tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86418377753638785722024-03-13T08:23:31.538-06:00Flames of NerdA hobby blog for Flames of War and other games.Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.comBlogger296125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-86423634055804599672023-01-28T23:28:00.005-07:002023-01-28T23:33:57.904-07:002022 Review<p>2022 was a lost year for any hobby work, as my spouse deployed for half the year and I was kept busy with other things. I only painted one mini, a mouse droid for a friend, and that was on the last day of the year! I did spend many hours working with my spouse on a Captain Phasma cosplay, so the airbrush got some use. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTMpXPmw11lxtQwJQRgekmsaZ60QtBqrSF9vkhFQxgtRrxIezRzGs4F_x4Gt32MpAfcO2BodP8uTCP_MYJ_N7yhQSdZerCHqDWzfKysgBIkzgtHqSN-K6lt6z8Hm6yMkFE1-gAu1-0c6k22YOEMcAXFoVrcIYscuObmyYgL2Pm65s53Q_T5xLIpY4Mg/s4032/IMG_2135.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTMpXPmw11lxtQwJQRgekmsaZ60QtBqrSF9vkhFQxgtRrxIezRzGs4F_x4Gt32MpAfcO2BodP8uTCP_MYJ_N7yhQSdZerCHqDWzfKysgBIkzgtHqSN-K6lt6z8Hm6yMkFE1-gAu1-0c6k22YOEMcAXFoVrcIYscuObmyYgL2Pm65s53Q_T5xLIpY4Mg/w480-h640/IMG_2135.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTLi_HX9Qsl3YJzfu9fEP75pBrdD7XTYxoooxGoHdccc9ke2Vghb0MD8zNuv2FkyvOIaRF85Hdp_aWgZ5lQy6odyVOb0yYOX1bAlLC_nkMmEilKTCOn9spROV8dla_rnNbvran3GFTyExxdto1QywZmGUg3hSLcjYT6HXMze_J9f58XF9vHisazZx8A/s960/IMG_2185.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTLi_HX9Qsl3YJzfu9fEP75pBrdD7XTYxoooxGoHdccc9ke2Vghb0MD8zNuv2FkyvOIaRF85Hdp_aWgZ5lQy6odyVOb0yYOX1bAlLC_nkMmEilKTCOn9spROV8dla_rnNbvran3GFTyExxdto1QywZmGUg3hSLcjYT6HXMze_J9f58XF9vHisazZx8A/w480-h640/IMG_2185.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>I also painted exactly one droid.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nO0ZuhipImQZ2c6uOGEQDtsb10vHOHKr_XaQNtEjLetWwSLH63MKgPpNOb8_WTtzhhL_JXnelvD99ITIWqbC0iqbFYu937C4cM86Rr1ju_ivz4vA2tAfvJuciitqbx4_JLW_KLzqjyuqgZh_6x2qxhV1gCTtSGKpwBSqBeaqmvQ3b7bKB57YwjyHYA/s4032/IMG_5108.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nO0ZuhipImQZ2c6uOGEQDtsb10vHOHKr_XaQNtEjLetWwSLH63MKgPpNOb8_WTtzhhL_JXnelvD99ITIWqbC0iqbFYu937C4cM86Rr1ju_ivz4vA2tAfvJuciitqbx4_JLW_KLzqjyuqgZh_6x2qxhV1gCTtSGKpwBSqBeaqmvQ3b7bKB57YwjyHYA/w640-h480/IMG_5108.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I did get quite a few games in with friends and taught my son how to play, and got to play in two tournaments at small conventions in Alameda and Auburn.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfRQ7ZjOuDO9oto6iPK1tJad6q8LQIfQGN7VnJthj_fErNgCxyLKQKv1Qoqm69aJuZndQPtPp4kNXyuXpD9ZcUyvk3_Gw6dBqwHbzUuq0OuFng3Yr-6vFTXc_W55o5LaIFkLMMfzBQ8CXMCswjXMBgsshslDjwLUavJMmuKML3Vtq0Q4FBUQxIiXYQQ/s4032/IMG_1355.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfRQ7ZjOuDO9oto6iPK1tJad6q8LQIfQGN7VnJthj_fErNgCxyLKQKv1Qoqm69aJuZndQPtPp4kNXyuXpD9ZcUyvk3_Gw6dBqwHbzUuq0OuFng3Yr-6vFTXc_W55o5LaIFkLMMfzBQ8CXMCswjXMBgsshslDjwLUavJMmuKML3Vtq0Q4FBUQxIiXYQQ/w640-h480/IMG_1355.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CarrierCon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Wu4qRDhdJLrUup9v2lWngDmoyaHsw12Cn2cHMTPuiSdu2UzLjMFpIGzTTh92ksh2SDXgPbhP3APWltcy9WcKW9frjpD8W33GjgzO0jtxgiMxsp8gA9U-C0NUIhAgmXziZW_4qlRM9-ObnaTLnTfkEWKPa-0I08xm72NFSF4mjxeSfKt8QOIIgeOo5Q/s3298/IMG_4431.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2372" data-original-width="3298" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Wu4qRDhdJLrUup9v2lWngDmoyaHsw12Cn2cHMTPuiSdu2UzLjMFpIGzTTh92ksh2SDXgPbhP3APWltcy9WcKW9frjpD8W33GjgzO0jtxgiMxsp8gA9U-C0NUIhAgmXziZW_4qlRM9-ObnaTLnTfkEWKPa-0I08xm72NFSF4mjxeSfKt8QOIIgeOo5Q/w640-h460/IMG_4431.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">VetCon</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I did get back into buying some minis, though I also sold quite a few to help balance it out. 113 minis and models purchased and given to me, mostly Flames of War and Legion, and 1 painted for a total of +112 items added to the mountain. