aboard it makes it's cautious way forward; wary <br />of the liberal sprinkling of panzerfausts that were still in the <br />hands of the nearby Germans and the panzerschrek team at <br />the other end of the square. Pinned by shots from the LMG <br />fired by the Inexperienced squad in the building next to the <br />hotel, in the time honoured fashion the Kangaroo failed it's <br />order test and reversed to the table edge. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAaNR_KGjUpXajeGo4B-t391mlYfyx0rcx0Z2JuMoxnUJ_Go2kNsi1hPpVz3HPgLiMTaSMaIiwyM3s64PU-AkZnQwNAByEaPADHAEQvURUY02BRq07TVIBmbA9WnjfkPvjZQBhnfhmDVdo4r241g0c98nZQvdFfkQYNSGrp36jNq4YHDqF4Jgzip8W=s1698" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="1698" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAaNR_KGjUpXajeGo4B-t391mlYfyx0rcx0Z2JuMoxnUJ_Go2kNsi1hPpVz3HPgLiMTaSMaIiwyM3s64PU-AkZnQwNAByEaPADHAEQvURUY02BRq07TVIBmbA9WnjfkPvjZQBhnfhmDVdo4r241g0c98nZQvdFfkQYNSGrp36jNq4YHDqF4Jgzip8W=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">One of the reserve squads rushes to secure one of the <br />other objectives on the table</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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"Switch fire to the flamethrower, Krauss!" he shouted at the MMG team leader. In a swift, well rehearsed movement the machine gun team lifted the gun's tripod in the direction of the Wasp II and began peppering it with bullets. As they did so a panzerfaust roared out from the room beneath them and struck the carrier and it's lethal cargo. The carrier was blown apart in the resulting explosion. "Prepare to pull out, Krauss; back to the factory" he said to the MMG team leader then he headed for the stairs. Descending quickly he was greeted by the sight of Hauptfeldwebel Gross barging through the door, an unconscious Schanke, his coat smouldering, hung limply across Gross's shoulder. The men in room rushed to drag them both into cover. Sending one of his men to fetch the platoon's medic, Liebkind knelt beside the two wounded men. Hauptfeldwebel Gross spoke "The flames just missed us, herr leutant; we fell over into the crater and it shot past us. Christ, it was as hot as hell!" Gross held up his arm exposing his blistered hand and arm, the sleeve of his smock, hi jacket and shirt were gone, charred. smouldering tatters were all that remained. "Can you walk, Hauptfeldwebel?" Gross nodded and wincing, got his feet. Liebkind detailed a man to assist Gross then ordered three more to place Schanke on a shelter half and to carry him out of the back door of the bar. A clattering of feet on the stairs was followed by Krauss's machine gun team. "All clear upstairs, Herr Leutnant" Lienbkind nodded "To the factory, Krauss; and you men too" he said to the men carrying Schanke. Turning to the remaining two soldiers he said "Klinkerhoff, Schmalz; we'll cover the them. Who hit the flamethrower" One of the young privates spoke "Me sir". Liebkind nodded "Well done, Klinkerhoff; very well done. I'll see you get your tank destroyer award for that" The young private smiled and muttered "thank you sir" Liebkind sidled up to the window and peeked out. Beyond the blazing wreck he could make out some movement but the Tommies seemed to have paused and to be reorganising themselves. He turned, the bar room was now empty except for his small, covering party. Covering party he smiled to himself. The Tommies are letting us go so that they can smash us at a later date he thought grimly to himself as he pushed the two privates towards the back door of the bar. On his way past the bar he picked up the half empty brandy bottle, took a swig then stuffed it into his smock...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguPgiNYAVM0EUszZi3ONOHT00X3VBBwdcoHUSOmacCSqQ7PhhsOFUdqPKFIzykn2ejbvG0Pjr1ZmHaV8nnqrIxvcn42S6TYxd1wJYhfZj08yWHXLB4ACwSfeixBj0HbGbkTNkHxR21mZ4L54XBO2GzGVdxRxotX8Ui_X008AY9FLbt9SR9AzvJ1e96=s3356" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2348" data-original-width="3356" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguPgiNYAVM0EUszZi3ONOHT00X3VBBwdcoHUSOmacCSqQ7PhhsOFUdqPKFIzykn2ejbvG0Pjr1ZmHaV8nnqrIxvcn42S6TYxd1wJYhfZj08yWHXLB4ACwSfeixBj0HbGbkTNkHxR21mZ4L54XBO2GzGVdxRxotX8Ui_X008AY9FLbt9SR9AzvJ1e96=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The burning wreckage of the Wasp masks the <br />German withdrawal</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">End of Part Three</div><div><br /></div>Well I hope you enjoyed that as much as we did. It was short, bloody and brutal...and fun. With the Germans deployed in the centre of the square Richie quite wisely chose the Night Infiltration City Siege Asset and before you could say "noch ein bier, bitte?" I was practically surrounded. The Preliminary Barrage, Richie's other City Siege Asset, could hardly have worked out better too as all the units deployed in the square took pins and I was left with the dilemma; rally or attempt a leadership test then fire at a reduced effect. Well it wasn't really much of a choice and fortunately Schanke's morale command radius helped with the tests. However hitting troops in hard cover while you are already carrying pins was a big ask. <div>My howitzer was practically useless as all the enemy units were to close for indirect fire and screened by my own troops which nullified their chance of direct fire. Sheesh!! Perhaps smaller Veteran squads with a couple of LMGs and a panzerfaust apiece might have been a better option. In the original scenario, the recommended choice of troops, the Vannay Battalion Flying Squad are rated as Fanatics and I think that is something that is needed for the defenders in this scenario.</div><div>The Wasp II was very effective and I was glad to have been able to destroy it though destroying it earlier in the game would have been nicer. As it was Richie played a canny game with it. I had nothing in range of it that could damage it so I peppered it with rifle and machine gun fire hoping to add enough pins to make it difficult for it to pass a leadership test and then reverse and go Down. Richie was much to wily and waited till his last order dice of the turn to rally it. In the next turn it went first and a slighlty charred Hauptman Schanke was the result. With Schanke out of the game, I lost his potent You Men, Snap To It ability and his 12" morale bonus for my already battered force. With that it was all over bar the shouting...and some shooting. A very creditable victory to Richie and the men of 6 platoon. They are now faced with clearing the Germans from the factory on the outskirts of Beuggerdorf which will be final part of this narrative campaign. That is still a few weeks away as I work on building the ruined factory area and an additional unit for my Germans in the guise of the much despised Feldgendarmerie as Leutnant Liebkind now takes on the mantel of command after Schanke has been become hors de combat he needs to find another way of keeping his inexperienced troops in check.</div><div><br /></div><div>Till then I have a few more updates from other projects but till then here are some Work In Progress pics of the factory and the Feldgendarmerie..</div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHiSlYX31YwblWLi4fOgkMrwE7Z9_UF3_z8ScKxxmlvuWBFWLSehRDoEOEhEBMqapGpg9JnxDEjUOdLHI_U98NcK0S0qaBE6xYEHlLUj87oC7obWJTt-Ow7i9hQf2modDzQUZJoCCa7PCs-HVnKzz-vFfifahvBFZygkbinNuOljKuxuuUc7Sn-P5N=s3466"><img border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="3466" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHiSlYX31YwblWLi4fOgkMrwE7Z9_UF3_z8ScKxxmlvuWBFWLSehRDoEOEhEBMqapGpg9JnxDEjUOdLHI_U98NcK0S0qaBE6xYEHlLUj87oC7obWJTt-Ow7i9hQf2modDzQUZJoCCa7PCs-HVnKzz-vFfifahvBFZygkbinNuOljKuxuuUc7Sn-P5N=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivPBI2k0eAth-QSNQLdni7hMU6MFrM5jOFI76NMTBCJ60McTs9tJ0-UcRFMayE0WK_vis8ZeFaYvj3grGogpo5p_dky5jFV3p9wjZQykzpF7t4z958qnXhTIyiT57gmcWNiK6mFwsNybvT254543p1X6xadtFRz4x0hxJLCoUs3cL6zzCSrirA1-zJ=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivPBI2k0eAth-QSNQLdni7hMU6MFrM5jOFI76NMTBCJ60McTs9tJ0-UcRFMayE0WK_vis8ZeFaYvj3grGogpo5p_dky5jFV3p9wjZQykzpF7t4z958qnXhTIyiT57gmcWNiK6mFwsNybvT254543p1X6xadtFRz4x0hxJLCoUs3cL6zzCSrirA1-zJ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5pGZheMd5e6rfvGlilWfMPSeRpsA8ekVTVWzhNfKbohqNCQpaQ2vxiowKloWOUkwlRVPLbo0Mk9NRHbRuf78T5jNB-FUMBF24-jIkl-V9mNhiytyjMRRv2veScA9kiub6o1i1x4YzMh_Vmy9P4RfEWKyPILoe4mpIvRAT43kJxAB64HtSqpGjXZrT=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5pGZheMd5e6rfvGlilWfMPSeRpsA8ekVTVWzhNfKbohqNCQpaQ2vxiowKloWOUkwlRVPLbo0Mk9NRHbRuf78T5jNB-FUMBF24-jIkl-V9mNhiytyjMRRv2veScA9kiub6o1i1x4YzMh_Vmy9P4RfEWKyPILoe4mpIvRAT43kJxAB64HtSqpGjXZrT=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Thanks for dropping by, pip pip for now,</div><div>Jimbob, General (Nuisance, according to Mrs. General Jimbob 😄)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-39859027259860836672021-12-29T18:27:00.003-08:002022-01-02T16:50:17.788-08:00End of Year report part 2: Bolt Action<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQXWrqsy4wzFmMfFkM2v22W-_6q_QwR04LUIMu3uURypWs1-DsHAqOJnwoELzTwc7uBiqJqloHdOaXqHSEvRXsx4A2hi_upXZqcIgc1FKYEZqj09s5jPY9hvWQ1UmVHCdW9AqUZ_nsqrGTVJ2yrjeN9MLIjrjTyAPgWWICVNueIQxIGtYf2kEcr79Z=s3613" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2035" data-original-width="3613" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQXWrqsy4wzFmMfFkM2v22W-_6q_QwR04LUIMu3uURypWs1-DsHAqOJnwoELzTwc7uBiqJqloHdOaXqHSEvRXsx4A2hi_upXZqcIgc1FKYEZqj09s5jPY9hvWQ1UmVHCdW9AqUZ_nsqrGTVJ2yrjeN9MLIjrjTyAPgWWICVNueIQxIGtYf2kEcr79Z=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As ever Bolt Action has taken centre stage of my painting efforts though, that being said most of what I have painted has been extras to add to forces that are all ready quite fleshed out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Still drawn to the Normandy Campaign and the new units and new theatre selectors in the D Day; US Sectors campaign book I have been building up a US Armoured Infantry force to reflect a lot of the options in there. All that I needed was to add was mainly transports, M3 Halftracks and jeeps in this case which was fairly easy to do. At some point I do need to add a couple of M21 Mortar Carriers to my quiver.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqfS6DaOnUZTZ2PPQWKWXH9PeZi-zVCVvMnB7V3BfGVH2MclacS5Eosz3_-WtuVT1MogTwgiFXflRY1P_xdVNAg0uxYk38x4NbbIqOrEJ_hNnMrkbxZ7BHtYSnOgdKE3Kw0M8LULXWZ_ugKRbIv0WVL9ZciNe1FAJPp-rZ2tDIpakOyLLS64YOMLmX=s4000" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqfS6DaOnUZTZ2PPQWKWXH9PeZi-zVCVvMnB7V3BfGVH2MclacS5Eosz3_-WtuVT1MogTwgiFXflRY1P_xdVNAg0uxYk38x4NbbIqOrEJ_hNnMrkbxZ7BHtYSnOgdKE3Kw0M8LULXWZ_ugKRbIv0WVL9ZciNe1FAJPp-rZ2tDIpakOyLLS64YOMLmX=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">These are still WIP as far as I am concerned as I plan to add more stowage so that they resemble the travelling circus vehicles below</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG-YDYLE2arNcNh5ow755gi8VcSeluedTbTkdFOJsb8STabElCK7A19zn2OKGNBEKuSGfxfbozoU1N-QJ42CTT7iBUOxJ2KMN9y5x_px-1H7KCTU0bttsD4OmVtOLTqEZjgA_NTXHxIKjtR8kYZ_ChuHiJCw5oRBAWWKu9Ybh0KRj_-968ZssluJLC=s485" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="485" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG-YDYLE2arNcNh5ow755gi8VcSeluedTbTkdFOJsb8STabElCK7A19zn2OKGNBEKuSGfxfbozoU1N-QJ42CTT7iBUOxJ2KMN9y5x_px-1H7KCTU0bttsD4OmVtOLTqEZjgA_NTXHxIKjtR8kYZ_ChuHiJCw5oRBAWWKu9Ybh0KRj_-968ZssluJLC=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFg5hQuHQ9dMQmPGzkGE81UzlUUArVX9N5vYvd5bRlgdlCijSr-Z23M_nLe3mB47ZgpEkk81c3ZtldZu7_fQBgJOBRdoipNoO7kt1Q9T-Yjjq-jQ-RurT-MIp5mI7JlDNx8idMDtLf7kWu6_GEG5lEAX4P0b91i43aiMjs2ZaEEUlZNrcvz1YWxJgw=s950" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="950" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFg5hQuHQ9dMQmPGzkGE81UzlUUArVX9N5vYvd5bRlgdlCijSr-Z23M_nLe3mB47ZgpEkk81c3ZtldZu7_fQBgJOBRdoipNoO7kt1Q9T-Yjjq-jQ-RurT-MIp5mI7JlDNx8idMDtLf7kWu6_GEG5lEAX4P0b91i43aiMjs2ZaEEUlZNrcvz1YWxJgw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Another new unit for the US in Normandy onwards is an LMG squad which is not easy to reproduce as there aren't many .30cal in the Light role totting figures available that I could find. However I already had these late war US Infantry LMG gunners from <a href="https://www.empressminiatures.com/gi17-366-p.asp">Empress Miniatures</a> that I was planning on selling but they got a reprieve and a repaint to make them look suitably dressed for Normandy. And I am glad I did. The sculpts I find are a bit more slender than Warlord Games and Artizan's 28mm bruisers but on the table top they blend in nicely. That small quibble aside the sculpts are absolutely top notch, the prone gunner is even in the correct fire position for someone operating an LMG (trust me, I know 😉)</p><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0GwMMHae39sb5Y8svjd9Wjgz86b2bgQpsAkcWBoCiUdCURr7eCPCqVhpmSxb1kSfKTv_zFk82fM-OU_vnjrR7rPUI66W_gZTtCNipE42FmTSwzpSIH2DIgPBpmIq7MmungtFY7rb95tKLr6fW8_9oq_EfTjQtGObsX0muHLywoGS63tLg_kILcK9I=s2608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="2608" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0GwMMHae39sb5Y8svjd9Wjgz86b2bgQpsAkcWBoCiUdCURr7eCPCqVhpmSxb1kSfKTv_zFk82fM-OU_vnjrR7rPUI66W_gZTtCNipE42FmTSwzpSIH2DIgPBpmIq7MmungtFY7rb95tKLr6fW8_9oq_EfTjQtGObsX0muHLywoGS63tLg_kILcK9I=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Keeping with the US Infantry theme, I have also added to my Battle of the Bulge forces with the addition of some hulking Artizan bruisers. Artizan recently released a late war US Infantry <a href="https://www.artizandesigns.com/list.php?man=15&cat=105&sub=133&page=2">Fire Teams</a> that are very, very nice indeed...at least in my humble opinion</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYb4NPJYDt57Cayc4AVQaG_3GEHZRXUvvoDF33lB3KSJG0QcX9zvk1MKC2GtF_aQuy-1LzDGijmvAaNalJOBR9XE8Qo9sFKyJiC1bi_2zTeyf7iNYuyz0u3pxpoiiB1Mmr2zh8KQ-j1d4N2PBgj-28GjmPvKOasiE6caC2pBV7mpDcVT-PZ3OwfThH=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYb4NPJYDt57Cayc4AVQaG_3GEHZRXUvvoDF33lB3KSJG0QcX9zvk1MKC2GtF_aQuy-1LzDGijmvAaNalJOBR9XE8Qo9sFKyJiC1bi_2zTeyf7iNYuyz0u3pxpoiiB1Mmr2zh8KQ-j1d4N2PBgj-28GjmPvKOasiE6caC2pBV7mpDcVT-PZ3OwfThH=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Also added to my bulging late war Battle of the Bulge US force are Artizan Designs newly released <a href="https://www.artizandesigns.com/prod.php?prod=2155">Military Police</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjt_eQc_FylhNHNtK6uLg6iQ86Hb1YwhUl7y1_QznAC_qd-0CJHgV-62giHwtG3mZTPQzw6ywStgT6hTR60Lzov7kf2NOhOJiI1TAETAFo3GzPrXV1iaGeY4mhonjARvjufTNv7FT3CzFleJ70PYbz-I-MUk_c9RF0afuLVHbtV-dyugYS6HP8x-a4H=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjt_eQc_FylhNHNtK6uLg6iQ86Hb1YwhUl7y1_QznAC_qd-0CJHgV-62giHwtG3mZTPQzw6ywStgT6hTR60Lzov7kf2NOhOJiI1TAETAFo3GzPrXV1iaGeY4mhonjARvjufTNv7FT3CzFleJ70PYbz-I-MUk_c9RF0afuLVHbtV-dyugYS6HP8x-a4H=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">These chaps now bring my MP squad up nine strong; not sure I can even have that many in the squad in game!!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTqUyfyCWFkViGRycr9EkSkd5-OpCiUWm6ZHtCvSEOQ5ADe9YUnXTl2aVICc2t3xwBqt1cnAwsqIlGDS5Zr-ztHuylK5pr_iVjvPEDa3cG2AE5w8czMXpiX3dkH6l0X3fzDHIlYHzoU8wgN--rOPV1H5LIgPqpBWj0cTvnoyzFAy96Sa7t27d11B_5=s3550" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="3550" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTqUyfyCWFkViGRycr9EkSkd5-OpCiUWm6ZHtCvSEOQ5ADe9YUnXTl2aVICc2t3xwBqt1cnAwsqIlGDS5Zr-ztHuylK5pr_iVjvPEDa3cG2AE5w8czMXpiX3dkH6l0X3fzDHIlYHzoU8wgN--rOPV1H5LIgPqpBWj0cTvnoyzFAy96Sa7t27d11B_5=s320" width="320" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the opposing side I have also added more late war Germans; both commanders and Volksgrenadiers as I really like the idea of lots of Inexperienced troops with Sturmgewehr 44s and panzerfausts. I also added an extra MMG team too; can never have enough MMGs and there are opportunities to field two in a single theatre selector. This one was from Warlord Games.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-_suljlR2hdkj8B05em7xHhTe4vzGDhyvizMgPSrP7LG4k7H4M-Uh2v3Tyo5aQ1MWDSHQVz3K5C3z-7MoOiv5vyFLptO8BL4QTZN-H3Va8D69Qf6ifLqSJfU8JyQuZlZVjlbeVmp5VNjQW4_C4hdv2YvoH_NcBhLnJ1sMvDoFImVNCwKhX2PEvNB4=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-_suljlR2hdkj8B05em7xHhTe4vzGDhyvizMgPSrP7LG4k7H4M-Uh2v3Tyo5aQ1MWDSHQVz3K5C3z-7MoOiv5vyFLptO8BL4QTZN-H3Va8D69Qf6ifLqSJfU8JyQuZlZVjlbeVmp5VNjQW4_C4hdv2YvoH_NcBhLnJ1sMvDoFImVNCwKhX2PEvNB4=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">L to R; Leutnant Liebkind, Hauptman Schanke and <br />Feldwebel Knobbersdorf</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhT0wbb-sXAKDmlH67EJsdCBid6KfCKRNiuRH4ZI_lUU7E_miVnyGLnOd8e6e8Ui24nRX-C_VdBwYjDCYonF30LDb5EB8Ww-PxXn4AAXzYN5ory67K7SP2alhRYjyB3f4aJ3NLIahtwdGBjcqjlHY8g3gPVz0mgGLlbFCI33LUG9GOipVB4Jll4rNfX=s3506" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1701" data-original-width="3506" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhT0wbb-sXAKDmlH67EJsdCBid6KfCKRNiuRH4ZI_lUU7E_miVnyGLnOd8e6e8Ui24nRX-C_VdBwYjDCYonF30LDb5EB8Ww-PxXn4AAXzYN5ory67K7SP2alhRYjyB3f4aJ3NLIahtwdGBjcqjlHY8g3gPVz0mgGLlbFCI33LUG9GOipVB4Jll4rNfX=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the other opposing side I have bulked out my Soviet forces (and used up the last of the plastic figures I had in my spares box) to give me even more rifle men, another LMG crew and Commander in winter garb. Whilst looking through one of my scale modelling mags I saw an article on a T34/76 which had a camouflage scheme painted on it. I never knew that the Soviets did such a thing and I was impressed enough to revisit my T34/76 and make an attempt at copying the one in the article. Quite pleased with the result, I must say.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsGICtv6lOBA_1nK_0Q4eWpXUCLPcFoY5o5i8TTU96ZltJYXOvlnzBgmizv8fD8hQAkaGbPgiOMP_qvGd26QO7po610_pZGh6mDctoZ-yxXaUHv42SwjUXJ9cpN2K6lHqeqa53iOj8gZ69n9OU2LKpeM4HlaOjzP21LfMJ7bJIJgstafCxUdI-kR3B=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsGICtv6lOBA_1nK_0Q4eWpXUCLPcFoY5o5i8TTU96ZltJYXOvlnzBgmizv8fD8hQAkaGbPgiOMP_qvGd26QO7po610_pZGh6mDctoZ-yxXaUHv42SwjUXJ9cpN2K6lHqeqa53iOj8gZ69n9OU2LKpeM4HlaOjzP21LfMJ7bJIJgstafCxUdI-kR3B=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVt2aZBWYBWLh_Qmf5S_eDEmxE6rLcHWEMMF7irWwRT_tJ0vFirSkLeUhpk5akjqDcuN-wsPLtaOurrpFgSqwTk7Xphyt2Voqi8CcXNZiIM9llmfWALf5UGP2bXvcCoPj6gPfqUul0XpHnavAG-W3JKgvdipRWoC-XXt1gAtva8Vwru4jlB466P04G=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVt2aZBWYBWLh_Qmf5S_eDEmxE6rLcHWEMMF7irWwRT_tJ0vFirSkLeUhpk5akjqDcuN-wsPLtaOurrpFgSqwTk7Xphyt2Voqi8CcXNZiIM9llmfWALf5UGP2bXvcCoPj6gPfqUul0XpHnavAG-W3JKgvdipRWoC-XXt1gAtva8Vwru4jlB466P04G=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEic4NbYV61ZKb5YaLhiWRwQrBQ8uE_FothoKZdB9bpYRXio78RB7h2LNHiqRELZ8woT8lj3NebU-YtjsBFh9Cgac3AkrFSNv56-mkzz9bqcKx7NuPUThs0_1FzOJWQ_r92Y110qBKoSxhzZOCCizr9Evb1VQ_Jp89vG5OOi91DGLws8oeaoqpUo0sCB=s3268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="3268" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEic4NbYV61ZKb5YaLhiWRwQrBQ8uE_FothoKZdB9bpYRXio78RB7h2LNHiqRELZ8woT8lj3NebU-YtjsBFh9Cgac3AkrFSNv56-mkzz9bqcKx7NuPUThs0_1FzOJWQ_r92Y110qBKoSxhzZOCCizr9Evb1VQ_Jp89vG5OOi91DGLws8oeaoqpUo0sCB=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lastly I did some commission work, I kid you not. A good while back I sold the USMC force I had to <a href="https://www.colonelbills.com/">Colonel Bills</a> and the chap that bought them contacted me through Stu at Colonel Bills and asked if I would paint up some more stuff for him. I was happy to oblige and we agreed a price and date for the completion of the commission and here they are...or rather were as they have already been posted to their owner, who tells me he is more than happy and who am I to argue 😀</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFttcvbZtUDCujMSBJtXWIFfToHTzErb2ILpO-02LB9LqJtcX4PvMLQ1r9GOd0ye9h0DY0cXR3Z1c5YMyeYs9ljKrVoRikBRH3gyVqPweM6N1JWJn0vtqpJLrpNO_BvR5I4v21u_Uutc1RimA_Ka5_0oX0DwShyUZe3JuPfxCsyVQJIslBj1QGNtjO=s3466" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1307" data-original-width="3466" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFttcvbZtUDCujMSBJtXWIFfToHTzErb2ILpO-02LB9LqJtcX4PvMLQ1r9GOd0ye9h0DY0cXR3Z1c5YMyeYs9ljKrVoRikBRH3gyVqPweM6N1JWJn0vtqpJLrpNO_BvR5I4v21u_Uutc1RimA_Ka5_0oX0DwShyUZe3JuPfxCsyVQJIslBj1QGNtjO=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And that's been the sum, pretty much, of my Bolt Action painting over the last 6 months or so. I have also painted up my first Konflikt '47 kits; a Cossack Walker and T34 Zapp turret. Jolly good fun though to date we have only played one 2v2 game of K47 to date; good fun it was too</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1reKOFDz3kvNMeFfcHXV633f1yO1RVrT4MfH_OPsqG9XJWBlV_x8rRYaE8LM_se3E0O97URHHSS1bEw47jUpNplwjWpGfQ46dpSW9ijs3yRK7vtz-LJBDHBKuR6Ip6GUP0nbLYscPBXCIMw8ZKiWNF6FGWlu_bcS-CO6Y0UkMfq8M7priju-UabkF=s2575" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1419" data-original-width="2575" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1reKOFDz3kvNMeFfcHXV633f1yO1RVrT4MfH_OPsqG9XJWBlV_x8rRYaE8LM_se3E0O97URHHSS1bEw47jUpNplwjWpGfQ46dpSW9ijs3yRK7vtz-LJBDHBKuR6Ip6GUP0nbLYscPBXCIMw8ZKiWNF6FGWlu_bcS-CO6Y0UkMfq8M7priju-UabkF=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That completes the Bolt Action segment of my End of Year Report; great, wasn't it 😁</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for dropping by,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pip pip for the mo,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">GJ</div><br /><p></p>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-75114986400994925582021-12-28T17:59:00.003-08:002022-01-02T16:48:04.982-08:00End Of Term...erm Year Report part 1<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikiQHZ9j_7HlpuijG3W1ajHdtpVyEW0hJ6cvJCEx5ukWzZPY8ytM9UWtCOltU9mdFMUcF8rsGTuO8dXOj_879tp_mK_BnhrswPVoO8WF1ModiT4hFGQVntmVHyCxS2dftaKdqlDhaes7D2qmKHSvwzG7_jn3INduDDtGwRotCeKLVhvOBPnSESvis6=s4000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikiQHZ9j_7HlpuijG3W1ajHdtpVyEW0hJ6cvJCEx5ukWzZPY8ytM9UWtCOltU9mdFMUcF8rsGTuO8dXOj_879tp_mK_BnhrswPVoO8WF1ModiT4hFGQVntmVHyCxS2dftaKdqlDhaes7D2qmKHSvwzG7_jn3INduDDtGwRotCeKLVhvOBPnSESvis6=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Blimey!! Over six months without an update and sooo much has been done but not recorded! Where to start? Well we could do worse (honestly we could, dear reader) than a photo of some scale models and a glass of single malt as a nod to the fact that I have gotten back into building scale models as part of my hobby. Other more regular hobby strands include painting even more stuff for Bolt Action and Konflikt '47. Orcs and Bretonnian knights have crossed the painting bench as we got into playing Warlords of Erehwon. I have even bought a couple of board games and lots of model aeroplanes and tanks...lots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And since I have bought lots of scale model kits I think I'll start with them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Scale models were a big interest of mine a couple of decades ago and I have blogged about them previously see my post <a href="https://generaljimbob.blogspot.com/search/label/scale%20models">here</a>. And after listening to a few podcasts on the subject of scale modelling I realised that much like wargaming; not everyone one who is a scale modeler builds and paints several kits each week to the same stunning standard as you might see in scale model magazines or on the competition tables at scale model shows. Which was a revelation and a relief, let me tell you, that I, a mere human could aspire to paint stuff that might look good, accurate and pleasing to the eye if I just screwed up my courage and gave it a bash.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So suitably encouraged and with a new found belief in my abilities I have been "supporting" my local model shop by buying kits or paints every time I am in there....with the intention of one day building and painting them, you understand. And like many a wargaming rabbit hole, this modelling rabbit hole has turned out to have many a side tunnel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7ifiXcPGHMldnsEf8BA3eTgMWome0Ju934peZ0DByfKFv7nlS9vCa9qBDiNHSermSHcRv11QJibBPqWnNIv86pmjC_S4Ofa6Qj_zLpHSWiU78_S_yURQ2_JmADZ2H42kj5AU-x-xPlj0oZjpnlPKDKl6LKGSC-shmXPaLSZg8hSC8pok_G39JzNy6=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7ifiXcPGHMldnsEf8BA3eTgMWome0Ju934peZ0DByfKFv7nlS9vCa9qBDiNHSermSHcRv11QJibBPqWnNIv86pmjC_S4Ofa6Qj_zLpHSWiU78_S_yURQ2_JmADZ2H42kj5AU-x-xPlj0oZjpnlPKDKl6LKGSC-shmXPaLSZg8hSC8pok_G39JzNy6=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">My modest stash. Do modelers and gamers have <br />an unconscious desire to live in a hobby shop?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnt-7X5bFZ4TJ9CcN9ttsxrOgYAtZexg1UVZgEIOsTcKHMi8HKNfugtSBli-paSU1mKwUzm2EikU3xX8DUCLCrW9pcGfi15W4Mfxa_kHnQTyYqIhZx8yzpw9KUFiAGCn207wSZ3QWIm0ELGNcIbkJ2Z9qaC5dh5e0jJRg7FDLQa4aEPkE1qMvsTtc8=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnt-7X5bFZ4TJ9CcN9ttsxrOgYAtZexg1UVZgEIOsTcKHMi8HKNfugtSBli-paSU1mKwUzm2EikU3xX8DUCLCrW9pcGfi15W4Mfxa_kHnQTyYqIhZx8yzpw9KUFiAGCn207wSZ3QWIm0ELGNcIbkJ2Z9qaC5dh5e0jJRg7FDLQa4aEPkE1qMvsTtc8=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">1/35 scale tanks and vehicles what I have bought </div><div style="text-align: left;">this year; well, apart from the Sherman which </div><div style="text-align: left;">my wife, Gawd bless 'er, bought me for my </div><div style="text-align: left;">birthday. How on earth did she know? </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAhNxZ5HZfxZAM6xoNZHqnh9_6qlxHLF-SRkT9PVBX5DQ6dkOSSzQAKntFaofEtdJMUoUhbVa93BxVjWu-2UHJ9q0xwoQl7BrrRnaKw54fp2ftSIa8sue3oBx7zC_w1FspWhnqnarAEUYgM24gQaRKlHHwzh7hAXHY7a4uNi_I32o5uEatFDy_GGHC=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAhNxZ5HZfxZAM6xoNZHqnh9_6qlxHLF-SRkT9PVBX5DQ6dkOSSzQAKntFaofEtdJMUoUhbVa93BxVjWu-2UHJ9q0xwoQl7BrrRnaKw54fp2ftSIa8sue3oBx7zC_w1FspWhnqnarAEUYgM24gQaRKlHHwzh7hAXHY7a4uNi_I32o5uEatFDy_GGHC=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The figures, not as many bought but only <br />because I already have more than a few <br />to build and paint</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu5V3ALXIVe91sdF3yPMbVperipMKp1LbdaY8dqujIyOj8K2bEOFG0MhddqIeZ3XDmoOxYBPRKlRSTwu3itLdtHaBcNljbt9noRSyKMWbzADKYUKRRK_dxafY5M-wTeAgYOak3p_AR5-1-nGLMcyWxQOnn_ZQiQ5K02F6k6jbgSZsfWztatyeXR0S-=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu5V3ALXIVe91sdF3yPMbVperipMKp1LbdaY8dqujIyOj8K2bEOFG0MhddqIeZ3XDmoOxYBPRKlRSTwu3itLdtHaBcNljbt9noRSyKMWbzADKYUKRRK_dxafY5M-wTeAgYOak3p_AR5-1-nGLMcyWxQOnn_ZQiQ5K02F6k6jbgSZsfWztatyeXR0S-=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">1/72 Airfix aircraft; a no brainer,,</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii2y1efSmaUknlmXNHjkxfzagMUolCXpS9jky2oASeC5WGLBWfAmIlaQYFDdpA4Q92d9_HgmCKc9Z72GXYxgnJMfxUapf0P9c2Cn5EnB36Nrr08R6jbOXvyCSKxwj5Ypl0TgNNuSO2ntoiHiYHX6tWcQUpOqWSYnWLT7iit_ggwjfgb5aVrVDeSJJN=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii2y1efSmaUknlmXNHjkxfzagMUolCXpS9jky2oASeC5WGLBWfAmIlaQYFDdpA4Q92d9_HgmCKc9Z72GXYxgnJMfxUapf0P9c2Cn5EnB36Nrr08R6jbOXvyCSKxwj5Ypl0TgNNuSO2ntoiHiYHX6tWcQUpOqWSYnWLT7iit_ggwjfgb5aVrVDeSJJN=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..and more aircraft. 1/48 scale will be the <br />largest scale I will tackle with aircraft...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">That's what I have bought so far and that's the easy, very easy part, the next step is building and painting some of these and getting them on display in James' Workshop. </div><div style="text-align: left;">That should happen more frequently now as I have very few "urgent" projects on the bench (in fact I have one though it is a biggy or should I say tres grande! a French force for Black Powder but more anon; back to the scale model stuff), wargaming-wise. It's a very different ball game though, this scale model stuff, as these kits are for display only and demand a lot more time, planning, ability and finesse to turn out something that looks nice...and accurate....ish..</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So back at the beginning of December there was a small, local model show held nearby by <a href="https://wdrg.org/" style="text-align: center;">The Western Desert Recce Group</a> based in Blantyre here in Scotland and I, being a newly re-enlisted member of the International Plastic Model Society joined my fellow members of the IPMS Glasgow branch in displaying finished kits; vehicles, aircraft and ships...oh, and figures, at the show. It was quite a small affair but really enjoyable nonetheless. I even bought a few things! But the best part was to spend time chatting with other modelers. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">More importantly I built, painted and displayed a couple of figures at the show; one single figure and the other a small vignette. I also took along the Airfix 54mm Napoleonic French Cuirassier that I built and painted a few years back (see the header photo).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>The Vignette</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"> I am really chuffed with this despite it being fairly simple and...ahem..rough and ready. It just kinda came together and, I hope despite using stock figures, it tells a story............................What? You don't get it? It's supposed to tell the moment when a WW2 US infantry patrol think they have stumbled on to the enemy only to find out it's only a little pussycat carrying out it's own patrol in the ruins 😀. Like all good personal efforts it has inspired me with the desire to tackle more as it has proved to me that I can get respectable results when I try.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD8eGMiLHwOnpg5ouNucKTlp82_szR3_vBbQtlNuqE-fOm4XqHQjGsf_rGY8YCxgu2PxI1RzX5Oahxr7qv3rhL34kLunvTMzDYD91LtPf3YldMpUNJhEF6ioACkwWMGEZxGHBx7Pa9F9xPkcm8NV7dRY3hZVl7JMqbtdo7tHGbspe5ewPrJraaqjG6=s1989" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1989" data-original-width="1494" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD8eGMiLHwOnpg5ouNucKTlp82_szR3_vBbQtlNuqE-fOm4XqHQjGsf_rGY8YCxgu2PxI1RzX5Oahxr7qv3rhL34kLunvTMzDYD91LtPf3YldMpUNJhEF6ioACkwWMGEZxGHBx7Pa9F9xPkcm8NV7dRY3hZVl7JMqbtdo7tHGbspe5ewPrJraaqjG6=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOgtIr7GiwXoGiUzuKMhqtVDp57Ga-gGxttmuTpJpOermI9-7F0lV6bqc2GhBsCkXUZ9A356KEbFeEVT4EDOezOxJJJ3wxPypZ6rNHkOzqo4mBHqNSr6G9wlO4Ae5APO8DaqYMbI7ofk9h7mgNlrkV2e1fw8vVOKitWHcK8rlENleiQH4gCjfwws8l=s2188" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2188" data-original-width="1671" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOgtIr7GiwXoGiUzuKMhqtVDp57Ga-gGxttmuTpJpOermI9-7F0lV6bqc2GhBsCkXUZ9A356KEbFeEVT4EDOezOxJJJ3wxPypZ6rNHkOzqo4mBHqNSr6G9wlO4Ae5APO8DaqYMbI7ofk9h7mgNlrkV2e1fw8vVOKitWHcK8rlENleiQH4gCjfwws8l=s320" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl5PgbOcBwEKkQ9Q74hUK7t4GhxhkfX2ik5NmBH4roSYWWop5G0dXNkUX4DOSW2usPxZD9pjkTMD1Im3ciP8TdkTeF5pryWB9O0nLIJ5wu0899vPITtzIFZxi7kyyecCo3tcnWM7fkwXQJAjr0J6nVdscPOwiSoNz4TnU5lBph_62rqpGKfk9f5Wiv=s2101" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2101" data-original-width="1702" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl5PgbOcBwEKkQ9Q74hUK7t4GhxhkfX2ik5NmBH4roSYWWop5G0dXNkUX4DOSW2usPxZD9pjkTMD1Im3ciP8TdkTeF5pryWB9O0nLIJ5wu0899vPITtzIFZxi7kyyecCo3tcnWM7fkwXQJAjr0J6nVdscPOwiSoNz4TnU5lBph_62rqpGKfk9f5Wiv=s320" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkOMpPuR6_0cW5SYIC2sIi2SATOBM_v6OO5naJQEnIBAlPIfFW11GLzRG4CeaHbV5zP6jbZ-1GB0Z5HGrZDjcLmnT20OgDGTOXmBafdbNqjc7SILHSfPnsiJZyuDmnIpE2pdNXmrdEqjZ3EX1iSw88xV1oWdEbkt5qv0Lw2OL8KUZbIfHFt5tLwmsZ=s2160" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="1626" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkOMpPuR6_0cW5SYIC2sIi2SATOBM_v6OO5naJQEnIBAlPIfFW11GLzRG4CeaHbV5zP6jbZ-1GB0Z5HGrZDjcLmnT20OgDGTOXmBafdbNqjc7SILHSfPnsiJZyuDmnIpE2pdNXmrdEqjZ3EX1iSw88xV1oWdEbkt5qv0Lw2OL8KUZbIfHFt5tLwmsZ=s320" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJtQn5OMtB7kMipImdZFIAMqhyGCrDHSJaGJ6OMkSFJnCoOF_N9TMXz6E18-we4V6JRBVzUu7NOKg--2B1xJTpTWsByZ6-iX_dA5Tj9ZsjYOY-oH2NCME6U7m-EYWIyw6O6uwYB4fS0I2HnLnAGkMWY2cB2pymEtfsFH-xbfSrzxnJDuUZIZnxhEMT=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJtQn5OMtB7kMipImdZFIAMqhyGCrDHSJaGJ6OMkSFJnCoOF_N9TMXz6E18-we4V6JRBVzUu7NOKg--2B1xJTpTWsByZ6-iX_dA5Tj9ZsjYOY-oH2NCME6U7m-EYWIyw6O6uwYB4fS0I2HnLnAGkMWY2cB2pymEtfsFH-xbfSrzxnJDuUZIZnxhEMT=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The original figure set.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u>The Single Figure</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had started painting this chap as part of a duo. The plan was to place them on a small, scenic base giving an impression of being on a mountain but by the time I had practically finished the second figure I realised the face wasn't as well executed as I had wished so he has gone into model limbo till I get a decently sculpted head to replace the current one. So I was reduced to placing this fellow on a small, resin base that I had picked up at a modelling show a couple of years ago. Doesn't look too bad though to be honest I don't think the actual figure was that great. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjruebt2h7pmxX4u2A7ebRb06M0igNzaCjZDkOTYMkyBuKGSu44DSfCG9LjvuwMAR0FLHIRsdrnI36w2CJYY5BXaB57_2uPosw9k6mv58eB2LuxTU9h9CDa9wix8XlVt0Qfhk2LqrOy98gcJe8fQBguI9RMokTNddhmPwsJXIrQ9IgJZH2BKhIsxzB3=s1614" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1614" data-original-width="1318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjruebt2h7pmxX4u2A7ebRb06M0igNzaCjZDkOTYMkyBuKGSu44DSfCG9LjvuwMAR0FLHIRsdrnI36w2CJYY5BXaB57_2uPosw9k6mv58eB2LuxTU9h9CDa9wix8XlVt0Qfhk2LqrOy98gcJe8fQBguI9RMokTNddhmPwsJXIrQ9IgJZH2BKhIsxzB3=s320" width="261" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFFz3AT1QNQTkGd8-P4wmeyABr-0igc8i3WGsABh6j9iSOo7IZbu4flyTnlmKssqNk9qBJX53Ka0ZAangkZOYK5Z3yLCsEX79qDA4xKdBvjQS3NddfDUzyvDpCv6LctyHQAqZN7gF6GLsa5mrtxDwETRZcS3rbTJ8tr-y5U5uE-qWJG5v5xiKox6H6=s1784" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="2012" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZqv5DpAozm1vKaYpx5uMTahhtTKsqd3Zx_KaA8KnHYrDSSOW9Xt3adHo3ABkJVyCIZctXqpNRE2tm3ZxxAoW5cUq2dDph76e5LTWSfO6tbqI1H1PTyl1THJyXG4xiBwRx2ybXF251_JvHvq6EISafCQR-caVjvES6ZQupQN0UXZP45G68YQ1qRZLf=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The original duo.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTNwCEapOvIM_PGb69ildNRU0QYqAkFVajm1FwT8971fMLMFbiHrLKfOxIZdlnJbQUbZq62lyFhMgdx50OpS6I2UtB7EG5Dx9HB9mFq9fkWZK1GwrmP593dAdN0a4_pCugmiJPwAEdEUpaQ1TfxrSyLLU_qNItd4p1Vq0Auu2eSEgFniNzVrRvCpJ9=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTNwCEapOvIM_PGb69ildNRU0QYqAkFVajm1FwT8971fMLMFbiHrLKfOxIZdlnJbQUbZq62lyFhMgdx50OpS6I2UtB7EG5Dx9HB9mFq9fkWZK1GwrmP593dAdN0a4_pCugmiJPwAEdEUpaQ1TfxrSyLLU_qNItd4p1Vq0Auu2eSEgFniNzVrRvCpJ9=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..and the set they come from. I have had this set for <br />decades; definitely from when I was serving in the<br />Army. I really, really like the artwork on the boxes.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>The Plane</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This kit is a 1/72 Fokker DR.1 triplane, mount of the infamous Red Baron though I chose to paint my kit in the scheme of his lesser known young brother, Lothar, which is an option with this Revell kit. It was a fun build though I dragged my feet when it came to painting it from fear of not doing it right (listening to scale model podcasts has taught me that is a load of bollocks...Hurrah for enlightenment!!). I rushed putting it together though and messed it up slightly. However it stands as a marker. a statement of intent, if you like. I will paint more planes (especially biplanes, I really like 'em) and, hopefully...surely, I will get better; why I might even add rigging to my next one!! I would like to do a decent job of one and add some figures for scale.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9odaOOg-w7deapqZSuDonVN1tWE2JmlEFGmLJqtQca1X4DrEZ7DST0_rqs-oz-Ha3wAXJIQOuvP-OqQSb0zJF2Plkn1qwAxhR8sK7zr6_min1YETHw4HdLSgo3Ipp8wHrx6usAs_svpwrTSn1gf2mFgOSdM5sxyTPUwAzjRbE1QLpm_e0AbtgiWCp=s2639" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1774" data-original-width="2639" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9odaOOg-w7deapqZSuDonVN1tWE2JmlEFGmLJqtQca1X4DrEZ7DST0_rqs-oz-Ha3wAXJIQOuvP-OqQSb0zJF2Plkn1qwAxhR8sK7zr6_min1YETHw4HdLSgo3Ipp8wHrx6usAs_svpwrTSn1gf2mFgOSdM5sxyTPUwAzjRbE1QLpm_e0AbtgiWCp=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5x2YjkgUKAJFEyYzWx1KsnXwIS0SKrLFcyYsUUUuGm07avu5rkOyaYRDZg-TZh0QziuggsEQYcyiMfUlipsYJH25gXcfaTgXv4p_EhxQyn-irJCwW7NZzBWKjK1RCSNPlHybCpL69cCY36c5oEmXQvrbnBqextRw7sXnr_NqbT4EtaVXJ6Ap32bTe=s1825" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="1825" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5x2YjkgUKAJFEyYzWx1KsnXwIS0SKrLFcyYsUUUuGm07avu5rkOyaYRDZg-TZh0QziuggsEQYcyiMfUlipsYJH25gXcfaTgXv4p_EhxQyn-irJCwW7NZzBWKjK1RCSNPlHybCpL69cCY36c5oEmXQvrbnBqextRw7sXnr_NqbT4EtaVXJ6Ap32bTe=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZXtgRWOVlZOueedb7QMzw1fPYn9iGGXFRqXyxeiX0y2Mx6IftX4z2DTNSAmRUQHXFpQn2dI9lmczCai0fGelYW-ir19yHfUcoH9jWXWtbEh0QHJ4WXNGL-FgAObBz5sPI9dTCF50WfyO-LJTkFijHIwO4pWWMewgFVkF0HkvGTUDEIvjpX_kpMknA=s2808" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1981" data-original-width="2808" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZXtgRWOVlZOueedb7QMzw1fPYn9iGGXFRqXyxeiX0y2Mx6IftX4z2DTNSAmRUQHXFpQn2dI9lmczCai0fGelYW-ir19yHfUcoH9jWXWtbEh0QHJ4WXNGL-FgAObBz5sPI9dTCF50WfyO-LJTkFijHIwO4pWWMewgFVkF0HkvGTUDEIvjpX_kpMknA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I'll blog more on my modelling projects as time goes by, promise (I am talking to my future self here so please don't read this bit; it's kind of personal 😀) and will keep you updated....thgough I wouldn't recommend holding your breath in anticipation.....<div><br /></div><div>pip pip for now,</div><div>Jim<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-81227476601404620232021-12-28T13:08:00.002-08:002022-01-02T16:52:11.430-08:00Bolt Action: Germany '45 A Small Town In Germany. Scenario 1, part 2, the same day...only later...<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPd7D9snNhs95tugp1gyPgTth41XAiBdAeqlKoukzUozH2j2aGZ5oRMG6H351XMtVbBroaVN8yGbegQ4ngrwPudf1xCe5tT_1IY52KP09xxfyLtZEsms6qM4qDet6JrJudvU7OkB39ys/s3715/IMG_20210625_025251.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="3715" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPd7D9snNhs95tugp1gyPgTth41XAiBdAeqlKoukzUozH2j2aGZ5oRMG6H351XMtVbBroaVN8yGbegQ4ngrwPudf1xCe5tT_1IY52KP09xxfyLtZEsms6qM4qDet6JrJudvU7OkB39ys/s320/IMG_20210625_025251.jpg" width="320" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><u>Introduction</u></p><p style="text-align: left;">Here we are again, after a long delay caused by life and all it's constituent parts, back on the attack with the 7th Scots Guards as they once again attempt to wrest control of the small town of Beuggerdorf from the desperate defenders of the Reich. </p><p style="text-align: left;">This game was a follow on from the previous battle report and you might want to refer to that to refresh your memories of who was fighting who and where. In a nutshell, 6 platoon, B Company, 7 SG, had been repulsed in their first attempt to seize their objectives in Beuggersdorf. Reinforced, resupplied and reinvigorated they were back in the fray later that day whilst the Volksgrenadiers under Kapitan Hans Schanke stood by to throw them back once more.</p><p style="text-align: left;">We fought over the same terrain (pretty much) using the same scenario from the Bolt Action rulebook; too whit Point Defence with the three objectives in the same spots on the table and had the same points limit, 1500 points. And to give a sense of continuity, Rich left the burning Comet and Staghound in situ (see previous batrep for details of their demise). This time Lt Timmy McSporran's platoon had been given more mobile support in the shape of a Sherman, a Wasp flamethrower carrier (gulp) and a section of engineers in an M3 halftrack in place of the medium mortar, medium machine gun team and Ram Kangaroo that he had had in the previous game. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Hauptmann Schanke's forces had also been slightly reorganised. Gone were Gefrieter Thoma and the remains of his Veteran squad, the Puma and the very effective Stummel. Instead Schanke had been promised some dedicated anti armour support in the shape of a Stug III and some extra anti personnel firepower in the shape of a Sdkfz 250/9. </p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5s8w47tNipjoxbw_GJ6bZGD20AbBl8_2UKAn5r6NZ1QHLocWvOXj0nJYRUlM2OPVpMTErSEBAf3vAmM2Xosl9-a4b1lQjNNmr6w1O9U_hMKH465Wou5WR4bDJ8MHrckh5i4O0ocUkUtLAv2BOvFL_TOrOAEFLaQnS9wyZLzUB515mLb15rj49IGVc=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2414" data-original-width="4000" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5s8w47tNipjoxbw_GJ6bZGD20AbBl8_2UKAn5r6NZ1QHLocWvOXj0nJYRUlM2OPVpMTErSEBAf3vAmM2Xosl9-a4b1lQjNNmr6w1O9U_hMKH465Wou5WR4bDJ8MHrckh5i4O0ocUkUtLAv2BOvFL_TOrOAEFLaQnS9wyZLzUB515mLb15rj49IGVc=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Beuggerdorf later that same day. The British objectives remain<br />in the same location; the pig pen, the cemetery and the junction. <br />The British will deploy from the left while the German<br />defensive line is along the right. In this scenario the defender<br />(me) must set up at least half his forces in his set up zone (12"<br />in from the edge of the table) and these units can be Hidden<br />(I chose to leave off two squads of Regulars, the Panzerschreck<br />team, the Stug III and the 250/9).<br />Meanwhile the attacker(Richie)'s forces start off the table and he <br />brings them on in the first turn. This first wave must contain at <br />least half his units, the rest are left in reserve. In this case, <br />Richie left his engineer squad in the M3 Halftrack in reserve and<br />chose to outflank with them </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><u>A Small Town In Germany</u> </div><i> Leutnant Liebkind pulled a packet of Lucky Strike cigarettes from inside his camouflage smock, passed one to the soldier crouching by him, took one himself and shielding the flame from view and the biting, February wind, lit both cigarettes with a liberated Zippo lighter. "I tell you what it is, Rudi, we are in for more bother from those Tommies today. From what I have heard from company HQ we are facing a brigade of their famous Guards. We got lucky earlier on but I don't think our luck will hold." </i><div><i> The feldwebel sitting opposite him in the ruined church took a long draw on his cigarette savouring the rich tobacco flavour. He exhaled then rummaging inside his gas mask container he drew out half a carton of Lucky Strike and, grinning foolishly, said "I feel like our luck will last a bit longer, Herr Leutnant." Liebkind let out a stifled laugh "You bloody idiot, Feldwebel Knobbersdorf, that's not what I meant and you know it!" The feldwebel grinned back at his platoon commander then straightening his face he said "The lads will do alright, sir. They're feeling a bit more confident after giving the Tommies a bloody nose, famous Guard regiment or not" he jerked a thumb at the burning British tank further up the road as if to underline his comment . "If they can do it once, they can do it again; besides they have a lot of faith in the hauptmann. The lads worship him...." Knobbersdorf broke off as the sounds of incoming artillery shells drowned out his voice "Get down!" he shouted to the already diving figure of Liebkind as the shells impacted nearby...</i></div><div><i> </i><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskhfUDBgg1Baq-731UvB89yJuNUbAigUz0if0SwL_PtRYl6S2hJROJ98_SQ8xHuYln8anRSK-OD0YOWVSf__FDCO2UamWSTCdg2UB85okM7qlV21Bog-7qVnpHLmXadGkqjYcNxVxHyM/s2046/IMG_20210625_031458.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="2046" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskhfUDBgg1Baq-731UvB89yJuNUbAigUz0if0SwL_PtRYl6S2hJROJ98_SQ8xHuYln8anRSK-OD0YOWVSf__FDCO2UamWSTCdg2UB85okM7qlV21Bog-7qVnpHLmXadGkqjYcNxVxHyM/s320/IMG_20210625_031458.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Their smoke break rudely curtailed, Leutnant Liebkind and <br />Feldwebel Knobbersdorf head for the scene of the action.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WEQfs_Vc4QRqyUuEzq6UAMq-0Z5ko5w8ENtNSNElZYjWaxrqfudZZQH-1MHUXvflRZb_QVPqrTzNTL0TwLoauyj7P0NzJzwSU99hJs4RvBH4j1bNK2cGksE3hSHadOOA-j1cwlfqP_o/s2779/IMG_20210625_031527.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1473" data-original-width="2779" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WEQfs_Vc4QRqyUuEzq6UAMq-0Z5ko5w8ENtNSNElZYjWaxrqfudZZQH-1MHUXvflRZb_QVPqrTzNTL0TwLoauyj7P0NzJzwSU99hJs4RvBH4j1bNK2cGksE3hSHadOOA-j1cwlfqP_o/s320/IMG_20210625_031527.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..as does one of their inexperienced squads</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <i>The Guardsmen moved from cover to cover as the Royal Artillery provided the Germans with a deadly distraction. 6 Platoon's commander, Lt Timmy McSporran gripped his Sten and got ready to move. Behind him he could hear the growling engine of the Sherman tank as it ground forward in support of his platoon. His men were raring to go, their blood was up after this morning's show and with the news that the platoon had a Wasp flamethrower in close support they were confident of clearing the Boche from this part of town before nightfall. As the Sherman rumbled past Timmy turned to the men of his platoon HQ "Let's go, Sgt Parker" to his platoon sergeant. Sgt Parker put a restraining hand on Lt McSporran's sleeve "Let the tank get past us first, sir, and up the street a bit. He's bound to draw fire and we don't want to be too close if he does; half a minute should do it." The Sherman advanced to the junction at the end of the street and halted. A hail of bullets struck it and the Sherman's machines guns roared in reply. "Do you see, sir?"exclaimed Sgt Parker "The Jerries are spooked; that's what frightened, inexperienced soldiers do, fire bullets at tanks." he shook his head as he said this. McSporran nodded, taking this fact on board. Sgt Parker was a regular and had served with the battalion before the war and had seen a lot of fighting; in battle and in the bars behind the line which had seen him busted then promoted again more than once. He was a bloody good soldier, combat seemed to his natural element and Timmy was grateful he had Parker as his platoon sergeant. "Okay, we can go now, sir" said Sgt Parker to the young platoon commander and Lt McSporran waved to the men and they got to their feet and trotted forward, keeping low as as they went while the Sherman continued to brass up the ruins where the inexperienced German troops were cowering...</i><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9lhDXunYRMCmup-WRyyex7RNPin1NM1Sd-C3raVj-Ok_8Oq6ePUxr733jN99Jx3OhHIXQH7nrO0fkYa77C7gEk72hiRJc5prkb5ACzgwFxeo0rKVx9dI9qWqVkLqvousaz5SEu38qFw/s3537/IMG_20210625_031615.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2058" data-original-width="3537" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9lhDXunYRMCmup-WRyyex7RNPin1NM1Sd-C3raVj-Ok_8Oq6ePUxr733jN99Jx3OhHIXQH7nrO0fkYa77C7gEk72hiRJc5prkb5ACzgwFxeo0rKVx9dI9qWqVkLqvousaz5SEu38qFw/s320/IMG_20210625_031615.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><i>The Sherman, from the Kilmacolm Yeomanry, moves forward <br />to cover 6 platoon's advance to engage the Hun</i>...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3mTsTXcTvzGrO69AvZEid9al3tvGEFZ-wXokQyJgcaQP5YRss_a3V9276D9CZNl3NTP3v0Y5zkYcJGotKFuiy7bFuKLRIj_qqcB_Rf5lQzy16JktkBTxxb98s5k_Xd1ijG92VmUOcBM/s3580/IMG_20210625_031545.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1821" data-original-width="3580" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3mTsTXcTvzGrO69AvZEid9al3tvGEFZ-wXokQyJgcaQP5YRss_a3V9276D9CZNl3NTP3v0Y5zkYcJGotKFuiy7bFuKLRIj_qqcB_Rf5lQzy16JktkBTxxb98s5k_Xd1ijG92VmUOcBM/s320/IMG_20210625_031545.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The men of 6 platoon make for cover whilst the Germans are<br />pulling themselves together after the Preliminary Barrage had<br />struck..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2223" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMABcbd6YWVPHc4a9_1uTAKGr_wQmSrjPfSXBFbl1G0PPgChewD8g-WJNgoon23wbOvYA3I8-GmptH2RwmoFkydnra3hG2f8hzlEqV3ZbPNTzcdjV9y6AT8XPLu6nqMeFyZMxjLoxAJM/s320/IMG_20210625_031711.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Liebkind's platoon prepare to make the Tommies pay for <br />invading the Fatherland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Sj5EZSh0MtAJAs79vWHkCNK6ZQO0wnXQKu2azZ2Em7lrRpTa3L94KZK8q9_TqZo9pPLGkqJkylxkpJx33i-FKrYrT1bq1ETx7UyQQ8IWxK3Wv2dmtuRiC6qMzWThV12MRC_TcF60TRw/s1473/IMG_20210625_112845.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1228" data-original-width="1473" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Sj5EZSh0MtAJAs79vWHkCNK6ZQO0wnXQKu2azZ2Em7lrRpTa3L94KZK8q9_TqZo9pPLGkqJkylxkpJx33i-FKrYrT1bq1ETx7UyQQ8IWxK3Wv2dmtuRiC6qMzWThV12MRC_TcF60TRw/s320/IMG_20210625_112845.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Haupmann Schanke in the thick of the action yet again</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="1301" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCarElD8YWHYUElj3-SZ3IqAdCkGXMV5e_sj82KtcFCJpFx5bx44_69KfMg1I7CJr1tGO6Blpo7FzBJ18YXxyQK4hyphenhyphenBeBXQMwIjZJySVcwZouPHgbRpY67wVRD3SlRioIVxjZVecgqWM/s320/IMG_20210625_113011.