Painting & Modeling, Photos

Additions to the Club’s WWII arsenal, Allies

Some additions to the Club’s WWII vehicle selection. British, desert camo: 3x Matilda II Grant Lee Crusader M4 Sherman 4x Universal Carrier Daimler Mk II Armoured Scout Car LRDG Chevrolet Truck LRDG Willy’s Jeep   British, green camo Bishop (25-pdr on Carrier Valentine) Leyland Retriever Truck   French Somua S35


Painting & Modeling, Photos

Additions to the Club’s WWII arsenal, Axis

Some additions to the Club’s WWII Axis vehicle selection. German, winter camo SdKfz 265 panzerbefehlswagen (command Pz I) SdKfz 250 Pak 36 Pak 42 Motorcycle with sidecar   German Jagdtiger Panzerjäger I SdKfz 265 panzerbefehlswagen (command Pz I) Pz I Pz II SdKfz 251 Kübelwagen Motorcycle with sidecar   Japan Type 1 Ho-Ni I tank destroyer (75mm)


I love the smell of wargaming in the morning

Our roving reporter Aksu popped over to Colours at Newbury Racecourse to pick up some Pendraken goodies. On several occasions fellow gamers were overheard to say  “Wargames conventions used to smell like BO. Now they smell like laser cut MDF. ” Indeed, amazing variety and great quality ready cut houses and other terrain are now available. We are being spoiled. 

Making fences

Enjoying a murky holiday making fences for the upcoming grand finale of our Longstreet campaign. If you enjoy repetitive but therapeutic tasks like this you might want to check out Magnus Mills’ novel The Restraint of Beasts about men who make fences.