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVETbgKtrD_Ey_RPHjyx3xM3BQTf9K1lWRCVnkmfglIMvwAaiydpopKttJf7q6iKiGVrlBpn6GvcCztwwOxaSfx8E1W6c7j1T5mNV0eATlYSp4Mte3WW2fkUSVMEncDxLfYoAGpqsIheqVpM-TtETSHnj94SAWm4KXFoX_U9fmDkTI2jYtrv-DxRpygw/s586/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-27%20at%2012.11.23%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="460" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVETbgKtrD_Ey_RPHjyx3xM3BQTf9K1lWRCVnkmfglIMvwAaiydpopKttJf7q6iKiGVrlBpn6GvcCztwwOxaSfx8E1W6c7j1T5mNV0eATlYSp4Mte3WW2fkUSVMEncDxLfYoAGpqsIheqVpM-TtETSHnj94SAWm4KXFoX_U9fmDkTI2jYtrv-DxRpygw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-27%20at%2012.11.23%20PM.png" width="251" /></a></div><p></p>Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-16429953929398338882022-12-31T22:57:00.001-07:002023-01-28T23:00:46.296-07:00Mouse Droid<p> I painted up this Black Series-scale MSE droid for a friend of mine, it was a resin print that my spouse made. Airbrushed with a mix of Tamiya colors.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-FQRUnOCIDMow-2V5fP8-dO6MXfKqwDK66CiIrPqanz3mWx2jUULbmCxc5JX0a15xXauo89cWvfZShi3fewD2T58DcLHLXuuKoZJn-cz_RbD5tQ1b7VF4ixuxDHoCy4f8hbNR-M_wQ2KCyx_UodqokMnuxHxLOLgL_zrz9wEjlK2xkRnx_01JaWoTg/s4032/IMG_5108.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-FQRUnOCIDMow-2V5fP8-dO6MXfKqwDK66CiIrPqanz3mWx2jUULbmCxc5JX0a15xXauo89cWvfZShi3fewD2T58DcLHLXuuKoZJn-cz_RbD5tQ1b7VF4ixuxDHoCy4f8hbNR-M_wQ2KCyx_UodqokMnuxHxLOLgL_zrz9wEjlK2xkRnx_01JaWoTg/w640-h480/IMG_5108.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One simple droid.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-26710243003523845312022-12-06T22:53:00.001-07:002023-01-28T22:57:10.180-07:00Skirmish With the Kiddo<p> My son and I played a quick game and had a bit of fun, still trying to teach him some of the basics.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOySS6kVoTgOw9q7wH7naeoh4rSHhaRTbNfPiAEKyKkR6BvGu4nZoLg4ia_HSf2zgk3jqw9Bcrbqmcu0rEEuyO3xDrdqjKAG2CTbyCwQft6SB-SNEhwCGTegchldgHdJcpCflyv1MMSP4XxbfNaLXaSXBIpKqnsTTty_XkXK4Rm9TJUVMP0kLa38B_bw/s4032/IMG_4678.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOySS6kVoTgOw9q7wH7naeoh4rSHhaRTbNfPiAEKyKkR6BvGu4nZoLg4ia_HSf2zgk3jqw9Bcrbqmcu0rEEuyO3xDrdqjKAG2CTbyCwQft6SB-SNEhwCGTegchldgHdJcpCflyv1MMSP4XxbfNaLXaSXBIpKqnsTTty_XkXK4Rm9TJUVMP0kLa38B_bw/w640-h480/IMG_4678.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My infantry and Hetzers charge forward at his lightly defended lines.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqHpOL7OnVra3IjUds7UdrqQFa3hwDiLokVBJ1gQxa1ZH9k-5K0-In0Aj08txviqzBvEaccUzPpPmwrUn62gJ_pOE0xRv-9iizNZThm4MWKnqie_gcssxnPWetjV-fxFVkCOG7BkWf1P4Tb1ClslGcW0u46rcJ45XcOzphZE-EkcQveA09H19H_PiXg/s4032/IMG_4679.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqHpOL7OnVra3IjUds7UdrqQFa3hwDiLokVBJ1gQxa1ZH9k-5K0-In0Aj08txviqzBvEaccUzPpPmwrUn62gJ_pOE0xRv-9iizNZThm4MWKnqie_gcssxnPWetjV-fxFVkCOG7BkWf1P4Tb1ClslGcW0u46rcJ45XcOzphZE-EkcQveA09H19H_PiXg/w640-h480/IMG_4679.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luke moves his Panthers and infantry forward.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzBAF1eMzPQcuCfkYXfVuKELb4-SBDUVUR4U1XjLP6xNc4jJYT2xHX5CEIYlaJd63IgnMxPXJCd2jfgp4mve_4J_IfoGKVyR-XipSFkdWko_KDAtGTPJSa-X_9OQiRyvnHKkNjkhlq4JI8AxxB9gedgYIe_vcZSn3MjoDIKZmuFcVFEW5_R--fBwFAA/s4032/IMG_4682.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzBAF1eMzPQcuCfkYXfVuKELb4-SBDUVUR4U1XjLP6xNc4jJYT2xHX5CEIYlaJd63IgnMxPXJCd2jfgp4mve_4J_IfoGKVyR-XipSFkdWko_KDAtGTPJSa-X_9OQiRyvnHKkNjkhlq4JI8AxxB9gedgYIe_vcZSn3MjoDIKZmuFcVFEW5_R--fBwFAA/w640-h480/IMG_4682.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panthers arrive to defend against my bold attack, and hold.