Old period. Old Scale New scale.

So old period means im going back to fhe cold aar. Old scale is my usual 10mm scale. Bit ive gor Cold War figures im Both 6 and 20mm scales. So just before christmas The Plastic Soldier Company had a sale on thier website. So I tool the plunge and bought Both British and Soviet starter Armies with a few extras thrown in. I also bought the Northag rulez to have a look at them. My usual rules are the excelent Coldwar Commander rules. where 9 vehicles gives you most of a Bn.

It’s been a long time

its been a long time (nearly 2 years) but i moved home lock stock and barrel to a new Country and have been terrain builng on a 1:1 scale. i bought an old run down property on half an acre of over grown land (with many mature tree's) so I've spent the time trying to build my house and tame the garden. but i am now ready to start up my blog again so hopefully I'll have something to post in tbe next few weeks

New delivery from the postman today

On the Wargames Website Angel Barracks has started to do G/W's Warhammer in 10mm. Today the postman delivered my first steps into 10mm Warhammer.

80th Anniversary Stalingrad1942-2022

Been looking at more information about Stalingrad. As I said ill be looking at the 369th Croatian reinforced Infantry Regiment. During the battles outside and inside Stalingrad they were attat hed to the 100th Jager Division. The 369th was spread out within the Divisional units so never got to fight as a unified unit. The unit fought to capture the Red October Steel works and also the Mamayev Hill.

The General position during the battle.

Another General View of the Battlefield.

A closer biew of the situation around the Red October Steel Works. 100th Jager Division can be seen at the bottom of the battlemap.

A more in depth view of the battleground over which the 100th Jager Division and the 369th Fought.

80 year Anniversary

Sat reading the Pendraken Forum. One post caught my eye about the 80th Anniversary about some Naval Battles fought in 1942 in the Far East. This got me thinking (not really into Naval Battles) but I know there was plenty of fighting in 1942 especialy on the eastern Front. So a quick delve into the books and lo and behold Operation Case Blue took up most of the fighting from June 28th 1942 to November 24th 1942. So time to get the books out and start watching a few films. One unit that has already piqued my interest is the 369 Croatian Reinforced Infantry Regiment. This unit was attached to the 100th Jager Division during Stalingrad fighting at the Red October Factory and the Mamayev Hill. Ill post some pictures later.

New Recruits

just had some new recruits delivered today. 2 packs of Dwarf Warriors, 1 pack of Rangers,6 packs of Orcs,2 packs of Orc Archers ,1 pack A piece of Orc Wolf Riders, Giant Wolves and Trolls. all to be painted up for my Orc/Dwarven Wars. these fogures are From Copolestone castings and are really good.

Also new in s some resin figures from a German company called Excellent Miniatures these are printed but seem to hold thier details after been painted. Ill try and get some close up shots after I've painted them. these are also Dwarves with a few Orcs to try them out. I've also bought a beast to try out as a proxie Balrog.

Terrain Mats

Bought some terrain mats last week from the guys at Playmats.eu been looking at getting some for a while so thought id treat myself. went for a 3x3 and a 6x3 mats. went for Desert and Grassland for them both.

it came well packed so that was good.

upon opening the box there was two mat rolls.

the smaller 3x3 mat rolled out feels nice and thick and good quality. I'll get some figures on it later and take some photos.