tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71525724588992894162024-03-18T23:25:27.314+00:00Megablitz and moreToy soldiers, wargames and modelling madness. Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comBlogger2097125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-4179957806835987192024-03-17T15:31:00.002+00:002024-03-17T15:41:07.311+00:00SA-10 ‘Grumble’ (s300)<p>Models of big missile launchers are always good for a laugh, so it was easy to persuade myself to get this lot painted. They are 1/285 scale models made by <i style="font-weight: bold;">In Service Miniatures </i>(or ISM) which was a slightly odd range available (for it seemed only a couple of years) in the early 1990s. The SA-10 pack would have contained one control vehicle and three TEL (transporter, erector, launcher) vehicles. Mine came off eBay a few years ago and two of the TELs are actually resin recasts. Still, with paint they all look the same. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPilv8QZj1bNRWBsgvLjzBaXtf6EcO32xhnR1Ehlk5IUKuycrGD_byZPMAgR1BfJiJSWGoX48FVy9MFum_VeyVf_ya7IIyBEuukzeU3Kic3FX0LAOz14pyXgRGszXc8ONxRAWHRhbU34HzJSqUBWx92REx5e4m5dgO3mnPV8MYzAN170GVkvRWtxAj6ot/s3024/IMG_9862.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1962" data-original-width="3024" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPilv8QZj1bNRWBsgvLjzBaXtf6EcO32xhnR1Ehlk5IUKuycrGD_byZPMAgR1BfJiJSWGoX48FVy9MFum_VeyVf_ya7IIyBEuukzeU3Kic3FX0LAOz14pyXgRGszXc8ONxRAWHRhbU34HzJSqUBWx92REx5e4m5dgO3mnPV8MYzAN170GVkvRWtxAj6ot/w400-h260/IMG_9862.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>With a range of 35-40km this lot can dominate the airspace over several wargame tables!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb36sfsI2oGFoMQOGLP9_hDMfDrquPGBy4__y1UoCI64dumhT3IdrfWFbz1c7FqKDQMF2KGLtedyVKgOQ2hn7IFODyq-6rLt8Ps_2NBB6T3T43CIHzJq3Cma8O_pLMspa3ed_X_igUYlsvbAISFYNPg57FsOL5oVMshnJ7D4qdYO1WMgql5kPz6wgZp4Vz/s2839/IMG_9757.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2744" data-original-width="2839" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb36sfsI2oGFoMQOGLP9_hDMfDrquPGBy4__y1UoCI64dumhT3IdrfWFbz1c7FqKDQMF2KGLtedyVKgOQ2hn7IFODyq-6rLt8Ps_2NBB6T3T43CIHzJq3Cma8O_pLMspa3ed_X_igUYlsvbAISFYNPg57FsOL5oVMshnJ7D4qdYO1WMgql5kPz6wgZp4Vz/w400-h386/IMG_9757.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIP7IVPb8JCgAU9km8AzcY-oTSsAvJ1QTvjYRCnlUiqwG-cynuM7STKTlhGV1aPLYX6Tb6nanjZS9VtPx1JDcnX5N-RPpHXDeT7y61OPLaTGCrN-09kdq_AFgBo-byhKBgJHq5EP5M9qcZTRLY4PcbBIJ9G55zeVCB49__coVznx9nZqnqQB1R4-X4hNU/s2861/IMG_9719.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="2861" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIP7IVPb8JCgAU9km8AzcY-oTSsAvJ1QTvjYRCnlUiqwG-cynuM7STKTlhGV1aPLYX6Tb6nanjZS9VtPx1JDcnX5N-RPpHXDeT7y61OPLaTGCrN-09kdq_AFgBo-byhKBgJHq5EP5M9qcZTRLY4PcbBIJ9G55zeVCB49__coVznx9nZqnqQB1R4-X4hNU/w400-h313/IMG_9719.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>The castings didn’t look up to much but they took paint nicely. <p></p>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-22984730335712581462024-03-09T12:36:00.003+00:002024-03-09T12:36:32.534+00:00Marnach - Ardennes 1944 - part 3<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvAz-uoPBk4OxaG4jflAPPbdTXU81l6fB8WWzxoDU6JJRUZDeccz2YQe57jVVJwlSb19HxYkT2Jd31abVJaP2dQnys2Qk3Rbz4WPeqA17GdtYS6T4hcE5yKwlbLkxMGY0HRH5qfAlzfkZ8gro49272Fj5QaAi8dY1DkGaQUmGh2kICrFxESsypm-2nrtJ/s3059/m39.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3059" data-original-width="2803" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvAz-uoPBk4OxaG4jflAPPbdTXU81l6fB8WWzxoDU6JJRUZDeccz2YQe57jVVJwlSb19HxYkT2Jd31abVJaP2dQnys2Qk3Rbz4WPeqA17GdtYS6T4hcE5yKwlbLkxMGY0HRH5qfAlzfkZ8gro49272Fj5QaAi8dY1DkGaQUmGh2kICrFxESsypm-2nrtJ/s320/m39.jpeg" width="293" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">As we return to Marnach, the US tank column has emerged from the woods - straight into fire from the Panzerschreck detachment! The lead tank platoon is immobilised.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvAz-uoPBk4OxaG4jflAPPbdTXU81l6fB8WWzxoDU6JJRUZDeccz2YQe57jVVJwlSb19HxYkT2Jd31abVJaP2dQnys2Qk3Rbz4WPeqA17GdtYS6T4hcE5yKwlbLkxMGY0HRH5qfAlzfkZ8gro49272Fj5QaAi8dY1DkGaQUmGh2kICrFxESsypm-2nrtJ/s3059/m39.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVp_CqRJm1o0ETPFbfKu6qCZD4f4Gt4P9FTQ8of5Me0j7OLiFUgS5FWQGaeaXuT20ybmzmV6kzsFR4qgLrJI4NPVdlwvL3sRc0sCMJzlskLKQxubhP64V66wJTte3hr8OsskSN112l35neZEcGf98TIO73f_T_XeXxaGIC2-sw1P9d0FRvD7ex9J4iwX0/s4032/m40.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVp_CqRJm1o0ETPFbfKu6qCZD4f4Gt4P9FTQ8of5Me0j7OLiFUgS5FWQGaeaXuT20ybmzmV6kzsFR4qgLrJI4NPVdlwvL3sRc0sCMJzlskLKQxubhP64V66wJTte3hr8OsskSN112l35neZEcGf98TIO73f_T_XeXxaGIC2-sw1P9d0FRvD7ex9J4iwX0/s320/m40.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">More Germans trying to flank the US reinforcements. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGsVgLv0CoyyyrsWzUVIKnTthWm4Q8b-9V5iyuYhJbI2TnksT5r2J_LNiBrwpZbR4gw-pFOtqj0GxpsbofIired5UWOx74Gz0OVoUugp7rVvlLByhhLvK5Q08eGbCxaX_6lxlTJ-0wlOaaZZKGDsTwX4VoOIA8PX3TEulVMOXOhIaGHitTvnGMh1Zvp6u/s4032/m41.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGsVgLv0CoyyyrsWzUVIKnTthWm4Q8b-9V5iyuYhJbI2TnksT5r2J_LNiBrwpZbR4gw-pFOtqj0GxpsbofIired5UWOx74Gz0OVoUugp7rVvlLByhhLvK5Q08eGbCxaX_6lxlTJ-0wlOaaZZKGDsTwX4VoOIA8PX3TEulVMOXOhIaGHitTvnGMh1Zvp6u/s320/m41.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Marnach by now seems securely in German hands<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VfNUHlTwx1iE_F7A28QC5igcyKuIwkezXBn6xWBcAjY3GOTWuwemfFjBJm-AbmxU0ZvmnaQIZqfbiPKkj14VaJJDTxLvpXahNP9xjSdkj4RYR-FIAUSeQ0VeMlWv9zFauRAoFnQFjaLEdzNIkrQpKc7Loxf8XhkSirZ1qJROUJr2pdVzA7foFcVFd-zQ/s3016/m43.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3016" data-original-width="2997" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VfNUHlTwx1iE_F7A28QC5igcyKuIwkezXBn6xWBcAjY3GOTWuwemfFjBJm-AbmxU0ZvmnaQIZqfbiPKkj14VaJJDTxLvpXahNP9xjSdkj4RYR-FIAUSeQ0VeMlWv9zFauRAoFnQFjaLEdzNIkrQpKc7Loxf8XhkSirZ1qJROUJr2pdVzA7foFcVFd-zQ/s320/m43.jpeg" width="318" /></a></div>US AT gunners near Clervaux anxiously await a German breakthrough<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7rNz9zTHNo-A4Yfea0qS8LylTVMaw1zpMn9CZoMQn9hHNJx95nePS85giAlUfynRJztQNQkikZk2XZIBMe3UsX4AzSUggbwjPoscH6dypPbvkiOqEmAXi27SijH-TQOU7cVOV-5Zc784P2tai99QSMHbm4jZ-gRqZ0wPeWpiLm2KbBb1DN1_byQ50-0O/s3313/m42.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3313" data-original-width="2997" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7rNz9zTHNo-A4Yfea0qS8LylTVMaw1zpMn9CZoMQn9hHNJx95nePS85giAlUfynRJztQNQkikZk2XZIBMe3UsX4AzSUggbwjPoscH6dypPbvkiOqEmAXi27SijH-TQOU7cVOV-5Zc784P2tai99QSMHbm4jZ-gRqZ0wPeWpiLm2KbBb1DN1_byQ50-0O/s320/m42.jpeg" width="289" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hxHLKCh4Xb2Km0zJhXAYSXf7nJBXVGGKZCV5UnQg5OA0ifgVglwOW1g185Rwc9h4MRsvOytAxmVKV0pBamQeIjJcNkPAimo7jlRNFhcSWHli8-uw6H7zZDBuTC6YALdY1plBzvxAwH0xuyYPSairwbamceRMM5RLXuFXyZ8c0acn-RCkEer2HjdTTsjJ/s4032/m44.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hxHLKCh4Xb2Km0zJhXAYSXf7nJBXVGGKZCV5UnQg5OA0ifgVglwOW1g185Rwc9h4MRsvOytAxmVKV0pBamQeIjJcNkPAimo7jlRNFhcSWHli8-uw6H7zZDBuTC6YALdY1plBzvxAwH0xuyYPSairwbamceRMM5RLXuFXyZ8c0acn-RCkEer2HjdTTsjJ/s320/m44.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By the time the US yanks got moving again the Germans were ready - and in some force. Two platoons of Shermans were soon ablaze, while the woods were becoming dangerous.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciokiNUx1LlQbumnZIUojoO-VqRA4lQSTqmLU-HqN_IADk5VvfKtB8ItO272zDEV191SUjMruCVr5t2HUtw5PmrZUOMicV58TK26COSeNOsCrf32WCqTlB8Y1T55C_0t75723DHZF6K-bHdr_xMnVJaNn0SEzxSWr5VPErIHml_dppFD74Jwo6vW9d9gv/s4032/m45.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciokiNUx1LlQbumnZIUojoO-VqRA4lQSTqmLU-HqN_IADk5VvfKtB8ItO272zDEV191SUjMruCVr5t2HUtw5PmrZUOMicV58TK26COSeNOsCrf32WCqTlB8Y1T55C_0t75723DHZF6K-bHdr_xMnVJaNn0SEzxSWr5VPErIHml_dppFD74Jwo6vW9d9gv/s320/m45.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>It was all very dramatic!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewmiWC0-a0ReX3C0gZCou5lT_niq87OGkRNhZD1yCsWZHzb976Kq9UsxPFtOEOtTHqPNmEmeNPed_jQ9osxxS6BzZuiVttSOxlm36DbP0oS9ZO4zEGW0cxzQAfNRyMS4B8wv3kSEJsaRWL8bmevzWMQUDsNF5IqcXmFGq7TNdSb1l7r4uUVFaoTi7Avqo/s4032/m46.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewmiWC0-a0ReX3C0gZCou5lT_niq87OGkRNhZD1yCsWZHzb976Kq9UsxPFtOEOtTHqPNmEmeNPed_jQ9osxxS6BzZuiVttSOxlm36DbP0oS9ZO4zEGW0cxzQAfNRyMS4B8wv3kSEJsaRWL8bmevzWMQUDsNF5IqcXmFGq7TNdSb1l7r4uUVFaoTi7Avqo/s320/m46.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>And what of the US AA battery? It too managed to get stuck and was soon overrun by hungry Germans<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQL7OZ2CpR0ALF6_v-oaVPylc9XDmeKf0ghUPiGCfdniztReVnlDOeS68K_QSlRvqc6z80qIQdyl1QzroFvRbdPIuwJ2Q4aKyeUkItYQ2Xe1ABlkduCZ-yCqD8XzpP1YazsNIWjlfkwmOz1mdm5HYlor-7WjVCDuhizYWwSzQqDoDfaezGGl3RnotY-Ex_/s3024/m47.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2253" data-original-width="3024" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQL7OZ2CpR0ALF6_v-oaVPylc9XDmeKf0ghUPiGCfdniztReVnlDOeS68K_QSlRvqc6z80qIQdyl1QzroFvRbdPIuwJ2Q4aKyeUkItYQ2Xe1ABlkduCZ-yCqD8XzpP1YazsNIWjlfkwmOz1mdm5HYlor-7WjVCDuhizYWwSzQqDoDfaezGGl3RnotY-Ex_/s320/m47.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>We concluded that the Germans had full control of Marnach and would have no trouble advancing to the west, while the remaining US units could do little more then harass them. A most enjoyable game to run - and thanks again to my enthusiastic players who joined in from South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Iowa!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kPDdxvVCkVGlg5fJyG4NtgUN4MO3PjCEyl0H_zkxEDuBtr7wWeOPpeJ0DXNzFO_OZPbwGcNupnIL8-ScCoQ8zxxVhNRDvWHkMF2MoQ2ffuwWiqASzf8bqDx-kHWDvoDSOsTzu5yCwAr9J8SAmBs5L3Nq-p12fjnRLtrlpMzOOeHzoI9Jc6k-_E5HIXKt/s3024/m48.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2313" data-original-width="3024" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kPDdxvVCkVGlg5fJyG4NtgUN4MO3PjCEyl0H_zkxEDuBtr7wWeOPpeJ0DXNzFO_OZPbwGcNupnIL8-ScCoQ8zxxVhNRDvWHkMF2MoQ2ffuwWiqASzf8bqDx-kHWDvoDSOsTzu5yCwAr9J8SAmBs5L3Nq-p12fjnRLtrlpMzOOeHzoI9Jc6k-_E5HIXKt/s320/m48.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruW_hnUHev-KQHAIwH1PMxFmexvl-8_MZeUSP8J7yPy8X_HdWL-aTLBheP3NPU2cN8yBp2GTw_xWW3M93m3JinGmYTkfehpA4gORKRi9SqBcQBV8sbL-aSWYxuM3JEw_vPYjwHqK3mFp2FrYEPzHNSaVAvg_c_23huBdKokiFSupN3bV_eDRzADKRGZwT/s4032/m01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruW_hnUHev-KQHAIwH1PMxFmexvl-8_MZeUSP8J7yPy8X_HdWL-aTLBheP3NPU2cN8yBp2GTw_xWW3M93m3JinGmYTkfehpA4gORKRi9SqBcQBV8sbL-aSWYxuM3JEw_vPYjwHqK3mFp2FrYEPzHNSaVAvg_c_23huBdKokiFSupN3bV_eDRzADKRGZwT/s320/m01.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>And when the 'snow' melted, this is what lay beneath!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-55099217047352657902024-02-29T17:03:00.002+00:002024-02-29T17:03:26.144+00:00Marnach - Ardennes 1944 - part 2<p> The German forces had by now all arrived - two battalions of dismounted Panzergrenadiers (less their heavy weapons) and another two companies from the recce btl. I used different styles of figures to help differentiate between the units.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdjIx6M2J6wRLgP-eqvF9lJxB9EtkfvLZO658tprRIgw7qZpJxJ51ogDwj4Rgr2O9ZvZArhyphenhyphenUBzctLXaGxAyudIFc_6OLDtAW95lGFGGx6Kkg7v2vwgwQfqSgmDB62yakZoD9msTXB26AHpeeY6LfuDrNQ_wp9JzBVlPsl8RpqT7CDH9Qzc81xG2rI6k9/s4032/m26.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdjIx6M2J6wRLgP-eqvF9lJxB9EtkfvLZO658tprRIgw7qZpJxJ51ogDwj4Rgr2O9ZvZArhyphenhyphenUBzctLXaGxAyudIFc_6OLDtAW95lGFGGx6Kkg7v2vwgwQfqSgmDB62yakZoD9msTXB26AHpeeY6LfuDrNQ_wp9JzBVlPsl8RpqT7CDH9Qzc81xG2rI6k9/s320/m26.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>One of the recce companies - deployed on the left. And behind them...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7LEE0zJ7EK6dEPdgS-cwmtEZ2P-9RXHQ89bEDaS_WmSljTEo5KbVgvqeOPgysQo_9pouYmFWu3s29TB1AFy8PduCGiOws-QbFG-vqLFDzopzRV6BTL6LCtoKZ7iyyE_KUFOOhR3qcljHj9_6xqKpe9ZX_CZgIdx_cjKtPZuCrYx7136ZpoyKTI9lg_hR/s4032/m27.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7LEE0zJ7EK6dEPdgS-cwmtEZ2P-9RXHQ89bEDaS_WmSljTEo5KbVgvqeOPgysQo_9pouYmFWu3s29TB1AFy8PduCGiOws-QbFG-vqLFDzopzRV6BTL6LCtoKZ7iyyE_KUFOOhR3qcljHj9_6xqKpe9ZX_CZgIdx_cjKtPZuCrYx7136ZpoyKTI9lg_hR/s320/m27.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...the second such company.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3vZILQl5z2_w7Iyzm2H2hzyZtbEwXw1Ewg_iDW7mZWnJUYo5IDS8n2vftqa-xMd1R6H8Q2CLbu_6r-U_Qxg4uvv4AOFzed9D_LeEIn-uvWPiK4vhMXtus91MPQCehglXVegnFBHhXxvN595Uh54_LKacOqDiBGpq2N-SRX0vX6jWqwG8EipIKrn9DnEy/s4032/m29.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Regular readers will recall that I <a href="https://megablitzandmore.blogspot.com/search?q=marnach">visited Marnach a few months ago</a> - and having walked/driven the ground was very helpful when setting up the game. Having set the game up, I emailed out briefings to players and they joined in by Zoom over the course of two evenings.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWnb4zVM0q9-lTb3DPYWGVaBYb-MhwdV14Ekw0RjuS428kjpDIkJ_2oS2xgLqkRjgVdWdMPCf4DhLsVlXTik_55-rp_CuXl2MSdcoiZ4I-mjXEfFJexFij-LTAtzAsAOBZnvHH0S7nNrFIj3jVtFcewVIXcDwTEXn8EYniykHgEMEZcVLUDyPc2zvg31K/s3463/m07.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3463" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWnb4zVM0q9-lTb3DPYWGVaBYb-MhwdV14Ekw0RjuS428kjpDIkJ_2oS2xgLqkRjgVdWdMPCf4DhLsVlXTik_55-rp_CuXl2MSdcoiZ4I-mjXEfFJexFij-LTAtzAsAOBZnvHH0S7nNrFIj3jVtFcewVIXcDwTEXn8EYniykHgEMEZcVLUDyPc2zvg31K/s320/m07.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div>Marnach atop the NE the SW ridge. The buildings are 15mm resin by Hovels. The church bears more then a passing resemblance to the current building...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Uj9CZzpzBAepmHgD74si_6_qOQ_GXadBCiBLZrvCnyvOSkM7JLd7-KJwNFcONb4Igqm0LWmGOmjlVEf_d6-ck4t6i5CdADXUfJxghYM58bt5lviTZivgGx4feQTr5B6DvK9ctqBkqXo_7PUWtwI2CrM6RKj8bpQl2nf1FN5YoGwAtzCZ0f4tPsFhm-Mr/s4032/IMG_6350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Uj9CZzpzBAepmHgD74si_6_qOQ_GXadBCiBLZrvCnyvOSkM7JLd7-KJwNFcONb4Igqm0LWmGOmjlVEf_d6-ck4t6i5CdADXUfJxghYM58bt5lviTZivgGx4feQTr5B6DvK9ctqBkqXo_7PUWtwI2CrM6RKj8bpQl2nf1FN5YoGwAtzCZ0f4tPsFhm-Mr/s320/IMG_6350.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaAOFDMz_Po5YyBbZch83Kq_OPeO7HnIElYz4KFAteuP7kFxP53dxsasrFW7f0zAC6jz86Fx4M_8sBFvqcZ_Ez3LxFVdzSBUhLhBr_H2EGRVA6Xt45jl9af1lcyMwhYhj4hzRhOOhoTnHHcB7T3vY4Ihpl-hwqp_5qW4byF2VjvG6cfXjH_BvtjhP4UIv/s3642/m06.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="3642" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaAOFDMz_Po5YyBbZch83Kq_OPeO7HnIElYz4KFAteuP7kFxP53dxsasrFW7f0zAC6jz86Fx4M_8sBFvqcZ_Ez3LxFVdzSBUhLhBr_H2EGRVA6Xt45jl9af1lcyMwhYhj4hzRhOOhoTnHHcB7T3vY4Ihpl-hwqp_5qW4byF2VjvG6cfXjH_BvtjhP4UIv/w400-h251/m06.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>The field of battle - on my 72 by 39 inch table. A white fleecy throw was er, thrown over a carefully laid out arrangement of boxes. North is to the top of the map.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMKQa9sxdzzfNr_nB0UN2zqpw_L-wNawXPw2Oy5PJfu4NEYzJQoP7jDyX_d9tC9U5Zpu37GdbAtZIkBcpn7bcQ82yH6jX-iEILfFPL5xVNCJcvoi2651NNwxNSmT7SJfVQmpQd1RXt-bEGPU955g-egMzYjR7duqLwrB-VybFK-ifeoIZGCuQtA23gMKO/s3672/m02.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="3021" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMKQa9sxdzzfNr_nB0UN2zqpw_L-wNawXPw2Oy5PJfu4NEYzJQoP7jDyX_d9tC9U5Zpu37GdbAtZIkBcpn7bcQ82yH6jX-iEILfFPL5xVNCJcvoi2651NNwxNSmT7SJfVQmpQd1RXt-bEGPU955g-egMzYjR7duqLwrB-VybFK-ifeoIZGCuQtA23gMKO/s320/m02.jpeg" width="263" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPHp-nT0eih7DnPI46-2SVoCWhN3W38RbX9Wlj6mnjKhSPygdxf3gRvCWrHwINVLdLThsw4mnQepv-UFyS5IFnPan98DuBNEkHTAbtLPiyezoiOSMXLn9LpH4FDykwVyVZJbdWoY0amISaFGjklAA8ndQ2LFEqPo87t4ACLcV2zMXfP3e-OcQewwEPrbL/s4032/m12.