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Lt McSporran has a conflab with the FOO; "<i>Any chance of a <br />stonk on those Boche up ahead, old chap?" "Certainly, old bean, <br />leave it to me; Hello Tango Two Two Charlie, this is Romeo One <br />Sixer; fire mission, over.."</i></td></tr></tbody></table><i> </i><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsf4-GUYQUuGFF7EFObfbKohnHFRkiI4gDLfeXOH5xHIKERle9NfDvlgup84VFp9Y3lk8qa4d0RNp_off4m9YT06ZDbaLjWJ0-lZRgBQy6fI3j2Vc8b0zcS-drNS8IwMLB4wYXYJHES54/s2044/IMG_20210625_113042.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="2044" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsf4-GUYQUuGFF7EFObfbKohnHFRkiI4gDLfeXOH5xHIKERle9NfDvlgup84VFp9Y3lk8qa4d0RNp_off4m9YT06ZDbaLjWJ0-lZRgBQy6fI3j2Vc8b0zcS-drNS8IwMLB4wYXYJHES54/s320/IMG_20210625_113042.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">With the Germans feeling the pressure, 6 platoon's advance <br />gains some momentum..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It smelled of cordite, oil, sweat, fear and other less pleasant things. The crew had grown used to it but they still hated it. It was just one more thing to endure in this bloody war. With the engine idling and the hatches open to let in some breathable air they sat awaiting orders. A voice broke in the silence on the tank's intercom "Do you remember that blond bird in Antwerp, Billy; at the NAAFI; the one with the nice legs and the Betty Grable smile?". There was a pause "Oh, the one with the big knockers; yeah, what about her?" replied Billy the Sherman's driver. "Yeah, that's her; she was a bit of alright" said the gunner, Micky Lane. "and she fancied me". Howls of laughter came over the intercom. "Fuck off, Micky" broke in the radio operator "What'd she want a short arse Cockney git like you for; with them tits and that figure she could have anyone". "Oi! Watch it!" retorted Lane "I'll give you a bunch of fives you.." "Danny's back" shouted Billy as a tall, lean figure clambered up onto the tank and into the turret. Putting his headset Sergeant Danny Dundas spoke in his quiet, Midland accent. "Right lads, there's a bloody Stug two streets away, by the Church which is just around the corner. Micky, we've got an armour piercing round up the spout, haven't we?" "Yes sarge" replied Trooper Lane. "Good; get the .30 cals loaded with a fresh box of ammo each; the place is heaving with Huns and we'll probably have to deal with them as well as the Stug; right, here's the plan..." </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_XLidotQd9UzQcUJVhFZeNgAtQXdURMwZwMkivZ7ohDyyYYaxZYw4baLY1KxnXB73Z06-cRT0QxeLh-fZQGAbBtUeQG0GSG0T0_62UWwham0Ye2aWs5s8wfkw24kLEqWSUBhqmk8LXE/s3581/IMG_20210626_014911.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2097" data-original-width="3581" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_XLidotQd9UzQcUJVhFZeNgAtQXdURMwZwMkivZ7ohDyyYYaxZYw4baLY1KxnXB73Z06-cRT0QxeLh-fZQGAbBtUeQG0GSG0T0_62UWwham0Ye2aWs5s8wfkw24kLEqWSUBhqmk8LXE/s320/IMG_20210626_014911.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The stalk begins</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcccUDCufUMA-rMhwDvElRUcGhvmQw-xJ2gn2UnSXY2R3LJATxYC5CMrQ7tfNVQQANsG14ufJJ2t2PuJpcePLVe2_mEHbzrwXMXbMF0dKZ6f_-4d0j4UHo9sBj10rTrLpJik3R4qwwXAs/s2638/IMG_20210625_113450.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="2638" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcccUDCufUMA-rMhwDvElRUcGhvmQw-xJ2gn2UnSXY2R3LJATxYC5CMrQ7tfNVQQANsG14ufJJ2t2PuJpcePLVe2_mEHbzrwXMXbMF0dKZ6f_-4d0j4UHo9sBj10rTrLpJik3R4qwwXAs/s320/IMG_20210625_113450.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">...a cautious advance</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcON9-am50GeiY8EOMHyM45NgY2XroQ0yRr66wBiWncI-gFuPrCRTmJpVXn2xsXTut69v_GT8R9_OShqfpIi8od3d8Q7ktbNegmctVg4kwiRUNdXx_SuKzhaNsGQDZIlByaMZnFQzxVeY/s2128/IMG_20210625_113120.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="2128" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcON9-am50GeiY8EOMHyM45NgY2XroQ0yRr66wBiWncI-gFuPrCRTmJpVXn2xsXTut69v_GT8R9_OShqfpIi8od3d8Q7ktbNegmctVg4kwiRUNdXx_SuKzhaNsGQDZIlByaMZnFQzxVeY/s320/IMG_20210625_113120.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">...and a snap shot</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i> "Track left, Schmidt..left..left..forward...slowly.." The Stug moved along the ruined street at walking pace "...Halt!" As the Stug III lurched to a halt, Feldwebel Fritke poked his head just above the rim of the cupola and peered around. His blood shot eyes felt gritty from lack of sleep as he searched for the reported British tank. He would have to be quick and get in the first killer shot as his Stug was at a marked disadvantage in this urban environment. The Sherman with it's turret mounted gun could traverse quicker than Fritke's Stug could traverse on it's tracks and rotating a whole vehicle required space and rubble choked streets weren't known for their clear spaces so he had to spot the enemy first from a point were he had space for maneuver. Difficult enough amongst these ruins but made even more difficult with the smoke, noise and flying bullets. A series of huge explosions around him caught him off guard. As he ducked back down into the Stug's hull to avoid the artillery barrage he caught a glimpse of the Sherman and the bright flash from it's barrel the same instant the shell struck the Stug a glancing blow. Fritke's head struck the cupola and he slumped down into the fighting compartment. "Reverse! shouted the gunner to the driver as he tried to reach the unconscious form of his commander. The driver, needing no second bidding, threw the Stug into reverse and hit the accelerator....</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3pa_7pjcmtqgufZVq8UV6Sew7GIVCtmARmIt1mWmA_z3Z5XFo6vB0wmSsDRBqKgJ2uoWbBljPr2-nyw4QlJZ38e1GwZ4zTLtbzz7kCvu4t51uR9-err1lCPtKcjV8FqS4tWe5jm4nWo/s3226/IMG_20210625_113345.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1864" data-original-width="3226" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3pa_7pjcmtqgufZVq8UV6Sew7GIVCtmARmIt1mWmA_z3Z5XFo6vB0wmSsDRBqKgJ2uoWbBljPr2-nyw4QlJZ38e1GwZ4zTLtbzz7kCvu4t51uR9-err1lCPtKcjV8FqS4tWe5jm4nWo/s320/IMG_20210625_113345.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">...and a hit! The result was Crew Stunned and in next turn they <br />failed their order test and reversed out of line of sight. Richie <br />chose not to press his luck in view of the lurking panzerfaust <br />menace. However with the Stug III carrying pins and Down <br />he could afford to ignore it for the moment and send his PIAT <br />team to threaten it...</td></tr></tbody></table><i style="text-align: left;"> </i></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPFg1jKiauPS30eQuIMQGK-6Rm7rTDBpCy0m0dIcGgHiH5tnL7A4IF1llFFqER3N7RfF5dnExfVuNWaO4mBOeI2IvuXO6W9lzJaZjvECJqkzJLZi4F0EJ9UzfLNfAOXxekFxU7dbKnQY/s4000/IMG_20210624_215049.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPFg1jKiauPS30eQuIMQGK-6Rm7rTDBpCy0m0dIcGgHiH5tnL7A4IF1llFFqER3N7RfF5dnExfVuNWaO4mBOeI2IvuXO6W9lzJaZjvECJqkzJLZi4F0EJ9UzfLNfAOXxekFxU7dbKnQY/s320/IMG_20210624_215049.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..got the bugger!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPd7D9snNhs95tugp1gyPgTth41XAiBdAeqlKoukzUozH2j2aGZ5oRMG6H351XMtVbBroaVN8yGbegQ4ngrwPudf1xCe5tT_1IY52KP09xxfyLtZEsms6qM4qDet6JrJudvU7OkB39ys/s3715/IMG_20210625_025251.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="3715" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPd7D9snNhs95tugp1gyPgTth41XAiBdAeqlKoukzUozH2j2aGZ5oRMG6H351XMtVbBroaVN8yGbegQ4ngrwPudf1xCe5tT_1IY52KP09xxfyLtZEsms6qM4qDet6JrJudvU7OkB39ys/s320/IMG_20210625_025251.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">....out of the frying pan...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYtDDRPC2huxEhn302KIjw9_yLy4NZQ8sl-xt-5A0-Dj87Pb8J74nwi7kYOa9KlMSmx2pkU4NgTbVLweSnCg6dDGtya0K2wNO82ci8h0i8XeiQ37VbWxFz_9IqDneaIo1FkMCKR6dThg/s772/IMG_20210625_113207.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="696" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYtDDRPC2huxEhn302KIjw9_yLy4NZQ8sl-xt-5A0-Dj87Pb8J74nwi7kYOa9KlMSmx2pkU4NgTbVLweSnCg6dDGtya0K2wNO82ci8h0i8XeiQ37VbWxFz_9IqDneaIo1FkMCKR6dThg/s320/IMG_20210625_113207.jpg" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Hauptmann Schanke, urges his inexperienced </span><span style="text-align: center;">troops</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">forward in an attempt to gain maximum benefit from </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">their automatic </span><span style="text-align: center;">assault rifles rapid rate of fire</span></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_rz8zg-GMABc9uhhrIWDO3GoJhyphenhyphen8EaCxZtfCrBde2ztED-JMtDRWQLHjYKtkgX99gj185GIDtSyDz_VWI59TWEqwsbw_SblQwDcW2AsxBqyv0mUonqZgwH1gJNnDpp9UVvjm54P8rf8/s4000/IMG_20210624_224325.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_rz8zg-GMABc9uhhrIWDO3GoJhyphenhyphen8EaCxZtfCrBde2ztED-JMtDRWQLHjYKtkgX99gj185GIDtSyDz_VWI59TWEqwsbw_SblQwDcW2AsxBqyv0mUonqZgwH1gJNnDpp9UVvjm54P8rf8/s320/IMG_20210624_224325.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Volksgrenadiers counter attack..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <i> Lance Sergeant Steve "Paddy" McGilligan hated his job. As one of the few trained Wasp Carrier operators left in the battalion he had been sent back with four others to collect two Wasps from a forward ordnance depot and to do a quick refresher course on operating the Wasp. It had been a bit of a jolly being away from the battalion; the take over of the Wasps and the refresher training had given them a couple of days away from the battalion and CSM McDuff and the chance for a couple of beers each evening in a nearby bar. That had been a week ago and now they were all back with the battalion and despite missing the attack earlier that day, they had been tasked to work with 6 platoon in capturing this part of the town of Beuggerdorf. The thought of advancing into the thick of battle in a tin tub full of highly flammable fuel turned his knees to jelly. As commander/operator of the "tin tub" he shouted to his driver to advance slowly down the rubble strewn street. He cursed the war and the fact that he only had two eyes and one head as he had to keep watching where they were going and also keep a wary eye on the shattered houses on either side of the street and up ahead as any one of them could be hiding a panzerfaust or panzerschrek totting Squarehead ready to die for Fuehrer and Fatherland; the bloody idiots. Either side he could make out Scots Guardsmen advancing and firing on the enemy which was a comfort. One of the Scots Guardsmen ahead of them waved him down. "Lance Sergeant Hart, how are you this fine day?". Hart peered up at the soldier. Beneath the grime and dust that coated the soldier's face he recognised Lance Corporal O'Nions, 3 Section commander and a fellow Irishman "Grand, Michael, just grand: and how are you?" O'Nions grinned wearily "I'm fooked off with these here Germans, that's how I am, Steven. But I'm glad to see you and your wee tank here cause I have a job for you" McGilligan's stomach tightened as Lance Corporal O'Nions continued.... </i></div><div><i><br /></i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiP4_OgJ-QhY6a9zU-R_MBnFdoOT3rOTSOxHvGj2T3t0nCu1i92ZoAJZW93rlK-M9KD70oAyansevOUX2F4oFBROsfpAtH0_wKoZscbWDVHmSBBDGsquAHRp-1MVSH28SAjdrrUS_j4PM/s4000/IMG_20210624_224333.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiP4_OgJ-QhY6a9zU-R_MBnFdoOT3rOTSOxHvGj2T3t0nCu1i92ZoAJZW93rlK-M9KD70oAyansevOUX2F4oFBROsfpAtH0_wKoZscbWDVHmSBBDGsquAHRp-1MVSH28SAjdrrUS_j4PM/s320/IMG_20210624_224333.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Lance Sergeant McGilligan's Wasp makes it's way <br />forward through the wreckage of Beuggersdorf</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguogCN71Zh0AfdNwu5vXQW-x9xfZADrsKT263_3l_XCI3ZRkeFEoAPzz_5BMrOCCiE0gHwOxKYxmGV1_ZhRIcObv38WRVZ5kL5dKC-AiLqD2p4rn7DMgYzWRAOPuGB6xDQhLnUXx-Kexc/s4000/IMG_20210624_233341.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguogCN71Zh0AfdNwu5vXQW-x9xfZADrsKT263_3l_XCI3ZRkeFEoAPzz_5BMrOCCiE0gHwOxKYxmGV1_ZhRIcObv38WRVZ5kL5dKC-AiLqD2p4rn7DMgYzWRAOPuGB6xDQhLnUXx-Kexc/s320/IMG_20210624_233341.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">.as the German's mount an aggressive defence</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><i> The Volksgrenadiers made their way forward hesitantly through the church grounds. As they did a deluge of small arms fire greeted them. As they ducked behind the church wall two of them cried out as the enemy bullets found their mark. The squad's commander, Gefrieter Schmuck, drew a stick grenade from his belt and shouted to his squad to move up the the wall. "When this goes off, Meindle, Toitze, Hertz, you three get up and pour fire into the building for two seconds; no more. Don't bother aiming, just fire. Schafer, Bauer, you two prepare a stick grenade each and stand by; understand" The soldiers nodded in acknowledgement. Schmuck didn't want them all caught with their weapons unloaded at the same time. He unscrewed the cap on the base of the stick grenade. braced himself, tugged on the pull cord, raised himself level with the top of the church wall and threw the grenade over the wall towards the ruin across the street as bullets struck the wall above him. Immediately after the grenade went off Meindle, Toitze and Hertz stood up and sprayed the ruin with bullets. "Down! Down!" shouted Schmuck though they were already crouching back down. Indeed Toitze was already swapping his assault rifle's magazine for a fresh one; good lad. Kapitan Schanke hadn't had much time to train the new men in the intricacies of modern warfare so he had focused on the basics; weapons training and obeying orders. The rest they needed to know they would learn on the job...or die learning. Schafer and Bauer were looking at him now. Shmuck held out his hand "Wait" he said as he mentally counted to 60. That should give the Tommies time enough to recover, hopefully these next two grenades would catch them off guard. The two soldiers watched him intently and then threw their stick grenades as he dropped his hand. At that same moment three hand grenades sailed over from the other side of the wall...</i></div><div> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4yyi2tf__9Tu1smmPFaDGoz7x_-kZA5RWmF2_S8gEfnCJVZ9A6DMpU9b1jM2cPUBsiamXsPGdiWEUVCx1MSV6Yy4d-eQ0yuulQESz0QrXS1eVLdn4Xq_SaM_auPmIvgG0qltXRro2Zs/s1338/IMG_20210625_113525.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="1338" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4yyi2tf__9Tu1smmPFaDGoz7x_-kZA5RWmF2_S8gEfnCJVZ9A6DMpU9b1jM2cPUBsiamXsPGdiWEUVCx1MSV6Yy4d-eQ0yuulQESz0QrXS1eVLdn4Xq_SaM_auPmIvgG0qltXRro2Zs/s320/IMG_20210625_113525.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Schmuck's squad dash forward under fire</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnJrWxYVFsz2HRzJzNKYkbxeMm-28X2RrZnH1Qgg81EBy1mPIBrvAsIxGm43tYJqB1T5-jfMMSXM96_0bAtKO-e_WrjJVlRjafcRyATDrPsvYTVcUDXb4rztHWR_OToAhuYrcnuGd6j0/s2679/IMG_20210625_113540.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2337" data-original-width="2679" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnJrWxYVFsz2HRzJzNKYkbxeMm-28X2RrZnH1Qgg81EBy1mPIBrvAsIxGm43tYJqB1T5-jfMMSXM96_0bAtKO-e_WrjJVlRjafcRyATDrPsvYTVcUDXb4rztHWR_OToAhuYrcnuGd6j0/s320/IMG_20210625_113540.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Leutnant Leibkind tries to control his part of the <br />defenses from the ruined church...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQlBH23qKnkae5RWsmJ4IXJX-JgWL2AA58LnsGR7ICtsG_HqJ6fSxzB2v-liFqjwys7ZQEV-AoHbx7tDAeaCsLRgX5cW_xS6Pnq0SvTU8Vu8jkTyRhovW2otef7swl8rKHZx4IGyDiVs/s4000/IMG_20210624_233431.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQlBH23qKnkae5RWsmJ4IXJX-JgWL2AA58LnsGR7ICtsG_HqJ6fSxzB2v-liFqjwys7ZQEV-AoHbx7tDAeaCsLRgX5cW_xS6Pnq0SvTU8Vu8jkTyRhovW2otef7swl8rKHZx4IGyDiVs/s320/IMG_20210624_233431.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">...and manages to get the Stug back into the battle to <br />bolster his defensive line....</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_x28Sy9MzWOlXE1zy6FJ6XHLU7Tspr5TFyOWK112TChxTjUYWBquveW4AtsUcdP4WHB8oo-6XIfPRi3ereLkrlqWBG2XlMtZeHy1LGmNNHh6fcJ1SoXMOpQtLJ6IemJ3ETy7EzFSNqdc/s4000/IMG_20210624_224441.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_x28Sy9MzWOlXE1zy6FJ6XHLU7Tspr5TFyOWK112TChxTjUYWBquveW4AtsUcdP4WHB8oo-6XIfPRi3ereLkrlqWBG2XlMtZeHy1LGmNNHh6fcJ1SoXMOpQtLJ6IemJ3ETy7EzFSNqdc/s320/IMG_20210624_224441.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..a defensive line that is stretching thinner as the <br />Volksgrendiers casualties mount...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DEcUMW9o-Q6FLmm1Hr8vh9mPdVTwy7fCZtPf6q2EWSPJ2LnGPcIUzkdRH0QIES9sgWNxcnMZHOnrPdsGv9zTX3oIsG60-FagadA9IrzXBOHHDty9q6SKpiuJQVwQsHMcdRJVZONz__Y/s2310/IMG_20210625_113606.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2064" data-original-width="2310" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DEcUMW9o-Q6FLmm1Hr8vh9mPdVTwy7fCZtPf6q2EWSPJ2LnGPcIUzkdRH0QIES9sgWNxcnMZHOnrPdsGv9zTX3oIsG60-FagadA9IrzXBOHHDty9q6SKpiuJQVwQsHMcdRJVZONz__Y/s320/IMG_20210625_113606.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Humber armoured car from the Recce Regiment <br />adds it's support...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiX-C11UNPR484muTe5lobqaZv5A7HXfTaU0MHn5n3bsF4MX7rG0Dxr7eVEVGdxvLCtjCFWtBn-4ygH3J1lIRwa3WYQLXGUkFqhNfJJ0g-4iogRz1mBv7eVf1LYSk-4-Sqnnn-Tm3GLCM/s4000/IMG_20210624_233412.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix75H17q-zQS3v9MrTtHUeH5FVyFvqlvcsl6pb-aAfxUluIpMhvgETNkUHlI84O18TYboTb2M76CH33WNM5LIqV2a3wI4VAnIEsCznq3QD63fN5T0mlIZk67CMKcXpEciLi1PklyTX9Vw/s320/IMG_20210625_001021.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">1 Section makes it way forward through to cover of the <br />ruined houses</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCO-gKqe0F4Nly4T64daFhXp85J8eumLJI2L_ed4bf3htjcGx-oNjg4zaw3Gb8KgL3Bjz9TKsyAmFoXqCUlKbOLCPOgMaPx-wQMb0_lPt98ss1w8NlD2pm-sBFHXTgES41H5VwnQxtqo8/s4000/IMG_20210625_001034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCO-gKqe0F4Nly4T64daFhXp85J8eumLJI2L_ed4bf3htjcGx-oNjg4zaw3Gb8KgL3Bjz9TKsyAmFoXqCUlKbOLCPOgMaPx-wQMb0_lPt98ss1w8NlD2pm-sBFHXTgES41H5VwnQxtqo8/s320/IMG_20210625_001034.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHs3gQk9bx1hQm2_2XQMdZJyVH9OKX5YVv8ENHCEmTXo23wOBVs61d00RaaObsFuP9kP81kraAyq2o32bG3UJkcXuTm5rDO6NGtXZ6eN0B_9DjgeFFe7Zog0d7WsSyl05wE-rdrFp3wY/s2989/IMG_20210626_015052.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1701" data-original-width="2989" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHs3gQk9bx1hQm2_2XQMdZJyVH9OKX5YVv8ENHCEmTXo23wOBVs61d00RaaObsFuP9kP81kraAyq2o32bG3UJkcXuTm5rDO6NGtXZ6eN0B_9DjgeFFe7Zog0d7WsSyl05wE-rdrFp3wY/s320/IMG_20210626_015052.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">...panzer grenadiers rush to hold the objective that the<br />Volksgrenadiers had left when Hauptman Schanke had <br />ordered them forward.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRwM5rv47nGbBA-2rmc9OV8xG7cKiPbRYT5el9sAnf8MfhGvBF_rCH53tpT5F4-U1QpbB_W0BSffTpFpRDa7E_HcasBiGs9lQTgZWS6GvmRddICDWZZ7Js5oJZkO0Ms18f4khvIj7t2A/s4000/IMG_20210625_001038.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRwM5rv47nGbBA-2rmc9OV8xG7cKiPbRYT5el9sAnf8MfhGvBF_rCH53tpT5F4-U1QpbB_W0BSffTpFpRDa7E_HcasBiGs9lQTgZWS6GvmRddICDWZZ7Js5oJZkO0Ms18f4khvIj7t2A/s320/IMG_20210625_001038.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">With the Sherman offering a tempting target, the Stug <br />advances once more only to take a PIAT round in the <br />flank this time with deadly effect.... </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXe0SomPljrIPzXs3MvWF2sk9zwxEkxp85Uq4vjaA8bb9Xoj6SpkeFp7sICVDjc46Kn7IOF017_fec0PEI_Fjz4JZvIy6c9npj_gapj8uNGMgfLrxwI9zQMTV85VqtV-NZXIXpT2ggF8/s1639/IMG_20210626_015206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1639" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXe0SomPljrIPzXs3MvWF2sk9zwxEkxp85Uq4vjaA8bb9Xoj6SpkeFp7sICVDjc46Kn7IOF017_fec0PEI_Fjz4JZvIy6c9npj_gapj8uNGMgfLrxwI9zQMTV85VqtV-NZXIXpT2ggF8/s320/IMG_20210626_015206.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">..the Sherman adds it's not inconsiderable firepower to the</div><div style="text-align: left;">infantry battle, wiping out a Volksgrenadier squad</div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojpzvQl3WfP2yrv-5FpiZEIWoN8xV22S2pYZjLKA12v4_SK51lguihDbT9ovq97eVyT4QKMTxh2es7cWzM6REcIb7jIiM9zRD8eiLprz3FDNx9vmhJNF9OD3n0ngnRGsei7YCO9PhrQk/s1624/IMG_20210626_015249.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1624" data-original-width="1601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojpzvQl3WfP2yrv-5FpiZEIWoN8xV22S2pYZjLKA12v4_SK51lguihDbT9ovq97eVyT4QKMTxh2es7cWzM6REcIb7jIiM9zRD8eiLprz3FDNx9vmhJNF9OD3n0ngnRGsei7YCO9PhrQk/s320/IMG_20210626_015249.jpg" width="315" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Not wishing to count his chickens before they all hatch, Lt <br />Timmy McSporran is still feeling a bit more confident of a <br />positive result this time...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <i>The engineers crouched in the back of the half track gripping their weapons and staring up at the surrounding ruins as the M3 growled along the ruined street. In the cupola the .50 cal gunner trained his weapon on the junction at the end of the street in expectation of trouble. Sergeant McGuinness of the Royal Engineers ordered the vehicle commander to stop. As the halftrack halted McGuiness slipped over the side and made his way past the ruins and staying low, peered around the corner. The pig pen, his objective, lay around the corner, thirty maybe forty yard beyond the junction. He could see German infantry moving into position there as a ding dong battle raged along the street. He watched as a Sherman tank, advancing down the street, sprayed a ruin with both it's machine guns. The street itself was littered with dead and dying Germans and the occasional British casualty. With the Germans in the pig pen occupied with the battle, McGuinness ran back to the halftrack and clambered aboard. "Right boys, the Jerries are taking a proper pasting and we're going in to our bit; Cpl Harris, we're going straight down the road and round to the left. The Jerries are in the pig pen on the right about 40 yards along. You keep their heads down with the .50 cal till we reach the pig pen wall then leave the rest to us Sappers".... </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxoohDvnjo78Rm9oBpomkdVJRVQfhWIakaUcKAUdHoQST4DukBorEKuF4wCJ_rWgHfErtS7tR9Ong3HM6dzA7ZrlR21xDQAdX0wR46K6RY4huj4c3L0kWRjuDSpRiVLKAaYo2geZy3bo/s2692/IMG_20210626_015303.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="2692" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxoohDvnjo78Rm9oBpomkdVJRVQfhWIakaUcKAUdHoQST4DukBorEKuF4wCJ_rWgHfErtS7tR9Ong3HM6dzA7ZrlR21xDQAdX0wR46K6RY4huj4c3L0kWRjuDSpRiVLKAaYo2geZy3bo/s320/IMG_20210626_015303.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Sgt McGuinness's engineers clear the Germans off of the <br />objective and conplete the victory for Lt McSporran's 6 <br />platoon...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /> And there the game ended. With the British in possession of one objective and contending another they easily outstripped the German in victory points. Schanke and what was left of his men were forced to pull back to the next defensive line of Beuggerdorf around the town square.</div><div> </div><div> Another cracking game in this home brew campaign. Thanks again to Richie for hosting. Next up the Scots Guards attempt to keep the momentum going in Beuggersdorf..</div><div><br /></div><div>Till then, pip pip,</div><div>GJ</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-18467387309602621122021-09-23T14:36:00.008-07:002022-01-02T16:52:32.967-08:00Bolt Action: Germany '45. A Small Town In Germany<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XvMXZx2FBCbeWFk1xQh6Kxc-8Lx3W9Jx5dZ0xmrpDQy6PDinuz7JnJFCWESp-_DD1idnqV-FmgZAdLFWbVRxCLqJD0YtRF3lheYUTmTM7Uqt1pqyZphB9zHeQRyOgR-KvIRi7awIEWM/s3426/IMG_20210624_004514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1712" data-original-width="3426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XvMXZx2FBCbeWFk1xQh6Kxc-8Lx3W9Jx5dZ0xmrpDQy6PDinuz7JnJFCWESp-_DD1idnqV-FmgZAdLFWbVRxCLqJD0YtRF3lheYUTmTM7Uqt1pqyZphB9zHeQRyOgR-KvIRi7awIEWM/s320/IMG_20210624_004514.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u style="text-align: left;"><b>Introduction</b></u><span style="text-align: left;">. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back in August, after what seems like brief eternity, we here in the central bit of Scotland: central and a wee bit to the left...no, a wee bit more...over the south side of Glasgow....hold it there...that's it.. at last had our Covid tier dropped to the level where we could once again meet up with our chums and buddies. Taking no chances...well, some but not too many, Rich and I organised another Bolt Action mini campaign; here's the details...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left; text-decoration-line: underline;">The Campaign</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So here's the plan; A mini campaign of 3 scenarios set in the final months of WW2 that cover the assault on the (ficticious) town of Bueggerdorf in North West Germany by a British force. The Germans must hold them back. To move from the first map the British must win that scenario. The inspiration for this campaign are multifarious not least the British Army training film <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y960nDBzZjE" target="_blank">A Battalion In Battle-Seaforth Highlanders-Groin</a> and the recently publsihed book, <a href="https://www.victrixlimited.com/products/the-war-on-the-ground-battle-scenarios" target="_blank">Forgotten Battles From France To Germany January To April 1945</a> which has been written by Peter Heath of Anschluss Wargames specifically with wargaming in mind. It's very good and only a small amount of work was needed to convert the scenarios from The War On The Ground rules, which the book has been written for (and of which I am completely ignorant) into Bolt Action scenarios. I also drew on various Bolt Action campaign books for suitable missions that would reflect each stage of the campaign.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><u>Scenario 1</u></b><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the first mission we used Scenario 9: Point Defence from the Bolt Action Rule Book 2nd Edition, page 144. The defender sets up 3 objective markers at least 6" in from the table edge and 24" from each other marker. To gain a victory the attacker must hold two or three objective markers. If he holds one it is a draw and if the defender is still in control of the objectives at the end of the game then he wins</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7W3TF6ZrUQwE3jxKgDeLVkoUm3SAN0doLVb6wMNVQMqqoIrYHpxbz1l0b5vPxbiUMAhdhdnRiYmRMaph7fbZWYhJLwLKy99Bnr_Pgnx7KjBiKOuMqbI6ff0sTWKpDYFwB35LqOARWGf8/s3798/IMG_20210630_224627.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3798" data-original-width="2718" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7W3TF6ZrUQwE3jxKgDeLVkoUm3SAN0doLVb6wMNVQMqqoIrYHpxbz1l0b5vPxbiUMAhdhdnRiYmRMaph7fbZWYhJLwLKy99Bnr_Pgnx7KjBiKOuMqbI6ff0sTWKpDYFwB35LqOARWGf8/s320/IMG_20210630_224627.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fZtipmtTD_bj2Sda9nUUFVmBuDxIaZYGd8_ywiY_TS_USqXTF93xN9meOOD-FJDlP_R8mHzezGpkowc2vyxUqCVXYrin_aIBdk4lC4KA6pkSjA8jC_8NHfJsqFuWFjLbvhRcKPfXY24/s1937/IMG_20210611_230602.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1935" data-original-width="1937" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fZtipmtTD_bj2Sda9nUUFVmBuDxIaZYGd8_ywiY_TS_USqXTF93xN9meOOD-FJDlP_R8mHzezGpkowc2vyxUqCVXYrin_aIBdk4lC4KA6pkSjA8jC_8NHfJsqFuWFjLbvhRcKPfXY24/s320/IMG_20210611_230602.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">A small town in Germany. Beuggerdorf is based on this <br />map of the town of Husum which is itself from the Forgotten<br />Battles book. The campaign will be fought through the town <br />ands the map has been divided into three for our terrain layouts.<br />We'll use these as guides rather than exact replicas</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLwJcGe5BkoAYEG-Gu4QSa_NwaGzilrvPSlPqB_7TVJLFyfhayJ0tpkhh2hpjpM2PSxexiQTczRuKagtOloikgMzFpvfcq0GkHgGA6qcIsyky0zcmKsPht6PezL7uNDb0CHbEhBbl2kI/s877/IMG_20210611_230638.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="877" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLwJcGe5BkoAYEG-Gu4QSa_NwaGzilrvPSlPqB_7TVJLFyfhayJ0tpkhh2hpjpM2PSxexiQTczRuKagtOloikgMzFpvfcq0GkHgGA6qcIsyky0zcmKsPht6PezL7uNDb0CHbEhBbl2kI/s320/IMG_20210611_230638.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Scenario 1 revolves around the British advancing into the town and<br />clearing away any resistance up to the cemetery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzRO-SGvsrzgYYFTJ6gwC953-vvG8kmyA5mvR1W6BuAbVLKoGf5SpOqYYcphuAcbCtcMIcq_jV-uOm3LH7vsS2dPOr-AngLnRtJmG-Wp3mAvE7XuY4ML1yu_JvTPrElgkNv8KIDr1tUg/s3946/IMG_20210618_110415.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2897" data-original-width="3946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzRO-SGvsrzgYYFTJ6gwC953-vvG8kmyA5mvR1W6BuAbVLKoGf5SpOqYYcphuAcbCtcMIcq_jV-uOm3LH7vsS2dPOr-AngLnRtJmG-Wp3mAvE7XuY4ML1yu_JvTPrElgkNv8KIDr1tUg/s320/IMG_20210618_110415.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">The western part of Beuggerdorf. The British would be assaulting<br />from the left of the board. The Germans held three key positions, <br />one in the pig pen, one in the cemetery and the last one on the <br />junction beyond the church.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJldjnvhIUU2UfA8TGTmPIuZ_d5EiAdNmwMU5yJZIf2vRLIZ6jj2nK6-tlMrGJ7IfkjSEgiFSzBcJEazE5eQEt-FtDNcdyxx-PzoxZ_IXlP0oh6OFWlCBs9XCJ1C2xqaeNXx8pmOBl38/s647/IMG_20210611_230814.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="647" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJldjnvhIUU2UfA8TGTmPIuZ_d5EiAdNmwMU5yJZIf2vRLIZ6jj2nK6-tlMrGJ7IfkjSEgiFSzBcJEazE5eQEt-FtDNcdyxx-PzoxZ_IXlP0oh6OFWlCBs9XCJ1C2xqaeNXx8pmOBl38/s320/IMG_20210611_230814.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Once the British gain a foothold they then have to clear the <br />town centre</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-tP5GJ4pDD69S5wtizsBB-qOAYvGdvd-pR8v5ovHj1zlKrfGe1wm8U2x_oLyp9x4WMlk5rzMIyJETM4Ywu6kbLOsSi0eAiLjDyOP1ArPWxE6zTXBhGRoLAAv4Seuel1QGJU-lk0uejM/s853/IMG_20210611_231054.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="625" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-tP5GJ4pDD69S5wtizsBB-qOAYvGdvd-pR8v5ovHj1zlKrfGe1wm8U2x_oLyp9x4WMlk5rzMIyJETM4Ywu6kbLOsSi0eAiLjDyOP1ArPWxE6zTXBhGRoLAAv4Seuel1QGJU-lk0uejM/s320/IMG_20210611_231054.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">and the final scenario will be a fighting withdrawal by the <br />Germans with the British force attempting to pin them in<br />place and destroy them.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Forces</u> </div><div><b><u>British</u></b> Richie based his forces on the Canadian Infantry Division 1945 Reinforced Platoon as we thought this would be equally applicable to British Infantry Divisions of the period. Noteworthy units in this selector are flame throwing Wasp IIC carrier, Ram Badger personnel carriers, Tank Hunter Sections which can be up to 10 man strong and can have up to 4 PIATs in it!! Another nifty little unit is the Scout Recce Patrol section, 3 to 5 Veterans with SMGs who have the Behind Enemy Lines rule (no negative modifier when coming on from reserve or outflanking) Recon (spot hidden troops from 18" rather than 12"). The Scout section commander counts as an Intelligence Officer (at the beginning of a turn he may, on a roll of 4 or more draw the first order dice from the dice bag) and Limited Numbers so only one Scout Recce Patrol per force. <br /><div><br /></div><div><u style="font-weight: bold;">Germans</u> For my chaps I drew on the Operation Watch On The Rhine selector from the Armies of Germany second edition with a couple of new units shoe horned in; too whit the LMG teams, basically a 3 man MG42 team for the same points cost as an MMG team. What you lose in an extra shooting dice, the option of Machine Gun Experten (15 points, +1 penetration) as well as the home brew D2 pins you gain in mobility; an ability not to be sniffed at in a defensive battle my opinion. I have also got into the habit of taking a captain in my force as they can be very useful when it comes to leadership tests and Snap To It orders. He's also especially useful as my force draws on more Inexperienced troops as the campaign continues. </div><div><br /></div><div><u style="font-weight: bold;">Points</u> For the first scenario we had 1500 points each</div><div> </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><u style="text-align: left;"> </u><b><u style="text-align: left;">A Small Town In Germany</u><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <i>A pall of smoke and dust rose over the town, lit up from within by the exploding ordnance, as the artillery shells smashed into the town. The Brigadier was taking no chances, Beuggerdorf had to be taken quickly if the Division's advance wasn't to be stalled, and the Brigadier had managed to get a brief but heavy barrage put down on Beuggerdorf by the over worked Divisional gunners. With fighting men thin on the ground and all rear echelon areas thoroughly combed for spare bodies to fill the gaps left by front line casualties it was important to keep the Hun on the back foot as much as possible and in this instance that meant capturing Beuggerdorf. Division had also supplied his brigade with a squadron of the latest tanks in the British Army's arsenal; Comets belonging to the 2nd Isle of Sheppey Border Mounted Rifles, an old cavalry regiment that had it's roots in the Empires colonial battles.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i> Behind him he could hear one of the Brigade HQ signallers speaking into a radio mike "Roger...Out". A murmured conversation followed and a few seconds later an ADC, a young lieutenant from the Brigade of Guards approached and, saluting smartly, reported "7th Scots Guards are going in, sir" The Brigadier nodded and thanked him, put down the mug of tea he had been sipping and lifted his binoculars to watch the advancing figures of the 7th Scots Guards heading towards the smashed town.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">------------------------------------------------------------</div><br /> <i>Lt Timmy McSporran hunched instinctively at the nearby ripping sound of German machine gun. The shots were nowhere near him but the sound bothered him still as it had since he had first heard it three months previously as his battalion had fought through the Low Countries. The Germans machine gun stopped firing and was answered by the more measured sound of a Bren gun. Who was that replying he pondered; 5 platoon, perhaps? Nearer still and much more welcome was the sound of the company's supporting armour. The throaty roar of the Comet tank drowned out the noise of the bickering machine guns as the tank manouvered towards the edge of the town. Behind it came the heavily laden men of 1 Section. They moved in bounds, 4 men on each side of the road, each man scanning the seemingly empty houses on the opposite side of the road, watching for any signs of Germans particularly ones carrying panzerfausts or Panzerschreks; the tankies nightmare. A sudden whoosh followed by the equally sudden crump of an impacting mortar round sent 1 Section diving for cover. </i><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEged5v_VQ86SocRvUGVlZ1ikBPN07GsMAJ30f_ReGVa2wFr9LgVi6P-uneLTjgYPZ-Vz8qfcqVk4sxbSsBYyL-_9Oe96ygmY_Y1R6aftN0ikbVr2__EZ1PvDfvP60tkvPmT0ImwNtFqaFo/s2969/IMG_20210618_025052.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2082" data-original-width="2969" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEged5v_VQ86SocRvUGVlZ1ikBPN07GsMAJ30f_ReGVa2wFr9LgVi6P-uneLTjgYPZ-Vz8qfcqVk4sxbSsBYyL-_9Oe96ygmY_Y1R6aftN0ikbVr2__EZ1PvDfvP60tkvPmT0ImwNtFqaFo/s320/IMG_20210618_025052.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Lt Timmy "Jock" McSporran and radio operator</td></tr></tbody></table> <i>Taking cover beneath the table in the cellar, Hauptmann Schanke covered his coffee cup with his field cap as the cellar in which he was crouching shook from the impact of the British barrage. As dust filled the room and pieces of plaster from the ceiling landed on the table above his head and on the floor around him Shanke attempted to brace himself to stop the cup from shaking. The cup contained the last of the US issued coffee that his company had captured in the Ardennes and Schanke meant to enjoy this last cup come what may, British barrage or not. As abruptly as it had started, the barrage ceased. Emerging from beneath the table, cup in hand and with his cap still covering it, Schanke bawled at his company sergeant major, the barrage having rendered them all temporarily deaf "Hauptfeldwebel Gross; situation report!" A dust covered figure snapped to attention, shouted "Jawolhl Hauptmann!" in reply, saluted smartly and then left the cellar. While he waited for Gross's report, Schanke sipped his coffee as his HQ section set about tidying up the HQ; righting tables and chairs, reconnecting field telephones etc. One of the reconnected field phones rang and a signaller picked it up, listened briefly then passed the handset to Schanke "Leutnant Liebkind, sir". Schanke put down his cup and took the proffered handset. "Schanke here" he said. "Herr Hauptmann" came the1st Platoon's commanders voice over the line. "1st Platoon has gotten off lightly; no casualties however the men are, ah, shall we say, a little shaken by the barrage. And Tommy is on his way; I can hear their armour approaching. I have ordered the platoon to stand too". Schanke considered briefly; Liebkind was no new comer to battle but many of his men, indeed most of the battalion, were new to battle having been reassigned to the infantry from rear echelon stores depots, the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe only a couple of weeks previously and Liebkind would have his hands full fighting the British with his new drafts despite having some of the more experienced men in the line with him. "Very good, Liebkind; carry on. I shall be with you shortly" said Schanke and hung up. Giving his now empty coffee cup a rueful glance, he placed his cap on his head, shrugged on his combat equipment, took one of the newly issued assault rifles from the peg it was hanging on and headed out of the cellar.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5tH6EAA3tiezmVthKbfSlQr5dSDNpDWjTN_MsNRC0YZCOQTqu19pYsL2Tt6HUywCdsOpXzjQKqnQ3XrBOv6c1yy_5s6en8O04Idsk9sGPL_qPq5sBThtdiinVrdAAq1q2_w776QZyOE/s4000/IMG_20210617_205132.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5tH6EAA3tiezmVthKbfSlQr5dSDNpDWjTN_MsNRC0YZCOQTqu19pYsL2Tt6HUywCdsOpXzjQKqnQ3XrBOv6c1yy_5s6en8O04Idsk9sGPL_qPq5sBThtdiinVrdAAq1q2_w776QZyOE/s320/IMG_20210617_205132.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Hauptman Hans Schanke arrives to assist 1st Platoon. This</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">stack of crates is the central objective</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: left;"></span></div> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9mY8KtlQ6ldgmCgF64sa3q3XepN62tauNyQjdJyzwTpiRMGho9EBSB6kpqDo1GMltNY09F5gozctq13vkDiDHL7teRu7JIfBTa9JwNE6llcCNOIYhrYL0BSCzIFfwBmMG5R5tVbgm2A/s4000/IMG_20210617_205223.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9mY8KtlQ6ldgmCgF64sa3q3XepN62tauNyQjdJyzwTpiRMGho9EBSB6kpqDo1GMltNY09F5gozctq13vkDiDHL7teRu7JIfBTa9JwNE6llcCNOIYhrYL0BSCzIFfwBmMG5R5tVbgm2A/s320/IMG_20210617_205223.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The German defenders, a mix of Regular squads; here seen guarding <br />the objective in the pig pen..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIMDNrcPGJGrRgbozA59-WtxXoBq5xWIZik8lMGBs8lQAaU1loPB9MUD3HV2K-mNVoZV-xUCxUvazc3kAxFQRZfkx9iXCYIojOvTZpFNIqGCHq51B6rZ6lXNHnWHmHtpnBaG00HpzSNI/s2673/IMG_20210618_084201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1569" data-original-width="2673" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIMDNrcPGJGrRgbozA59-WtxXoBq5xWIZik8lMGBs8lQAaU1loPB9MUD3HV2K-mNVoZV-xUCxUvazc3kAxFQRZfkx9iXCYIojOvTZpFNIqGCHq51B6rZ6lXNHnWHmHtpnBaG00HpzSNI/s320/IMG_20210618_084201.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">..Inexperienced Volksgrenadiers..</span></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHdybi4XEX0_mBIfscJ2nLOPkWnenqPFR0Rg_rQp6viIPAFenceu_TGLCOKBemPzRmpLmhpc6YFaPBmjd-QKeuGDPnrTwhFkb2Z9o8clCBsh8U2p_FWEwCe4QooLC5tKaQpgS4wMB-mA/s4000/IMG_20210617_205259.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHdybi4XEX0_mBIfscJ2nLOPkWnenqPFR0Rg_rQp6viIPAFenceu_TGLCOKBemPzRmpLmhpc6YFaPBmjd-QKeuGDPnrTwhFkb2Z9o8clCBsh8U2p_FWEwCe4QooLC5tKaQpgS4wMB-mA/s320/IMG_20210617_205259.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">....sniper team..</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOx1XF6lKWc_EUwgg19aEjoEtV26QZ8xMNz38zWj18uG5l3NyrgQgu9R2tcokQQqRe7hX2E3wj9O9tu5BZ_ovunDmzgBCpOi_9WVvu2HtAoe4soGKx2WQ3ImomzE-9PXvxz91aWoMkPjk/s2568/IMG_20210618_092121.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1577" data-original-width="2568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOx1XF6lKWc_EUwgg19aEjoEtV26QZ8xMNz38zWj18uG5l3NyrgQgu9R2tcokQQqRe7hX2E3wj9O9tu5BZ_ovunDmzgBCpOi_9WVvu2HtAoe4soGKx2WQ3ImomzE-9PXvxz91aWoMkPjk/s320/IMG_20210618_092121.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">....Pak 40...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPty9SQxYR_UlCBpj1AjeFruP-7jDlg_27ttlINQ1U7sp0OpkGDUidBM5eNhL9OlEeqbobqwppzoe0prP2g0MQNz2sKWEoobtqBq3uKhRyYgETD7gcXBRtBDjppfHAnmDqJQzH4vZAD8k/s3645/IMG_20210618_084140.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2060" data-original-width="3645" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPty9SQxYR_UlCBpj1AjeFruP-7jDlg_27ttlINQ1U7sp0OpkGDUidBM5eNhL9OlEeqbobqwppzoe0prP2g0MQNz2sKWEoobtqBq3uKhRyYgETD7gcXBRtBDjppfHAnmDqJQzH4vZAD8k/s320/IMG_20210618_084140.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..and doughty Veterans</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lFHx6sx9woyftwmMvzTOAFSx1KRMGSoe_3WYNLg7ihMag7mpVAwt9TdGK46vj2yaP9KJ8R6kSKWxeVpnIP-oh_aHjgYqsO6yM7gimAMgBTisY7jm6ZlsfEqLvTEjvDnh5JFz7e2Llmk/s2404/IMG_20210618_025213.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1678" data-original-width="2404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lFHx6sx9woyftwmMvzTOAFSx1KRMGSoe_3WYNLg7ihMag7mpVAwt9TdGK46vj2yaP9KJ8R6kSKWxeVpnIP-oh_aHjgYqsO6yM7gimAMgBTisY7jm6ZlsfEqLvTEjvDnh5JFz7e2Llmk/s320/IMG_20210618_025213.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The British were joined by a Comet crewed by Regulars. This one <br />belongs to 2nd Isle Of Sheppey Border Mounted Rifles. As it rumbled<br />into town it's dedicated infantry screen:1 Section, had become detached <br />from the Comet...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfT5me3WUNT4JSh9J-cNQnHQq4IpQKydzk8B2bRUbJ18VggHT9Xy6YRFm7VngKmA-xpGBqf_sW9Movq5luDHZdphc8gIilv6HHF5KPtFJkdGEc_8D0-X99wn5liDn5ZY6vV2GF_WdBQJc/s3426/IMG_20210624_004514.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1712" data-original-width="3426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfT5me3WUNT4JSh9J-cNQnHQq4IpQKydzk8B2bRUbJ18VggHT9Xy6YRFm7VngKmA-xpGBqf_sW9Movq5luDHZdphc8gIilv6HHF5KPtFJkdGEc_8D0-X99wn5liDn5ZY6vV2GF_WdBQJc/s320/IMG_20210624_004514.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">...they had been on the receiving end of a mortar round and <br />were badly shaken by the experience</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <i>"Corporal McGuire, are you alright?" shouted Lt McSporran to 1 Section's commander. In the lee of the ruined building Corporal McGuire made his way towards the young platoon commander, his face contorted with rage and sadness "Burke's bought it, sir!" he growled through gritted teeth. "and Handley's wounded. The lads are patching him up now and the medics on the way". McSporran looked past the NCO towards his section; the wounded Handley being tended by two of the section and beyond them the corpse that had once been Guardsman Bertie Burke then back, once more to the glowering face of their section commander. "Corporal McGuire, take your section and get along with that tank quickly. I don't think they realise what danger they are in from Jerries panzerfausts". "But what about Handley, sir, and Burke, sir? We can't just leave them" said McGuire. "I'll have someone stay with them till the padre and the medic get here; come on, Corporal, let's give Jerry some of his own medicine" The corporal looked at McSporran for a moment then nodded. "Righto sir" and turned to the remainder of his section, shouting to them to get to their feet as an ambulance jeep nosed around the corner...</i><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9N-i13ELrOHa9hqLaVzAOmPwU7bmBk3VcjM3I3pN4hg7jCwwjRwUKEtqTq_VAQ9dFhs2JCve61CM0YntT-_xOqR_9NOZrZuFo1Vafd8j-WtDtxRkF-qGgDFMR5ZidLBwxQetQznU73c/s2509/IMG_20210618_110830.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="2509" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9N-i13ELrOHa9hqLaVzAOmPwU7bmBk3VcjM3I3pN4hg7jCwwjRwUKEtqTq_VAQ9dFhs2JCve61CM0YntT-_xOqR_9NOZrZuFo1Vafd8j-WtDtxRkF-qGgDFMR5ZidLBwxQetQznU73c/s320/IMG_20210618_110830.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Meanwhile 2 and 3 Sections of Lt McSporran's platoon were <br />advancing through the centre of the town accompanied by a <br />Staghound Armoured Car. The British were feeling very <br />confident at this point as much of the Germans fire had <br />been fairly ineffective.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIkZqrVUezNw4dUC4FoHXYiakUGOhNsnLqkM-4qBpA9KJ7lvvbCVEQpRpgSAd7IJepYEHnBECEIrCDG9nRvwf23mhXbTX-L9VgjacJ64iU83UhOxnngdu1Vnv3qCcl-Y4nHPFGYxnwt8/s1143/IMG_20210618_175943.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="1143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIkZqrVUezNw4dUC4FoHXYiakUGOhNsnLqkM-4qBpA9KJ7lvvbCVEQpRpgSAd7IJepYEHnBECEIrCDG9nRvwf23mhXbTX-L9VgjacJ64iU83UhOxnngdu1Vnv3qCcl-Y4nHPFGYxnwt8/s320/IMG_20210618_175943.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">After sporadic exchanges of fire, and seeing that the British <br />main effort was towards the cemetery and pig pen, Lt <br />Liebkind detached Gefreiter Thoma's squad to the ruin before<br />the cemetery. En route they lose a man to sniper fire.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_j-fm-2xwx9Iq9CzpTIsapSM96zJ76twKroiOdUuTdDz3zYqCp7SIYNTODL4ZR2CbLWTI2AV7KX75NEZFtDWwVy6fo9vuFq9LCitRsKBChrRYAp_jpJVSNs5myPIhYmPVUBvfuJwXs_Q/s2635/IMG_20210618_111020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="2635" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_j-fm-2xwx9Iq9CzpTIsapSM96zJ76twKroiOdUuTdDz3zYqCp7SIYNTODL4ZR2CbLWTI2AV7KX75NEZFtDWwVy6fo9vuFq9LCitRsKBChrRYAp_jpJVSNs5myPIhYmPVUBvfuJwXs_Q/s320/IMG_20210618_111020.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Gefrieter Thoma's squad sprint from cover to cover, taking <br />casualties as they do</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="2658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2P12oYizCtBMVRkjWKAz1bHqbkth4vXQeI5zHoeMsOJjBHqZzR-INBmNYtuTO8Ix_LSVjFBytfyetgEC08R0Y11iCsFwQlGGFW_cF9fuAmt8wz5VexrofXxWn5Zuq-1tRAjqv_7sJYUQ/s320/IMG_20210618_110926.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">As one of the inexperienced squads moves into the ruined church<br />under the watchful eye of Lt Liebkind</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9f5uFAlkuWw6l7tqR5PaN3hQ4q8ZkxbHlw_6Z5z4siQjYgjzet1-Tl_1VRIhWZA46pR5KCkdxhUB1x-DinWBPdF1hnzHBLmDru0Wmt3KOvboaDFjEYvEQ-TgJM4d87UyHF_9ZAemUAM/s2616/IMG_20210618_110653.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1734" data-original-width="2616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9f5uFAlkuWw6l7tqR5PaN3hQ4q8ZkxbHlw_6Z5z4siQjYgjzet1-Tl_1VRIhWZA46pR5KCkdxhUB1x-DinWBPdF1hnzHBLmDru0Wmt3KOvboaDFjEYvEQ-TgJM4d87UyHF_9ZAemUAM/s320/IMG_20210618_110653.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Pulling themselves together 1 Section prepare to cover<br />the Comet's advance. .. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeW5wI6mWboUqrVBaAfiEUaZkPr7VbQnDiO3bmP-IcUNCH2Q0xw_x9U7mxNJThMJsNtsbX_8F9v0sbqU0xV8UVQvJ23vh_qjhrTIDyEHUH3nGYS-hNSvHmlI7zegVry2b0VY_U-TrexKA/s1505/IMG_20210618_111202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="1505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeW5wI6mWboUqrVBaAfiEUaZkPr7VbQnDiO3bmP-IcUNCH2Q0xw_x9U7mxNJThMJsNtsbX_8F9v0sbqU0xV8UVQvJ23vh_qjhrTIDyEHUH3nGYS-hNSvHmlI7zegVry2b0VY_U-TrexKA/s320/IMG_20210618_111202.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..but they might be wasting their time..</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimeYZmirseYCzVi26qQMvRVpXIUpFVa1j58C8TTbKTbcTn6OBrELR4edo7xeZ_dWTm_dJPQrMkvr5LDH2rXSNbzllMmY46DnRrF8Ns6eWY4x6g9Nu9uk-8L1C5KVtjCuV8Fk8N6YFiSh4/s1893/IMG_20210618_092717.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1255" data-original-width="1893" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimeYZmirseYCzVi26qQMvRVpXIUpFVa1j58C8TTbKTbcTn6OBrELR4edo7xeZ_dWTm_dJPQrMkvr5LDH2rXSNbzllMmY46DnRrF8Ns6eWY4x6g9Nu9uk-8L1C5KVtjCuV8Fk8N6YFiSh4/s320/IMG_20210618_092717.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">...as there was trouble waiting up ahead..