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-80323690552898835532022-11-13T22:32:00.001-07:002023-01-28T22:51:43.705-07:00VetCon - 2022NorCal Flames of War has dwindled down a bit these last few years, but one of our members wanted to start a new convention in Auburn, as he was soon moving out of state and wanted to celebrate a bit first. I agreed to run a three-round Late War Bulge event, and ended up playing to make the numbers even. I ran German Panzergrenadiers and in Round One I was matched up against Sam and his US Engineers.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxBd7nXZlabtFFn4GygJlVnZYcZDln5IhJW2BEQAjbmDVGfzAbl93UChXAbxEzbtHvjD2ZxzH-OUBM4l-BWvhdI20Fwa37gj-v4RwerF_lDZjZbuwuvBRSEh6CjlZTlBST2-PXlMTP2RKjMJnj5CzryI5ety-_RBKse72emmVKpII3acABwoGUIldQg/s3819/IMG_4433.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2813" data-original-width="3819" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxBd7nXZlabtFFn4GygJlVnZYcZDln5IhJW2BEQAjbmDVGfzAbl93UChXAbxEzbtHvjD2ZxzH-OUBM4l-BWvhdI20Fwa37gj-v4RwerF_lDZjZbuwuvBRSEh6CjlZTlBST2-PXlMTP2RKjMJnj5CzryI5ety-_RBKse72emmVKpII3acABwoGUIldQg/w640-h472/IMG_4433.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam's Stuarts blunt my attempt to sneak my halftracks across the rails.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_S870qNa1QhsjK92QHeSqTILudUjFMdtt6UUAxChtVrutUV_4hnTuWHTnL5nTl6aV51g2KzAGUndOqXeRBZnS7g0xz3snsy3TRn-Lg0xdEAP_uxpjC30QYkVFrCvfnZPae0SMDO95DFJWTvc1msnDwLguZlpkq7fhdIEXTQC5AnU4R1exmTS4DKNLg/s3965/IMG_4434.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2737" data-original-width="3965" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_S870qNa1QhsjK92QHeSqTILudUjFMdtt6UUAxChtVrutUV_4hnTuWHTnL5nTl6aV51g2KzAGUndOqXeRBZnS7g0xz3snsy3TRn-Lg0xdEAP_uxpjC30QYkVFrCvfnZPae0SMDO95DFJWTvc1msnDwLguZlpkq7fhdIEXTQC5AnU4R1exmTS4DKNLg/w640-h442/IMG_4434.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A series of assaults saw me make progress into the town, but his numbers held out.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I nearly had it early, but his engineers held long enough for the rest of his reserves to enter the town, and I just didn't have the numbers to push him out. 1-8 loss, as I could't quite break a second unit.</div><div><br /></div><div>In Round Two I'd face Dave and his British Rifle Company supported by Archers and AMTRACS.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhusF2M536_IkpQcCSV1W8BfZOoamFFxECpcs4Mpj1bs_Nc_Lemz9OCAyz42kn1nqvc3yJV7aaMeE3wy-riPQwhghhhbI4U6yQVPWDZ-ILyvzb0cdTS4_4NoMa1q_0a8wm27lfNSfNyk7ulngRrdoWPpT-mL0L-Z2lNX6EXkHPmsTGQ2uziQe7ISlSg/s4032/IMG_4436.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhusF2M536_IkpQcCSV1W8BfZOoamFFxECpcs4Mpj1bs_Nc_Lemz9OCAyz42kn1nqvc3yJV7aaMeE3wy-riPQwhghhhbI4U6yQVPWDZ-ILyvzb0cdTS4_4NoMa1q_0a8wm27lfNSfNyk7ulngRrdoWPpT-mL0L-Z2lNX6EXkHPmsTGQ2uziQe7ISlSg/w640-h480/IMG_4436.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Open sights to engage the enemy!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZTswI41HDx1i2S3kBIaIbhj4q5iP4cqbNXkmX1Nv_e5RdSIbmWI8Gb-3FskLZN3j-veA8yP7n6majf4jG7Az-gfsXtOjHt1I53onZaZ5pELH58Z8vLndVz0tu0lSyPxAw7sxmnv52z-SGqFAD30_f-JbY10K33h1saybhodQnkVNwsvdyzYlXfVWBA/s4032/IMG_4437.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZTswI41HDx1i2S3kBIaIbhj4q5iP4cqbNXkmX1Nv_e5RdSIbmWI8Gb-3FskLZN3j-veA8yP7n6majf4jG7Az-gfsXtOjHt1I53onZaZ5pELH58Z8vLndVz0tu0lSyPxAw7sxmnv52z-SGqFAD30_f-JbY10K33h1saybhodQnkVNwsvdyzYlXfVWBA/w640-h480/IMG_4437.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My defensive line</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I quickly was reminded that a single unit of heavy guns isn't enough as the Archers and Fireflys took out my Panzer IV/70s early. It was only a matter of time before the flamethrowers and MG toting AMTRACS put a hurt on me. 1-8 loss, and we went to have beers!</div><div><br /></div><div>Round Three I faced Russ and his British Armoured Cars in a bit of a wild one.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCrbvfmJTBAP6QwyFLIiddqT86EXdWy_pH-K_5uXdFg8Rh1zWjXz6XhvUN-_MBV-zrWjzLTGnc0bk2UrcLeRNJpAzeX8bGYfW7yO6ifYkYVc8-5HbHA5S3QDLb8Aq4HdbnlJlZPZWPiBuDBESV4wtvdvj0TeQz055vZbmZ--iBPGHshekaIzkEoYSlg/s3795/IMG_4441.