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPHp-nT0eih7DnPI46-2SVoCWhN3W38RbX9Wlj6mnjKhSPygdxf3gRvCWrHwINVLdLThsw4mnQepv-UFyS5IFnPan98DuBNEkHTAbtLPiyezoiOSMXLn9LpH4FDykwVyVZJbdWoY0amISaFGjklAA8ndQ2LFEqPo87t4ACLcV2zMXfP3e-OcQewwEPrbL/s320/m12.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>This being a quiet sector(!), the rear area traffic is light. Here a US traffic controller looks hopefully for some 'trade.'<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRePMZrnE8z4GWYs8EV6axdDUKrfNX9kohAUa8DqFnW-yKSa5IWjakof1mTjEXXUAsEEqO3pz5Buumz0A5m5M_Ha3N9UIilkxRvwp7PaAWm13pC4dkhg-pcpdjs-efBhTawnur1ihj7SxTz9W1ItAMWyzL3xrR6Ts-nW3IrASRhlBlVUvQfF3jUtuZ3Xhc/s3021/m13.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2888" data-original-width="3021" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRePMZrnE8z4GWYs8EV6axdDUKrfNX9kohAUa8DqFnW-yKSa5IWjakof1mTjEXXUAsEEqO3pz5Buumz0A5m5M_Ha3N9UIilkxRvwp7PaAWm13pC4dkhg-pcpdjs-efBhTawnur1ihj7SxTz9W1ItAMWyzL3xrR6Ts-nW3IrASRhlBlVUvQfF3jUtuZ3Xhc/s320/m13.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>At the rear (to the west), the US HQ skulked in an eastern suburb of Clervaux.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHDWZP5MxTY48h_658AUfnDuSrxd8VszvkI1r7yYPBMMwpD7-ns7CijACl3r72uRua0PJOlUKIm0M7orLicKvp6gFHLjCxEuxA8hPJfRGWcfPg1eoH9uHVT_bmcINcIk3N7fyZLeRbsFAIw-eZecvJ87oStSXjLISSGaPqQUyTB4A4xOyyLRvt1lYysyw/s4032/m14.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHDWZP5MxTY48h_658AUfnDuSrxd8VszvkI1r7yYPBMMwpD7-ns7CijACl3r72uRua0PJOlUKIm0M7orLicKvp6gFHLjCxEuxA8hPJfRGWcfPg1eoH9uHVT_bmcINcIk3N7fyZLeRbsFAIw-eZecvJ87oStSXjLISSGaPqQUyTB4A4xOyyLRvt1lYysyw/s320/m14.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Here come the Germans! A full battalion - actually dismounted Panzergrenadiers - surges forward.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsHws7phtrUUg1QGfkVWXXq0pEGwA7ZBBrwvlmeXgZRutCFHkeOCEXwF2PwhIzURaiLtCZIYogjyWG8s4zl-gSPIP3OiWsrO8I6EC6Q9J5NBK-FwToABHBqFJSVkQOZZcXgGdPiQcsAXIrz1TUHO5INmilWzxtxlewWhSclL4Ur4VVZ5ASLBXkg4JaitA/s3814/m15.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3814" data-original-width="2978" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsHws7phtrUUg1QGfkVWXXq0pEGwA7ZBBrwvlmeXgZRutCFHkeOCEXwF2PwhIzURaiLtCZIYogjyWG8s4zl-gSPIP3OiWsrO8I6EC6Q9J5NBK-FwToABHBqFJSVkQOZZcXgGdPiQcsAXIrz1TUHO5INmilWzxtxlewWhSclL4Ur4VVZ5ASLBXkg4JaitA/s320/m15.jpeg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The US garrison consisted of a rifle company and a platoon each of MG and AT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8rBzxNNtiR0-EyS8IPFqG3IdapD-JAdvZtuNo9URcOf9_PoE8IclSgecydDaedRd4mDrWqyDnITYYWSYfwQUVP2po78pw3J1z3f2JZ1hx4CGOhHEL3MWFOaPLodPukdvjfTCGobtsiS_xKHFUKbdjQZAfLc44rR3y2uJLyEHRNlt3VJmdC5JXKnkMDREP/s4032/m17.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8rBzxNNtiR0-EyS8IPFqG3IdapD-JAdvZtuNo9URcOf9_PoE8IclSgecydDaedRd4mDrWqyDnITYYWSYfwQUVP2po78pw3J1z3f2JZ1hx4CGOhHEL3MWFOaPLodPukdvjfTCGobtsiS_xKHFUKbdjQZAfLc44rR3y2uJLyEHRNlt3VJmdC5JXKnkMDREP/s320/m17.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Off to the south, US reinforcements trudged forward while artillery prepared to fire in support.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-nYQBRqhGmLUOwHv7sbbTRyC2F5P_26zJkaWxHY5L8TTxFMG_MG823v-r0vIw1d2JDxBZ9MY-schGCzi6vEm9-eH-xA7fsXEn7TRtQmaZAE8FPoId3kvWvOAJCR7BufoBkP7-PQcTiBDjqZjG-TvnJ02NQFPim-rrEo2wnQSnDGgwG1OZ-lmYShxktif/s4032/m18.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-nYQBRqhGmLUOwHv7sbbTRyC2F5P_26zJkaWxHY5L8TTxFMG_MG823v-r0vIw1d2JDxBZ9MY-schGCzi6vEm9-eH-xA7fsXEn7TRtQmaZAE8FPoId3kvWvOAJCR7BufoBkP7-PQcTiBDjqZjG-TvnJ02NQFPim-rrEo2wnQSnDGgwG1OZ-lmYShxktif/s320/m18.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>In the woods on the NE corner - another btl of Germans! Deetail figures and veterans to a man!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdb-z8iQG1g4A5r31BTl3E7reFq-jAtxxPlobPQSyaOxZ7Kk-jUzRSI21MgIfQeoLbxTcnP9q7V_Tu75vWZx1M61kI4b-tzW-54a-d-ngn0R6S1_ESXhFyA1bBwSXSC5kX0rir6mmkx86-tzrJ8BgOm7Qsv3gm4QMW1np9bxvboQoIkMxMMdCiZPf_j0g/s2961/m19.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2681" data-original-width="2961" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdb-z8iQG1g4A5r31BTl3E7reFq-jAtxxPlobPQSyaOxZ7Kk-jUzRSI21MgIfQeoLbxTcnP9q7V_Tu75vWZx1M61kI4b-tzW-54a-d-ngn0R6S1_ESXhFyA1bBwSXSC5kX0rir6mmkx86-tzrJ8BgOm7Qsv3gm4QMW1np9bxvboQoIkMxMMdCiZPf_j0g/s320/m19.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>From the German point of view it was a bloody long way to Marnach.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEenxk7DiSI95KXf31x8tFu4E6PWciHT-SruyQZ42tes9c-Yj8sajkiOMz7knKXVgJIm148ovc08YafUaH7rFovQah90yJwbnF2GDJUWVUV0ljMZjpow_kjeu3BP7RPwHee0lrCdoOgvoLJX17TSG2fTtjVXYdWLxvkets-k3YLqjCKEIWvUYFL2P1zTO/s2143/m23.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="2143" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEenxk7DiSI95KXf31x8tFu4E6PWciHT-SruyQZ42tes9c-Yj8sajkiOMz7knKXVgJIm148ovc08YafUaH7rFovQah90yJwbnF2GDJUWVUV0ljMZjpow_kjeu3BP7RPwHee0lrCdoOgvoLJX17TSG2fTtjVXYdWLxvkets-k3YLqjCKEIWvUYFL2P1zTO/s320/m23.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The German assault looked very impressive and their sheer numbers dented US morale. Well, the players' morale anyway.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijadRMdzy_Vx4UCqyXLUjd3CGocm5krbWHhCiv8xNfptvjngjzEupk09xywqZeEBabraBirb_zgAuUld3Zgo2TIoN5UHTuXaOviMgbZzaRjUw4kIflilBInxq1b6Hku7T9WHRn9HRdgMwoTJyLl1_YEsarpDSVBd_DE9MJ08LBX6h7OPfZ6Im71czkF5GA/s3020/m24.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2168" data-original-width="3020" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijadRMdzy_Vx4UCqyXLUjd3CGocm5krbWHhCiv8xNfptvjngjzEupk09xywqZeEBabraBirb_zgAuUld3Zgo2TIoN5UHTuXaOviMgbZzaRjUw4kIflilBInxq1b6Hku7T9WHRn9HRdgMwoTJyLl1_YEsarpDSVBd_DE9MJ08LBX6h7OPfZ6Im71czkF5GA/s320/m24.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Would the US reserve arrive in time?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWIVRIQYy6MkBDcCUQc4fOQ7ha9dSKGs9V0KFMS8wesyiEy4aoxIAO1KqxVkCHOz6IQjrnu6ta0bbf9x4E9hB-g2nQvKnLj7O5OzbqXrOH2PiSnfO3oTOnfEz4Fp7uOB-DNBbGlcFHm1w-dpYpUR48SrvabVZpQXDAVSZsaPfLwCOsFMAN80UtFd4zXhz/s2994/m25.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2994" data-original-width="2023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWIVRIQYy6MkBDcCUQc4fOQ7ha9dSKGs9V0KFMS8wesyiEy4aoxIAO1KqxVkCHOz6IQjrnu6ta0bbf9x4E9hB-g2nQvKnLj7O5OzbqXrOH2PiSnfO3oTOnfEz4Fp7uOB-DNBbGlcFHm1w-dpYpUR48SrvabVZpQXDAVSZsaPfLwCOsFMAN80UtFd4zXhz/w270-h400/m25.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div>German MG plt in position to support the attack.</div><div><br /></div><div>We leave the action there for the moment and will return as the German assault goes in.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-88364320900174433432024-02-22T15:15:00.002+00:002024-02-22T15:15:21.515+00:00Pfaffing About - part 2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOkfH4tR6hyphenhyphennY4TdBboSneBA4y6_UwjoFpY9ncMsOUkXmLk8p0zGAoIlSzLOTA0qMpoB37d2OEn-Nd8L1RaJ9xe4PiysrJeMbCveuTSyqcGRLK9z7XqI80Cq8CjxcLacpqAVuzAWeQTqDq9U4n9qmgRjkLkHaEXTsaZcX8Bm_gtHBhavn67Uy8i0w_rdq/s3820/IMG_9147.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3820" data-original-width="2336" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOkfH4tR6hyphenhyphennY4TdBboSneBA4y6_UwjoFpY9ncMsOUkXmLk8p0zGAoIlSzLOTA0qMpoB37d2OEn-Nd8L1RaJ9xe4PiysrJeMbCveuTSyqcGRLK9z7XqI80Cq8CjxcLacpqAVuzAWeQTqDq9U4n9qmgRjkLkHaEXTsaZcX8Bm_gtHBhavn67Uy8i0w_rdq/w245-h400/IMG_9147.jpeg" width="245" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">As we rejoin WW3 in Austria we find the engineer brigade </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">parked up and awaiting a safer road to the west.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7L3rNz9Z5iO9R_Q8N2Mv8SquRRARUlwig0l9IGO42TpysCbwdsksdSmWPuLsQR4K1hQQHxMhDQKEJqribmzF2FkegAqZn396ufYBbxuej5Ht73fM85HMnCbcsXJzL-GNuMsaXfo4LMxNtJZrfw6w-k8kfzsM26TxMrefmfqFj78R_izXcrlUOqCFXr5lh/s4032/IMG_9178.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7L3rNz9Z5iO9R_Q8N2Mv8SquRRARUlwig0l9IGO42TpysCbwdsksdSmWPuLsQR4K1hQQHxMhDQKEJqribmzF2FkegAqZn396ufYBbxuej5Ht73fM85HMnCbcsXJzL-GNuMsaXfo4LMxNtJZrfw6w-k8kfzsM26TxMrefmfqFj78R_izXcrlUOqCFXr5lh/w300-h400/IMG_9178.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>With the lead elements of the Czecho 62 MRR heavily engaged, 68 MRR sweeps round to the northwest.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFq8zH6gkcImuirTmWYwNAN-VK0wctYiO1D1LjaZmnUsbar-YV313fcnc-fZ8Tvwd9PFqMcIUkKV1BCd2OVj6-EHfw9GAz60U-n2pTmGArV7ax9JPInJCECiMxzO646x9W1VIM38IJVuAx0eQciKTLBX3p1F1BkItD4OsC2tCYnCoEHrKfr_-Z3wHNScMJ/s3190/IMG_9143.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3190" data-original-width="2997" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFq8zH6gkcImuirTmWYwNAN-VK0wctYiO1D1LjaZmnUsbar-YV313fcnc-fZ8Tvwd9PFqMcIUkKV1BCd2OVj6-EHfw9GAz60U-n2pTmGArV7ax9JPInJCECiMxzO646x9W1VIM38IJVuAx0eQciKTLBX3p1F1BkItD4OsC2tCYnCoEHrKfr_-Z3wHNScMJ/w376-h400/IMG_9143.jpeg" width="376" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">62 MRR deploys it's artillery</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7clhCTVOCvG3sC1OZ7E964_wLHfx3qjNB0MPV3pWqaiWLmdfci8YTJDsMhzm-Gwm884goZC2fWPE2mbJVJfvGttGYhttP8d-3uYFMqA7d-qG7NgqzCFlC-sG9vgdeUQ6hvIVH-72VExiE5a9XOiiRZhlh14InBPo3oIG-ptG08ixMfpvujF5IAMhrLHXH/s3371/IMG_9145.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2797" data-original-width="3371" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7clhCTVOCvG3sC1OZ7E964_wLHfx3qjNB0MPV3pWqaiWLmdfci8YTJDsMhzm-Gwm884goZC2fWPE2mbJVJfvGttGYhttP8d-3uYFMqA7d-qG7NgqzCFlC-sG9vgdeUQ6hvIVH-72VExiE5a9XOiiRZhlh14InBPo3oIG-ptG08ixMfpvujF5IAMhrLHXH/w400-h333/IMG_9145.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An overview - all still to play for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukOcaTgk2PURXWeViimoUGhyphenhyphen40St-R3EGKPYzSoaoFqVS7SuAWMW-xiVXwFIZ5XirjShtIyrd8owBOGuBezUEd5yaIYRV7iWnZk7JJElrF8u8HmmZZE-nqCguCwly2jG7bAE7692Uh2RMco-xxo0YFG8oGsGYE2W1PgoXmSpYU14J0ndOk1orrD50VRTQ/s4032/IMG_9146.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukOcaTgk2PURXWeViimoUGhyphenhyphen40St-R3EGKPYzSoaoFqVS7SuAWMW-xiVXwFIZ5XirjShtIyrd8owBOGuBezUEd5yaIYRV7iWnZk7JJElrF8u8HmmZZE-nqCguCwly2jG7bAE7692Uh2RMco-xxo0YFG8oGsGYE2W1PgoXmSpYU14J0ndOk1orrD50VRTQ/w300-h400/IMG_9146.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">elements of 62 MRR bypassing the town</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0f0DlMCaufBB5fLUfTJ2njn5EfldiJJ6G7Wt6KPpG6KWZ-wWlza3ee7elrIwIhWRRLdW8KbpdpKavv3Ekma0z-QFs7KR4CZvjLncSFlRnUWU5oXfhfo1DXYz1F8NHH_DVOsLwvonXfMQkONm81h0vfgLgMIIxzzkUF9IrCEqpZjX2atMxGgdmoBZeNDq/s3388/IMG_9166.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3388" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0f0DlMCaufBB5fLUfTJ2njn5EfldiJJ6G7Wt6KPpG6KWZ-wWlza3ee7elrIwIhWRRLdW8KbpdpKavv3Ekma0z-QFs7KR4CZvjLncSFlRnUWU5oXfhfo1DXYz1F8NHH_DVOsLwvonXfMQkONm81h0vfgLgMIIxzzkUF9IrCEqpZjX2atMxGgdmoBZeNDq/w358-h400/IMG_9166.jpeg" width="358" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An airstrike goes in on the tank destroyers...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Austrian infantry are also withdrawing while the Czecho infantry keep up the pressure.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcSE-PekJt_ui0s4qhPod85dZ2SduuxiH71aswE3Nol8qsDOzC32DlYKkOggHwdtfqolRgjNEI9mdg_Cm8KN5MzVXFUgvYzlM55rXa9JI1f-bcrJIw5v6xxFhf2n18cjnTob7w48iutSW_RyoH1HkAt86jal4p9Kt-jiJRCapG_XO-4sbWIDOApXQyAfN/s3363/IMG_9177.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2771" data-original-width="3363" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcSE-PekJt_ui0s4qhPod85dZ2SduuxiH71aswE3Nol8qsDOzC32DlYKkOggHwdtfqolRgjNEI9mdg_Cm8KN5MzVXFUgvYzlM55rXa9JI1f-bcrJIw5v6xxFhf2n18cjnTob7w48iutSW_RyoH1HkAt86jal4p9Kt-jiJRCapG_XO-4sbWIDOApXQyAfN/s320/IMG_9177.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At this point we drew a veil over proceedings, the Austrians shoving off to the west to the next and final (in Austria at least) defence line. Here's the final overview.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdmL_hiSQTZfegVPrOT94AmpKtpsvFHrhUtt-IvMnUT9erCimU4VmhnBUE-4s6ZvbP5byPe6GCQW3iePQfMrZmBh4TYMW964w7A0kGahVMrTEUFYHZkuvX0yW36w-ks71q0vAPkLjxMDI-zKPZJZpUL1B0ucMld0DKcKzODeLrXj1f90O_eea31yP5vgI/s4032/IMG_9179.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdmL_hiSQTZfegVPrOT94AmpKtpsvFHrhUtt-IvMnUT9erCimU4VmhnBUE-4s6ZvbP5byPe6GCQW3iePQfMrZmBh4TYMW964w7A0kGahVMrTEUFYHZkuvX0yW36w-ks71q0vAPkLjxMDI-zKPZJZpUL1B0ucMld0DKcKzODeLrXj1f90O_eea31yP5vgI/s320/IMG_9179.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>"Comrades, start your engines!" At last the order comes through to move forward the engineers.</div><div><br /></div><div>A nice game which went every bit as well as I'd hoped over only two and a half hours of playing time. I'm already working up the next game in the series.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-10162548300015281802024-02-19T17:06:00.003+00:002024-02-19T17:06:41.779+00:00Pfaffing About - part 1<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoH9izPX6v-Q3T4ggPJKbS86Ksh8qEOIUvyX-PLfvJtE_loQCbhvMcaNi_-3KHylv1vlzHRgnZrLuNIUsct356WkNuOIb6QLn2A-EavO6BNR2JNtbkmtW93P0jdpXdZDuwT7DSuXQXAJbevy1Lu4JUv_VsR_PdwvbrKpK6NmdQz8o0qELpMrC7Bn-FyCJ/s2040/IMG_9174.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1755" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoH9izPX6v-Q3T4ggPJKbS86Ksh8qEOIUvyX-PLfvJtE_loQCbhvMcaNi_-3KHylv1vlzHRgnZrLuNIUsct356WkNuOIb6QLn2A-EavO6BNR2JNtbkmtW93P0jdpXdZDuwT7DSuXQXAJbevy1Lu4JUv_VsR_PdwvbrKpK6NmdQz8o0qELpMrC7Bn-FyCJ/w344-h400/IMG_9174.jpeg" width="344" /></a></div>This was another of our 'Cold War gone hot' games set in the early 1980s and saw the debut outing (not counting solo games) of both my <a href="https://megablitzandmore.blogspot.com/2012/02/austrian-mechanised-brigade-1980s.html">Austrian mechanised brigade</a> and my Czech motor rifle regiments. Above is a Czecho motor rifle battalion - GHQ infantry and Scotia OT-64. I've owned the OTs for over 20 years but painted them only in 2020. It doesn't do to rush these things...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPxGDKT_tXx6r9sanOPS9IlCFaTZTfKTUGCmbfm-ojnjhBe6dAKgPAUdCYQEH6ynK6nKFkwohO4KORnXz7GAFent6PzOHqf9WoBGL6JdS_pT5-xM2z1N58FIxfEE9pYPnK4XzHaQvbbRa18mhT3u1T4IEpvrNs1138SNueD2N54XSZNwmE5YR_57H55RM/s3493/IMG_9105.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="3493" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPxGDKT_tXx6r9sanOPS9IlCFaTZTfKTUGCmbfm-ojnjhBe6dAKgPAUdCYQEH6ynK6nKFkwohO4KORnXz7GAFent6PzOHqf9WoBGL6JdS_pT5-xM2z1N58FIxfEE9pYPnK4XzHaQvbbRa18mhT3u1T4IEpvrNs1138SNueD2N54XSZNwmE5YR_57H55RM/w400-h346/IMG_9105.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The field of battle. In NBC a hex is 1km across and a stand generally represents a NATO-style company or a Warpact half-battalion. The game featured units of the Czecho 15 MRD - part of 4th Combined Arms Army - sweeping through northern Austria and up towards Bavaria. While casting around on Google Maps for suitable terrain I spotted the area of Pfaffing and the scenario name suggested itself! I ran the game and hosted the Zoom call. John A led the Austrians while Martin and Michael provided direction to the Czechos.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgGTqFR-t5zLuEJqA25HBXmtDuTTKeeNrry-BKWHAotx-XOfR5c16pKWk5kjc_Rs4uqvA5tJ4BCej-ocyr_3lQUJTF_CG_VxaSeC0AfilOBIiMGDwxDdsMfEjwARi173VUwMXplTQS2oAxkkSrzONJBn5c1Ae0GJazUdCxQI7pD-O3fB_VGCT39EXEzQn/s3986/IMG_9127.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="3986" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgGTqFR-t5zLuEJqA25HBXmtDuTTKeeNrry-BKWHAotx-XOfR5c16pKWk5kjc_Rs4uqvA5tJ4BCej-ocyr_3lQUJTF_CG_VxaSeC0AfilOBIiMGDwxDdsMfEjwARi173VUwMXplTQS2oAxkkSrzONJBn5c1Ae0GJazUdCxQI7pD-O3fB_VGCT39EXEzQn/w400-h114/IMG_9127.