</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> <i>In the town's market place, Hauptmann Schanke watched as a Stummel and Puma armoured car led by a motorcycle combo drove up. The motorcycle combo halted by him and the sidecar passenger threw him a casual salute "There you are Schanke, I might have known; heading to the battle, eh?" Schanke smiled and nodded at the regimental adjutant, Major Nagel. "The regimental commander was worried about you and has sent some assistance" Nagel continued, waving a hand toward the Stummel and Puma. "It's all we have at the moment so be careful with it, please? It's such a bore trying to convince headquarters that we are worthy of their considerations without upsetting them by losing precious assets." Schanke smiled grimly at Nagel's feigned humour. He could see the major was, like all of them, under the strain of trying to do his duty in very dire circumstances. He looked at the Stummel and Puma "You should have grovelled a little more, Herr Major, they might have sent us a Tiger or two as well". Nagel smiled in reply "They are being kept for when things get really serious; in the meantime, Hans, take care of what we have been given; I must go now as the Old Man doesn't like me to stray too far from HQ these days; Back to the regimental command post, Petersen" this last to his driver. </i></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElZXuOjt9VPv66uGJYfEJNgJ0xOciPQsDW-hXTfzbVZlgmJlshQsi_eRF9oGVMYd_QAAl68TA6HYLwkBbB3oco17J4TeYaSTkqdx4iuWI3vJMuw4Ab3hX8B46qllaE1cJDWwmocBNWQw/s2304/IMG_20210618_111302.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1221" data-original-width="2304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElZXuOjt9VPv66uGJYfEJNgJ0xOciPQsDW-hXTfzbVZlgmJlshQsi_eRF9oGVMYd_QAAl68TA6HYLwkBbB3oco17J4TeYaSTkqdx4iuWI3vJMuw4Ab3hX8B46qllaE1cJDWwmocBNWQw/s320/IMG_20210618_111302.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">One of Major Nagel's assets moves into action. Knocking out<br />the armoured car it then turns it's attention to the British <br />infantrymen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM98SM9_pQmVorcKVOPlGmm6QQVa2xA5xVyvsMWyhTcBe1yWF4F-tTYhr88UdIG_SzbPHc65K4tNb0w2PQMsmKStUYCl41iCW19BdGhOhER2_wF19fw2bXhTaSaqx7jaRb7Gqx08Y9K88/s1950/IMG_20210618_111408.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1628" data-original-width="1950" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM98SM9_pQmVorcKVOPlGmm6QQVa2xA5xVyvsMWyhTcBe1yWF4F-tTYhr88UdIG_SzbPHc65K4tNb0w2PQMsmKStUYCl41iCW19BdGhOhER2_wF19fw2bXhTaSaqx7jaRb7Gqx08Y9K88/s320/IMG_20210618_111408.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">There were now three British sections attempting to run the <br />gauntlet of much more effective German fire in the centre <br />of the town...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <i>"Bleedin' 'ell, Sarge! Sod this for a game of soldiers!" shouted Guardsman Hudson to his section commander as they lay cowering in a garden. "We've stirred up a proper 'ornets nest here" Ahead of them the Staghound Armoured Car was rocked by secondary explosions as the ammunition inside it ignited. Just moments before it had pushed passed the infantry men firing rapid bursts of machine gun fire at the ruins up ahead when a shell had slammed into it, turning it into a blazing ruin. Spurred on by this small success the German defenders had become reinvigorated..</i><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPI5Nu8zP__BOrtgD7vgvtj9Q_zpvMM1ytSQLwGuRe7-319XJoBQTsdRaVZLnaxTMy1dANIK_UtPBtEFIP7iyd7aNLazF3AtFMJS1NSfLRLcas-93MLWfnA_zb4DjQ-oEbpVpQdAJOZc/s2458/IMG_20210618_175943.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="2458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPI5Nu8zP__BOrtgD7vgvtj9Q_zpvMM1ytSQLwGuRe7-319XJoBQTsdRaVZLnaxTMy1dANIK_UtPBtEFIP7iyd7aNLazF3AtFMJS1NSfLRLcas-93MLWfnA_zb4DjQ-oEbpVpQdAJOZc/s320/IMG_20210618_175943.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Comet's first bout of trouble; the Puma gets a shot <br />into it's side armour, disabling it... </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02seHaARAEd821ynOfi4UKyCix7VgxF1_FKJTn_4T3KC2rqy2ECRXnrJAwoAQLvZ802TGoLe8E_vnfTVXbXkilxT1xYYyTCfOgC1WPvBv2o_GdEkTdqn7Ps1iXsKkbJRwIjl_b7hAgmU/s1892/IMG_20210620_162054.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="1791" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02seHaARAEd821ynOfi4UKyCix7VgxF1_FKJTn_4T3KC2rqy2ECRXnrJAwoAQLvZ802TGoLe8E_vnfTVXbXkilxT1xYYyTCfOgC1WPvBv2o_GdEkTdqn7Ps1iXsKkbJRwIjl_b7hAgmU/s320/IMG_20210620_162054.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">...before the panzerschrek team finishes it off at point <br />blank range....</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"> <i>Aboard the Ram Kangaroo APC, Lance Sergeant Gilligan cursed as a burst of machine gun fire rattled off the hull of the armoured personnel carrier. The Kangaroo's hull machine gun returned fire as it slewed to a halt then began reversing. Gilligan squeezed past the other guardsmen crouching inside the and grabbed the Kangaroo's commander by the shoulder "Where the bloody hell are you going!?" he shouted. The sergeant commanding the APC twisted in his seat and lifting one of his ear pieces on his head set shouted in response "What!?" "Why are you reversing, you pillock! We need to get past that junction and round past that church!" shouted Gilligan pointing past the sergeant and through the his vision slit. "Where the hell do you think we're going? In case you hadn't noticed there's bleedin' Jerries up ahead! I ain't risking a panzerfaust up the nose for nobody!" retorted the sergeant "And watch who you are calling a pillock; any more lip and I'll have you up on a charge!" before turning back to the tricky task manouvering the Kangaroo out of the path of the machine gun's bullets. Gilligan ground his teeth in frustration, Lt McSporran was depending on his section surprising the German defenders by hitting them from the flank...</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWeD-Xmhcc_VMfQWP00BUChuXpWo6B-jYglBYG2BI3wuDjLuw2Vmx6geD6cyEC5xPfRUC7MCaC17Y6-t7HlUdwcYYqYdVjitnnu_dTh-BcOjd05XgjsWxF5m98BjrmKyOr6H4N_uKd4w/s4000/IMG_20210617_230307.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWeD-Xmhcc_VMfQWP00BUChuXpWo6B-jYglBYG2BI3wuDjLuw2Vmx6geD6cyEC5xPfRUC7MCaC17Y6-t7HlUdwcYYqYdVjitnnu_dTh-BcOjd05XgjsWxF5m98BjrmKyOr6H4N_uKd4w/s320/IMG_20210617_230307.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Schanke controls the German response to the British assault. The hauptmann's <br />ability to give his You Men Snap Too It order to four separate units within <br />12" of him each turn is very useful and his 3+ leadership and morale boost <br />can also be game changing</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wJZHLU3DKEe_mIj0PM69LU6FyhIfFDDb2vkoPtzl5W0AQpoRZCnonJhI8XdDRZZbAzH0Py4A1CVwM0TybQkpeQ-Wz0ClSNpUeBC9Tp1NnwhhkNwH_qfI-FPMJqE-VbBCNxtzuN2j3Zo/s2568/IMG_20210620_193221.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="2568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wJZHLU3DKEe_mIj0PM69LU6FyhIfFDDb2vkoPtzl5W0AQpoRZCnonJhI8XdDRZZbAzH0Py4A1CVwM0TybQkpeQ-Wz0ClSNpUeBC9Tp1NnwhhkNwH_qfI-FPMJqE-VbBCNxtzuN2j3Zo/s320/IMG_20210620_193221.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Comet brews up</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwE9LpLhk1IZny3btJawCdaNFrAS6qH2UC03zV3IuuuK36ieS2LOWV37c3VRZF5X0M798n3yCFKtT7I51kJ7nhNbqY7KDmpj3SEN-FIZhokNlJA6IA_XlFde-sHYSdashWsQLdCz-9JPU/s2037/IMG_20210620_193324.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="2037" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwE9LpLhk1IZny3btJawCdaNFrAS6qH2UC03zV3IuuuK36ieS2LOWV37c3VRZF5X0M798n3yCFKtT7I51kJ7nhNbqY7KDmpj3SEN-FIZhokNlJA6IA_XlFde-sHYSdashWsQLdCz-9JPU/s320/IMG_20210620_193324.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">With their primary role as a tank screen now redundant, Lt <br />McSporran sends 1 Section forward to capture the objective</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEc56BK9SLz993wkuD7Z3IqT4AZFmxGNpgoMIhpgQv8f15JKULVi3u2JgH42E4Izi_pxMavUj-kOb3nrPQ1qHuG3H8VznvdSbq-qnno7d21S56ZCBZv1M3XPB28NyRA60rUseI_5hnelY/s2359/IMG_20210620_161822.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2261" data-original-width="2359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEc56BK9SLz993wkuD7Z3IqT4AZFmxGNpgoMIhpgQv8f15JKULVi3u2JgH42E4Izi_pxMavUj-kOb3nrPQ1qHuG3H8VznvdSbq-qnno7d21S56ZCBZv1M3XPB28NyRA60rUseI_5hnelY/s320/IMG_20210620_161822.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..as the Germans in the church ruins keep an eye on the same <br />objective</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirQ-TMKLHvqUStV9oOHzGMpcKBZ7KkVeUanp2G15GL14s-bDyL-OGwfWcZGq1OTGynBrjUmqU6qP1FU9YPrlpAsfDrwi7izlIekwBmdFspHaUSrRs4fk2edLjoK7vQIbeg4Ue_KHCMwo/s1324/IMG_20210620_193421.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="1324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirQ-TMKLHvqUStV9oOHzGMpcKBZ7KkVeUanp2G15GL14s-bDyL-OGwfWcZGq1OTGynBrjUmqU6qP1FU9YPrlpAsfDrwi7izlIekwBmdFspHaUSrRs4fk2edLjoK7vQIbeg4Ue_KHCMwo/s320/IMG_20210620_193421.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKvg_L0f54UIN7wuwWmieWth0mAlE4nB7K7gBikAXjW8GuX5ig35A1no4loOSfYnf1Dwait50ThrY1zRy-u1ZJbKUyR4Z1iRucbsG9awz0HEa3Pr6vK_1In67NbI4pD-fXzgqJpKipP0/s1471/IMG_20210620_193513.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1461" data-original-width="1471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKvg_L0f54UIN7wuwWmieWth0mAlE4nB7K7gBikAXjW8GuX5ig35A1no4loOSfYnf1Dwait50ThrY1zRy-u1ZJbKUyR4Z1iRucbsG9awz0HEa3Pr6vK_1In67NbI4pD-fXzgqJpKipP0/s320/IMG_20210620_193513.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">In the town centre the rest of the platoon, stripped of their armoured <br />support, prepare to assault the Germans hiding in the ruins</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosaNTg1aUTHhYV6BrPuHVfFap5MZChJf3eVSY3QRECfhYCMJnLk7fwgB7Tp1v12hdUlX4ejCNmBkWCgvg3twAuxPCWStc6fs3HSKBfGsV1ybCS11bdpCCfCp_vfQ3ibE73XIA3jABdGo/s1950/IMG_20210620_193607.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="1714" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosaNTg1aUTHhYV6BrPuHVfFap5MZChJf3eVSY3QRECfhYCMJnLk7fwgB7Tp1v12hdUlX4ejCNmBkWCgvg3twAuxPCWStc6fs3HSKBfGsV1ybCS11bdpCCfCp_vfQ3ibE73XIA3jABdGo/s320/IMG_20210620_193607.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..but they are repulsed</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTZ38SOg9Il-uFGzTng9rr-JF3GyGDQ9J1iO_PreGmqAnAuyssCBtg-K_MHm3WW2ps8QgteYHlydLxiHm9jGeL4rfxPzvkIKyPfHGC5J4LL4mdqn4cPBV7FQ4oiGRJaF5gxpqAzM_XWM/s1512/IMG_20210620_193703.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="1512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTZ38SOg9Il-uFGzTng9rr-JF3GyGDQ9J1iO_PreGmqAnAuyssCBtg-K_MHm3WW2ps8QgteYHlydLxiHm9jGeL4rfxPzvkIKyPfHGC5J4LL4mdqn4cPBV7FQ4oiGRJaF5gxpqAzM_XWM/s320/IMG_20210620_193703.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Germans, for their part, are conducting a robust defence by <br />advancing and engaging the Tommies</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkBYLMtSSnAsTalhHOxwmrjdrbb3bYhB-UKE4EANbdp0Jveaj8RSRDUdcMiPpZvtXkiLid5dmmYEoqRyUDCI4-0_F7evpdMhMNhZFzBHdrPI4BmarWnh_-8m-3oA53aEXXCKByk55QAk/s1519/IMG_20210620_193813.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1519" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkBYLMtSSnAsTalhHOxwmrjdrbb3bYhB-UKE4EANbdp0Jveaj8RSRDUdcMiPpZvtXkiLid5dmmYEoqRyUDCI4-0_F7evpdMhMNhZFzBHdrPI4BmarWnh_-8m-3oA53aEXXCKByk55QAk/s320/IMG_20210620_193813.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGOXi9jO8GPxhinVJKzler0FDiHS-lOeh1F1DWnaiyyiWS5MtKhqWGxJcTyDTBDmhsiQ10-scqBAa5x230j7-Xk2wum5adR42zWlvmb69UnEsMreJiSFEzzElzrac5g7ogTol5O3lMhU/s2511/IMG_20210620_194203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-0ynUZCeJJ8BrgJkzaTo2wM_6AC3IiAAq00NiETmWqpY90leTarmP623eweLiXtFfKGkAJNnQR0lTncQosIi_rbet24GEjS2rNkXn_rMZvfRva56ZsUXnoBJdZhyjwTUHYq-omcPd_Q/s320/IMG_20210618_000952.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAcnXJpn5iyjMz8rQ5zNNH6h8Cfpzaay5kHh7UUar0IP_9UIwlnXb5LMZoc4NCvMCstDwM-Z57lKY6XqD5KGS-L-AbG_MxL5V41U2UDd8q_3BC2Zmr8MGihvjKXLpkfJFQPgA6hYZPf8/s1859/IMG_20210620_193917.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1859" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAcnXJpn5iyjMz8rQ5zNNH6h8Cfpzaay5kHh7UUar0IP_9UIwlnXb5LMZoc4NCvMCstDwM-Z57lKY6XqD5KGS-L-AbG_MxL5V41U2UDd8q_3BC2Zmr8MGihvjKXLpkfJFQPgA6hYZPf8/s320/IMG_20210620_193917.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">With the British armour threat dealt with, the Puma moves <br />to assist the German forces on the left flank</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJ9T44FQmuageR8vC1DMnxPvBMPVl2_ufVDw2TrIGOPf9mDGMMBSEFFwGpE9UNC0LgZ6jFsqpTD2fJuRjVgKc0nKtjf-iju4KeLq5FDbVftuusFTSXNMC4OOjkbGJosfddgFHWCD__Q0/s2573/IMG_20210620_194253.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2573" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJ9T44FQmuageR8vC1DMnxPvBMPVl2_ufVDw2TrIGOPf9mDGMMBSEFFwGpE9UNC0LgZ6jFsqpTD2fJuRjVgKc0nKtjf-iju4KeLq5FDbVftuusFTSXNMC4OOjkbGJosfddgFHWCD__Q0/s320/IMG_20210620_194253.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">In a grim attempt to wrest something from the battle, Lt McSporran <br />and 1 Section attempt to dominate and capture the objective by the <br />road junction</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJjHcC5j0BDnZN0w8LENiSGZrO6n8vFyCx5bZpB8sL11lu_anKlFlJoAwegTKxtUAyekBUjA0BsFm6nYrxhLW3iVi9xUJiSwpELcHxG1zWPs8z0abV0sD-PpHvHx_Rk09QhROGSsfbfc/s1745/IMG_20210620_194337.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="1745" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJjHcC5j0BDnZN0w8LENiSGZrO6n8vFyCx5bZpB8sL11lu_anKlFlJoAwegTKxtUAyekBUjA0BsFm6nYrxhLW3iVi9xUJiSwpELcHxG1zWPs8z0abV0sD-PpHvHx_Rk09QhROGSsfbfc/s320/IMG_20210620_194337.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">...instead, with no targets visible, the German mortar crew advance <br />and contest the objective</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0xtVVKdLxGw5IzXT6K7xbd5128Axbz5nz4QjvTr0VYXViWy2tuBpE_LFWMIVZBqTSDuzO140CO61ov6hge_ioqk9RLN258XEyI6plUBOrdBub85Er3ZlFWaSTz-rK6P3D0pVu0Exu3A/s2084/IMG_20210620_194429.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="2084" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0xtVVKdLxGw5IzXT6K7xbd5128Axbz5nz4QjvTr0VYXViWy2tuBpE_LFWMIVZBqTSDuzO140CO61ov6hge_ioqk9RLN258XEyI6plUBOrdBub85Er3ZlFWaSTz-rK6P3D0pVu0Exu3A/s320/IMG_20210620_194429.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..Whilst the pressure on the British attackers in the town centre <br />begins to tell...</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bsLJHJapHtUm5mIEBvsVtLxmk7MyC8hsgkqXjyoe5hqdXkCcqtRddMVRngnmhRxB0BudUA7Zwp6wZ9DaRX5Ew_AmZnYvaZpRV7TKZqHJ-g6WKbLaxX0lJPB0ZwtJUCO4ihM6KF6r7Bs/s2111/IMG_20210620_194623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1507" data-original-width="2111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bsLJHJapHtUm5mIEBvsVtLxmk7MyC8hsgkqXjyoe5hqdXkCcqtRddMVRngnmhRxB0BudUA7Zwp6wZ9DaRX5Ew_AmZnYvaZpRV7TKZqHJ-g6WKbLaxX0lJPB0ZwtJUCO4ihM6KF6r7Bs/s320/IMG_20210620_194623.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1897" data-original-width="2647" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bB2OwTK3xV2WJn6ZSA_XD_tgmhQJRFjIBXRgblA20r7bpWYV-hHiSJN9E_dKp5tvFLPB7akevKtRdw_J5oM4bqqg3-T4SQSz_0VhOq_6bMOnZuRCo7sBZcnzR2Y1PnOBn3RyPZP9sZE/s320/IMG_20210620_194810.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><i>Guardsman Wheelan looked at his platoon commander as the crouched by the ruin. Poor bugger looks done in he thought. And no wonder, the Old Man won't pleased with this. In a gesture of sympathy he drew out a crumpled pack of cigarettes and offered one of the slightly crushed cigarettes to his platoon commander. Lt McSporran looked up, took the cigarette, lit it and inhaled deeply. "Platoon Sergeant's on his way, sir" Said Whellan pointing in the direction of the approaching NCO. McSporran nodded. "Get through to company HQ, Whellan, tell them we've been stalled; our down but we have taken the near side of the square. Ammo and casualty state to follow". "Will do sir" replied Whellan all the while thinking the Old Man isn't going to buy that bullshit....</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">End of Part I</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And there the battle stopped. The Scots Guards attack stymied due to the loss of their armoured support and some fiendish luck on the German side....and possibly...though not definitely, some tactical nous. The Germans were lucky to zero in with their initial mortar shot as this left the Comet advancing on it's own. Similarly I was lucky in destroying the armoured car with a shot from the light howitzer on the Stummel. And to add to Lt McSporran's platoons woes their Ram Kangaroo failed to arrive leaving his platoon under manned. If the Ram had gotten into the Germans flank it might have proved decisive as it carried an assault engineer squad with complementary flame thrower. But alas the dice gods were having none of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> So the Jocks will have to try again with, perhaps a different plan......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pip pip,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The General</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A Blast From My Past<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iUu51tqmc9lFnEle63CeQV9zTQA1xrXGEY39IrWsHb-z1RpzDRXLpX8CMs3VXKBNxKaGe1d_r9mKoGJ9ILbslY_uC-_5WZGP8VOPNkTrxM05xCTqrC3CQ89O8qrQYQkelozdI8UV9js/s3954/IMG_20210720_230724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2819" data-original-width="3954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iUu51tqmc9lFnEle63CeQV9zTQA1xrXGEY39IrWsHb-z1RpzDRXLpX8CMs3VXKBNxKaGe1d_r9mKoGJ9ILbslY_uC-_5WZGP8VOPNkTrxM05xCTqrC3CQ89O8qrQYQkelozdI8UV9js/s320/IMG_20210720_230724.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> It's been quite a while (isn't it always?) since my last post and life has been pretty busy, works been pretty busy and my Wifi has been crap, really crap, hence the dearth of posts. However, we have finally got that sorted and I am back with a whole narrative campaign to post about, new builds to show, a whole warren of wargaming and related rabbit holes to visit...or sumfin like that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Anyway, you're not here to read about al that upconing stuff you're here because you want to know what all this Crusading stuff is; right? Well this post is about both a trip down memory lane for me and also my entry into the wider world of gaming; Space Crusade. the MB game produced under licence from Games Workshop back in 1990. I am not going to go over the history of it, there's plenty of stuff about it on <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1568/space-crusade/credits" target="_blank">Board Game Geek</a>, <a href="http://zenseeker.net/BoardGames/StarQuest.htm" target="_blank">A Zen Guide To Starquest</a> and the Youtube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thBPY8kfapo&list=PL7oSmfEg7KrlrWHrq28UIFwXHEB8lHo-1" target="_blank">Always Board Never Boring</a> (which is where my interest got reignited) for those of you interested in finding out more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> If you visit the Always Board Never Boring channel you will have seen the chap who hosts it, Kevin Outlaw(?) play through several solo games as well as a video on buying Space Crusade and the parts thereof on eBay and that got me thinking (followed ever so swiftly by acting) and a brief flurry of bidding, winning and buying later, I am happy to say that I now have pretty much a complete set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> So why go to all that bother? you may ask. Well this is the game that my sister bought for my older brother back in 1991 and, when he showed a distinct lack of interest in it, she gave it too me instead and, inadvertently, started my wargaming journey; it also introduced my son, Stuart, and me to WH40K, so it has a lot of sentimental value as well as a lot too answer for (I don't know what has happened to the original set Stuart and I had, his mum and I separated years ago and I moved back to Glasgow). The only other time I had seen Space Crusade between the now and mid 90s when Stuart and I played it last was back in 2013 or 2014 when I attended Bring Out Your Lead, the Oldhammer event held at Foundry Miniatures. Someone had brought along a very nicely, fully painted set and was running a game of it at the event. I didn't play it there but I certainly remember coo-ing at the painting standard of the miniatures. So, realising that, with a bit of effort, I could have a similar, fully painted set of a similar standard and the opportunity to set up a quick, fun, multi player game (or play solo games of an evening when my painting mojo has popped out for a walk) I have started on the next part of my crusade (do you see what I did there? Not very clever, was it? 😀)</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-ZC0oEP0dbQrPUj6wzb1CKYGNOxNdZM7UZQpYNo2dRwvbTO0eQPpNoxfp30xfNj_M32-D7aODFbZIdjXPOCEwWHla9XLehol5VkYJ5x6GK6miZgKTJc7MY6tSqkx_LtSOnUktUuh7H0/s4000/IMG_20210720_233235.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-ZC0oEP0dbQrPUj6wzb1CKYGNOxNdZM7UZQpYNo2dRwvbTO0eQPpNoxfp30xfNj_M32-D7aODFbZIdjXPOCEwWHla9XLehol5VkYJ5x6GK6miZgKTJc7MY6tSqkx_LtSOnUktUuh7H0/s320/IMG_20210720_233235.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Reverse of the game box. I love the artwork in the back ground. It <br />looks like that Blood Angel is about to tell those kids to keep the <br />noise down.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The box containing the game is a genuine Oldhammer joy to behold and I plan to base most of my painted figures on the artwork that is on there. My only deviation will be the Chaos Space Marines that I will paint based on the figures in the 4th Ed Chaos Space Marine book that I also bought for purely nostalgia reasons.<div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTYQP3V9nEUG6ZInRdL86ikfEoVLR2XAWUIlLJpb0t0aNwNqWm19ufAEU_7j1pwYaDvyRvl1TNFpsJddrGgJg-kOEEo70u4161Kwav_73zLtphNNed3NR4DDlaRqhfJ_TcA2VEK0B_lc/s3850/IMG_20210722_121648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3850" data-original-width="2739" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTYQP3V9nEUG6ZInRdL86ikfEoVLR2XAWUIlLJpb0t0aNwNqWm19ufAEU_7j1pwYaDvyRvl1TNFpsJddrGgJg-kOEEo70u4161Kwav_73zLtphNNed3NR4DDlaRqhfJ_TcA2VEK0B_lc/s320/IMG_20210722_121648.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">4th Edition Chaos Space Marine Codex</td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u>The Box Art</u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuoOehzOPR8Q3MF8Ai6oqrJTNOxes0_Nxkb_dDmz_57TAUAC3p4lVwJOOUo7gaD0sSlQd5cSNTNrrGclB21Advo4T0VPmG61xtCElgawjrC_7jXIAYPxjaWCbRhjNCIg1Gqp-w_zywSM/s3770/IMG_20210720_233418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="3770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuoOehzOPR8Q3MF8Ai6oqrJTNOxes0_Nxkb_dDmz_57TAUAC3p4lVwJOOUo7gaD0sSlQd5cSNTNrrGclB21Advo4T0VPmG61xtCElgawjrC_7jXIAYPxjaWCbRhjNCIg1Gqp-w_zywSM/s320/IMG_20210720_233418.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZK7fpfN5lFZkuNPLLCAlTCuK-pYT-ha8K60yaJEK1H9xrQSiBppUOEVp6IP9QnHUwLxD5Yc2ZntU2ZObiizGmI1bMaS7uS4DIkJ_X3sF3Rxp5McJsKsn3ptKGCmd7V0XzkDqHGxGVLU/s2488/IMG_20210720_233329.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZK7fpfN5lFZkuNPLLCAlTCuK-pYT-ha8K60yaJEK1H9xrQSiBppUOEVp6IP9QnHUwLxD5Yc2ZntU2ZObiizGmI1bMaS7uS4DIkJ_X3sF3Rxp5McJsKsn3ptKGCmd7V0XzkDqHGxGVLU/s320/IMG_20210720_233329.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Dreadnought looks great...and nothing like the Chaos <br />Dreadnoughts now</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PZbr-jeEz09qkrjEdMOPY9uTaf7MzuEF-w46l1FLjsuxd3olpIBxpwp1dz0ovBLVVwRGeQ1R7KhGihVrwUr5tmSreGS22NA3gEeAEbvSwsoEWRPyUFh3Eip5U6SI53wQ6MSaADRWSEg/s4000/IMG_20210720_233343.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PZbr-jeEz09qkrjEdMOPY9uTaf7MzuEF-w46l1FLjsuxd3olpIBxpwp1dz0ovBLVVwRGeQ1R7KhGihVrwUr5tmSreGS22NA3gEeAEbvSwsoEWRPyUFh3Eip5U6SI53wQ6MSaADRWSEg/s320/IMG_20210720_233343.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryR9XQ-_izvgVNCs_uBTACFg5jV9AY0ZeahpohhH1HDVw4Eb-Ut7Lo7E8WbEGelvUplfheOqz292ODj4RX0kFziX_6pkZ_w3U84RRKoAspvpBlK47YWxNDrpKKtDSYvJu-hcxASj4KEA/s320/IMG_20210720_233300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MNiIOeN5DIkdEnCD1bRLakSyG6pCEY2FjOYZls74zXuU3O-rzCX0yZCIItERUd04jOP9yfohtu9WSXHZ2gF-b-cpwU29fZxvgKwIw3lgVxubGe3cXPbUrb_OhDGEeygjeszNsScRSqI/s4000/IMG_20210720_233247.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MNiIOeN5DIkdEnCD1bRLakSyG6pCEY2FjOYZls74zXuU3O-rzCX0yZCIItERUd04jOP9yfohtu9WSXHZ2gF-b-cpwU29fZxvgKwIw3lgVxubGe3cXPbUrb_OhDGEeygjeszNsScRSqI/s320/IMG_20210720_233247.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The box even comes with painting advice. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHW5vRwVLTsBtb5W2ESsH6MvAgUhyphenhyphenr98IHLhyphenhyphenyGRhGjyyEJlINLlw77Oi6MdLsl-dvBv0_FKez6Ql7qya4c1FkHSj9zB8ufGJ1yukZK5euULlDvBUoW6Wkn4QJfQcdKEcrLExhKyPABk/s1440/Collage_20210713_100818.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHW5vRwVLTsBtb5W2ESsH6MvAgUhyphenhyphenr98IHLhyphenhyphenyGRhGjyyEJlINLlw77Oi6MdLsl-dvBv0_FKez6Ql7qya4c1FkHSj9zB8ufGJ1yukZK5euULlDvBUoW6Wkn4QJfQcdKEcrLExhKyPABk/s320/Collage_20210713_100818.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">My take on the box art Chaos Space Marine Champion. <br />Sculpt-wise, they look very different from one another; <br />the box art one looks, in my opinion, a bit crude or below<br />par. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUhbdmvMQMflPvT0dRTgAUEYUP4wEeMscTJfWck_g6RZ_69VF8OayM6vItF2_up5ufMC_MM-lDSp9AjbkIdeSUDjhCg9hZDWYgsm3Wespc6HQ-EeZdXiBzZ8MYygr-E11h0KjFziKABo/s2093/IMG_20210720_233630.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="2093" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUhbdmvMQMflPvT0dRTgAUEYUP4wEeMscTJfWck_g6RZ_69VF8OayM6vItF2_up5ufMC_MM-lDSp9AjbkIdeSUDjhCg9hZDWYgsm3Wespc6HQ-EeZdXiBzZ8MYygr-E11h0KjFziKABo/s320/IMG_20210720_233630.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">My Chaos Space Marines so far. The one with the missile launcher <br />is still WIP. As this will be based on the Iron Warriors I have some <br />black and yellow strips to add to him. The fifth one I am undecided;<br />Black Legion or Alpha Legion?</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKqzsAYqXMtMI7GV3fpyF2kEP4Hns00ybUZFUAKvh9VFuLGADCROyUMLzNOnuLwEYB09WzVytaFxQ8_SRSG7LBHuYopI9jXjcWVhMCgr2-MWg64wU6PdZ9CEJSE0Ip-mCeQHi7FM_C-U/s3939/IMG_20210722_121636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1962" data-original-width="3939" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKqzsAYqXMtMI7GV3fpyF2kEP4Hns00ybUZFUAKvh9VFuLGADCROyUMLzNOnuLwEYB09WzVytaFxQ8_SRSG7LBHuYopI9jXjcWVhMCgr2-MWg64wU6PdZ9CEJSE0Ip-mCeQHi7FM_C-U/s320/IMG_20210722_121636.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Inspiration</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM03HQIo-49Co1dDwbK9IzkMGMEVxvGGuNBILWO5cFqVS1HmgEM0hMmU9Tbi9UXKXnYf_vxWKDi2Juiuzt00jB5hd6Xp4fTY0y32Hzn5YR1u44SNuFhyphenhyphenk2hfap9QAhTAtqyM7B5lEpAAw/s2560/IMG_20210720_233609.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="2560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM03HQIo-49Co1dDwbK9IzkMGMEVxvGGuNBILWO5cFqVS1HmgEM0hMmU9Tbi9UXKXnYf_vxWKDi2Juiuzt00jB5hd6Xp4fTY0y32Hzn5YR1u44SNuFhyphenhyphenk2hfap9QAhTAtqyM7B5lEpAAw/s320/IMG_20210720_233609.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Thankfully, the Space Marines are easier to paint.<br />Imperial Fists WIP</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiek6Zdql8pptdb3C1B6ZQHUh9Lp8d4qpNMVGg6fxBx6cT2qsGGwYDNuR1OsA408i0Gcn7z15LFGnjhtvarEDJksk-lPHBFsNpQrBymFbVmz4NVBcecIRT7ZmtIAh4-f60VY3dhZo9fSUo/s2638/IMG_20210720_233554.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2118" data-original-width="2638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiek6Zdql8pptdb3C1B6ZQHUh9Lp8d4qpNMVGg6fxBx6cT2qsGGwYDNuR1OsA408i0Gcn7z15LFGnjhtvarEDJksk-lPHBFsNpQrBymFbVmz4NVBcecIRT7ZmtIAh4-f60VY3dhZo9fSUo/s320/IMG_20210720_233554.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">I don't have all the weapons options for the Space marines <br />but I am getting there. There are some enroute from eBay <br />and I hope to source the last one or two from the Oldhammer<br />Facebook page</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitE5K8wxKtObIw0NVnnBhWIazjR4WlbYf4axYcrfo0xBn5IlNm1K5tVn2ZkXZyRwVQ_SYyAq26GUHfrlMcUgPBTErMWTrxhjtDwS38GZszwgTwc6UWXUdMrWNd4kgYlxav6LV1Ezi4DeU/s2350/IMG_20210720_233539.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1630" data-original-width="2350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitE5K8wxKtObIw0NVnnBhWIazjR4WlbYf4axYcrfo0xBn5IlNm1K5tVn2ZkXZyRwVQ_SYyAq26GUHfrlMcUgPBTErMWTrxhjtDwS38GZszwgTwc6UWXUdMrWNd4kgYlxav6LV1Ezi4DeU/s320/IMG_20210720_233539.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oaP96e_R4i0YSPlPonNCfH2NkgjmfDmXkwVLi57oCZ4b9nb8UorD2jTPnk2znyzpXLn6n4ysX1KWu3L4Mk3BEarQIEgu0v98Ypl5xzA7g-4dsllDN9etaK7HDIEYfsJ9eMKcM7EqyTo/s2022/IMG_20210720_233523.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="2022" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oaP96e_R4i0YSPlPonNCfH2NkgjmfDmXkwVLi57oCZ4b9nb8UorD2jTPnk2znyzpXLn6n4ysX1KWu3L4Mk3BEarQIEgu0v98Ypl5xzA7g-4dsllDN9etaK7HDIEYfsJ9eMKcM7EqyTo/s320/IMG_20210720_233523.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Genestealers. I already had these figures for INQ28 <br />(Inquisitor in 28mm) and In The Emperor's Name</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfu3v3j7WnRbLA1BKUodJL52_Y-N79jWaaUQ-knyZkjlGFf3l05AsL_y-TfF9RzemiUfN5c_mpIAbA2uPdsp-iWL_Sod9cE6a4EfE1tPtHFTTnFmRSTmgIxGPwNkoZUtqxdBfkmW7epso/s1525/IMG_20210720_233510.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="1525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfu3v3j7WnRbLA1BKUodJL52_Y-N79jWaaUQ-knyZkjlGFf3l05AsL_y-TfF9RzemiUfN5c_mpIAbA2uPdsp-iWL_Sod9cE6a4EfE1tPtHFTTnFmRSTmgIxGPwNkoZUtqxdBfkmW7epso/s320/IMG_20210720_233510.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">I need to get one more Android (Necron?) These ones <br />came ready painted from eBay. The paint job is good <br />but they will be painted over in white as per the box art</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtCHRIPPPmqZH1nwHN_ShwPoOW20PdMgj3s4fVIlUiHx_DG1ShEHFRmQCrrJgljHwncFIEiDiemnzHfjLC8z5cd-tgyY2bRfPywQAsD9_2rne2glotKVF_l4UMpeSfS_pyqLLf1NCnmo/s2436/IMG_20210720_233646.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="2259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtCHRIPPPmqZH1nwHN_ShwPoOW20PdMgj3s4fVIlUiHx_DG1ShEHFRmQCrrJgljHwncFIEiDiemnzHfjLC8z5cd-tgyY2bRfPywQAsD9_2rne2glotKVF_l4UMpeSfS_pyqLLf1NCnmo/s320/IMG_20210720_233646.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Looking forward to painting the Dreadnought too..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOn6nU0Hf-qFzECCsVbsEmAJnfcOenrEtpFjqwlEg7ToDBqdWBy5kbMva4-L7JUoajEvmRLHd4r9j69JYBbowM8N2Gjasu9Ka8hTk5RIc8zvqlKXx00fp-DvgPf4MvkCF6p-XmgG5mx54/s3291/IMG_20210720_233454.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1859" data-original-width="3291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOn6nU0Hf-qFzECCsVbsEmAJnfcOenrEtpFjqwlEg7ToDBqdWBy5kbMva4-L7JUoajEvmRLHd4r9j69JYBbowM8N2Gjasu9Ka8hTk5RIc8zvqlKXx00fp-DvgPf4MvkCF6p-XmgG5mx54/s320/IMG_20210720_233454.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Orks! Really nice sculpts</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBS45JvQ71ZECQEHRBXR-bBj2L1ikW8eJdSjG6iiJu5ZF0shnh2IC72ODAtSwOd3p3IImqP96IQJdGG5MVRWpUMF0VdJEpVTD9Ht0Si3EKzfuROtZXXKY4xtwlXYsXja5ygsLSrjRAGs/s3992/IMG_20210720_233437.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="3992" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBS45JvQ71ZECQEHRBXR-bBj2L1ikW8eJdSjG6iiJu5ZF0shnh2IC72ODAtSwOd3p3IImqP96IQJdGG5MVRWpUMF0VdJEpVTD9Ht0Si3EKzfuROtZXXKY4xtwlXYsXja5ygsLSrjRAGs/s320/IMG_20210720_233437.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..and Gretchin...mad as bats design; space blunderbusses, <br />love it 😁</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And that's where I am at with this project. It shouldn't take too long to complete and, heaven knows, there's nothing like completing a project to encourage you into committing to another one...like I need encouragement 😁</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pip pip for the mo,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">GJ</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-26012733876254425092021-06-10T16:10:00.001-07:002021-06-10T16:23:28.572-07:00"If Paradise is Half As Nice".... A Moving Story Part the Second<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So where was I? Oh yeah, Govanhill in Glasgow but not anymore for we have moved....over to the right a bit and down a touch and about 10 weeks ago npw and I am only now sitting down to update the General's musings. And in general all has went well; as you can see from the photos I have got the new hobby space; James Workshop, set up. It took a little while to get it to this point as I had to wait for the penny to drop and realise that I could store my not inconsiderable collection of terrain in the garage and free up space in James Workshop for...well,..anything I want. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM29UtApF9YFJTQu8OM4wOjvo97Wedzb16dE-ecIRliZEmVRvLMpZqLd4Dmo26U6tNj-SrEgGC5is8kdvMCicji3wHn2Q3gk9WDOqWT2CbHf4fKvJCIytJ6B13s-LQuCvo370Myt-erN8/s4000/IMG_20210610_072206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM29UtApF9YFJTQu8OM4wOjvo97Wedzb16dE-ecIRliZEmVRvLMpZqLd4Dmo26U6tNj-SrEgGC5is8kdvMCicji3wHn2Q3gk9WDOqWT2CbHf4fKvJCIytJ6B13s-LQuCvo370Myt-erN8/s320/IMG_20210610_072206.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Oooh, I like it in here. The Really Useful Boxes contain<br />my figures, sprues and MDF kits. My scale model stash<br />is growing too and more on that in the future</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8T7VJF0GQKCdguNeVyjGz5IeUPTiL_fciw_2An2RdnnT2PWoCA9JVmc4mgkejfku1oeVWeAs240JibB6xNeVUhqRzyOwpabdcpknY3mJiIwwFSHHsN_yX17BNwyKdaEofkone0acHXVo/s4000/IMG_20210610_075809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8T7VJF0GQKCdguNeVyjGz5IeUPTiL_fciw_2An2RdnnT2PWoCA9JVmc4mgkejfku1oeVWeAs240JibB6xNeVUhqRzyOwpabdcpknY3mJiIwwFSHHsN_yX17BNwyKdaEofkone0acHXVo/s320/IMG_20210610_075809.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">I love having a shelf full of books and a case for my <br />figures and kits. It's a childhood dream come true...<br />honestly</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-AVmnTzs4IUtMDiLtxHQo0TefNxWT32w-qKYi_0OGHfLOBDEKuCz6eD0yUi4L4vqT_YgDw4aSx_1brx3VIsf35kQmh6Wru-Xc8sxLj_eEPlcqzET5DyixEgSp12yoW8aSnln9qEFXJvY/s4000/IMG_20210610_075836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-AVmnTzs4IUtMDiLtxHQo0TefNxWT32w-qKYi_0OGHfLOBDEKuCz6eD0yUi4L4vqT_YgDw4aSx_1brx3VIsf35kQmh6Wru-Xc8sxLj_eEPlcqzET5DyixEgSp12yoW8aSnln9qEFXJvY/s320/IMG_20210610_075836.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">More shelves and books and another display cabinet. <br />The shelves can be put together to give me a 3'x3' <br />gaming space</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GOC-l7wxmOeeWG5fZJHOYoh05VbxvB7U0v-hpLDN1VjRb-upjcynDXDmiYEKQsupAD1Gh9IQwpwjv9qdgMRPoAoMoshFzCSdK4V45QWWTU26X74ANvPUU0O8PEGp2Yu1aU34OYHGaYs/s4000/IMG_20210503_133219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GOC-l7wxmOeeWG5fZJHOYoh05VbxvB7U0v-hpLDN1VjRb-upjcynDXDmiYEKQsupAD1Gh9IQwpwjv9qdgMRPoAoMoshFzCSdK4V45QWWTU26X74ANvPUU0O8PEGp2Yu1aU34OYHGaYs/s320/IMG_20210503_133219.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Still a WIP, the garage needs electricity ran out to it and a <br />clean up...and some repairs carried out</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> It's not been all work and no play. I have been productive and here are a few examples of the stuff I have managed to get done since we moved back at the start of April..</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrWVTE32yUTVu8Ekb_tKe2mWYm5vzkutm_PbdGQ_BZalxhN5yn8i9uixR2cmJMKcY_k_q32AWQtC0csTSoWjYbCj_De_glkZ1kVwWFulhNvt6Q1zzp5WtUioBGxVAvfXWAHTOrBSEIvo/s2817/IMG_20210523_183259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="2817" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrWVTE32yUTVu8Ekb_tKe2mWYm5vzkutm_PbdGQ_BZalxhN5yn8i9uixR2cmJMKcY_k_q32AWQtC0csTSoWjYbCj_De_glkZ1kVwWFulhNvt6Q1zzp5WtUioBGxVAvfXWAHTOrBSEIvo/s320/IMG_20210523_183259.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Anyscale Models 30cwt truck wreck </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nsoAHQNDQSvBQiAagQnmMffzZ5-mbuBvq57U3ggBZBmcOc3hGKuzaDnzv_1HRTghYX5svGxV_b68yV1-8rBVM85drgP0JA4KwzuK-7kJU5GGeyub1M7cq7DXxZsIu3ahYEyr-uDty3Y/s2476/IMG_20210523_183246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1495" data-original-width="2476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nsoAHQNDQSvBQiAagQnmMffzZ5-mbuBvq57U3ggBZBmcOc3hGKuzaDnzv_1HRTghYX5svGxV_b68yV1-8rBVM85drgP0JA4KwzuK-7kJU5GGeyub1M7cq7DXxZsIu3ahYEyr-uDty3Y/s320/IMG_20210523_183246.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8v6XR9400liMJK5vNA0op2tyMOtr2cYME-CJ2lUMb3CxFoSQJl7bRI6jEySZ1EziXjGlb6HW8WzvjoNBNvg9-EfxjDiyiZA7uPH4rCglidueEBBdELJx3s4IcAmMiwFZHIMpKFRT5B7w/s2864/IMG_20210523_183226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1688" data-original-width="2864" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8v6XR9400liMJK5vNA0op2tyMOtr2cYME-CJ2lUMb3CxFoSQJl7bRI6jEySZ1EziXjGlb6HW8WzvjoNBNvg9-EfxjDiyiZA7uPH4rCglidueEBBdELJx3s4IcAmMiwFZHIMpKFRT5B7w/s320/IMG_20210523_183226.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Warlord Games M18 Tank Destroyer for my US Cavalry force</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlzsHkM0s0NSdEJyAIK89CxiwVzZB29zZh8gi93Ijm5ZsTNCBNrFbnV_ZJqYPwET3EgGyrZ03gDd-ZH9XtwKy66OqmdhrOhX48fkX-Ihc-U94B71VSh91v16XYMWbe-s6k_VTSTBGjUI/s2840/IMG_20210523_183211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1496" data-original-width="2840" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlzsHkM0s0NSdEJyAIK89CxiwVzZB29zZh8gi93Ijm5ZsTNCBNrFbnV_ZJqYPwET3EgGyrZ03gDd-ZH9XtwKy66OqmdhrOhX48fkX-Ihc-U94B71VSh91v16XYMWbe-s6k_VTSTBGjUI/s320/IMG_20210523_183211.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWllb-gGsMn1KHSvuAhczBHicIpLq_k4IN0i_n0_IhglbRvRrKQ-TY3YWJSY7Otz227najDPo0TGtFgZk0PHMd8KdIAHJuA1R3UlwJj_WlNYHeTc75iYzZTwKbKsI_8gxTYGrtNS3Rrp8/s1382/IMG_20210516_012837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWllb-gGsMn1KHSvuAhczBHicIpLq_k4IN0i_n0_IhglbRvRrKQ-TY3YWJSY7Otz227najDPo0TGtFgZk0PHMd8KdIAHJuA1R3UlwJj_WlNYHeTc75iYzZTwKbKsI_8gxTYGrtNS3Rrp8/s320/IMG_20210516_012837.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">I have also painted quite a few figures including this Black Tree <br />Designs German Medic set. I'll do a sperate blog post to cover <br />the figures as I have a few projects on the go</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3x0JLmeodWl2uIwZJclOIpkZ_LcgQlz8mZNc6xRU_wvfswiEFcpsRDEEoxr6cS4cz2zUQNmZ0SbyH6IM26JLqwDfIaMY3E85LCvDx_xUL9WgIyJy0-o-Me5YklR41y6Oqx61kFvSsxY/s3988/IMG_20210517_191552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="3988" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3x0JLmeodWl2uIwZJclOIpkZ_LcgQlz8mZNc6xRU_wvfswiEFcpsRDEEoxr6cS4cz2zUQNmZ0SbyH6IM26JLqwDfIaMY3E85LCvDx_xUL9WgIyJy0-o-Me5YklR41y6Oqx61kFvSsxY/s320/IMG_20210517_191552.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">I have put together quite a bit of terrain starting with some rather <br />large, bushy hedges</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfyBQVZfuMnxCwygG0xFi2oVLxC3vMRDWp84es2AlvKYiXf59zQNvQHs_Sgm5rTqAS8nCsJ2AQL41wLNUmZ9RSt2BRXrnccGrl10BKyXr6TPcImyrXkeelOLj2wuxYvuI0_RsQtNXkDM/s4000/IMG_20210509_112304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1993" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfyBQVZfuMnxCwygG0xFi2oVLxC3vMRDWp84es2AlvKYiXf59zQNvQHs_Sgm5rTqAS8nCsJ2AQL41wLNUmZ9RSt2BRXrnccGrl10BKyXr6TPcImyrXkeelOLj2wuxYvuI0_RsQtNXkDM/s320/IMG_20210509_112304.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">A lot of TT Combat terrain from their cheap as chips World War range</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhdGRqy5yqEER7yzf5mBRdtgbvwf7S_asErKQadrhnnpQoP44WQsQWd45wa3MDcp-FWzGSNF8_7hi0-kIxU9N9sCl3983dkK07JWTgJnEZEHVbW1uoRuN4EbLpUJ34LiD8tZmQR9OyEk/s4000/IMG_20210513_092632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhdGRqy5yqEER7yzf5mBRdtgbvwf7S_asErKQadrhnnpQoP44WQsQWd45wa3MDcp-FWzGSNF8_7hi0-kIxU9N9sCl3983dkK07JWTgJnEZEHVbW1uoRuN4EbLpUJ34LiD8tZmQR9OyEk/s320/IMG_20210513_092632.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">added bases to these Sarissa Precision houses</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiSowhP_ecJZg63IryL9Aq3upr6T2gFax__WEb9M6hXmKm6PNPfXbwEbv9XwILdrYcy11oGOTmclf3NsNxFTJzU3MJXF_z-VxA019MBKgzKQd-1vAunIeDPSIipvcXCwSL6qmLb2ffXU/s4000/IMG_20210513_092746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiSowhP_ecJZg63IryL9Aq3upr6T2gFax__WEb9M6hXmKm6PNPfXbwEbv9XwILdrYcy11oGOTmclf3NsNxFTJzU3MJXF_z-VxA019MBKgzKQd-1vAunIeDPSIipvcXCwSL6qmLb2ffXU/s320/IMG_20210513_092746.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">....and trimmed down the base of my Warbases Garage</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQnxL8SKtBrLZh6ghOdHYnpy6BOidMBbHoLWwA8q71-jmm0Bv3vkFMfqzvaePjZnhJJhSjq8ihK8CexXi7igBn67FILy4UbKG5mXEPc8cVzrPVc4u0VOs8NlXeEUE641vq5pVg566XCQ/s4000/IMG_20210513_092740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQnxL8SKtBrLZh6ghOdHYnpy6BOidMBbHoLWwA8q71-jmm0Bv3vkFMfqzvaePjZnhJJhSjq8ihK8CexXi7igBn67FILy4UbKG5mXEPc8cVzrPVc4u0VOs8NlXeEUE641vq5pVg566XCQ/s320/IMG_20210513_092740.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA1fqXxSqbO2AhEVIiojHvhj30AUWy0Xpu_595AJWv-j_daXvEK962VATYXCSyB0j8zOfzRjjGRptzn_dwA3hAz18AWwZDNSvNFAqjsaLY2gSrwXyrQz6UPsUaLw2xMS-mMOBHXn3brU/s4000/IMG_20210513_092823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSA1fqXxSqbO2AhEVIiojHvhj30AUWy0Xpu_595AJWv-j_daXvEK962VATYXCSyB0j8zOfzRjjGRptzn_dwA3hAz18AWwZDNSvNFAqjsaLY2gSrwXyrQz6UPsUaLw2xMS-mMOBHXn3brU/s320/IMG_20210513_092823.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..and put together a back garden from Warbases for <br />this building from Dave's Wargames </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_Gn6Jz52egwilQh6sm4vmWAqetcEB1UuCrDqzqiP9130M644WYCY70dERurJqQyyvhG1N7eaheig_JBEic6SO8WWBzaS1F_pKGB6rhX9FCk9m_W-mdxOtfs1uSBb7VdAnmwOZAajlX0/s4000/IMG_20210504_085936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2545" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_Gn6Jz52egwilQh6sm4vmWAqetcEB1UuCrDqzqiP9130M644WYCY70dERurJqQyyvhG1N7eaheig_JBEic6SO8WWBzaS1F_pKGB6rhX9FCk9m_W-mdxOtfs1uSBb7VdAnmwOZAajlX0/s320/IMG_20210504_085936.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">lastly, for the moment, this ruin again from TT Combat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4lWn5EtHvKG_pnPWHa4Ra_yz7SWYBrveCHrHLaqnoSIU72TaP5nWg0w0VxL7L7fl1-ExyvlKyg-jbZCj9VqtT2szOPSXX8hxUy0hM3slml6tDEvLN8_zOCW_niVRH2cPrdylLD2HtrY/s4000/IMG_20210504_075602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4lWn5EtHvKG_pnPWHa4Ra_yz7SWYBrveCHrHLaqnoSIU72TaP5nWg0w0VxL7L7fl1-ExyvlKyg-jbZCj9VqtT2szOPSXX8hxUy0hM3slml6tDEvLN8_zOCW_niVRH2cPrdylLD2HtrY/s320/IMG_20210504_075602.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And that's it for the mo; it's been a very busy couple of months but with Glasgow now moved down into Tier 2 lockdown and us settled in there'll be more things to blog about very soon including gaming....<div><br /></div><div>Pip pip for now,</div><div>GJ<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-54602918317621747752021-03-28T17:15:00.009-07:002021-03-29T15:40:40.725-07:00Dealing With The Doldrums; A Moving Story...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsRZG88wL7ns7I3An0L0r40clgXJUWdPMzXe45GKwG329v4dUfukVvCDZNWSRU0Cty3lgTQMdSHshcJUX4Q5tHMKjkqYdB8i9cn0s94yP8qooMtki9u17KKTbf3fU3RLtloXDAvu5tJk/s2832/IMG_20210323_204921.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="2832" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsRZG88wL7ns7I3An0L0r40clgXJUWdPMzXe45GKwG329v4dUfukVvCDZNWSRU0Cty3lgTQMdSHshcJUX4Q5tHMKjkqYdB8i9cn0s94yP8qooMtki9u17KKTbf3fU3RLtloXDAvu5tJk/s320/IMG_20210323_204921.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> It's been a funny old week since my last post and not just because the clocks have gone forward an hour. No, with the decommissioning of the McCubbyhole I have been left feeling rather rudderless and am just beginning to see how much I am addicted to building and painting miniatures. I feel exactly like Linus van Pelt without his security blanket!! The time is dragging by and I am itching to get moved into our new place and to start on McCubbyhole II...talk about first world problems...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoFdat562j16S0nOKrUw8Y3mR39kSmtK3xrgex7S2BlA6UpzKf15ODVnOt30gHR_vZloETVbzrbMwGL4BMskrtwRenEqmW_OUzf_ytnqdIMQwjqQ36-kMLepeZ8uY9rQKqrcMoa5tpII/s4608/IMG_20181230_081816.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoFdat562j16S0nOKrUw8Y3mR39kSmtK3xrgex7S2BlA6UpzKf15ODVnOt30gHR_vZloETVbzrbMwGL4BMskrtwRenEqmW_OUzf_ytnqdIMQwjqQ36-kMLepeZ8uY9rQKqrcMoa5tpII/s320/IMG_20181230_081816.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The early days of the McCubbyhole</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDUzZinfsVJwTHtynfnRiDGSxzRmXynU7TqYQKGXyNXB-QzT49w5H_LeWFEOve1gviapeZo1x75Jpv7PE_svEbtEjoPrLbZJCGzEbwy_bJ4SiiEibOVvM_VDdvXMKtIw6RNxF1FP65Tw/s4608/IMG_20181230_081734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDUzZinfsVJwTHtynfnRiDGSxzRmXynU7TqYQKGXyNXB-QzT49w5H_LeWFEOve1gviapeZo1x75Jpv7PE_svEbtEjoPrLbZJCGzEbwy_bJ4SiiEibOVvM_VDdvXMKtIw6RNxF1FP65Tw/s320/IMG_20181230_081734.jpg" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijk7kLp4eEvehIP8l5Rp5FnCRFLAHfS3sjd02TVQM9kNQ82eKk5y5j7PRDVmVGqIMFxj_kdzyIIToGvynKLCvxo3xGEjYJ4wuQUxZEFB-qT1La6w7fQ27i9aqQ7gS7NTQ5PIf-odSgJcU/s4000/IMG_20210326_124526.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijk7kLp4eEvehIP8l5Rp5FnCRFLAHfS3sjd02TVQM9kNQ82eKk5y5j7PRDVmVGqIMFxj_kdzyIIToGvynKLCvxo3xGEjYJ4wuQUxZEFB-qT1La6w7fQ27i9aqQ7gS7NTQ5PIf-odSgJcU/s320/IMG_20210326_124526.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">a shell of it's former self. I managed to get a lot of <br />stuff in here during the day, all things considered</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"> With all my more or less regularly used forces away in safe storage I still have stuff in my display cabinets that been sort of neglected but now is in need of storing securely including my Judge Dredd Miniatures Game figures. The Justice Department figures below are ones that came with the starter set. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsRZG88wL7ns7I3An0L0r40clgXJUWdPMzXe45GKwG329v4dUfukVvCDZNWSRU0Cty3lgTQMdSHshcJUX4Q5tHMKjkqYdB8i9cn0s94yP8qooMtki9u17KKTbf3fU3RLtloXDAvu5tJk/s2832/IMG_20210323_204921.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="2832" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsRZG88wL7ns7I3An0L0r40clgXJUWdPMzXe45GKwG329v4dUfukVvCDZNWSRU0Cty3lgTQMdSHshcJUX4Q5tHMKjkqYdB8i9cn0s94yP8qooMtki9u17KKTbf3fU3RLtloXDAvu5tJk/s320/IMG_20210323_204921.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Warlord Games/Mongoose Publishing's Judge Dredd figures. Ready<br />for action or not, as the case may be, as I have put them away in a<br />box, safe and secure, for the moment.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIdSFA4e_1Yk5cI9sHDg25R7QL4XmSxdOPgW_rABNO7ZFXF_PLvT06XmIh97vy_OBDgxEls6XYu1hAXrgYlhPviFZ1AmI2d94h-jDaf1ITl-xYuFGSokhDOFGVogFS-1Q6wWjmNKSaNk/s2076/IMG_20210323_204519.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="2076" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIdSFA4e_1Yk5cI9sHDg25R7QL4XmSxdOPgW_rABNO7ZFXF_PLvT06XmIh97vy_OBDgxEls6XYu1hAXrgYlhPviFZ1AmI2d94h-jDaf1ITl-xYuFGSokhDOFGVogFS-1Q6wWjmNKSaNk/s320/IMG_20210323_204519.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">THE best lawmasters in my humble opinion</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiMEiCiJ4M2Ns1h8KODrAWl42okKAoYd8Kp2R8dEfAMR8SR9N_e9oy5BXRqKQ9hyphenhyphenDOt0_PfEMstaJUOPnMabblyI86AIyBRBmYe3J2y-GE6NQ245VNF1FD1fgfQNAY9AssNv4FERjEss/s2788/IMG_20210323_204909.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1695" data-original-width="2788" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiMEiCiJ4M2Ns1h8KODrAWl42okKAoYd8Kp2R8dEfAMR8SR9N_e9oy5BXRqKQ9hyphenhyphenDOt0_PfEMstaJUOPnMabblyI86AIyBRBmYe3J2y-GE6NQ245VNF1FD1fgfQNAY9AssNv4FERjEss/s320/IMG_20210323_204909.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Mega City 1 Defence Militia; gun tottin' bad asses</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And what with being in the doldrums and with a need to fill I have been buying stuff to cheer myself up including this post-apocalyptical vehicle from <a href="http://ramshacklegames.co.uk/">Ramshackle Games</a>. I had an idea to use it as a Justice Department patrol vehicle but I am not sure if it will fit the bill now as it doesn't have a transport capacity. Once I am in our new gaff I'll order one of his Rhebok APCs for my Mega City 1 lawmen. It should do for Zona Alfa and/or In the Emperor's Name though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1E_0sGi01oMjkNY8EH5VkOI8au1aujrhYuCveUBI0Ky-40xhE3DMxE9EDDlkGyckprhiGufaGL0TpfY_sNZURaF8xDzvC1NBQTiO1HqqURd1xsFg4oVQry11jd69ZoSYdCpmHWuGDeFg/s800/IMG_20210326_234005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="743" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1E_0sGi01oMjkNY8EH5VkOI8au1aujrhYuCveUBI0Ky-40xhE3DMxE9EDDlkGyckprhiGufaGL0TpfY_sNZURaF8xDzvC1NBQTiO1HqqURd1xsFg4oVQry11jd69ZoSYdCpmHWuGDeFg/s320/IMG_20210326_234005.