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2777" data-original-width="3795" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCrbvfmJTBAP6QwyFLIiddqT86EXdWy_pH-K_5uXdFg8Rh1zWjXz6XhvUN-_MBV-zrWjzLTGnc0bk2UrcLeRNJpAzeX8bGYfW7yO6ifYkYVc8-5HbHA5S3QDLb8Aq4HdbnlJlZPZWPiBuDBESV4wtvdvj0TeQz055vZbmZ--iBPGHshekaIzkEoYSlg/w640-h468/IMG_4441.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the fighting took place in this small wood</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bj3IxCttG1fFu98pwtiGYKwbfIlKYkhDrZAAcmmMqy8WQ4my1I2RkGtf7fGKw1_PIjM6c6XwOTTyqbQShrkpphTY0m6NJBTZ0QTjq9QcNTNQ7mLxQ38SJ1lcjGJBQi3XXMXy2yeaa1klXqybgNh1Esx3MoLOwyX4UwvLi0QJ1JutUO24HC9rehUsxw/s4031/IMG_4446.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="4031" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bj3IxCttG1fFu98pwtiGYKwbfIlKYkhDrZAAcmmMqy8WQ4my1I2RkGtf7fGKw1_PIjM6c6XwOTTyqbQShrkpphTY0m6NJBTZ0QTjq9QcNTNQ7mLxQ38SJ1lcjGJBQi3XXMXy2yeaa1klXqybgNh1Esx3MoLOwyX4UwvLi0QJ1JutUO24HC9rehUsxw/w640-h480/IMG_4446.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russ took the objective eventually, a solid win for him.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Another 1-8 loss saw me firmly in last place, and that was mostly due to my poor list design. Once the PanzerIV/70s were gone, I couldn't even stop armored cars, really. Fun times all around though!<br /><br />Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-16343420898071651172022-04-25T22:22:00.001-06:002023-01-28T22:28:04.624-07:00DAK Action at Hammerhead<p> Got a game in with Russ during Hammerhead Games' league day, the first Mid War game I've played in ages. Thought I'd bring out the Tigers so I wouldn't have to bring much.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJo_CrZvXrLgbWN0z-hu18c7K2p1FxXvTJ8IyJ9K_zlo3iiw5fjj4N2I6Cb_uIjhBAhLsfuhDCk8mlpu0XDo7D4lWSbRKrGZz9pvuUxTKhmX5TGKYya2chxd7-EmOi0nRtFPIJXc3C4SPWUpCSGvWSE--GPSpdZTuEBBYQk-sEJwoxCd19q5rItU7ZLQ/s4032/IMG_1749.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJo_CrZvXrLgbWN0z-hu18c7K2p1FxXvTJ8IyJ9K_zlo3iiw5fjj4N2I6Cb_uIjhBAhLsfuhDCk8mlpu0XDo7D4lWSbRKrGZz9pvuUxTKhmX5TGKYya2chxd7-EmOi0nRtFPIJXc3C4SPWUpCSGvWSE--GPSpdZTuEBBYQk-sEJwoxCd19q5rItU7ZLQ/w640-h480/IMG_1749.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tigers knock out the Lancia on Turn One, and are now free to engage the Italians as they see fit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPccLUr3Igf9e0DyPhhvza7qlgOEnks_Ei6ZZgZ6dqccG6ik7Ox0LqdIgCDhsdAgojkEF39Y0E5sKeczxoICKe2ZHtQ_adU3mqp_dXcHI2dbluZP-3DJKCm3V6a13CO390NeL4dN3Ga68jpHikgGYXrM-UPeWLhCn1VA97nHH3sc4uyFm75NHu49XvBw/s4032/IMG_1752.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPccLUr3Igf9e0DyPhhvza7qlgOEnks_Ei6ZZgZ6dqccG6ik7Ox0LqdIgCDhsdAgojkEF39Y0E5sKeczxoICKe2ZHtQ_adU3mqp_dXcHI2dbluZP-3DJKCm3V6a13CO390NeL4dN3Ga68jpHikgGYXrM-UPeWLhCn1VA97nHH3sc4uyFm75NHu49XvBw/w640-h480/IMG_1752.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russ' light tanks run circles around the Tigers, but my infantry can handle his easily.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YIFjHMZKj1SqmHzPtJiy9aPMNXf55YMEOFHGJfnQleXO72aYAigXR2dxUUpsKlhTkAybrbIlcAE_uAEs4dBw70f-P-3pocnj5akSLonZU8UXfs3zM32gcxim0mh4m6pVld5kp17OuLjWei11mzGAJL9FIBli-PPQ64UWU5Md5bulGQ8YtBabjnV9gw/s4032/IMG_1753.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YIFjHMZKj1SqmHzPtJiy9aPMNXf55YMEOFHGJfnQleXO72aYAigXR2dxUUpsKlhTkAybrbIlcAE_uAEs4dBw70f-P-3pocnj5akSLonZU8UXfs3zM32gcxim0mh4m6pVld5kp17OuLjWei11mzGAJL9FIBli-PPQ64UWU5Md5bulGQ8YtBabjnV9gw/w640-h480/IMG_1753.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The brave Italian tanks can only delay the inevitable.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I got lucky knocking out the only thing on the board that could hurt me before he got off a shot, and that was that. Fun time rolling out the Tigers!