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>NATO air recce photos shared with the Austrians showed mechanised columns advancing. This is a whole motor rifle regiment.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdou-cLQFicK172LoftdGPQ4bbc5Z_vhJ5crRcT0ddetEBxKCz6GRTqsbSSw3xklcSVJBc5mTe9GBRJps2OsaPZd07k1P0QI0xe-n6oPj8nV5WgtEsp05DNPD9J8Ytm4s75rnvNL2txoaS5m9X2vfEcqf4j6og2QGjQusZJE033BB4DH-ZPic8Xi9jLyD/s3237/IMG_9130.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3237" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdou-cLQFicK172LoftdGPQ4bbc5Z_vhJ5crRcT0ddetEBxKCz6GRTqsbSSw3xklcSVJBc5mTe9GBRJps2OsaPZd07k1P0QI0xe-n6oPj8nV5WgtEsp05DNPD9J8Ytm4s75rnvNL2txoaS5m9X2vfEcqf4j6og2QGjQusZJE033BB4DH-ZPic8Xi9jLyD/w374-h400/IMG_9130.jpeg" width="374" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">62 MRR trundling on from the east.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMj07a38G659A-UNqD5rjLw8jk-__79E3aI4ppLtLkK0bymHeeNEtdcgcuHZZttLf5l4-dM1kdmwaI2GOY9MDsSQnIddQ4sfXw0uOfK5yRbkLypLbPcMfKjcwdoGdBsWk_4Gs4IcuK3Lac6vufG-FPwGehHsRrwpBaU2wWUPOQOFj3s9vA_dctY-dRMu3Y/s4032/IMG_9131.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMj07a38G659A-UNqD5rjLw8jk-__79E3aI4ppLtLkK0bymHeeNEtdcgcuHZZttLf5l4-dM1kdmwaI2GOY9MDsSQnIddQ4sfXw0uOfK5yRbkLypLbPcMfKjcwdoGdBsWk_4Gs4IcuK3Lac6vufG-FPwGehHsRrwpBaU2wWUPOQOFj3s9vA_dctY-dRMu3Y/w300-h400/IMG_9131.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>The Austrian forces represented their last remaining Mech Bde. And advance battalion of JagdPanzer Kurassier was soon joined by a battalion each of M-60 tanks and Panzergrenadiers, as well as a battery each of AA and artillery.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIhrGVVBLU0ScO0dMgXeD9lBddYoHiPCNJV3_18ZIYfyhf2mBhI2a6fB-mxzJCbuKadsTFftujwE_QKu4mfDsEptPZ85xkuQDqFHbaLVZ0cz4EmgYbu_UI-W5zKJ6Xr-It2XmmoTxLc4hvoYmJekykX72hFC1rVdm36jKmpt9mc-cWpK9YyiEkewM-Tyw/s3128/IMG_9132.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3128" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIhrGVVBLU0ScO0dMgXeD9lBddYoHiPCNJV3_18ZIYfyhf2mBhI2a6fB-mxzJCbuKadsTFftujwE_QKu4mfDsEptPZ85xkuQDqFHbaLVZ0cz4EmgYbu_UI-W5zKJ6Xr-It2XmmoTxLc4hvoYmJekykX72hFC1rVdm36jKmpt9mc-cWpK9YyiEkewM-Tyw/w386-h400/IMG_9132.jpeg" width="386" /></a></div>The town of Pfaffing was soon swarming with motor rifle troopers. They were immediately under fire from Austrian infantry just to the west.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoBwQ50Xo-MjnWV-2Zw0pwJxG4Jpv8LGyJXz9a-t4LwYGx7QU264GmeTohdkqQoJSWKg89wJLYTFfnwUtu7636xtMdU3Lrs3s97cB_xgzZMrIlRr1BqsXurnio9ZcuICOX4dn7xrPBWWFZHSUzIITS-H3CF_rRZmDxKj_0mlFxnQbCci8dzD__ILBPIMx/s3362/IMG_9133.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3362" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoBwQ50Xo-MjnWV-2Zw0pwJxG4Jpv8LGyJXz9a-t4LwYGx7QU264GmeTohdkqQoJSWKg89wJLYTFfnwUtu7636xtMdU3Lrs3s97cB_xgzZMrIlRr1BqsXurnio9ZcuICOX4dn7xrPBWWFZHSUzIITS-H3CF_rRZmDxKj_0mlFxnQbCci8dzD__ILBPIMx/w360-h400/IMG_9133.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div>The Czechos were very pleased to see their attached T-72 battalion!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_55SAL4HQNgXzy7Oi02qByRypWiohpTh8Lhy20AZjcDPPwyFLMb06Z2jHNSJqxNilhDRfcQJTN7kF1Kmtab2fU5qFhyVoWK8FdsWsIMwgLz-W2xTXjA7ISzOp4hdKC-joOEMImebBAZrdwm7zXzYFAJgIfzHYIlO7xe8_OTl6eeFXgmzkf-uVocCAf4cA/s4032/IMG_9134.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Czech CO wisely sent them to park up on a side road so they didn't get in the way.<br /><p>The game was played over two evenings - this brings us pretty much to where we left off on Tuesday. What will happen next?</p>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-86290908979275508912024-02-14T18:35:00.001+00:002024-02-14T18:38:34.513+00:00Where Seagulls Dare<p> This was a game in the style of a dodgy war film and owes much to Ian Drury's 2005 game The Guns Of Toblerone (I ran it again in 2012 - <a href="https://megablitzandmore.blogspot.com/search?q=toblerone">link</a>) . WSD was set on a small island off the coast of southern France but filmed for reasons of economy on the Yorkshire coast - hence the name! I'll not say too much at this point as I've been asked to run it at COW.</p><p>The mission involved sabotaging some German secret weapons. The cast er, I mean players were all given individual briefings and then had to select their equipment before being parachuted onto the island. Meanwhile I set out the high quality terrain and elements of the garrison.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yCtweKqAzTzsKzQLsz6nIgolRFs5SIt7gbncLUqBEmPfvnx_TqExCTyZN95G1zBiuz176f-Ql87Y_BMJXKgt2tIruCrp3Cw3-fa9nExn47baRs_9WOqxXya0tDh8VOSL3gjpmbhfkDvfKcG6jGSxftOzN3rQPtW_eqq-p1d_R7WmTH75Cu95Xag_sGlQ/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-19%20at%2014.56.07_8b82ad58.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yCtweKqAzTzsKzQLsz6nIgolRFs5SIt7gbncLUqBEmPfvnx_TqExCTyZN95G1zBiuz176f-Ql87Y_BMJXKgt2tIruCrp3Cw3-fa9nExn47baRs_9WOqxXya0tDh8VOSL3gjpmbhfkDvfKcG6jGSxftOzN3rQPtW_eqq-p1d_R7WmTH75Cu95Xag_sGlQ/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-19%20at%2014.56.07_8b82ad58.jpg" width="240" /></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;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8X0qt1xpRAkWZSQd7f18IjJS3EK8QgyCXAly-srIWxuq_xzDHsKKY8FD8hqVn2nWDYeE3Wg4ukdsyEP29YAFBVUMAThMYnHBe4soi7LZ9sSzC7FjBgmTVy_5SSxQLxIIGE8gF-Em7ggMuWpl7G_bupbMqA7PBWbhnmeBh__b-LJRYJPTQjp2ATJBhvhyS/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-19%20at%2014.56.07_c9948317.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="240" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Being a properly rubbish old film, there was of course a Gestapo presence.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; 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/AVvXsEj8X0qt1xpRAkWZSQd7f18IjJS3EK8QgyCXAly-srIWxuq_xzDHsKKY8FD8hqVn2nWDYeE3Wg4ukdsyEP29YAFBVUMAThMYnHBe4soi7LZ9sSzC7FjBgmTVy_5SSxQLxIIGE8gF-Em7ggMuWpl7G_bupbMqA7PBWbhnmeBh__b-LJRYJPTQjp2ATJBhvhyS/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-19%20at%2014.56.07_c9948317.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="2288" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjis7kELPwxtq8Z2yOzsRRAcIpWTtCqK5T7rsfRsWPQWVVc5mMHqlHUCmTf6YDOR_gsi1HZmHykHwzP4nsN25UOtSV-htDxGlghZrimEsg3xOW78WjcRn09BXhZAQJreLFMwN42TaDg3pv3sXTe-5ICX_HC_PON7E16sXp5C3Ia4TKYMg4k4Sv79fFP1X8e/s320/IMG_8690.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">entertainingly the players spent several minutes speculating about the location of the <br />German secret weapons facility. Then someone <br />took the time to look properly at the table...</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8X0qt1xpRAkWZSQd7f18IjJS3EK8QgyCXAly-srIWxuq_xzDHsKKY8FD8hqVn2nWDYeE3Wg4ukdsyEP29YAFBVUMAThMYnHBe4soi7LZ9sSzC7FjBgmTVy_5SSxQLxIIGE8gF-Em7ggMuWpl7G_bupbMqA7PBWbhnmeBh__b-LJRYJPTQjp2ATJBhvhyS/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-19%20at%2014.56.07_c9948317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></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/AVvXsEj8X0qt1xpRAkWZSQd7f18IjJS3EK8QgyCXAly-srIWxuq_xzDHsKKY8FD8hqVn2nWDYeE3Wg4ukdsyEP29YAFBVUMAThMYnHBe4soi7LZ9sSzC7FjBgmTVy_5SSxQLxIIGE8gF-Em7ggMuWpl7G_bupbMqA7PBWbhnmeBh__b-LJRYJPTQjp2ATJBhvhyS/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-19%20at%2014.56.07_c9948317.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpavj_gcxXnW-VLKf4u71_BHZHAIGcQgtM1tn0MZHYLghMs_EHOnKIo_RB68UY7TV624kP9bE8eFx-ZLYPG9vk4WmIQBv03mqQ4d2N0cPWvCFoDBNT6OXUixl6W0JyGNwgeejwVXOaRU0bQy-W2XvqFrd4Yhn8eGfMduU_tfYVZZBt2ElDj1KHC0pBd3L/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-19%20at%2015.57.02_2aff46f7.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a further cliche was the mountain-top castle. I built the 'mountain' by draping a sheet over a table...</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRMqGWu2cw8rXe8IpwvbD6MG2zcDRDNbaTSPpt0ekfz1ovTTDSw_YXYYwSqjgza1L-QjaXcaE-PYaa525ndtsddqyo-vRF8tybp05ws8AmqFjAYNSJxt7rQKY80r-vytx89bGXc3si-lYyfK-DbUlMYmkfY5QNgeqg-7Cq7HStu_B-GGKE9k5-X3kHh1l/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-19%20at%2016.41.01_928b926e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1QCZacPfkLAB_cTyeCvlJFU27zuCl4hPxQjTsXHt0C7ADWTp_2SCMNPkW39p03EVsJaCnD5n5xAaNtBMR4grfOVYnQu-rCighgN6x8u9mV9B7RPVZuaxHwJ7vpv90-oQChde470KeF-6Jh3fvxKN57n4cAlSmwlPKvdzij2ndv-DDT6BNrRAIpaWoojR/s1706/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-19%20at%2015.57.02_3f425aae.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRMqGWu2cw8rXe8IpwvbD6MG2zcDRDNbaTSPpt0ekfz1ovTTDSw_YXYYwSqjgza1L-QjaXcaE-PYaa525ndtsddqyo-vRF8tybp05ws8AmqFjAYNSJxt7rQKY80r-vytx89bGXc3si-lYyfK-DbUlMYmkfY5QNgeqg-7Cq7HStu_B-GGKE9k5-X3kHh1l/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-19%20at%2016.41.01_928b926e.jpg" width="320" /></div>One of many exciting incidents was the ambush on a mountain road next to the scary ravine.<div>A most entertaining game which the players entered into with good grace, and which produced several incidents and outcomes beyond my wildest imaginings!<p></p></div>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-77299642237760848842024-02-11T20:01:00.003+00:002024-02-11T20:01:27.231+00:003D Demags - Sdkfz 250 variants <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtC2-bqfzMMqrEqA4X28EajSOPG6P8VRpYpYqf7n4PmhagtCQEb3TPX4v_CIdbV7PIBZPSvpuzeDxrUoYiyFHxtp60OurNBknNGUXqku-d2OTuceJUeystaKy892k0zrze91e4qYh1IgIhODtpnutRy7an4L_fiK4HPPlrJ5Y9TvDEujZ4suqh2bQc_OI/s640/3E2038C0-B24F-4ABA-939B-182E2ABFE2E2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="640" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtC2-bqfzMMqrEqA4X28EajSOPG6P8VRpYpYqf7n4PmhagtCQEb3TPX4v_CIdbV7PIBZPSvpuzeDxrUoYiyFHxtp60OurNBknNGUXqku-d2OTuceJUeystaKy892k0zrze91e4qYh1IgIhODtpnutRy7an4L_fiK4HPPlrJ5Y9TvDEujZ4suqh2bQc_OI/s320/3E2038C0-B24F-4ABA-939B-182E2ABFE2E2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>I painted up these models a couple of weeks ago. They are resin 3D prints, in 1/50 scale to fit in with my Solido Sdkfz 251 fleet. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI04UVcH-msihRY5ZwCGyBlgllfIv5F_N_x3KwNcuqSkp6oYf1OdZZWSJqxBG3SPUD38icknigb_evNLgJ9Ef67kcZVVOS03q4nIabHbeq8S6klzs4aozaO7eeNQIoXjpyhyPw08Nibsa9u4brDlneakq8hHpyghV_Kta5en088Ve1aKSErU2MOqwQeuoi/s1280/596DE3DD-4285-4F89-8C86-B5E21A688A5B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="1280" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI04UVcH-msihRY5ZwCGyBlgllfIv5F_N_x3KwNcuqSkp6oYf1OdZZWSJqxBG3SPUD38icknigb_evNLgJ9Ef67kcZVVOS03q4nIabHbeq8S6klzs4aozaO7eeNQIoXjpyhyPw08Nibsa9u4brDlneakq8hHpyghV_Kta5en088Ve1aKSErU2MOqwQeuoi/s320/596DE3DD-4285-4F89-8C86-B5E21A688A5B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The print quality is quite astonishing. I painted over my usual black undercoat. Decals were added from stock. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtT9qAd77ie1BoNFYraz0wypvL9cjihBsQsv0rQ7OYDBxQFBdGo6K-_O35HTSYukWJt5jJ2erFL1qZ6z8iYstJDYjK5xsP47_lqR8CUiF05bx0wBgDOWHd16vLtaw9pOFkSzIhPJVj2gsOJzmKai__Hav-Twlee_NSSxRlQFO60eDFjH6KQ95EVbfyTMj0/s1280/3F84B756-35EF-4C93-AE54-665E2CC28B14.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtT9qAd77ie1BoNFYraz0wypvL9cjihBsQsv0rQ7OYDBxQFBdGo6K-_O35HTSYukWJt5jJ2erFL1qZ6z8iYstJDYjK5xsP47_lqR8CUiF05bx0wBgDOWHd16vLtaw9pOFkSzIhPJVj2gsOJzmKai__Hav-Twlee_NSSxRlQFO60eDFjH6KQ95EVbfyTMj0/s320/3F84B756-35EF-4C93-AE54-665E2CC28B14.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-59545904885251437952024-01-29T21:29:00.000+00:002024-01-29T21:29:15.764+00:00Ageing Hips<p>While tarting up the batch of helicopters I got to thinking about the history of some of the toys. This Mi-8 ‘Hip’ (one of a trio) is a genuine Cold War veteran - bought ‘pre-loved’ in 1984, it has seen plenty of action. In games set everywhere from Norway to Lebanon, played in Dundee, Sheffield, Cambridge and Northamptonshire.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO84RVS3bjoR0ERrzRDSbYp04LDW6aSTBpExef4QCnzwl8FBVxlV1Xdzh4sWvGfujKGoyJwphn_XKkc1aJIFEbLq7bYBOZNkUeiWM_gT2CWG4ZrDKj6jKYOk5A0dbqDxIiftKRK5UE03f-zlqFJgFBtoWlupOhH8SnszEfUz-SPKLF7A4KasCqnyd-vQR/s1280/33F8A286-B905-4EA0-8641-3535974FAA5A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="1280" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO84RVS3bjoR0ERrzRDSbYp04LDW6aSTBpExef4QCnzwl8FBVxlV1Xdzh4sWvGfujKGoyJwphn_XKkc1aJIFEbLq7bYBOZNkUeiWM_gT2CWG4ZrDKj6jKYOk5A0dbqDxIiftKRK5UE03f-zlqFJgFBtoWlupOhH8SnszEfUz-SPKLF7A4KasCqnyd-vQR/w400-h363/33F8A286-B905-4EA0-8641-3535974FAA5A.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>As PHW commented, “We are lucky we have these friends who have been with us in so many of our incarnations.” Wise words indeed. </p>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-504761557217931742024-01-29T11:07:00.000+00:002024-01-29T11:07:10.111+00:00Flight stands <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtwIOqDYbPmip8dwYWjFIwYBL86ZbhYR-_2Mx8Yz2A41i81RZKTQj377uBiyaRhLExPacgxIvcMwAyAod8i4XiiRttd4_GVlLYygsTDAdPb7hmMfGX0rFdvXYvdWAvdjIdzwFoma9EN_Oy43acXNgRUNd9kSza7_e7hX2qz1kxuRDGQRO_ZXH6rBInNPs/s640/AA0A2421-735D-4BEC-8D27-6ADBB798BC2C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="640" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtwIOqDYbPmip8dwYWjFIwYBL86ZbhYR-_2Mx8Yz2A41i81RZKTQj377uBiyaRhLExPacgxIvcMwAyAod8i4XiiRttd4_GVlLYygsTDAdPb7hmMfGX0rFdvXYvdWAvdjIdzwFoma9EN_Oy43acXNgRUNd9kSza7_e7hX2qz1kxuRDGQRO_ZXH6rBInNPs/s320/AA0A2421-735D-4BEC-8D27-6ADBB798BC2C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Sorting out the recent batch of Cold War aircraft revealed something of a shortage of stands. I set to work to make more, using two layers of mdf, drilled to accommodate a piece of steel rod. The mdf was then dressed up with paint and flock.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6LGnOEaVZzlQBypo8b3sPtWqMtt3RqaIalXSh4ysCRkKjzfRjseJ39EkzlG4i1XPuDg4aB_wB9ieRLu8URRKJC6Vsxv7KpIdjMZn8E61BHPaoK1s_FbOQH9xKmBNRC7a1F8reG0_QUiUU8aIVBPorOoeCTDDbZizSn7QPqu1uJ4hJgrbBVQIZ0rYKoFV/s640/D4BD8831-7EA8-442C-8016-0EF6445F13E0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="640" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6LGnOEaVZzlQBypo8b3sPtWqMtt3RqaIalXSh4ysCRkKjzfRjseJ39EkzlG4i1XPuDg4aB_wB9ieRLu8URRKJC6Vsxv7KpIdjMZn8E61BHPaoK1s_FbOQH9xKmBNRC7a1F8reG0_QUiUU8aIVBPorOoeCTDDbZizSn7QPqu1uJ4hJgrbBVQIZ0rYKoFV/s320/D4BD8831-7EA8-442C-8016-0EF6445F13E0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULvqz72xAPfcDSwLbd3_i_Z1c3PiWGiqvNMbLR7jlMMsb7FjTn9hoXx11CW1ReRtRYuXMBPwnB9pC_3ee6NzFBFZdjtDAX7V_X7N38eOCrvT2344hntZFlgGZCJ4XVBwzc-fw2EwzBRoo7YEdLORohZAySvj-gKCTQBn7rGfW6GhZiZHK0-ZDtRRsJqcO/s640/DCA19AD2-6764-4D7C-9533-D2B01D5BDE81.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="640" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULvqz72xAPfcDSwLbd3_i_Z1c3PiWGiqvNMbLR7jlMMsb7FjTn9hoXx11CW1ReRtRYuXMBPwnB9pC_3ee6NzFBFZdjtDAX7V_X7N38eOCrvT2344hntZFlgGZCJ4XVBwzc-fw2EwzBRoo7YEdLORohZAySvj-gKCTQBn7rGfW6GhZiZHK0-ZDtRRsJqcO/s320/DCA19AD2-6764-4D7C-9533-D2B01D5BDE81.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-49075523765957869152024-01-20T17:19:00.002+00:002024-01-20T17:19:40.360+00:00Not Quite Lego. ‘Cobi’ German field kitchen <p></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0bdh0E8xW2LcieUG7I-OQlt2EQVTSWZ6gwhbSoGY1djguCfY8PDD-50x28GGBmKLJkB5AMCp6mQOmS2dUuz1XyLOppsv_X7LwRw6r-oDPMP-2065SdDmLoxp4YpjLIvwb-sVAIewFnt86WZ-kioOflThsp2pgXfyabvf3MtLz8MHpvzzO06tl5pAedsV/s1280/21B03E7E-10A7-466B-ABA6-A5345B206DE2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1280" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0bdh0E8xW2LcieUG7I-OQlt2EQVTSWZ6gwhbSoGY1djguCfY8PDD-50x28GGBmKLJkB5AMCp6mQOmS2dUuz1XyLOppsv_X7LwRw6r-oDPMP-2065SdDmLoxp4YpjLIvwb-sVAIewFnt86WZ-kioOflThsp2pgXfyabvf3MtLz8MHpvzzO06tl5pAedsV/s320/21B03E7E-10A7-466B-ABA6-A5345B206DE2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>I’ve seen a few of these and similar construction sets in recent years but they held no appeal, being odd scales and expensive. Also, as a man of a certain age I view any construction brick sets except 1970s Lego with disdain!