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Speaking of which I bought these figures from Foundry Miniatures for ItEN; an Empirical Absolutionist and Liquidation Squad from their Ex Citadel/Games Workshop collection. I am thinking the three figures in the middle will do for my Arbites squad (I also picked up two more shotgun totting Arbites figures from eBay); the one of the far left might do for an inquisitor and the one on the extreme right as a cultist of some description (Your clever wargamer plans all this out in advance before buying stuff whereas I go about it the wrong way; figure first then lets see what we can do with them...hopeless)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaMtQRpEA_WZmIM_5lPqfnO38VRlQZkyqoyURNOwU6uI0saAEIa0whXNBEaQDYLVQxtb4rbi_a1EWABMwk2Um0fjRiVoqym1W3Fu3EBGnmu3dHwAmu7YnbzNKsbCvq8SQu6zw4cVybIw/s830/IMG_20210326_233718.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="830" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaMtQRpEA_WZmIM_5lPqfnO38VRlQZkyqoyURNOwU6uI0saAEIa0whXNBEaQDYLVQxtb4rbi_a1EWABMwk2Um0fjRiVoqym1W3Fu3EBGnmu3dHwAmu7YnbzNKsbCvq8SQu6zw4cVybIw/s320/IMG_20210326_233718.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> and as if proof were needed of that back to front approach I bought these WFB Orks mostly for Warlords of Erehwon then bought Dan Mersey's Dragon Rampant rules as I have a hankering to build some old school Warhammer terrain once McCubbyhole II is in commission and up and running. I reckon that the Dragon Rampant rules will be good fun for solo gaming.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwhv10HSl9TQYh1iwq0C4Of-TwjYV26ufO4vEGKUHsq2GkFP1_BMnC9OmTeQpg9r0tQW4v_v5jrdShP8lWFze58mDVYv2qV1VZAaawN5n4hMOqisOGMgRzYk8DnM9R87g7ySkrlRthcA/s2817/IMG_20210325_215731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2275" data-original-width="2817" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwhv10HSl9TQYh1iwq0C4Of-TwjYV26ufO4vEGKUHsq2GkFP1_BMnC9OmTeQpg9r0tQW4v_v5jrdShP8lWFze58mDVYv2qV1VZAaawN5n4hMOqisOGMgRzYk8DnM9R87g7ySkrlRthcA/s320/IMG_20210325_215731.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7cvppdQii1KZEaQ0Na2icwTehGIJp0NpzbEC-W7-tokPPSVOJCNEJi4ODWQfSNQL9sVjXtc6lQXexqScFNzI5xVZ1-Syd0_E48OvL877kliSUaMjTxXgB2nso6fyCwNcYUGqwgrCOFE/s3097/IMG_20210325_215743.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2479" data-original-width="3097" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7cvppdQii1KZEaQ0Na2icwTehGIJp0NpzbEC-W7-tokPPSVOJCNEJi4ODWQfSNQL9sVjXtc6lQXexqScFNzI5xVZ1-Syd0_E48OvL877kliSUaMjTxXgB2nso6fyCwNcYUGqwgrCOFE/s320/IMG_20210325_215743.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xYU1QlTGcnPGz86U3fdZ6xPCUOt10qHyfJPgBP1kBHB61ETOvDdUvKIYRAoClBvhqOi9rVwoU3ALcVyR2oBcikqUclN8p6DjqCxS23zc1RH6588mJpmMy1fBq6MdHVDTZLJ5GPDTsgI/s4000/IMG_20210326_124320.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xYU1QlTGcnPGz86U3fdZ6xPCUOt10qHyfJPgBP1kBHB61ETOvDdUvKIYRAoClBvhqOi9rVwoU3ALcVyR2oBcikqUclN8p6DjqCxS23zc1RH6588mJpmMy1fBq6MdHVDTZLJ5GPDTsgI/s320/IMG_20210326_124320.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">For larger skirmish games these should scratch the <br />fantasy battle itch<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgM_GklJOKx4d-Bdh8GZt_AnOq9LKr-4ra5Yj9p0hhjmVNsw7Ei3fV8vZmfcF2PSgLQ0uZTr7jziZASoHQKg0jEr36kY81nyVxaNOjodcgHqU54OlIkzHzvIZKP3ZmetOzYtbkg8o0eU/s4000/IMG_20210325_171015.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgM_GklJOKx4d-Bdh8GZt_AnOq9LKr-4ra5Yj9p0hhjmVNsw7Ei3fV8vZmfcF2PSgLQ0uZTr7jziZASoHQKg0jEr36kY81nyVxaNOjodcgHqU54OlIkzHzvIZKP3ZmetOzYtbkg8o0eU/s320/IMG_20210325_171015.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">I also found some more of these Bretonnian knights in my pile <br />of potential </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmt4oaZlu0w6isvLc5Aob_AYNcCWU7v77d45VMYDxB5JtDWaNiG4tSpH_fB5Nhule_k45UtIKLWxQ_C_qRd6j42T1Pg961tsSCfeGzPHU_dJVZxdSWOoNdqI5tIgeZwnYQaBrH4OByDU/s414/IMG_20210329_003557.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmt4oaZlu0w6isvLc5Aob_AYNcCWU7v77d45VMYDxB5JtDWaNiG4tSpH_fB5Nhule_k45UtIKLWxQ_C_qRd6j42T1Pg961tsSCfeGzPHU_dJVZxdSWOoNdqI5tIgeZwnYQaBrH4OByDU/s320/IMG_20210329_003557.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Whilst decommissioning the McCubbyhole I have been listening to William King's Gotrek & Felix novels on Audible and have really enjoyed them. So much so that I think they would make good back stories for games of Thud & Blunder so I decided to search the interweb to see if anyone produced stand in figures as the original sculpts cost a small fortune, somewhere between £45 and £115 on eBay!! I think these guys will fit the bill though; they are produced by <a href="https://en.momminiatures.com/">MOM miniatures</a> who are based in Spain and whose figures look fantastic. Of course I will have to get some Skaven figures to oppose Gotrek and Felix...and Chaos cultists...and vampires...and...however..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div> Not quite last nor least I bought some more railway terrain from Sarissa Precision. The idea is to paint the diesel shunt in a Cold War Soviet era colour scheme so that it can be used in Zona Alfa missions. The water tower will do for WW2 onwards.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEzYDwEk7Fi19QHLU9u7LgY-eKykMENgfEulBNOKmsGq7CmVs3dXk6AsTGLSoMRFkUqlUozF2Psd0iPpYnXW3YXYyPkAeI25LKF-pQD85scNoVtjoDsV5uRZeS5MwnrHIsr0najPSs1U/s4000/IMG_20210327_123450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEzYDwEk7Fi19QHLU9u7LgY-eKykMENgfEulBNOKmsGq7CmVs3dXk6AsTGLSoMRFkUqlUozF2Psd0iPpYnXW3YXYyPkAeI25LKF-pQD85scNoVtjoDsV5uRZeS5MwnrHIsr0najPSs1U/s320/IMG_20210327_123450.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfJncBInJE4Yt488XJiIOwSIHhIdMSBV5bTnNovAd48Rq4AF82u9d3FwsbQr8jP0AfOxG0R-1Z5A-z4fKY38C2YmFU0NjhF9grbs5Gml55wEaoYK4mESZF7T4DShAFl3IWGrcaPRPfw8/s1300/IMG_20210329_011333.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfJncBInJE4Yt488XJiIOwSIHhIdMSBV5bTnNovAd48Rq4AF82u9d3FwsbQr8jP0AfOxG0R-1Z5A-z4fKY38C2YmFU0NjhF9grbs5Gml55wEaoYK4mESZF7T4DShAFl3IWGrcaPRPfw8/s320/IMG_20210329_011333.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">This sort of colour scheme for the diesel shunt, methinks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And that, dear, patient readers has gotten me to this point; typing and thumb twiddling and watching my bank balance suffer...but all in a good cause..</div><div>Pip pip, </div><div>Linus</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-42573291204955633932021-03-21T17:01:00.002-07:002021-03-21T17:04:57.235-07:00"Zippin' Up Ma Boots!" A Dalliance With Nostalgia<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0IM4tDxatbIYoczF-j3zoMx3qReSDpnJDRBhyphenhyphenmQjmCgf3LqQGYT2cNi5NzYWdI6Po4rv6TZCIBUMGRr_hGiPvpdwW-S1B3EKqW5miJTLkuY5Uq6xYHZwoakzHa4jTfHVqfoCWVqVNy8/s3803/IMG_20210315_005328.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2119" data-original-width="3803" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0IM4tDxatbIYoczF-j3zoMx3qReSDpnJDRBhyphenhyphenmQjmCgf3LqQGYT2cNi5NzYWdI6Po4rv6TZCIBUMGRr_hGiPvpdwW-S1B3EKqW5miJTLkuY5Uq6xYHZwoakzHa4jTfHVqfoCWVqVNy8/s320/IMG_20210315_005328.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">From back in the day; my WH40K Drop Troop themed army, the <br />Solar Lions tangle with Richie's Night Lords in one of the best, if <br />not the best, campaigns we have ever played. Unfortunately I <br />have lost all the details to my old Photobucket account so I had to <br />resort to photographing the picture onscreen...</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="text-align: left;"> Following on from my previous update I bring you this glorious, multi game system, technicolour, nostalgia soaked follow up. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"> Firstly I have managed to get two of my Zona Alfa crews painted...just about. These lovely Copplestone Castings are...erm...lovely. I decided, as they were contemporary/near future I would go for modern urban camouflage for the first set and a Desert Storm/Gulf War camouflage for the second crew. I have still to play the game and to work out the crew statistics etc but I'm not going to let a trifling detail like that hold me back.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxnX-P2b82OIYv7LsEOQDVEUSE8ubmDGTHkkj4VTLmf5zAsMkkgxmh-0XdKe3jyU8kNl2sPQVXiOoTHKGcDqkJ-qHsTrQ-dawqnWHKuD2N0yRMl8OrTjavTiBK3jD6t7W5p1E9eKYl3Y/s2999/IMG_20210310_120942.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2999" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxnX-P2b82OIYv7LsEOQDVEUSE8ubmDGTHkkj4VTLmf5zAsMkkgxmh-0XdKe3jyU8kNl2sPQVXiOoTHKGcDqkJ-qHsTrQ-dawqnWHKuD2N0yRMl8OrTjavTiBK3jD6t7W5p1E9eKYl3Y/s320/IMG_20210310_120942.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Painted Assault Troopers </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzlIDdn8-a-k2R2S9o8cpNzzDdY-I48Ee9djtUjuIHIiIAOP59G-8Uf-J8ZuV7KMMiaUa45uzH6sGsNlb-xPHZhjFyxn-FP421H_cFRxlL-5aSVrt2ugvdfw1XdhdqF2-SfPXwxC4AXk/s1708/IMG_20210317_020141.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="1708" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzlIDdn8-a-k2R2S9o8cpNzzDdY-I48Ee9djtUjuIHIiIAOP59G-8Uf-J8ZuV7KMMiaUa45uzH6sGsNlb-xPHZhjFyxn-FP421H_cFRxlL-5aSVrt2ugvdfw1XdhdqF2-SfPXwxC4AXk/s320/IMG_20210317_020141.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Copplestone Castings Civilian Militia painted up as American mercs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Wx0xCXAwstzHXl5am2ptCwWJ_mIgqa2lFacv_GuFm5eOSzit9FVX8sGl2hOV2lTDw4ihzHp1SF5YfII75j_BbGJf1z2Lf1N5rQIRCyDmTFTTH7wmKrALldpnJHhiXniWv6gdJVAVO5c/s4000/IMG_20210315_163523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Wx0xCXAwstzHXl5am2ptCwWJ_mIgqa2lFacv_GuFm5eOSzit9FVX8sGl2hOV2lTDw4ihzHp1SF5YfII75j_BbGJf1z2Lf1N5rQIRCyDmTFTTH7wmKrALldpnJHhiXniWv6gdJVAVO5c/s320/IMG_20210315_163523.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> As well as the figures I have bought some more terrain, again from TT Combat, for Zona Alfa, Judge Dredd and this little beaut, In The Emperor's Name, a skirmish game set in the 40K universe, inspired by or written in response to GWs Inquisitor game, which I really liked. In the Emperor's Name (ItEN) was written by the chaps at the Ministry of Gentlemanly Warfare and is now in it's third edition; it's available to download online for free, has it's own dedicated website with an online force list builder and it's own Facebook page...woo hoo!!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGulKAO8fLR68Nx737iswHYxA1CpSqtqGsBxfxEmeUN7L2Uek3A1ShvyVtmthAvX7kgn4R6GzEj0OjlJfiNP0tFb4h1rFdsjNI2Id6NfXPS3_x2AK1B_nA3f06g3UpL2DkyUveSvuhNY/s4000/IMG_20210308_202230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGulKAO8fLR68Nx737iswHYxA1CpSqtqGsBxfxEmeUN7L2Uek3A1ShvyVtmthAvX7kgn4R6GzEj0OjlJfiNP0tFb4h1rFdsjNI2Id6NfXPS3_x2AK1B_nA3f06g3UpL2DkyUveSvuhNY/s320/IMG_20210308_202230.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> This is yet another skirmish game I haven't played but being based on the same game engine as In Her Majesty's Name I am confident that it will be great fun. Aaaand it has given me the incentive to dig out the last GW 40K figures that I still own to make up opposing sides. Like a lot of you out there my gaming roots are firmly rooted in WH40K and I had bought, painted and sold on loads of figures; Space Marines, Orks, Chaos Space Marines, Saim Hahn Eldar (the latter three for my son, Stuart, back in the day) and Imperial Guard Drop Troops. Now I am down to a handful of stripped metal Blood Angels and other bits and bobs that I just haven't gotten around to selling on eBay and these are now going to form the core of my ItEN forces. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> Straight off the bat I already have two forces to use from my INQ28 (the 28mm based version of Inquisitor which is, oddly enough, based on 54mm figures...but I digress) days. I have posted these on the blog before as I was using them for In Her Majesty's Name before buying more dedicated Victorian sci fi miniatures so that's a good start. However, having lots of metal 40K I have deicded to make up small warbands of Scouts, Space Marines as well as Chaos Space Marines, Chaos Cultists, Orks and Genestealer Cultists as well as a third Inquisitor force. Here's a selection below..</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLp2mVsc3EsOTHOp05H3mitDCkJADKtCI_v1kiUcF6QnaC1_RcfCzAkpaYZ1fDnJ2JD88VgxeaBhA0QhwTbXwkGCWoLboATz0oAm-Ry9Sh6p4186YNa9ihPZo9XweSNiyGvhy22OBKyNI/s1472/IMG_20210317_194718.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="1472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLp2mVsc3EsOTHOp05H3mitDCkJADKtCI_v1kiUcF6QnaC1_RcfCzAkpaYZ1fDnJ2JD88VgxeaBhA0QhwTbXwkGCWoLboATz0oAm-Ry9Sh6p4186YNa9ihPZo9XweSNiyGvhy22OBKyNI/s320/IMG_20210317_194718.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">My original inquisitor, Inquisitor Hannus Pellen, a Monodominant <br />inquisitor of the Ordo Xenos</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig983asIP-OouElbkN24tguVGHvkRMT5S3cpBazFQpt1pACP6ADzlvAY8f-WEX0A_Grr4Sw5BI33rC1uVO7MCoB7tAPcNEUMC3yEnOq5uzGm-V145Vl3ue_hOdjJLOY9ybJc5jWb2dUx0/s1312/IMG_20210317_194736.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig983asIP-OouElbkN24tguVGHvkRMT5S3cpBazFQpt1pACP6ADzlvAY8f-WEX0A_Grr4Sw5BI33rC1uVO7MCoB7tAPcNEUMC3yEnOq5uzGm-V145Vl3ue_hOdjJLOY9ybJc5jWb2dUx0/s320/IMG_20210317_194736.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">My second Inquisitorial warband that still needs it's backstory <br />fleshing out but they are less puritanical than Pellen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP38HdCqKoM4HIx942dgeJOmzhB4WhPfpJpwTuxNFkehFHXC6TrDOEIpveZFABT6kDl1fwSzyxhuwCpJ3EDu7iJpLWSVmmXuaEyZqOQVRpQo5xZqx_YB__Ez_S0ySqY_Qu22lgyBJhOOE/s723/IMG_20210315_012501.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP38HdCqKoM4HIx942dgeJOmzhB4WhPfpJpwTuxNFkehFHXC6TrDOEIpveZFABT6kDl1fwSzyxhuwCpJ3EDu7iJpLWSVmmXuaEyZqOQVRpQo5xZqx_YB__Ez_S0ySqY_Qu22lgyBJhOOE/s320/IMG_20210315_012501.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">My third Inquisitor, this one clad in terminator armour based <br />on the old Space Marine captain figure. I have only just finished <br />painting him and as a homage to the old 40K wargaming days I <br />have given him a goblin green base that was so popular back in <br />the day</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXbPwpnVjUQmUqjxrcOOeQ_ydDLCZ7ECzEdw5ykyrAnhBqEl6DOL_VvhhV3isqNxm_OfNdgKkC9NuNq-6-AVdBsnLmekWxT4NLc2NT-rnNW3zEqQLT9W_Xh3tilmMoLJSa3iWKLA5AU4/s2807/IMG_20210312_185745.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="2807" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXbPwpnVjUQmUqjxrcOOeQ_ydDLCZ7ECzEdw5ykyrAnhBqEl6DOL_VvhhV3isqNxm_OfNdgKkC9NuNq-6-AVdBsnLmekWxT4NLc2NT-rnNW3zEqQLT9W_Xh3tilmMoLJSa3iWKLA5AU4/s320/IMG_20210312_185745.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">A bit of a mix, two Adeptus Arbites figures, two Inquisitorial <br />henchmen who will form the third inquistor's retinue and a <br />human psyker, originally a Sanctioned Imperial Guard psyker, <br />I think. Anyway, I have a plan to use him as part of a genestealer<br />cult<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Ctucm9IRSO5YhXu4M-wjo3bGSk1BJS-HPS4I5hPjyHK3ERfeRpDb3N7CknLLmqY45SbtuGqMDmHsGwiv4w_-N1Qfpck6hQlmJxLTbZAZQd-UaVkuOFKvsuND2qC4M53YBRW0lAJS2fg/s2291/IMG_20210316_161301.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="2291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Ctucm9IRSO5YhXu4M-wjo3bGSk1BJS-HPS4I5hPjyHK3ERfeRpDb3N7CknLLmqY45SbtuGqMDmHsGwiv4w_-N1Qfpck6hQlmJxLTbZAZQd-UaVkuOFKvsuND2qC4M53YBRW0lAJS2fg/s320/IMG_20210316_161301.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Gene stealers from the game that introduced me to wargaming, Space <br />Hulk. These aren't from my original game but ones I bought on eBay. <br />These will be part of my Genestealer cult...speaking of which,..<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhTlgPOR7CuLzNqTwvCfebtfWoohiENDXDCAbp8dtIV0W8-KQG_iYDuspSzfTUYfmDwhJjrOf_5oTU5fbpu1yKFUYHsf9gwqxU9UoQFapXbplKlGeLFbDTatbku7Eb7u7qN-jfxQ3tBI/s1390/IMG_20210316_175229.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="1390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhTlgPOR7CuLzNqTwvCfebtfWoohiENDXDCAbp8dtIV0W8-KQG_iYDuspSzfTUYfmDwhJjrOf_5oTU5fbpu1yKFUYHsf9gwqxU9UoQFapXbplKlGeLFbDTatbku7Eb7u7qN-jfxQ3tBI/s320/IMG_20210316_175229.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><div style="text-align: left;">Not my minis but found this picture on the interweb; something</div><div style="text-align: left;">to aspire to methinks. I reckon a 1/43rd scale car would be a good</div><div style="text-align: left;">base for one of these cult cars</div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Another thing that has fed into this GW 40K fest was an episode of the Cast Dice podcast from last June in which the host, Brad Williams, a die hard wargamer who formerly worked for GW in the US of A and one of his chums spent an entire episode talking about classic wargaming miniatures, predominantly Citadel/GW ones. This got me feeling all nostalgic and I have basically been immersing myself in GW fluff podcasts, Youtube channels, old White Dwarf magazines, old codices and rulebooks. My attraction to the aforementioned printed stuff has been the photos, I really, really like that lovely 'Eavy Metal style of painting that dominated back then. So for a few days I had a strong urge to paint something colourful too and I plumped for a squad of Blood Angel Scouts. They nearly broke my heart but I felt compelled to finish them. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAR1umo-bThjSjmvN92fx8PxxPh7Y_F7Ez5maarx9LK5Uey5dosBGR6e2lRps1PXgMTsNAPNt4I8TZzW4G7j9qHwcNLj5PKAsynBqnZ1Jshu27pyXbBZN64bW3VXnc9wceVw7URMhr8K4/s2806/IMG_20210316_143718.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="2806" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAR1umo-bThjSjmvN92fx8PxxPh7Y_F7Ez5maarx9LK5Uey5dosBGR6e2lRps1PXgMTsNAPNt4I8TZzW4G7j9qHwcNLj5PKAsynBqnZ1Jshu27pyXbBZN64bW3VXnc9wceVw7URMhr8K4/s320/IMG_20210316_143718.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Not my first Blood Angels scout squad but definitely my <br />best painted. Painting them was educational and there's <br />still room for improvement.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6MyS8DqdoOZB0afZ9xg33yKsGksjwFmijHUktuSo61PPFJC4B9UJUCYzyD-vD3eGbjzHLME5nepF2JKhQrZ2nC4XAv896WBAEH03V4r3KFOXpnRlaI8PtO0h0tbhkJ2MgnQ5niv7XS4/s1471/IMG_20210312_215425.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1103" data-original-width="1471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6MyS8DqdoOZB0afZ9xg33yKsGksjwFmijHUktuSo61PPFJC4B9UJUCYzyD-vD3eGbjzHLME5nepF2JKhQrZ2nC4XAv896WBAEH03V4r3KFOXpnRlaI8PtO0h0tbhkJ2MgnQ5niv7XS4/s320/IMG_20210312_215425.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The only two plastic Blood Angels Space Marines left from my original <br />force that I had when my son, Stuart, and I played 40K "back in the day" <br />I am actually torn as to what to do with these guys; I can't decide whether <br />to touch up their paint jobs or leave them as they are.....</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyvMauhia0xGoK1ASOM6NlN9vGoHOXKQwkBV4RFG2rtXnZDGTeF2VLFfJ3JA1vuMmiP5joOJhD770fCRDBo5vR1vvp3pxrU7-gdOpyglYVhBEC5pk_VQNj8PLzxoauCQ8g0IoGr4sMkI/s1817/IMG_20210312_215400.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1101" data-original-width="1817" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyvMauhia0xGoK1ASOM6NlN9vGoHOXKQwkBV4RFG2rtXnZDGTeF2VLFfJ3JA1vuMmiP5joOJhD770fCRDBo5vR1vvp3pxrU7-gdOpyglYVhBEC5pk_VQNj8PLzxoauCQ8g0IoGr4sMkI/s320/IMG_20210312_215400.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">I also have the Space Marine Terminator Librarian from back <br />in the 90's.This is another figure that I love. The detail on it is <br />great.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> That's the painted, or at least primed stuff, here's a selection of the other stuff I plan to paint and game with; though I think they will mostly grace the shelf of my new display cabinet when we move into the noo hoose. I am fibrillating with anticipation and excitement at having my own, dedicated hobby room, let me tell you.<div> Anyway, other Blood Angels and 40K stuff I plan to paint at sometime are the following...<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM88NnR-gJf-5ToCj8p1tUKoSXBDPXj0mbmDNEZtF43rXhr9sZ_2GQrTlT1E4_Ib51-mg27E5Qi5A9JNe2tMwTV4lnlCpcHOO2_28LlUHAv3Cqt2i_QUoHLy2xbYBg-1PgjebSoVW697c/s2426/IMG_20210312_215330.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="2426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM88NnR-gJf-5ToCj8p1tUKoSXBDPXj0mbmDNEZtF43rXhr9sZ_2GQrTlT1E4_Ib51-mg27E5Qi5A9JNe2tMwTV4lnlCpcHOO2_28LlUHAv3Cqt2i_QUoHLy2xbYBg-1PgjebSoVW697c/s320/IMG_20210312_215330.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Metal Assault Squad from the 90's. I have the matching <br />metal jump packs too</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwivZlZhpb3K1z42H2lqT9v1RP1-K87RXZ6eKx3xrubU11IqjbCWErgb8HQimXmnMmgvbfcYFQiHlYk-mZoY0-AdTGEqhf-5yAhljvC6TZamlnogwgcF_zNxAOWXoUaO_BL-AKmrjpTHc/s2920/IMG_20210312_191028.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="2920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwivZlZhpb3K1z42H2lqT9v1RP1-K87RXZ6eKx3xrubU11IqjbCWErgb8HQimXmnMmgvbfcYFQiHlYk-mZoY0-AdTGEqhf-5yAhljvC6TZamlnogwgcF_zNxAOWXoUaO_BL-AKmrjpTHc/s320/IMG_20210312_191028.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Blood Angels chaplain and a variety of metal Blood Angels <br />with lots of lovely sculpted, Blood Angels trinkets and knick <br />knacks adorning their armour</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8d4O9SuYh0Kgs7ZopBFoZ2F4XfDLkFBOJXb5uzSDPmQDM_EDELyx03D_S0HXaRpwJThdMB48z8Ev6rxuzBCvp2CfsjwiQ-1IJyM42Ls_5m16UaUH7OUwJQyW9YaqT5cYIAqGtb7NQzM/s2695/IMG_20210312_193702.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="2695" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8d4O9SuYh0Kgs7ZopBFoZ2F4XfDLkFBOJXb5uzSDPmQDM_EDELyx03D_S0HXaRpwJThdMB48z8Ev6rxuzBCvp2CfsjwiQ-1IJyM42Ls_5m16UaUH7OUwJQyW9YaqT5cYIAqGtb7NQzM/s320/IMG_20210312_193702.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">It's a long time since I painted 40K Orks. I'll only be painting a <br />squad of them rather than hoards which is as much as I need...<br />for the moment</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NbvYCZEI6zTdglLQbiyDOsOEj1ZMOfc0vzdj3F-vUeq9BSPWfPoPjyGKXNk8Tg036utKiWdQHr1s2JTAhWR8gNUcLx2ZpsHqQO15h-yNn3VngVJ45muF4UlvtXhWW3GDCL1Bp-NmqxI/s2779/IMG_20210312_193648.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="2779" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NbvYCZEI6zTdglLQbiyDOsOEj1ZMOfc0vzdj3F-vUeq9BSPWfPoPjyGKXNk8Tg036utKiWdQHr1s2JTAhWR8gNUcLx2ZpsHqQO15h-yNn3VngVJ45muF4UlvtXhWW3GDCL1Bp-NmqxI/s320/IMG_20210312_193648.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Chaos Space Marines and Chaos Cultists. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The Orks and Chaos Cultists will feature in games of ItEN along with the Genestealers. I am wondering, though, if the Gates Of Antares rules from Warlord Games might do for some bigger games with 40K stuff.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> That's it for the moment. As I write the McCubbyhole, my painting den, is in a state of disassemble; it now being out of commission, most of my figures are at my in-laws as I do not intend to trust their carriage to the removal men; no slight intended but I wouldn't feel the least bit comfy knowing other hands were responsible for their safety. I have at least two, maybe three weeks before I will be set up for painting again which will drag but hey, that's life, eh? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3F4gZunTUpje8DvbCrzTAYQnQ0z72PnGpGIUOBaqV7d_zvBRG7S71hW7FQjvQJRa2JC0z4eQoLl2aXDwsauIvvxr8GCiGiIuxSIZRcVTxwzZeUVGhUkPdVfMwyS8G_1K9jOSPbGrtUgM/s4000/IMG_20210321_223453.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3F4gZunTUpje8DvbCrzTAYQnQ0z72PnGpGIUOBaqV7d_zvBRG7S71hW7FQjvQJRa2JC0z4eQoLl2aXDwsauIvvxr8GCiGiIuxSIZRcVTxwzZeUVGhUkPdVfMwyS8G_1K9jOSPbGrtUgM/s320/IMG_20210321_223453.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">"End of a bleedin' era, so it is" though of course it's also <br />part of my figure painting journey or sumfink like that..</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Pip pip the noo!</div><div>GJB</div><div><br /></div><div>ps. Finished the Adeptus Arbites figures that featured in one of the previous photos.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5TrQ5ILIEDHngSrQZZLStJaA0Nviqeh09YMwcHbGEn3dnfNXN2fcQo_Ni0PNsd-ifsAhjLSeII1vXaN59aYRv0qhraTQwJcUrEU6aRqVzXi2RplM2k53fPsBKw4fEeAgivgeLYyKKXg/s1432/IMG_20210321_013742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5TrQ5ILIEDHngSrQZZLStJaA0Nviqeh09YMwcHbGEn3dnfNXN2fcQo_Ni0PNsd-ifsAhjLSeII1vXaN59aYRv0qhraTQwJcUrEU6aRqVzXi2RplM2k53fPsBKw4fEeAgivgeLYyKKXg/s320/IMG_20210321_013742.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Deffo Pip pip for now....apart from that enigmatic post title which is the first kine from the disco hit Going Back To My Roots by Odyssey released in 1981 but you knew that already, didn't you </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-86291403501651287062021-03-06T17:29:00.001-08:002021-03-06T17:29:31.535-08:00First Update for 2021 And Some Exciting News<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoOtX3QtFSx5l9HmQ0Rw6m865-nWlKKAhhpy_j3KJYhs0GD_YRwvcbv2yM0TFiwb-kiNbo2YcPUgaN1JEpgNf7F_xxKRbte_QMSzUUTQJ525o46FXt0WzVKxnMNQUmV0AJgLr1nXbjQA/s2965/IMG_20210203_043227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1910" data-original-width="2965" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoOtX3QtFSx5l9HmQ0Rw6m865-nWlKKAhhpy_j3KJYhs0GD_YRwvcbv2yM0TFiwb-kiNbo2YcPUgaN1JEpgNf7F_xxKRbte_QMSzUUTQJ525o46FXt0WzVKxnMNQUmV0AJgLr1nXbjQA/s320/IMG_20210203_043227.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Well, as is ever the case my regular update output has been notably irregular, which is surprising as I have kept busy, hobby-wise, since the last one in November which concerned my Stalingrad table build. <div> I have gamed over that particular terrain a few times after the initial one whilst I was self isolating as I had a brush with Covid 19 and, apart from a slight cold, I got off very lucky, very very lucky indeed. In my period of self isolating I managed a couple of solo games, which is where the header photo comes from, and will write up batreps on both of them soon.<div> As I said I have been busy on the hobby front as I managed to finish off and start a couple more projects. </div><div><br /></div><div><u>In Her Majesty's Name</u></div><div> With a new edition of In Her Majesty's Name being released I felt compelled to crack on with some lapsed projects. I have a half formed idea for some games set during the period of the Great Game betwixt Great Britain and Russia that involves the plucky British Grey Section who appeared in an update last May! (told you this project had lapsed!) Those boys and girls will be assisted out in Central Asia by these stout hearted Indian Army soldiers dressed in native garb!<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavDHtObF6wn_QX9RvySJhczw9lHb8GbqDW_3_nWMQaQccWizB5J7aLJ_Oour8j_U2ZvigpmBazDijmMNqkitH6WOJqmspfAz0qA_qle3AOYdU4euogYTWswE7T39-FIzDIgZwDXxFqTk/s1629/IMG_20210128_092857.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1629" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavDHtObF6wn_QX9RvySJhczw9lHb8GbqDW_3_nWMQaQccWizB5J7aLJ_Oour8j_U2ZvigpmBazDijmMNqkitH6WOJqmspfAz0qA_qle3AOYdU4euogYTWswE7T39-FIzDIgZwDXxFqTk/s320/IMG_20210128_092857.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Soldiers of the Raj go under cover. Figures by Artizan Designs</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgal5HxCEKkEWAmj_sOByYnkamgN_1bPTNU7kBXxZEtN2Cwk8wUJhoP0zqZAXKMmxQBC2Lo-6wh8xz3JCVTbfBbOBjpI2NaeUlKl2vSVmOiqwxeYBvJvXu2BRQeA7SctF5QKzypXtG2TBg/s1539/IMG_20210128_093244.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="1539" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgal5HxCEKkEWAmj_sOByYnkamgN_1bPTNU7kBXxZEtN2Cwk8wUJhoP0zqZAXKMmxQBC2Lo-6wh8xz3JCVTbfBbOBjpI2NaeUlKl2vSVmOiqwxeYBvJvXu2BRQeA7SctF5QKzypXtG2TBg/s320/IMG_20210128_093244.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The complete detachment with two Foundry Afghans in the foreground</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> On the Imperial Russian side we have the Okrahna who's local detachment is under the command of the White Baronessa....which is as far as I have got with the back story of any of these characters</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJCtMsScL_7vayDsFSBjw8xtMll4wjKv5ejEuSEQOvXzumn4tYkPP6LQ2nxM-uN_NUbqP2MWFYL79bGr8DdnGrLoZ6Q67dgwhWTKCpfyLHYRtA9u3xPhQt_wsRisaifm_M4Q0WG_AerQ/s2199/IMG_20210127_140306.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJCtMsScL_7vayDsFSBjw8xtMll4wjKv5ejEuSEQOvXzumn4tYkPP6LQ2nxM-uN_NUbqP2MWFYL79bGr8DdnGrLoZ6Q67dgwhWTKCpfyLHYRtA9u3xPhQt_wsRisaifm_M4Q0WG_AerQ/s320/IMG_20210127_140306.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Three of the main Okrahna characters...back stories WIP</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> The Imperial Russian Navy are also going to appear with the assistance of an Imperial Russian Aero-gunship, crewed by these chaps</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoEgK0KJmhpyjsqTJh_PWXlHP2JzhiX1g5vG3ndGqMZpYAKuERSLIcxfXVA4S0gz07deHCZVNDBOCdRsJ26otTn1oegrrpJUrGzuT-fbyKsRk1saldLLZhwjKg3wA9vgo_rnwkuTxVv4/s3827/IMG_20200424_014544.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="3827" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoEgK0KJmhpyjsqTJh_PWXlHP2JzhiX1g5vG3ndGqMZpYAKuERSLIcxfXVA4S0gz07deHCZVNDBOCdRsJ26otTn1oegrrpJUrGzuT-fbyKsRk1saldLLZhwjKg3wA9vgo_rnwkuTxVv4/s320/IMG_20200424_014544.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Captain and crew of the Imperial Russian Navy Aero-gunboat</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTJaVZZ9MV-LHz61ycAh1cilZkAsopRIW7vNvUU3-pz3sMoFwMQYhWaa_eRaaRWwngoqaQeosK-En_kLr2VGm-IIs2CQIFFVoO9_DCgsD_gcnYFTTfR8RExQMb9vZpjt2XVETDnIs5eI/s4000/IMG_20200424_094019.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTJaVZZ9MV-LHz61ycAh1cilZkAsopRIW7vNvUU3-pz3sMoFwMQYhWaa_eRaaRWwngoqaQeosK-En_kLr2VGm-IIs2CQIFFVoO9_DCgsD_gcnYFTTfR8RExQMb9vZpjt2XVETDnIs5eI/s320/IMG_20200424_094019.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Imperial Russian Navy aero-gunboat </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Now as nice as the aero-gunboat looks I felt it needed something more so I have bought some fixtures and fittings from North Star. Not all of these will grace the decks of the aero-gunboat as I plan on getting one for the Royal Navy too, though not the same kit, something disticntly different..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCG_HROMDVnjK243qE-QugoFNhQma5-U1bP9ZQzRFd-ZngRX54VqMeG6ZUuCF3xkDEAMotN-Fe8_bXkLuas3KQU9RAEu32V-w8Q0VWuSxDMrGkH8HcYU55B6klPGkZ7rai3C6G-p2KAM/s468/img7443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="458" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCG_HROMDVnjK243qE-QugoFNhQma5-U1bP9ZQzRFd-ZngRX54VqMeG6ZUuCF3xkDEAMotN-Fe8_bXkLuas3KQU9RAEu32V-w8Q0VWuSxDMrGkH8HcYU55B6klPGkZ7rai3C6G-p2KAM/s320/img7443.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiR3iBERRULlXbMctet0D02EF0MVgEoRn3-pSztKW2-xb_PSdVAMLH5UqyD236KnNaVRL7VEAK_AVsg6adta86tGxBZw3vlXGkj7gNZS6ScwrFPJSkrYx6UZg30xi60AXNEEiDxZJyL-U/s500/img7442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiR3iBERRULlXbMctet0D02EF0MVgEoRn3-pSztKW2-xb_PSdVAMLH5UqyD236KnNaVRL7VEAK_AVsg6adta86tGxBZw3vlXGkj7gNZS6ScwrFPJSkrYx6UZg30xi60AXNEEiDxZJyL-U/s320/img7442.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <u>Warlords of Erehwon/Thud & Blunder</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Another step forward in my WHFB Empire themed army for Warlords of Erehwon was my finishing of these lovely Front Rank War of the Roses mounted serjeants. This is a sloooooow build project and is following no definate plan other than they will appear in both of the games mentioned above at some point in the very exciting future</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3_tVksFxQCHxHrKMISYc8WUuN2ZoxeVopKbK19qcQ573uttxIUGpXyKikkeGLMe_r_jpBJQpysHCFEtyo97UIXmXZd1UB47j60spH0yGQT1HJLKFh7YGFXkE68y-vIWajIIE6XeNW9M/s1523/IMG_20210128_215159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="1523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3_tVksFxQCHxHrKMISYc8WUuN2ZoxeVopKbK19qcQ573uttxIUGpXyKikkeGLMe_r_jpBJQpysHCFEtyo97UIXmXZd1UB47j60spH0yGQT1HJLKFh7YGFXkE68y-vIWajIIE6XeNW9M/s320/IMG_20210128_215159.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Bolt Action</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Plenty happening on the Bolt Action front starting with the addition of an M18 Hellcat to my US Cavalry Group. I have added a wrecked Bedford truck and a heap of Soviet casualties to my terrain collection and finished off a spare British M10 I have kicking about with the addition of a crew.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-LE3PedCBkDd_lZBgc_Hzv6MC8oKiYPuzS7pUFUiH40aVK2sj0q8BSgwL11p7wi8tgoZeOrmw_Vb4AuwN_4j0XIhIDk-jei7JNQXHXDHy9ekg9NrvGGbqtLe7R7rzzCiBrTXS_eQDrU/s4000/IMG_20210210_091711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-LE3PedCBkDd_lZBgc_Hzv6MC8oKiYPuzS7pUFUiH40aVK2sj0q8BSgwL11p7wi8tgoZeOrmw_Vb4AuwN_4j0XIhIDk-jei7JNQXHXDHy9ekg9NrvGGbqtLe7R7rzzCiBrTXS_eQDrU/s320/IMG_20210210_091711.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunwen8-RQCYC382GAjxa7vl39uaUfLvo3Y6ed-pWkSlNyKI03pCvQH1-2zIaLdSHsWbUreK1NY5YF05Mn4CfFcYkhtKw45xP8qpYXesjfU97gVgG4pqGhHngY6Wm8UiAuD0i0kbhrXkI/s3006/IMG_20210215_081948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="1534" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qvpX1pmf1SG_UkQvC6ypkmpL2pKGgxVBSaAMlnfW-4YxCusjj5laPM5GMaA_NmSmR9KGdVZAmkI3oHVOyEMHEtvOIE0zAScj_4tqHRhiAGigfAVTMmjn_0IOrZK5NxGFq76yC1R7yTg/s320/IMG_20210131_154208.jpg" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">My late war Germans have receieved reinforcements in the shape of a 251/9 Stummel, a Horch heavy car and a Schwimmwagen</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3k9XW53JFBGEkbYnkPlt2fSWkLCWIJWix9OsxpX4vayvL9GLsyKJ5Fx1v-yCxYs9Fy-Hpci_m0r9iboD4Ql5M4EaR5kXys8R0ume8dyyFQwtyr_4QI1ojVE3aJq9Jj4o8KBs6u9rXF8/s1922/IMG_20210113_162838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1531" data-original-width="1922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3k9XW53JFBGEkbYnkPlt2fSWkLCWIJWix9OsxpX4vayvL9GLsyKJ5Fx1v-yCxYs9Fy-Hpci_m0r9iboD4Ql5M4EaR5kXys8R0ume8dyyFQwtyr_4QI1ojVE3aJq9Jj4o8KBs6u9rXF8/s320/IMG_20210113_162838.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1986" data-original-width="3061" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7jtiQJIJBVZjZkE7iipH4AVDIjt3DN3bHP93oYoaw2LKYhsQBBIP4ZOV4vL_Z0AdRtolSZ_ftslGqfqn4CSufcJHVapqRxzybe2bzMW_Pb4y2KzjTD6dfJdrFLmWnEBNDScx0aXGQjM/s320/IMG_20210131_142841.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">and for Normandy I have started a Panzer Lehr kamfgruppe; two 251/1Ds, a mortar 251 and a Panzer IV E...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVX1aqpgKrzTiwaAZ9UT5jAjthC4c6lDJ5otadPzK32pDksmtqmJOdgZTTAcG1TdRRXyI6xZ8FaBanEQ-uypqf_fNMqF2YqhEnq1xuR8dkA2kuyK7EfP9VAne76aK6pTpnfoW7sVyOlNI/s3265/IMG_20210209_121827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="3265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVX1aqpgKrzTiwaAZ9UT5jAjthC4c6lDJ5otadPzK32pDksmtqmJOdgZTTAcG1TdRRXyI6xZ8FaBanEQ-uypqf_fNMqF2YqhEnq1xuR8dkA2kuyK7EfP9VAne76aK6pTpnfoW7sVyOlNI/s320/IMG_20210209_121827.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">and have treated myself to some of 21st Panzer Divisions oddities; a Geschutzwagen 39H(f) from Mad Bob Miniatures and two Unic P107 half tracks by Warlord Games. I am probably repeating myself here but I would like to use the Kampfgruppe Von Luck pint sized campaign by the Two Fat Lardies as the basis for a Bolt Action campaign and this is the next phase as I already have my British Airborne units for this campaign</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVY6njuHHLhT73c7lwXEzx9OUO6n_Pd6PmP3CfBfMmT2DbOTdjs_bFXUNk9Z9HBH9Ojd12IcVcAxu7uIiQK1GQgKhAIrR9xuF1EMs2NeGpLv93Hu92zDVJsF3TIBg5YV-Gu4zRWXDP70/s4000/IMG_20210209_143947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVY6njuHHLhT73c7lwXEzx9OUO6n_Pd6PmP3CfBfMmT2DbOTdjs_bFXUNk9Z9HBH9Ojd12IcVcAxu7uIiQK1GQgKhAIrR9xuF1EMs2NeGpLv93Hu92zDVJsF3TIBg5YV-Gu4zRWXDP70/s320/IMG_20210209_143947.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCnNEhhfij0nEwh6BxyQQ7Wf0NMY4hqt3J_QNk6Grb_DS1wOlzEubsH5Hj1h5T2xXWerKvt3Ou-8HVylhOZ3WySmqZ7M2JrZCTPfHN3blQJvlA2sNQegT5b5fsPRuteB5qS8tNFLZhsk/s2726/IMG_20210222_214246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1492" data-original-width="2726" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCnNEhhfij0nEwh6BxyQQ7Wf0NMY4hqt3J_QNk6Grb_DS1wOlzEubsH5Hj1h5T2xXWerKvt3Ou-8HVylhOZ3WySmqZ7M2JrZCTPfHN3blQJvlA2sNQegT5b5fsPRuteB5qS8tNFLZhsk/s320/IMG_20210222_214246.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTf_s4ym6EdHjd_d-sYwnIdWjTtKW3dFoqklTkJTE8CAUGk-Dwemtc-ovBA5hOCywVurkYu2dTGtTY30ZGczLJ7g6Tl18S2CjW5_HCmJsiyrB-varK_DmKxDU_DOtTRNuiq7V0z6EYzno/s2324/IMG_20210222_214302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="2324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTf_s4ym6EdHjd_d-sYwnIdWjTtKW3dFoqklTkJTE8CAUGk-Dwemtc-ovBA5hOCywVurkYu2dTGtTY30ZGczLJ7g6Tl18S2CjW5_HCmJsiyrB-varK_DmKxDU_DOtTRNuiq7V0z6EYzno/s320/IMG_20210222_214302.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLtbtBot_zUkFqW9ZHCtQSPxZ95NF-xp8VyLicnhAAFHr1_QWP8uryR2f92ZZ0bLwlplrmoFUA2w8QNr2XTh8RHaGuvduvNsjuEwYle9NhPtIyPnZiEofbjtKHjtqG_a84Sq55MSyb-w/s3237/IMG_20210215_214644.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3237" data-original-width="2739" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLtbtBot_zUkFqW9ZHCtQSPxZ95NF-xp8VyLicnhAAFHr1_QWP8uryR2f92ZZ0bLwlplrmoFUA2w8QNr2XTh8RHaGuvduvNsjuEwYle9NhPtIyPnZiEofbjtKHjtqG_a84Sq55MSyb-w/s320/IMG_20210215_214644.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">two Warlord Games Unic P107 half tracks and more British <br />Airborne</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPpe-9GAegrb1N-QkhMUjQbuYO5Agn8XevuueSrRdhJRQXFgYnSectGvEFMwrN48zNqEtCBOBNJ1cnLok4YL9EZpjO82gDgPxHVtyI-X23GFxlgN4aeB31av0bSFkn5t8PsndxTuenwQ/s2219/IMG_20210215_082028.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1359" data-original-width="2219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPpe-9GAegrb1N-QkhMUjQbuYO5Agn8XevuueSrRdhJRQXFgYnSectGvEFMwrN48zNqEtCBOBNJ1cnLok4YL9EZpjO82gDgPxHVtyI-X23GFxlgN4aeB31av0bSFkn5t8PsndxTuenwQ/s320/IMG_20210215_082028.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">VA 601 artillerie schlepper and light howitzer for 21st Pnz Div</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Exciting News</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And so to my exciting news, pretty much all of my gaming projects have been put on hold at the moment as me and the missus have bought a new flat; one with many more rooms than our current flat and a garden with a garage. And as there is only me, Claire and our dog, Otto, I have been graciously granted my own hobby room and we, the missus and I, are to share the garage for our hobby pastimes (Otto gets the garden, the real reason for our move); wargaming for me, pottery and other crafts for Claire. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTcDsj70gWiJCy87czn7vDQnd2QssRvSR-OfulnWSNS8AOpJEI0CiTh2Jg-bAO3pKhDcLUqQMRJfB1HW4Ljj1fp-Ejjmjlyn2kB7iVIYmhsdQs-ZaFHiTgn0d5VtoExjEwJsTePITBFQ/s4000/IMG_20210209_131751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTcDsj70gWiJCy87czn7vDQnd2QssRvSR-OfulnWSNS8AOpJEI0CiTh2Jg-bAO3pKhDcLUqQMRJfB1HW4Ljj1fp-Ejjmjlyn2kB7iVIYmhsdQs-ZaFHiTgn0d5VtoExjEwJsTePITBFQ/s320/IMG_20210209_131751.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">A lucky dog and unwitting influencer</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTiZaHMCqwbvVt4vzeNAj66U98_f_OMPjkhe0m1dKljhL7Taw_vEBaR6TzfzK2jvGkleAJA0rvIL4sm9MgNjzyEAM3JIY4CKS-fCBuHt0FMKdTl9If0TsmPT628K4xFDIxUxs-rhy6hw/s4000/IMG_20210216_153057.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTiZaHMCqwbvVt4vzeNAj66U98_f_OMPjkhe0m1dKljhL7Taw_vEBaR6TzfzK2jvGkleAJA0rvIL4sm9MgNjzyEAM3JIY4CKS-fCBuHt0FMKdTl9If0TsmPT628K4xFDIxUxs-rhy6hw/s320/IMG_20210216_153057.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The majority of my terrain prior to departure to my <br />in-laws so that prospective flat buyers can see more <br />of the flat.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnSKNyR_l55a36On7o4RXHq7uD7KWOtZxzqJS3e8cxlOdFt-DMfbaR061Yz7UVuroc8505IoJ-m_gDKEADLuqvKXIZuSM7KKVPRNbiNPSEFHqvXY2GD0rLMpcoLSqUacHgGTAyq3kWEI/s1006/IMG_20210219_233646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1006" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnSKNyR_l55a36On7o4RXHq7uD7KWOtZxzqJS3e8cxlOdFt-DMfbaR061Yz7UVuroc8505IoJ-m_gDKEADLuqvKXIZuSM7KKVPRNbiNPSEFHqvXY2GD0rLMpcoLSqUacHgGTAyq3kWEI/s320/IMG_20210219_233646.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Estate agent views of the new hobby room</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPn3f9tggGy7d9n3z2aXbYlIHchRMeoZQ3DpZOrHPhFwdqWhxhyKupGynuPFlz01sQMkctQ5HVB8Dy9eCg7QvBR8CNDraeLNcrEWiUJRyiyvS1dF045QdbRS08O2NH9Q6lxE87cQiGr0g/s1024/200435_PMCDONALD_IMG_05_0000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"> So with a big move in the offing I have decided to put my bigger projects to one side and to focus on smaller projects for the following reasons;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">a) The garage needs electricity ran out to it as well as fitting out with lighting, insulation etc etc</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">b) The hobby room needs repainting, shelving putting up etc</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">c) Other stuff will probably need doing around the house but since I will be hiding in the hobby room who cares...I mean, we will need to get more electric sockets fitted, loft insulating, turf laid in the garden etc etc etc</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And so while we will be getting all of the above sorted and still going to work, walking the dog and all that day to day living jazz I won't be able to run games in the garage so what I plan to do is have a small, 3'x3' gaming table in the hobby room. And here I intend to play some skirmish games that have been on the back burner or on the shelf; amongst which are..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEl4e5D9va1Zufs5slEx6i5Oxf3nkDJ_vG_z-wJod922l4ImNzCeL5r2ezQP1F_mN0WptgqbsvL6Q2lYyq5LrhHTVt60TUtF87RpOc_b8jU9JhKa9QMSIYd_w5xpB4hjypTHOVSrkGU4/s4000/IMG_20201215_181034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEl4e5D9va1Zufs5slEx6i5Oxf3nkDJ_vG_z-wJod922l4ImNzCeL5r2ezQP1F_mN0WptgqbsvL6Q2lYyq5LrhHTVt60TUtF87RpOc_b8jU9JhKa9QMSIYd_w5xpB4hjypTHOVSrkGU4/s320/IMG_20201215_181034.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqlvEoGp_8YndxZ6RyJKkQR38Z7YvDs13x0T_MB0QUZ2kpwLumcROB10I6sjgsnjnfo2e5E5fR_tWmPK0ztIaHr0sNz52oeDGxtmILEY3YhIHXQhc0n1j2w7c64dBYAQhfJS9NBlCmdQ/s3469/IMG_20200623_235759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3469" data-original-width="2544" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqlvEoGp_8YndxZ6RyJKkQR38Z7YvDs13x0T_MB0QUZ2kpwLumcROB10I6sjgsnjnfo2e5E5fR_tWmPK0ztIaHr0sNz52oeDGxtmILEY3YhIHXQhc0n1j2w7c64dBYAQhfJS9NBlCmdQ/s320/IMG_20200623_235759.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> My plan is to paint up the zombies and Walking Dead terrain for both games. Zona Alfa in particular is looking very attractive and, more importantly, doable</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4C3qGwbN23GHotSvtjqzDKouFd6R2cxtdDrcSvY3h-fVTyRnOLssS2GPa-mzpEQngTpZjf-C37MTYRwLc66tuwQ00eNzwL_604Qf3YUqW4Wy_7WahT_tb-oclcUy9-0YARvZgvRno-g/s2939/IMG_20210306_140345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2324" data-original-width="2939" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4C3qGwbN23GHotSvtjqzDKouFd6R2cxtdDrcSvY3h-fVTyRnOLssS2GPa-mzpEQngTpZjf-C37MTYRwLc66tuwQ00eNzwL_604Qf3YUqW4Wy_7WahT_tb-oclcUy9-0YARvZgvRno-g/s320/IMG_20210306_140345.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdSDGRbj9f57FEtc7XcqwvRHu8Hf8USqeBSCeD7wKCAwItd7yGdWwYyv6l_7x31iXPtTGOZJMaaMzwnhQObWXfgthwKBvscvM5OGuA0Wg6CatSL_FJRUVI36HNB2MvXmiytTyTHFQHWM/s3539/IMG_20210306_140331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1315" data-original-width="3539" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdSDGRbj9f57FEtc7XcqwvRHu8Hf8USqeBSCeD7wKCAwItd7yGdWwYyv6l_7x31iXPtTGOZJMaaMzwnhQObWXfgthwKBvscvM5OGuA0Wg6CatSL_FJRUVI36HNB2MvXmiytTyTHFQHWM/s320/IMG_20210306_140331.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Zona Alfa is a skirmish game set in a post apocalyptic Russia/Ukraine and is, as the cool kids say these days, miniature agnostic, and I managed to get my hands on a lot of Copplestone Castings Future Wars figures which will give me at least four gangs for playing Zona Alfa to start with, which will give me some solo skirmishing fun while the garage is being sorted. And I am really looking forward to getting them painted up, starting this Monday, using modern Russian and Ukrainian camouflage patterns for some of them. There are a lot of other really nice looking Coppletsone Casting Future Wars sets including Neo-Sov figures which would fit in wonderfully and are calling to me...</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxbTWu6sDpW4_4VnJnhOzTQWenSP-nd1R7qi8B00QqQcLhEB13SPGhLhLIhpAAQDFewyXoFGiqTRhdd44JjDy12C9PAg_E1M8f07_sSk5uTITjZX9G-yO30ZXEifnxH0y4TQeclfqfqI/s2941/IMG_20210306_140306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="2941" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxbTWu6sDpW4_4VnJnhOzTQWenSP-nd1R7qi8B00QqQcLhEB13SPGhLhLIhpAAQDFewyXoFGiqTRhdd44JjDy12C9PAg_E1M8f07_sSk5uTITjZX9G-yO30ZXEifnxH0y4TQeclfqfqI/s320/IMG_20210306_140306.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Citizen Militias</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4JoPAUOI7XjUypz_f_UfHXYxl1QxOC4G4Th_yJQ2G4_GSLCLp2MoaBL6jSi-tETrJ-MhXWRSHDMR_UwyQy1d9HGoj_2aAfAkv0KcXtDOEBGl0SKi3JaopIjPMctEnFlB5D_kI6FkqSA/s1399/IMG_20210306_140318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="1399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4JoPAUOI7XjUypz_f_UfHXYxl1QxOC4G4Th_yJQ2G4_GSLCLp2MoaBL6jSi-tETrJ-MhXWRSHDMR_UwyQy1d9HGoj_2aAfAkv0KcXtDOEBGl0SKi3JaopIjPMctEnFlB5D_kI6FkqSA/s320/IMG_20210306_140318.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Road Warrior</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElZA0_4s17PYe1YSR7sE85eU55zRPoPrsu7Beh6lIyyRB0ZVp9AfXEMKmGal0ua_DqYL_L57PyLbzswKBz2_7nuhhWn53o16jSORxSWH8KcQ1sD9JhWg9knRIvCpEmfIEh1cUiTGz8_U/s3463/IMG_20210306_140254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="3463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElZA0_4s17PYe1YSR7sE85eU55zRPoPrsu7Beh6lIyyRB0ZVp9AfXEMKmGal0ua_DqYL_L57PyLbzswKBz2_7nuhhWn53o16jSORxSWH8KcQ1sD9JhWg9knRIvCpEmfIEh1cUiTGz8_U/s320/IMG_20210306_140254.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Scavenger Heroes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXwwBUa2cG9hlsIfEY5CR0kokHojLFPJBEgAFRuplJiu4tnvZkkG3hEAFGS-jw_57J4kA-D52oXbr-3eki1LmsM2er5SMs81WgEVKBJJWArLBLKvwrK6SQrS_FC6SCCjtUI3wBp6BHwI/s3104/IMG_20210306_140241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1413" data-original-width="3104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXwwBUa2cG9hlsIfEY5CR0kokHojLFPJBEgAFRuplJiu4tnvZkkG3hEAFGS-jw_57J4kA-D52oXbr-3eki1LmsM2er5SMs81WgEVKBJJWArLBLKvwrK6SQrS_FC6SCCjtUI3wBp6BHwI/s320/IMG_20210306_140241.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Bio Chem squad</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUFSW6UhF4xLV6aZy2ksVq6_pl-WDjUgKWf8Qr3R_6Aq7fDel84If7bmKi2-joDKHYIlWT3oAO6zNfpDAyrGnMB7LFIB83L_a272CFNKGw45GMK358WTvMp2_Hz23hDiZlRie7vbvLdo/s3208/IMG_20210306_124530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="3208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUFSW6UhF4xLV6aZy2ksVq6_pl-WDjUgKWf8Qr3R_6Aq7fDel84If7bmKi2-joDKHYIlWT3oAO6zNfpDAyrGnMB7LFIB83L_a272CFNKGw45GMK358WTvMp2_Hz23hDiZlRie7vbvLdo/s320/IMG_20210306_124530.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Assault Troopers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> So that's it for the moment; quite a bit done over the last few months and a whole, new, unexpected gaming venture ahead which I will be blogging about on a more regular basis. Especially as I have a few other mini projects in mind and I have a whole lot more room for terrain and a workspace where I can put more effort into.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pip pip for the mo,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jim Bob</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div></div></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-52551503076603663432021-02-18T19:04:00.003-08:002021-02-18T19:04:45.602-08:00Sharp Practice: Bring Back My Bonny To Me!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5zV7ZhUly6H3qeXt6HtSRvQeNc4lUokmb_fCY9FjszJbeSNomI9g1JpWWO_7mLxNE1PdAf8ex_3Zvg2LEDtfsLvPf2BtVH1WP8nbWMcaR-HwhRMZxP3-Xc4ksThKpnNIKPOZYVSOkt4/s1440/Collage_20210217_223254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5zV7ZhUly6H3qeXt6HtSRvQeNc4lUokmb_fCY9FjszJbeSNomI9g1JpWWO_7mLxNE1PdAf8ex_3Zvg2LEDtfsLvPf2BtVH1WP8nbWMcaR-HwhRMZxP3-Xc4ksThKpnNIKPOZYVSOkt4/s320/Collage_20210217_223254.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><u style="text-align: left;">Introduction</u><span style="text-align: left;"> I don't know if you can recall, dear reader, back in October 2020 when I last posted a Sharp Practice battle report. Back then I had a flurry of games; solo and a one v one with Richie, and one of the solo games was that first Sharp Practice game. Also part of the flurry was a second Sharp Practice game fought between the two forces that appeared in the previous game; the French and The Austrians. </span><span style="text-align: left;"> I based</span><span style="text-align: left;"> this scenario on a game I had ran at Deep Fried Lard last year; Scenario Six; Rescue Mission which I have blogged about here </span><a href="https://generaljimbob.blogspot.com/search/label/Deep%20Fried%20Lard" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Deep Fried Lard 2019</a><span style="text-align: left;"> . To be honest it was a bit of a stramash, as we say up here in Scotchland, though I think the chaps playing it had fun...that or they were damned good actors and very polite to boot as they didn't say anything negative, or give me a Chinese wrist burn nor beat me up, for which I was very grateful!