Last year I started my big push to paint up my metric ton of unpainted Flames of War allied vehicles. The plan was to do them in mass, using the same colors…
Tag: WWII
FOW – Battle of the Psel River, July 1943.
On the day after Thanksgiving, we always play a big tank battle, which we call “Tanksgiving”! Our game this year was based on an attack by elements of the Soviet V Guards…
FOW – Carnage in the Caucuses, September 1942.
Forward Our Friday battle took place in September of 1942 shortly after the Nazis has crossed the Terek River from Mozdok in the Caucasus as part of the drive to Grozny and…
Virginia War Museum – Williamsburg, Virginia.
The plan was to hit Busch Gardens at two for the Christmas event. With that, we had the morning to kill and I opted for a stop at the Virginia War Museum….
Military Aviation Museum – Virginia Beach, Virginia.
I was in Williamsburg post Thanksgiving and took some time to hit a few more museums. I have been to Norfolk area a number of time and always try to check out…
FOW – 15mm Terrapins and Pontoons!
Being a bit of a tread head, I have a soft spot for odd looking military vehicles. This extends into soft skin vehicles. Well, I came across some British Terrapin amphibian transports…
U-505 at the Chicago Museum of Science and Technology.
On the final leg of our tour, we drove through Chicago and had to stop at the Chicago Museum of Science and Technology. Specifically, we had to see the U-505 U-boat! Another…
Airfix Battles – Introductory Scenario Using Miniatures.
I have been looking for another set of rules to run 20mm WWII games for my group on Tuesday nights. I have found a number of rules that I really like, but…
Battleship North Carolina Museum and Memorial.
After finishing up my beach trip, I decided to drive down to Wilmington North Carolina to spend a day with some friends that recently moved into the area. This was a perfect…
Pimping Up some Old Glory 15mm PzIs and IIs.
A couple years back, TJ and I came across a guy selling a collection of old Skytrex/Old Glory 15mm painted tank models. Going through the collection, the price was right, we both…