<p></p><p>Fast forward to last October and in a shop in Bastogne I was browsing a display of such sets, marvelling at how accurate some of them looked. I was intrigued to find scales on the boxes, especially as some were 1/35. Eventually I decided to speculate €14 on this as a classy souvenir of my trip - and because as we all know, horse drawn field kitchens are for winners!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fA1bmrPoCO5GzUNyZrkD8BdMvRcJ1WVfimO2rbgWqOJJMrLOGmPi_cjKyI04edG2ngG9bw0ey1XDmxKb2i5bZRY_vcVtmmFEXNML0VUcvaP0eDLQy-D1-PJ1FQIge2v04gG93mqKOj-1v3GX1hatV7KsGsk1O2uBz0NtqQ9bcclelKhf6F6yrkwkz8LY/s640/90A6B6D2-34ED-4D61-B292-646900A71CB1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="640" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fA1bmrPoCO5GzUNyZrkD8BdMvRcJ1WVfimO2rbgWqOJJMrLOGmPi_cjKyI04edG2ngG9bw0ey1XDmxKb2i5bZRY_vcVtmmFEXNML0VUcvaP0eDLQy-D1-PJ1FQIge2v04gG93mqKOj-1v3GX1hatV7KsGsk1O2uBz0NtqQ9bcclelKhf6F6yrkwkz8LY/s320/90A6B6D2-34ED-4D61-B292-646900A71CB1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkYIIL-GA8nt_Kg-M41nCFDG0VQrNbyuqIwsjK15NCI931WYub8bak2zEKquZoICVW01hFGE20K2a1QulR7zFZAi3F5S-rNJbRDc6AmkyTUYKdpTBfQD-D8chMDi7pi5dMjW7XLPFizzoE9620iWXM28_ByEANhRbtrE8fUBGEGyeAP_1Jyh2g8_WiwDl/s1280/0A70C416-3F2A-4C70-A483-9E222A52CD53.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1280" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkYIIL-GA8nt_Kg-M41nCFDG0VQrNbyuqIwsjK15NCI931WYub8bak2zEKquZoICVW01hFGE20K2a1QulR7zFZAi3F5S-rNJbRDc6AmkyTUYKdpTBfQD-D8chMDi7pi5dMjW7XLPFizzoE9620iWXM28_ByEANhRbtrE8fUBGEGyeAP_1Jyh2g8_WiwDl/s320/0A70C416-3F2A-4C70-A483-9E222A52CD53.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The completed model. Despairing 54mm German officer present for scale and to add tone.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmd0wdeh_gipuNF8rrcf_6PtparEjZM2lk_7xY-5SxA7DDGkuxdEP7voZpkygDK4RM45CLE9Sy9Qc1ik79R5JIUQL-wpinuf6QPheDaygiTPRg784KtmFzb-OG1XTNYoOB86Y1LJZwOfV3wudf_2mnPNwtCAVT2gowj2lLdHcZVo4WO0u2qz1obAxL-P7n/s640/C454E856-31B5-4DBE-8251-37B5EDCC6B36.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmd0wdeh_gipuNF8rrcf_6PtparEjZM2lk_7xY-5SxA7DDGkuxdEP7voZpkygDK4RM45CLE9Sy9Qc1ik79R5JIUQL-wpinuf6QPheDaygiTPRg784KtmFzb-OG1XTNYoOB86Y1LJZwOfV3wudf_2mnPNwtCAVT2gowj2lLdHcZVo4WO0u2qz1obAxL-P7n/s320/C454E856-31B5-4DBE-8251-37B5EDCC6B36.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>The set includes what looks like an enormous croissant. The cook looks pretty dodgy though! Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-57692740780038773522024-01-11T15:22:00.006+00:002024-01-11T15:22:41.291+00:00Cold War aircraft refurbishing - part 3<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUprJDo2wfIGW6Pm96_uVbRoc0JSIKKZTb4O4FiUlzMlRSepZscuTzEFphubLjQsNvLdqH8e2CRv5OWGOIBboiVgZ6LfLo3tsZLi9PCd-c_072Atitnph5KQZZZZZadArD1MwDnOO2g9-uuuBXi2khk_0qdxBfZchOKVvQprH0W3TQSJyOaXtaKLw4BVS/s640/F6D52BC7-FE2F-4B38-9949-A713B33134BD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="640" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUprJDo2wfIGW6Pm96_uVbRoc0JSIKKZTb4O4FiUlzMlRSepZscuTzEFphubLjQsNvLdqH8e2CRv5OWGOIBboiVgZ6LfLo3tsZLi9PCd-c_072Atitnph5KQZZZZZadArD1MwDnOO2g9-uuuBXi2khk_0qdxBfZchOKVvQprH0W3TQSJyOaXtaKLw4BVS/s320/F6D52BC7-FE2F-4B38-9949-A713B33134BD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Newly tooled up with decals, I managed to get more aircraft finished. Aside from some repair work the painting isn't mine - I added decals and varnish. Here the Warsaw Pact is represented by a Czecho Mig-29....<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbCyc_apaHOOcZmnm3TFGF_dgHX1rbLM2EsfhCgzP1WyV-N0WOPB7Jtg_hP-CyVCTPVJ9V2o3OutjelTD9Obr65agMzUQSGmurLdnmnLIfrLGVHv-OUEMGuE9qSdId-JIJg3fRIrnlzspUU4is1Lp7ZV81tKZuE_uX4D407ueDzGx4GFDVbRK11bdzrTO/s640/D070AE41-1904-406B-9E21-1AA2794B60D6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbCyc_apaHOOcZmnm3TFGF_dgHX1rbLM2EsfhCgzP1WyV-N0WOPB7Jtg_hP-CyVCTPVJ9V2o3OutjelTD9Obr65agMzUQSGmurLdnmnLIfrLGVHv-OUEMGuE9qSdId-JIJg3fRIrnlzspUU4is1Lp7ZV81tKZuE_uX4D407ueDzGx4GFDVbRK11bdzrTO/s320/D070AE41-1904-406B-9E21-1AA2794B60D6.jpeg" width="248" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">...MiG-21 and Su-25.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihu1MHMesUZNcqzFGu1ug2PFjWHr1X2SFXrqvr9XJSXiOpm4rmFek5RffBz12FiNKh3aje42aDOouU2BIuKioqic2AYvbosp7vhBLEz0bPLSrEAiQ3hXnk8_qLjuWb8b-du5s5nGXJe-4qNX44brbg_ByRFEB1-QM6-gFF1-WhxRk67szHL-7DwOnwlPB/s640/B1C06276-FBB6-45A1-A917-7B4D425EFF1D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihu1MHMesUZNcqzFGu1ug2PFjWHr1X2SFXrqvr9XJSXiOpm4rmFek5RffBz12FiNKh3aje42aDOouU2BIuKioqic2AYvbosp7vhBLEz0bPLSrEAiQ3hXnk8_qLjuWb8b-du5s5nGXJe-4qNX44brbg_ByRFEB1-QM6-gFF1-WhxRk67szHL-7DwOnwlPB/s320/B1C06276-FBB6-45A1-A917-7B4D425EFF1D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Further north, the DDR is defended by this MiG-17.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkB6ND2sS0EWJY1_uQ8Gv-MlI_dHR2XahopYURgFipRYspJ7rIqsIGD6ioDddUzryGnadBjH9F-JgHq5ot-RfAK-2yPWsBq6Tqo-ais8_sndibwj5nk43yLqf-q3OTwJUkuSagNeTVYySppCPd8QPV2Nsc4eXx4NRb716c37G3-xuaY7ZM1tCoY0YyN0d5/s640/7158534D-3985-4706-A22F-26D27830C703.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkB6ND2sS0EWJY1_uQ8Gv-MlI_dHR2XahopYURgFipRYspJ7rIqsIGD6ioDddUzryGnadBjH9F-JgHq5ot-RfAK-2yPWsBq6Tqo-ais8_sndibwj5nk43yLqf-q3OTwJUkuSagNeTVYySppCPd8QPV2Nsc4eXx4NRb716c37G3-xuaY7ZM1tCoY0YyN0d5/s320/7158534D-3985-4706-A22F-26D27830C703.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">...and a pair of MiG-23.</div><p></p><p><br /></p>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-65224761217922450962023-12-29T11:59:00.002+00:002023-12-29T11:59:54.694+00:00Plugging the same Gap again<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMFGZWmvTbZQbtES4j18jqVGFp4K_KXGSPxhTpC_arNugtk9AVnaGuCopxTs0nco3cA4J0dFn-w4Q-aKewBHWpROE3GDDj99hbK6iIjXI0BRZRJCswJMa1ofL01LBUscINSh43lV4hyZGHog0i3m4ylLpaRUi88UdQUj-g1tk0HRicde3_mXZv1FH53zo/s2048/G02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMFGZWmvTbZQbtES4j18jqVGFp4K_KXGSPxhTpC_arNugtk9AVnaGuCopxTs0nco3cA4J0dFn-w4Q-aKewBHWpROE3GDDj99hbK6iIjXI0BRZRJCswJMa1ofL01LBUscINSh43lV4hyZGHog0i3m4ylLpaRUi88UdQUj-g1tk0HRicde3_mXZv1FH53zo/w300-h400/G02.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>In need of a game to entertain Lloyd and I a couple of weeks ago I reassembled the 'Plugging the Gap' scenario I'd run several times back in 2020 (<a href="https://megablitzandmore.blogspot.com/2020/05/plugging-gap-part-1.html" target="_blank">see here</a> and subsequent posts). I duly set it up a couple of days before and we cracked through it in a little under two hours - so pretty much real time. Lloyd commanded the US lackeys while I provided the forces of scientific socialism with inspired and ideologically sound leadership. So exciting was it that I quite forgot to take photos until GT6! Just don’t ask whose artillery is landing on that Motor Rifle battalion.... <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUc5DD-L38cyISUxzAEt5KeTmOMyN-7uMZM0-QqvLl6zcf3CafxfBZe-7AJUbaH1r0GAzbEESJM0NrBjkdvrUYpxwnrwnXjC1EPL9LKsSET0Hr2ZRg0U_xBH2VsEPBax4sLG1Kr7vOYfcxBaW8coHhBUILBY3aEmqMXmzWQ55FS1MQeC0v-6_5Rnd59Jd/s2048/G01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUc5DD-L38cyISUxzAEt5KeTmOMyN-7uMZM0-QqvLl6zcf3CafxfBZe-7AJUbaH1r0GAzbEESJM0NrBjkdvrUYpxwnrwnXjC1EPL9LKsSET0Hr2ZRg0U_xBH2VsEPBax4sLG1Kr7vOYfcxBaW8coHhBUILBY3aEmqMXmzWQ55FS1MQeC0v-6_5Rnd59Jd/w300-h400/G01.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbQvPArBOovtk_Qz6iASxXBIRDXA3zuVdKoTqjI4m4EfamqMHKOmkao7DjFSMg5hiwDpcL_KtLtUJKThDPVrjAotoJaki2KlW6Dy6llaDS6coWQzz-vE_0DafAF1gIOlfZBYQ7F-Qa-hpi9LYHBDnBeq-PF5xHs3cNxV52MWOUaRavLWzHhxM9crpLTVO/s2048/G03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="2048" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbQvPArBOovtk_Qz6iASxXBIRDXA3zuVdKoTqjI4m4EfamqMHKOmkao7DjFSMg5hiwDpcL_KtLtUJKThDPVrjAotoJaki2KlW6Dy6llaDS6coWQzz-vE_0DafAF1gIOlfZBYQ7F-Qa-hpi9LYHBDnBeq-PF5xHs3cNxV52MWOUaRavLWzHhxM9crpLTVO/w400-h314/G03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The Soviet cunning plan.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvOih6z8O3Ws2r4d4An0bqgUJkO_7iLQMt6LiOFWyhyphenhyphenFhsdQho1r7WEAYL87SyPJK9A0RT2-i7sDPU3Eg-Sf7cmjRxyPPCe91g4xGDW6skDH0NHkh6ePFLT_wXERPMneahcrStxoiYIHUbVxdjpbdTDbIwBsrv9JBp6VqEXjiFF3tKYxZI28p5tmiVPMM/s2048/G04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvOih6z8O3Ws2r4d4An0bqgUJkO_7iLQMt6LiOFWyhyphenhyphenFhsdQho1r7WEAYL87SyPJK9A0RT2-i7sDPU3Eg-Sf7cmjRxyPPCe91g4xGDW6skDH0NHkh6ePFLT_wXERPMneahcrStxoiYIHUbVxdjpbdTDbIwBsrv9JBp6VqEXjiFF3tKYxZI28p5tmiVPMM/s320/G04.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Mostly lifted from a previous plan but drawn on clear acetate to offer a veneer of professionalism.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TCKFkowT-UkLAiBazCvrcabWcdREX1v7ovjXOZuCZD2TcRKm_uN9-XbGVmxA3Xlai1qoeKzo_zzVg7QGgauhneZ6WJK9MIAoca7qgfv0izLcRf-2tdy4bKxzIJxPTcPOxnsarl03mD99K8RNKhas4d5bTAnnLy12ASCjmSfl0R0duh55adDJYkqn1GtW/s2048/G05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TCKFkowT-UkLAiBazCvrcabWcdREX1v7ovjXOZuCZD2TcRKm_uN9-XbGVmxA3Xlai1qoeKzo_zzVg7QGgauhneZ6WJK9MIAoca7qgfv0izLcRf-2tdy4bKxzIJxPTcPOxnsarl03mD99K8RNKhas4d5bTAnnLy12ASCjmSfl0R0duh55adDJYkqn1GtW/w300-h400/G05.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>The US defended a little further back than previous incarnations of this scenario. Here they are skulking in cover and exchanging fire with units of 1 GTR<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AQ1nmmrfoj3un92D0IRHm1QFFtgWNqbQvAW7x48uRYH3gh8wCY12jC59V68gxlip83Z8AvqzxIaJPyjoEHuNXhAICfzJV1iZ7DJoBDybmICOrocyCqXT-tq9PfADHb9CnZzzRxsYCbQjtNIWAidItAKIA4m9zMk7PTlDV-mpzSFeJ07uzlZc2KRtvugA/s2048/G06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AQ1nmmrfoj3un92D0IRHm1QFFtgWNqbQvAW7x48uRYH3gh8wCY12jC59V68gxlip83Z8AvqzxIaJPyjoEHuNXhAICfzJV1iZ7DJoBDybmICOrocyCqXT-tq9PfADHb9CnZzzRxsYCbQjtNIWAidItAKIA4m9zMk7PTlDV-mpzSFeJ07uzlZc2KRtvugA/w300-h400/G06.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECckTcM4-iHVhrOk6htUzv0WjIcgLxg2S6iRtl6OV4Qn-zVF6dtu7NHoFQAd2OsshG-zzUL4SXqvix57Y4OJM-q8BZAQQztdwmjge6fsl-SB4yP1CpWl9FH9RMl7u2nLL1_Oc1bHMS0Eh1ackRXJYDQrs1i8nKYHuWZlRv_3mD3PK_os38Ri1EFglPOSF/s2048/G07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECckTcM4-iHVhrOk6htUzv0WjIcgLxg2S6iRtl6OV4Qn-zVF6dtu7NHoFQAd2OsshG-zzUL4SXqvix57Y4OJM-q8BZAQQztdwmjge6fsl-SB4yP1CpWl9FH9RMl7u2nLL1_Oc1bHMS0Eh1ackRXJYDQrs1i8nKYHuWZlRv_3mD3PK_os38Ri1EFglPOSF/w300-h400/G07.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>After seven turns the jittery capitalists fled west, so the Sov advance can continue.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kiAIu21MMWoDrsjVR3vkHOYFvEuVhBe0NWcptfHYk6fNGJG0seiNTZz-USocykioc5T5D5xOe96AMcIqKyXtrlSq6Py0xEgiF3-YRy7Joy6rkPJRAfUbx7BFLx0e1vZSKlPjq-YOpyfEMIDdsnoWrTuXjJ2f8OMtSOBZttZXZ7q_RRYpNWmkH8jdK6oD/s2048/G08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kiAIu21MMWoDrsjVR3vkHOYFvEuVhBe0NWcptfHYk6fNGJG0seiNTZz-USocykioc5T5D5xOe96AMcIqKyXtrlSq6Py0xEgiF3-YRy7Joy6rkPJRAfUbx7BFLx0e1vZSKlPjq-YOpyfEMIDdsnoWrTuXjJ2f8OMtSOBZttZXZ7q_RRYpNWmkH8jdK6oD/w400-h300/G08.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-85931734301429733242023-12-19T21:34:00.002+00:002023-12-19T21:34:24.722+00:00Delightfully dynamic decal delivery <p> While sorting out some 1:300 Cold War aircraft I decided that I ‘needed’ more decals. In particular I wanted East German markings, so it was off to the internet in search of such things. And of course you can’t just order one sheet..</p><p>An order was duly placed with Flight Deck Decals. Less than a week later the order had crossed the Atlantic and was in my hands! Great service. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0c1F0jXsQJZQOLfMBnHsTvFMdiui4s4uvJ-NLHuoo7MTUekBAN6W8wYKi-319giN-CHzc-fR7LFFQehxSuXrmgUpXEp1KLTJHAOnTq2TUN5HmQ88SSKh2oG57vHEUlZfA0XisbCLqqaH2mShc0af23O9qwUtJdgeaYxozf3d-ohyphenhyphengXW6NTIA7ONBXrWwM/s1280/F4E6438F-F522-40C6-ACD8-877DC6938123.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0c1F0jXsQJZQOLfMBnHsTvFMdiui4s4uvJ-NLHuoo7MTUekBAN6W8wYKi-319giN-CHzc-fR7LFFQehxSuXrmgUpXEp1KLTJHAOnTq2TUN5HmQ88SSKh2oG57vHEUlZfA0XisbCLqqaH2mShc0af23O9qwUtJdgeaYxozf3d-ohyphenhyphengXW6NTIA7ONBXrWwM/s320/F4E6438F-F522-40C6-ACD8-877DC6938123.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>I’ll have photos of more completed aircraft soon. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEN716zawwxm3SPMWUMg7AtOl3f-6QTN-BiKp-m6JIbE2HSNE76m-hxTCFkd7BnAiu84gRw0ueyPR0RICPozE88Ec2m93NVELyzwy8xRZiYRho0oIXYBdolzyCd-VsbyS7e5wJdLO6wy3TeZBedaAFaW7D4-EQbXDotBsK_kr88O9bn8Wj_8A-QpvwZTE/s1280/0020C93B-97F9-4135-8466-31E1B02A26E6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEN716zawwxm3SPMWUMg7AtOl3f-6QTN-BiKp-m6JIbE2HSNE76m-hxTCFkd7BnAiu84gRw0ueyPR0RICPozE88Ec2m93NVELyzwy8xRZiYRho0oIXYBdolzyCd-VsbyS7e5wJdLO6wy3TeZBedaAFaW7D4-EQbXDotBsK_kr88O9bn8Wj_8A-QpvwZTE/s320/0020C93B-97F9-4135-8466-31E1B02A26E6.jpeg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-58339709819791082102023-12-18T15:15:00.002+00:002023-12-18T15:15:23.245+00:00Cold War aircraft refurbishment - part 2<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While in the 1/300 aircraft repair 'groove', I decided to attend to some of my fleet of helicopters. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Short lengths of brass rod were drilled into the top of each heli. Clear discs were cut from OHP transparent sheet. I achieved the circles by drawing round various sizes of mdf bases with a permanent marker pen. It's really difficult to cut a circle but I find that it's the ink line which draws the eye. The centre of each disc is drilled to fit over the brass rod and secured in place using a small dab of PVA.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8cxfUKVx02jLreoHP8LStnxik_1x6cEsinlaE53GelwfWwTXmtb_ng2bk3Q5fQ2w5YYy5SHbKjSDeVX-FVmLlsPw5EywAIH0z-3zZo0vL0MmhkL-zpGnJSCX6LT0xajinzUIBBrjLNaUuBqjnndSqIrWhyphenhyphenCNBYkuV39qLw-BAFvRH0Y64Aw_NFiPCVcD/s640/E3C5C4AA-EFE2-4F51-8F12-A68CB52DE515.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="436" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8cxfUKVx02jLreoHP8LStnxik_1x6cEsinlaE53GelwfWwTXmtb_ng2bk3Q5fQ2w5YYy5SHbKjSDeVX-FVmLlsPw5EywAIH0z-3zZo0vL0MmhkL-zpGnJSCX6LT0xajinzUIBBrjLNaUuBqjnndSqIrWhyphenhyphenCNBYkuV39qLw-BAFvRH0Y64Aw_NFiPCVcD/s320/E3C5C4AA-EFE2-4F51-8F12-A68CB52DE515.jpeg" width="218" /></a></div>Before and after. A great improvement.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJc3-UEvhyOYLnqYiAmqXYxrYCAe70CEbTmQVh4XL2-C0ZwRH4m2T5mBxbfL0DY6iWuooBDP1W4gqe7Nv4dtjG7GGcjv5JwUfk9xC-7m8lIIQ7byrlKEJRr2BEdOBwjCQTbW_2sPYC5FJUdOZeEei5Wj_g4s8CxIOj3FEYLu06vF9IrBmg-PEn7WoIOQnz/s640/C155C17D-A4B1-4F6B-8A9F-6D67C0183647.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJc3-UEvhyOYLnqYiAmqXYxrYCAe70CEbTmQVh4XL2-C0ZwRH4m2T5mBxbfL0DY6iWuooBDP1W4gqe7Nv4dtjG7GGcjv5JwUfk9xC-7m8lIIQ7byrlKEJRr2BEdOBwjCQTbW_2sPYC5FJUdOZeEei5Wj_g4s8CxIOj3FEYLu06vF9IrBmg-PEn7WoIOQnz/s320/C155C17D-A4B1-4F6B-8A9F-6D67C0183647.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-60704035176439822352023-12-17T17:17:00.003+00:002023-12-17T17:17:54.594+00:00Cold War aircraft refurbishing - part 1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcru3PiG-Vpq7XMLp9ZLBpC3EKVIIt56NSSMi5MF5321QVzy6mzoAIWHDlU-AGz77qqo4AHZXBqaCwrdUSYQ26VDLWIVPbna0IaQ-2aphvTjgrPmJ1zK27pZOrJbkPUCSMazSikO33GQQd7Driz5ITo36wcF1nEpXbT-MSeW1Do8uPfOGoVAAwwhdxuXDp/s640/A421DAF5-1E59-4EAC-922F-7791EAF79E28.