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, I decided that this mission would be worth a revisit with pretty much the same cast of characters but with a reduced gaming area. To that end the small Bavarian town of Muschelgemeinde became, for one brief day, the centre of a raging though small battle between the forces of the French Empire and that of the Austrian in 1806. For it was at the Bischofskopf Inn in Muschelgemeinde the Contessa Torta Di Lardo was being detained by the Austrian Army under suspicion of spying for the forces of Bonaparte. La Contessa, as she will be referred to in this narrative, was known to have won the affections of a bold and cunning French general by the name of General James Stuart Charles McSournois, grandson of an émigré Scot. Not one for giving up a claim on a lady's affections, especially one as worldly and ravishing as La Contessa, McSournois has made one of his bold strokes and led a small detachment of his best men forward to rescue La Contessa from the clutches of the Austrians.. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oBqSwZbiBhv_OYYP6TEtGNMVKrwxj8waD19s6GYhamGa7EpfP4rXxn_QsuBLqfNJP4WpqTNrME2cgvEh6Z4kAkQtF-9Dmfu4-5vNyivhxYnL8N9-h6IjkDNzd6AhOpUx2MyGQU8chIs/s4000/IMG_20201017_185049.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2272" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oBqSwZbiBhv_OYYP6TEtGNMVKrwxj8waD19s6GYhamGa7EpfP4rXxn_QsuBLqfNJP4WpqTNrME2cgvEh6Z4kAkQtF-9Dmfu4-5vNyivhxYnL8N9-h6IjkDNzd6AhOpUx2MyGQU8chIs/s320/IMG_20201017_185049.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Muschelgemeinde and the Bischofskopf Inn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cast Of Characters</b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhpcenH3vyNGBJUvWGTmrkm8QnKIo8VKdzHQY1OfZLD74PZQfqoXHmdpzQkAE4WINmyx_9vsLLVDjsmpsFi5-pYl_AO1dMRYKywuPQNCKQ3S8TXwPdwMHDk6gY7NyU5RVb_P7SLB7GBE/s1520/IMG_20201017_184825.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="1056" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhpcenH3vyNGBJUvWGTmrkm8QnKIo8VKdzHQY1OfZLD74PZQfqoXHmdpzQkAE4WINmyx_9vsLLVDjsmpsFi5-pYl_AO1dMRYKywuPQNCKQ3S8TXwPdwMHDk6gY7NyU5RVb_P7SLB7GBE/s320/IMG_20201017_184825.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">La Contessa Torta Di Lardo, spirited <br />beauty and suspected spy</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXB3-t6yK0L9kPQyDpsbxa6S3MAcYsbcRV_dlllO9PQKLTC07TraFyedgnDfUuJKKsLJubosyA-o9PJf74W9m2NYCW9StVTaClq9r1UJIvmrMrslN1QtYDBn_9fieWkhwRsp5QkQAN-WE/s1679/IMG_20201017_185032.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="1679" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXB3-t6yK0L9kPQyDpsbxa6S3MAcYsbcRV_dlllO9PQKLTC07TraFyedgnDfUuJKKsLJubosyA-o9PJf74W9m2NYCW9StVTaClq9r1UJIvmrMrslN1QtYDBn_9fieWkhwRsp5QkQAN-WE/s320/IMG_20201017_185032.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">General McSournois; he gets what he wants and he wants <br />La Contessa....though he is sending someone else to do the <br />actual getting! But why have a dog and bark yourself as he <br />was wont to observe</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCo45UhK5oaj6dl9pzAfKGyHLIvc72rGW6jWR58nb1JypMsQ296VQuxkIpQaf7vPCKQHR1VaD02HHhVnJeYpJeV1KpOkcZBQySWFeiSuc3h-cPfj3xK9H7wE7jKDyMweX35It3feX3SDI/s1556/IMG_20201017_185001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1119" data-original-width="1556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCo45UhK5oaj6dl9pzAfKGyHLIvc72rGW6jWR58nb1JypMsQ296VQuxkIpQaf7vPCKQHR1VaD02HHhVnJeYpJeV1KpOkcZBQySWFeiSuc3h-cPfj3xK9H7wE7jKDyMweX35It3feX3SDI/s320/IMG_20201017_185001.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Capitaine Richard D'Astardly of the 30th Legere; experienced, <br />trusted, dogged and determined. General McSournois knows that <br />D'Astardly is a man who never fails...well, not often</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWraM4A-fqcvwsOHMIj_7tNcxGK5VDnGI26Uytqjc3J65aX70dIvW_rV7leDP5MLRVkKSRjmBMaVKvik-Yjo4bfYAhyphenhyphenkuEl1EUDwCJOtUvxbrpzxnYSFmRZlR25zChO5-ujfmI5E4BQA/s1796/IMG_20201017_184910.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1492" data-original-width="1796" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWraM4A-fqcvwsOHMIj_7tNcxGK5VDnGI26Uytqjc3J65aX70dIvW_rV7leDP5MLRVkKSRjmBMaVKvik-Yjo4bfYAhyphenhyphenkuEl1EUDwCJOtUvxbrpzxnYSFmRZlR25zChO5-ujfmI5E4BQA/s320/IMG_20201017_184910.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Ensign "Cherubino" Carrion-de Notte, nephew of Capitaine D'Astardly <br />and novice soldier. Keen for the glory of battle but woefully<br />lacking experience </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19x4yatNw0CbJfdDtkGNxWJX2Tsp7ViFFxSiV8SqkkYxxCpkVSBtGodcCZEOMPRzb0udd4O7eEwui1DMrZpul6xgOdLyEbQ4Wcvup_gja5eDB2W5xZxH3nrmBYZu_vb4EjuKiQCJk2i0/s1884/IMG_20201017_184926.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1341" data-original-width="1884" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19x4yatNw0CbJfdDtkGNxWJX2Tsp7ViFFxSiV8SqkkYxxCpkVSBtGodcCZEOMPRzb0udd4O7eEwui1DMrZpul6xgOdLyEbQ4Wcvup_gja5eDB2W5xZxH3nrmBYZu_vb4EjuKiQCJk2i0/s320/IMG_20201017_184926.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Kapitan Simeon Maus of the Austrian Hoch-Und-Deutschemeister <br />Regiment. He hates the French, already. How much? A lot! Full of <br />the desire for military glory, he feels it's a pity he is wasting his time <br />guarding some gaudy hussy.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLyBmCf-vExI_MZ0sAu6FvQnnTfLSSmKfbwQsy4i3DWf-jZ0_Cbtk_5FrK6HarinkWL6SZFEN9WVm4r1EZb0tnlKcJ0gWSqI61l0dMKFPysspNXY0xDNDzJxgx7KMdiP5zyrbUfDRzdg/s1557/IMG_20201017_184944.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1359" data-original-width="1557" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLyBmCf-vExI_MZ0sAu6FvQnnTfLSSmKfbwQsy4i3DWf-jZ0_Cbtk_5FrK6HarinkWL6SZFEN9WVm4r1EZb0tnlKcJ0gWSqI61l0dMKFPysspNXY0xDNDzJxgx7KMdiP5zyrbUfDRzdg/s320/IMG_20201017_184944.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Ensign Enzo Papageno of the Grenzers. Fresh from the skirmish <br />at Sankt Norburg he's keen for another crack at the French</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6RCXMoXb0pmNnXTu35XnV9IuOzY_K54w_FGCAk3s60w0ykM8NQHskWNfNqKtLUYiBaMMksCaIqj1s55MEHJwFHoJnJZH7NALu_xXUuuijvLuY8S0ffdVZsMaLMMdU5CAp3Mf-BfzhmM/s3777/IMG_20201018_122418.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2284" data-original-width="3777" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6RCXMoXb0pmNnXTu35XnV9IuOzY_K54w_FGCAk3s60w0ykM8NQHskWNfNqKtLUYiBaMMksCaIqj1s55MEHJwFHoJnJZH7NALu_xXUuuijvLuY8S0ffdVZsMaLMMdU5CAp3Mf-BfzhmM/s320/IMG_20201018_122418.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The foes: The French; 4 groups of Line Infantry and 3 of <br />Voltiguers. The Austrians; 4 groups of line and 3 of Grenzers. <br />5 Leaders per side</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><i> Clutching the handfuls of lavender she had collected for her mistress's bath, Genevieve made her way back towards the rear of the inn. As she neared the gate as tall figure stepped from behind a tree. Genevieve stopped in her tracks, a look of wariness on her face. "Do not be afraid, madam, I mean you no harm" said the man. A hunter from the look of him, thought Genevieve, that or a poacher. The man, ill shaven and shabbily dressed was carrying a well cared for fowling piece and had a satchel slung across one shoulder. "I have a message for your mistress" he continued, jerking a thumb towards the inn. "Tell her that her friends will come for her this very day; she must be prepared to leave and be prepared to travel light". Genevieve nodded then sighed; they had been held at the inn for three days past and, shabby as it was, it was certainly better accommodation than that of the previous week that she and her mistress had endured whilst on the run from the Austrians. The Austrians had caught up with them in the end in, of all places, a cave, and she and her mistress had been escorted to Muschelgemeinde and held in the Bischofskopf Inn since they arrived. It had taken the best part of those three days for Genevieve to clean and repair her mistress's clothes and shoes as well as her own. She had enjoyed sleeping under a roof again and the knowledge that they would get fed fairly regularly. But that was now about to end as the French came to rescue her mistress and that surely meant being on the move again; either with the French as they pursued the Austrians or with the Austrians as they fled from the French. Silently she cursed the French then said to the hunter "A message for my mistress, you say; but she has no friends hereabouts; she is a prisoner; held against her will by the soldiers of the Emperor Franz. What proof do I have that you are her "friend"?. At this the hunter smiled and reaching inside his jacket produced a small, tartan handkerchief "Her friend sends her this token as a proof of his sincerity" and so saying he pressed the handkerchief into Genevieve's hand and turned away, swiftly disappearing into a nearby copse of trees. Genevieve looked at the handkerchief, noting with relief that it was clean. She recognised the pattern; it was similar to the curtains she had seen on the carriage pf the French general who had "befriended" her mistress three weeks and many miles ago. Concealing the handkerchief in middle of the bunch of lavender she made her way to the inn and her mistress.. </i><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjxmNmr35SvASn1gM1v8K6irYNp_JKe8S7F9OGS0gZQNK9dVJIjQlVJO3h-iHg1fvs-_byWZbdXBmDvjoIxb5DbB5ys_E0ERjpcnebYYH_gjWb5h2queZjQAvu4MbWCLOmNmPz-ZiViw/s3364/IMG_20201017_185102.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2624" data-original-width="3364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjxmNmr35SvASn1gM1v8K6irYNp_JKe8S7F9OGS0gZQNK9dVJIjQlVJO3h-iHg1fvs-_byWZbdXBmDvjoIxb5DbB5ys_E0ERjpcnebYYH_gjWb5h2queZjQAvu4MbWCLOmNmPz-ZiViw/s320/IMG_20201017_185102.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Taking the air on her balcony at the Bischofskopf Inn La <br />Contessa considers her future options and whether to risk <br />the wine they served with her dinner...</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUU10lmsmjgoIPCc6nKbmWhEaEs4Mf0RLKUhMpDJDLlOlqQ0MFiRKc1zEpvYkDukQ8Nxkq7w_pPC1IUyGg1-hC1MdCg6yHKtsT0qo0GHANbtlPEYX-af3G4oRtE8_fiE5KtxcyLlunL4/s2254/IMG_20201017_185125.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1879" data-original-width="2254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUU10lmsmjgoIPCc6nKbmWhEaEs4Mf0RLKUhMpDJDLlOlqQ0MFiRKc1zEpvYkDukQ8Nxkq7w_pPC1IUyGg1-hC1MdCg6yHKtsT0qo0GHANbtlPEYX-af3G4oRtE8_fiE5KtxcyLlunL4/s320/IMG_20201017_185125.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">...before retiring to her room for a soothing bath, attended <br />by her maid servant, Genevieve, who passes on the message<br />and token the hunter had given her to her mistress. </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> "Make sure you put out those weighted tankards, Bruno" called Frau Bierhals to her husband in the cellar of the Bischofskopf Inn "These Austrians are thirsty pigs and will drink plenty but there's no need to give them full measures, eh?" When there came no immediate reply she called again, this time louder "Bruno, are you deaf? Did you hear me?" "Yes dearest" replied the henpecked inn keeper. Herr Bruno Beirhals had thought himself very lucky when he had married a much younger, pretty wife with such a large dowry but he should have realised that a large dowry meant trouble. It was a bait set by her father and Bruno had taken it, hook, line and sinker. Since their nuptials his wife, Brigitte, had dominated the conversation and everything else besides. Fortunately, having the only inn in Muschelgemeinde meant he didn't have to vie for custom as his sharp tongued, opinionated wife certainly spoiled the atmosphere for most of the locals but not enough to put them off their beer and skat.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> To add to his regular woes, the normally peaceful tranquility of Herr Biehals' world had been shattered three days previously when the Austrian soldiers and their captivating captive had arrived in Muschelgemiende. The Austrian colonel had insisted that she, a lady of noble birth and a "guest" of the Emperor Franz's army, "Must be given a room here as my regiment, encamped on the far side of the river, has no suitable accommodation for such a well bred lady". And, of course, Herr Bierhals would be fully paid for any inconvenience and for all food and drink supplied to the lady and her servant. A likely story thought Bruno but who was he to argue with a gentleman and an officer....and his ten guards with their muskets and bayonets. "Bruno!!" Brigitte's voice once more broke in on his reflections, this time from the kitchen "BRUNO! Stop daydreaming; those soldiers have swapped over; the new guards are here and will be wanting refreshments; make sure you get money this time; the credit doesn't extend to the lady's guards!!" Herr Bierhals stomped up the stairs." And stop that noise, Herr Bierhals: are you an elephant?" "Yes dear; no dear" he said in reply and made a gesture of defiance at the half closed door of the kitchen then he scurried into the taproom of the inn just as the first of the new sentry shift walked in. That first man was a tall, jovial looking NCO wearing a black and yellow crested helmet "Gruss gott, mein herr" he said in a jovial tone " I am Feldwebel Leichenberg and it is my good fortune to be stationed in your handsome hostelry this day" Herr Bierhals smiled, flattered at the description of his somewhat shabby inn. Feldwebel Leichenberg continued " It's a warm day, no? Me and my lads are somewhat parched and have heard nothing but good reports of your famous beer; perhaps you could satisfy our curiosity as to the truth of these reports" The innkeeper, who wasn't the sharpest of men smiled in his ignorance though not sure if what the NCO had said was complimentary or not.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> At this point his wife walked into the taproom and asked what he was about. "I am just about to serve these gentlemen, dearest" he said, nodding towards the soldiers. "Ah, this must be your lovely daughter who's beauty we have also heard tell of" said Leichenberg. Brigitte opened her mouth to make a sharp retort then realised the Feldwebel was speaking about her. She straightened up and pushed a strand of blonde hair behind her slightly grubby ear and blushed "Ooh, get on with you" she simpered at the sergeant, a dashing looking fellow with his dark hair, flashing smile, waxed moustaches and very neat uniform. Turning to the nearest barrel Brigitte poured a generous tankard of beer for the NCO and carried it over to him along with a platter of wursts. Placing them on the table for Leichenberg she brushed clumsily against him. Leichenberg smiled at her "Your father has a treasure in you, fraulien" he said. Brigitte slapped him playfully on the shoulder causing him to spill some of the beer he had just picked up. "Get away wth you, that's not my father, that's my husband" she said. "Then he is even more lucky than I had assume" said Leichenberg "A toast to lucky innkeepers and their lovely wives!" and so saying, Leichenberg drained his tankard then slapped it down on the table. Within moments Brigitte had refilled it, from a large jug, leaning over him as she did so, her plunging neckline inches from the sergeant's face. His men laughed as more beer appeared and placing their muskets against the wall they sat down on the rough hewn benches and helped themselves to the beer and sausage..</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczSBerGMmohtXyi121ZHPslUFb3dqDyjUrBc0Zeb_DsJ4ND3yeIgRfKcPexg4I-52PpqEdHvdd5nBmEu84_H9TvktaQulA5jZnFAOZYRrlknWLlgwGYd_K0TAKTgOvVOiCVZx3YQZfIk/s4000/IMG_20201017_182429_1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczSBerGMmohtXyi121ZHPslUFb3dqDyjUrBc0Zeb_DsJ4ND3yeIgRfKcPexg4I-52PpqEdHvdd5nBmEu84_H9TvktaQulA5jZnFAOZYRrlknWLlgwGYd_K0TAKTgOvVOiCVZx3YQZfIk/s320/IMG_20201017_182429_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..meanwhile Herr Bierhals and his wife have to accept the inconvenience of <br />having the lady and her guards thrust upon them and will have to accept the not <br />very trustworthy note of credit in exchange for their bother!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><i> The two French officers made an incongruous sight clinging to the higher branches of the oak tree. "Do you see them, Jacque?" asked D'Astardly of his companion, Lieutenant Jacques Belchene, and handed him his small spyglass. Belchene, his arms wrapped around the tree trunk held the glass to his eye, struggled to get it focused then gazed at the inn. He just caught sight of the last of the Austrian soldiers entering the inn. "Ah, I see some Austrian troops going into the inn; very wise in this warm weather" said Belchene. He then swept the glass up to the first floor window. A movement in the window caught his eye. He gazed as a strikingly beautiful red haired woman passed the window dressed in a very flimsy dressing gown which she dropped as she disappeared from view "Mon Dieu!" he muttered. "What is it? What have you seen, Jacque? Trouble" said D'Astardly shimmying closer to the young Voltiguer lieutenant. "Eh? Um, no, nothing, mon capitain" he replied "Nothing, that is, to worry us. If this guide can get my men and myself to the back of the inn unseen it shouldn't be too difficult to rescue the prisoner". Suddenly this didn't seem like such a suicidal mission after all, thought Lieutenant Belchene. </i><div><i> D'Astardly took back the spy glass and looked once more at the inn, speaking as he did so "Our guide can certainly get you there undetected. We will intercept and divert anyone who attempts to interfere with your mission. I will bring my men along the main road while you are going into the inn and...." he paused the let out a low whistle "Mon Dieu indeed, Jacque" he laughed "I envy you your mission" he said as the red haired woman walked past the window once more. "No wonder the Old Jacobite wants her back....yes, one can certainly see her...her attractions" The young lieutenant blushed silently, glad that the captain's attention was focused on the inn and held his hand out once more for the spyglass but the captain had thrust it away in his pocket. "Come Jacque, we can't stay up here all day playing the voyuer; there's work to be done" and he quickly made his way down to his men sitting in the shade of the oak wood. Stealing one last, longing glance back at the inn, Lieutenant Belchene followed the captain back down....</i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVb1B-Qsmf0vzS5QlJv9tOyzJCJjEkhJqDCIutfuUDutp0NKBzU01B6qCpXbOZWHIqhK0jDSNQZXBpUbRxg4v6Fo-pOxnD5NTiF0N9Y4kQyle6zU5XwUI3k3tmSo5S0kOLF677Vk_sFk/s4000/IMG_20201017_183521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVb1B-Qsmf0vzS5QlJv9tOyzJCJjEkhJqDCIutfuUDutp0NKBzU01B6qCpXbOZWHIqhK0jDSNQZXBpUbRxg4v6Fo-pOxnD5NTiF0N9Y4kQyle6zU5XwUI3k3tmSo5S0kOLF677Vk_sFk/s320/IMG_20201017_183521.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <i>The guide stopped in the shadow of a small, quiet house "All the folk are working in the fields at the moment, Herr Leutnant, apart from those two rascals, Kitzler and Vormelker, who pretend to be out of work swineherds and are now supping ale with the Austrians in the bar: swineherds..bah..they wouldn't know one end of a pig from the other....loafers more like!" The guide looked like he was about to launch into a lengthy diatribe so Belchene interrupted him "The back way into the inn, Monsieur?" The guide stopped talking and gestured for the lieutenant and his picked men to follow him. Soon</i><i> they reached the back gate of the inn and tentatively Belchene pushed at the It was locked. "You will find a ladder in the back yard, Herr Leutnant; that will assist you in getting to the balcony and the lady" said the guide. "Merci" said Belchene "Alright men, remember the plan. Caporal Chevalier, you take your men around the front and divert the sentries; a couple of volleys through the windows should work. We will attend to the lady; understood?" Caporal Chevalier nodded and led his men toward the front of the inn. Belchene addressed the remainder of his men "Quickly, Aznavour...no, you are too...petite; Distel, climb over the gate and open it from within." </i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDRUrY86Ye-9yagb-aoVXIjtVcTG4yqPs7MmTc8PM5VO1xF4FELHSGes0iP17Rcv0z8vB_GcT3Z0kHMUJTC7vK3CNnNbH63_LHxZQ_3-BiVufvMj6hffS2Xz10q8fv9eJQ9h-VYReFPY/s2777/IMG_20201018_122520.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1542" data-original-width="2777" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDRUrY86Ye-9yagb-aoVXIjtVcTG4yqPs7MmTc8PM5VO1xF4FELHSGes0iP17Rcv0z8vB_GcT3Z0kHMUJTC7vK3CNnNbH63_LHxZQ_3-BiVufvMj6hffS2Xz10q8fv9eJQ9h-VYReFPY/s320/IMG_20201018_122520.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Caporal Chevalier leads his men to carry out their part of the <br />rescue mission</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ax1A1-NZZkkfVaJakZlCqUlPRbycN22AOT6VsZo6I009JXZOQMkWNGKOcUmRwRNpX0b1T5p9f99OMcPakAPqwF7sy14wvV_5jC8YxQGwNvthwonr7w7_VIoLQtP7H1Dh2V7VYUAmqdg/s1999/IMG_20201017_185142.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1663" data-original-width="1999" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ax1A1-NZZkkfVaJakZlCqUlPRbycN22AOT6VsZo6I009JXZOQMkWNGKOcUmRwRNpX0b1T5p9f99OMcPakAPqwF7sy14wvV_5jC8YxQGwNvthwonr7w7_VIoLQtP7H1Dh2V7VYUAmqdg/s320/IMG_20201017_185142.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..while their guide disappears into the shadows, his work done</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><i> Ordering his men into column, Capitan D'Astardly drew his sword and pointing down the road he cried "30th Legere!! Avant, mon braves!"....</i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijC3dCXmv7dq11rnSJnX3HoB8ngCDO5NwhBA4Zjjq-UEEgYu2s7I668FwEo0UNfNFKoeiq_cuUU68u8RLrjQGr4-T6vp0ggIB1huFrSKxqP9GWZ82phZzhnvo74Vgw3xCHjaG0w5El31g/s3444/IMG_20201018_122540.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2063" data-original-width="3444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijC3dCXmv7dq11rnSJnX3HoB8ngCDO5NwhBA4Zjjq-UEEgYu2s7I668FwEo0UNfNFKoeiq_cuUU68u8RLrjQGr4-T6vp0ggIB1huFrSKxqP9GWZ82phZzhnvo74Vgw3xCHjaG0w5El31g/s320/IMG_20201018_122540.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The drum beating, D'Astardly leads his men towards yet more <br />potential glory</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <i>Ensign Papgeno threw down his hand of cards in disgust. Already he was down 20 forints and his luck didn't look like it was going to change anytime soon. "Another hand?" piped Ensign Orsini-Rosenberg. Papgeno considered the youthful Orsini-Rosenberg, irked by his irritating self confidence, casual manner and apparent wealth. He was on the cusp of saying, somewhat rashly "Yes, why ever not" when one of his Grenzers, dashing headlong into the room and crying out "Sir! Sir! The French are in the village" saved him. Leaping to his feet and grabbing his belt and his pistol he said "Later, Orsini, it sounds like we have work to do; come along" thinking meanwhile that perhaps his luck was changing after all...</i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vPI9Y2XyKK0HwDOl-LRFw9FlN9SPEk1echg1JknLS5PThhZd4RkHQ0SYtdrzU8PxZf9sk_DS3taWmvWSDSHNW9tAKV-w7DIB6i-yBVEF6CnpkuMD5Fb5w_MOeXTICMjq8JmJb5IgakE/s3167/IMG_20201018_122632.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1764" data-original-width="3167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vPI9Y2XyKK0HwDOl-LRFw9FlN9SPEk1echg1JknLS5PThhZd4RkHQ0SYtdrzU8PxZf9sk_DS3taWmvWSDSHNW9tAKV-w7DIB6i-yBVEF6CnpkuMD5Fb5w_MOeXTICMjq8JmJb5IgakE/s320/IMG_20201018_122632.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Alerted to the threat, Ensign Papageno leads his men into the <br />village just as Caporal Chevalier and his men sneak around <br />the inn. Papageno orders one group to fire on them..</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoLFxAJaOJ3WH9wUgH0_cBr5Yh9mS1DdoWlDmSxLuJkwrKxSjqasst9sn9II0AlCKomnyWn42Zu8buOF3eri1V3NktE4rPCXh-s4EfPr1kQVD8Qz_0phv4CbN1lvIwdb8o60nX5cQmXI/s2011/IMG_20201018_122647.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1775" data-original-width="2011" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoLFxAJaOJ3WH9wUgH0_cBr5Yh9mS1DdoWlDmSxLuJkwrKxSjqasst9sn9II0AlCKomnyWn42Zu8buOF3eri1V3NktE4rPCXh-s4EfPr1kQVD8Qz_0phv4CbN1lvIwdb8o60nX5cQmXI/s320/IMG_20201018_122647.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..., but not taking any casualties, Caporal Chevalier and his men <br />hurry on to complete their part of the plan</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPm_cWf3KSbCpkmOXK2oHFnCALvvrLwCJCgmUFc4H834_4OudthlF3otK7BVzYPs4e1hyphenhyphen4WVxmG5oG4muQ84N-0i5MgTo1eSU5z9Qg_cjjSz7zWAP-tbaBqiiIGb18p2rVQ3RLppx1qU/s4000/IMG_20201017_191034.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPm_cWf3KSbCpkmOXK2oHFnCALvvrLwCJCgmUFc4H834_4OudthlF3otK7BVzYPs4e1hyphenhyphen4WVxmG5oG4muQ84N-0i5MgTo1eSU5z9Qg_cjjSz7zWAP-tbaBqiiIGb18p2rVQ3RLppx1qU/s320/IMG_20201017_191034.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">While, to Papageno's horror a column of French infantry appear marching<br />down the village main street. He orders his other group of Grenzers to <br />fire on them...</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4H5Md4T1hzokYvfVNiFxDHXbmXTlapdH2R2RfaqYGNmU_Rw6XyVoB-EmVnmVBtD1ZwyFWcRRzDJKOc8ld4X_NZZF7Rq7ee4GWt_Svmyu1UqSTlWU5FXMzRhve6nwR56nUqMrdshyphenhyphenn0s/s4000/IMG_20201017_191321.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4H5Md4T1hzokYvfVNiFxDHXbmXTlapdH2R2RfaqYGNmU_Rw6XyVoB-EmVnmVBtD1ZwyFWcRRzDJKOc8ld4X_NZZF7Rq7ee4GWt_Svmyu1UqSTlWU5FXMzRhve6nwR56nUqMrdshyphenhyphenn0s/s320/IMG_20201017_191321.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">In the tap room, Feldwebel Leichenberg, on hearing the musketry, swiftly <br />finishes his drink and rouses his men to action.. </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDBESeB9-juSUnca82sNCmHC012Y-CBBz4c2eln5weMM5Pi1pLAcLNCumFmavRTDkWIxt5KvW4o7BARYOYUQuyFobYcJ0V0y-EdkdoXssGWZDgMGbYpiFc5A8OHMURxJ84bodEv0s0Fs/s2462/IMG_20201018_123415.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2462" data-original-width="2312" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDBESeB9-juSUnca82sNCmHC012Y-CBBz4c2eln5weMM5Pi1pLAcLNCumFmavRTDkWIxt5KvW4o7BARYOYUQuyFobYcJ0V0y-EdkdoXssGWZDgMGbYpiFc5A8OHMURxJ84bodEv0s0Fs/s320/IMG_20201018_123415.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">While Belchene and his group ascend the rickety ladder to the balcony<br />......I didn't have to write that, did I? You had worked that bit out on <br />your own, hadn't you?</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcSWyl_jAde0u-SM_dzvb8YA6vdnSMdvWuOZ7vASjlemyv9UOS3FVDhG9g3GRyYLphmT89E-qYg5UVR6EjfbE9X5TDSYkav-wWLNyQdNyzoOtmnxKIk79euijuIgz0zTEcNgNYyrwLZo/s2281/IMG_20201018_123458.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1492" data-original-width="2281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcSWyl_jAde0u-SM_dzvb8YA6vdnSMdvWuOZ7vASjlemyv9UOS3FVDhG9g3GRyYLphmT89E-qYg5UVR6EjfbE9X5TDSYkav-wWLNyQdNyzoOtmnxKIk79euijuIgz0zTEcNgNYyrwLZo/s320/IMG_20201018_123458.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Chevalier and his group pour fire into the taproom. French dogs, <br />don't they know there are paying guests in there!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><i> Splashing through the ford near the village, Kapitan Simeon Maus exhorted his men to hurry. If this was a French rescue attempt then here was his chance to make a name for himself. If he could nip this rescue attempt in the bud and prevent the escape of that so called spy with the Count of Monte Don, commander of the Austrian forces in this part of Bavaria looking on then there must surely be a promotion in it. He must be bold, decisive and above all, victorious! </i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2QjdVSgV_ol6kVyG0aBKr2ZnLBFKT3XteanW9gtpsVVwLrZLsZU203F1n1mq2iY8XZZOjfa9ELbYa6L01Hxd4yqdXQ_bVvr3MV7PVHjZxoel6MwPadJet3kk5EyhyphenhyphenUc7KQTob2HyV_w/s3117/IMG_20201018_123521.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3117" data-original-width="2487" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2QjdVSgV_ol6kVyG0aBKr2ZnLBFKT3XteanW9gtpsVVwLrZLsZU203F1n1mq2iY8XZZOjfa9ELbYa6L01Hxd4yqdXQ_bVvr3MV7PVHjZxoel6MwPadJet3kk5EyhyphenhyphenUc7KQTob2HyV_w/s320/IMG_20201018_123521.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Leading his men through one of the village lanes, Maus <br />espies the French force and orders his men to engage them..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMaVZdmUNruhv0OHVrrsu-v5hy0ftmdOjIu9F7EXJEuLIUfd4z2jsLZIoVQmyDxHn2wCCMkKpIWIE7UeZcLH0hlvN3Z8Xh0rCDJyP6FX43lotCsof8BOZ_MyEV9kZCM_Nkm9NSrLswW8/s2779/IMG_20201018_123639.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2541" data-original-width="2779" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMaVZdmUNruhv0OHVrrsu-v5hy0ftmdOjIu9F7EXJEuLIUfd4z2jsLZIoVQmyDxHn2wCCMkKpIWIE7UeZcLH0hlvN3Z8Xh0rCDJyP6FX43lotCsof8BOZ_MyEV9kZCM_Nkm9NSrLswW8/s320/IMG_20201018_123639.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..which they do with some effect before giving them a damned <br />good thrashing which was bold, decisive and victorious!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0la11Kt-3QxX_GhJjvQrDBAl3jiRcZ2XGvq2ONvpRDlel1O3hgT2H3MF-naFKy8uS6xAN5YjUFHaUI-811ZA17GYRiIwR-7LduMoYcIdzVWDk7nfZDiZdE235EGxQC22eERHWnnJohyphenhyphens/s2301/IMG_20201018_123609.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1529" data-original-width="2301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0la11Kt-3QxX_GhJjvQrDBAl3jiRcZ2XGvq2ONvpRDlel1O3hgT2H3MF-naFKy8uS6xAN5YjUFHaUI-811ZA17GYRiIwR-7LduMoYcIdzVWDk7nfZDiZdE235EGxQC22eERHWnnJohyphenhyphens/s320/IMG_20201018_123609.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">However, unbeknown to Maus, the main French force were now <br />deploying into line and taking careful aim at his flanks..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oK7eaDU8f-3YoNc0_o1sm8-gHRB8TDMohfAn7SoDPd32ngOVDvmv2lx3y8mog8Q0zPhGY31ddc-_mGPvBBv2IGc_gf_8jEKIWyQLYr6eOxoWBpqXti7uu5nVj84spDNFSZLbV2BqBFA/s3486/IMG_20201018_123730.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="3486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oK7eaDU8f-3YoNc0_o1sm8-gHRB8TDMohfAn7SoDPd32ngOVDvmv2lx3y8mog8Q0zPhGY31ddc-_mGPvBBv2IGc_gf_8jEKIWyQLYr6eOxoWBpqXti7uu5nVj84spDNFSZLbV2BqBFA/s320/IMG_20201018_123730.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Under D'Astardly's direction, the French line deliver a <br />very effective volley on all the enemy to their front</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0J-86MRMhC09hg0TJt_63ohiDhhXsEUVPGz10RHCOybOs0JZQwtcSwDPcis19Dx6PxCN2iPcjhd0o0R240-CHIykshjjaneukMTu1GdrEVlr0LOwEQbr3Zl9cEP4LxaQyZK-t3L4HsGc/s2757/IMG_20201018_123838.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1970" data-original-width="2757" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0J-86MRMhC09hg0TJt_63ohiDhhXsEUVPGz10RHCOybOs0JZQwtcSwDPcis19Dx6PxCN2iPcjhd0o0R240-CHIykshjjaneukMTu1GdrEVlr0LOwEQbr3Zl9cEP4LxaQyZK-t3L4HsGc/s320/IMG_20201018_123838.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Very effective indeed, catching most of the Austrian force with that first <br />volley. With the enemy is disarray, D'Astardly sends Cherubino and a <br />group of Line to assist Lieutenant Belchene. Behind the main firing line, <br />Sergeant Moutely and another group of line await orders</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3pffpdy-ZjmYsd4wwVB7J-8lgzV25q05qPOR3QGHwQUufztLtO-52uxU9D8hJJF12K7l-oQzBySGd901wHv8dtxyY8wUzS5ODJyPzKTmQe4xR1CnG0U10QPndRJ7GfrY0SxFDHBam68/s2524/IMG_20201018_123902.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1722" data-original-width="2524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3pffpdy-ZjmYsd4wwVB7J-8lgzV25q05qPOR3QGHwQUufztLtO-52uxU9D8hJJF12K7l-oQzBySGd901wHv8dtxyY8wUzS5ODJyPzKTmQe4xR1CnG0U10QPndRJ7GfrY0SxFDHBam68/s320/IMG_20201018_123902.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Disarray everywhere. Caporal Chevalier's group are falling back in <br />fear of their lives..</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <i>The young Count Orsini-Rosenberg watched Ensign Papgeno lead his men towards the village. Hating Papageno for ordering him to guard the ford, sure that this was Papageno's way of getting back at him for being so lucky at cards he resolved to disobey Ensign Papageno and seek glory in battle with the French. After all, wasn't he an Orsini-Rosenberg, one of the noblest families in the Hapsburg Empire. And Papageno's family were merchants!! Eugh! He spoke to bunch of grubby looking soldiers with him " You men shall come with me. I have decided we shall take the enemy by surprise in the flank" For Ensign Orisini-Rosenberg had spotted a route to the enemies unguarded flank, along the side of a nearby barn. The men looked sullen at his exclamation. Damn their eyes he thought, bloody peasants the lot of them. "Come! Come quickly!" he said and leaving the ford headed towards the rear of the barn, the bulk of which hid them from the enemy. The Grenzers looked at one another, shrugged their shoulders, straightened their moustaches, picked up their muskets and followed the young upstart...</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3Gf6MxfBME6mlNYMZAQLzdjgT2B8Nem-QNMi6LzhCs_dJhFEHYIJPjc4R_A3o5Uuv3Oql_u0g9BTwUl0fOzjTFCmchqLvJHDXV-t6Uf763BMGze2MmsJBVBBjgN7gdhAx6L5awfx3VE/s3973/IMG_20201018_123949.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2324" data-original-width="3973" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3Gf6MxfBME6mlNYMZAQLzdjgT2B8Nem-QNMi6LzhCs_dJhFEHYIJPjc4R_A3o5Uuv3Oql_u0g9BTwUl0fOzjTFCmchqLvJHDXV-t6Uf763BMGze2MmsJBVBBjgN7gdhAx6L5awfx3VE/s320/IMG_20201018_123949.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Orsini-Rosenberg springs his surprise which is countered by <br />the French group under Sgt Moutley </td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <i>In the gloomy corridor Belchene halted by the door to the lady's bed chamber. The corridor was crowded with his Voltiguers and he was grateful for the dimness of the corridor, it hid his blushing face. Nervously he tapped on the door. But the tapping was barely audible above the din of battle outside. "Why am I tapping?" he muttered to himself "She's only a woman". Straightening himself up he banged on the door. "Madame, open the door! We have come to your rescue!" The door swung open and there was the lady herself "The door wasn't locked, my brave lieutenant" she said, smiling. "And I am sure a miserable little door like this wouldn't keep out a strong, determined man like you" she added, gazing at him. Belchene blushed, bowed to her and stammered "We..we must go swiftly, madame; we are in the bosom of the enemy here; come quickly" La Contessa smiled mischievously at him " I must take one or two things, my lieutenant; Genevieve; the purse and the small chest; quickly girl". Beyond the contessa a young woman picked up a large, ornate bag and stooped to pick up a small iron bound wooden chest. "My lady, if you please?" said Belchene indicating to La Contessa to stand to one side "Aznavour, that chest; quickly" The small soldier darted inside and picked up the chest, gasping as he did so. It was very heavy. "Careful with that, mon cher" said La Contessa to Aznavour. Belchene bristled, that Aznavour, just wait till some shitty detail came up, he would pay! Reaching the small balcony Belchene sent down two of his men before preceding La Contessa on the ladders, assisting her were necessary and even when not; such exquisite ankles!...</i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrcRlPgla_zNCPLojCww7Hughs9xduuswbd80Jh8FDTvSJgKGN8-gAKXstOy5S35qJlI7IE9kO8rXtB8IwzSvJuCqWp3kIrI66wnADioCTDzH_V_LrPH5tOEQTJ4G_72cx5CPm3V-Vvc/s2127/IMG_20201018_124140.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1931" data-original-width="2127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrcRlPgla_zNCPLojCww7Hughs9xduuswbd80Jh8FDTvSJgKGN8-gAKXstOy5S35qJlI7IE9kO8rXtB8IwzSvJuCqWp3kIrI66wnADioCTDzH_V_LrPH5tOEQTJ4G_72cx5CPm3V-Vvc/s320/IMG_20201018_124140.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Belchene and his men reach La Contessa's room</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAt_3HAX_mP238ftdCYwCGKTSqW2Heqljp4d18qErZhW5ULoygNVp-01JKB0PyDbhtbEHqcaN3XhNOHPAl_N49L_PU-yiIq846m7UjjGhG8tGWCGyYlM20Y6GXKonhgbhLEueIf9cY5M/s3212/IMG_20201018_124239.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="3212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAt_3HAX_mP238ftdCYwCGKTSqW2Heqljp4d18qErZhW5ULoygNVp-01JKB0PyDbhtbEHqcaN3XhNOHPAl_N49L_PU-yiIq846m7UjjGhG8tGWCGyYlM20Y6GXKonhgbhLEueIf9cY5M/s320/IMG_20201018_124239.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">...as the Austrian officers struggle to bring some order to their <br />battered forces<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <i>Shouting orders to his men, Ensign Papageno pondered what the French were up to. They were obviously trying to rescue the prisoner held in the inn but they were going about it in a most clumsy, blundering and obvious fashion, marching up the road and the banging away at all and sundry. Certainly, given time, they might defeat Kapitan Maus and his company but there was a large force encamped on the other side of the river, the French could not be ignorant of that, and Austrian reinforcements would be arriving soon. So why this behaviour? Unless they were attempting to distract Kapitan Maus's company while the prisoner escaped. That must be it; a diversion. "Cease Fire! Cease fire!" he shouted to his men. They stopped firing though they reloaded their muskets out of habit. Papageno drew his pistol "Come, men, with me. The French are up to their tricks!"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUWsl-8bCwls2nVM8LoNITXokpnASKr6684ndVKamTr_mgOP3lLKRr0fwzrrc1GAfQKWrNwjylJIPAGWbfjl8tsI3yoCGVwEKVMCUX12Fm2_kIUNEtXkyMSxb2T3MvAoj1rVmVv6a2BE/s1893/IMG_20201018_124421.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="1893" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUWsl-8bCwls2nVM8LoNITXokpnASKr6684ndVKamTr_mgOP3lLKRr0fwzrrc1GAfQKWrNwjylJIPAGWbfjl8tsI3yoCGVwEKVMCUX12Fm2_kIUNEtXkyMSxb2T3MvAoj1rVmVv6a2BE/s320/IMG_20201018_124421.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Papageno and his men head for the rear of the inn..</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmpWTFJ8Yb2ZvCvYMEEze985KzfqRHYT5msmdynD-k_Mt-BPXG9gdF3Rgj3ccDwo4Jg4wzF2ebP5yC1z6hOKzuLrxMxBtXjIjagBw-c7wl5MKY2OfciAs1ngH5gc1wdguj4iGeulXVTo/s1780/IMG_20201018_124741.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1736" data-original-width="1780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmpWTFJ8Yb2ZvCvYMEEze985KzfqRHYT5msmdynD-k_Mt-BPXG9gdF3Rgj3ccDwo4Jg4wzF2ebP5yC1z6hOKzuLrxMxBtXjIjagBw-c7wl5MKY2OfciAs1ngH5gc1wdguj4iGeulXVTo/s320/IMG_20201018_124741.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..just as Belchene and his party reach the bottom of the ladder;<br />a race was about to develop</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUD7c4hSMn3A8xeBVFj8xA-Y5cQGJ5LPIAjzH01p32vnUZJIDhJnqY-zb75ujfC9XDrulhF7JtiRTlcux3jAOuznOjCzvSvfzaeNVoLwZcoZqq8na8Cjiv75XTQBaAyguqJUrK_bswA8/s2670/IMG_20201018_124558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1679" data-original-width="2670" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUD7c4hSMn3A8xeBVFj8xA-Y5cQGJ5LPIAjzH01p32vnUZJIDhJnqY-zb75ujfC9XDrulhF7JtiRTlcux3jAOuznOjCzvSvfzaeNVoLwZcoZqq8na8Cjiv75XTQBaAyguqJUrK_bswA8/s320/IMG_20201018_124558.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The centre of the village had become a battlefield</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsDBCfwqLGUnmdVSzNsFeRdtGfjo1-P6r8829dLUOuww9IDacrL200QqXobU_0pLEyh-ITzpXDEjlFlBAg267KYflRFZtHQw1p487pE8o-byuoS5qvxCZ5FOkZXQzVQyRdSjQVJ3INoI/s2526/IMG_20201018_124832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2526" data-original-width="2369" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsDBCfwqLGUnmdVSzNsFeRdtGfjo1-P6r8829dLUOuww9IDacrL200QqXobU_0pLEyh-ITzpXDEjlFlBAg267KYflRFZtHQw1p487pE8o-byuoS5qvxCZ5FOkZXQzVQyRdSjQVJ3INoI/s320/IMG_20201018_124832.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <i>As his men continued to fire, reload and fire at the disarrayed Austrians, D'Astardly felt that he had the matter in hand. The Austrians would be too busy to even consider La Contessa to bother Belchene. From behind him came a volley of musket balls which caused one of his men to collapse, clutching his throat; blood welling between his fingers. "What the devil!" he cried and turned to see a small group of brown coated Austrian troops led by an even smaller officer in a bicorne. Turning back to his men he shouted to an NCO on the far side of his small line. "Caporal Brel, keep your men firing at those Austrian dogs! Caporal Herge; you and your men with me! We must thrash these impudent swine" The French infantry men, sweating, powder blackened and angered at the attack from the barn charged at the small group of Grenzers and were upon them in moments. Roused to fury, D'Astardly charged at the young officer, sabre in hand. The youngster gaped in terror at the huge French officer bearing down on him and he raised his sword hesitantly. D'Astardly was almost on him when he realised how young the officer looked; no more than a child. At the last moment he altered his sabre swing to a punch and knocked the boy officer over, leaping onto the boy's elegant looking sword and snapping it effortlessly before slashing at one of the Austrians in front of him. The combat was fierce but swift and decisive for the French. "Leave them!" he shouted at his men as they began to loot the bodies "Time for that later, lads; this battle isn't finished. Back to the line; hurry, hurry!" Passing the prone body of the young officer he swiftly checked for a pulse. Good, there was one as well as a large bruise on his face where D'Astardly had hit him. He'll recover, thought D'Astardly. He swiftly and mechanically checked the jacket pockets of the prone figure. A very nice Breget watch, a small but heavy purse, a grubby pack of cards which he threw away and, best of all, a spyglass; a small, beautifully made telescope; a far better instrument than his own by the look of it. There's a just reward for your good deed, Richard, he thought to himself, pocketing his plunder, before running after his men...</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLOxcbq9dwlfOESORCcH4FBWMz-oaV9-LgDPiYEy1RnrR-TZR0yNsP_tgl5_YqznWj66C0bnbMVIjXczqzetzgcpoE9q_-WdSL-7Mm7W5r2gQbIkMhTuCOw5MycuZCsD6gObibwbYrI8/s3424/IMG_20201018_125000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1628" data-original-width="3424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLOxcbq9dwlfOESORCcH4FBWMz-oaV9-LgDPiYEy1RnrR-TZR0yNsP_tgl5_YqznWj66C0bnbMVIjXczqzetzgcpoE9q_-WdSL-7Mm7W5r2gQbIkMhTuCOw5MycuZCsD6gObibwbYrI8/s320/IMG_20201018_125000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiw9uYJ35NDtegmG_swlwW3tstzF26zo7rOqjg25ji4kAQIcfgxvCVx2w6aJnB7ol0AMDZ1CP8ZsTTlC3S81O5xPmDI1pgYRPpCbOr93tx7sxfsgxIouOb-JxxZtiXiiusg4o3kVesnR0/s3281/IMG_20201018_125047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1588" data-original-width="3281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiw9uYJ35NDtegmG_swlwW3tstzF26zo7rOqjg25ji4kAQIcfgxvCVx2w6aJnB7ol0AMDZ1CP8ZsTTlC3S81O5xPmDI1pgYRPpCbOr93tx7sxfsgxIouOb-JxxZtiXiiusg4o3kVesnR0/s320/IMG_20201018_125047.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> Reaching his men as the NCOs began to get them back into order he saw Lt Belchene and his party arrive. Behind him, somewhat flushed (and, mon Dieu, didn't that suit her complexion), was the general's "bonny" as he called her. She was very "bonny" indeed thought D'Astardly. Belchene was close by her, obviously enjoying his duty to the full by providing her with close, perhaps too close protection. Behind them came Belchene's men in a gaggle, one carrying a small chest and the others closely protecting La Contessa's maid, the dogs! If it's not beer, wine or food, it's women!</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7INzKSZ2Xu_7s6Vx_rR6qIKzKXjANTz2zwRK4dowESQqozvT3gXmhtKfxeTZG5PvSIJT90OkmWSldJP0LoLBbnpxjoTZepJD07Fs3keNVbRQMSwFynbSG5YY_bDJPPylbNL7PsXLIdek/s2033/IMG_20201017_223830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="2033" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7INzKSZ2Xu_7s6Vx_rR6qIKzKXjANTz2zwRK4dowESQqozvT3gXmhtKfxeTZG5PvSIJT90OkmWSldJP0LoLBbnpxjoTZepJD07Fs3keNVbRQMSwFynbSG5YY_bDJPPylbNL7PsXLIdek/s320/IMG_20201017_223830.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Reunited and it feels so good...well at least for the General. For the <br />moment, La Contessa is content to be out of the clutches of the Austrians <br />and to have some protection for her and her treasure</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i> Removing his hat with a gallant flourish, General McSournois bowed to La Contessa, the sun glinting through the wisps of hair combed over his balding pate. He then growled slightly at the young officer beside her "Thank you, lieutenant...lieutenant?.." "Belchene, sir, Lieutenant Belchene of the Voltiguers" said Belchene brightly, springing to attention, looking at the general then glancing at La Contessa from the corner of his eye. "Of course, Lieutenant Belchene; thank you...you have duties to attend to now, eh?" continued the general. Belchene, still standing to attention, took a moment to realise he was being dismissed. He quickly saluted the general and spinning on his heel heard La Contessa address the general "Lieutenant Belchene is a very gallant officer, my dear McSournois; he has plucked me from the claws of the enemy!" blushing and excited as a schoolboy at the end of term, Belchene ran towards his men, shouting and gesticulating at them to get them back into the ongoing fray though paying little heed himself to the contradictory orders he was giving them.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> "Aye, no doubt he did, my bonny lass, and he will be well rewarded for his efforts" replied McSournois. " However my first duty is to take you...ahem..to take you safely from this battlefield; I will take you myself in this carriage...to safety" he continued, indicating a carriage with a team of six horses leading it. Surrounding it was a troop of dragoons, resplendent in their glistening helmets, green coats and tall, polished boots. So saying, McSournois dismounted somewhat stiffly from his horse and, offering his arm to La Contessa, led her to the carriage. Behind them the battle was beginning to die down as the D'Astardly and Belchene quickly organised their men, redistributed ball and powder from the wounded and dead and began a quick though wary withdrawal from Muschelgemeinde...</i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgb1f_eh8UZ32w90QIPS2xX6K9WgAElHpcwcDO3eLrvsIWXKUfUa94lq-zBNdLjN2KuaUh9crH7v6g6zPs8EodOZHaAANxaL2sll5N80L8NGR1hUE5Up4bnJ_FHPPfrLKgHUga3EwXB0/s2888/IMG_20201018_125224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2335" data-original-width="2888" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgb1f_eh8UZ32w90QIPS2xX6K9WgAElHpcwcDO3eLrvsIWXKUfUa94lq-zBNdLjN2KuaUh9crH7v6g6zPs8EodOZHaAANxaL2sll5N80L8NGR1hUE5Up4bnJ_FHPPfrLKgHUga3EwXB0/s320/IMG_20201018_125224.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">It was this close in game terms</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And that, dear reader, is how the general got his bonny back. Even though I played this scenario back in October of last year, sitting down to write this batrep brought a lot of the action back to me. And it was a long game, mostly due to the fact that my wife stayed at her sisters that night so I had an "empty" and I could stop now and then for "refreshments".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I can see now the value of trialing a scenario before you unleash it on an unsuspecting public at a games day too. It wasn't till I started that I realised how quickly the French could have got most of their force into the town centre by using the secondary deployment point (the guide) But that's a moot point as I don't think I would take this to the next Deep Fried Lard event...whenever that will be. The actual game was fantastic fun. Again, not favouring either side and just following the more obvious decisions and letting the dice do the rest led to an enjoyable day's worth of solo gaming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Obviously, from the narrative above, you will have noticed there is very little mention of dice roll results, Bad Things Happening etc. I decided to skip writing about that as I really wanted to present the game as a story, one that developed from the scenario and the fickleness of the dice gods. I deliberately missed out a bit of the action, for instance Maus' attempt to regain control of the situation. Papgeno's pursuit of Belchene's group (they rolled very high when they started running from the inn and soon outpaced the Grenzers) who in turn were interdicted by Cherubino's group mostly because I could sense Tolstoy turning in his grave and feeling the length of his opus magnus, War & Peace, was being threatened. