Here Come The Sikhs

GHQ Sikh infantry.   I'm pretty happy with how they turned out. Maybe I should have tried to dry-brush some buff on there to raise the detail on the models, but I want to get my legion of unpainted models finished.

Rapid Fire in 25mm

So I officially got back into the hobby today with a game of Rapid Fire at Richard Pullin's house.  Fun time today absolutely and the best part is it gives me some good pics from the trenches.

I have played it a few times and (always with Richard) really enjoy it, but I have to admit I think the game could do a better job with the groundscale.  However, it could be a 'me' issue because the models look like giants compared to microarmor.

Well enjoy the pictures!

Winter Soviet Infantry

So having returned home I really want to get the majority of my unpainted 6mm painted before July of which there are a lot of effort-intensive sets, including US Army Infantry and late-war Heer which the uniforms and equipment by design vary greatly. 

Returning Home

Very happy to be returning home to Fremont and my microarmor.  2013 is going to be a great year for Microarmor

Good Fight

This has been a pretty good solitaire match even if I have had to stretch it out over a couple weeks. 

Returning to Monterrey

I have my 3mm Panzer Korps in tow and I hope to hell I didnt leave my buildings at home in Fremont or it is going to be three weeks of fighting over rolling hills and flat valleys.

Now, one thing I cannot seem to locate is a hobby store ala D&J Hobby so I have one way to spend some leisure time.  If I can find a store with nominal modeling items I might craft some while I am in MTY. 

Jagdpanzer Early War Project is on the slow burner right now so with all the leisure time I have on my hands I really should at least get the outline done.

An Update! He is alive!!

I have been temporarily assigned to Monterrey, Mexico and that has really put a lid on my blog, but not my wargaming!  To wit, I brought my 3mm Panzer Korps kit with me and it has helped fill the void.  I have been running another Panzer Korps solo game here in my hotel room; the staff I think are playing a game too when I am at work :-)

However, I do have some serious work to do on the Jagdpanzer early war supplement which I will be attending to immediately.

Panzer Korps in Monterrey!

As my relocation to Monterrey will necessarily leave me with lots of free time at night I am really looking forward to perfecting the paint technique for the nanoarmor scale.  There's a great write-up in Vae Victis this month on Panzer Korps in 3mm and it is my hope to find a wargaming group in the area.

Pacificon 2012 Has Come And Gone

Pacificon 2012 has come and gone and we had a great time re-enacting the Goalpost landings. The outcome of the scenario was pretty consistent with the historical result.  I'll post pics as soon as Eric shares them.  I have to say that there were some great looking tables, but as always, nothing tops micro-armor.

The French Colonial Project

For the pair of Operation Goalpost scenarios I am running at Pacificon 2012 I am painting up some new Moroccans and some French Foreign Legion which will oppose the Allied Torch Landings.  The minis themselves are Essex 1/300 and I used Vallejo and Polly paints. Painting really is an understated form of mental relaxation in terms of locking out all the noise and just isolating yourself with your thoughts.

I have done the primer and and first coat.  Tomorrow night I will do a slight wash to raise detail and then finish the guns, flesh and gear, an even slighter wash and finally base them then give them a quick blast of glossy finish and voila.....French Colonials!!

Pacificon Almost Here

Can't wait for the Operation Goalpost scenarios at Pacificon.  I need to paint my colonial French and have to consult my painting guides!

Panzer Korps Solo Scenario

As you can see from the green dots, I have identified 5/8 formations needed to achieve victory.  With some decent luck on my right the Somuas are keeping an AFV and armored recce battalion from a flank attack to disrupt my info gathering.

Exciting News....

Can't talk about it quite yet until it's formal and it's not that big a deal except to me and some wargamers.

Repost From Last Night

Here is an update I meant to post last night.  Not quite sure what happened.

Anyhoo...

As mentioned last night, I tried mixing in some smaller 6mm infantry with 3mm armor and I think it looks OK.  This is the one rare time I would not use Adler infantry.

Taking Stock

SBGC this month was a giant flea market (i.e. A chance to buy other people's excess from their collections) and while I didn't end up running a game as planned I did pick up a decent collection of buildings and a three section city bridge replete with damaged twin for $25.

Almost no one will be surprised I was hawking the free table which had some very cool stuff including a box of 25+ resin 15mm AFVs.  I snatched them up but then in a dream bubble I saw my wife giving me unapproving looks so I gave them to 2 people who are both trying to jumpstart their FoW collections and I was happy to help them.  I also passed on 15mm Crimean War and Mexican-American sets.  Willpower!!!!

So I am organizing all my new stuff and while putting it away realized how truly giant my 6mm WW2 collection has become.  I am assembling a table of my formations which I'll share in a couple weeks.  I also have AWI and some Victorian era British infantry and some fertile crescent infantry of some sort.

Sorry no pics tonight.  Have a boatload to get done.....I want all this stuff painted by the end of the year!!!!

Jagdpanzer 2 @ Printers

First run of the updated rules @ printer.  I'll be working on the templates for the game.
In the meantime, here's more pics from the game with Steve last night.

Eine Kleine Jagdpanzer

Earlier this year I was approached by Steve Marsh about taking advantage of our relative proximity to one another to start playing weekly.  Well our summer series kicked off with a bang tonight as we took a clash between the French and Germans from the Panzer Grenadier series 1940 component and used Jagdpanzer 2 rules.

Late Addition

I think I will run a small game at SBGC on Saturday.

Happy 4th Of July!!

Another great celebration of our independence and establishment as a nation of laws.

Pacificon (ConQuest) 2012

So given that I have most of Adler's American WW2 infantry it's high time I use them so my Pacificon game this year will be one of the Torch landings.  I'll coordinate with Eric Lee who will be doing a fun battle from Operation Goalpost.

Deployment

With my good fortune I get initiative and 2 turns during the 6-8AM segment.  I manage an adjusted DD4 My command battalion will be the armor battalion in the middle.  I deploy my dragoons and my armored recon to my left and get them into position to spot formations.  Meanwhile I move my command formation into the built up area along the Mehaine and to my right I send the other armor battalion to my right and will advance them together so they can provide mutual support.

Opening Turn

Opening turn in the solo battle. 

No Gaming Tonight

I was totally ready to get through a couple turns when I happened across a cache of MST3K episodes and *had* to watch some.  Gaming moved to Thursday night...

4th Panzer Division Kampfgruppe

Starting the Panzer Korps solo player component using "The Matrix" to set up the battle.   I will be playing the mechanized cavalry of the French Army trying to identify the German units approaching Gembloux