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="558" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcru3PiG-Vpq7XMLp9ZLBpC3EKVIIt56NSSMi5MF5321QVzy6mzoAIWHDlU-AGz77qqo4AHZXBqaCwrdUSYQ26VDLWIVPbna0IaQ-2aphvTjgrPmJ1zK27pZOrJbkPUCSMazSikO33GQQd7Driz5ITo36wcF1nEpXbT-MSeW1Do8uPfOGoVAAwwhdxuXDp/s320/A421DAF5-1E59-4EAC-922F-7791EAF79E28.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div>A recently arrived gift of some 1/300 scale Cold War toys (thanks Alan!) prompted a long overdue stocktake in my boxes of aircraft. After some paintwork repairs I delved into the decal box and was able to smarten up a few models. Here we have RAF Harriers, Tornado and Jaguar, along with a West German Tornado. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rvJOub-MxXFwKNVT2t6QbCi1zSCHn3S3ibsTPcgqKdTIJFKA4cDoeaDxctAXNyLwNupoTts47zb6fabZWgpm6Imgn7ujwR1iSUCud9mdrT8GWXpEgXBTJdSz84SqQfWL3l5vxYmjviOhz-19BHkCiidaL7Tx3Vfr78mAJN5ypwlv0cvo_E0bdS80hAms/s640/4F5FF1C1-C448-40F5-B018-0CED145C553F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="640" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rvJOub-MxXFwKNVT2t6QbCi1zSCHn3S3ibsTPcgqKdTIJFKA4cDoeaDxctAXNyLwNupoTts47zb6fabZWgpm6Imgn7ujwR1iSUCud9mdrT8GWXpEgXBTJdSz84SqQfWL3l5vxYmjviOhz-19BHkCiidaL7Tx3Vfr78mAJN5ypwlv0cvo_E0bdS80hAms/s320/4F5FF1C1-C448-40F5-B018-0CED145C553F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The exercise prompted me to order more decals - more on this after they arrive. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMs1z2hOmM0jjeqiYQbkZI9jjjDJLK9pYN3yrbs1Ld0mS4O-redjSw1UznyfjV15Y88ikLkeA6qoylHpIMa_wyAcA8wJpj8bejNx9qHNTxZSAJV7d3CkJSv39xvdGKEIoVlPO_ycKP9pQns4aW1LJlUjzZdALG15vXSCz5OxgDgWTduQvCuPNkFBWyi8wQ/s640/3AB5520F-F329-4989-BC2D-04320228F9FE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="640" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMs1z2hOmM0jjeqiYQbkZI9jjjDJLK9pYN3yrbs1Ld0mS4O-redjSw1UznyfjV15Y88ikLkeA6qoylHpIMa_wyAcA8wJpj8bejNx9qHNTxZSAJV7d3CkJSv39xvdGKEIoVlPO_ycKP9pQns4aW1LJlUjzZdALG15vXSCz5OxgDgWTduQvCuPNkFBWyi8wQ/s320/3AB5520F-F329-4989-BC2D-04320228F9FE.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-4959174646791004372023-12-11T10:24:00.000+00:002023-12-11T10:24:15.829+00:00Verdun 1916 in 54mm - Fort de Vaux<p> Yet another 54mm Great War game now - and another (long-awaited) trip to Verdun!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwDxu1tAU6HQyxWjG4RK1uO-9QBh-lcbLDeMqTFlcXbUc9bcrp_l5gR_rFtYQOuYBUKw4DWxJQp7-5r5S8hPaTBynpQL8pCEjWoMOo3HlFUMIhBgW756LSmK43MtOkxi7uQ_BpFwu-xNh46PRPmgjKuejOBHTO4kV5SIqsfhEj5J-290y5MpMcYDrw5LZ/s2048/003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGwDxu1tAU6HQyxWjG4RK1uO-9QBh-lcbLDeMqTFlcXbUc9bcrp_l5gR_rFtYQOuYBUKw4DWxJQp7-5r5S8hPaTBynpQL8pCEjWoMOo3HlFUMIhBgW756LSmK43MtOkxi7uQ_BpFwu-xNh46PRPmgjKuejOBHTO4kV5SIqsfhEj5J-290y5MpMcYDrw5LZ/s320/003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This saw the debut outing for several 'new' toys, including a small batch of beautifully painted (and converted) figures I picked up at the <a href="https://plasticwarrioreditor.blogspot.com/">Plastic Warrior show</a> in May.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24vil5WvKilXnStAx2RyGTfRXAsC_-Tlm95HeyR3-VhhyphenhyphenypLoOBlZf1XBG9MTVXhEl4HN-P-Bto9yWBT3csI75MlWRjHCOaA6vZ9clf3Ari2U03qYhSWywtb8Pnn2J5ysBI41MCHS_cai5RtgV3L8xVCIpB4tPI3Eb_jRbP3gZJA8pL7d9fM48iF-O-eG/s2048/001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1606" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24vil5WvKilXnStAx2RyGTfRXAsC_-Tlm95HeyR3-VhhyphenhyphenypLoOBlZf1XBG9MTVXhEl4HN-P-Bto9yWBT3csI75MlWRjHCOaA6vZ9clf3Ari2U03qYhSWywtb8Pnn2J5ysBI41MCHS_cai5RtgV3L8xVCIpB4tPI3Eb_jRbP3gZJA8pL7d9fM48iF-O-eG/s320/001.jpg" width="251" /></a></div>German officers pose for a photo shortly before the battle. These rather splendid chaps arrived from eBay a few days before the game! The real German generals were Martin, Pete and Graham, while French interests were represented by John and Russell.<div><br /></div><div>In their pre-game briefings I gave the Germans and the French 300 and 100 points respectively to spend on additional assets. The resultant 'shopping lists' were as follows:</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #26282a; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">FR</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #26282a; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">40 - gas artillery shells to cover the beaten area chosen </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #26282a; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">23 - 303 Rgt as higher quality troops </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #26282a; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">20 - pioneers to improve the 301 and 302 positions</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #26282a; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">10 - contest aviation to achieve air superiority</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #26282a; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">2 - RFC recce</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #26282a; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">2 - AAA</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #26282a; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">2 - field telephones between the three starting positions and artillery</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #26282a; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">1 - any remaining assets to super heavy artillery 5km off map.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;">GE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #242424;">50 - super heavy guns<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #242424;">50 - air recce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #242424;">30 - flamethrowers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #242424;">50 - field telephones<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #242424;">30 - hospital<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #242424;">30 - improved roads<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #242424;">30 - visit from a dignitary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #242424;">30 - film crew</span><o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaGoHcSpkyfVG2_-EP4gjLyewoRuLACMUgN94jPah7DIz1xWeX1A34xxxlbTjRvtjlF_-yRdKrAYvIXNSsefpc63ls2TGWa-ThTcb_dGQx7i-J0fOGzF34tQLbXxqBq2nrAc1HJEfhFFMEY44MR8wq7GpjOOFlDqPDEaV3R-2EuhHJUSdorBPQkMLcE4M/s1600/002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1600" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaGoHcSpkyfVG2_-EP4gjLyewoRuLACMUgN94jPah7DIz1xWeX1A34xxxlbTjRvtjlF_-yRdKrAYvIXNSsefpc63ls2TGWa-ThTcb_dGQx7i-J0fOGzF34tQLbXxqBq2nrAc1HJEfhFFMEY44MR8wq7GpjOOFlDqPDEaV3R-2EuhHJUSdorBPQkMLcE4M/s320/002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Once we had the terrain (such as it was) set up, the Germans made an artillery fire plan while the French laid telephone lines using red wool. We couldn't resist de-colouring some of the photos for atmosphere. Above are French trenches under heavy artillery fire.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6c9Uw2SI_xWfjA3yKWXXCroRW5L-uG1WowUrqZgCHIipcVuG51CFU3k41eR-g0Hc4vlt-s3ikrOFWa5Z02FnfqziqMfl7RjzgBqbXfKPbZR8IzxytejRvLj9tCDupdPK7kz857psVO27tn9UYIoih6DKjpdGZ6hvFls9wJZuxOZTlYQSiGYPt3WPvbnb/s2048/005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6c9Uw2SI_xWfjA3yKWXXCroRW5L-uG1WowUrqZgCHIipcVuG51CFU3k41eR-g0Hc4vlt-s3ikrOFWa5Z02FnfqziqMfl7RjzgBqbXfKPbZR8IzxytejRvLj9tCDupdPK7kz857psVO27tn9UYIoih6DKjpdGZ6hvFls9wJZuxOZTlYQSiGYPt3WPvbnb/s320/005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Clash of bayonets! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlHaO4Ud5mOwJrsjZOYj9JqqX_688C6F5R2VO8PsCaxPfe3TWBVrWhpFRM8crp-AQ4Dq8w-5xKnEhkl2mV1w9uKFIaS00zlCQRVBCxDkQ3U5OHA8I3nKyK6LHkgq-O_3_RI1wwL4HMJlWYoIohMyx0aawJBxycdOQ-tRrDFoUfKSJn_ZGmCPHTh3kPiy9/s1600/006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlHaO4Ud5mOwJrsjZOYj9JqqX_688C6F5R2VO8PsCaxPfe3TWBVrWhpFRM8crp-AQ4Dq8w-5xKnEhkl2mV1w9uKFIaS00zlCQRVBCxDkQ3U5OHA8I3nKyK6LHkgq-O_3_RI1wwL4HMJlWYoIohMyx0aawJBxycdOQ-tRrDFoUfKSJn_ZGmCPHTh3kPiy9/s320/006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Germans approach the mighty Fort De Vaux. It may only be badly carved insulation form but it looks pretty terrifying from this angle!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFGWQoQ-soBGPkEARsstQXyrsYegKyIv3XN4jmmJ6vMlcDr1f0rnOv1b6YByc1mnGnrl93eKfx46JcAaPBm3goYf4ExjUMz06vhhB2nQyhNZlCJigcZNTPhyETa5LPTr5p4mYnzxOMOBz1xeQdGIJpwBIEQ_y1GfEzRjgDuAtDsnKQIq3NJECKa0ge0Ei/s1600/007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFGWQoQ-soBGPkEARsstQXyrsYegKyIv3XN4jmmJ6vMlcDr1f0rnOv1b6YByc1mnGnrl93eKfx46JcAaPBm3goYf4ExjUMz06vhhB2nQyhNZlCJigcZNTPhyETa5LPTr5p4mYnzxOMOBz1xeQdGIJpwBIEQ_y1GfEzRjgDuAtDsnKQIq3NJECKa0ge0Ei/s320/007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Another scary fortification was the Batterie de Damloup, but the Germans weren't deterred.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcqBKRSLysfwIx-Cey9uDZjHyj2xivcED70eQGjSJM42osAJJzNEKDbOlmDcZ_DxmmdxdoQFUzF3pGp0WQRr2qpoa3b04-xo_6-H__Z0Dt53DVwlQjKdJ_Oml860SfhmGn4jpc1tbnXdwkX4n-w_yFKOj6t31qioxjs-MjVI3ghwkbozNuhx-iyUkXhpa/s1600/008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcqBKRSLysfwIx-Cey9uDZjHyj2xivcED70eQGjSJM42osAJJzNEKDbOlmDcZ_DxmmdxdoQFUzF3pGp0WQRr2qpoa3b04-xo_6-H__Z0Dt53DVwlQjKdJ_Oml860SfhmGn4jpc1tbnXdwkX4n-w_yFKOj6t31qioxjs-MjVI3ghwkbozNuhx-iyUkXhpa/s320/008.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The field of Mars - a faithful* recreation of the terrain.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OQi03LyTz5mpbjt7DKaVBchQu-eH77HRmBrMJEPzq7pd7_uK0i4lDobTmIm60-0M8VEtH1RDdzC0_ABWiItV6LFfGWtDd-8rHcaxOGjwQaLNbplrljERvl4gY4CWOzMAV9vIg-rtzAKcMcuAkGM_kw0GssrAl72jZwY2R4gWTA1wqgudCGP40JBv1jvE/s2048/010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OQi03LyTz5mpbjt7DKaVBchQu-eH77HRmBrMJEPzq7pd7_uK0i4lDobTmIm60-0M8VEtH1RDdzC0_ABWiItV6LFfGWtDd-8rHcaxOGjwQaLNbplrljERvl4gY4CWOzMAV9vIg-rtzAKcMcuAkGM_kw0GssrAl72jZwY2R4gWTA1wqgudCGP40JBv1jvE/s320/010.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The horrors of war! One of the more harrowing sights was the German players laying down a withering hail of er, matchsticks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN97eBQLS18Q0u5-1rW324crRkfdRSsc87k8aK8VwLerC32tVKW7Y6tRzily6UKRvU8qxjPsFL__mWlWEQ_W-8r_s3ExfVXuwQV_coRC5-CIhr0Gc7U2qF63x6C-gAp4GYcVnv_pptgXnqRaS_tNkevYY2-GAwLlpk-TCeDae2cYjBqBnGu2F1-h5y7Tg/s1600/014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN97eBQLS18Q0u5-1rW324crRkfdRSsc87k8aK8VwLerC32tVKW7Y6tRzily6UKRvU8qxjPsFL__mWlWEQ_W-8r_s3ExfVXuwQV_coRC5-CIhr0Gc7U2qF63x6C-gAp4GYcVnv_pptgXnqRaS_tNkevYY2-GAwLlpk-TCeDae2cYjBqBnGu2F1-h5y7Tg/s320/014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Speaking of German artillery. Field and heavy batteries.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdK7jcCl1JOY0m5nRLPIqDmW6Rxuu5z6fpjmZjXY2MrqeSaTcLSXee0RHG9GUbGFeoetF_nhmcyZdZ3VGkEwJmornAtoK4CELIKHvstM6wWPmHyat5Xu_RrmjNuLxUtBXz-R9Vlahr2S-BuXg3Z6wYYD7gDlIdm0FKMeJA-YEZImXilM-SrkRsYYFMXw0/s1600/015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdK7jcCl1JOY0m5nRLPIqDmW6Rxuu5z6fpjmZjXY2MrqeSaTcLSXee0RHG9GUbGFeoetF_nhmcyZdZ3VGkEwJmornAtoK4CELIKHvstM6wWPmHyat5Xu_RrmjNuLxUtBXz-R9Vlahr2S-BuXg3Z6wYYD7gDlIdm0FKMeJA-YEZImXilM-SrkRsYYFMXw0/s320/015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbx5T48yUyZDAfk-FVS4uzKzCMPrsAwUhlWnWlLW60P61P3Xo_244sl1jir-_U_plJMAXoqEQYTyqBoksPoaz7MHLgHxLLmpZLx_A5RpiXCwnwNvlyo5QDrKQgSwmlhg0g5lpRy5CdDH1JC-SthulNpkqEL1_Lk07Xthe2q2v8P9Ch29EHFotYDh48PM8/s1600/016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I represented the garrison by placing some figures in the courtyard. The Germans attacked from the rear - the rotters! The fort's commander, Cdt. Raynal was by now reduced to trying to dispatch his few remaining carrier pigeons to request help, as the telephone lines had all been cut.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYG_I-LbQv4y4BC95rEocCHV6q25oEtaBS7n9z5013WNThOiwYxu9jTgCq2OGUVcD_Q5RnHzNMUS9b-VFmXXTSiV1y8XdGmKX5Czl8PiqvsIoFStRYa5A-Ig1Vvp_mzO8S5R6qA4RT39-kvdtZTSdbsRB2TLt8BdkQmI7dxztbxaiX0mhEmfyoGHd5LxeA/s1600/035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYG_I-LbQv4y4BC95rEocCHV6q25oEtaBS7n9z5013WNThOiwYxu9jTgCq2OGUVcD_Q5RnHzNMUS9b-VFmXXTSiV1y8XdGmKX5Czl8PiqvsIoFStRYa5A-Ig1Vvp_mzO8S5R6qA4RT39-kvdtZTSdbsRB2TLt8BdkQmI7dxztbxaiX0mhEmfyoGHd5LxeA/s320/035.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Germans lost no time in setting up a communications hub on the fort's roof, even while fighting continued inside. Meanwhile Raynal's last pigeon finally made it to Verdun where like it's historical counterpart (Le Vaillant) it promptly dropped dead. Many shoulders were shrugged back at HQ.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvYy-kNqP4Y5d4Nn9_k8lmlgM-mq5qHcQtjN00wthaUvlM-UkWNBA8tHtvyD0WoPb_8R0kKlEf1Uuao4opBQ-h1dcyqhqr7yTyzzmxsGJ_yFunEL5iwYteIFUF8aKifeVOpcNzTNGeKmIU9tLk6z5N7WWYc8TgTmbATrGw4KpfJauAb565jZMZwguh8fn/s1600/036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvYy-kNqP4Y5d4Nn9_k8lmlgM-mq5qHcQtjN00wthaUvlM-UkWNBA8tHtvyD0WoPb_8R0kKlEf1Uuao4opBQ-h1dcyqhqr7yTyzzmxsGJ_yFunEL5iwYteIFUF8aKifeVOpcNzTNGeKmIU9tLk6z5N7WWYc8TgTmbATrGw4KpfJauAb565jZMZwguh8fn/s320/036.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgf1nxHwxHh04bqc7rVUAhD1SlKON45EZ0qKC3nGz5IKKaFxPwV89KIb9OOnxVHJJ8dYbfVbzXf2zahJp7cZeyPCEElB7BOHu_qglFGeFiimXJ3xMUHrcKAzLFQOKV52LNkvnIlqKHFlUnsVLo76NAyVgGUQdI4tJV5-_g_2pBMoT4aBkxvHm41-sfZ6GH/s1600/037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgf1nxHwxHh04bqc7rVUAhD1SlKON45EZ0qKC3nGz5IKKaFxPwV89KIb9OOnxVHJJ8dYbfVbzXf2zahJp7cZeyPCEElB7BOHu_qglFGeFiimXJ3xMUHrcKAzLFQOKV52LNkvnIlqKHFlUnsVLo76NAyVgGUQdI4tJV5-_g_2pBMoT4aBkxvHm41-sfZ6GH/s320/037.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInAvG7fNNiR6-Xt-s-Sdd2YebsruBhwkui8WZnoeCL3ytUScmCSblVkqJK8LE3Zx4B6XpDKwxcy7M-T3oSioMjcXmcgaoHK2XOZLPqkunhMPHVLwZTRDSAG-5cWv6rlGsmDg1kBqVo4OXxSXTH0y_uXuhTGbCN0GlHNTtcHNwZJC3k2WRwedPdo1TIk0j/s1600/038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInAvG7fNNiR6-Xt-s-Sdd2YebsruBhwkui8WZnoeCL3ytUScmCSblVkqJK8LE3Zx4B6XpDKwxcy7M-T3oSioMjcXmcgaoHK2XOZLPqkunhMPHVLwZTRDSAG-5cWv6rlGsmDg1kBqVo4OXxSXTH0y_uXuhTGbCN0GlHNTtcHNwZJC3k2WRwedPdo1TIk0j/s320/038.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Combat in the fort's interior was resolved by the time-honoured 'stone/scissors/paper' method. And some people think I make this up as I go along.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAwGVikHIjd6vMWHdEdXE4WrjCepMTtrKLojXgEcR2u7XSt7pwMkv-SrafVXqhBRnOH-xco1555llvOgp1zgdu0irezDIyZYhutZ6b4qriwt4N4rhmjlI9VkrD8ZL_Pennx9yE6V3QkqhxFAyp_sIe2Jse7vSg6oCZiqyQvWyT_h5XyL_1JcWLmF_Kf8O/s2048/039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAwGVikHIjd6vMWHdEdXE4WrjCepMTtrKLojXgEcR2u7XSt7pwMkv-SrafVXqhBRnOH-xco1555llvOgp1zgdu0irezDIyZYhutZ6b4qriwt4N4rhmjlI9VkrD8ZL_Pennx9yE6V3QkqhxFAyp_sIe2Jse7vSg6oCZiqyQvWyT_h5XyL_1JcWLmF_Kf8O/s320/039.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5yZ0bXy9WRqnMjJTAr-WhF8H7mZeEIQyRWuTvDxYaenSIpz0zxvHFxx2ncrxsRqyVLNPmAfiKzSdw5KL5swqfhT1OEi_DsG1yBzkuqN9I-kP5QT7DqF9Rs3-vPewteSb319LnkwVn5EN8hcnblB1kfpmJgW6i1q4MoZX-0oUVyXrrnhnnCLqOL8mQXhQ/s2048/040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Historically Raynal was taken to meet the German Crown Prince.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeELXl_mirH2Gijy1xG9jM2nd7gQWql9_5OCjCsNoH4eyx6FVTb4d1hM1BAbzJw6pnExYNrcop7vmnvdAxLL7gywmLYFmsCylBxXOdM_JxFzaMaDHVJcGfP42B5TqlSDrhyphenhyphenuskexaYDKOHmQ1dQiFswFPNLQijAV4LH86KOXi1wAV_352FDz-4XLQ1My7O/s2048/011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeELXl_mirH2Gijy1xG9jM2nd7gQWql9_5OCjCsNoH4eyx6FVTb4d1hM1BAbzJw6pnExYNrcop7vmnvdAxLL7gywmLYFmsCylBxXOdM_JxFzaMaDHVJcGfP42B5TqlSDrhyphenhyphenuskexaYDKOHmQ1dQiFswFPNLQijAV4LH86KOXi1wAV_352FDz-4XLQ1My7O/s320/011.