</p>Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-25814318486736855232022-03-20T21:57:00.000-06:002023-01-28T23:33:21.489-07:00CarrierCon 2021 - USS Hornet<p> NorCal hosted a small skirmish tournament aboard the USS Hornet in the ward room, and I brought a recon force with Pumas, backed by Hetzers. In Round One I played Chris and his British Armoured Cars.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0cgwVkzkS14mscL8LbKu4Jpoc7asp8T7kd061-zn83LN8HXnD46nultx_y6CLf8cNV0UOQHjc4kGyElQ6svrtYxlpq62dae91HvOAoEoknh5njG9n9UuEskj2X9o3uAp8JudOTQl0cYQ13AgXcbFj2ZB1p82KyGk1JYJ-uzKeM3PPnr9ZJ4WjZLI7g/s4032/IMG_1342.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0cgwVkzkS14mscL8LbKu4Jpoc7asp8T7kd061-zn83LN8HXnD46nultx_y6CLf8cNV0UOQHjc4kGyElQ6svrtYxlpq62dae91HvOAoEoknh5njG9n9UuEskj2X9o3uAp8JudOTQl0cYQ13AgXcbFj2ZB1p82KyGk1JYJ-uzKeM3PPnr9ZJ4WjZLI7g/w640-h480/IMG_1342.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pumas supporting infantry as the approach the objective.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2TG4RWNSbhcF5fOlAOB1hH8gxVYEnXIdtWJehNwtUAbH16AnfVIUJY20u1oZBbejU_TbAqbWXcHbPXXAJ1UInLc3muDDFRfEpa-vHV5pZBtvC3mTlC0q2kKtX_rBxO8hxgW2Njfos3Cyge8EQhZ8d0as8QvtOzI8lnz1K1zlfm8P67fzW_bQD16ttg/s4032/IMG_1343.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2705" data-original-width="4032" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2TG4RWNSbhcF5fOlAOB1hH8gxVYEnXIdtWJehNwtUAbH16AnfVIUJY20u1oZBbejU_TbAqbWXcHbPXXAJ1UInLc3muDDFRfEpa-vHV5pZBtvC3mTlC0q2kKtX_rBxO8hxgW2Njfos3Cyge8EQhZ8d0as8QvtOzI8lnz1K1zlfm8P67fzW_bQD16ttg/w640-h430/IMG_1343.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hetzers managed to destroy all of the carriers and took the objective.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>I won that first match with 7-2, and would play Mike and his Americans next.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj72lU62IqBPjyIoHcXmVLDpcPMYwu7Qtvsqx8omEcYP929SqP-M2fo4vTCN-zORINS4rcjJ-Z1brcvcCf68m92Eweo3HyaK6loJ5jkZcw1WXThpXwugzqffc5V9Lw2W_HiG907X9naNcTLb_9bmVO4LvBDvpFOItr-xTHl2EQ6GaFNW_EWZz6wCc2sA/s4032/IMG_1351.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj72lU62IqBPjyIoHcXmVLDpcPMYwu7Qtvsqx8omEcYP929SqP-M2fo4vTCN-zORINS4rcjJ-Z1brcvcCf68m92Eweo3HyaK6loJ5jkZcw1WXThpXwugzqffc5V9Lw2W_HiG907X9naNcTLb_9bmVO4LvBDvpFOItr-xTHl2EQ6GaFNW_EWZz6wCc2sA/w640-h480/IMG_1351.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike brought real tanks and they were scary!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLC28QIM8LePupoZEwrnGD-yYwNMgEwxROh4x6fJ7Fl9v5UA7a_-tZ70Rg6DTF2T9su5yAxIxDtvFkfoOTkLLmeHjDY5qDS4FZo9RIOthVtd4srAc806MrNmUubPj6PYHPptOA2SbvG5l1epwI5BIni7pYgTiqrzqVmTa6Z5qJ62FD5SOQJMaJOCbJIA/s4032/IMG_1352.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLC28QIM8LePupoZEwrnGD-yYwNMgEwxROh4x6fJ7Fl9v5UA7a_-tZ70Rg6DTF2T9su5yAxIxDtvFkfoOTkLLmeHjDY5qDS4FZo9RIOthVtd4srAc806MrNmUubPj6PYHPptOA2SbvG5l1epwI5BIni7pYgTiqrzqVmTa6Z5qJ62FD5SOQJMaJOCbJIA/w640-h480/IMG_1352.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My infantry held the woods vs. US Rifles.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-w8LB4hzVkPW-LqXKPdNa0L_raa-kchC05LJW5Toxxah0DvhhasYce5Wnp0W6U8sZM6onv1biWYW7hgsyKMTGifUpSlet0CpRalQmMZRhCvGXWHaU0H8lTPjhW4mj3bL1EzPNgTb_Iv6mEfSzTF8wwjLwYiJ5uyOtbRNpihpFAdxoVkdXxn0muTx8LA/s4032/IMG_1353.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-w8LB4hzVkPW-LqXKPdNa0L_raa-kchC05LJW5Toxxah0DvhhasYce5Wnp0W6U8sZM6onv1biWYW7hgsyKMTGifUpSlet0CpRalQmMZRhCvGXWHaU0H8lTPjhW4mj3bL1EzPNgTb_Iv6mEfSzTF8wwjLwYiJ5uyOtbRNpihpFAdxoVkdXxn0muTx8LA/w640-h480/IMG_1353.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once my Hetzers arrived they engaged the Shermans, and I was able to claim the objective.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>An 8-1 win in the second round put me in a tie for first going into the final match against Wyn and his US tanks.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIdlQtlte6H0iIi3KUC_v8c0_SdAFk7RFqpFZfzxZk8_wRd59l16AM7y_I9vnmpgn6_R2hoEDjO_YTJas7w0CA1HpCQZJ74hqLUbF8EEu9XDQA9C_lV7Zoy3Hi5qH202o8RdDsa0OUj4sa_sWyRzh0UKWidDV8Fctou_HavKGhQvwOPB_0ni7yfXmVg/s4032/IMG_1355.