Onwards!

More figures reached completion over the weekend and based up on the return from a short break in the Cotswolds for my wife's birthday.

These being Sixth century Roman bucellarii, the figures are from Aventine Miniatures with LBMS shield transfers. The labarum is a cut down banner transfer again from LBMS all on a 120 x 80mm base from Warbases.

All things being well they should see action on Tuesday against those pesky Ostrogoths.

Until next time happy gaming and KBO.

Slower Still

 Amongst other things I have been slowly beavering away at the sixth battalion for the French half of the the Peninsular project, this brings the collection to six battalions. I now need to paint up some guns to make up a couple of brigades for Soldiers of Napoleon before embarking on some cavalry. However when this will be I am not sure my favourite periods of ancients and WWII beckon for attention.

Front Rank figures with a GMB flag on bases from Warbases.

Until next time happy gaming and KBO

Slowly, Slowly

 Although I have been painting steadily the butterfly has been fluttering so I have not completed any units to post until now and these are tiny. For my Soviet Partisan Brigade platoon the last squad, and a tow for the 37mm anti-tank gun posted previously. All from the Britannia Miniatures range from Grubby Tanks.

Until next time happy gaming and KBO

T'other Partizan 2025

Another fine show full of spectacle, no reflections except that stewardless parking with no directional signs and spaces marked was a little chaotic on the runway given the number of attendees involved.

I did not take pictures of a lot of the games way to many for more than one per game in our time slot so I took a varied selection from a handful of games that particularly caught my eye.

First up our chum Kevin's AKA The Iron Brigade fine little samurai game.

Next a Russo-Polish War encounter from Bramley Barn Wargames Club.

Followed up by 1st Corps World War II Eastern Front game, Kamenewo 1941.

Staying with World War II the Old Pikeys Gaming Group Five Games at Arnhem spectacular.

Finally The Bodkins,  Hundred Years War Siege of Montargis game 1427.  An ultra talented bunch who present outstanding medieval mayhem each year.

Thats all folks I hope you enjoyed my small selection, until next time happy gaming and KBO

Permission To Withdraw ?

 After our brief sojourn oop north games resumed here in OHQ this week, I chose a WWII game using Battlegroup rules with my 28mm collection.

The British are mounting an attack on the German rear echelons, the Germans having held a battlegroup in reserve to counter such a move have been sent to halt it.

A M5 reconnaissance tank leads the way.

A Sdkfz222 scouts ahead of the German battle group and radio back, however the advance appears to be delayed and only one infantry squad arrives in support.

Eventually the panzers arrive!

However the British are now in position and waiting for any German counter attack!

They fire and KABOOM! one Panzer IV is knocked out by the British Sherman.

The M5 with its puny 37mm also joins the shoot, it immobilises the second Panzer another glancing hit rattles the crew and they bail out! With no armoured support the German counter attack must surely be called off? No this is not the German hierarchy way, it must continue holding back the British attack up. Which it does for a surprising further six turns.

The British attack resumes, have the Germans done enough for further troops to be gathered and form a defence line or is it another futile waste of manpower the Wehrmacht can ill afford in 1945?

Until next time happy gaming and KBO