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I was pleased that my gas mask-equipped stormtroopers happened to have been committed to the sector which saw (French) gas attacks.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZh3TnHCcaEo1zqg7sHunWBfZkb2aqbU6qd32T1LHkjMNzAddGYAayn31FKeVmCoHjsQdnIkMbXCGenrUhMEUaetqO035L2_-Uk2-urbiKW13_fvtCo858TT5_CWb4oi-4cdAmtGK7DnqAVq7Tv5vJMKCaAW1X-6VwQhBzNLrGBmdyTUS5axHnCbxU_aCX/s2048/012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1392" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZh3TnHCcaEo1zqg7sHunWBfZkb2aqbU6qd32T1LHkjMNzAddGYAayn31FKeVmCoHjsQdnIkMbXCGenrUhMEUaetqO035L2_-Uk2-urbiKW13_fvtCo858TT5_CWb4oi-4cdAmtGK7DnqAVq7Tv5vJMKCaAW1X-6VwQhBzNLrGBmdyTUS5axHnCbxU_aCX/s320/012.jpg" width="218" /></a></div>As always, this was the key reference and inspiration, while the map has been used in several games.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDXra0drVJaumDO_X6E8PGlmecv_YEQAeSm4NY-YxWXYXGFWAEEWJVqaIpo8uv9cbl7M_h2WR7huHT1FSjNSG6OP-zZejvsu23HNGiHOXNskriQpMxQwgKPCWTxxWISLHv86VDlDBTv0_KcRDGotn-91NLVOWOVk9NMWCzh0bpgloVuOx2r5YBhKCJR7O/s2048/013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="942" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDXra0drVJaumDO_X6E8PGlmecv_YEQAeSm4NY-YxWXYXGFWAEEWJVqaIpo8uv9cbl7M_h2WR7huHT1FSjNSG6OP-zZejvsu23HNGiHOXNskriQpMxQwgKPCWTxxWISLHv86VDlDBTv0_KcRDGotn-91NLVOWOVk9NMWCzh0bpgloVuOx2r5YBhKCJR7O/s320/013.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUgqyd7kGsnJNMH9RBwJZNcaOpj9saUnnZ2nIn5Y3SMKfBi4r5yIa1GDSwCBEBTrWjvL2z_-gtUi7nJ1pV74j92cHr6aHvS6wG_WN_mJPiH-Bi3jxQmAATNEOadY-uec9GNBuz8eDcZgVjiMW9kssagL_9tdE9gUa3S9UcIJWgrHCZ3KCDwiI5Xwdbhbq/s2048/047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2004" data-original-width="2048" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUgqyd7kGsnJNMH9RBwJZNcaOpj9saUnnZ2nIn5Y3SMKfBi4r5yIa1GDSwCBEBTrWjvL2z_-gtUi7nJ1pV74j92cHr6aHvS6wG_WN_mJPiH-Bi3jxQmAATNEOadY-uec9GNBuz8eDcZgVjiMW9kssagL_9tdE9gUa3S9UcIJWgrHCZ3KCDwiI5Xwdbhbq/w400-h391/047.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/lists/five-things-know-otto-dix">The 'Otto Dix' photo</a>. Clearly the look of things to come! Be afraid...</div>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-29245458353324635902023-12-04T16:10:00.003+00:002023-12-04T16:10:31.437+00:00Fort Vaux....sort of<p> A few months ago I began working up another 54mm Great War game. This involved another visit to Verdun - this time a bit further east, near Fort Vaux. This meant I'd need a fort. Big forts were very impressive fashionable things for late 19th century governments to build, but they were very expensive.</p><p>I opted to avoid the 'impressive' and 'expensive' elements, and indeed accuracy as I instead hacked about a slab of 2-inch insulation board with a bread knife. Some of the offcuts were used to make the outer banks of defensive ditches. Observation cupolas and a gun turret were added from mdf and the ensemble daubed with emulsion paint. It's pretty ghastly but I think it gets the point across.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDaY-DMYxnJ040rG9mZwKF8VW1auMHTNwmNrzFzCScsP0ao2XirvZtjbb78hsh37BZSdaLIgQVXv3rpsMdd2jqXt2V4UamUx1KWiKoNiU1nszfp5d3Bs7mmpf52nZiW8Cx7AHyU-DU2lJ5g2fc0NZKz9TFSBCZqoIcaj1fpPxCji0DMilcoRxxioTa5Y9/s1280/F3E8711C-2F34-4780-8E87-370D51208C7A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1280" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDaY-DMYxnJ040rG9mZwKF8VW1auMHTNwmNrzFzCScsP0ao2XirvZtjbb78hsh37BZSdaLIgQVXv3rpsMdd2jqXt2V4UamUx1KWiKoNiU1nszfp5d3Bs7mmpf52nZiW8Cx7AHyU-DU2lJ5g2fc0NZKz9TFSBCZqoIcaj1fpPxCji0DMilcoRxxioTa5Y9/s320/F3E8711C-2F34-4780-8E87-370D51208C7A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3Jt8Iqr3z1PzXsRTzvzjEyrRVZERtuIiamB4c6Ircvoy9qo7Uj4CWzjURH8W_mvONxmAcyY7cmCmGW8qEFSmiaifQX-9ORCTH9iINdGm6WVW1qVpjFe4Vf-2rYa-HiRvYg6OFn54P7ZKVN-j9I56Qx60pyvijKW-P6g10zOcbbUWAFn97O5ImwlBqUD1/s1280/28A31C58-28EF-43B8-88FD-2130BA320C53.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="1280" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3Jt8Iqr3z1PzXsRTzvzjEyrRVZERtuIiamB4c6Ircvoy9qo7Uj4CWzjURH8W_mvONxmAcyY7cmCmGW8qEFSmiaifQX-9ORCTH9iINdGm6WVW1qVpjFe4Vf-2rYa-HiRvYg6OFn54P7ZKVN-j9I56Qx60pyvijKW-P6g10zOcbbUWAFn97O5ImwlBqUD1/s320/28A31C58-28EF-43B8-88FD-2130BA320C53.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8WVgO3-bh677ovOzeU0OQyGGhY0PyvhZuJoDY1uMnelucFGcwssfVIqthbMcVHI2frBiuEWZTGLOZz8cPG79w9nGpog-oNbK_b4Kx6BKMiS55CSxXroXSOm8Zduw9Epo9V8bkeTMzAh8iC6qMfiwt5_WeMxobHtChZMbftwhBxW4YlgPZdHJ5qTXpIGA/s1280/64FE99E0-9C58-4D42-9D04-3134F062FE1D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8WVgO3-bh677ovOzeU0OQyGGhY0PyvhZuJoDY1uMnelucFGcwssfVIqthbMcVHI2frBiuEWZTGLOZz8cPG79w9nGpog-oNbK_b4Kx6BKMiS55CSxXroXSOm8Zduw9Epo9V8bkeTMzAh8iC6qMfiwt5_WeMxobHtChZMbftwhBxW4YlgPZdHJ5qTXpIGA/s320/64FE99E0-9C58-4D42-9D04-3134F062FE1D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8f9HVHiR_Fd8iX0s1566_vlkVAQl98y1KiX1Mramc0GURubOYZpYI4f6g4sKgRss4NdrhoZRHqJ17NaICEYscYFhbKKMTKw-uS-zYpIiLb5Z3ThbIebvkexPn6YZgobxH_RupFI0yJ63NuVkJP1BsaJV0pBdXknQG7KsCtFWKvwEvkzc9Nscpu1HfmqbD/s1280/16551964-3E86-4553-A35A-24E25C5C67C4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="1280" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8f9HVHiR_Fd8iX0s1566_vlkVAQl98y1KiX1Mramc0GURubOYZpYI4f6g4sKgRss4NdrhoZRHqJ17NaICEYscYFhbKKMTKw-uS-zYpIiLb5Z3ThbIebvkexPn6YZgobxH_RupFI0yJ63NuVkJP1BsaJV0pBdXknQG7KsCtFWKvwEvkzc9Nscpu1HfmqbD/s320/16551964-3E86-4553-A35A-24E25C5C67C4.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Our other Verdun adventures include the <a href="https://megablitzandmore.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-left-bank-1916-part-1-introduction.html">left bank</a>, <a href="https://megablitzandmore.blogspot.com/2022/09/verdun-again-assault-on-fort-douamont.html">Douamont</a> and of course <a href="https://megablitzandmore.blogspot.com/2017/06/fort-douaumont-european-road-trip-day-4.html">the real thing</a>!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-66186495269770460422023-11-30T16:32:00.001+00:002023-11-30T16:32:06.211+00:00Bastogne Barracks museum <p> During the recent trip to the Ardennes, Russell and I visited the Bastogne Barracks AFV collection. I'd seen this in 2017 (<a href="https://megablitzandmore.blogspot.com/2017/08/bastogne-tank-shed-european-road-trip.html">see link here</a>) when it was rather crammed into a single building. Accommodation and visibility has considerably improved (although the lighting isn't great), with the collection spread between two buildings. It's well worth a visit! I'll let the photos tell the story.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMX1f-1-5100ytd_T4EmeLaylFEnHQDnWLDYhXXYRWCsjiCACjIXSq9fdEsSI9Muass-QsLxjHo3LOT9-RAY2uRiSPy18j3g1RFiSvtupAf_gxW4Hfp5NWj7hNhShvYyIDo-Ny2yAnNeKdz9Hx7ENhPDwf8leNfSRtzmDyYjfCM0bA-KHR3wywhIBMH5q/s640/FF771A8B-9B0C-47C9-83E7-69B73562698D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMX1f-1-5100ytd_T4EmeLaylFEnHQDnWLDYhXXYRWCsjiCACjIXSq9fdEsSI9Muass-QsLxjHo3LOT9-RAY2uRiSPy18j3g1RFiSvtupAf_gxW4Hfp5NWj7hNhShvYyIDo-Ny2yAnNeKdz9Hx7ENhPDwf8leNfSRtzmDyYjfCM0bA-KHR3wywhIBMH5q/s320/FF771A8B-9B0C-47C9-83E7-69B73562698D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stug III</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4WJH8UBRyzLnRlWi75UIDnV9kfddkBDJ_mhbQsO9_uOFYMOZrkJCYxC1exlU028ngyxcyUaHWBQFE7GnQxSh7iGgvHVf1iHqKJHYlMdbCuyiEGjmEnaQzARAwwbhQv1x2qGfRXuw5M_Q2VmQP8D63PbOUr8VgIFzga52Dm-LMWdDJrz4uKq0EmruxyKM/s640/FD5837BF-3097-4D8E-9C38-8431A9FAB167.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4WJH8UBRyzLnRlWi75UIDnV9kfddkBDJ_mhbQsO9_uOFYMOZrkJCYxC1exlU028ngyxcyUaHWBQFE7GnQxSh7iGgvHVf1iHqKJHYlMdbCuyiEGjmEnaQzARAwwbhQv1x2qGfRXuw5M_Q2VmQP8D63PbOUr8VgIFzga52Dm-LMWdDJrz4uKq0EmruxyKM/s320/FD5837BF-3097-4D8E-9C38-8431A9FAB167.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">M-16</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9GnXm-0ccsveWe39bz2SkBfvhLK3fjeeLeMA5kTUM6Zcv2H_y_PlD_1axvtmtb7W6QXJHuevUc0laKzeWy2lV0Rs0mFsDXQnYudKvVDgNNMdepeQz_qz3pUl8RyaV8sLKlW_K-ZVZfAmobt0ClLsTVH9ZObpLYBDNfLX5gsUgbpBLzSfXQ0YN7Wdgoaa/s640/FCB0AA3F-13EC-4639-89C6-E7F17BECB73A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9GnXm-0ccsveWe39bz2SkBfvhLK3fjeeLeMA5kTUM6Zcv2H_y_PlD_1axvtmtb7W6QXJHuevUc0laKzeWy2lV0Rs0mFsDXQnYudKvVDgNNMdepeQz_qz3pUl8RyaV8sLKlW_K-ZVZfAmobt0ClLsTVH9ZObpLYBDNfLX5gsUgbpBLzSfXQ0YN7Wdgoaa/s320/FCB0AA3F-13EC-4639-89C6-E7F17BECB73A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">M-26</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLi5grrYwskOnlbmWIbnHJ8ZDcVDVvdHfFr68VVozgIwRJzgyBKmpGN65Kc20XvGjqJszfkVH6eBfNSkNnHJhYz2GbAzfoo3_ykwJt6BuDmqOk0pmlSNAww9a5kUCsMywaYJIE-XPUTQiL4bLKmTC6W7FNCB82YsxTjZEESwvp_LQ8Il6PtWE2hApSGQs/s640/FC8E92FB-0A16-4FD9-BE72-F84F16460B31.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLi5grrYwskOnlbmWIbnHJ8ZDcVDVvdHfFr68VVozgIwRJzgyBKmpGN65Kc20XvGjqJszfkVH6eBfNSkNnHJhYz2GbAzfoo3_ykwJt6BuDmqOk0pmlSNAww9a5kUCsMywaYJIE-XPUTQiL4bLKmTC6W7FNCB82YsxTjZEESwvp_LQ8Il6PtWE2hApSGQs/s320/FC8E92FB-0A16-4FD9-BE72-F84F16460B31.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">German 20mm AA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAU44zZmtaL0_GKy1g0Qa5of28NC15eRmz47-O_y3rFVZOghqYAzWLkz5wbIivTkX5KEC5NHUaDa9Dmu7TsAPPXvqjJZIHQAAGfkXbWDdpB8GO1tgVtvVyvWn6MvFesPrP5-zlpMPAdJREJJFHaEWtq4pAH2pUu09JsF6TFmB2CfzhUmJZSaoM7YJq2pEc/s640/E772E137-ED0F-4993-BDED-6C33382BEE43.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAU44zZmtaL0_GKy1g0Qa5of28NC15eRmz47-O_y3rFVZOghqYAzWLkz5wbIivTkX5KEC5NHUaDa9Dmu7TsAPPXvqjJZIHQAAGfkXbWDdpB8GO1tgVtvVyvWn6MvFesPrP5-zlpMPAdJREJJFHaEWtq4pAH2pUu09JsF6TFmB2CfzhUmJZSaoM7YJq2pEc/s320/E772E137-ED0F-4993-BDED-6C33382BEE43.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Forward to the West!" Russell and 'his' JS-3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_9NWXYnN-A311WZOKagpqA1xw0J6QZhAy_JcvFah1xDaxfXs4JRgAKjZ6H2ORW__40_5QrCSvbxWR40qKBJ8MUP2b-NDgWcohFNYEZAdrj1ArJBOPCQPK2kZ7Df_RoGvxelRoMUNnkucp2eO7wQWQS-yF82KUbkkYKOV4i2UV_X-Ix-BeVyeqcyUNaeC/s640/E76C7305-081D-48A7-AF10-36B5C545B3FE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_9NWXYnN-A311WZOKagpqA1xw0J6QZhAy_JcvFah1xDaxfXs4JRgAKjZ6H2ORW__40_5QrCSvbxWR40qKBJ8MUP2b-NDgWcohFNYEZAdrj1ArJBOPCQPK2kZ7Df_RoGvxelRoMUNnkucp2eO7wQWQS-yF82KUbkkYKOV4i2UV_X-Ix-BeVyeqcyUNaeC/s320/E76C7305-081D-48A7-AF10-36B5C545B3FE.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSUpW4bQ9zfJwdKNP24ptUP-jzoIQNpJl3_9uhZXKxt6UuuK2LHyXtYzyNfATbYMF1zAgMH1MnSwr_Jf4kinBKH3gkkEYd7CnYxlyYwwr3pz8f8ejsGtRE38q7waJ5rM_NiSmglZNcrlVdLSMviI_j1XY7cSzVc6mZqPE0mMr8VYbfeStMxYJgilYTf-O/s640/E44E9986-B493-4D97-92C9-40C47A0E0F9F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSUpW4bQ9zfJwdKNP24ptUP-jzoIQNpJl3_9uhZXKxt6UuuK2LHyXtYzyNfATbYMF1zAgMH1MnSwr_Jf4kinBKH3gkkEYd7CnYxlyYwwr3pz8f8ejsGtRE38q7waJ5rM_NiSmglZNcrlVdLSMviI_j1XY7cSzVc6mZqPE0mMr8VYbfeStMxYJgilYTf-O/s320/E44E9986-B493-4D97-92C9-40C47A0E0F9F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Valentine</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gHXhyqBdSNGoCV4d7zl7Se2CV2ax1Txh6J2GqEkSiDwWm3-693UyZlx7Z0fiKvb_OvW4DaJMHoOtaXjpcSklmU69tcWP0eAzljkwtoZrbbPTonQF7PHtqfkdWmokwLMyxEyvZRv04Uqqet6pDC7rVo4EHGb7esS_NiDEbwB-0LA2YL7mHHuNMwAyvwQ4/s640/DED87AF2-7E23-4AA4-B518-B3F5BA4E8873.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gHXhyqBdSNGoCV4d7zl7Se2CV2ax1Txh6J2GqEkSiDwWm3-693UyZlx7Z0fiKvb_OvW4DaJMHoOtaXjpcSklmU69tcWP0eAzljkwtoZrbbPTonQF7PHtqfkdWmokwLMyxEyvZRv04Uqqet6pDC7rVo4EHGb7esS_NiDEbwB-0LA2YL7mHHuNMwAyvwQ4/s320/DED87AF2-7E23-4AA4-B518-B3F5BA4E8873.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">ISU-152</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucVa9YX9_JGJpcYMxOPQKQckwwmw9t_xhdbsqAuou1JZ7xzXe1DzwVn-UE7PkHq58v3z1fjygeZC7_ZRWbLbkq8VvYeSBFbDyQoEXGiJXLrfOMfuSq5z8Jybi-uabc093c88rPWKS0SH08fClJ1Q2JKN_vwEulTljIBeZK5o4WypAP4poamMk6yNK2TYZ/s640/DA4F0CC0-69D6-4BA0-8015-63119A151278.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucVa9YX9_JGJpcYMxOPQKQckwwmw9t_xhdbsqAuou1JZ7xzXe1DzwVn-UE7PkHq58v3z1fjygeZC7_ZRWbLbkq8VvYeSBFbDyQoEXGiJXLrfOMfuSq5z8Jybi-uabc093c88rPWKS0SH08fClJ1Q2JKN_vwEulTljIBeZK5o4WypAP4poamMk6yNK2TYZ/s320/DA4F0CC0-69D6-4BA0-8015-63119A151278.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Staghound</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PXGOecsQgI05p7Fx-2UVO97TolN6-hpCV4VXnQcGAfrq0kbmh9IxDQdxPr9gpxqv3At4dE-5v01_UCXMLDnxQHPEHKiENdkuqcjyPBvTMomQe0UXwOVZ5Qa-9V9Fux_nwTbiwiGF82-Cq-WU-4JQz4Jz49e3HtfOKjIcteSuCkckZVU8AAX0qZUCeCqV/s640/D41F9028-475E-4CB6-9BCF-B7AA44B17E9F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PXGOecsQgI05p7Fx-2UVO97TolN6-hpCV4VXnQcGAfrq0kbmh9IxDQdxPr9gpxqv3At4dE-5v01_UCXMLDnxQHPEHKiENdkuqcjyPBvTMomQe0UXwOVZ5Qa-9V9Fux_nwTbiwiGF82-Cq-WU-4JQz4Jz49e3HtfOKjIcteSuCkckZVU8AAX0qZUCeCqV/s320/D41F9028-475E-4CB6-9BCF-B7AA44B17E9F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Opel 'Funkwagen'. Not a mobile disco...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbSJNMFVGGKKl5B8QX_9c6x8zZK8k-BRNkB2_upc9i_2LjzbexebtIJASKkfRCOAiD4WQMsa1fN3sYk2851O5N0YVlH46mwiFCpg9YeLe6FDdDoBNbs_AI5v6rKrkZHH8mMXHmO_7pzfyMy2wS8EFZIShN0-0NXidQvf0TSlwgsk6ulHNAVKGzvLjRnvS/s640/CCEF6697-8FD9-4FF5-A511-82F5A3A51705.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbSJNMFVGGKKl5B8QX_9c6x8zZK8k-BRNkB2_upc9i_2LjzbexebtIJASKkfRCOAiD4WQMsa1fN3sYk2851O5N0YVlH46mwiFCpg9YeLe6FDdDoBNbs_AI5v6rKrkZHH8mMXHmO_7pzfyMy2wS8EFZIShN0-0NXidQvf0TSlwgsk6ulHNAVKGzvLjRnvS/s320/CCEF6697-8FD9-4FF5-A511-82F5A3A51705.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bedford QL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcp8eHUIGMXlGKSIfwyd3sNn6JZQdWJyffjXChgYp61AKsZ1fwkwqTp1HYretlk8al-c0JHpAkepTvjawCJ21s9QAfrJXEB7KIB443qwZs17iEDnqgvTl4tAjxBt32lF-ihvfs005UDNFrC3PJm0gwsTtGWiSDdg3K_65Ll7VzqS6TO3X7x9JNtWl8PyUE/s640/CAC4ADA4-FABD-49CF-BCD4-C4EB1987E427.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvPrJs0Pj1myg84_8b1Q6C6xvPS2YQjfzXoxwzVNu-9V1qbwEeGA9gigqOVJa3C8e69MVzMTFCMZe5_OgqL3hSdZple3N4iUkfcbY0JN6u_CTuSNNVrxi0E-p_b7g9zc2Xoc_3PSvAjvqpYjKVCLqGNC84tZZ-i2Zuwh241FC2dl3EUV-0TV4r2mYCG0Q/s320/4248528E-FD15-40EE-AC1D-298CA41D40B2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The JS-3 again</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIZ32NPY6QPFaMYsZY4h_zL15gOsFHIx7FWQ9IaZLzSjSRZpg86YUAFdhPjzg9-A_M2oHLCMUsl4zRMPKf_sacsjSYWk5x1FjfWZs1gZFhtrGJnRQKTFR9S1wjbmnA6j3mUzzNUgHZ-0tYtdP3Kh1PXCvv-Zw9p5SI55yfZUpmDTVO7IMruF4T4a4Kw_9/s640/619135AE-D6FB-4CDB-9A8C-042929543481.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIZ32NPY6QPFaMYsZY4h_zL15gOsFHIx7FWQ9IaZLzSjSRZpg86YUAFdhPjzg9-A_M2oHLCMUsl4zRMPKf_sacsjSYWk5x1FjfWZs1gZFhtrGJnRQKTFR9S1wjbmnA6j3mUzzNUgHZ-0tYtdP3Kh1PXCvv-Zw9p5SI55yfZUpmDTVO7IMruF4T4a4Kw_9/s320/619135AE-D6FB-4CDB-9A8C-042929543481.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">M-41</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOK0RzIxUuvkOtEvrSwmAMH9I_XxjEBGDeRu7GIcSzJosUHC_aX9Ii2eYd8AskJYzx5_bGOhb1bLsQ7vpKHSiAFTRHbRKWu8CzFDahQX_x9R__iHdwnBcHGv1-yqLCgQD4Xm6KU2FWY6Q8uqiqExMEjthg_qUYlSQ56fzgp0meQdam2yWuHBxYgBl8OQV/w240-h320/290A681C-F6D8-482B-BA25-CB8A6BBCC77C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Humber Heavy Utility Car</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TMhDKoWMs5hAok4CphuHD3CV-hR7XYJAXwQLay4T_GAPdgWCUs6CidtNEgbPNbDV5pBWBU4aTIMupjyh0c7j2AV-PxNKw-xtktbFmwKZGkxwz1aC_3r5ToqlX3JLNAuJkgD_w7IBa9wzJtH3hXaz7TGGUIhDpE98uldSk5yYnSN9OscE0vGQrCLybHof/s640/221F6CB2-47A2-4FA4-B2AC-45D92E54FBD6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TMhDKoWMs5hAok4CphuHD3CV-hR7XYJAXwQLay4T_GAPdgWCUs6CidtNEgbPNbDV5pBWBU4aTIMupjyh0c7j2AV-PxNKw-xtktbFmwKZGkxwz1aC_3r5ToqlX3JLNAuJkgD_w7IBa9wzJtH3hXaz7TGGUIhDpE98uldSk5yYnSN9OscE0vGQrCLybHof/s320/221F6CB2-47A2-4FA4-B2AC-45D92E54FBD6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lloyd Carrier</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgR-dkoVbRnT5XPZm-j4msleLZCbCHn_UnrnjnltclELk1IcILovqj-nhxBa0F8D8gjobYD-n58Ct5gcFxsRetTgBFQ9ERZJB-qJqr_L4oCvrU0zFMnJRzUQ8gHaqetz3UL5sxY7RP8fHIMuZuxgLM7aFH4eAAeX4hfyEvmQ8RGdAhb86F7l1Q5jOg7i2U/s320/28C51304-3CB9-4A19-BB78-0F47DC621965.