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIdlQtlte6H0iIi3KUC_v8c0_SdAFk7RFqpFZfzxZk8_wRd59l16AM7y_I9vnmpgn6_R2hoEDjO_YTJas7w0CA1HpCQZJ74hqLUbF8EEu9XDQA9C_lV7Zoy3Hi5qH202o8RdDsa0OUj4sa_sWyRzh0UKWidDV8Fctou_HavKGhQvwOPB_0ni7yfXmVg/w640-h480/IMG_1355.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The objective in the center had our attention, and we had quite a fight over it. </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Had my Pumas or Hetzers actually hit anything, I might have won the game, but as it stood, I took a 3-6 loss. I still managed second place in the event, and had a great time!</p></div>Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-51315775798946539642022-02-13T21:54:00.001-07:002023-01-28T21:56:58.838-07:00Teaching the Game<p> My 10-year-old son wanted to learn the game so we took the opportunity and put a few tanks on the table. His Shermans won the day!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlcbIQShHAutqtxLJAOoiIpXV4U8fB84cIWLmXwBm-LFhBDelih1YUL1Ae3ZRZi0RvPy8yYneKgBlg-Z0C6zTcRRXO6WNuQOjB1F_zshshlkdouAzN2s_-GyqyB4QB8fMpaYuc9-_h8OSNMYG8t029huTRIpDcHdIRt7mOqRS6YtjANvAAzuaH6ooaw/s4032/IMG_1053.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlcbIQShHAutqtxLJAOoiIpXV4U8fB84cIWLmXwBm-LFhBDelih1YUL1Ae3ZRZi0RvPy8yYneKgBlg-Z0C6zTcRRXO6WNuQOjB1F_zshshlkdouAzN2s_-GyqyB4QB8fMpaYuc9-_h8OSNMYG8t029huTRIpDcHdIRt7mOqRS6YtjANvAAzuaH6ooaw/w480-h640/IMG_1053.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu76STZCqhqiJmUS1WNEfNQFZ_1BCiDo_1b3y_hJc4wpkGHdbu9BZDn1BmOUY-QcNgQRnbZRDKbRCAzL4LaPs_JQZW3Z8IGRrcwk_99wC5Z1TjZslV2z-7e-RbQbucZrKWc17YwbiJOlV5WRuQQs4uLN05B6MxNbRGKUHsUCmtlgFMgpjwq5jOMpZ2NQ/s4032/IMG_1057.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu76STZCqhqiJmUS1WNEfNQFZ_1BCiDo_1b3y_hJc4wpkGHdbu9BZDn1BmOUY-QcNgQRnbZRDKbRCAzL4LaPs_JQZW3Z8IGRrcwk_99wC5Z1TjZslV2z-7e-RbQbucZrKWc17YwbiJOlV5WRuQQs4uLN05B6MxNbRGKUHsUCmtlgFMgpjwq5jOMpZ2NQ/w640-h480/IMG_1057.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Missed enough side shots to matter!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-49839227856784675382022-01-20T21:48:00.001-07:002023-01-28T21:52:10.454-07:00Brief Game at Great Escape Games<p> Played another quick game vs. Johnny the other day to try out a Grenadier list and quickly realized that poor quality Americans can bring a lot of firepower to the table. It wasn't even close... Still fun though!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6e-Wqu7Cr-GgeOMLST059AA_5I8eJ8Co5QmItcMT-OofD3k5Om5j0xcrt8eZoZxhLxeJyfrByGtOhWqqHjtNiENo59YIb14cnCb4rmQ58L-HiIOHaMaPSe6jxjN-6ofMRysIlncbTBOmuUTI9UMmvYOs8KogUVk5jVAb9O8PvHB3HXuAJCoiBPiiGw/s4032/IMG_0706.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6e-Wqu7Cr-GgeOMLST059AA_5I8eJ8Co5QmItcMT-OofD3k5Om5j0xcrt8eZoZxhLxeJyfrByGtOhWqqHjtNiENo59YIb14cnCb4rmQ58L-HiIOHaMaPSe6jxjN-6ofMRysIlncbTBOmuUTI9UMmvYOs8KogUVk5jVAb9O8PvHB3HXuAJCoiBPiiGw/w640-h480/IMG_0706.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looked about even until the reserves showed up</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistsjgRx_i0mNrRttKK3L89x7_YdPMeRxj_PGm1y76QjPQ8CnxlnGpWfM1_YK2_Gty6oSaZJAx3faWRntZh6tdVK6o-vyGfuSqKvOWjadARek68mefjbCCsAHcx2tWkF0wbouGR9FS9dO0t4SNkstP8Xkcze2Ah12szmwiW2UkUFlR3DCsnHR5_qcKPA/s4032/IMG_0708.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistsjgRx_i0mNrRttKK3L89x7_YdPMeRxj_PGm1y76QjPQ8CnxlnGpWfM1_YK2_Gty6oSaZJAx3faWRntZh6tdVK6o-vyGfuSqKvOWjadARek68mefjbCCsAHcx2tWkF0wbouGR9FS9dO0t4SNkstP8Xkcze2Ah12szmwiW2UkUFlR3DCsnHR5_qcKPA/w640-h480/IMG_0708.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mine never did! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-76545595437013984532022-01-16T21:34:00.001-07:002023-01-28T21:46:00.515-07:00Skirmish at Game Kastle<p> Russ and I got together to try out a 30 point skirmish format for Flames of War with a pair or recon armies. Smaller table and cheaper units, quite a bit of fun!