Just to freak you out – and get out of what I’m meant to be doing – another post to bring you up to speed with Distraction No.1 my Puma squadron.
I finally managed to pull out the airbrush and paint some camo onto my Pumas. I’m not the best with the airbrush and it wasn’t working to well by the end of the day but I did finish them.
Next task is to work over the models again, dust them up a bit, (to down play my airbrushing), the D&D them. I also got the Silflor foliage from the States to cover up any of my mistakes.
I’ve also gone out and got a British Armoured Car Squadron to go up against the Pumas. They have been simply put together at this stage and are nowhere near completed as I need to stick loads of gear on them to make them look good.
I was having difficulty because Battlefront don’t make the final version of the AEC III Armoured Car – but yesterday after a bit of searching on the net I found that Old Glory and Skytrex make a version and after a brainwave called my LGS to see if they happened to have any.
They have a couple of drawers of Old Glory stock hidden away, as no one seems to like it much, and I managed to find some AEC III’s there. At no less than 50% off as well. That’s what I call a result.
Now I just need to pick up a couple more things at some point. I’m planning on running a 920 point game on a larger than normal table to give both sides a lot of manoeuvre space. I also want to write up some rules to make this aspect of FoW more interesting.
Have fun…
Friday, May 30, 2008
Finally...
Here comes another one…finally!
Have I been bad? Last time I updated this page was about 3 months ago, just before we left to go to the States. Since then I have been a little busy and more than a bit slack on the blogging front.
I have however completed a few more things for my Sword beach project.
In the States I managed to pick up a small-box-girder bridge (SBG)and two fascines for Churchill AVREs. I have now completed them up to the decal and dirty (D&D) stage – so I should really take some photos. The SBG was particularly painful to finalise as the bridge was much heavier than the tank, so I had to base the AVRE – I’m not really into basing tanks. I also had to fashion the special lugs that attach the bridge to the AVRE. It’s not perfect but I think it looks pretty good. The only problem is when I move the tank, because if I’m not careful the SBG swings off the side of the tank. But hey, I can live with that.
I’ve also finished the 4 M10 3” Wolverines to the D&D stage. They don’t look bad at all, with loads of bags and boxes, some bought, some made by me. They’re a nice unit and look great on the table top.
On the German side I’ve completed, bar some Silfor grass, the 5cm KWK defilade bunker. I’m reasonably happy with how this turned out – the concrete look isn’t perfect, but the pedestal gun mount isn’t bad, and I’m pleased with the gun shield, which I made out of plastic card.
I’ve also made 6 MG Tobruks and 2 basic open gun emplacements, but these have yet to be painted so I won’t go on about them just yet.
I’ve also done a bit of commission work so I haven’t been entirely slack – I just don’t paint fast. Another responsibility has been preparing a new set of articles and intelligence briefings for Battlefront and I’m hopeful to be sending off some by the end of today – in fact I should be working on them rather than writing this.
BIG NEWS
On the bad news front, the June 2008 goal is now completely out the window – obviously. The goal is now June 2009. On the good news front after some discussion with some wargaming friends we are planning on running a Battlegroup tournament next year somewhat set around June 1944 and my D-Day table will be a part of that.
I’ll be aiming to finish my Sword beach project well before then and be able play the proper mission on the table. The basic table will then form the basis of a larger L shaped table which will make a Battlegroup game that much more interesting.
A number of other games will also happen at the tournament and the Battlegroups will be teams of 3 who don’t need to bring anything to the tournie. I’m pretty excited about what I consider to be a pretty unique idea and it will provide added impetus to me to complete stuff. I’ll be supplying all the British and Germans troops and vehicles on the table as well as the terrain.
So I’ve got my work cut out for me and am really looking forward to it.
Hope your all having fun…
Have I been bad? Last time I updated this page was about 3 months ago, just before we left to go to the States. Since then I have been a little busy and more than a bit slack on the blogging front.
I have however completed a few more things for my Sword beach project.
In the States I managed to pick up a small-box-girder bridge (SBG)and two fascines for Churchill AVREs. I have now completed them up to the decal and dirty (D&D) stage – so I should really take some photos. The SBG was particularly painful to finalise as the bridge was much heavier than the tank, so I had to base the AVRE – I’m not really into basing tanks. I also had to fashion the special lugs that attach the bridge to the AVRE. It’s not perfect but I think it looks pretty good. The only problem is when I move the tank, because if I’m not careful the SBG swings off the side of the tank. But hey, I can live with that.
I’ve also finished the 4 M10 3” Wolverines to the D&D stage. They don’t look bad at all, with loads of bags and boxes, some bought, some made by me. They’re a nice unit and look great on the table top.
On the German side I’ve completed, bar some Silfor grass, the 5cm KWK defilade bunker. I’m reasonably happy with how this turned out – the concrete look isn’t perfect, but the pedestal gun mount isn’t bad, and I’m pleased with the gun shield, which I made out of plastic card.
I’ve also made 6 MG Tobruks and 2 basic open gun emplacements, but these have yet to be painted so I won’t go on about them just yet.
I’ve also done a bit of commission work so I haven’t been entirely slack – I just don’t paint fast. Another responsibility has been preparing a new set of articles and intelligence briefings for Battlefront and I’m hopeful to be sending off some by the end of today – in fact I should be working on them rather than writing this.
BIG NEWS
On the bad news front, the June 2008 goal is now completely out the window – obviously. The goal is now June 2009. On the good news front after some discussion with some wargaming friends we are planning on running a Battlegroup tournament next year somewhat set around June 1944 and my D-Day table will be a part of that.
I’ll be aiming to finish my Sword beach project well before then and be able play the proper mission on the table. The basic table will then form the basis of a larger L shaped table which will make a Battlegroup game that much more interesting.
A number of other games will also happen at the tournament and the Battlegroups will be teams of 3 who don’t need to bring anything to the tournie. I’m pretty excited about what I consider to be a pretty unique idea and it will provide added impetus to me to complete stuff. I’ll be supplying all the British and Germans troops and vehicles on the table as well as the terrain.
So I’ve got my work cut out for me and am really looking forward to it.
Hope your all having fun…
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