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Panzer IV</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/AVvXsEiYROe4ddXrOF-GU3XQw2mCTAW_wWXsBYcNVujQbx17Sbs1r55uJrHiyfwIyb3l2r3yz6CXXR1nClq69IHx6Ix60TsH2O1dwXdfHOn0WRvsSW6DenCk6zG0S-YrHuMSKYU11-nifADmkDAtCax5G8eem50e1mYeCfRhb8F57T14SW16C1J9tcQgfY_D9by-/s640/6E293169-61A1-478F-8F5E-73F85AD144B5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYROe4ddXrOF-GU3XQw2mCTAW_wWXsBYcNVujQbx17Sbs1r55uJrHiyfwIyb3l2r3yz6CXXR1nClq69IHx6Ix60TsH2O1dwXdfHOn0WRvsSW6DenCk6zG0S-YrHuMSKYU11-nifADmkDAtCax5G8eem50e1mYeCfRhb8F57T14SW16C1J9tcQgfY_D9by-/s320/6E293169-61A1-478F-8F5E-73F85AD144B5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sdkfz-7 with 37mm AA gun</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Part 2<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMtnNrJM9RmvrkV2_QbUGWJzOZBZ8H3dsBMdsMJctEMUkdH2rmdYaLLtewuiQVGTJdIZ_m1slvjLet7MgIlquxMSA0Lh69dcUWc2C_z9IIsPh_HQQk4NCqh-B9xQ1z13gPOlVe1M7wZPu5jGN5el51MQzeDZpua6Yzz0zisgcpNdydzBsMoyGxdYLdW9C/s1280/5323B6C1-AEE4-40E7-928E-5947C29A7486.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="1280" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMtnNrJM9RmvrkV2_QbUGWJzOZBZ8H3dsBMdsMJctEMUkdH2rmdYaLLtewuiQVGTJdIZ_m1slvjLet7MgIlquxMSA0Lh69dcUWc2C_z9IIsPh_HQQk4NCqh-B9xQ1z13gPOlVe1M7wZPu5jGN5el51MQzeDZpua6Yzz0zisgcpNdydzBsMoyGxdYLdW9C/w400-h241/5323B6C1-AEE4-40E7-928E-5947C29A7486.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>With the basic build complete I slapped on a black undercoat. During this process a surprisingly small number of parts fell off. Then it was on to the actual paintwork. I didn't go with the white of the original as I wanted a generic 'big rusty battleship' look. So far so good then....<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIjVdhIm5-icYThZ-UIQXjBFUVwmlM8dZNj7FEMZoX8SDWpzTmq1mstppfVngrf9FvEuopYamSDtAXAtwlE8hUbegn8cBQ4fCDRRNUYIVjGUUex7Tm2kLI9tajhRDAYNwCVNnkll8i9vhNoRkKssh87BBV1keVIuigNZk39ytJiqyAppQ0qOuccdCBg2E/s1280/40E831A8-40C2-4BFA-9E87-0E96B04AB1D9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1280" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIjVdhIm5-icYThZ-UIQXjBFUVwmlM8dZNj7FEMZoX8SDWpzTmq1mstppfVngrf9FvEuopYamSDtAXAtwlE8hUbegn8cBQ4fCDRRNUYIVjGUUex7Tm2kLI9tajhRDAYNwCVNnkll8i9vhNoRkKssh87BBV1keVIuigNZk39ytJiqyAppQ0qOuccdCBg2E/w400-h216/40E831A8-40C2-4BFA-9E87-0E96B04AB1D9.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-41843213976325404722023-11-28T13:11:00.001+00:002023-11-28T13:11:20.869+00:00Olympic games? Part 1<p>If building dodgy old plastic kits is ever recognised as a sport by the International Olympic Committee I think readers of this blog could put up a pretty strong team. Though turning up in a cloud of polystyrene cement fumes might cause issues with the drug testing equipment...</p><p>Anyway, on to this dodgy old kit. Purchased from the COW bring & buy a few years ago with no particular plan in mind, it seemed like a useful thing to have in stock. Inspiration struck a few months ago, meaning I'd have to build the thing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSwXR6Rg2ZzUT1te3PwuWj2N76x7Kpb9uraoJGCQCaNOvygaGbgW7TXfeoo74xREub54xlxUC9Lll1LVtHo3mrrPBdet94LgWx0rduKimwtBESmMKHodt_VwzJRdooamk9vjkh86E92X0HHZlansa-nZP8DtRpVYx8iHu9gFxuHjMyhwpk-jmxL28qAGz/s1280/7396DE70-7641-48D9-9AE3-91A44136751B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="1280" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSwXR6Rg2ZzUT1te3PwuWj2N76x7Kpb9uraoJGCQCaNOvygaGbgW7TXfeoo74xREub54xlxUC9Lll1LVtHo3mrrPBdet94LgWx0rduKimwtBESmMKHodt_VwzJRdooamk9vjkh86E92X0HHZlansa-nZP8DtRpVYx8iHu9gFxuHjMyhwpk-jmxL28qAGz/w400-h215/7396DE70-7641-48D9-9AE3-91A44136751B.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The original USS Olympia is perhaps best know as the US flagship at Manilla Bay in 1898. Decommissioned the following year, she returned to service as a training ship in 1902 and subsequently saw service in the Great War. Perhaps her most poignant voyage was made in 1921 when she carried the remains of the US's unknown soldier home from France.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So much for history. I have two game ideas which require this model - in neither of which will it be a US warship... But rusty old battleships all look similar and that meets my consistently low standards.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqfj9mOW2eM7N3aXaYtnwCLZimadw_-gJO7KC9zNRP-zr4yv6CTDxj8HZDhQJV0_dV2YUhfUaB0I7FHU8SOdB6hRg0ibtc802V1sFuRCosj8ofzJLBf-UdEQfCKScrqmUJAMuB7zGw0p5FR-gWnd0wxRUO21olJOhLoBszx7BV9yxPuG8sWiMMjVaqRxi/s1280/1AC12946-50B5-46C3-A5E0-016A27C9CD3A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1280" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqfj9mOW2eM7N3aXaYtnwCLZimadw_-gJO7KC9zNRP-zr4yv6CTDxj8HZDhQJV0_dV2YUhfUaB0I7FHU8SOdB6hRg0ibtc802V1sFuRCosj8ofzJLBf-UdEQfCKScrqmUJAMuB7zGw0p5FR-gWnd0wxRUO21olJOhLoBszx7BV9yxPuG8sWiMMjVaqRxi/w400-h241/1AC12946-50B5-46C3-A5E0-016A27C9CD3A.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The build was not without challenges - forgivable in view of it's price and antiquity. As you can see, a lot of masking tape was used to hold it together while the (copious amounts of) glue dried. So now it's starting to look like a ship.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdVdi_BQY5c4s6tKmiLQvbrkBYUfdgdvmcrjF_3I8eb8Nz6hIQRzwLhjC0R30JyZS77zj3JGUtowlaflpioskG6TzichaAMF16DLXkc_bW5eJYdxmGZ6emCo4SuXhpTX0C6sbLcYVt1OfAWYwbBMsRZsYjEZP2Vm048OP16IGwZ5cWLo2EkMNNe5_3R2k/s1280/52F77D00-4FB5-4478-8026-E7F2C93B363A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1280" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdVdi_BQY5c4s6tKmiLQvbrkBYUfdgdvmcrjF_3I8eb8Nz6hIQRzwLhjC0R30JyZS77zj3JGUtowlaflpioskG6TzichaAMF16DLXkc_bW5eJYdxmGZ6emCo4SuXhpTX0C6sbLcYVt1OfAWYwbBMsRZsYjEZP2Vm048OP16IGwZ5cWLo2EkMNNe5_3R2k/w400-h216/52F77D00-4FB5-4478-8026-E7F2C93B363A.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-25777909862931097392023-11-27T15:20:00.003+00:002023-11-27T15:21:45.191+00:00More Kriegsmarine troops - part 2<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YNEOoLx0qLhhX6d3aNpdaqqiJln2MaDyqeX9-vLNGIJYSoAtYEJfaeWtE34hqExAOpgsXiMQskNg_BO2osIs_8FTsfO3ls846BV2RSxHIztjLHBSqIXQxGUTIfvkAfuIZtnJ_Xp4zdRFh8Ivund3AGH4GJqPFRv6DYsTMW3DqUzH-j9xfCMjZ6WFYLgt/s640/9521998E-1194-4702-BD51-587B991A9118.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="371" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YNEOoLx0qLhhX6d3aNpdaqqiJln2MaDyqeX9-vLNGIJYSoAtYEJfaeWtE34hqExAOpgsXiMQskNg_BO2osIs_8FTsfO3ls846BV2RSxHIztjLHBSqIXQxGUTIfvkAfuIZtnJ_Xp4zdRFh8Ivund3AGH4GJqPFRv6DYsTMW3DqUzH-j9xfCMjZ6WFYLgt/w233-h400/9521998E-1194-4702-BD51-587B991A9118.jpeg" width="233" /></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/AVvXsEjlCLk2KZ3_BUHRJ1DB1Y_I0_e-LsG4TmAVTl1k70KVPQxAZdGzxnjC6yvom5vcZnfqrPe-IE9ZqxL7JcZ_ss-0JHL7Z5844LicK0XrhhXXEVzwNuG4eWyC45jmCbPAE6l88ij7ygysAY7LKQMLIN_gtLZl2iGtKr7pR7uS08-9zil76AdxYj_J5ZlIKH-6/s1280/86C7777C-1856-4E7F-AB3C-95FE3021F14C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="1280" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCLk2KZ3_BUHRJ1DB1Y_I0_e-LsG4TmAVTl1k70KVPQxAZdGzxnjC6yvom5vcZnfqrPe-IE9ZqxL7JcZ_ss-0JHL7Z5844LicK0XrhhXXEVzwNuG4eWyC45jmCbPAE6l88ij7ygysAY7LKQMLIN_gtLZl2iGtKr7pR7uS08-9zil76AdxYj_J5ZlIKH-6/w400-h185/86C7777C-1856-4E7F-AB3C-95FE3021F14C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>Here are the completed Tamiya adaptations, along with some friends (in the final photo). I’ve tried to convey the impression of movement and action. <div>I'm particularly pleased with the guy leaping through the window frame.<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/AVvXsEj2OwZpXC41j9q-f8IfwJsoSO0uaKWK4sG1t12vMeEIYYgkbtg2PhwOj3okgMoYOlu-8CyxChl499Oqs2nIlMmN2SJvH97fZNIdG-T0E1Ruv8r9n5Hkpd2nqC_9NkQLa2pR15KkGWTB_4GVcsCJ2dTrzEbzmsXMfx_4z9X0TxnB73h0FkX0MLhYUC3fwaN7/s640/2B3A0B14-47BF-4B70-A0ED-3C06222F3C3B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OwZpXC41j9q-f8IfwJsoSO0uaKWK4sG1t12vMeEIYYgkbtg2PhwOj3okgMoYOlu-8CyxChl499Oqs2nIlMmN2SJvH97fZNIdG-T0E1Ruv8r9n5Hkpd2nqC_9NkQLa2pR15KkGWTB_4GVcsCJ2dTrzEbzmsXMfx_4z9X0TxnB73h0FkX0MLhYUC3fwaN7/s320/2B3A0B14-47BF-4B70-A0ED-3C06222F3C3B.jpeg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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As always with these things it's best to not look too closely but I think they certainly convey the right impression.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyA4hGPTfZen3cWPS2Z9G1Fji11T4CDVu1jy7mjbjhMaHUjPo0F_dR97iV7wGzieCv55Hvrr8uF0H_4NfbAmz3mFde1qtoVJ28cRCJjel7liSmgDGpOOOjNCgFe4bBaDtIJUL29fK6RTLsptBudpT3j7hzDQQXmibD1A4aXhqPtaSELgo96NTqiyYcUDa/s1280/IMG_6847.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="978" data-original-width="1280" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyA4hGPTfZen3cWPS2Z9G1Fji11T4CDVu1jy7mjbjhMaHUjPo0F_dR97iV7wGzieCv55Hvrr8uF0H_4NfbAmz3mFde1qtoVJ28cRCJjel7liSmgDGpOOOjNCgFe4bBaDtIJUL29fK6RTLsptBudpT3j7hzDQQXmibD1A4aXhqPtaSELgo96NTqiyYcUDa/w400-h306/IMG_6847.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-1233397660212640072023-11-26T18:48:00.000+00:002023-11-26T18:48:16.450+00:00Bodging Prussian cuirassiers - part 1<p> Having been reading up on the Seven Years War and its predecessor the War of Austrian Succession, it was time to carry out a review my suitable toys. There was only one possible conclusion - I needed more! </p><p>In particular I needed some Prussian cuirassiers. I took as my starting point the old Britains plastic lifeguard figures as they were helpfully already wearing breast and back plates. Suitable heads were sourced from eBay. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5D9rlO-lBo0iqDKzziB2PglkHL_rRPV_RM9R5FS9pMJ_wknwf5vyyVbmfYSuuYbKD_GF7JE2bUBuoLAjbb7qaAYu2UT0cSX-7P51cionoiE9ai3nnCP-gN4b5JbgNnQpdr5Bmcc4H8iovHuFWkcwtysX_yfi7pD5rf09HsvA78nkFjhaCimusqEOoQxV5/s1280/9BF7FE60-E354-4628-95E5-2B910473EE3F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1087" data-original-width="1280" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5D9rlO-lBo0iqDKzziB2PglkHL_rRPV_RM9R5FS9pMJ_wknwf5vyyVbmfYSuuYbKD_GF7JE2bUBuoLAjbb7qaAYu2UT0cSX-7P51cionoiE9ai3nnCP-gN4b5JbgNnQpdr5Bmcc4H8iovHuFWkcwtysX_yfi7pD5rf09HsvA78nkFjhaCimusqEOoQxV5/s320/9BF7FE60-E354-4628-95E5-2B910473EE3F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHh3vUq3Vwbslb8twhc-1IjWhrvMubCjU3OcnbmUJZYL3fsu0jIYASB7db0IbOrACngKQTfWeaiX8aNhBeqr6uw4sI1WGxSZ4uNzLolH-owvu0lQdT5rEf6ujHHMRyLcmOjy97_SZYVOXmi3rBmDAC1yvWxMUmVa-CFUuZ8dVr2TCJkW25o1GE7MgxWxD/s1280/D85E8955-F189-422D-8755-0D75E49A5C33.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="1280" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHh3vUq3Vwbslb8twhc-1IjWhrvMubCjU3OcnbmUJZYL3fsu0jIYASB7db0IbOrACngKQTfWeaiX8aNhBeqr6uw4sI1WGxSZ4uNzLolH-owvu0lQdT5rEf6ujHHMRyLcmOjy97_SZYVOXmi3rBmDAC1yvWxMUmVa-CFUuZ8dVr2TCJkW25o1GE7MgxWxD/s320/D85E8955-F189-422D-8755-0D75E49A5C33.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Pistol holsters were made from plastic card and cuts of cocktail sticks. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBgAktkEdK_apHofS4tQ-qhi6PpW0RZRxyvDA-q6rq-WanamXe-Tt5LapAyKzSc4ALvgPePkU1up8QUxHfPKkte7jnEe01JBVgLz53aziLEYy5kWF4jvV0brPcMhlT4YYYZRqNPmDSIaccJ2zGS5n57kC7fbt_aowdSHHCix-x1PAJTUmHRjtgCtTL5yl/s1280/13A2E679-1C83-4C9D-87EC-4C08A2909FC4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBgAktkEdK_apHofS4tQ-qhi6PpW0RZRxyvDA-q6rq-WanamXe-Tt5LapAyKzSc4ALvgPePkU1up8QUxHfPKkte7jnEe01JBVgLz53aziLEYy5kWF4jvV0brPcMhlT4YYYZRqNPmDSIaccJ2zGS5n57kC7fbt_aowdSHHCix-x1PAJTUmHRjtgCtTL5yl/s320/13A2E679-1C83-4C9D-87EC-4C08A2909FC4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Carbines and blanket rolls were adapted from bits in the spares box. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfEwkjKdOKUpMz2iUAGPpt5yHkFbxRfkTna7XejI9LXa2SUNUxYm2gSK-XBqhHTfmtBEfAF9xTvdol3wzGDbfoptEPixMOdYOpWUnaOWEoWl0OCwAQPA-uBKF65ua1eF31WhA0FUvfewONO4tDU2e-KTi7n4R5Ibw6xqkaB-Teu5Mtkku80BqbaPoeY2d/s1280/8DAD395F-B6A7-4916-9AC9-3F4331DDA82C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfEwkjKdOKUpMz2iUAGPpt5yHkFbxRfkTna7XejI9LXa2SUNUxYm2gSK-XBqhHTfmtBEfAF9xTvdol3wzGDbfoptEPixMOdYOpWUnaOWEoWl0OCwAQPA-uBKF65ua1eF31WhA0FUvfewONO4tDU2e-KTi7n4R5Ibw6xqkaB-Teu5Mtkku80BqbaPoeY2d/s320/8DAD395F-B6A7-4916-9AC9-3F4331DDA82C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Starting to look the part!Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-13115370735564634222023-11-25T11:20:00.000+00:002023-11-25T11:20:01.458+00:00Gumbinnen yet again....in 54mm!<p>I'd run this battle - one of the opening encounters in East Prussian in August 1914 - several times previously using Op14 and 6mm toys on a 3x4 foot table. This time we has rather a lot of 54mm toy soldiers and a 20x20 foot floor! I used my cut-down version of Funny Little Wars, adapted for the Great War.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgtU8YvBM1Z744dnjJ7g4v5biLNVSbeuJgomjW5buQGz5vz_tBDs5BIS9fUnKFuADliu1IRcdVvX2Bo-t74UmOcLhNoVDwYmgumen6xURZRHVvfbSpGP9et_bthNwe6rolsvyng6ckY-5aRPo3v1R7PRmPFe5JQZIFZOvXZJCVsBYYUqRhcSMpW4XTWej/s4017/map.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3195" data-original-width="4017" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgtU8YvBM1Z744dnjJ7g4v5biLNVSbeuJgomjW5buQGz5vz_tBDs5BIS9fUnKFuADliu1IRcdVvX2Bo-t74UmOcLhNoVDwYmgumen6xURZRHVvfbSpGP9et_bthNwe6rolsvyng6ckY-5aRPo3v1R7PRmPFe5JQZIFZOvXZJCVsBYYUqRhcSMpW4XTWej/w400-h319/map.png" width="400" /></a></div>A number of more experienced players correctly identified this as a map. If you're still not sure where Gumbinnen is, look to the extreme right (or East, if you prefer) of the map below.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrStMSXedRZJ6MIW_kqX3U6iRQDLaPU27cshYq_hbskqmCezAv3i5wgQKvH2MUeC6AXbYUA1ldPn8GnCfB2iLs6-2O0dYzOT58rF7Qycy8iEz4PWMAp4b2TQD0bwIDDMBoqxHqz569Awuv7lBTVOjfAPTL9SjFi5KnxAby1WKgwNBQWCWFclvACnV8uuT/s4495/Prussia_(political_map_before_1905).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2580" data-original-width="4495" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrStMSXedRZJ6MIW_kqX3U6iRQDLaPU27cshYq_hbskqmCezAv3i5wgQKvH2MUeC6AXbYUA1ldPn8GnCfB2iLs6-2O0dYzOT58rF7Qycy8iEz4PWMAp4b2TQD0bwIDDMBoqxHqz569Awuv7lBTVOjfAPTL9SjFi5KnxAby1WKgwNBQWCWFclvACnV8uuT/w400-h230/Prussia_(political_map_before_1905).jpg" width="400" /></a></div>One of the challenges of recreating battles in this part of the world is that place names and indeed countries have changed several times since 1914.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTXGVaSxO_7V5Poy-jJLirCZV_R4zbuWXl9YMdwt0GjpwTlecf0z3hHm-NX4grHPwjh2bPxPu_cTFVW5pCVpaIt_y8Gryz3Mgq-gL04mXvpBc9zllHOsY7LoPKhrcQ-y8oe270Dqz8zTMbS_R0wgFYwLfLwq2UlMivF9eBQors8QvfE0PMRnUZOVV9UX6/s2494/6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2147" data-original-width="2494" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTXGVaSxO_7V5Poy-jJLirCZV_R4zbuWXl9YMdwt0GjpwTlecf0z3hHm-NX4grHPwjh2bPxPu_cTFVW5pCVpaIt_y8Gryz3Mgq-gL04mXvpBc9zllHOsY7LoPKhrcQ-y8oe270Dqz8zTMbS_R0wgFYwLfLwq2UlMivF9eBQors8QvfE0PMRnUZOVV9UX6/s320/6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>And here is the town itself, looking suitably prosperous and Prussian. What could go wrong?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sU9VGKpkdD6QBumcP98eMFPaom25LKt1-WZ_SYUSI6tWYx1nEYuTmmV9FdXkC1wU3NvD6REpqo1saABj0XpBhUy70AWVTacQwxIjXZh3kypsN2VmHeFdBiQ9lWUbNXW2MO01mf33YFtQn6w7l13KSHgdSFxg7zRO7_j6YPHvMtja8LpgCEanuiFddYrV/s4030/4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2126" data-original-width="4030" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sU9VGKpkdD6QBumcP98eMFPaom25LKt1-WZ_SYUSI6tWYx1nEYuTmmV9FdXkC1wU3NvD6REpqo1saABj0XpBhUy70AWVTacQwxIjXZh3kypsN2VmHeFdBiQ9lWUbNXW2MO01mf33YFtQn6w7l13KSHgdSFxg7zRO7_j6YPHvMtja8LpgCEanuiFddYrV/w400-h211/4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>This lot will stir things up! Just two of the four Russian divisions deployed.