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_LmwGRL2gViLn8g33jI4YXdaKWcl64U-vkz-LTpM7sqjwEyEmTi-TgSYgmCj42IE-3oi-3v_gicUh76jkP8mdpItLHYuVxD8JmLJEkVFrNZJ2Q72cB3M7l5FJ0HOaNtlzvRUNvOYetEVn25OzEaYcB-oCxcY4oLYKYkEE7LJ46TEswX56AIRnXoTyg/s4032/IMG_0642.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_LmwGRL2gViLn8g33jI4YXdaKWcl64U-vkz-LTpM7sqjwEyEmTi-TgSYgmCj42IE-3oi-3v_gicUh76jkP8mdpItLHYuVxD8JmLJEkVFrNZJ2Q72cB3M7l5FJ0HOaNtlzvRUNvOYetEVn25OzEaYcB-oCxcY4oLYKYkEE7LJ46TEswX56AIRnXoTyg/w640-h480/IMG_0642.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British Armoured Cars vs. German Aufklarungs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DxduCeLEWMepod4t_HdtSW5_9ZBeO7OpCn7vLHxNShDg7YtOIjMzpMyL_sfKns3FxEP0tQYMAcAWOw0mBaCNkCaeE3tNp9gyWiMR1luON1tFiqoiTjevebeiC_T51l0WEvz0Igatkm82IZm98VWXRnuOTWKkyCQO7Pt-gp8JxW4dw8e7-hDzvKKMGA/s4032/IMG_0650.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DxduCeLEWMepod4t_HdtSW5_9ZBeO7OpCn7vLHxNShDg7YtOIjMzpMyL_sfKns3FxEP0tQYMAcAWOw0mBaCNkCaeE3tNp9gyWiMR1luON1tFiqoiTjevebeiC_T51l0WEvz0Igatkm82IZm98VWXRnuOTWKkyCQO7Pt-gp8JxW4dw8e7-hDzvKKMGA/w640-h480/IMG_0650.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carriers try to assault the infantry...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdtpb3IUEqxglXA4Sm-SZL8qSVWDXgksujxBf9m3FFeohuTtKSp8G3JldftKAQKD1Nq3M4XVSi9jRbUc6xaqMlntXJ7vmDJT41kUGozuTgVC46iuwVhX7KKzZbV8Oz4o-Xty3NUxXZcTm01u-SQ2959RpPfnSkVN8HVpIpcbfBEV-BzSuuwWdo3S0VQ/s4032/IMG_0653.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdtpb3IUEqxglXA4Sm-SZL8qSVWDXgksujxBf9m3FFeohuTtKSp8G3JldftKAQKD1Nq3M4XVSi9jRbUc6xaqMlntXJ7vmDJT41kUGozuTgVC46iuwVhX7KKzZbV8Oz4o-Xty3NUxXZcTm01u-SQ2959RpPfnSkVN8HVpIpcbfBEV-BzSuuwWdo3S0VQ/w640-h480/IMG_0653.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But the Germans win the day!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-22140495138867573362022-01-05T21:47:00.002-07:002022-01-05T21:47:14.772-07:002021 Review<p> Finally, there was a (limited) return to the tabletop! 2021 was another year of high expectations that ultimately got away from me. Kids and other family commitments kept me from much hobbying, and without any large or consistent events, it's always tough for me to find any motivation. I did, however, find a bunch of Flames of War models, either by way of gifts, prizes, or a late-year surge in army-building interest! I initially planned on attending Nationals at LVO in 2022, and bought some minis to complete a Panzer IV force, but those plans have now changed. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia8NQdRopLifEq4SfVG2Lnry2pWpnwtqob55EVmF81waqHfc0Ds_JRoq_gqn7PVs_sYkrrIYTSlaE9yGyGZx3iiWeT2XD83CrL5dAiuzjL_HRR3e-u1fKdmZjAFQM_vWNhHzxb3Aef-tonUzujmdwYCFiKyWCNwLsVwl1cwbUPIrAZudpOn4cxFbaxIw=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia8NQdRopLifEq4SfVG2Lnry2pWpnwtqob55EVmF81waqHfc0Ds_JRoq_gqn7PVs_sYkrrIYTSlaE9yGyGZx3iiWeT2XD83CrL5dAiuzjL_HRR3e-u1fKdmZjAFQM_vWNhHzxb3Aef-tonUzujmdwYCFiKyWCNwLsVwl1cwbUPIrAZudpOn4cxFbaxIw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HG 7.5cm PaK40s</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIkGwW5MnDfYUwXc6sYoqJWr_PAbdXlXbU3NpEMvOTJ48LYZqFBzmFCiiTiDWtX3D1oPZ3oEXldOZWRJHA1TAmBkYdS7CgpoZ4BEgTlvVfHuPtA9CqRVWY9tkHIwk7E0fcWUPY9hem3h2_ArIhiub2WBRdEFVTShzscP3UWoNpz6YH0Uc4skOWtGQtKQ=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIkGwW5MnDfYUwXc6sYoqJWr_PAbdXlXbU3NpEMvOTJ48LYZqFBzmFCiiTiDWtX3D1oPZ3oEXldOZWRJHA1TAmBkYdS7CgpoZ4BEgTlvVfHuPtA9CqRVWY9tkHIwk7E0fcWUPY9hem3h2_ArIhiub2WBRdEFVTShzscP3UWoNpz6YH0Uc4skOWtGQtKQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panzer III Observer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvXaOc-t4e1WVFrU5Bd_6z2F_x94HXLieYhU3cSyY4Sl6nY-gkBCK_V11vm6V7KZjxs4-e2VvAUSQyUXdXlr1vkPWgMZ5KhrrHfB25l9itG9KC_oXsHhLkwnMX9-S_dazMBR6tM2qon4KxMF44c9nrMsk6JA-Apo2ftsSfgCt4ylsviNWvuRIQs9kU0A=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvXaOc-t4e1WVFrU5Bd_6z2F_x94HXLieYhU3cSyY4Sl6nY-gkBCK_V11vm6V7KZjxs4-e2VvAUSQyUXdXlr1vkPWgMZ5KhrrHfB25l9itG9KC_oXsHhLkwnMX9-S_dazMBR6tM2qon4KxMF44c9nrMsk6JA-Apo2ftsSfgCt4ylsviNWvuRIQs9kU0A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rebased