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  • The 6mm IABSM project continues and I’ve finally painted up some German armour.  As with all my 6mm stuff I’ve been speed-painting rather than going for any great detail and...1May 2, 2013

    6mm Tanks for IABSM

    The 6mm IABSM project continues and I’ve finally painted up some German armour.  As with all my 6mm stuff I’ve been speed-painting rather than going for any great detail and…

  • I’ve drawn the short straw in this project so I’m in charge of doing the Germans.  I’d much rather do the British, but John, one of my friends, has already...1April 21, 2013

    I Ain’t Been Shot Mum – NW Europe in 6mm

    I’ve drawn the short straw in this project so I’m in charge of doing the Germans.  I’d much rather do the British, but John, one of my friends, has already…

  • This base is made from a Lollipop stick 4” long.   I get them from Hobbycraft, £1.99 for 50,  The first thing I do is chamfer the edges. Then I glue...2February 23, 2013

    Making Bocage Hedges for 6mm

    This base is made from a Lollipop stick 4” long.   I get them from Hobbycraft, £1.99 for 50,  The first thing I do is chamfer the edges. Then I glue…

  • A few weekends back I played a game of I Ain’t Been Shot Mum (IABSM) using 6mm models and I absolutely loved it.  It looked really good and the fact...2February 22, 2013

    6mm Bocage

    A few weekends back I played a game of I Ain’t Been Shot Mum (IABSM) using 6mm models and I absolutely loved it.  It looked really good and the fact…

  • I’ve made a resolution to stop buying new toys for a while and to finish off some of the projects I’ve not quite finished.  First up were my 1940 British...4November 11, 2012

    Finishing things off -1940 British

    I’ve made a resolution to stop buying new toys for a while and to finish off some of the projects I’ve not quite finished.  First up were my 1940 British…

  •   I’ve now finished I/25th Panzer Abteilung ( 1st Battalion, 25th Panzer Regiment ) for my France 1940 Battlegroup Panzegrenadier project.  Here it is in all its glory.   For...0August 16, 2012

    25th Panzer Regiment

      I’ve now finished I/25th Panzer Abteilung ( 1st Battalion, 25th Panzer Regiment ) for my France 1940 Battlegroup Panzegrenadier project.  Here it is in all its glory.   For…

  •   Left to Right a Kfz11 (Gv115 Stoewer Light PKW field car from Pithead Miniatures), a Kfz 15 (Gv57 Medium PKW also from Pithead Miniatures) and a Kfz69 or Kfz70...2June 9, 2012

    KFzs– and why I’m doing France 1940 in 10mm

      Left to Right a Kfz11 (Gv115 Stoewer Light PKW field car from Pithead Miniatures), a Kfz 15 (Gv57 Medium PKW also from Pithead Miniatures) and a Kfz69 or Kfz70…

  •   That’s 7th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment for Battlegroup Panzergrenadier.  An HQ of one Matilda II and two Mark VIBs a squadron of six Matilda IIs and two squadrons of...0June 9, 2012

    7th RTR

      That’s 7th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment for Battlegroup Panzergrenadier.  An HQ of one Matilda II and two Mark VIBs a squadron of six Matilda IIs and two squadrons of…

  • In a previous post I wrote about the German force I’ve been putting together for the Battle of France in 1940.  Well here are some of the British who will...5March 17, 2012

    Blitzkrieg British

    In a previous post I wrote about the German force I’ve been putting together for the Battle of France in 1940.  Well here are some of the British who will…

  • In recent years the focus of my wargaming has been on WWII, notably the Normandy campaign of 1944 for which I’ve got large numbers of 15mm forces.  I’ve also got...2March 10, 2012

    Blitzkrieg Germans in 10mm

    In recent years the focus of my wargaming has been on WWII, notably the Normandy campaign of 1944 for which I’ve got large numbers of 15mm forces.  I’ve also got…

  • Having recently had a hernia repair operation I’ve been off work for five weeks.  This means I had plenty of time to get some painting done and I have managed...0May 6, 2010

    11th Armoured Division in Normandy

    Having recently had a hernia repair operation I’ve been off work for five weeks.  This means I had plenty of time to get some painting done and I have managed…

  • New from QRF are these Stuart Jalopies (aka sawn off Stuarts) which were used in many British and Candian armoured regiments in 1944 and 1945. They were first used towards...3September 7, 2008

    Stuart Jalopies from QRF

    New from QRF are these Stuart Jalopies (aka sawn off Stuarts) which were used in many British and Candian armoured regiments in 1944 and 1945. They were first used towards…

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