<div>Toys were provided pretty much equally by Lloyd (that's his Russians in the photo) and myself. We had an excellent turnout of players: John, Martin, Lloyd, Pete, Matt, Jack, Bish, Andrew and FLW author Mr PHW. My thanks as always to all who participated and provided photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aEZ43owOcSAOJma2a07FY5hsU2QGlehpccUD5xN-S6tepUQV4XDLWKrJ216Ye-S1JyuEZO7IvbMgjnbOiLPFzVN50oKYCVeU5ccvJeTytQYZ_rxAh3AY1j7zusTd9q5mA7YT6nNe_MLlZhXeKOyCBjar3w-65DwBrooyEkLnXvrZQBqmrFYPWTIbVDC3/s4030/3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2503" data-original-width="4030" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aEZ43owOcSAOJma2a07FY5hsU2QGlehpccUD5xN-S6tepUQV4XDLWKrJ216Ye-S1JyuEZO7IvbMgjnbOiLPFzVN50oKYCVeU5ccvJeTytQYZ_rxAh3AY1j7zusTd9q5mA7YT6nNe_MLlZhXeKOyCBjar3w-65DwBrooyEkLnXvrZQBqmrFYPWTIbVDC3/s320/3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The three German divisions provided by Lloyd. I provided another two.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1LWa0hrVsE1reyMWWjA3rmtO5FuZCWG_zCVpVi8hOJ1V-3yyAOb672JW3BDVLWgGsfIwb8j8U9C8wyr3BlziiKAA4wYyimn2WEFThpMShvBAuvu6EZpOC4DyMpGDTs-wfzFHLKKSqB8Go2hYtXGsVry75Kc4DcutzukL9U9_NgS_9uJRoT2b9FBYK0oC/s1574/1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="1574" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1LWa0hrVsE1reyMWWjA3rmtO5FuZCWG_zCVpVi8hOJ1V-3yyAOb672JW3BDVLWgGsfIwb8j8U9C8wyr3BlziiKAA4wYyimn2WEFThpMShvBAuvu6EZpOC4DyMpGDTs-wfzFHLKKSqB8Go2hYtXGsVry75Kc4DcutzukL9U9_NgS_9uJRoT2b9FBYK0oC/s320/1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The German HQ<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8GnNVcfc9mobku5_XXYpH8bk8giCzIPplVF3fpVMzKBLhyphenhyphens2s-6NduN2e50BVS3niQLn5S3aW-nPoNxZkOoA4bMNl8zRtNgbGAP5_xqPhcau88MAf3N8nfcpl-MSPkAq-56qmPF0nu9DTdhNJvwf6ZD_RgcfOd2N7SxvYpxObkQJQsjj5fPE9pDFJM-L/s3772/2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3772" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8GnNVcfc9mobku5_XXYpH8bk8giCzIPplVF3fpVMzKBLhyphenhyphens2s-6NduN2e50BVS3niQLn5S3aW-nPoNxZkOoA4bMNl8zRtNgbGAP5_xqPhcau88MAf3N8nfcpl-MSPkAq-56qmPF0nu9DTdhNJvwf6ZD_RgcfOd2N7SxvYpxObkQJQsjj5fPE9pDFJM-L/s320/2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Russian HQ and Cossacks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXEmsMxoW8aVxM22CEkntPMM-8ktZPxvW66J4vpnXgSRjDOleLgFbnKCPNGjQHZuRZ_XX3TjtdflqaeTch99qmk1LrhDP_tcKmkPLXvKt0hfn3YubwvS_k-DJVJf8b4ad8sNfjKq_gnRPO9T0lBkSwjq2rdQ_Laa1YUsYgvmnvpPQNlghEEHWlQg-RMrOC/s1600/7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXEmsMxoW8aVxM22CEkntPMM-8ktZPxvW66J4vpnXgSRjDOleLgFbnKCPNGjQHZuRZ_XX3TjtdflqaeTch99qmk1LrhDP_tcKmkPLXvKt0hfn3YubwvS_k-DJVJf8b4ad8sNfjKq_gnRPO9T0lBkSwjq2rdQ_Laa1YUsYgvmnvpPQNlghEEHWlQg-RMrOC/s320/7.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The German HQ deployed in Insterburg. And blocking the railway line with lorries.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHG-g-mNFYkRXXDVvNERCajZG_L133v0Lz2mP5kuW1xu1pe0Y3kfu5NSwKqOVz_eqPs6q3rjMoR8P9FfnaA1weDa2mDGYYypB_HIKsRkR34_8Z8TvWZKDAEODBdpBIvuerGHtwPkXdiOltfO0P4HDdmf-Ywf1qIrJn2VsOzS756spZg9Q5Bb3syGaSMZNR/s1423/8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1423" data-original-width="932" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHG-g-mNFYkRXXDVvNERCajZG_L133v0Lz2mP5kuW1xu1pe0Y3kfu5NSwKqOVz_eqPs6q3rjMoR8P9FfnaA1weDa2mDGYYypB_HIKsRkR34_8Z8TvWZKDAEODBdpBIvuerGHtwPkXdiOltfO0P4HDdmf-Ywf1qIrJn2VsOzS756spZg9Q5Bb3syGaSMZNR/s320/8.jpeg" width="210" /></a></div>German 1st Cavalry Div screening their left flank. We used a degree of hidden movement, with playing cards representing units. Or blanks. Is there anyone out there?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xFTeUXAtlLCbfTghRYA6A0CRQKAFovWU-BxkwUdY4RW866nt2DNbWIAsJlXH7BM-gIvHLWZmA9eQFK1cwfg0dDNY5fBzNUH0MaZgPkJCMYIrZcL1dS_igHV3ZpuVxVD00W-Mj9Ep-kEB7ODsczrscfyXbV-wIyygkp_ESJNKK9qYnhlF4sY7qtLxxQfv/s1050/6.1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="1050" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xFTeUXAtlLCbfTghRYA6A0CRQKAFovWU-BxkwUdY4RW866nt2DNbWIAsJlXH7BM-gIvHLWZmA9eQFK1cwfg0dDNY5fBzNUH0MaZgPkJCMYIrZcL1dS_igHV3ZpuVxVD00W-Mj9Ep-kEB7ODsczrscfyXbV-wIyygkp_ESJNKK9qYnhlF4sY7qtLxxQfv/s320/6.1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7H-MDy1b00rzM8MPMtVLi91udNr-VZ6nz9Poe6jjzGaENnMow_2r8GFpKLfancFI8qkDurMu5q5uG9Ml1jNJBnxVARUldr3KOaSFRHpQnP6TLPT68OuR5SpTFR_clKlV3IjI0yVZSFAu3KiaU-4OWJviDBsY3JJOHaybEkTnXsjfqBISvi-aRgfFMfcZ/s1199/7.1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="1199" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7H-MDy1b00rzM8MPMtVLi91udNr-VZ6nz9Poe6jjzGaENnMow_2r8GFpKLfancFI8qkDurMu5q5uG9Ml1jNJBnxVARUldr3KOaSFRHpQnP6TLPT68OuR5SpTFR_clKlV3IjI0yVZSFAu3KiaU-4OWJviDBsY3JJOHaybEkTnXsjfqBISvi-aRgfFMfcZ/s320/7.1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The Umpire (your humble correspondent) completely making up the resolution of a cavalry melee while in the background, Pete, Lloyd and Matt look on despairingly.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_f1c7K9tUOcHy2YGTOLWZ00k0PrEehXbC_bfLC9b5FBaKR81ZpVuE3zjG7K2VuXNIIA2SS9sIf_nv-vefe2CzSQRW45hNqOjlurpLuVtMb-GHDg76sMd2W7p6NXfkv3ZGg5uIvxLFQ-LgMRIMMxD3bvrWGUdUBregMMjtvMxv7XfJLv6QlDrQ1N7T-yx/s2016/8.2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_f1c7K9tUOcHy2YGTOLWZ00k0PrEehXbC_bfLC9b5FBaKR81ZpVuE3zjG7K2VuXNIIA2SS9sIf_nv-vefe2CzSQRW45hNqOjlurpLuVtMb-GHDg76sMd2W7p6NXfkv3ZGg5uIvxLFQ-LgMRIMMxD3bvrWGUdUBregMMjtvMxv7XfJLv6QlDrQ1N7T-yx/s320/8.2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>By now quite a lot of units were visible. Both sides had wisely deployed their divisions' cavalry squadrons to scout ahead. In the distance can be seen some unpleasantness brewing north of Gumbinnen.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9FCpdeO77d9AEq_dabfIPzHMVFdCsLLaYSU6Zhnep0eNwRF1VR4_rHUs92ZLsWwVXk4aC3fk6EXKx7apQeSJnJ4CD_Or3MqIPfaAsPucb3UYN0ELYgj4dFsBkcSCQ26wPsNlY5XtVOrRiaNrsGYNmK8k0Y4i1avB2C_wPPSUbUy8Rjp1mZeR_R_MUWAC/s2039/10.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="2039" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9FCpdeO77d9AEq_dabfIPzHMVFdCsLLaYSU6Zhnep0eNwRF1VR4_rHUs92ZLsWwVXk4aC3fk6EXKx7apQeSJnJ4CD_Or3MqIPfaAsPucb3UYN0ELYgj4dFsBkcSCQ26wPsNlY5XtVOrRiaNrsGYNmK8k0Y4i1avB2C_wPPSUbUy8Rjp1mZeR_R_MUWAC/s320/10.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Battle lines forming....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczrYCvK82AsXJKLo1L9JfkPBi7NsWq7ahFSoEjhmn-_l1ExVFwmYzG0c0POqZxqkISoIyvUK5oOD-UDcRPKcKvIroLXyV4Ab9_i-0n4uzr6uzrnyYN2lTy-JwWnU12SNdti8g0HPs1-5-33DlFNhI24szD-eb8sW8HEKIV5H00OgGPQ6MZG9sufGG3Tnu/s1600/11.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczrYCvK82AsXJKLo1L9JfkPBi7NsWq7ahFSoEjhmn-_l1ExVFwmYzG0c0POqZxqkISoIyvUK5oOD-UDcRPKcKvIroLXyV4Ab9_i-0n4uzr6uzrnyYN2lTy-JwWnU12SNdti8g0HPs1-5-33DlFNhI24szD-eb8sW8HEKIV5H00OgGPQ6MZG9sufGG3Tnu/s320/11.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>...while officers urge their units forward...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrL86x6096QYJRihJgzqaXKR6JyOQVd-Evc2PDvXiQgxgYQ-yDqfySxcvS9pV2P7efinjmb96M1jmC24moYpZKZ3ey0O2bSfzWHkUYv9EKBhNQH1d13HsgpAPoKi38UhPtw8GnrlMgBu2fVXjWHpyw2cCevBt_XJqe6vTmhbJtI_L3UzoAoX7m7wmaqvr3/s2048/12.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrL86x6096QYJRihJgzqaXKR6JyOQVd-Evc2PDvXiQgxgYQ-yDqfySxcvS9pV2P7efinjmb96M1jmC24moYpZKZ3ey0O2bSfzWHkUYv9EKBhNQH1d13HsgpAPoKi38UhPtw8GnrlMgBu2fVXjWHpyw2cCevBt_XJqe6vTmhbJtI_L3UzoAoX7m7wmaqvr3/s320/12.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>...cavalry scouts fall back and machine guns are rushed forward.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8Z4Xl2k4cflKKOq-zBGqJKU499jh4DagkZCX-LRh34cr3lZSWYmH9ZBsKUy1c_1NNMVYaU24OfUX3dDsNoGjymIAk6ZRtT8K7V8UHbdCnyQI5d-LMPJ22Bc2HeLIF8zKA5Ws0CPteDKQ8F6Dk0Fx_FpygcRo5SXkZbirI1-DmwwXOvuzQ666WinIkD31/s1600/13.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8Z4Xl2k4cflKKOq-zBGqJKU499jh4DagkZCX-LRh34cr3lZSWYmH9ZBsKUy1c_1NNMVYaU24OfUX3dDsNoGjymIAk6ZRtT8K7V8UHbdCnyQI5d-LMPJ22Bc2HeLIF8zKA5Ws0CPteDKQ8F6Dk0Fx_FpygcRo5SXkZbirI1-DmwwXOvuzQ666WinIkD31/s320/13.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>In range! An exchange of small arms fire.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFR03b2yvqixicDaSh9V6fkaJrQQYRPIDeP4BkQRbF04mzOW6HtSa2yZkETEoVpiaVDJ_-M4EfIWj5L5otqXD-7paeNhqZ9d8ORRGxiXr6jrSB5l88qdZm5_vFslIJ7C7Uxfj0WdWLQjil3XMaCGbvvqvpSY83yLNOof-wnMojzSWx3VzjejuG23of99qc/s1134/14.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="1134" height="84" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFR03b2yvqixicDaSh9V6fkaJrQQYRPIDeP4BkQRbF04mzOW6HtSa2yZkETEoVpiaVDJ_-M4EfIWj5L5otqXD-7paeNhqZ9d8ORRGxiXr6jrSB5l88qdZm5_vFslIJ7C7Uxfj0WdWLQjil3XMaCGbvvqvpSY83yLNOof-wnMojzSWx3VzjejuG23of99qc/s320/14.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Gaps soon appear in shot-up units.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNT8yEcNB-1ijpg1ULCvPWFzqQXNHvgyiPIuRdA3OTa8xGEjiz6C-Qr52ySrNJ6dGseam2_z_h0XKgwEe8ViJy3LRuDTEBCOLphdfv6QcYbXoHSBu1yd2uiA1AW7edqli0q4qfgAQITutJ07YVbGwS8uQ11HkulldCa1hlLlGbtjcim5fk7M1E3mEt1-H/s1462/16.1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Note Russian aeroplane looking out for just this sort of thing.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpK2ZhFjPTxwDwIKu_UXd0tim7mdftI7oXptCadOIAXCnuCCYSbK4GLCzdco2My8lQYoouH9h5muX3qx3wp-E9aJ-Xm1cAo-Jx3spJh6gwt6BId_yHnI35BF57kny-BeuH02GDjX0829RTFE0hF1Ls2SYFD24VG7Dl2rk3wZreONCYD6FE70y0htzsQcW/s1600/21.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpK2ZhFjPTxwDwIKu_UXd0tim7mdftI7oXptCadOIAXCnuCCYSbK4GLCzdco2My8lQYoouH9h5muX3qx3wp-E9aJ-Xm1cAo-Jx3spJh6gwt6BId_yHnI35BF57kny-BeuH02GDjX0829RTFE0hF1Ls2SYFD24VG7Dl2rk3wZreONCYD6FE70y0htzsQcW/s320/21.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and another Russian attack sees them reach the town. But watch out for those newly-arrived Germans!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzLaNbk-F2cOm95bKNEkzx4Ivb6sYqH2fwRzyvFYr0NOUNPuUQFe40EjlPH38dLfh2GgV6Xr-yJhH0-5qW1qQkzLeN9qq7LEdp-HPS4jCSqTlnv6kNgiHUwG16eUUoBTTQxZA3kevuvooeKrMtJvvGqfmzqBTTRgtfUbwtJjzFXDmxSOKg0FRgvkatUiD/s1600/21.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzLaNbk-F2cOm95bKNEkzx4Ivb6sYqH2fwRzyvFYr0NOUNPuUQFe40EjlPH38dLfh2GgV6Xr-yJhH0-5qW1qQkzLeN9qq7LEdp-HPS4jCSqTlnv6kNgiHUwG16eUUoBTTQxZA3kevuvooeKrMtJvvGqfmzqBTTRgtfUbwtJjzFXDmxSOKg0FRgvkatUiD/s320/21.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The confident Russians advance west from Goldapp.<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/AVvXsEjDaGFMfbIimHdlzZgj4Jv8ops0TtuWpXX2a5H8zuvuJtIF05uxvTk131DZeCEA0ZDMJQ59hkY8yVZfxti4BfXouRg6dqxheGZWSpcENClGfG0LroOKO3nLioZiTgXG9h64XR6fE28x7uaWJqIrkoPXzuc6atOTNZHDiQ1QJEQcFheONixOTiAekDNEQh4m/s2045/22.2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="2045" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaGFMfbIimHdlzZgj4Jv8ops0TtuWpXX2a5H8zuvuJtIF05uxvTk131DZeCEA0ZDMJQ59hkY8yVZfxti4BfXouRg6dqxheGZWSpcENClGfG0LroOKO3nLioZiTgXG9h64XR6fE28x7uaWJqIrkoPXzuc6atOTNZHDiQ1QJEQcFheONixOTiAekDNEQh4m/s320/22.2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The view from German HQ.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXWR7twId8Bz9AP0IpcSJQWONfHQWXqr7YEsSTDvakc6sSy4Q9w97fqXZpQ27Flp6DaDRT-mRXeR4FTm08BydQRNn7AD-5e7qvT0n3f40-Psq6YHDQ8SpiWEfGG1D0nG5IGJ2RjM5EB4bT59IL4dfFb_fb9zFLqkIJVDXCuv1TCqeyI2RoGfiWCB2i_-e/s2048/22.3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXWR7twId8Bz9AP0IpcSJQWONfHQWXqr7YEsSTDvakc6sSy4Q9w97fqXZpQ27Flp6DaDRT-mRXeR4FTm08BydQRNn7AD-5e7qvT0n3f40-Psq6YHDQ8SpiWEfGG1D0nG5IGJ2RjM5EB4bT59IL4dfFb_fb9zFLqkIJVDXCuv1TCqeyI2RoGfiWCB2i_-e/s320/22.3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Grimness in Gumbinnen. The Russians have broken in to the town and overrun the German artillery positions. But they're now under attack from more Germans!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAD94X3DwLq4d3Y-IEjAqQ5Z7_ak8dfkuP_K_8FMyrl-6Hg172-neDmoAp9XWKOUpGaWst0v0cWifSfphdr3G7sVLw9-zll1qFdJLqHYgH9Z_rVvSsFzioYm_awaYIatBwrJ9bBNqIdrrerxFOC1s620OHVSgePbbH9CQ9B1R1QGO1A73Jgjbc2okelMLq/s2048/22.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAD94X3DwLq4d3Y-IEjAqQ5Z7_ak8dfkuP_K_8FMyrl-6Hg172-neDmoAp9XWKOUpGaWst0v0cWifSfphdr3G7sVLw9-zll1qFdJLqHYgH9Z_rVvSsFzioYm_awaYIatBwrJ9bBNqIdrrerxFOC1s620OHVSgePbbH9CQ9B1R1QGO1A73Jgjbc2okelMLq/s320/22.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>In front of Goldapp, both sides are digging in.<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/AVvXsEi8-YMR7Qexw9FnZH1M0wYLlS89KD8as5wDSFriPjzaHDT1-1dRAO85n8oqOdxxINm96Rck870SVB4_SctsKxfsBfbYKuXjrUfZ-VtPMpYbbt18pjbI9yVFNuxvis-L-iVWGgOvQG1wfjoCirFewyZGnNeiypEFzTTs2LP0IE3aQpeMcjYvM6JdtdsAca76/s1600/26.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-YMR7Qexw9FnZH1M0wYLlS89KD8as5wDSFriPjzaHDT1-1dRAO85n8oqOdxxINm96Rck870SVB4_SctsKxfsBfbYKuXjrUfZ-VtPMpYbbt18pjbI9yVFNuxvis-L-iVWGgOvQG1wfjoCirFewyZGnNeiypEFzTTs2LP0IE3aQpeMcjYvM6JdtdsAca76/s320/26.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoa6Fbhmxxtc6KF7gwUSsHGFOYYxQkN-5R62MATH4GEMEN8EpCkaLu2tGN8Gj56V7JIKA1F94YXqvs__U_MLjc0xxJZvsU5qmkXjzN0nAfbVlYahpPxcahgB_WvwRgc8vJc0utfhg_69lePWlWqPuLr0LvItUCi3sO1HaUI59OjTx0V7Rkn0_wEyk02U9U/s2048/27.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoa6Fbhmxxtc6KF7gwUSsHGFOYYxQkN-5R62MATH4GEMEN8EpCkaLu2tGN8Gj56V7JIKA1F94YXqvs__U_MLjc0xxJZvsU5qmkXjzN0nAfbVlYahpPxcahgB_WvwRgc8vJc0utfhg_69lePWlWqPuLr0LvItUCi3sO1HaUI59OjTx0V7Rkn0_wEyk02U9U/s320/27.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The fighting intensifies!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvfVRqCW8rjYD1rSpLNOsOcxL8HYF5oWtMM0rp5opRb8e_4YA2NQ9eUXyt5nzVZtLgbnMozKdRT1nD3yvcJccUpE5kN_ezgZR0INgYibYNCs0Djj70819h0lazOSvMgQD73WyJgM1jjdMUNsX2hii8PWT8nPqiaorJxTwPeVEJuZIT3OmAVBWdl_OXA5Z/s2047/29.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1233" data-original-width="2047" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvfVRqCW8rjYD1rSpLNOsOcxL8HYF5oWtMM0rp5opRb8e_4YA2NQ9eUXyt5nzVZtLgbnMozKdRT1nD3yvcJccUpE5kN_ezgZR0INgYibYNCs0Djj70819h0lazOSvMgQD73WyJgM1jjdMUNsX2hii8PWT8nPqiaorJxTwPeVEJuZIT3OmAVBWdl_OXA5Z/s320/29.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>There seem to be enough Germans to give them the upper hand.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IttEsy6YHzPIReFN_rmbelhgJt8Icdsd5gJg3cnL3flRNqI4GBz0aidm7ZoWfu_u_CRxBVO6RYKAgbFeIJ3WcunExHt9658H-9hykYBTXzmrKhxI-u4QoHCuW2oG1ZRuFqIMMH93wwneYFV0gZYGWZVK_6NkIIFRyl0FEgscURcZpp_QOXTJXre2t1FZ/s1263/30.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="1199" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IttEsy6YHzPIReFN_rmbelhgJt8Icdsd5gJg3cnL3flRNqI4GBz0aidm7ZoWfu_u_CRxBVO6RYKAgbFeIJ3WcunExHt9658H-9hykYBTXzmrKhxI-u4QoHCuW2oG1ZRuFqIMMH93wwneYFV0gZYGWZVK_6NkIIFRyl0FEgscURcZpp_QOXTJXre2t1FZ/s320/30.jpeg" width="304" /></a></div>At this point we drew a veil over proceedings. In Conclusion, we decided that the game was an honourable draw with advantage to the Germans. The Russians had captured Goldap but the Germans, but the Germans had worn out the Russian corps. Historically, it was news of the German reverse at Gumbinnen which finally broke the nerve of 8th Armee command and led to the appointment of Hindenburg and Ludendorff. The rest, as they say, is history...<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A very enjoyable game to plan and run. It's always nice to get the toys out and this was the first time that my Great War Russians have been deployed en masse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More of this sort of thig coming soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com12