In my backlog of “almost finished” Flames of War armies was my Japanese Navy Land Forces (Marines). These had been sitting around getting dust, while they awaited final basing for quite some…
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Flames of War French Foreign Legion Company
It’s been a long time since I worked on Flames of War miniatures. To be honest, with the release of V4, my motivation has been lagging. This is mostly because many of…
Battle of Orsha (June 1944)
Background Operation Bagration (/bʌɡrʌtiˈɒn/; Russian: Oперация Багратио́н, Operatsiya Bagration) was the codename for the Soviet 1944 Belorussian Strategic Offensive Operation, (Russian: Белорусская наступательная операция «Багратион», Belorusskaya nastupatelnaya Operatsiya Bagration) a military campaign…
Battle of Caen, Operation Charnwood, July 1944
Background The Battle for Caen (June to August 1944) is the name for the fighting between the British Second Army and German Panzergruppe West in the Second World War for control of the city of Caen and vicinity, during the Battle of Normandy. The…
Battle of Stalingrad, November 1942.
Background The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943) was the largest confrontation of World War II, in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in Southern Russia. After 27 September,…
Battle of the Oil Tank Farm, December 1942
Background The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943) was the largest confrontation of World War II, in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in Southern Russia. Marked by fierce close…
Flames of War – Enemy at the Gates Scenario Playtest
We tried two generic scenarios from Enemy at the Gates. Set up on the table, and played three games…! Both of the scenarios were “The House” from the new Soviet source book…
The Bathtub at Sidi Rezegh, November 1941.
Background Operation Crusader was a military operation during the Second World War by the British Eighth Army against the Axis forces in North Africa between 18 November and 30 December 1941. The operation was intended to relieve the 1941 Siege…
Battle of Sidi Rezegh, November 1941.
Background Operation Crusader was a military operation during the Second World War by the British Eighth Army against the Axis forces in North Africa between 18 November and 30 December 1941. The operation was intended to relieve the 1941 Siege…
Building Flames of War Terrain – The Wachtmeister’s Mountain.
Heading in to Fall In! 2018. A few of us Hobby University instructors were asked if we would be interested in creating terrain center piece for Cold Wars 2019. The theme is…