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As well as that I have tried to keep the intro to a minimum so as to not overload the post. A trend I may continue as I am not sure if folk want to read all about how many men in a group and what they are armed with etc. No, a brief intro and into the story will be the way ahead, methinks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Thanks for reading my blurb, I hope you enjoyed it. If you have any comments, suggestions (not rude ones, well not too rude) or observations on this post, feel free to leave them on here rather than Facebook where they will get lost in time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pip pip for now,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jimbob, General etc</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-79722346513029309212021-02-11T16:22:00.000-08:002021-02-11T16:22:00.241-08:00Bolt Action: Normandy '44. Clearing Lebisey Woods<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSwKxEDTrr3IOuP5gOLPC0Nv6r9BS4pjabrjyq6icwns-HCwcUJqaMK4eZRszO2jWx1pOc28F5qPN6ODlZCsZXd_wBDPksGF1hwGXHsqQnlfEHpfu4_ksJsQ7-96Ks7H570l3nvBUV8U/s2250/IMG_20201008_013730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="2250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSwKxEDTrr3IOuP5gOLPC0Nv6r9BS4pjabrjyq6icwns-HCwcUJqaMK4eZRszO2jWx1pOc28F5qPN6ODlZCsZXd_wBDPksGF1hwGXHsqQnlfEHpfu4_ksJsQ7-96Ks7H570l3nvBUV8U/s320/IMG_20201008_013730.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><u>Introduction</u> Well it's been a wee while since our last Bolt Action batrep though it feels like an age since much of anything wargaming has happened. We, Richie and I, played this scenario back at the beginning of October and this, the resultant batrep has been sat on the back burner without the gas on underneath it. In light of the lack of gaming I decided to pop it back on the stove and lit the gas so that I could at least brew up, to keep the cooking metaphor going, a record of it.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><u>Scenario</u> I say that it was sat on the back burner as if it was something forgettable; one of those games that passes from memory before you have driven all the way home. It wasn't. In fact it was a cracking game that on the face of it looked like it wouldn't really deliver much in the way of entertainment. Set in the afternoon of D Day, it's based on the encounter between the 2nd Kings Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) of British 3rd Division accompanied by the tanks of the Staffordshire Yeomanry advancing towards Caen through the Lebisey Woods on the Perier Ridge. and the Germans of the 21st Panzer Division as they pushed forward in an attempt to drive the Allies back into the sea.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpvmsi8feVCOcfyLK_3GaER8LPc4K5R4PUgX1kdpfkgR33-Z12Btk9aLQga95jXPQjzKgJrN2M5lEi-MfTktkOZrg7fNLNQyLO07x0P5fU2wodUikZViltsF-PgCwqd_CylZd_9N8Acs/s4000/IMG_20201126_225044.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpvmsi8feVCOcfyLK_3GaER8LPc4K5R4PUgX1kdpfkgR33-Z12Btk9aLQga95jXPQjzKgJrN2M5lEi-MfTktkOZrg7fNLNQyLO07x0P5fU2wodUikZViltsF-PgCwqd_CylZd_9N8Acs/s320/IMG_20201126_225044.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">Suggested terrain map. Looks a bit meh! doesn't it, with no ruined farms,</div><div style="text-align: left;">no walls to take cover behind etc. Looks were certainly deceiving...</div></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Set Up</u> The scenario is played out on a 6x4 table. As you can see from the scenario map, it's just a big, open wood with some tracks running through it, nothing much to get excited about there, is there? No focal points? No ruined bell towers for snipers to hunker in and dominate No Man's Land, no bombed out houses for squads to take cover in or to obscure the approach of troops and vehicles. Well, no, but what that open wood represents in the game is a table full of rough ground (no running) and foliage offering soft cover (-1 to hit) though no part of the table was classed as obstructed so everyone could see everyone else, just!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Deployment</u> The British force (the defenders) deploy at least half their forces up to 12" in from their table edge. Any forces not deployed are in reserve. The Germans (the attackers, in case you hadn't twigged) do not deploy at the start of the game, rather the German player chooses at least half their force to form the first wave (this can be the whole force should he choose) the remainder remaining in reserve.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Objectives</u> "The objective for both sides is simple; hurt their opponent as much as possible, break their morale and force them to abandon the battlefield"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Duration</u> The game lasts 6 turns. At the end of turn 6, roll a die; on a 1,2 or 3 the game ends, on a 4,5 or 6 play one more turn.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Victory</u> Victory can be achieved in one of two ways. The first is by Victory Points; at the end of the game add up how many enemy units each side has destroyed. The side that has scored two or more victory points than the other is the winner otherwise the game is a draw. Alternatively, if one side loses two thirds of it's force, rounding down, then it's opponent wins. Check at the end of each turn to see if this victory condition is met otherwise keep bashing each others heads in!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Special Rules</u> There are two; Air Supremacy; any Allied forward air controller rolls a "Here We Go" result on the airstrike chart on a 3+. Any German unit adds a further -1 to come on from reserve. The second is 41st Anti-Tank Battery. The British player gets an extra 6 pounder anti-tank gun.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEK0iwlSD_BA1y73z4KBbMQY5U_Nx_tUU8H0mKYMw2sCZxK25ZF3RjJD1vDJg_BwbbbunSTGgc5w7gSAVnqZ2RdTRXRajnbM5e3PJKu_pFLLUdup0JF_9kMoKuMqKUxfIDNtr33P4V-U/s3000/IMG_20201008_013120.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="3000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEK0iwlSD_BA1y73z4KBbMQY5U_Nx_tUU8H0mKYMw2sCZxK25ZF3RjJD1vDJg_BwbbbunSTGgc5w7gSAVnqZ2RdTRXRajnbM5e3PJKu_pFLLUdup0JF_9kMoKuMqKUxfIDNtr33P4V-U/s320/IMG_20201008_013120.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Our interpretation of the battlefield</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><u>Forces.</u> Both sides have their Theatre Selectors to choose from; the British one is the <span> British/Canadian Beach Assault Reinforced Platoon which is, as you can imagine, infantry heavy with the choice of up to six beach assault or Commando/RMC sections. A maximum of one Pioneer Section and/or Demolitions Team is permitted and may take one each of the Infantry slots. Then it's a 0-1 choice from the support teams; MMG, flamethrower team, sniper team, PIAT team and light or medium mortar. Armoured support is a choice from 0-2 DD Shermans, Sherman V, Sherman Firefly, Sherman Dozer, Sherman Crab, Churchill AVRE, Churchill Crocodile, Cruiser Mk VIII Centaur CS, M7 Priest and Sexton. The Lebisey Woods scenario is a bit more specific in that the platoon sections can only be made up of Regular infantry squads and the armoured support comes in the shape of Sherman Vs and/or Sherman Fireflies, M7 Priests and M10 Tank Destroyers (which curiously enough don't appear in the Theatre Selector list). In addition there is the choice of the two 6 pounder anti tank guns. The support teams; MMG, medium mortar etc are as per the theatre selector. Worthy o</span>f note is the opportunity to take a Forward Naval Observer instead of a Forward Artillery Observer. More about these chaps in another post as they don't figure in this game.</p><p style="text-align: left;">As this is our take on the scenario and in deference to Richie's previous service in the Scots Guards he decided that his platoon would actually be Jock Guards (and why not?), 7th Battalion Scots Guards, and, as per the needs of the services in WW2, his platoon commander would be a Cockney chap by the name of Arthur Sleap. Despite the upset this doubtless caused in the 7th Bn Officers Mess, Lt Sleap is no slouch when it comes to soldiering and leading men having served as the CSM in F Company, the 6th Bn in Italy (to the best of my knowledge there were no actual 6th and 7th Battalions of Scots Guards in WW2; told you it was fictitious, all made up in my tiny mind) where he received a very rare field commission.....or so Richie tells me 😁 The rest of his force consisted of 4 Regular infantry sections (the whole force were rated as Regulars, led by Lance Sergeants as opposed to Corporals...it's a Guards thing...and why not?), with two M5 halftracks, a medium mortar with spotter, a FOO (Forward Artillery Observer), a Sherman Firefly, a DD Sherman, a Recce Bren Carrier, a medium machine gun and two 6 pounder anti tank guns.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZUBp1PsnyQvTgyTENZlmwm95QfrrmHwGhbeA0WGZYHu6lm8zQzABKa1eKQEQPrDAwMEvXtKbMe5Fnedq4TjHk7Fknrllv7OZfjcxRnAewIDpBul_JygLQm_eULXsEQnhnWn1UTrQP5o/s1306/IMG_20201008_013539.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="1306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZUBp1PsnyQvTgyTENZlmwm95QfrrmHwGhbeA0WGZYHu6lm8zQzABKa1eKQEQPrDAwMEvXtKbMe5Fnedq4TjHk7Fknrllv7OZfjcxRnAewIDpBul_JygLQm_eULXsEQnhnWn1UTrQP5o/s320/IMG_20201008_013539.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">2nd Lt Arthur Sleap with his trusty Lee Enfield Mk 4 and the equally <br />trusty Guardsman Geordie Murphy</td></tr></tbody></table> The Germans in this scenario represent part of the 21st Panzer Division and as such they get to field a Tank Platoon which <u>must</u> include a Panzer III as the panzer troop leader's vehicle. Along with the troop commander, Leutnant Gunther Schute in his Panzer III are two Panzer IV Ausf H. Joining Schute's troop in this attack were a three squads of Panzer Grenadiers; two Veteran squads of 5 with 2 LMGs per squad each mounted in a 250/1 half track and one Regular squad with 10 men mounted on a truck with an MMG mounted on the back. These were led by the hard assed veteran 2Lt Joachim Vukoff. Attached for fire support was a Marder I with a heavy howitzer. So now, to battle!<div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdV_IaUPO9aHIeP4LKO_COdYLjmnlPWT-VGrNH_fbtM-A9WjFpTbHor3WR7D_AV8-D2waqfvSSkwHwOgQRvljeEQwqb_MsQtyY9sQB0gPLWZjneQv3qdAKw_RqB9AZHIYqLoRXC9oIJh0/s886/IMG_20210107_100238.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="886" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdV_IaUPO9aHIeP4LKO_COdYLjmnlPWT-VGrNH_fbtM-A9WjFpTbHor3WR7D_AV8-D2waqfvSSkwHwOgQRvljeEQwqb_MsQtyY9sQB0gPLWZjneQv3qdAKw_RqB9AZHIYqLoRXC9oIJh0/s320/IMG_20210107_100238.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Leutnant Gunter Schute in his trusty Panzer III M</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7A6W0dLfVRL8X3ObRYhCQJCu1WFD4TBmxiX7tm6gillpdWoT4gykgUhEihk2Xk2041Y2y7t-Gt2UBMXpto3_vjaOdkRdTc_J-0Ogxr7QSkQfBykoiFRv7u2gwQTTHbaRgNzNmERWHYe0/s1776/IMG_20201008_013957.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="1776" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7A6W0dLfVRL8X3ObRYhCQJCu1WFD4TBmxiX7tm6gillpdWoT4gykgUhEihk2Xk2041Y2y7t-Gt2UBMXpto3_vjaOdkRdTc_J-0Ogxr7QSkQfBykoiFRv7u2gwQTTHbaRgNzNmERWHYe0/s320/IMG_20201008_013957.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Leutnant Joachim Vukoff with his trusty MP40 and helmet and his trusty <br />platoon runner, Schutze Vyldli</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i> A tearing burst of machine gun fire slicing through the branches overhead sent 2Lt Arthur Sleap diving into a shallow in the ground. "Spandaus! Jerries, git dahn, Murphy!" Behind him, Guardsman Murphy, his radio operator also took cover, grunting as he winded himself on the wireless set he was carrying. "Fookin' Hell, me bloody side!" groaned the Tynesider. Sleap glanced at the radio operator "Are you 'urt, Guardsman Murphy!?" he shouted at Murphy. "No sir, Ah just winded meself on me radio; Ah'm okay, sir" replied Murphy in his broad Geordie accent. Sleap nodded and turned towards the direction of the firing. </i></div><div><i> He and his platoon had reached the sparse, open woodland a half an hour before. With the advance inland being slowed by the chaos on the beaches, his battalion, 7th Scots Guards, and their armoured support, The Isle Of Sheppey Yeomanry, were woefully behind schedule in reaching this part of their planned advance. The planned for advance, that on Caen had, in Sleap's estimation, gone for a Burton, at least for the moment anyway. </i></div><div><i> It was now early evening of the 6th of June and they had only gotten as far as Lebissey Woods near the outskirts of Caen. Word had come down from battalion HQ to consolidate their gains and start preparing a defensive line. As if to underline the necessity of adopting a defensive posture, the company commander had sent forward two Royal Artillery crewed anti tank guns to bolster Sleap's defensive position. Sleap had spoken briefly with the bombardier in charge of the anti tank gun detachment and they had quickly sited the two guns facing down two of the narrow tracks running through the wood in anticipation of a German counter attack; a tactic Sleap had encountered many a time in North Africa and Italy as a platoon sergeant and then company sergeant major prior to his field promotion. </i></div><div><i> Also with the platoon were a Sherman tank and one of those deadly looking Fireflies. These had stopped on the edge of the wood adopting a hull down position. Then, as he had gone around his sections checking the siting of each hastily dug shell scrape a burst of German machine gun fire had sent him diving into cover. </i></div><div><i> As if they had been awaiting the cue of the machine gun fire, his platoon started calling out target indications "Enemy! Left of main track! Halftrack!" That was Blenkinsop of 2 Section. "Bren Gunner, Left of main track, half track, rapid fire!!" bellowed Lance Sergeant Boaby Ball, 2 Section's commander. A burst of Bren fire followed as L/Sgt Ball continued to control his sections fire . To Sleap's flank one of the 6 pounders barked out a shot.</i></div><div><i> From his right, Sleap heard one of the sections, 1 Section he suspected, report a German tank and then another. "Come on Murph, time you an' I earned our keep" said Sleap before getting to his feet and running forward at a crouch towards 1 Section and the German tanks.<br /></i><div><br /><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxG220jGvoaXG3NpR6qS5_9PeAjLi8kgc5GJgK62UrkWwmUXJdRzMZowGxCgLjN8dlfAZ_q9pOlzqeO3hWCI-tF4GSEDBLQ_g5cp3n8Q_ZugslZs-meSBqRRgAwB9F7jThnzCthnEEF0/s2032/IMG_20201008_014048.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxG220jGvoaXG3NpR6qS5_9PeAjLi8kgc5GJgK62UrkWwmUXJdRzMZowGxCgLjN8dlfAZ_q9pOlzqeO3hWCI-tF4GSEDBLQ_g5cp3n8Q_ZugslZs-meSBqRRgAwB9F7jThnzCthnEEF0/s320/IMG_20201008_014048.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">"Vorwarts for the Fatherland!"</td></tr></tbody></table> <i>Tracks squealing the Panzer III rumbled up the rutted path into the woods. Ducking down in his turret till his eyes were just above the level of the cupola, Leutnant Shute managed to avoid the branches of the trees either side of the track though he couldn't avoid the twigs and leaves that showered down as the turret hatch hacked through the low hanging branches . He was glad to get into the cover of the woods even though he knew the Tommies were in there too. At least they would be spared the attentions of the Jabos in here. The march from their form up point had been hazardous to say the least with the sky thick with enemy aircraft waiting to pounce on any movement By luck as much as guile his force had made it to the woods north of Lebissey and they had spread out from the track, speeding forward to the cover and the enemy. Already he could hear small arms fire and the crump of exploding mortar shells. A movement up ahead drew his attention; peering through the foliage he spotted what appeared to be a Sherman tank but with some sort of fabric skirt around it; camouflage? Didn't matter, it was an enemy tank. "Achtung, panzer, forward right" the gunner repeated his cry over the intercom and the turret started tracking right "Halt! On!" cried Shute "Panzer 150 meters! Fire!" The Panzer III rocked on it's suspension as the 50mm gun roared. "Reload! Slightly left! Fire!" cried Shute as their first shot flashed past the Sherman DD tank..</i><br /><br /><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOP3SeP91x00FEaY6LzNeh4gxsotyhUFvfSqWhkq1zhtvPTpfBliOXUZTWoSAUIAvfc95uuik9Fgf-j2vJskxnKsIis3dx6bXfmRWGrn23mDBM3ANi-ATBh7x8vB9w4o2N-b6yPg_6S28/s2224/IMG_20201008_013351.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="2224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOP3SeP91x00FEaY6LzNeh4gxsotyhUFvfSqWhkq1zhtvPTpfBliOXUZTWoSAUIAvfc95uuik9Fgf-j2vJskxnKsIis3dx6bXfmRWGrn23mDBM3ANi-ATBh7x8vB9w4o2N-b6yPg_6S28/s320/IMG_20201008_013351.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The British engage the enemy, holding their ground as they do, but<br />the screening foliage in the woods makes accurate fire difficult. <br />Fortunately (or unfortunately) the Germans were equally hampered</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfyZ8Vmzn0KAAYLtFzo-m2L4URwYIKiPd0gy4kZuqQdh4f_WnLKReC-OcHeR-aUdUQtJ3PijvUxBf3dpvZVf1tSapLoPQdkhwUnV53a9kn5Ndx2tUX22E50eL3B09X2sb9iXp8HMoJg0/s2391/IMG_20201008_013430.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1679" data-original-width="2391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfyZ8Vmzn0KAAYLtFzo-m2L4URwYIKiPd0gy4kZuqQdh4f_WnLKReC-OcHeR-aUdUQtJ3PijvUxBf3dpvZVf1tSapLoPQdkhwUnV53a9kn5Ndx2tUX22E50eL3B09X2sb9iXp8HMoJg0/s320/IMG_20201008_013430.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">L/Sgt Tommy Cannon and 1 Section</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCT-g4zt9Y8B15dmJNbD1nMpOR0I3wHwbnGZcbBlm8Jzb7ItFr94AGbKS1ph3C0_6MPFlSd2tkcfdFThSn9HRsT0iSW9D5NzzrDx1B0UR3X9dJTWSzAlU-12YIBCHvK_lTD8XDfVff8I/s3010/IMG_20201008_013603.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="3010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCT-g4zt9Y8B15dmJNbD1nMpOR0I3wHwbnGZcbBlm8Jzb7ItFr94AGbKS1ph3C0_6MPFlSd2tkcfdFThSn9HRsT0iSW9D5NzzrDx1B0UR3X9dJTWSzAlU-12YIBCHvK_lTD8XDfVff8I/s320/IMG_20201008_013603.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Sherman V and RA 6 pounder anti tank gun..Ubique</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTggdE16U11U_Vdy6tYiGF6Q08Wv72UUrRqwiyV-us8r8yKzvXh_m8a6u3P4gf6PDaNyQuDbfNytb1jMHjGNOXNQe6-4tghOHkNwLpT1Z87GumdZzgcJghdT8_NOLDeOS76KVry02tSro/s2310/IMG_20201008_013628.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="2310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTggdE16U11U_Vdy6tYiGF6Q08Wv72UUrRqwiyV-us8r8yKzvXh_m8a6u3P4gf6PDaNyQuDbfNytb1jMHjGNOXNQe6-4tghOHkNwLpT1Z87GumdZzgcJghdT8_NOLDeOS76KVry02tSro/s320/IMG_20201008_013628.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Marder I support. This didn't get the chance to add it's firepower <br />as the British mortar team zeroed in on it pretty damn quick. I <br />think being a former mortar man, the dice gods always smile <br />on fiend Richie, who regularly hits first time around with his ruddy<br />mortar fire; no mean feat when you require a 6 to hit first shot with<br />one die!! The British forward artillery officer administered the coup<br />de gras when he brought in a fire mission on the Marder's head...</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSwKxEDTrr3IOuP5gOLPC0Nv6r9BS4pjabrjyq6icwns-HCwcUJqaMK4eZRszO2jWx1pOc28F5qPN6ODlZCsZXd_wBDPksGF1hwGXHsqQnlfEHpfu4_ksJsQ7-96Ks7H570l3nvBUV8U/s2250/IMG_20201008_013730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="2250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSwKxEDTrr3IOuP5gOLPC0Nv6r9BS4pjabrjyq6icwns-HCwcUJqaMK4eZRszO2jWx1pOc28F5qPN6ODlZCsZXd_wBDPksGF1hwGXHsqQnlfEHpfu4_ksJsQ7-96Ks7H570l3nvBUV8U/s320/IMG_20201008_013730.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <i>The 6 pounder leapt back on it's trails, kicking up dust as it did so. Up ahead the round smashed into the engine block of the Opel Blitz truck. It slewed to the side of the track and began to burn. From it's back, panzer grenadiers spilled over the side, staggering into cover. The gun crew automatically fed another shell into the breech then looked to the detachment commander awaiting the word of command. "Switch target!" he cried "Trails left! Target right, Tank!" two of the gun crew jumped to the gun's trail legs, grabbed the handles on the trails and swung the trails to the left, the gun barrel swinging right as they did so. "On!" shouted the bombardier and the two gunners dropped the trails and leapt to their firing positions. The gun loader thrust a shell into the breach, slapped the gun aimer on the shoulder, shouted "Loaded!" and reached for another shell. "Fire when ready!" came the instantaneous response from the gun commander. The aimer swiftly and minutely adjusted his aim onto the Panzer IV in his sights then pulled the fire lever...</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4edldObcqCyQrwj8SsbPQJxBsnDqcGT3ZO-f0dqggD1pYNN3JApAFFxeXrQ_2dYKBjDo_HGUYfuHUfgvJFYEV7kfkW2U3syPp-6oNeDHGr6rGyZbujXzVrNz5Rlf6NKdb-8sROJkLiy4/s2156/IMG_20201008_013752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="2156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4edldObcqCyQrwj8SsbPQJxBsnDqcGT3ZO-f0dqggD1pYNN3JApAFFxeXrQ_2dYKBjDo_HGUYfuHUfgvJFYEV7kfkW2U3syPp-6oNeDHGr6rGyZbujXzVrNz5Rlf6NKdb-8sROJkLiy4/s320/IMG_20201008_013752.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKgkgjxXMSAQrQLCjPU2RtaXZ_L6MuolLd-UsNhyphenhyphen5wSc0lNBpEjNba8TVGLBZn3Rl1_dFLKZx-opq5wgcikIN0I5VcAC_JvKe5VybYHcUKyEtrAfruxozIrvbwjzRbHFzlOKnscWWRg4/s3404/IMG_20201008_013826.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="3404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKgkgjxXMSAQrQLCjPU2RtaXZ_L6MuolLd-UsNhyphenhyphen5wSc0lNBpEjNba8TVGLBZn3Rl1_dFLKZx-opq5wgcikIN0I5VcAC_JvKe5VybYHcUKyEtrAfruxozIrvbwjzRbHFzlOKnscWWRg4/s320/IMG_20201008_013826.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The mighty Sherman Firefly didn't have much joy <br />on it's first outing but it did look magnificent</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujkepgi402uK3_9IVhp96zKnSFk06zsIErYpL0FZD1MwwDwiNDNiwYJaAdTYU2niJeLC1n2HSIuS4xGXu9CviCyPxBSNa48iUd9KCqkqhDj3sMaEZ0uwO03QJI_ob9vA2SNcULnzE3_k/s1935/IMG_20201008_013806.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="1935" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujkepgi402uK3_9IVhp96zKnSFk06zsIErYpL0FZD1MwwDwiNDNiwYJaAdTYU2niJeLC1n2HSIuS4xGXu9CviCyPxBSNa48iUd9KCqkqhDj3sMaEZ0uwO03QJI_ob9vA2SNcULnzE3_k/s320/IMG_20201008_013806.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">L/Sgt Boaby Ball and 2 Section</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGh3EjA_5G79gO3IwrZjiz4kI6PxzT9chVTuko95KexOASdjulLifyUi3_gh5EawZvD-EuGYDAuKUYZvGmqe_PF65SsQanwsKrV7CZ17IMMJA3StPEza9P7cU6YYIBkNFGcmvfhuNZDI4/s2177/IMG_20201008_013928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="2177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGh3EjA_5G79gO3IwrZjiz4kI6PxzT9chVTuko95KexOASdjulLifyUi3_gh5EawZvD-EuGYDAuKUYZvGmqe_PF65SsQanwsKrV7CZ17IMMJA3StPEza9P7cU6YYIBkNFGcmvfhuNZDI4/s320/IMG_20201008_013928.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzZPSeBB-J20Q1jUCj0dIIMteci5tKLDfuZBadjGXjG3f1_1PPvTuc4-boBGA402G0b_Howog7s3iiz1YTy5GOn3idQIlfOIuuCROxudMjFLCHQyaWegDy9VBhatJ5azjccR3rDolSRs/s3223/IMG_20201008_014011.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2318" data-original-width="3223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzZPSeBB-J20Q1jUCj0dIIMteci5tKLDfuZBadjGXjG3f1_1PPvTuc4-boBGA402G0b_Howog7s3iiz1YTy5GOn3idQIlfOIuuCROxudMjFLCHQyaWegDy9VBhatJ5azjccR3rDolSRs/s320/IMG_20201008_014011.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">In the centre of the battlefield a bloody struggle developed. The Opel Blitz <br />and it's MMG burn merrily. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwBzn77GoUz7dRXE6oqdA_I78JLzXHxJckNjdHn2ilChqUAx6eDbifJjIawqju179J79GM4M6FBzc9bLvyow5utl7fpEWeTLGR5t_YzpjUYXbBIRtI042d2GH1bn34M3-RXQfoD4Wvcs/s2032/IMG_20201008_014048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwBzn77GoUz7dRXE6oqdA_I78JLzXHxJckNjdHn2ilChqUAx6eDbifJjIawqju179J79GM4M6FBzc9bLvyow5utl7fpEWeTLGR5t_YzpjUYXbBIRtI042d2GH1bn34M3-RXQfoD4Wvcs/s320/IMG_20201008_014048.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">On the Germans right flank, it's steel not flesh they are depending on<br />to drive the Tommies back into the sea. Schute's Panzer III, a Panzer<br />IV and a 250/1 with 5 veteran Grenadiers aboard certainly make an <br />impact though it takes Schute's Panzer III to destroy the Sherman DD,<br />the Panzer IVs gunner's marksmanship leaving much to be desired</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcq-lqCbTnL3z_leHwHQZPdXWsZGfRosm-EY-A9rz6RvE0lifXU0zej9CT-nndw6PDgOBGxNGzkLn-EQ5A4U80RRBgeKmjhk9TfCAc17bk7JOCp2zUTEd5mnXeGKcLO55KqulJbPtD8s/s1733/IMG_20201008_014228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="1733" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcq-lqCbTnL3z_leHwHQZPdXWsZGfRosm-EY-A9rz6RvE0lifXU0zej9CT-nndw6PDgOBGxNGzkLn-EQ5A4U80RRBgeKmjhk9TfCAc17bk7JOCp2zUTEd5mnXeGKcLO55KqulJbPtD8s/s320/IMG_20201008_014228.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Time to get the lads moving thought 2nd Lt Sleap as the Sherman Firefly nearby fired at an unseen target. His section commanders were still controlling their men's fire and there were more than a few wounded Jerries lying by the burning truck in the middle of the track where it crested the hill and very little fire coming from that direction. If I get some men up there we might be able to split the Jerries he thought to himself..."C'mon Murph; let's go! he shouted and crawling back and to one side, turning as he did so so that he was facing towards the rear where he could just make out the M5 Halftrack hidden by a large bush...</i><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNpKqFwxXvWLjkZpwxan4tutltSSdtNRRcbYXRbedNUYBcF3BLlHMGXn2To8pAYn6Tar79eZn93BRCopnMvp2L19D-wv8YOZXU-BjkMXdPPKd4Pf72oBcWLvejDq4sZyrVyGdpfnkWUk/s2992/IMG_20201008_013905.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1234" data-original-width="2992" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNpKqFwxXvWLjkZpwxan4tutltSSdtNRRcbYXRbedNUYBcF3BLlHMGXn2To8pAYn6Tar79eZn93BRCopnMvp2L19D-wv8YOZXU-BjkMXdPPKd4Pf72oBcWLvejDq4sZyrVyGdpfnkWUk/s320/IMG_20201008_013905.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">A troop laden M5 Halftrack rashly...bravely moves forward<br />into the woods <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyO_wxqGeVe7X88yA6RigLY7gG9TvEW2bIr0mEddC45yXNKYODXMHtH93NDo-wcl814bPHnXs20WZQpf53PcFo0yHLWI2bIUPTzZUA0vwiOOc07F-42mCjiXvH6L3FhKaJHlmx9R-SjRE/s2397/IMG_20201008_014638.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1183" data-original-width="2397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyO_wxqGeVe7X88yA6RigLY7gG9TvEW2bIr0mEddC45yXNKYODXMHtH93NDo-wcl814bPHnXs20WZQpf53PcFo0yHLWI2bIUPTzZUA0vwiOOc07F-42mCjiXvH6L3FhKaJHlmx9R-SjRE/s320/IMG_20201008_014638.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">3 Section under Corporal Willy Burns advance beside their</span></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"> "Big Friend"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYyr1_RGbxHNvaFqsW8yCH3Pxk6xx89Gznichs_Zaa69o_hHNGPVtIQYm9w2H5YS0JEb7evStP-ENhGrGYb0AG7VBezL9jB2d43DF79SJR-MkKmI5_mEVnd1kJkBK3OOaJWdm4Ai1O2I/s1414/IMG_20201008_014713.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYyr1_RGbxHNvaFqsW8yCH3Pxk6xx89Gznichs_Zaa69o_hHNGPVtIQYm9w2H5YS0JEb7evStP-ENhGrGYb0AG7VBezL9jB2d43DF79SJR-MkKmI5_mEVnd1kJkBK3OOaJWdm4Ai1O2I/s320/IMG_20201008_014713.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The anti tank gunners continue to support the infantry</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGM0Gy4GW8UtjDxFNl2ZOB5zoVUsh95yePbfbw_5LAfxYprDa-JSn_ATrd00hjNgfk9e7eESPxiISMQvu9Uewr6bLnYa5Fc2JjI1MC3lGSVsBN5WAxQ8eZFDjxPfW0Ru8vIbrl1HgKTw/s2153/IMG_20201008_014735.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="2153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGM0Gy4GW8UtjDxFNl2ZOB5zoVUsh95yePbfbw_5LAfxYprDa-JSn_ATrd00hjNgfk9e7eESPxiISMQvu9Uewr6bLnYa5Fc2JjI1MC3lGSVsBN5WAxQ8eZFDjxPfW0Ru8vIbrl1HgKTw/s320/IMG_20201008_014735.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Leutnant Schute having destroyed the DD Sherman now tries to <br />wipe out the section supporting it. This proves annoyingly difficult<br />even at close range as they went Down and stayed down and being<br />only two of the buggers there meant that even at point blank range<br />Schute's Panzer III needed 5s and 6s to hit them and with his main <br />gun's attention on the 6 pounder facing it he couldn't risk giving the<br />two Jocks all his attention and naturally he (I) missed with all six <br />shots!! Quelle suprise! </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ladBthdEj8LEjG1XR9LKLcWX8_4slxfs7g_gcQjzcKkQUslxVIDeOLeIUg5Ji6p3TgAKM5kL0FYed7PTjAsEKn8m0CmL03JwhR_nnewu3Ek6WxftsvLIyusIj-SW33OP7X7RcXaANZc/s4000/IMG_20201007_234515.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ladBthdEj8LEjG1XR9LKLcWX8_4slxfs7g_gcQjzcKkQUslxVIDeOLeIUg5Ji6p3TgAKM5kL0FYed7PTjAsEKn8m0CmL03JwhR_nnewu3Ek6WxftsvLIyusIj-SW33OP7X7RcXaANZc/s320/IMG_20201007_234515.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The PIAT team try their luck against the 250/1 but to no avail</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhel36KLCc86SwOap6bO_Ws0UomT6jMYPrsto_a91GOKeFKhTxqDxX42ruVyiKxc9txas8ACaj9aavfsSs5jbGtqKjBt8eJ96G7atdSVpDaYIjWs0EETNJ8Jm5YvNzbzWIfPtpLBN1D7hU/s4000/IMG_20201007_234603.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhel36KLCc86SwOap6bO_Ws0UomT6jMYPrsto_a91GOKeFKhTxqDxX42ruVyiKxc9txas8ACaj9aavfsSs5jbGtqKjBt8eJ96G7atdSVpDaYIjWs0EETNJ8Jm5YvNzbzWIfPtpLBN1D7hU/s320/IMG_20201007_234603.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Sherman Firefly suffers from the dread new model syndrome as<br />it is taken out by the fire from the second Panzer IV</td></tr></tbody></table><i> </i></div><div><i> The Guards half track reversed away from the brow of the hill as Sleap groaned inwardly. Beyond the reversing vehicle he could see the prone figures of the Guardsmen. To his right he could see the crew bailing out of the burning Firefly. "Bloody 'ell" he muttered then dashed over to the forward artillery observer crouching behind a smashed jeep. "It's not going jolly well, is it, old chap?" said the grim faced artillery officer. "No, it bleedin' well ain't going jolly well" growled Sleap "Can you call up a stonk on the other side of that crest? he asked. The artillery officer drew out a map "Certainly can, old chap; wait a mo!" then took up the radio mike his radio operator had handed him... </i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXBWFzNZQhmdDbUtNubt7wbc6qEmRHIdXjw30DAVO-J44sCwYBlpE9COU4dtFp1Dr8sdspMZfeDfbU0eThIg7UnAoj4vmYFlhZSeHFH0etx8ui4bDh1lvFQjhYvV6Y6_VXdWAqqzSiXk/s4000/IMG_20201007_234704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXBWFzNZQhmdDbUtNubt7wbc6qEmRHIdXjw30DAVO-J44sCwYBlpE9COU4dtFp1Dr8sdspMZfeDfbU0eThIg7UnAoj4vmYFlhZSeHFH0etx8ui4bDh1lvFQjhYvV6Y6_VXdWAqqzSiXk/s320/IMG_20201007_234704.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXMqOoCiI5G-hoTiY4ww9OZxR0qWryKgA0TgzuAKUthe49No73Q13HeW_SjXeKQqPQevPTFTKj-EagNwCpmszfPqz1hKLjC3xHOyqrXkcOtQpJ9EbOOdBNqu53eZfcJym33pyBIXbqY8/s4000/IMG_20201007_234358.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXMqOoCiI5G-hoTiY4ww9OZxR0qWryKgA0TgzuAKUthe49No73Q13HeW_SjXeKQqPQevPTFTKj-EagNwCpmszfPqz1hKLjC3xHOyqrXkcOtQpJ9EbOOdBNqu53eZfcJym33pyBIXbqY8/s320/IMG_20201007_234358.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Stymied! The Panzers of 21st Panzer Division are unable to force<br />the Scots Guards back and the Jocks are unable to push the Jerries <br />off the hill top... </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OR-QcsGi7kobw7JMUkkwX30oDIH5XUdji17ES9yZ7dVKSEzho89kBU7l5cdTmG7Lq82QSuxS5S64zSBiE41FQxZZUWjTw4weBOZ0M4VeO1tMqCrfsAeQyh7h-p5HjwtK_Hg9Zrz8oO4/s2044/IMG_20201008_015028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="1746" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OR-QcsGi7kobw7JMUkkwX30oDIH5XUdji17ES9yZ7dVKSEzho89kBU7l5cdTmG7Lq82QSuxS5S64zSBiE41FQxZZUWjTw4weBOZ0M4VeO1tMqCrfsAeQyh7h-p5HjwtK_Hg9Zrz8oO4/s320/IMG_20201008_015028.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgZuOirvY2i4wCT4xMWqc6gDViiRfzFybdAU25hzrkDvz6llEjpg9DO8w6TDj3hzQiAHKAaRIfxTzsRfKoKlj_UPd0NuF8KqQG7heJnhnszUEsBa3PhKJ9l5FvyU8nDccEVo9VBjHn-g/s4000/IMG_20201007_232403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgZuOirvY2i4wCT4xMWqc6gDViiRfzFybdAU25hzrkDvz6llEjpg9DO8w6TDj3hzQiAHKAaRIfxTzsRfKoKlj_UPd0NuF8KqQG7heJnhnszUEsBa3PhKJ9l5FvyU8nDccEVo9VBjHn-g/s320/IMG_20201007_232403.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> And there that particularly bruising encounter ended; 6 turns of desperate fighting and a mutually agreeable draw. It was a really tough fight especially as the tank gunners appeared to spill hot tea/ersatz coffee on their laps each time they went to fire. </div><div> I must admit I am really enjoying some of these scenraios that the chaps at Warlord Games are producing these days; hats off to them.</div><div> The Guards had a good first innings too, this being their first time on the tabletop and they still had plenty of fight left in them by the end of the game despite losing both tanks; both anti tank guns were still in the fight as were their mortar, recce carrier and MMG. The German infantry had taken a pasting though. It was their armour and half track mounted MMGs that were doing the hard graft though as I mentioned the tank gunners were having a bit of an off day; from approximately approximately twelve shots fired only two hit home and did any damage. The -1 to hit due to the foliage certainly didn't help anyone's shooting. Still and all it was fun to run a German armoured platoon for a wee change.</div><div><br /></div><div> So what now, now that we are still working our way through the time of Covid? Well, as we here in the Scotland are in lockdown and our gang can't get together I have been playing solo games of Bolt Action as witnessed by the Stalingrad game and I will write up a wee report or two on them. And with the Stalingrad project complete I have a hankering for another project and this one will be based on Operation Tonga and the fight between the 6th Airborne and 21st Panzer Division on the 6th June 1944 in the Orne bridgehead. More about that later, in the meantime I hope you enjoyed this wee write up, that you are all well and healthy and my thanks to Richie for such a memorable game once again..</div><div><br /></div><div>Pip pip,</div><div>Jimbob<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div></div></div></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-34870236261613264402020-12-26T16:20:00.000-08:002020-12-26T16:20:04.658-08:00Between Now and Back Then; Update and Round Up for the end of 2020<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTOoV1pj01xwsTafrbgINl1sMCFoF2fP0ZTxYXQG_DANSuj-xfF8p2bdcS4njv2eaHKoD3K5oJTX6Ay0iT1GAchw-tbOPXa1XC6Uq43Dq2Uqwqbl7RNMCIPEAplmbZwE4sNYzJ05xp7A/s2307/IMG_20200827_004653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="2307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTOoV1pj01xwsTafrbgINl1sMCFoF2fP0ZTxYXQG_DANSuj-xfF8p2bdcS4njv2eaHKoD3K5oJTX6Ay0iT1GAchw-tbOPXa1XC6Uq43Dq2Uqwqbl7RNMCIPEAplmbZwE4sNYzJ05xp7A/s320/IMG_20200827_004653.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Richie, Danny and I have played on some fantastic looking<br />tables over the years but this one is my personal favourites<br />when Richie's Fallschirmjager met my US Infantry earlier <br />this year. Richie did an excellent job of putting together a <br />very realistic looking Normandy table</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Cutting To The Chase.</u> It's been a funny old year as I am sure you are aware. But I won't waste time with comments or views on the current state of the world, instead I'm just going to cover what I have worked on since my last update and look forward to what I have in mind for 2021.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Stalingrad Terrain.</u> If you are a follower of this blog then you will know that I recently had a blast playing out my take on the Bolt Action Stalingrad Rail Station 1 scenario. Preparing for this took up a fair bit of bench time over the last few months and resulted in a some very nice terrain bits indeed not least my advertising column which I am really pleased with. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In fact, on reflection, I am really quite pleased with what I have put together for this project. Three ruined buildings, a pretty nice railway layout, a coal yard, piggery and hen coop and the small scatter pieces; trees etc. And all for one scenario! No wonder I was scunnered (cheesed off)!! But it was worth it in the end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShnOZlNrfEZSEWnkggcxzmnIQIk-5CftvSzc2-_OEUC6CkFYYbUtyIbee5PiJgCx6OO-tWbYdLLtlKaN-OGDqMNV0sesJsMaBRt1Zt6i076JHA1THOmAzDXlne58dBlJgNimBC5Invho/s4000/IMG_20201219_011916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2702" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShnOZlNrfEZSEWnkggcxzmnIQIk-5CftvSzc2-_OEUC6CkFYYbUtyIbee5PiJgCx6OO-tWbYdLLtlKaN-OGDqMNV0sesJsMaBRt1Zt6i076JHA1THOmAzDXlne58dBlJgNimBC5Invho/s320/IMG_20201219_011916.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">About 75% of this terrain was made for this one scenario</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIchDDc7RClrcO0Pw0QQCRTI9utkSqTjtdRpcUPB4mnEvfFHCA4zyaCQJ7gCNgOsjQc5DPBOsPBnAoz-3ngg5j_1_QSwo1ow1qXHdE65xHBZSBL7oBsWQF3y-U6qX4RDjsEVlfHE9YRs/s2122/IMG_20201220_160844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2122" data-original-width="1354" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIchDDc7RClrcO0Pw0QQCRTI9utkSqTjtdRpcUPB4mnEvfFHCA4zyaCQJ7gCNgOsjQc5DPBOsPBnAoz-3ngg5j_1_QSwo1ow1qXHdE65xHBZSBL7oBsWQF3y-U6qX4RDjsEVlfHE9YRs/s320/IMG_20201220_160844.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Advertising column pre-painting showing how <br />it was put together should anyone else feel the <br />need for an advertising column in their terrain <br />collection</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBAqcAdpOOyqHtBB2MkdpMPOq4hxxdo7zPFyK71YTeCy5KOeTfw5YjVB0ys64Ow520dEgKzh4AxlkCiqz_E9f1cUcxQc19yBIcbBvHN4NVEsDyAIDkMpnUsT0YVxOytcUBq0szRnJerw/s4000/IMG_20201115_215404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBAqcAdpOOyqHtBB2MkdpMPOq4hxxdo7zPFyK71YTeCy5KOeTfw5YjVB0ys64Ow520dEgKzh4AxlkCiqz_E9f1cUcxQc19yBIcbBvHN4NVEsDyAIDkMpnUsT0YVxOytcUBq0szRnJerw/s320/IMG_20201115_215404.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Winter trees made from twigs with added <br />tactical signs, based on coins and with mixed<br />herbs used to represent fallen leaves </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskvr30ii5DGBxLqYLPKZJyqE3nFm4YB1kRMhyIfSfpEb7QYYIUdQs2Xks5qV-DtXVnFWdPLxOD9G4RFuQKh9LapvLqb43nO_41jSNKiOu7eJZNFtrQPxIz0X86lxjivW-sVvb-6lUvLo/s4000/IMG_20201115_215658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1941" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskvr30ii5DGBxLqYLPKZJyqE3nFm4YB1kRMhyIfSfpEb7QYYIUdQs2Xks5qV-DtXVnFWdPLxOD9G4RFuQKh9LapvLqb43nO_41jSNKiOu7eJZNFtrQPxIz0X86lxjivW-sVvb-6lUvLo/s320/IMG_20201115_215658.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Rubble scatter made utilising toy cars and cat litter </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgC5w5ufMgOzoiRPvfACVnwYVqPQGTGMo5pVg-oSPY8YTWw7gssiKvnIN6jIMrQepDVpT7ZgjkV-TgWOc1kaMS44rDoq8Ouvg4eqJkJU_t4RWWS0AaxNtc1HXFOuKF5vtCF0vPJMa5p6s/s4000/IMG_20201210_102254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgC5w5ufMgOzoiRPvfACVnwYVqPQGTGMo5pVg-oSPY8YTWw7gssiKvnIN6jIMrQepDVpT7ZgjkV-TgWOc1kaMS44rDoq8Ouvg4eqJkJU_t4RWWS0AaxNtc1HXFOuKF5vtCF0vPJMa5p6s/s320/IMG_20201210_102254.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Sarissa Precision's Ruined Town House</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> The final ruin I put together was Sarissa Precision's Ruined Town House kit. A decent enough kit but I was a tad underwhelmed with it as it's somewhat small in comparison to TT Combat's Ruined Lexington Building. I had originally planned to use the Sarissa kit to represent the three story railway station but as you see below it's lacking stature for that central, some might say pivotal role. The TT Combat building proved the better choice in the event as I rather foolishly glued the six separate pieces of the Ruined Townhouse together which made it difficult though not quite impossible to fit my figures inside with my big, sausage fingered hands...Doh!! part 1</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7dH3IkPtdABLqHFot4aHG56GEBvzIUHY5dVd_ulXJO_OXg0_oKJhcCUYT83wvmuvwAEDUD-9BPsUM7Aams9cuw_2zdUSOCZRLAFSRQZgNrp788gouSSs_S_piiIaqKdosHF5QVV4clo/s4000/IMG_20201215_084402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7dH3IkPtdABLqHFot4aHG56GEBvzIUHY5dVd_ulXJO_OXg0_oKJhcCUYT83wvmuvwAEDUD-9BPsUM7Aams9cuw_2zdUSOCZRLAFSRQZgNrp788gouSSs_S_piiIaqKdosHF5QVV4clo/s320/IMG_20201215_084402.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Other Sarissa bits that I employed were two of their excellent rolling stock kits; a goods wagon and a brake van, which were coated in Bitter Chocolate paint then given a rudimentary paint job. I also invested in a tram car and two wheeled cart from Warbases but they never made it to the table. Maybe another day, eh? </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqq5W3EZgV1OmIucGeeQWNBCkENFDo5DErLDFwaQf6aho1f-8BpDWjuMwDfHg3WehPV_ES-r-gJ83a3qv8HcSe4h1ZPz2AU9SKoFyTtBgRMiF4m6bAn5tTHRDhKW4S8yhf4mAS_0t8j8U/s3715/IMG_20201128_220804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1595" data-original-width="3715" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqq5W3EZgV1OmIucGeeQWNBCkENFDo5DErLDFwaQf6aho1f-8BpDWjuMwDfHg3WehPV_ES-r-gJ83a3qv8HcSe4h1ZPz2AU9SKoFyTtBgRMiF4m6bAn5tTHRDhKW4S8yhf4mAS_0t8j8U/s320/IMG_20201128_220804.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Sarissa's Goods Wagon...</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTeQPpMy1CAzLqAxrqKHz0oUL98h5C5ffhTaEmoBn4FOUh32-MaATug7M-E6jDOhLm5RDWJWhMnUUzBpyOJF7-OtItHycQFSrqw4WTSDV-2N87oBoKFl2ZUZrvp1-jgB7uJvtM1_wHJY/s3261/IMG_20201115_215646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2376" data-original-width="3261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTeQPpMy1CAzLqAxrqKHz0oUL98h5C5ffhTaEmoBn4FOUh32-MaATug7M-E6jDOhLm5RDWJWhMnUUzBpyOJF7-OtItHycQFSrqw4WTSDV-2N87oBoKFl2ZUZrvp1-jgB7uJvtM1_wHJY/s320/IMG_20201115_215646.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..and brake wagon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFXiv1A90hhfa7X37FBe4IsT2njUrbidNxbYqXKjtaAhxKc91DbAPGXU6_-IAyOcwtHahq_A_B2xvAh_9TshYxONNVfAM0YziZZ-1evTzzdTh6kpj4hEO49WoqHtVCFh6xkHPH0WRqh0/s4000/IMG_20201210_102534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFXiv1A90hhfa7X37FBe4IsT2njUrbidNxbYqXKjtaAhxKc91DbAPGXU6_-IAyOcwtHahq_A_B2xvAh_9TshYxONNVfAM0YziZZ-1evTzzdTh6kpj4hEO49WoqHtVCFh6xkHPH0WRqh0/s320/IMG_20201210_102534.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Don't worry, little tram car and two wheeled cart, <br />your day will come soon....</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Further Stuff</u> Other bits and pieces that have received attention are the second of my two 4Ground Mordenburg ruins. A very nice kit (I do like the russet red colour) but the roof tiles need to be replaced or covered with Warbases tile sheets. This also needs a small base added with scattered rubble etc modelled on it. I hope to be able to put together enough timber framed buildings and ruins for some future Bolt Action games set in late WW2 East Prussia. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPrtEAKl9DLzx-aepxW671nFF50KtGI6r4EDH7J7g-dxNqHa5d0xwieNaZJKaZSAQjUpjiJNhxwzbP1hYpXVd_NmwJtTt4mLjercl0YpNxes6U8J3A1d4t2Z50DNbjjJQBhJel8gbR3c/s4000/IMG_20201210_102352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPrtEAKl9DLzx-aepxW671nFF50KtGI6r4EDH7J7g-dxNqHa5d0xwieNaZJKaZSAQjUpjiJNhxwzbP1hYpXVd_NmwJtTt4mLjercl0YpNxes6U8J3A1d4t2Z50DNbjjJQBhJel8gbR3c/s320/IMG_20201210_102352.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTd-QQvnwb2fsK1vpDJXi4_DcguQnwkoJ4_FBQ8kZ-S2FVf0ntjWFxN0QxYLpqXsGZ7Q4hi0M7ipuCocyew28BtKrlHsYQfg_mGe1azf_9EWBc9SKCNMkjZuHzVR1Euey2UQssx_TF94w/s2611/IMG_20201210_102647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2611" data-original-width="1978" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTd-QQvnwb2fsK1vpDJXi4_DcguQnwkoJ4_FBQ8kZ-S2FVf0ntjWFxN0QxYLpqXsGZ7Q4hi0M7ipuCocyew28BtKrlHsYQfg_mGe1azf_9EWBc9SKCNMkjZuHzVR1Euey2UQssx_TF94w/s320/IMG_20201210_102647.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And speaking of Bolt Action in late war East Prussia, I have made more progress with my late war German force. These have become something of a passion project of late. I have finished off my RSO/PAK40 and expanded my infantry units; partly by painting up new figures and partly by converting my winter German figures. I also added support units; medium mortar, sniper team and medium machine gun. I have more, much more to add to these chaps, hankering after such exotic units as Sturmgewehr totting Volsturm squads, Feldgendarmerie squads and a panzerzerstorer squad (three panzerschreks in one unit!! Can you imagine?) </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNa-nEuruub1tMdZdoQiMQ15PKNhieGAOmXBHLZkuAPrIg2uJIdW_NR-gAxv83WXfUh1YFBDBuzlFfeYGspvltjK9mWUmqSkaAJYow0N0IYvXnUr74QQNGwrR5we3DfibIh93vH-1Dec/s2570/IMG_20201116_213349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="2570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNa-nEuruub1tMdZdoQiMQ15PKNhieGAOmXBHLZkuAPrIg2uJIdW_NR-gAxv83WXfUh1YFBDBuzlFfeYGspvltjK9mWUmqSkaAJYow0N0IYvXnUr74QQNGwrR5we3DfibIh93vH-1Dec/s320/IMG_20201116_213349.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Finished RSO/PAK40 ready to go. The crew are removable <br />so that they can crew my other artillery pieces</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG26C3i_FMAGCJFeCH1Gg1JK3JEXsRZbszIDBScZXlImZenk7XbbJsWT8da2qK6O6HZS4wzgfTKYrNSr0MSTUrLGwBN8p8_slHBllaf_5UKxsygoRfMmx9RC-C48kaW6dSDqO_mYpjC60/s3386/IMG_20201224_234719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2130" data-original-width="3386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG26C3i_FMAGCJFeCH1Gg1JK3JEXsRZbszIDBScZXlImZenk7XbbJsWT8da2qK6O6HZS4wzgfTKYrNSr0MSTUrLGwBN8p8_slHBllaf_5UKxsygoRfMmx9RC-C48kaW6dSDqO_mYpjC60/s320/IMG_20201224_234719.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">late war Germans, lots of them...Sehr schon </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> v Another recent purchase was Sarissa Precision's Japanese Mountain Village for the game Daisho, the rules for which I bought a while back. All I need to do now is to wait for the terrain pixies to sneak into the cubbyhole and put it together and paint it up for me....or I can do it myself, which will be a lot quicker....but not by much!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzc5ypGmv2qYMJ1uCmEtx2UYdDws7_A4No5azGGcIpENiy0es3z_efNk_QIpEpfXi5BjNrzOgcBQi288t-koeKHnZruamnnEouJumXL-E2s2Dsq_COPZFBQy97uJyjgB3uktCeT8xGsQ/s4000/IMG_20201114_144946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzc5ypGmv2qYMJ1uCmEtx2UYdDws7_A4No5azGGcIpENiy0es3z_efNk_QIpEpfXi5BjNrzOgcBQi288t-koeKHnZruamnnEouJumXL-E2s2Dsq_COPZFBQy97uJyjgB3uktCeT8xGsQ/s320/IMG_20201114_144946.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAU574pAY5g9Z-kjHxrme33YcwC-6kfV9kG0f_REj0-80pbQHCaghFj2vi4TCVkSYp-8XbL1A1V4j-4demu8_qehJySXOOYPwlR6iin66J-wQfyEk2R2oT4fxfJxv2SFjlEVo_Z-gGFkM/s4000/IMG_20201114_145002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAU574pAY5g9Z-kjHxrme33YcwC-6kfV9kG0f_REj0-80pbQHCaghFj2vi4TCVkSYp-8XbL1A1V4j-4demu8_qehJySXOOYPwlR6iin66J-wQfyEk2R2oT4fxfJxv2SFjlEVo_Z-gGFkM/s320/IMG_20201114_145002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqjr-JxdwHk3cOxJD6uv8fJT-tjeXjC09OU5LYkO7nxsohuH__RVtfXtsDWjlRN9FmhpYsyNRWPG1RpAK7NK1rOWa5JSwdY2KvRIdkI24zk2Xd1iGIU5edm7yhkmT-N_dpQ_CxM35hcg/s4000/IMG_20201114_142809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqjr-JxdwHk3cOxJD6uv8fJT-tjeXjC09OU5LYkO7nxsohuH__RVtfXtsDWjlRN9FmhpYsyNRWPG1RpAK7NK1rOWa5JSwdY2KvRIdkI24zk2Xd1iGIU5edm7yhkmT-N_dpQ_CxM35hcg/s320/IMG_20201114_142809.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Hovels Ltd also received some business from me as I bought their 28mm single span bridge as I now have a small river that I can add to my terrain tiles which expands my available gaming area to a massive 5'x4'! Whilst in real terms it's not actually much it does mean I have a bit more room for tactical maneuvering when I game as I can place the river tiles upside down and cover the terrain tiles with a suitable mat. And of course I can use the river tiles as intended...sweet</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEiLhsywGddNhAPcqdBw0_9TNMi95IhaDszDdltdeoiPaVETFjCuHvlUkKHouHveK02vAeBLbTMmi62Uzj3V2IGxiWfX0IPrRsoDaErHSnyVTUoQ7Wd9lb_c0xI9oJ0wKl4h-cMjVvCI/s4000/IMG_20201114_142734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEiLhsywGddNhAPcqdBw0_9TNMi95IhaDszDdltdeoiPaVETFjCuHvlUkKHouHveK02vAeBLbTMmi62Uzj3V2IGxiWfX0IPrRsoDaErHSnyVTUoQ7Wd9lb_c0xI9oJ0wKl4h-cMjVvCI/s320/IMG_20201114_142734.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOVMHwCK618oXmp3Irg37eGzGBlnzfSi8BFu_PdrbZycTYf9_M9uwboMxl_8vQDN-SIsmCyxwEEkfWySJj66nac91s1gqgwHmfkgVq2ovzKDnvs9l92s02z7zZ4tlQMN6vDanGZzitqQ/s4000/IMG_20201218_102636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOVMHwCK618oXmp3Irg37eGzGBlnzfSi8BFu_PdrbZycTYf9_M9uwboMxl_8vQDN-SIsmCyxwEEkfWySJj66nac91s1gqgwHmfkgVq2ovzKDnvs9l92s02z7zZ4tlQMN6vDanGZzitqQ/s320/IMG_20201218_102636.