An AAR from Zippee, who recently played the first scenario from the Operation Compass Scenario pack.
A successful and enjoyable game, except for the fact that the Zipmeister's camera tripod fell apart just after he'd laid out the terrain. Accompanying illustrations are therefore of the desert in all its lonely glory. Enjoy!
Originally posted 18th February 2011
Finally managed to get the FIAT staff car from True North finished, and added a couple of light tanks as well.
I have now posted a proper review of Gaming Models' AB40 and Morris CS9 armoured cars
BATTLEFRONT AB41 COMPARED TO A GAMING MODELS' AB40
Originally posted 20th January 2011
Some new and somewhat rare additions to my collection. For the BEF, there is a patrol of Morris CS armoured cars; and for the Italians there are two AB40 armoured car patrols: one for the desert and one for Sicily.
All the models come from Gaming Models, a company that I have eschewed for a long time, put off by early reviews and the pictures on their website. A full review will follow, but suffice to say I am very happy with the AB40s and pretty happy with the Morris CSs.
Morris CS9 from Gaming Models
AB40 armoured cars from Gaming Models
The AB40s painted, more correctly, in dark green
The first game of the New Year: a scenario taken from the Operation Compass scenario booklet covering the early war in the Western Desert.
Today, deep within the heart of the Italian stronghold of Tobruk , the assaulting Australians find themselves on the end of a rather nasty looking Italian counter-attack.
A catch-up on photography this afternoon. First up, some T-34/85s for the Soviets; and the second platoon of M11 tanks arrives for the Italians.
Soviet T-34/85s from Battlefront
Italian M11 tanks from Skytrex/Command Decision
The last of the late war tanks added to the Gallery:
M14 tanks from Battlefront
A couple more units finished for my Italian WW2 army: a platoon of light tanks for the western desert and a platoon of Semovente 90/53s for Sicily (both shown below).
L6 Light Tanks from Battlefront
Semovente 90 from Battlefront
A couple more units finished for my Italian WW2 army: a platoon of tank destroyers and a platoon of armoured cars (both shown below).
Semovente 47s from Battlefront
AB41 armoured cars from Battlefront
The second AAR from the Operation Compass scenario booklet. Action similar to that of Sidi Barrani, but this time east of Buq Buq.
The first AAR from the Operation Compass scenario booklet. Night time action at Sidi Barrani as 6RTR attempt to crush the last resistance from 1st and 2nd Libyan Divisions in the dunes to the east of the town.
A few more Italians added: Motociclisti and the first of the Fucilieri. Have now got a bit distracted painting Felids: 15mm sci-fi figures from Khurasan.
Heads up for my next scenario book: Operation Compass. Should be available within the next couple of weeks. Twenty-three early war scenarios for the Western Desert: time to get those Italians onto the table!
Last of the holiday Italians posted. Now it's back to the usual grind of painting when I can :(
Okay, so I haven't got round to doing the rest of the Vietnam range: been too busy painting Italians for the Western Desert for my forthcoming Operation Compass scenario pack. Here are some of the Italians I've finished so far...and the Operation Compass scenario pack will be available in the early new year.
Italian tanks from Battlefront
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