My first game back from my trip was some LotR. A buddy of mine set up the game, so I jumped in to practice using my dice rolling hand. There were four…
Month: November 2022
Flames of War – British Bulge Command Cards
I covered the Unit Cards earlier and that rings us to the second volume of the set, the Command Cards. As usual, this is where the army gets its special feel. This…
Flames of War – British Bulge Unit Cards
With the latest FOW army release, Battlefront has covered all the late war period forces for WWII. This release allows British players to field forces up to the end of the war….
7TV Pulp – Rescue in Dhakar
The el Makitar Rebels have been caught in Dhaka after their daring raid to kidnap ambassadors attending the recent Crescent Society conference. Unfortunately, two of their captives have not been found and…
Forbidden Planet C57D Star Cruiser
While shopping at the Fall in flea market, I came across something I have been looking for for quite some time. A reasonably priced C57D from the movie Forbidden Planet. I have…
FOW – Battle of Mehdia, November 1942
We started a new FOW theme set in Morocco and Tunisia, in the November-December 1942 timeframe. Our first scenario saw a large Vichy French force attempting to break through American defenses near…
SHQ 20mm Luchs and Grille
One of the things sitting on my painting table was a couple of 20mm scale German AFVs from SHQ. I picked these up a long time ago. They had a basic paint…
Mountain Mayhem 2022
A buddy of mine runs the T9A Mountain Mayhem tourney every fall, and this year was no exception. I am not really a tourney player (I prefer group games), but I attended…
Gale Force Nine – Mars Escarpments
My painting during the late summer months has been rather paltry. This is partially because I have been traveling and also that I have started, but not finished very many projects. Now…
KK – Battle of Campo Santo, February 1743.
Background The Battle of Campo Santo was fought in Campo Santo, Italy on 8 February 1743 between Spain and Austria, as part of the War of the Austrian Succession. The Spaniards and their Neapolitan allies under General De Gages were fought to a standstill…