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The massive gaming area a la Maison McCabe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and I bought some 6mm terrain from Hovels Ltd as we are looking to play Black Powder in 6mm!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEx6-R9BQH6RGqfBp5YRVZkGZeqj9w7VA5kIg4J51xeCdJ8IyM79WdSMBeJyT1BD0SgueySpBGKfuWAxyqL-sCZWP2O_Jz2hNOM6HfNbbuV71UNKrQPxsIjkGsZ_MThRshxmo76700jrE/s4000/IMG_20201114_142722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEx6-R9BQH6RGqfBp5YRVZkGZeqj9w7VA5kIg4J51xeCdJ8IyM79WdSMBeJyT1BD0SgueySpBGKfuWAxyqL-sCZWP2O_Jz2hNOM6HfNbbuV71UNKrQPxsIjkGsZ_MThRshxmo76700jrE/s320/IMG_20201114_142722.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Scale Model Kits</u> As mentioned in my last update I had taken a notion to paint display models; planes, tanks, figures that sort of thing. The first of these I present here, a Revell 1/72 scale WW1 Albatros DIII which has the distinction of being the first model aeroplane I have ever painted. I say painted because as a lad I built quite a few model aeroplanes but they were unpainted even though they often saw combat with sound effects supplied by yours truly..."eeee....oooww...dakka dakka dakka! Take that Fritz!!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6_0K9eSD1wKh8WkmD9p3uQYIgzGuUtdiZqMNx1seS0gj2o9OaMQpYdi408TB2WgMWK55con3MdTRl_Fur4uf4qHrj0RFwDZbcA8UhBlGY9sVfHF5HkeEuE8lt72B2njReA0aEtVUtbA/s2271/IMG_20201125_231033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="2271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6_0K9eSD1wKh8WkmD9p3uQYIgzGuUtdiZqMNx1seS0gj2o9OaMQpYdi408TB2WgMWK55con3MdTRl_Fur4uf4qHrj0RFwDZbcA8UhBlGY9sVfHF5HkeEuE8lt72B2njReA0aEtVUtbA/s320/IMG_20201125_231033.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eI6ein5Jl2ZBz_QBGHzcPp25_3xqHnFWOGOK0vKaZ0Y3NiOKCOy-Ck0iyTNLO0k_zSM0d5lphJ70IKhlkU2xeUJG5pFMiZCBiRlBZXa2xqiR2LjV2BqJOZcOsVLdHFXsL1Y5y6C-JeE/s2057/IMG_20201125_230911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="2057" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eI6ein5Jl2ZBz_QBGHzcPp25_3xqHnFWOGOK0vKaZ0Y3NiOKCOy-Ck0iyTNLO0k_zSM0d5lphJ70IKhlkU2xeUJG5pFMiZCBiRlBZXa2xqiR2LjV2BqJOZcOsVLdHFXsL1Y5y6C-JeE/s320/IMG_20201125_230911.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8BeUxFG3AsSlQILccUOWXUDyuN6aPMjUXM-rJxzMIjBk6GjRgJ-2yeELwX_18YND2mJGtHEJwS6nX9At9HH0v-IW_78JTl7oanDQoy7RBT0LrQ5eg4uS7OjPpUTgj4M5LBhWkYDaIbc/s1791/IMG_20201125_230855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="1791" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8BeUxFG3AsSlQILccUOWXUDyuN6aPMjUXM-rJxzMIjBk6GjRgJ-2yeELwX_18YND2mJGtHEJwS6nX9At9HH0v-IW_78JTl7oanDQoy7RBT0LrQ5eg4uS7OjPpUTgj4M5LBhWkYDaIbc/s320/IMG_20201125_230855.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> I really enjoyed building and painting this so much that I intend doing more; aircraft, tanks and figures. I have always shied away from attempting aircraft and vehicles as I felt I would make a complete arse of it; especially as I have fallen into the trap of thinking that the only good paint jobs on scale models can be achieved with an airbrush: which is a nonsense, and convincing myself that the standard seen in modelling magazines is what everyone else achieves so it wouldn't be worth my while bothering. Listening to a few of the modelling podcasts that are out there; On The Bench (which is hilarious), Plastic Model Mojo and The Plastic Posse, has revealed to me that this is definitely not the case. As it is I only intend to build and paint armoured vehicles that have single colour camouflage schemes or, like Cold War British vehicles and armour, have hand painted camouflage schemes so an airbrush isn't a necessity. Figures I am less intimidated by having painted a few of these in the past. Though of course the real reason I wargames this is only a diversion, the scratching of a hobby itch because the real reason I wargame is because I want to paint my toy soldiers etc and play games with them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupDN7HRe7Zz8D6kpYKD3zXbehm7iMuRYTJfcc0mgw_QF-caPZQ6XovEMDl0RSV_MoeeJbrB3GrRIOeq9RdXmSXxSeFzNzcmzHRrXaIvD34u8x6Myau6NstQsj1a20mSpVSbIj3ojjeNo/s3236/IMG_20201226_222334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3236" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupDN7HRe7Zz8D6kpYKD3zXbehm7iMuRYTJfcc0mgw_QF-caPZQ6XovEMDl0RSV_MoeeJbrB3GrRIOeq9RdXmSXxSeFzNzcmzHRrXaIvD34u8x6Myau6NstQsj1a20mSpVSbIj3ojjeNo/s320/IMG_20201226_222334.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Airfix's 54mm Cuirassier. Not the greatest paint job but <br />I like i and enjoyed it and that's the nub of scale modelling,<br />you build for your own enjoyment....Doh! part 2</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSV9VvF-wZAZiKEQG3DkLz4FTex8yas2HZ7e5MPD_Kg_IaMY35c-NV1WhUbAnTuH0zTT2EkWxa8Jw7R96S1yQVBgLQ-pvrgPhfweRS_AzxPu14G6oJ47rQV9_LqN3KE3QA1JbiwCpEi0/s4000/IMG_20201226_222405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSV9VvF-wZAZiKEQG3DkLz4FTex8yas2HZ7e5MPD_Kg_IaMY35c-NV1WhUbAnTuH0zTT2EkWxa8Jw7R96S1yQVBgLQ-pvrgPhfweRS_AzxPu14G6oJ47rQV9_LqN3KE3QA1JbiwCpEi0/s320/IMG_20201226_222405.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">My first, serious 1/35 scale project in quite a long while. <br />The Tamiya Panzer Crew figures are incredible sculpts, <br />a huge leap forward in design and production from the <br />figures included in the Panzer IVD kit</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUm1zFctS79ezwUQ49_wAmBqkx8uZgI9UYduuLl1viGQvqmC2VMim7RUOTlZDsPRCLddQZcG5EUfqJArNSHU4BKJOi5Qflt4BeAqKuywo8M2Ql7YeKLwIbpMUE5smgf7pwjV7YXgaQTAQ/s4000/IMG_20201225_082543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUm1zFctS79ezwUQ49_wAmBqkx8uZgI9UYduuLl1viGQvqmC2VMim7RUOTlZDsPRCLddQZcG5EUfqJArNSHU4BKJOi5Qflt4BeAqKuywo8M2Ql7YeKLwIbpMUE5smgf7pwjV7YXgaQTAQ/s320/IMG_20201225_082543.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Christmas haul. I like marzipan...and <br />The Clash</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxUTrHtf9vC81_1FRIcN_JF8VPcdTwP_scGgd3KOZtDFJ9r2R0vwBrkigKhsCXMbhD8rtkThKK_5CH44h6ow3acNk8qQURGF9Yn1yv2FvxYYWLrrSPM7bnnaJzD4ndkhPLBbhPu0QGG8/s4000/IMG_20201224_182531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxUTrHtf9vC81_1FRIcN_JF8VPcdTwP_scGgd3KOZtDFJ9r2R0vwBrkigKhsCXMbhD8rtkThKK_5CH44h6ow3acNk8qQURGF9Yn1yv2FvxYYWLrrSPM7bnnaJzD4ndkhPLBbhPu0QGG8/s320/IMG_20201224_182531.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">A treat for myself </td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Which brings me to my next deviation from historical wargaming. My good chum Danny was fortunate enough to win The Walking Dead miniature game in a raffle a couple of years ago at Dunfermline Wargame And Roleplaying Fellowship's (D.W.A.R.F.) Winter War Bolt Action charity tournament. I found recently that I was in the market for just such a beasty so we did a trade.<div> I had an idea to coerce the missus, the sister in law and number 2 nephew and number 2 niece into playing The Walking Dead miniature game over the holiday period (I am always naively optimistic they will play board games with me despite Talisman and Cluedo; the set with the 28mm figures in it, both being played out with obvious reluctance. Oh and yes, I painted up the figures in both sets...but I am digressing) little realising that The Walking Dead was designed for 1-2 players. So that family gaming idea has gone out the window (to the obvious and undisguised relief of the missus, sis-in-law etc). </div><div> But wait, all was not lost, I have done some research and after reading The Walking Dead compendium vol 1 through in one sitting (not a clever idea before going to sleep....brrrrrrr) I was rather taken with the back story for the game. So taken in fact that I have ordered the second compendium or compendium vol 2 if you will. I played through the first taster scenario from the game itself and quite enjoyed it sooooo I have ordered the terrain accessory pack that Mantic produced for it reckoning I have sufficient buildings for it (the game plays out on a 20"x20" area with 40"x20" being the maximum recommended area) that all I need do is paint up the figures and hey presto, new game system.</div><div> Speaking of painting the figures, this is why I bought the graphic novel compendium thinking I would get an idea of what colours to paint the miniatures only to find out it's printed in black and white; so much for me and research. If I had bothered to pay more attention to the rulebook (and why would I do that, for cripes sake!) I would have seen a lot of lovely photos of the game jam packed with lovely painted miniatures...Doh! part 3. By the way, I bought the video as I have never seen the programme and at £1.50 I thought "Why not; that won't break the bank" then walked home in the rain as I had spent my bus fare on that damned DVD!!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaiEZJzsR3kAm-OBrd5YRUgZGVavX4B41gq-KfLIGWwCBw4dp81CPSJu8l3QN06K3o0XmhCzaBMlYYjKVVt9DKBFtWmu8cv3ovgN8qk13zyANhI9-bFVHXGfD_EfsPeqT9weJ9EXISzXQ/s4000/IMG_20201220_114655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaiEZJzsR3kAm-OBrd5YRUgZGVavX4B41gq-KfLIGWwCBw4dp81CPSJu8l3QN06K3o0XmhCzaBMlYYjKVVt9DKBFtWmu8cv3ovgN8qk13zyANhI9-bFVHXGfD_EfsPeqT9weJ9EXISzXQ/s320/IMG_20201220_114655.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> So that's the end of this meandering update/round up post. I have a couple of narrative batreps in the pipeline as ever. And a new gaming project besides The Walking Dead that I will write about later once I have sorted out how I plan to tackle it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Till then I hope you all had a lovely Christmas Day with your nearest and dearest; that Santa was good to you and that the rest of your festive season is full of joy and happiness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pip pip,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jimbob (General by the grace of Blogger!!) </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-41712621781341182242020-12-20T15:48:00.005-08:002021-02-12T17:03:11.472-08:00Bolt Action: Stalingrad. Schaft's Pioneers Take The Fifth...<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdAwjla5gvqlUN4quPlLw44oEB6s_ZzAL7t_UvTieoZYr_dwhLHajcubWUVmWQWEgCCJONEhUOaj3dT5ka3jwh6N5ZcM3AaKY3i9zl13ZkIeMN4jtlKJbqUjGD-K3At8i0pE04XLsi8U/s1249/IMG_20201218_175720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdAwjla5gvqlUN4quPlLw44oEB6s_ZzAL7t_UvTieoZYr_dwhLHajcubWUVmWQWEgCCJONEhUOaj3dT5ka3jwh6N5ZcM3AaKY3i9zl13ZkIeMN4jtlKJbqUjGD-K3At8i0pE04XLsi8U/s320/IMG_20201218_175720.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b>Warning This Post Has Lots Of Photos But It Is Of Lovely Terrain So I Make No Apologies</b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b>If you have come to this batrep via Facebook and enjoyed it, please comment below rather than on Facebook. Here it will stay whereas on Facebook it will disappear after the briefest of times. Enjoy the batrep</b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Intro</u> As the saying goes "good things come to those who wait" or, as they say in this neck of the woods "Whit's comin' fur ye, 'ill no go by ye" and so it came to pass that I had finished the terrain that I needed for my Stalingrad Railway Station No1 scenario. The stars then aligned; I had a day off work, my missus was at work and Otto the Canine Duke of Strathbungo was booked into the doggy day care place thingamabob so I had an "empty" and in a flat/apartment where hobby space is at a premium, having the place to myself, an "empty" is a necessity for wargaming. The night beforehand I finished off the last couple of pieces of terrain, dug out my Soviet and German figures and sat down, with a pleasingly decent sized measure of Tamnavulin single malt at hand, to organise my force lists on Easy Army and ran into a snag....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Well, it wasn't really a snag so much as a; how can I put it, a desire, a powerful desire to switch things around. You see in the scenario the Germans are the defenders and the Soviets the attackers and whilst sorting my lists I fell to musing upon my Sturmpioniers; of which I have more than a few including a platoon commander, Kurt Schaft, and my musing led me to the thought "Sturmpioniers don't defend; they assault!" (I know they do defend and I had a few thoughts about house rules for them in Bolt Action but more of that anon) so to gratify that aforementioned powerful desire I decided to move the battle to Stalingrad Railway Station No5 (if there is or was such a place) and have the Soviets defend it and my Sturmpioniers assault it. And with them would go my much loved but little used Stug III D as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> To face them and defend the station from the fascists I chose a novelty (for me at least) inexperienced troops! But these are no ordinary inexperienced troops, two squads of these inexperienced squads would be Student Officer Squads who despite being classed as inexperienced were also Fanatics and therefore particularly hard to kill in Bolt Action....well, not kill so much as to convince them that the game was up and they should bugger off. In Bolt Action, a unit that is classed as Fanatics fights till the end, in game terms this means that; a) when it loses half its number from shooting it does not take a morale test and continues to fight as normal so long as it includes at least two men. If reduced to one man then it must take a morale test as normal. b) it doesn't rout when it has the same number as pins equal to its morale value (8) and c) When a Fanatic unit is defeated in close quarter combat the result counts as a draw and another round of combat is immediately fought. Continue fighting until the fanatic unit wins, is completely wiped out or is left with a single model in which case it is destroyed (make note of points a and c, they have relevance in the forthcoming scrap). These doughty fellows would defend the station bolstered by another novelty. The Stalingrad campaign book introduces a few new units to Bolt Action including the Frontnik Commissar who, like the original Commissar in the Soviet Union book has the Not One Step Back rule (infantry squads that fail an Order Test within 6" of the commissar lose one man and must to re roll the Order Test again, no option. Basically he executes one man to "encourage" the others) The Frontnik Commissar is rated as a Regular and has the Inspiring Rhetoric rule. Any Inexperienced squads within 6" of the Frontnik Commissar ignore the -1 To Hit modifier that Inexperienced troops normally suffer from. You can see now why I put him in the station with the Student Officer Squads; they would be very difficult to shift. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The final bits of terrain that I completed for the scenario were some telegraph poles and an advertising column. Now I don't know if they had advertising columns in Stalingrad but if they can have a Rail Station No 5 they can have an advertising column. I had been pondering making one of these for a wee while but wasn't sure what to use to make it. After looking at various examples online I had a better idea of the size and I was pondering whether I should make a column from rolled paper and generous applications of PVA glue whilst tidying up the McCubby Hole when I came upon an old rubber wine bottle cork that I had been using as a paint stand for figures and realised it was bang on the money for core of the advertising column. I stuck it onto an old (lots of old stuff in my hobby room besides me) GW round slotta base then glued three or four similarly sized MDF bases to the bottom. On top I glued yet another slotta base then, when the glue was dry, I mixed up some Miliput and made a dome on the top and added a decorative ball to crown it. I left it over night (for no other reason than I had to go to bed) then primed it and painted it the following day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbZvmPf4YblhexQvB3CLfUHBT92jHaX9G6CY_Z7tkxgLmxlpJicaYtPz2ajEYAC_6m2pXz7wQbZ2zKFQyPLB-XT4t3r0Oro8IPLcU_4PSFngtSHy-X4gkdmRZW_6ihritX9WOm6Rfffo/s2122/IMG_20201220_160844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2122" data-original-width="1354" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbZvmPf4YblhexQvB3CLfUHBT92jHaX9G6CY_Z7tkxgLmxlpJicaYtPz2ajEYAC_6m2pXz7wQbZ2zKFQyPLB-XT4t3r0Oro8IPLcU_4PSFngtSHy-X4gkdmRZW_6ihritX9WOm6Rfffo/s320/IMG_20201220_160844.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Once the paint had dried I stuck various Victorian advertisements on it to make it look "busy". I got these from Wargames Vault and figured at that scale they would just look the part. The only problem with them was the fact that I had glued the sheet of advertisements to two other sheets of A4 paper as I wanted them to be robust enough to place on buildings with blue tac so that I could add posters to my buildings etc to suit the period and location of the game I was playing. Consequently they aren't flush with the surface of the advertising column like the real thing is but hey ho, I was too scunnered (beyond caring) to care at that point. And why was I scunnered Well I had been working on this project since September/October and it was beginning to chisel away at my patience which is the reason why I didn't include the tram I had bought for this game; I couldn't be ars...couldn't be bothered to paint it even though I had primed it. All of which was another reason for the playing the scenario as soon as pos</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytAvi1K52jHlyBabmgUfm32RB-emTPorRJSZDD2Utze4YQkWXO-77hcMWxCWVCNMgoz0ph0rJYmytJMCh81Kp-mIqd7f-OU0_OvCrScIU7OYT23R39JvLHJlWawLxEyGx3XJmrbQ1POs/s2917/IMG_20201217_224135.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1839" data-original-width="2917" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytAvi1K52jHlyBabmgUfm32RB-emTPorRJSZDD2Utze4YQkWXO-77hcMWxCWVCNMgoz0ph0rJYmytJMCh81Kp-mIqd7f-OU0_OvCrScIU7OYT23R39JvLHJlWawLxEyGx3XJmrbQ1POs/s320/IMG_20201217_224135.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Telegraph poles and advertising column done. Looks alright, don't it?</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Scenario</u> The Germans are pushing forward and need to clear Rail Station No5 and the area beyond it. They have sent a pionier detachment under Leutnant Kurt Schaft to clear the station. The Soviets are unwilling to give up any ground to the hated fascist. With their forces spread thin they have had to garrison Rail Station No5 with Student Officers under command of Commissar Klebb. Reconnaissance patrols have indicated that the German are going to strike at the Rail Station so reinforcements are being rushed forward to support Commissar Klebb and his men.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Set Up</u> Terrain as per the photo below. The defender sets up a quarter of his forces in the station building which was Commissar Klebb and the two Student Officer squads. The Germans start off the table and come on in the first turn. The remainder of the Soviet force are in reserve and begin deploying from Turn 2 following the usual reserve rules.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNKfPZwBPDF0wpVDdH-qWAAmMy2f3QlCilXhWAAOEklFPzMyz2KA0l3EHx4pOa1NE9IvbOg7vPlGfBbcFpMhigaQqY9ptJ4VOP0lfUFGyg47Pm4KSvBk1DA8t2IL3ypNov2gaGymELM4/s2206/IMG_20200913_215159.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="2206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNKfPZwBPDF0wpVDdH-qWAAmMy2f3QlCilXhWAAOEklFPzMyz2KA0l3EHx4pOa1NE9IvbOg7vPlGfBbcFpMhigaQqY9ptJ4VOP0lfUFGyg47Pm4KSvBk1DA8t2IL3ypNov2gaGymELM4/s320/IMG_20200913_215159.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The scenario map as supplied by the book</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxsrYzRk-tI4kXQz-kEwMLPq3P8u6h8DN2HVqQxnTOSB5_yfisD3he3Ine1pJw9Ir-qtsmbFDIwdfPy5kQRgl9h5UvXvhBRwAjtuLwMrOxWjT3oodVH8W0DpVUl9Kcw4QZ3O_yDvNTPI/s3757/IMG_20201219_012541.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3757" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxsrYzRk-tI4kXQz-kEwMLPq3P8u6h8DN2HVqQxnTOSB5_yfisD3he3Ine1pJw9Ir-qtsmbFDIwdfPy5kQRgl9h5UvXvhBRwAjtuLwMrOxWjT3oodVH8W0DpVUl9Kcw4QZ3O_yDvNTPI/s320/IMG_20201219_012541.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">My take on the map. Green is the German deployment <br />zone, Red the Soviets, obviously</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><u>Objective</u> The Germans must capture the station building, the Soviets must keep control of it. <div><br /></div><div><u>Victory</u> Whoever has the most troops in the building at the end of the game gains 3 Victory Points. Destroyed enemy units are worth 1 Victory Point each. Whoever has the most points at the end wins.<div><br /></div><div><u>Duration</u> The game lasts 6 turns. At the end of turn 6 if both sides still have forces in the station play one more turn.<br /><br /><u>Special Rules</u> The first two turns are fought using the Night Fighting special rules.</div><div><br /></div><div><u>Forces</u> Both sides are selected from new theatre selectors in the Stalingrad book; for the Germans it was the Rattenkrieg TS and the Soviets it was from the Not One Step Back TS. </div><div><br /></div><div> Okay, here I have a confession to make; as I was fielding my Sturmpioniers and my Stug III I was rather backing them to do well instead of taking a more neutral stance. And as I was taking my Sturmpionier I gave them all the bells and whistles, or at least I thought I did. I used the Sturmpionier entry in the Armies of Germany book and gave two of the squads rifle grenade adaptors at 30 points each. The Stalingrad book includes the option for German Infantry Squads to take rifle grenade adaptors at 20 points however unlike the pionier ones these only fire HE or smoke grenades. The pionier one has an anti tank grenade as well. In future games I may give one of these to any fire support squads I add to my list as it makes more sense for them to have them.</div><div> </div><div> Another new option for both sides is a Messenger attached to the platoon commander (who can have one such messenger, captains and majors can have up to two). He costs 10 points, is one use only and basically, on giving the platoon HQ a Fire order increases the platoon commanders morale bonus range and You Men Snap Too It range to 12" for one turn. The down side is that the messenger has the Preferred Target rule which means any enemy unit with an Ambush order on it that can draw line of sight to and is in range of the HQ unit can flip its Ambush order to Fire and shoot at the HQ unit even if it hasn't moved yet.</div><div><br /></div><div> In this scenario, all the Soviet squads from the Not One Step Back Theatre Selector can have the Fanatic rule for 3+ but I didn't take this option. As you will see this didn't matter. Also the Soviet Airborne squads can take Tough Fighters for </div><div> </div><div> I took forces which I think would be historically believable (though hysterical might prove a better description..yes, yes, I know..I'm digressing..) which consisted of...</div><div>Germans</div><div>Platoon HQ. 2nd Lt Kurt Schaft plus two men (SMGs and Messenger)</div><div>3x squads of Sturmpioniers. Two had eight men, 4 SMGs, rifles and one grenade adaptor per squad. The third had 5 men; 4 SMGs and a flame thrower.</div><div>2x Veteran Panzer grenadier squads of 6 men each with 1 LMG. (These chaps were intended to act as fire support for the assaulting pioneers. If I had known about the rifle grenade adaptors for infantry squads I would have armed them with one each as well as the LMGs...we live and learn)</div><div>2x Regular MMG </div><div>1x Veteran Light Mortar</div><div>1x Veteran Anti Tank Rifle</div><div>1x Regular Stug III Ausf D</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtN8gZgyx6Oms5A1F_KWKPMK6ldBAMJ2uW7eDr8TWt4I7h8twr5mW1R2gLsRC4PHMwzMxjhCG8QL-nXJBi1WdM-fF3WY5CGJU34z5wmluWv1BFi-0ol6zk7vco-fjY5PiEs2EJZ5wQU9g/s1145/IMG_20201219_012302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="1083" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtN8gZgyx6Oms5A1F_KWKPMK6ldBAMJ2uW7eDr8TWt4I7h8twr5mW1R2gLsRC4PHMwzMxjhCG8QL-nXJBi1WdM-fF3WY5CGJU34z5wmluWv1BFi-0ol6zk7vco-fjY5PiEs2EJZ5wQU9g/s320/IMG_20201219_012302.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Leutnant Kurt Schaft</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JxNL6Upl5pL4zn-ZIF1rYnoxyvmfwOC6fTaRPYNVtGBA5uRIBrKWH0xA70-dHikz8X2jYL9mplR-VwbPmslfVlT9PlDbITtz6hkUsc8X1zgW21oyhPfhgov2LCRC70GoLDFICcmJFD0/s4000/IMG_20201219_012220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JxNL6Upl5pL4zn-ZIF1rYnoxyvmfwOC6fTaRPYNVtGBA5uRIBrKWH0xA70-dHikz8X2jYL9mplR-VwbPmslfVlT9PlDbITtz6hkUsc8X1zgW21oyhPfhgov2LCRC70GoLDFICcmJFD0/s320/IMG_20201219_012220.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Sturmpionier Assault Platoon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> As mentioned above my Soviets had two Student Officer Squads and a Frontnik Commissar. The whole force consisted of..</div><div>Soviets</div><div>Platoon HQ: Senior Lt Kronsteen plus two men including 1 messenger</div><div>1x Regular Frontnik Commissar (pistol) plus two men with SMG</div><div>2x Veteran Airborne Squads. 8 men all armed with SMGs</div><div>2x Inexperienced Student Officer Squads NCo with SMG, rifles plus 1 LMG</div><div>1x Inexperienced Rifle Squad all rifles (Free unit)</div><div>2x Regular Anti Tank Rifles</div><div>1x Regular Medium Mortar with Spotter</div><div>1x Regular MMG with gun shield</div><div>1x Veteran Sniper Team</div><div>1x Regular SU76 with the Versatile rule which allows it to fire either light HE or medium anti tank ammo for an extra 10 points.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZKl31maP8jcGx1QoNgHJbBSVFnkC8lKi5mZsbLAtkmDFMp-lWmlGsQZGm4YhCgGLseV1RwJNtNUDKMUbMVTAeljA1CFua5irl5iOXbth_B0JFrbIfzMK4Hl9o4rKKMpJuyOgxQSo2B0/s1976/IMG_20201219_012125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="1976" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZKl31maP8jcGx1QoNgHJbBSVFnkC8lKi5mZsbLAtkmDFMp-lWmlGsQZGm4YhCgGLseV1RwJNtNUDKMUbMVTAeljA1CFua5irl5iOXbth_B0JFrbIfzMK4Hl9o4rKKMpJuyOgxQSo2B0/s320/IMG_20201219_012125.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Senior Lieutenant Kronsteen </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgecJlvWRkx3Be6S3GURGRSuFC1BHc4FT-Trj0MVdEPrStVc8xpRX3mkKJYPLO8gGs89DQtzmwz1NZvuj_8Ufz8cpMWtOYblhhhMTL0MfPQBRre03LCvHQjLV6MyID3NKJPsLk03Qi_c/s1650/IMG_20201219_012148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1407" data-original-width="1650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgecJlvWRkx3Be6S3GURGRSuFC1BHc4FT-Trj0MVdEPrStVc8xpRX3mkKJYPLO8gGs89DQtzmwz1NZvuj_8Ufz8cpMWtOYblhhhMTL0MfPQBRre03LCvHQjLV6MyID3NKJPsLk03Qi_c/s320/IMG_20201219_012148.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Frontnik Commissar Klebbs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOED2wUMPRu8BIzamBApN7bvayAC08k_R1yQoJ06cIoq8fmj-eK0otoBVjLKv9DqSejPkMk_Mpltq4yGfA6gbMXGJXxpbcestQOdxgJ3Ogj-pKPfjRCn3g20mEHwC3SNDuJcZldVxb-Qc/s3825/IMG_20201219_012105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1925" data-original-width="3825" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOED2wUMPRu8BIzamBApN7bvayAC08k_R1yQoJ06cIoq8fmj-eK0otoBVjLKv9DqSejPkMk_Mpltq4yGfA6gbMXGJXxpbcestQOdxgJ3Ogj-pKPfjRCn3g20mEHwC3SNDuJcZldVxb-Qc/s320/IMG_20201219_012105.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Soviet defenders. Inexperienced squads on the left of the picture.<br />I found that I was scraping the barrel for actual riflemen figures to add<br />to my free Inexperienced squad so I will need to get those spare figures<br />I have in the McCubbyhole painted up. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Both sides worked out at roughly 1020 points each, give or take. So how did the game play out? Read on....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> In the darkened ruin of the rail station, the young officer students huddled in small groups, some acting as sentries by the shattered windows of the the building. the remainder snatching what rest they could. Since being sent into the hell that was Stalingrad several days earlier their battalion had been rapidly worn down. The 16 or so in the ruin where all that was left of their company. Commissar Klebbs considered them from a corner of the shattered room. He had been attached to Number 7 Company a week previous, on the far bank of the Volga and was now the only officer left. A veteran in comparison to the young soldiers, Klebbs had spent the time given to him before the crossing of the Volga trying to equip them with at least some of the necessary knowledge needed to survive in Stalingrad and to bring the fight to the fascists. He had written as much to his sister, Rosa, in his last letter to her. It had been a vain attempt; despite their obvious intelligence and belief in the cause his words couldn't protect them from shot and shell. And now they were holding onto this ruin, less than 20 of them. Klebbs knew the Germans were coming and had sent a plea to regimental HQ for reinforcements; he hoped they would heed his plea...</i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsUWRteogzgGAohcMaphG_42a_63uDS0jF9y-Vlqhs5aWJsGyPcnrkn4RS8czqJipea84FqbakBIF5rolrei4pzyVKpsqJ-7oHyMjq-FMr1OhEu9lTfJmzsK08UU6_ZY407qEa1WzQWI/s2259/IMG_20201219_223858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="2259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsUWRteogzgGAohcMaphG_42a_63uDS0jF9y-Vlqhs5aWJsGyPcnrkn4RS8czqJipea84FqbakBIF5rolrei4pzyVKpsqJ-7oHyMjq-FMr1OhEu9lTfJmzsK08UU6_ZY407qEa1WzQWI/s320/IMG_20201219_223858.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Commissar Klebbs and his small, battered command <br />await the German assault</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EOVXNaKNYa5V36CHbNeTZWRI39jwPurtzw_mNXub5GJfzYZ511MpPlAyfjsuXy603SwoHOx2n0Hj-n-yuCVJX5PmiCDWvogQk4V8cOX7z64LQ0T_lJXdchp_ipzkBKJPMYskxQt__zw/s3954/IMG_20201219_012650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2814" data-original-width="3954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EOVXNaKNYa5V36CHbNeTZWRI39jwPurtzw_mNXub5GJfzYZ511MpPlAyfjsuXy603SwoHOx2n0Hj-n-yuCVJX5PmiCDWvogQk4V8cOX7z64LQ0T_lJXdchp_ipzkBKJPMYskxQt__zw/s320/IMG_20201219_012650.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Rail Station No5 or what remains of it..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <i>Schaft watched the silhouettes of his men approaching along the side of the railway track. As the first of the men reached his small group, Gefrieter Schmidt halted to them with a muttered challenge "Halt! Danzig!". The first man stopped and the others behind him walked into one another. Muttered expletives followed as the column stopped and there was an equally muted response "Breslau". Schaft moved up to the group "Shut your stupid mouths, you bloody idiots" he hissed "Do you want the bloody Ivans to know we're coming?" He and they knew that even with the never ending growl of the battle in the background the Ivans still had hearing like shit house rats. His men were tired, bone weary after weeks of fighting in this hell spawned city. And tired men make mistakes, especially in the dark. He bit back a further rebuke and called forward First Squad's leader: "Gefrieter Munch; here please" the short, stocky figure of Munch made his way forward "Herr Leutnant?" Taking hold of Munch's arm, Schaft drew him down to a crouch, till they could make out the silhouette of the rail station and the signal box to the right of it "Take your men around the right side of the signal box, Gefrieter; keep it between you and the station. Wait for my signal then make for the front door. The others will head for the side of the building and will keep the Ivans busy; got that?" Munch nodded "The signal, Herr Leutnant" Schmidt considered "When you hear the Stug firing at the Ivans; that will keep their heads down and that will be your signal" </i><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvR3zcfWzwAxY8N5FLHMBt0kRkGaSYmH6aMIEnNXL-aOvmYBsRFkYDU-dwLf-uFBKJdQsKSKPcex31Xj0DVs3kUbsbAfZFQy7izYntH81L2ehUgKWVNXSSpJWWDs10zTnZyryWE_hEkI/s1491/IMG_20201219_223442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1375" data-original-width="1491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvR3zcfWzwAxY8N5FLHMBt0kRkGaSYmH6aMIEnNXL-aOvmYBsRFkYDU-dwLf-uFBKJdQsKSKPcex31Xj0DVs3kUbsbAfZFQy7izYntH81L2ehUgKWVNXSSpJWWDs10zTnZyryWE_hEkI/s320/IMG_20201219_223442.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">In the pre dawn darkness Schaft and his men move<br />forward...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbHCjy1K9eceps6P_kv8lDW9PAL1S-KY9AXfmF8DgSB8KPwaxWSFWUWge3ixP1BlG-GUjzgLVTeE9_WN2zlIZ-Dzr5GhhpwTmOkr-VxsWxV9HnIOZa47K4lPZPWN5d6kQW2SVOw5Go3M/s3101/IMG_20201219_012742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2159" data-original-width="3101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbHCjy1K9eceps6P_kv8lDW9PAL1S-KY9AXfmF8DgSB8KPwaxWSFWUWge3ixP1BlG-GUjzgLVTeE9_WN2zlIZ-Dzr5GhhpwTmOkr-VxsWxV9HnIOZa47K4lPZPWN5d6kQW2SVOw5Go3M/s320/IMG_20201219_012742.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..covering the front and side of the station before the<br />Soviet troops in the station building are aware of the<br />assault. One of the MMG teams and the anti tank rifle<br />infiltrate into the white ruin and set up covering the <br />square behind the station...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9WAoSfvPcAzv25b0g1vsQJRxFrTe0vJHvNP95UQ9DCWEsFWebWi5a29woHySpSzK3FFhWbFpntjnhVfMuSP3r0yUZBSHUtbao0wICGE7s-OBMZW2_ZNgDnfAdOtzHyhe0QdoKTGWnz4/s3059/IMG_20201219_012819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3059" data-original-width="2466" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9WAoSfvPcAzv25b0g1vsQJRxFrTe0vJHvNP95UQ9DCWEsFWebWi5a29woHySpSzK3FFhWbFpntjnhVfMuSP3r0yUZBSHUtbao0wICGE7s-OBMZW2_ZNgDnfAdOtzHyhe0QdoKTGWnz4/s320/IMG_20201219_012819.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The light mortar team and one of the supporting <br />infantry teams move through the coal yard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEJlvQZnx5R-80-R51bE9-HguPFtg8VpWXI_qSI58DSBAwuJ9ZeooxDKhArsuQxHlb77BYNzpC1M72W0ng1-tBWai10B_8qoyddo-gTKJJUq1peVZQGEsLyvffDPd8brzYg29ikh7PWw/s4000/IMG_20201218_125634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEJlvQZnx5R-80-R51bE9-HguPFtg8VpWXI_qSI58DSBAwuJ9ZeooxDKhArsuQxHlb77BYNzpC1M72W0ng1-tBWai10B_8qoyddo-gTKJJUq1peVZQGEsLyvffDPd8brzYg29ikh7PWw/s320/IMG_20201218_125634.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..whilst under the cover of a short but noisy artillery <br />barrage nearby the Stug Assault Gun rumbles into position</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqK9DIrDBssl8EgguZ3UoxoHG-IazD8z44cGlNqWQ1vu5Ns3zEcEfrRcGgaZpxODqWyrtLir2huIHrijCtfGunJNlDsarR4yHx3wRZ0hp8CyuS6Ak_GfU63kQhfrRojSIB_8i5YcYFPw/s2755/IMG_20201218_165827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2066" data-original-width="2755" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqK9DIrDBssl8EgguZ3UoxoHG-IazD8z44cGlNqWQ1vu5Ns3zEcEfrRcGgaZpxODqWyrtLir2huIHrijCtfGunJNlDsarR4yHx3wRZ0hp8CyuS6Ak_GfU63kQhfrRojSIB_8i5YcYFPw/s320/IMG_20201218_165827.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">...and opens fire causing a direct hit on the nearest <br />Student Officer squad. As they go Down they only<br />lose one man but take two pins. Crucially the Stug <br />is zeroed in on them</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><i> Slipping and stumbling through the rubble strewn building, Senior Lieutenant Kronsteen swore as his trousers snagged on a piece of smashed timber. Pulling himself free and ripping his trousers in the process he stumbled forward then went head over heels down the last few feet of the steep rubble and came to an abrupt stop next to his two runners. They hid their smiles at the lieutenant's antics as he swore profusely under his breath, as if to compensate for the noise he had made in his fall. Picking up his SMG, he replaced his cap on his head and got his bearings. Behind him he could hear the SU76 growling forward over ripped and cratered tarmac. That was here at least and he could see Sergeant Grimalkov's squad moving in the shadow of a nearby building and, looking to his right he saw the hesitating figures of the new rifle squad he had been given an hour or so before; all novices thrown into battle with Kronsteen's men. Kronsteen had tried to prevent them being attached to his platoon at such short notice but he knew it was wasted breathe. He hadn't even had time to split the squad up between the other, more experienced squads; not that they would want them. If one or two of those eleven men survived this day it would be a miracle; </i><i>what was their NCOs name again? Romanov? Romanova? Sod it, it didn't matter; if they both made it through today he would find out. For the moment they were a liability, milling about by the front of the hotel. As he opened his mouth to shout at them firing broke out on the far side of the station and a dull explosion wracked the first floor, wreathing it in smoke and dust. "You there!" he screamed at the now cowering me "Get forward! Get forward! To the station!!" gesticulating. They hesitated then they began moving. As they did machine gun fire from the ruin across the square tore into them and two men fell...</i><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RHDOSdJJT_BORj_H9TeJ-EKjM0Pi0KfeQIraRomuIE-nBqYRTzz5DbesmJgqlJItzUoN8vPiA0PSs1LDmrfHuxQ3yT2wSPYjKOl4fIzUMi2_AUfqGYwCuSDrwlcO17J39RoyO-AaQZ0/s2048/IMG_20201219_015557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1979" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RHDOSdJJT_BORj_H9TeJ-EKjM0Pi0KfeQIraRomuIE-nBqYRTzz5DbesmJgqlJItzUoN8vPiA0PSs1LDmrfHuxQ3yT2wSPYjKOl4fIzUMi2_AUfqGYwCuSDrwlcO17J39RoyO-AaQZ0/s320/IMG_20201219_015557.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Kronsteen orders the Inexperienced squad forward</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBBLvJqJC4G5dUcWU2g1c8OQnA7VohdL2Hi7HZ-BqP2eLtilftunZYZYjDkiFBkKerQ76Yb_R-BLIVYTvX8dofZidKCZJGje6fSPcegnIPDrQLw14FmPHFv-ACyJ3oGGCBLbceM4oF6A/s2174/IMG_20201218_133125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2174" data-original-width="2026" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBBLvJqJC4G5dUcWU2g1c8OQnA7VohdL2Hi7HZ-BqP2eLtilftunZYZYjDkiFBkKerQ76Yb_R-BLIVYTvX8dofZidKCZJGje6fSPcegnIPDrQLw14FmPHFv-ACyJ3oGGCBLbceM4oF6A/s320/IMG_20201218_133125.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">After some slight hesitation they move</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0f_zXDja7Z9txfdxkCGLfyGo2zdyF9mUh0Rkc6NsSBE9-5Ek-m5iEIYsXrHwMjoSKZjAEY3LNjg1jntHyj6V9Lx2JQbsGe7F0ZgFLyl6A-8heAJVc1JoMidK8cMUU_kY9cJCTbTgWFjA/s4000/IMG_20201218_134758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0f_zXDja7Z9txfdxkCGLfyGo2zdyF9mUh0Rkc6NsSBE9-5Ek-m5iEIYsXrHwMjoSKZjAEY3LNjg1jntHyj6V9Lx2JQbsGe7F0ZgFLyl6A-8heAJVc1JoMidK8cMUU_kY9cJCTbTgWFjA/s320/IMG_20201218_134758.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">..meanwhile one of the two Soviet anti tank teams<br /> seeks a firing position inside the hotel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mxjGPidu9rWrQQ0y9VWJooIL_0n_D8NmkDtChDVXgeqUjTf_N2XU3t_xvcGsi9JK4_g0SPDRz_7KeTW3i2JCU2x_zzXL7wR94fQAZKQYN8Xwoa5Uy00giAZZkkXbLBwsq30Yi0Wx2ho/s2755/IMG_20201218_165827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOwcCP649gfh97IrSjSx8eYVYkblEW-Tahul6C_JRRTCyaq0-a8OUaXeTITLYj3XeASzdjtNNJPivBdsSZ8eGiSbAn6YgllbPedGoD6UpUTqCp0-5GVU_TFwtu1Y76hytDSVb5PZRRUw/s4000/IMG_20201218_135342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOwcCP649gfh97IrSjSx8eYVYkblEW-Tahul6C_JRRTCyaq0-a8OUaXeTITLYj3XeASzdjtNNJPivBdsSZ8eGiSbAn6YgllbPedGoD6UpUTqCp0-5GVU_TFwtu1Y76hytDSVb5PZRRUw/s320/IMG_20201218_135342.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">the fire support team keep moving forward<br />looking for a good firing position</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwIULQWrv5dIlccAUfCYwC58y17Agz1QQ4UPCf8i5tDO6ORih-rJzm61v9C-zC0gDNKQl1A-yJ80SxAEASdO0Bwa0yD6N9tp2pmHao6wuQoWbbfGt9jZFXAdjCfnXa15f9UpoXmbJoME/s3000/IMG_20201219_014656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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Along with the Soviet<br /> MMG he has a good lane of fire along the front of the station building.<br />One of the two Soviet Airborne squads moves through the rubble <br />towards the enemy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoATxxTG2hJZy4BsMcDaIRDSrxBjnYZntssY8DyGC-a9nHTCqkfJStF9q8Mnvf0bU1BS5he-3ErO0On6r8bKtr7lxtfMrm8KM63qSniuTW2MNft2EVTdhv3lzsI7KCjWH-PTgrR17tPTE/s1815/IMG_20201219_014753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="1286" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoATxxTG2hJZy4BsMcDaIRDSrxBjnYZntssY8DyGC-a9nHTCqkfJStF9q8Mnvf0bU1BS5he-3ErO0On6r8bKtr7lxtfMrm8KM63qSniuTW2MNft2EVTdhv3lzsI7KCjWH-PTgrR17tPTE/s320/IMG_20201219_014753.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Sgt Grimalkov's squad</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymGkfWXfB1qbhOld3Wo1EE3plIMKqvmmIzFHCpdTr41YNHbzp1zw1vshnu6V8HVtT5-EwvC0Lxu9eDI1UqrRM-pur7Jvz1l-WNHpdSNQnA9PV678QioXfoTa1AD0KWLD-_IBhFJTw-uo/s2375/IMG_20201218_175917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1904" data-original-width="2375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymGkfWXfB1qbhOld3Wo1EE3plIMKqvmmIzFHCpdTr41YNHbzp1zw1vshnu6V8HVtT5-EwvC0Lxu9eDI1UqrRM-pur7Jvz1l-WNHpdSNQnA9PV678QioXfoTa1AD0KWLD-_IBhFJTw-uo/s320/IMG_20201218_175917.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhym4JcYpeAkixc-9JiObhyphenhyphen4RBdeYJwPRZzzIeg9tsoi7NJNGpkf-n4sSHm4vzXLLIYKETkP3y8AQ5cYRhMj1uLB3JboUmnollSv8muZWoPpKGfIY62_xAivbWE-BFfMNcEDa3QkqZk9Jg/s4000/IMG_20201218_145954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhym4JcYpeAkixc-9JiObhyphenhyphen4RBdeYJwPRZzzIeg9tsoi7NJNGpkf-n4sSHm4vzXLLIYKETkP3y8AQ5cYRhMj1uLB3JboUmnollSv8muZWoPpKGfIY62_xAivbWE-BFfMNcEDa3QkqZk9Jg/s320/IMG_20201218_145954.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Issuing a You Men Snap Too It order, Schaft (C) orders the Stug (A) to fire again <br />on the squad in the ruin. Needing a 2+ to hit, it rolls a 1..bugger!! He then<br />orders Monch's squad (B) forward. As they have a pin they need to test for <br />their leadership and roll 11. In a normal(?) game of Bolt Action this would<br />be a fail and they would just go Down. In Stalingrad a roll of 11 or 12 is a <br />FUBAR. I roll for the result and naturally they open fire on the nearest<br />friendly unit, Platoon HQ. As the Platoon HQ have still to act they immediately go<br />Down and survive the friendly fire but it was touch and go and not what the <br />German force neede at this moment</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMk6jydnBHjPSfnjhwVlZpx2hFkLlEDLhejnBZTzD-1PnemBXLE9be62bPeT9MCyyGR_y8mDUtym5rS5_TN6bLTeh3VeK1d2X4AN8_sK-K8UDYLAvXZ8afC0W_M3Td9Mb9BZL2JJ-LqA/s4000/IMG_20201218_135715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMk6jydnBHjPSfnjhwVlZpx2hFkLlEDLhejnBZTzD-1PnemBXLE9be62bPeT9MCyyGR_y8mDUtym5rS5_TN6bLTeh3VeK1d2X4AN8_sK-K8UDYLAvXZ8afC0W_M3Td9Mb9BZL2JJ-LqA/s320/IMG_20201218_135715.jpg" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6WsDkGoKSUUzB7ejXKOmZ41L_55nKF0hPbTos4rAQczONXhTb7_XHZJOrYRiboOqnxm8b-d1UEi0unXtuQx7w_YtptmPDEt3_JiEPQ-V2cCbeJSV_FRtsomqtGuWNi4IAxRpA4JAbqc/s4000/IMG_20201218_144933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6WsDkGoKSUUzB7ejXKOmZ41L_55nKF0hPbTos4rAQczONXhTb7_XHZJOrYRiboOqnxm8b-d1UEi0unXtuQx7w_YtptmPDEt3_JiEPQ-V2cCbeJSV_FRtsomqtGuWNi4IAxRpA4JAbqc/s320/IMG_20201218_144933.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Soviet reinforcements get closer to the ruin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOr476tsKhRUzWsQ3jFoBcf2sAJifxrANxDMacsNFYrs3TYPoeP7xoeJg_mRYAonrf9IMWu490DeAOqqIBuS3CBmdZINbRgO67w7H5b6emIkhmpy4eQPl_Go0c0T9G-w159_CqYj5Q4I/s3359/IMG_20201218_170110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLG3v-0UllhZjoz-r_rWgHhW_A1-Q88iBQ7QS1kGYMtwulp3oVgk3_6tRiqkzSeMxDxfNEr9oR6DLDwJ16FHcWGZAmZQ5nzi1s7YB7t5CfeRfe24Ve-QgT6LjRUB4_wmfFITByPfLVeY/s4000/IMG_20201218_145014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLG3v-0UllhZjoz-r_rWgHhW_A1-Q88iBQ7QS1kGYMtwulp3oVgk3_6tRiqkzSeMxDxfNEr9oR6DLDwJ16FHcWGZAmZQ5nzi1s7YB7t5CfeRfe24Ve-QgT6LjRUB4_wmfFITByPfLVeY/s320/IMG_20201218_145014.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">and the German fire support squad move towards the flank<br />hoping to draw the reinforcements away or, better still, to <br />mow them down...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslpRarwRrkyqkecN3kkqejBO91tiJDhw47iMwFYxXIgbQ-xerKubPTuRvaUL7_HowO1Xss2ZBbvVfC_qxcspHsYXw6G1swO2bD6ZTJdgjPMhueqd1XhLuU6avcEc0Wt3PqWZqH-b_K1U/s4000/IMG_20201218_145040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslpRarwRrkyqkecN3kkqejBO91tiJDhw47iMwFYxXIgbQ-xerKubPTuRvaUL7_HowO1Xss2ZBbvVfC_qxcspHsYXw6G1swO2bD6ZTJdgjPMhueqd1XhLuU6avcEc0Wt3PqWZqH-b_K1U/s320/IMG_20201218_145040.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Munch's squad, realising they had fuc...goofed, pull <br />themselves together and fire back at their tormentors</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCCElqxD90tmWDhAU2a-rKokCB0g5jiH54JWaWoLy43XkClLm1NGkXN9Xt2A-a5detfanryLuEIEWf2y9k5Bz7rKL_UegHjBUOs9xQTkO20ycZORzF7cimHnU575AbM7AjS-mWJVoCH8/s1550/IMG_20201218_192421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="1550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCCElqxD90tmWDhAU2a-rKokCB0g5jiH54JWaWoLy43XkClLm1NGkXN9Xt2A-a5detfanryLuEIEWf2y9k5Bz7rKL_UegHjBUOs9xQTkO20ycZORzF7cimHnU575AbM7AjS-mWJVoCH8/s320/IMG_20201218_192421.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Two Sturmpionier squads move up to the ruin <br />intending to rush the enemy within..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGPmY9aneeg0rSz8CuBxUTPfPfQ2NC6MsUyrMp6uOq3lKibHdzmzvX4D99a2bH1Jf5KzDHjzyMieyFYxi5N9ehskNZqqGZSO_PVkhDQXdL3L4zVeLnAq9VTpzqqJdMrMYvYiMliPY3mc/s2250/IMG_20201218_175820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2125" data-original-width="2250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGPmY9aneeg0rSz8CuBxUTPfPfQ2NC6MsUyrMp6uOq3lKibHdzmzvX4D99a2bH1Jf5KzDHjzyMieyFYxi5N9ehskNZqqGZSO_PVkhDQXdL3L4zVeLnAq9VTpzqqJdMrMYvYiMliPY3mc/s320/IMG_20201218_175820.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">As they reached the walls the Soviet Ariborne squad on<br />the ground floor opened up with lots of close range SMG<br />fire and killed the flamethrower operator. My Sturmpioniers<br />were just not getting the breaks today..and it was about to get <br />worse...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYzX447ozJ7aRXmY3NvHqJQEHk4y_3r9zDGf5-_07v1Ipt9dAYA2H23sDsULzKsx8UvFzRCkn_o2SI00fABa0quwELtijKHH2pNJhvbCaTGXS9vw0m66-n9SejY34VklLYynii8gNWkA/s2686/IMG_20201218_175746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1970" data-original-width="2686" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYzX447ozJ7aRXmY3NvHqJQEHk4y_3r9zDGf5-_07v1Ipt9dAYA2H23sDsULzKsx8UvFzRCkn_o2SI00fABa0quwELtijKHH2pNJhvbCaTGXS9vw0m66-n9SejY34VklLYynii8gNWkA/s320/IMG_20201218_175746.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">as the other squad, after taking a pin from the fire of <br />Commissar Krebbs and his two assistants, failed a <br />leadership test, lost it's nerve and ran away..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtL5TrIAgreQrXZZ1GSPOpU9bxzgmR9GzZ78YdBGBL7lTIxWFc9xHCZTq36efro9qst5ZB7_BDIdajzY8l_7HdzozcsCiHPSrNH5-_M11XPZ9d65YUadleKjaKzoUgG2eMCoGpQjSCR4/s4000/IMG_20201218_154938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtL5TrIAgreQrXZZ1GSPOpU9bxzgmR9GzZ78YdBGBL7lTIxWFc9xHCZTq36efro9qst5ZB7_BDIdajzY8l_7HdzozcsCiHPSrNH5-_M11XPZ9d65YUadleKjaKzoUgG2eMCoGpQjSCR4/s320/IMG_20201218_154938.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Monch's men reach the ruin but are on the horns of a dilemma; <br />fire on the enemy in the ruin or the ones outside. Either way <br />they are looking down the barrel of a loaded gun. They fire<br />on the four Soviets outside the ruin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyU74gAWfFUq9uLXz4boHqi8iYXByE8ukCVAsFDBq4YfE4-5tKNNafDP-4NlO6cWmMwWxea1ryzKNs_bSewaqeP0ly_8bU0KoLsD4fWxjaZTrOi6xO-ohtAEV3JYPdKShTK-0-G2wFHo/s1249/IMG_20201218_175720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyU74gAWfFUq9uLXz4boHqi8iYXByE8ukCVAsFDBq4YfE4-5tKNNafDP-4NlO6cWmMwWxea1ryzKNs_bSewaqeP0ly_8bU0KoLsD4fWxjaZTrOi6xO-ohtAEV3JYPdKShTK-0-G2wFHo/s320/IMG_20201218_175720.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2T9_eYMQclCO8QPKVzCArEAm-tAI1YOpa4xGMqvaxFU63GftgA1P-MpHdNTZemFdJoj9EkiyuD4vyGIrzSOgmOFf1hrzpKB1gexK4vuaEzGKq0yl9q_Abynq2vmSxB7SOnm8GmHL_ZY/s2172/IMG_20201218_175707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1677" data-original-width="2172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2T9_eYMQclCO8QPKVzCArEAm-tAI1YOpa4xGMqvaxFU63GftgA1P-MpHdNTZemFdJoj9EkiyuD4vyGIrzSOgmOFf1hrzpKB1gexK4vuaEzGKq0yl9q_Abynq2vmSxB7SOnm8GmHL_ZY/s320/IMG_20201218_175707.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBTcRoiXgW5-cQQWTqfQXiCkEztCcrLq-2XlPLAYHz0PypNFCkqpcFhF1vB7Th6Z7LFpz07_bvZTc6xoeCVQipwNBeUXz7DfGVl9AQGso1NsZRbTyxCRry2_GSfYFfY62dy9uF2HgGlo/s2519/IMG_20201218_175645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2215" data-original-width="2519" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBTcRoiXgW5-cQQWTqfQXiCkEztCcrLq-2XlPLAYHz0PypNFCkqpcFhF1vB7Th6Z7LFpz07_bvZTc6xoeCVQipwNBeUXz7DfGVl9AQGso1NsZRbTyxCRry2_GSfYFfY62dy9uF2HgGlo/s320/IMG_20201218_175645.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">After shooting one of the German anti tank rifle team, <br />the Soviet anti tank rifle team decide to move in for the<br />kill. Instead they are beaten in hand to hand combat by<br />one man. A small crumb of victory for the Germans</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKN40Vc9TGbrChuG1JQ6d9fE-6evru9xCJYFejiJhXEGDFOlK6NjoMt9fbaREH579LYi-xJaP_hzvyiluER7IEX9JYAOLFOhZRg6J2x7AMSqTRwkfrdqfKsWEmNwbHHVR95pIbMGgoy84/s4000/IMG_20201218_163922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKN40Vc9TGbrChuG1JQ6d9fE-6evru9xCJYFejiJhXEGDFOlK6NjoMt9fbaREH579LYi-xJaP_hzvyiluER7IEX9JYAOLFOhZRg6J2x7AMSqTRwkfrdqfKsWEmNwbHHVR95pIbMGgoy84/s320/IMG_20201218_163922.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Things are looking desperate for the Germans. Their <br />squads have suffered horrendous losses but those that<br />remain must fight on. It's do or die</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsi8Z_HMTIJW4-0vOGhMTtcdyv5R9GCpNo0NN1lzvmhKfR-4nubX7o3FG4Tf-fEkw0W-5_zzk6DTaIvh6uXbP54b-81IDpUHy-FvPXuDGaflOAkCsL6KNDZ3FHBFxs7iUzC2RGC2gAr0/s4000/IMG_20201218_163937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsi8Z_HMTIJW4-0vOGhMTtcdyv5R9GCpNo0NN1lzvmhKfR-4nubX7o3FG4Tf-fEkw0W-5_zzk6DTaIvh6uXbP54b-81IDpUHy-FvPXuDGaflOAkCsL6KNDZ3FHBFxs7iUzC2RGC2gAr0/s320/IMG_20201218_163937.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">and now the fire support squad are caught between two fires.<br />Despite knocking Lt Kronsteen over with some accurate <br />shooting; his two runners and the MMG team have them<br />pinned. Beside the Germans the mortar spotter plays possum</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMIKCdyO2inbHsVMhsOFlEr03sO_JwgsCTnMdmCamKAOHhZOeF3N2ASKWOGS2Q4TGp9aqWyu1P_QvMj2AxqZrjQYAyvIjdiPQx0g9UJvnkw8ywvcdAG6CZduTCFGIkFKxFLBdOcIVYaI/s4000/IMG_20201218_165418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMIKCdyO2inbHsVMhsOFlEr03sO_JwgsCTnMdmCamKAOHhZOeF3N2ASKWOGS2Q4TGp9aqWyu1P_QvMj2AxqZrjQYAyvIjdiPQx0g9UJvnkw8ywvcdAG6CZduTCFGIkFKxFLBdOcIVYaI/s320/IMG_20201218_165418.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">As the Inexperienced squad finally reach the ruin <br />(they had taken more casualties and had gone <br />Down) the fighting within the ruin is all but over.<br />Despite a late but valiant effort by the German <br />infantry (the fire support squad had moved forward<br />and took on one of the Student Officer squads in <br />hand to hand fighting that lasted three rounds <br />and left only two Germans standing) the Commissar<br />and his men are still in possession of the middle floor.<br />On the ground floor, the first Airborne squad had been<br />wiped out as had the German Sturmpionier squad who<br />also made it into the ground floor. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO28mYZxyyxtPfdTzr2OeXyyqJCWsgf8zQ49rr8B-_6QF6AJIQPRod0azc7FX3dfAUWfnefIgfpbUuBUX6KkiP6t8Jn3ZOHgM7bzgqxUDXz9EZxEwg0KE1H0waPu8xd8lTbCJYTcC0HdY/s4000/IMG_20201218_165429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO28mYZxyyxtPfdTzr2OeXyyqJCWsgf8zQ49rr8B-_6QF6AJIQPRod0azc7FX3dfAUWfnefIgfpbUuBUX6KkiP6t8Jn3ZOHgM7bzgqxUDXz9EZxEwg0KE1H0waPu8xd8lTbCJYTcC0HdY/s320/IMG_20201218_165429.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamABu7j-Cew8knGoDFEBI1dG6bMIfD8oHt2bXyzVssMxO9DQJczftwirssqJTewQb_xg8pn4OQYG06fh1Q2er2TpVHVxz8DcWyzWlK-eupeo3ewSF3RnhmJAa9_EZAUd-Ml8svg3j2TM/s4000/IMG_20201218_165432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamABu7j-Cew8knGoDFEBI1dG6bMIfD8oHt2bXyzVssMxO9DQJczftwirssqJTewQb_xg8pn4OQYG06fh1Q2er2TpVHVxz8DcWyzWlK-eupeo3ewSF3RnhmJAa9_EZAUd-Ml8svg3j2TM/s320/IMG_20201218_165432.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7-7at3TE5TOvkp1ql5DcDwc7NDJPtom3RTt1spnqdaCivAhsW7vnosYLIfMlt2oUC3AIlgKO2PKldX1BhkLuHU2R2vcSm2fQ6aWJXTkeg-zecMM05A3PaCZZq2NA5dfo569knnoltSg/s2484/IMG_20201218_175524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2484" data-original-width="2217" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7-7at3TE5TOvkp1ql5DcDwc7NDJPtom3RTt1spnqdaCivAhsW7vnosYLIfMlt2oUC3AIlgKO2PKldX1BhkLuHU2R2vcSm2fQ6aWJXTkeg-zecMM05A3PaCZZq2NA5dfo569knnoltSg/s320/IMG_20201218_175524.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">And on turn 7 the SU76 finally drew a bead on the <br />Stug IIID which had failed a morale test and reversed<br />into the SU76s line of fire. A shot into the Stug's side<br />put paid to it. With that, the few remaining Germans<br />withdrew..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6orIzHLcaULbBskpOSWr81ky1oxV1QqAPSvxPOmwnY_j0VaGP2QBKcEYfAcDCIUEUmmTsXLEjDHeEYe4eg8YpZJHUouNmfdb5IGdjQ0PdK31nYzg8S2u9G1hvZyAyRZFdOmzhEBUSa0/s1230/IMG_20201219_103558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="1230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6orIzHLcaULbBskpOSWr81ky1oxV1QqAPSvxPOmwnY_j0VaGP2QBKcEYfAcDCIUEUmmTsXLEjDHeEYe4eg8YpZJHUouNmfdb5IGdjQ0PdK31nYzg8S2u9G1hvZyAyRZFdOmzhEBUSa0/s320/IMG_20201219_103558.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">...and the Soviets held the field</td></tr></tbody></table> <i>As the shooting died down, Krebbs ordered the few remaining troops in the building to gather in what ammo they could. As they began the grim task of sifting through the pouches of the dead and dying he dispatched one his men to Regimental HQ to tell them that he still held the station and to request even more reinforcements as well as ammo, food and medical aid none of which he expected but if you don't ask, you don't get. Going around the few survivors he congratulated them on their fighting spirit. He and they knew it was well earned praise, they had done a tremendous job of holding off the Germans.. </i></div><div><i> Descending to the ground floor he saw more troops carrying in the wounded, among whom was an officer. Krebbs went over the wounded officer and saw the inert figure was Kronsteen. Inspecting his wound Krebbs saw that his temple had been creased by a bullet. Already the blood was congealing on the wound and the flesh around it was beginning to bruise and swell "He'll be fine" Krebbs said to the men carrying Kronsteen.</i></div><div><i> Several other men under one of the NCOs were rounding up the German prisoners and disarming them. "Get those swine down into the cellar " he shouted the troops by the prisoners "and keep an eye on them. I want any grenades, machine pistols and magazines they have carried upstairs. Their friends will be back and we need to be ready for them.." </i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Fin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div> Well that was a corker of a battle and no doubt. The Soviet reinforcements need not have turned up as the Germans kept shooting themselves in the foot. Four failed orders test in a game is a bit of a record for me. And they were pretty pivotal for the Germans. I think the only test the Soviets failed was for the medium mortar to come on from reserve and the Inexperienced squad being ordered to advance and that only resulted in them going Down.</div><div><br /></div><div> In the beginning it was looking like a cake walk for the Germans as they managed to move up close to the station building without being shot at. Unsurprising really as both the squads inside were on Ambush (which should really be called Overwatch but Warlord Games aren't going to recall all the order dice they have sold and re-stamp them, are they but I see I have digressed once more) Equally the Germans were unable to engage the squads in the building on the two times they tried in turn2 due to the Night Fighting rules. </div><div> </div><div> That wasn't really an issue as the idea was to get men inside the building before the Soviet reinforcements arrived so they spent most of turns 1 and 2 running. And which is why I had stationed the Student Officer Squads and Krebbs on the first floor of the station. This prevented the Germans from getting to the ruins and into combat with the Student Officer Squads too soon...or hardly at all as it worked out. The two failed shots from the Stug also made the Sturmpioniers task a whole lot harder. </div><div> Two successful shots could well have wiped that squad out or at least left it with so many pins it would be ineffective for a turn or two at least. But no, the Dice Gods were with the Soviets and why not, they were great. The Frontnik Commissar is a great little unit and added to the Student Officers Squad they proved almost immovable in defence. </div><div> </div><div> The hand to hand combat between the Veteran Infantry squad and the Inexperienced but fanatical Student Officer Squad was downright outrageous. Three turns for a Veteran squad to wipe out an Inexperienced squad was something to see. At the end of it, there were two veterans standing from six who had gone into the combat with an equal number of Student Officers. Admittedly my dice rolls were awful but it made for a truly thrilling fight. My dice rolls might not be effective but they are the stuff of a good story.</div><div><br /></div><div> Likewise I thought the anti tank riflemen was a goner when the two Soviet anti tank riflemen rushed him but their snake eyes assault rolls was their undoing as the German rolled a 4 in reply. A small crumb of comfort for the Germans. </div><div><br /></div><div> Elsewhere on the battlefield the German light mortar team took out the Soviet sniper team with their first shot and one of the Soviet Student Officer squads whittled down the German MMG that was pestering them. This same squad was likewise whittled down somewhat by the light mortar.</div><div><br /></div><div> Overall and on reflection (because to be honest I felt a bit crestfallen that the Germans had been so damned unlucky but ruminating on it that didn't really matter as it was a great battle from the Soviets point of view) I really, really enjoyed the game despite it being a solo effort. </div><div><br /></div><div> And it was worth all the effort of putting together the terrain too. I think the table looked really good. There were a couple of bits I will need to add to it such as a pavement around the hotel and a more realistic station sign, a station clock, etc etc as I will need to revisit this mission and some of the others in the Stalingrad book while we are all unable to get together for games.</div><div><br /></div><div> Well thanks for making it this far, I really hoped you enjoyed this batrep. Please comment below if you did, I'd appreciate the feedback.</div><div><br /></div><div>Pip pip,</div><div>GJ</div><div> </div><div> ps. 10 points to anyone who can guess who Rosa Krebbs is and what book she appear in..<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p></div></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-10184549100411103192020-11-10T17:13:00.005-08:002020-11-10T17:50:21.375-08:00Miss Mojo Returns or What I Have Done Since I Bellyached Like A Good 'Un<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60D8alGnx1oEkYuJbFtgagSRCvj5AOPXNCztUNUV0aAOIKqM3fLS2ok817JBs0KY6bzwTJ70zu4qvIf-V3GdOp1F280lOi-_6-DYAy3IPzu0d3wheNzgOmi_TsBw3DoT0T5cZJ6-19W4/s3359/IMG_20201017_152418.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1641" data-original-width="3359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60D8alGnx1oEkYuJbFtgagSRCvj5AOPXNCztUNUV0aAOIKqM3fLS2ok817JBs0KY6bzwTJ70zu4qvIf-V3GdOp1F280lOi-_6-DYAy3IPzu0d3wheNzgOmi_TsBw3DoT0T5cZJ6-19W4/s320/IMG_20201017_152418.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">"I think we'd best catch the next train, Karl"</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Introduction</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> It's been a busy couple of weeks since Miss Mojo heeded my call and returned to the McCubbyhole. Between work and doing up our flat with a view to selling it I have managed to fit in some hobby all of which I will now chronicle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> There has been no particular focus so without further ado let's have a decko...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZWNGmIoSuXIuAaw02nK0IVqPA286OEFRbAgw6U4MAPANbe_u6SCIrOSCD4NHj29jScGH7Kq-3ReodoNm3uIeUTU4tHAvs-go3z_SrMZWA6xmtMNjgtjLkZi0-fhck0CHlzM7_XKJvOs/s3728/IMG_20201109_220219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2796" data-original-width="3728" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZWNGmIoSuXIuAaw02nK0IVqPA286OEFRbAgw6U4MAPANbe_u6SCIrOSCD4NHj29jScGH7Kq-3ReodoNm3uIeUTU4tHAvs-go3z_SrMZWA6xmtMNjgtjLkZi0-fhck0CHlzM7_XKJvOs/s320/IMG_20201109_220219.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> I am still working towards completing the terrain for the Bolt Action Stalingrad scenario that I plan to play solo. I decided to add to the railway terrain and so I bought a brake van from Sarissa Precision to see how it compared in scale with what I have put together already. I was quite impressed with the results when I had put it together. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOH5OaxciTtcYjjZLRuzX0KiRC4O6nQ0zoyWkohuoKATXBZy1JpULXDjagtROXukjpzw8LpXor8mCvpe4AOYNj0UM3z_xlCSAzb1eUpnfK9pMO_QQ4QRThURz_1WqXnIwhG1fOoamaq3Y/s3435/IMG_20201110_024646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2033" data-original-width="3435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOH5OaxciTtcYjjZLRuzX0KiRC4O6nQ0zoyWkohuoKATXBZy1JpULXDjagtROXukjpzw8LpXor8mCvpe4AOYNj0UM3z_xlCSAzb1eUpnfK9pMO_QQ4QRThURz_1WqXnIwhG1fOoamaq3Y/s320/IMG_20201110_024646.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"> My only worry was the fit of the brake vans wheels on my toy train track. There was a significant difference (similar to the reality as, apparently, German railway tracks where of a different gauge to those of the Soviet Union) however I hit upon the happy idea of fitting cannibalised wheels from the toy train carriages onto the brake van. They only just fitted the brake van but by a bit of jiggery pokery and the appliance of snips and super glue I managed to get them to fit onto the brake van chassis.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnbwxV_zxmCCFI7EC2fWWy1FqTO4A3lYQwLGXLHk7frl1F8BkSlRi5xh-tcDdRP0H0ipnl3x_puYpi6hxFM9-3sB1NspugoqUUjTu9lbFnlUjnzRj0joJhOD4X7QYRm7N3uYw-m2lm6o/s4000/IMG_20201110_003432.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnbwxV_zxmCCFI7EC2fWWy1FqTO4A3lYQwLGXLHk7frl1F8BkSlRi5xh-tcDdRP0H0ipnl3x_puYpi6hxFM9-3sB1NspugoqUUjTu9lbFnlUjnzRj0joJhOD4X7QYRm7N3uYw-m2lm6o/s320/IMG_20201110_003432.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Pre-jiggery pokery. The difference in guage is obvious<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMeTu3xFPtTI6SWzp18_HghfhEdL_S6gG-uGIuzNpMbQOI_SBxlRVr4zlvANzi_x20ByB6YhAhP5TO7b4qOjdsWHnb1CGpWFtmvFw8IozvH6nbNLLuugHyK9aSmjQUJKloBP5N9pJ_Dg/s2771/IMG_20201110_024719.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2771" data-original-width="2645" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMeTu3xFPtTI6SWzp18_HghfhEdL_S6gG-uGIuzNpMbQOI_SBxlRVr4zlvANzi_x20ByB6YhAhP5TO7b4qOjdsWHnb1CGpWFtmvFw8IozvH6nbNLLuugHyK9aSmjQUJKloBP5N9pJ_Dg/s320/IMG_20201110_024719.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The toy train axles just, only just, fit the brake van chassis...<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghsRwojgGpBkud3n0FhMfs_uhpBd0ziRUl9OLhY6OsUU9gt9hW8xOfgWuIe3bdh8WsrhioPWhOneKtQEMbeOReACIMUS-VVAeFBvAEXSG7HM2P2wfzM7mq24Gyz4IAz_L0YSAPFWIits/s2741/IMG_20201110_024707.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2741" data-original-width="2740" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghsRwojgGpBkud3n0FhMfs_uhpBd0ziRUl9OLhY6OsUU9gt9hW8xOfgWuIe3bdh8WsrhioPWhOneKtQEMbeOReACIMUS-VVAeFBvAEXSG7HM2P2wfzM7mq24Gyz4IAz_L0YSAPFWIits/s320/IMG_20201110_024707.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">I snipped off the parts of the toy train axles that held the <br />wheels and super glued them onto the SP brake van chassis<br />and, hey presto, they...erm..fitted </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLfdkzOpMsqUqvrnD6DEUT0HzGCqrCJRtKqTb_8V1gFVRQl9RohX7dTRIcWgRyueONget6zrJB5xQuZP6la-34r11T7-KCmlsWWqnQ9xU079VzpraolcbGeLRg1Y40Bl4wdnoLOFOu9Y/s3006/IMG_20201110_231723.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="3006" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLfdkzOpMsqUqvrnD6DEUT0HzGCqrCJRtKqTb_8V1gFVRQl9RohX7dTRIcWgRyueONget6zrJB5xQuZP6la-34r11T7-KCmlsWWqnQ9xU079VzpraolcbGeLRg1Y40Bl4wdnoLOFOu9Y/s320/IMG_20201110_231723.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Test fit. Doesn't look too bad, does it? I will need to make buffers<br />for the low loader wagons</td></tr></tbody></table>I have an MDF Goods Wagon on order from Sarissa Precision (as well as a Japanese Mountain Village set but more of that in the future) which should round out my rolling stock collection for the time being. I have also been at work on the missing piece of track as well as some leafless/shell blasted tree trunks for the Stalingrad table.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugSFjzs8mCPjWmrrhGjS339NB4bCqfhg6Dn6FVjixdDoHa6_H1vteks4sy2GQtAw0CVn9DZ_WHBt0xozGrAN0dfqWBvznLARZHz6RCt4UhLeew_ftirlZ1CV4dMoxkD8354ZzrCX9xvQ/s2801/IMG_20201110_231747.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2801" data-original-width="2781" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugSFjzs8mCPjWmrrhGjS339NB4bCqfhg6Dn6FVjixdDoHa6_H1vteks4sy2GQtAw0CVn9DZ_WHBt0xozGrAN0dfqWBvznLARZHz6RCt4UhLeew_ftirlZ1CV4dMoxkD8354ZzrCX9xvQ/s320/IMG_20201110_231747.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjita5U7R_TzYQpQK_8NqmAYyPmY4zRVYjxDAui2cuopWv-MaVLj7rOPwiZOpbcCI38EUL_xdLylPOBYoZsdyL5_s2wxr9g_2PlBgfTYtEICSOvhAoqQBVB7s6SEtZMTSjBPJUUI7U2LKs/s3793/IMG_20201110_024629.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2443" data-original-width="3793" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjita5U7R_TzYQpQK_8NqmAYyPmY4zRVYjxDAui2cuopWv-MaVLj7rOPwiZOpbcCI38EUL_xdLylPOBYoZsdyL5_s2wxr9g_2PlBgfTYtEICSOvhAoqQBVB7s6SEtZMTSjBPJUUI7U2LKs/s320/IMG_20201110_024629.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtq36hr26Wxcxm19SNFlzpwm8V53rL88WJTgCp2_V2UuAT0IKF_7_v76AjJF6WIbJbeaR2ilVSryAUUeMlWAzEvkoH71p-G-FoucbBRTNFp3hcCQ_K7KUO3aw8SSj6c-AnK_JblUXI2s0/s3157/IMG_20201110_000124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="3157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtq36hr26Wxcxm19SNFlzpwm8V53rL88WJTgCp2_V2UuAT0IKF_7_v76AjJF6WIbJbeaR2ilVSryAUUeMlWAzEvkoH71p-G-FoucbBRTNFp3hcCQ_K7KUO3aw8SSj6c-AnK_JblUXI2s0/s320/IMG_20201110_000124.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WjC9vOzI9M7IaJNeiGBX8gygxCicfg2ZjQje6WGJrOVyNfhUaXCkQDE6q6NhgyCe65zm-7tSr7GbozfSKHLJXhUBA1hF6NJdyirB6XAL5CGm4X5KRGjseuNhDDqgUJFa4d_5rQxCm4E/s2824/IMG_20201110_182552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="2824" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WjC9vOzI9M7IaJNeiGBX8gygxCicfg2ZjQje6WGJrOVyNfhUaXCkQDE6q6NhgyCe65zm-7tSr7GbozfSKHLJXhUBA1hF6NJdyirB6XAL5CGm4X5KRGjseuNhDDqgUJFa4d_5rQxCm4E/s320/IMG_20201110_182552.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Staying with the Eastern Front vibe I have finished off more late war German infantry. A mix of Warlord Games plastic figures and Artizan Designs. I'm not really working towards a particular plan with these chaps I just have a desire to have two different sets of late war Germans; one for snow covered landscapes such as the Bulge or Russian Winter themed games and one without snow! I am only giving in to this whim because I have plenty of figures to easily do both as well as spare vehicles and armour that can be winterized. The chaps above are, as the keen eyed amongst you will have perceived, late war without snow basing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I must give kudos to Bryan Cook for his "how to paint..." series on Paint All The Minis, in particular the how to paint German Infantry camouflage uniforms. It's saved me no end of bother and I am really pleased with the results. Can't recommend his guides enough..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And, last bit of Eastern Front stuff, I stumbled upon Pritt Buttar's On A Knife Edge in my local Waterstones and scooped it up, poste haste. I have listened to his book Battleground Prussia on Audible and really enjoyed it, harrowing as it was, and had bought the Audible version of On A Knife's Edge but the narrator was awful, so much so that I returned it to Audible (I got part 2 of Sir Charles Oman's The Peninsular War instead) What I had gleaned from listening to On A Knife's Edge was that it's on an equal footing with Battleground Prussia in quality and content so I am looking forward to reading it...I just hope I don't have that awful narration running through my head as I read it.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxRMY3rVOCoMedcLDxn-YKkhEMuXOHz3DvSmpipyjQtRUlr9cwWZk6VOdA_Y6nmN0B4O2iuWzCZZiYpkKPp2qzC0u0hGi4AogSqPHWMBIjgEHeJIFFj8lWSzND8fGRmPmTqiJB1rfMZE/s3867/IMG_20201110_231804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3867" data-original-width="2773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxRMY3rVOCoMedcLDxn-YKkhEMuXOHz3DvSmpipyjQtRUlr9cwWZk6VOdA_Y6nmN0B4O2iuWzCZZiYpkKPp2qzC0u0hGi4AogSqPHWMBIjgEHeJIFFj8lWSzND8fGRmPmTqiJB1rfMZE/s320/IMG_20201110_231804.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Normandy and D Day next. My US infantry theatre selector for that particular campaign are now complete. These are my forces for the Get Off The Beach scenario</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8xme2fP1y7LjJemOCgM-1PmHU3DlbMusJovzeEsftpIyrjrpwEx_GSIB7GelyxGmCZjmeus3bV-ExSMBUU-DpVH2OK2preZKl8Kw2SZGI8KQ9EkRA2wi-DYQeDlqxpG8sfU_Q9DnWhE/s3931/IMG_20201110_175406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1419" data-original-width="3931" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8xme2fP1y7LjJemOCgM-1PmHU3DlbMusJovzeEsftpIyrjrpwEx_GSIB7GelyxGmCZjmeus3bV-ExSMBUU-DpVH2OK2preZKl8Kw2SZGI8KQ9EkRA2wi-DYQeDlqxpG8sfU_Q9DnWhE/s320/IMG_20201110_175406.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVBu2HqoneWLnzBVRBCK2EH-MJpAFKBzAXhq6VeJqpW9IPdNzxCseqXY5afTzksHTCak0YuytywVebcSmpw7KjYCiNB_DnZWNbJCybd9dEzstT2ZbvtLAAPhuCXIfueIJp1fEPs7Hit0/s3297/IMG_20201110_175348.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="3297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVBu2HqoneWLnzBVRBCK2EH-MJpAFKBzAXhq6VeJqpW9IPdNzxCseqXY5afTzksHTCak0YuytywVebcSmpw7KjYCiNB_DnZWNbJCybd9dEzstT2ZbvtLAAPhuCXIfueIJp1fEPs7Hit0/s320/IMG_20201110_175348.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>...with an optional forward artillery/naval observer. I was pondering on Facebook if I could call my US Infantry force complete as, though I still have one or two figures and weapon teams kicking about unbuilt and unpainted, I don't need them but it would be nice to think I had completed a force. There was some slight debate and plenty of ribbing and, naturally enough, no consensus. I think I can say that my US Infantry troops for D Day/Normandy and Sicily/Italy are complete. I have a couple of M3 half tracks and an MMG totting jeep to add but they aren't required for the moment. I guess the best I can safely say is that they are ALMOST complete. The is my US Airborne for Sicily...and Italy...and Normandy....sheesh, don't you love the endlessness of this hobby?<div> Anyway, life has conspired against Richie and myself finally getting around to playing this scenario at Richie's place before he and his family up sticks and move house. It will be the first game we play at the new Kampfschule once it is up and running so watch this space...</div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwb0YcWAJGROHzw_2UajgRYWoX1CMq4wZZf1IWZ11cLYxS_UFoyKPcbvi0EhZAeg0J0gCxU8k50R_v-q6fX3_o-XXdNPUliYvnP6_g5i1jZdX5ejUkSAQg3BKjMNK8q3iuKVwrcv-Sws/s1472/IMG_20201110_175329.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="1411" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwb0YcWAJGROHzw_2UajgRYWoX1CMq4wZZf1IWZ11cLYxS_UFoyKPcbvi0EhZAeg0J0gCxU8k50R_v-q6fX3_o-XXdNPUliYvnP6_g5i1jZdX5ejUkSAQg3BKjMNK8q3iuKVwrcv-Sws/s320/IMG_20201110_175329.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> From the back burner I have painted one, yes, one samurai figure. I decided I had best approach these chaps (and all other figures that aren't part of a uniformed unit) individually. Quite pleased with him. And I have bought the Daisho rules written by the Ministry Of Gentlemanly Warfare as I can use them for Samurai themed solo gaming as and when the occasion fits. Which is where my Japanes Mountain Village will come in. Yes, yet another terrain project...well, it'll give me something to do when I next take annual leave.. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6_0nBi36OC0PrTPr9KxtwhRNyyNMjgMVe9Q_c3Co0I-RMO8XR1751njUfJBChdwRQWtPCijA0s15eszTTABtp_fO7IUNYBK7rBeV_B3p-ZUy5wMbB7ZYvQYd8vSU_-NO7IEXdFV_HcA/s1894/IMG_20201107_221707.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="1475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6_0nBi36OC0PrTPr9KxtwhRNyyNMjgMVe9Q_c3Co0I-RMO8XR1751njUfJBChdwRQWtPCijA0s15eszTTABtp_fO7IUNYBK7rBeV_B3p-ZUy5wMbB7ZYvQYd8vSU_-NO7IEXdFV_HcA/s320/IMG_20201107_221707.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KYX2eoVspcxVWhgix_s4m56xv4d2FjAuQzNJgZcs3j7T85MfCVRPQZVw2NFBpnLGen8WFRf-XDmZONjv7i8Jn3mYrq3QxRFKINScp1f3tvVjfOpjp95ToKMTgeVTQsTA0LUwDWGbDlA/s4000/IMG_20201103_172831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KYX2eoVspcxVWhgix_s4m56xv4d2FjAuQzNJgZcs3j7T85MfCVRPQZVw2NFBpnLGen8WFRf-XDmZONjv7i8Jn3mYrq3QxRFKINScp1f3tvVjfOpjp95ToKMTgeVTQsTA0LUwDWGbDlA/s320/IMG_20201103_172831.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Lastly and in conclusion I finished off the last of my Tumbling Dice 1/2400 Napoleonic naval ships for The Two Fat Lardies Kiss Me Hardy game. As I now have two opposing fleets I need only remind myself of the rules and I reckon this will be another playable solo game. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofFeioBRng-XOi-cCx4x1bc1wSOJa_ZiBq_GmX-tJmovuY3-a0cKkMBfZALvoXDVXvHZz0VkHGX8OS-w5AQFfyt8xQDequBPoW-Y4mLBKOg_xpA55uiv9thxNL7K0vKvDJ2NyCskS62E/s2734/IMG_20201102_032316.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1444" data-original-width="2734" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofFeioBRng-XOi-cCx4x1bc1wSOJa_ZiBq_GmX-tJmovuY3-a0cKkMBfZALvoXDVXvHZz0VkHGX8OS-w5AQFfyt8xQDequBPoW-Y4mLBKOg_xpA55uiv9thxNL7K0vKvDJ2NyCskS62E/s320/IMG_20201102_032316.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">the trouserless French</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgry2syKylhT3_ZBpi3wMfmURC9J8xaZRXBkQDq99A94pEfh0hV_V_54QLX6B9mki7ncVZ0dlQxge1pReeRRJWBdfA8GtqNqeg-Au2rJkkCVdIerTq0SpbGpPsKnTJU5X_hVGdK9ZHoBC0/s2533/IMG_20201102_032333.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="2533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgry2syKylhT3_ZBpi3wMfmURC9J8xaZRXBkQDq99A94pEfh0hV_V_54QLX6B9mki7ncVZ0dlQxge1pReeRRJWBdfA8GtqNqeg-Au2rJkkCVdIerTq0SpbGpPsKnTJU5X_hVGdK9ZHoBC0/s320/IMG_20201102_032333.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Roast Beefs</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div> I might have to invest in a couple of merchant men as well at some point to give my opposing forces something to scrap over. But that purchase, like my next blog post, lies somewhere in the future. For the moment, that's my update..erm...up to date...<div>Thanks for popping by and stay safe,</div><div><br /></div><div>pip pip,</div><div>GJ<br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div></div></div></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577778547794437956.post-46147029537560274322020-10-29T12:43:00.001-07:002021-03-29T15:48:15.810-07:00Gamer Seeks Friendly, Hobby Loving Mojo To Help Keep Enthusiasm Going. Must Have GSOH<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyN0Bj6B5uXa5sg71HCa0qErqUiRy22_HiE_M4njUrqhScAN8ckwSl3ncRzcIbLXydnYV7jgfHOWAfXUoEwHIYKYzxv7aVIkkgaZ7-vAANnWKW_J_xbE9yO0twax_sABIJELsWxdxWYo/s4000/IMG_20201017_155110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyN0Bj6B5uXa5sg71HCa0qErqUiRy22_HiE_M4njUrqhScAN8ckwSl3ncRzcIbLXydnYV7jgfHOWAfXUoEwHIYKYzxv7aVIkkgaZ7-vAANnWKW_J_xbE9yO0twax_sABIJELsWxdxWYo/s320/IMG_20201017_155110.jpg" width="320" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: left;"> ....and wads of cash wouldn't go amiss either, Miss Mojo 😉</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Introduction</u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"> Yep, time for an update to encourage Miss Mojo back to the McCubbyhole....mmmm....that doesn't sound quite right, does it? Anyway, unbelievably, after a really enjoyable and educational, solo game of Sharp Practice last week I found my tankard of mojo drained almost to the dregs. Doubtless it's a combination of factors that brought about this lamentable situation but one of them appears to be the broad front approach I have unconsciously adopted towards putting forces; figures and vehicles, and terrain together. Following whim rather than a plan, if you like. Add the current Covid restrictions that are affecting all of our gaming, Miss Mojo, the much loved, much admired barmaid at my own hobby themed enthusiasm bar, hung her beer soaked towel over the beer taps and went outside for a cigarette and to do some online shopping...probably, just when my tankard was in need of a top up...heartless.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrssDagxX1hSOnB6wdIeUkKBeYcBAd44MHiHxN6zMw4N9__B1tSKA40weMe0CW9aFQ6irNfBEOu37fxLzHuxLYRUfNt4adMpAqN1x4Rv3Y56rhX_TJ_CE_P6zE_6Uf427m16wbQX1q9A/s4000/IMG_20201026_172353_1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrssDagxX1hSOnB6wdIeUkKBeYcBAd44MHiHxN6zMw4N9__B1tSKA40weMe0CW9aFQ6irNfBEOu37fxLzHuxLYRUfNt4adMpAqN1x4Rv3Y56rhX_TJ_CE_P6zE_6Uf427m16wbQX1q9A/s320/IMG_20201026_172353_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">"one of these days, I'm gonna get myself organizized..."<br />as Travis would say. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKRzs79681FKWgpZUmvYlYMb0mwXu2eFt2pyIUkWY0vOD1o2Tu1ZVH8tNx90dLi1XacOs6XhEvY9z7yEspv-LFWQIlIulc2vZI42NBhfL0dZd-s8h6KE2p8d21Sh4Do22ChiKrVl9pB4/s3966/IMG_20201026_182545.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3966" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKRzs79681FKWgpZUmvYlYMb0mwXu2eFt2pyIUkWY0vOD1o2Tu1ZVH8tNx90dLi1XacOs6XhEvY9z7yEspv-LFWQIlIulc2vZI42NBhfL0dZd-s8h6KE2p8d21Sh4Do22ChiKrVl9pB4/s320/IMG_20201026_182545.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">That's tidier and that's a start. <br />Can I rest on my laurels now?<br />Some organizating done<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghebFgjY9xZSbzESBn0UTPe9r0f1rze8-_2DWBeB1Yhb4IiBQHFo61JtOcGyi1RdwBWyRoMtqSETxLXmmxsz24BssyVjNurqTuAWw4SrJafNATiNiCfcjWhc4y-mpLxAQJ_kDpOiA-QBQ/s3399/IMG_20201026_182522.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="3399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghebFgjY9xZSbzESBn0UTPe9r0f1rze8-_2DWBeB1Yhb4IiBQHFo61JtOcGyi1RdwBWyRoMtqSETxLXmmxsz24BssyVjNurqTuAWw4SrJafNATiNiCfcjWhc4y-mpLxAQJ_kDpOiA-QBQ/s320/IMG_20201026_182522.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">A stash of shame or a pile of potential?</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>Anyway, she has popped back in and is pouring me a pint of mojo as I type...which is nice, so on with my update....</p><p><b><u>A Couple of Snifters</u></b></p><p> A few weeks ago, long before the missing mojo flap, Richie and I played a game of Bolt Action (oops, did that go down the wrong way? Here dab your chin with this mojo soaked bar towel and try to regain your composure while I continue...) so as I was saying, we played <u>another</u> game of Bolt Action using the Lebisey Woods scenario from the D Day; Overlord campaign book (more of which in another post to be released soon). Playing the fiendish Hun I needed to add a Panzer III to my tank platoon. This led me to have to repaint one of the two early war Panzer IIIs I own. A quick coat of Tamiya Dark Yellow, some splotches of green and brown, a decal or two, spot of Agrax Earthshade and suitable tank commander and it was good to go. Happy days, especially as it did such sterling service during the game..</p></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCyoJXks2FfjrGt2JuN_IKEGizaYhRgcbRgVtgZLtFlhPL2WcOLpazCFOamUIuVSZ50OtCfJ_v7Se5rcO3tnEpGt7VsYj4_DtmoXWoVR9HGTstfvs4_h0Cl3_V3TgtMXG6__IFkDHk3I/s4000/IMG_20201007_102921.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCyoJXks2FfjrGt2JuN_IKEGizaYhRgcbRgVtgZLtFlhPL2WcOLpazCFOamUIuVSZ50OtCfJ_v7Se5rcO3tnEpGt7VsYj4_DtmoXWoVR9HGTstfvs4_h0Cl3_V3TgtMXG6__IFkDHk3I/s320/IMG_20201007_102921.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">obligatory oblique shot 1; from the right</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQQVLsXR_xPQNuu_5hIuAAreQaRrRdlGB6VjFyCOja21n7hv0Wv_6vycIMioJLws0BIxVttFdmmbl63J3Z_h7Z8yMTbdsjmUIgWV2EyfwyC9m1q_y2LDUDKKdQGDHatqCPeoq1LAAV60/s4000/IMG_20201007_102929.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQQVLsXR_xPQNuu_5hIuAAreQaRrRdlGB6VjFyCOja21n7hv0Wv_6vycIMioJLws0BIxVttFdmmbl63J3Z_h7Z8yMTbdsjmUIgWV2EyfwyC9m1q_y2LDUDKKdQGDHatqCPeoq1LAAV60/s320/IMG_20201007_102929.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">obligatory oblique shot 2; from the left</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><u>A Fine Vintage</u></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> After playing the Bloody Nose At Sankt Norburga solo game of Sharp Practice (see elsewhere in this blog) I felt my newest Austrian character, Ensign Enzo Papageno, needed fleshing out, more troops and more challenges. So I dug into the pile of Foundry Austrians (I love the Foundry ranges; bags of character as well as great detail) that I had accrued from <a href="http://colonelbills.com/">Colonel Bill's</a> and found that I had enough Grenzers to give Enzo a bigger command. I quickly repainted a spare Jaeger officer as his second in command. So here they are. In the follow up game (a report of which I will post later) they replaced the Austrian Jaeger and had a much more mixed effect than at Sankt Norburga.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaTTVcDfK1YfQ6vVVDSCSaIn_DU1Cx9BKTTBa_3Al_e-dSj5b31RBbLGhbdm_YH9wJI0fLrB0u1VvWXx81sKteVxiW3UzUjTmnM0AQTrecpZSc13BfZnUrcOwYddc5mvv8c9t9woRAQo/s3364/IMG_20201017_003321.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="3364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaTTVcDfK1YfQ6vVVDSCSaIn_DU1Cx9BKTTBa_3Al_e-dSj5b31RBbLGhbdm_YH9wJI0fLrB0u1VvWXx81sKteVxiW3UzUjTmnM0AQTrecpZSc13BfZnUrcOwYddc5mvv8c9t9woRAQo/s320/IMG_20201017_003321.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Enzo and the Grenzers, Austria's latest pop sensations. <br />They popped away at the French with sensational <br />enthusiasm but was their noisy enthusiasm enough<br />to have an effect on the French? See the next <br />thrilling-ish instalment of my solo Sharp Practice<br />journal!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Next to the Grenzers I also finished off some more of my terrain in time for the next game of Sharp Practice. The barn is from the most excellent TT Combat and was initially intended for my Stalingrad/Eastern Front set up but it will easily cover many theatres and ages. For example 19th century Bavaria...<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiID-em026iBsZj8OjhXzPOK7F2CYku8hie8Tz3g4tTt9W9LfIEQdxCCbXkze7AfUmZjyF78Xp3phEeP-0kUxuX-Y1XZIJjVFH64V0pJDQ5MWz6NeycqyNzH7MPd107JLYNADDNKsQJAUE/s2808/IMG_20201018_122230.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2213" data-original-width="2808" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiID-em026iBsZj8OjhXzPOK7F2CYku8hie8Tz3g4tTt9W9LfIEQdxCCbXkze7AfUmZjyF78Xp3phEeP-0kUxuX-Y1XZIJjVFH64V0pJDQ5MWz6NeycqyNzH7MPd107JLYNADDNKsQJAUE/s320/IMG_20201018_122230.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">"What's this!? A bleeding mother's meeting!? <br />Oh, it's Suzanna the Sutler. Bratty and pommes, <br />please, mit dopple mayo?" The roof tiles are <br />from Warbases</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPspV-52gtvWZYqS4pztUfpGU_MIS_l3CZHEWAVgVFW0WoH2LCb1h8W4wcpXoAlgUi7llvd23Gp6D3Y_31VFsIGwaJsD4CDeQzUadR73dq0jcYaeItM32ssLzTln-sE5H6_TV5DWS7OM/s2541/IMG_20201018_122214.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2231" data-original-width="2541" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPspV-52gtvWZYqS4pztUfpGU_MIS_l3CZHEWAVgVFW0WoH2LCb1h8W4wcpXoAlgUi7llvd23Gp6D3Y_31VFsIGwaJsD4CDeQzUadR73dq0jcYaeItM32ssLzTln-sE5H6_TV5DWS7OM/s320/IMG_20201018_122214.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Really nicely thought out building with plenty of access<br />and firing points</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4xwjDgEalo1fVjYJEVDaYJtUQr-hqwg-0hcHV61RUE8o88BoRK3wZbHJ9LishZs04aC5FWkUeLjTaZS2NJQFnFsiK7GufPRhxEsqp9mNUzUoar80ptfVKyJjiiCtJWl3f-fnZHlPNFg/s2437/IMG_20201018_122203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2299" data-original-width="2437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4xwjDgEalo1fVjYJEVDaYJtUQr-hqwg-0hcHV61RUE8o88BoRK3wZbHJ9LishZs04aC5FWkUeLjTaZS2NJQFnFsiK7GufPRhxEsqp9mNUzUoar80ptfVKyJjiiCtJWl3f-fnZHlPNFg/s320/IMG_20201018_122203.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Doors...they're alright. I do like these timbered<br />ones on the barn though..I don't love them madly, <br />though</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0as3w3q8w0J5aKWNELcV2tLI97o7VpBKfiAqZOZWSZ-w-VTrDzuhmPt5yEtWMRR7TqFxtWAE2XIf2MElq2OQFyUZGJIIKlrtddqgYTR45jsfnTBr-OEwAOlP9noffLeB_238rtZIrmc/s3202/IMG_20201018_122150.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2164" data-original-width="3202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0as3w3q8w0J5aKWNELcV2tLI97o7VpBKfiAqZOZWSZ-w-VTrDzuhmPt5yEtWMRR7TqFxtWAE2XIf2MElq2OQFyUZGJIIKlrtddqgYTR45jsfnTBr-OEwAOlP9noffLeB_238rtZIrmc/s320/IMG_20201018_122150.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Lots of nice details in the exposed brick work and wood <br />grain on the window frames and doors. I had to add my own <br />base though. I also textured the walls with watered down<br />filler and a piece of sponge; a tip I got from the Knights <br />Of Dice Youtube channel, Rubbish In, Rubbish Out</td></tr></tbody></table> <div> At the same time as I finishing off the barn I chucked this Sarissa Precision European church together. A really nice kit but watch that crucifix on top as it snaps easily, especially if being a clumsy git is your special super power!! I filled the dome with scraps of corrugated cardboard and wood filler to give it a proper onion dome appearance. As with the barn I added Warbases roof tiles. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Jmdk9vm3whojF8tO5LbzhJM9VZvUW-ZnOJH2sji8qVVVMBBLPCC-E-1phGkUWr5u6lrdvBtFHMEKCcFhfT313vT42dezDi1xF1pqWZdPbGkAtKbs_L6_bo-COrxcWJSg0kdt9fs-z2E/s4000/IMG_20201017_161611.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Jmdk9vm3whojF8tO5LbzhJM9VZvUW-ZnOJH2sji8qVVVMBBLPCC-E-1phGkUWr5u6lrdvBtFHMEKCcFhfT313vT42dezDi1xF1pqWZdPbGkAtKbs_L6_bo-COrxcWJSg0kdt9fs-z2E/s320/IMG_20201017_161611.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The chapel of Sankt Norburga</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjttGjziV7vq1dmjbkMBG0ulvZTzs5pYU69DWJOpgK-B5z7eSUNEeL-Zw6MdrIXgaHeNBef_x0t3m68wh1H5-gvBol9r69PciUFkJZ0u-hz4xPsherak6GB1t6xnHV7bKTiQGteG1rjU/s540/IMG_20201029_123400.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="502" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjttGjziV7vq1dmjbkMBG0ulvZTzs5pYU69DWJOpgK-B5z7eSUNEeL-Zw6MdrIXgaHeNBef_x0t3m68wh1H5-gvBol9r69PciUFkJZ0u-hz4xPsherak6GB1t6xnHV7bKTiQGteG1rjU/s320/IMG_20201029_123400.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The church dome. A clever approach from Sarissa <br />but I wasn't happy to have mine left like that. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DqsJt0Q3NVriywDUiixcgjp5Tx0r-WJRfBADhOfragk1Eng2Zn71xYwLtbOSBoBEDDHFkBvy2Nbkt34w8F8IdcdGlLnpqk37lrnpSROJekhgR4SsDhIERipKn90ADxj62Dy5-Aa4yw4/s1390/church-of-st-peter-and-paul-with-traditional-onion-dome-in-the-village-DT141X.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="866" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DqsJt0Q3NVriywDUiixcgjp5Tx0r-WJRfBADhOfragk1Eng2Zn71xYwLtbOSBoBEDDHFkBvy2Nbkt34w8F8IdcdGlLnpqk37lrnpSROJekhgR4SsDhIERipKn90ADxj62Dy5-Aa4yw4/s320/church-of-st-peter-and-paul-with-traditional-onion-dome-in-the-village-DT141X.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">How nice does the real thing look?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKaap4U358x5Pi0FicMsGBi3iGnVaY5SKEri5OG5HgZy3thkbz_aemBQUvW4bmI8U-Z-U2enlFenWpXBKVwdKAdhzGgblYol2z4ExXoh9txH6R6X__X16PwDWsKWXIY8yR778CIjJ9UE/s900/onion-domed-church-austria-mountain-village-gary-whitton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKaap4U358x5Pi0FicMsGBi3iGnVaY5SKEri5OG5HgZy3thkbz_aemBQUvW4bmI8U-Z-U2enlFenWpXBKVwdKAdhzGgblYol2z4ExXoh9txH6R6X__X16PwDWsKWXIY8yR778CIjJ9UE/s320/onion-domed-church-austria-mountain-village-gary-whitton.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiNC41X9cGTaiTSXekvwEruEHmMK0ftV8lnR1hNIg5pWV_9mVldFJ7tqUQofPzdNqSIjNWBbzi40myh9SELoxFyTKfYt84cjRbJc5RyCO-EUPFvAi0Za-0b2ueepEbJpAb2QJAHt1wRg/s4000/IMG_20201017_161641.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiNC41X9cGTaiTSXekvwEruEHmMK0ftV8lnR1hNIg5pWV_9mVldFJ7tqUQofPzdNqSIjNWBbzi40myh9SELoxFyTKfYt84cjRbJc5RyCO-EUPFvAi0Za-0b2ueepEbJpAb2QJAHt1wRg/s320/IMG_20201017_161641.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">I am toying with the idea of placing the chapel<br />on a hill. It's an aspiration at the moment as my<br />attempts at making raised terrain so far have<br />been disappointing...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I also got round to painting Hoka Hey/Timeline Miniatures blacksmiths.As with the other buildings I textured the walls with watered down filler and added Warbases roof tiles. I had bought and painted up Black Tree Design's blacksmith set exactly a long time ago, give or take a wee while, and stuck the parts into the blacksmith's interior (eh?) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz03FTrJBWkyCI2mVP_hGBZDYminUfO4Rb0Ek6ucBD_EG2GRAzKnYsKQFV-r1U77FM2ZrqinukJQJBBhtFQROmNvQxQT9aDeLS-zh9pZL9Y88oLUHPzNUYPwypYYqbCMBAIF8sXXczyq4/s3253/IMG_20201018_122106.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2635" data-original-width="3253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz03FTrJBWkyCI2mVP_hGBZDYminUfO4Rb0Ek6ucBD_EG2GRAzKnYsKQFV-r1U77FM2ZrqinukJQJBBhtFQROmNvQxQT9aDeLS-zh9pZL9Y88oLUHPzNUYPwypYYqbCMBAIF8sXXczyq4/s320/IMG_20201018_122106.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">"Where's young master Pip, Joe?"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWsdc6mzCZJ5RWAPYtnJGTodtrn0SJW0r-WBvlEyIovuRXZRivcFFlpF69nM8YfBnsiettGqhzJGz5vpkzHbDL18Mca7LJ0KUhXOGVDP_wyeXMN6l9y0xHar67p8icrabcVjPLl9KrLI/s2828/IMG_20201018_122117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2306" data-original-width="2828" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWsdc6mzCZJ5RWAPYtnJGTodtrn0SJW0r-WBvlEyIovuRXZRivcFFlpF69nM8YfBnsiettGqhzJGz5vpkzHbDL18Mca7LJ0KUhXOGVDP_wyeXMN6l9y0xHar67p8icrabcVjPLl9KrLI/s320/IMG_20201018_122117.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRtSTFLNcSexMV0HzsxZzl66SSmsV1a_8PTjjsir0I4z1-e48w59BgkZpWBmNK3JC1yu1KFm8tEUV0X4V2cDuYMsX-Xbjl2YccvojHiVJnd3M13vCdxTKiV5MOxcCjW-cODjnEphR11Q/s3931/IMG_20201018_122140.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2126" data-original-width="3931" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRtSTFLNcSexMV0HzsxZzl66SSmsV1a_8PTjjsir0I4z1-e48w59BgkZpWBmNK3JC1yu1KFm8tEUV0X4V2cDuYMsX-Xbjl2YccvojHiVJnd3M13vCdxTKiV5MOxcCjW-cODjnEphR11Q/s320/IMG_20201018_122140.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Black Tree Designs black smiths set installed<br />in it's new home. The only problem with doing<br />something like this is the interior now looks half<br />finished and in need of more detail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><u>A pint of pivo?</u></b></div><div> And that brings us to my main project of the moment; putting together terrain for the Stalingrad railway station scenario from Campaign Stalingrad (try saying that, 8 pints into a session...go on, do it now!!!) It's been chugging along nicely (apologies in advance, there's going to be lots of railway puns in the next few paragraphs..) but has been <i>sidetracked</i> for the moment due to a <i>signal failure</i> in my ability to focus on one project at a time. In the meantime I got all I had done thus far and set it up to help <i>stoke</i> up my enthusiasm. And I took one or two photos once it was set up....and got a wee bit carried away...like a <i>runaway train</i>, almost.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iAJe_UTywiF_3xXwy-tS0f5RaqiLSzjE4tGWCXuzvDsM9T85CxMt8V7LKjNv7n0eDRh8HJrWJja3ULtxKzbIEcxzxAvBF_tnmFshAUGlRPa8vC29iPh7anfV45FgZ3a2-ZXQ7UfSUnQ/s2184/IMG_20201017_152956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="2184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iAJe_UTywiF_3xXwy-tS0f5RaqiLSzjE4tGWCXuzvDsM9T85CxMt8V7LKjNv7n0eDRh8HJrWJja3ULtxKzbIEcxzxAvBF_tnmFshAUGlRPa8vC29iPh7anfV45FgZ3a2-ZXQ7UfSUnQ/s320/IMG_20201017_152956.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVkjHSNgAxrX1DVli3K1iG-gk23_zI9iDoM-HLb7DpnADO2AqJ38uZV5t75QkJ2jF8Y0259NyN4TkpGqV55jsIBNJXrUJQ3W-HuX8FvQNr3Rf4XfWW5LhRSx4NT4cp-FbpNOE7zd0jUs/s4000/IMG_20201017_151625.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVkjHSNgAxrX1DVli3K1iG-gk23_zI9iDoM-HLb7DpnADO2AqJ38uZV5t75QkJ2jF8Y0259NyN4TkpGqV55jsIBNJXrUJQ3W-HuX8FvQNr3Rf4XfWW5LhRSx4NT4cp-FbpNOE7zd0jUs/s320/IMG_20201017_151625.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Plan view. It's filling out nicely. I need to make another piece of track<br />to fill that gap by the signal box. I have another Sarissa Precision kit,<br />too whit the Destroyed European Residential Townhouse With Dormer<br />(another drinking session challenge) to put together which should <br />give me enough buildings for the scenario</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjws6f5d7x6jHUgIB4NWTIc2lG9TaV32Kk-5RAsct_tne29Ntv6ipquNfk4qSC4Z4DfsPGZthmt2dLpJr3QOfqS6FDCyCVB24zFxuOYpea7is5fF4nAfJtx3u29CLeoMKr43tnv3OrqzQ/s4000/IMG_20201017_152303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2431" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjws6f5d7x6jHUgIB4NWTIc2lG9TaV32Kk-5RAsct_tne29Ntv6ipquNfk4qSC4Z4DfsPGZthmt2dLpJr3QOfqS6FDCyCVB24zFxuOYpea7is5fF4nAfJtx3u29CLeoMKr43tnv3OrqzQ/s320/IMG_20201017_152303.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2V32MsULF-ymVzdJgjxba-QEQsPKPQGZO4ylGTE49gRxluMdlau2-zLvIFv-Lwuf-5gliSCuWIBYneXPRdrCedAwZZ4YadPMUgsG3xgEPcwBLourH7EiwyxWnMGJ8nckZCQqD5E3Vug/s3764/IMG_20201017_152318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImyWgg7Av7PVbz4IGlv7SAjTBQsHcEpOJjLVDLmbHkbmvi1DMdCjPMr6IOkDJEslBdGrJC2Z5kUFn5uJi_6AzRBRqpVcM_vDsx63iyOUALnTl_wK5qXkAjyi1QjUv6-qDJXzrDjkn1iU/s3359/IMG_20201017_152418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1641" data-original-width="3359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImyWgg7Av7PVbz4IGlv7SAjTBQsHcEpOJjLVDLmbHkbmvi1DMdCjPMr6IOkDJEslBdGrJC2Z5kUFn5uJi_6AzRBRqpVcM_vDsx63iyOUALnTl_wK5qXkAjyi1QjUv6-qDJXzrDjkn1iU/s320/IMG_20201017_152418.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> So that is coming along nicely, there's still the trucks to finish off as well as some damaged trees, pavements and a platform of some description. I have ordered a brake van from Sarissa Precision's railway collection. I'll convert this to fit the track I have if need be and use it as a guide to fitting buffers to the trucks etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u>Time, gentlemen, please</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Finally, other stuff I have been bashing away at, after I drained a swift half of single mojo, include this squad of late war German infantry </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7GkQE-SJ-6JQ3IseeCp2YU0OpDdHpD_VJk0XIni4fPg5CUDRSnKVP4AT4z_WX57GZuV7Erx0bSQQkJQMZEOGMYPsIS_5a7JSk8nulg8P_90HcarntVlwgSPMSSpYz9R5cv71az-fm-M/s3399/IMG_20201028_014329.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1677" data-original-width="3399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7GkQE-SJ-6JQ3IseeCp2YU0OpDdHpD_VJk0XIni4fPg5CUDRSnKVP4AT4z_WX57GZuV7Erx0bSQQkJQMZEOGMYPsIS_5a7JSk8nulg8P_90HcarntVlwgSPMSSpYz9R5cv71az-fm-M/s320/IMG_20201028_014329.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">and these Samurai from Perry Miniatures for Test of Honour. The geisha with the katana comes from Foundry and was a freebie along with an order I...erm...ordered from them a few years ago. I kept hold of her because she was a freebie and I like freebies; who doesn't. And I actually painted her with the intention of putting her into the painting competition at Carronade two years ago but didn't get her done in time. And, further more, she is the only 28mm figure I have ever painted eyes on....and she will always be the only 28mm figure that I ever paint eyes on....like ever!! She does fit into the ToH force I am kinda putting together....bit of a slow burner that one, all things considered...</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLXD7lf_m9uDvWmm85I3bStCAyo43gEVkotJrPnd8i6e5OsQe9oDVUfas3LiO_8rgAuTE7mBR20Ff4wYkZb9p7difxSz7Ta2-uPV-Q0RmJO4p2UMba4gAX1vuguW8AYqmI2O5c-5D_PI/s2261/IMG_20201029_082609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="2261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLXD7lf_m9uDvWmm85I3bStCAyo43gEVkotJrPnd8i6e5OsQe9oDVUfas3LiO_8rgAuTE7mBR20Ff4wYkZb9p7difxSz7Ta2-uPV-Q0RmJO4p2UMba4gAX1vuguW8AYqmI2O5c-5D_PI/s320/IMG_20201029_082609.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And that, gentle reader, is that for this update. Well done for enduring my witless whining, I am confident it was well worth it 😁</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All the best and stay safe,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">pip pip,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">GJ </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Jim Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04211227576986933682noreply@blogger.com0