Panzerschreck teams</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFZuvyzuHK7dqroQ9RstzeuH3-sKjo94d5fD6teAWdZALbsmCUWg6q2HHcFt9zCnaAv1knD3U30MLz8ldPd4cLU_7qkyYZSxADO3rohAWzgSSJ9AAWfOkp4cMYUiPx60UQuY5N2V7YbbqnExK67v1s36c8z8gbjOGWlrHg1NfWzYarAe-HXVsroeBE3Q=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFZuvyzuHK7dqroQ9RstzeuH3-sKjo94d5fD6teAWdZALbsmCUWg6q2HHcFt9zCnaAv1knD3U30MLz8ldPd4cLU_7qkyYZSxADO3rohAWzgSSJ9AAWfOkp4cMYUiPx60UQuY5N2V7YbbqnExK67v1s36c8z8gbjOGWlrHg1NfWzYarAe-HXVsroeBE3Q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SdKfz 250 Observer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I only managed to play seven games of Flames of War all year, but played four of them against old friends that I hadn't seen in about two years. Crazy times we're living in. I did get a few items painted up for a great event hosted aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda, and hope to attend another event there planned for the spring.</div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjN8K33DvWXxDKg6WtwXYBXjl-_DRSambf9d4RzpDfInFRC8sS5jIt2HVRhYz4EihHyqP96cIah1KBMlYwkVszDr0m3CP1IO4-YDLY_tbRRPfEiaXzRbDKUnNDrtzxzLy3PlW8KSWEqWkpw_1F8u1vJ9bPLNXQMijXor6ItPWPwkWPPOrt3uXX-odhgPA=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="2048" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjN8K33DvWXxDKg6WtwXYBXjl-_DRSambf9d4RzpDfInFRC8sS5jIt2HVRhYz4EihHyqP96cIah1KBMlYwkVszDr0m3CP1IO4-YDLY_tbRRPfEiaXzRbDKUnNDrtzxzLy3PlW8KSWEqWkpw_1F8u1vJ9bPLNXQMijXor6ItPWPwkWPPOrt3uXX-odhgPA=w640-h352" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Event on USS Hornet</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div> Besides a handful of random minis, my largest purchase was about a dozen 28mm pirate figures that I hope to use for Ghost Archipelago, and a few dozen new (and used) Flames of War minis. 85 minis purchased/traded for/acquired in strange fashion vs. 7 painted, and a pair of 1/72 scale models sold brings me to a +76. Maybe I can get some Bulge Germans built in 2022?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYqHanAFaXiBjheAzYxKzqbtSJmLy5NkuSNVFrVRP-ujpDX1IPaZ0yA1b8qnDARnIPPCMDzUlGmznGR3mmxVTGPcF23BJrPX5nwVeKAY61u3kVs21NFB4hFA4zzR2hTN60t63fH7gNTPYFaOWkTNkZ6d9XotCMICVZeVRBjKdkra5gsm1zVHPHArxuRA=s580" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYqHanAFaXiBjheAzYxKzqbtSJmLy5NkuSNVFrVRP-ujpDX1IPaZ0yA1b8qnDARnIPPCMDzUlGmznGR3mmxVTGPcF23BJrPX5nwVeKAY61u3kVs21NFB4hFA4zzR2hTN60t63fH7gNTPYFaOWkTNkZ6d9XotCMICVZeVRBjKdkra5gsm1zVHPHArxuRA=s320" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-70855086526082346212021-11-27T21:06:00.003-07:002021-11-27T21:06:17.773-07:00Game Day at Ogre's DenSix of us came to check out a newish shop (to us, anyways) and were able to get a few games of Flames of War in, 110 points of Late War. I wanted to try out a Bagration Panzer IV list and Wyn had some US Armor. We rolled up a Fighting Withdrawl with the Americans defending. Nothing is painted yet, apologies!<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VrcZBb5Nf6M/YaL-ADoHKzI/AAAAAAAAHZE/RRAtGL9_ckAlo8HFEasttGvTbZ6_884WQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/0B4802B0-B61B-4059-BE08-C8B48424B415_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VrcZBb5Nf6M/YaL-ADoHKzI/AAAAAAAAHZE/RRAtGL9_ckAlo8HFEasttGvTbZ6_884WQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/0B4802B0-B61B-4059-BE08-C8B48424B415_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Panzer IVs concentrate on the left side of the board, but it is heavily mined.</div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bCV2E3CNR8c/YaL-AUSiinI/AAAAAAAAHZI/O8vGD54PYaAVEd5cA8a73uaHLRmr8d9JwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/6212FFA6-4B83-43FF-9603-9184343B040D_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bCV2E3CNR8c/YaL-AUSiinI/AAAAAAAAHZI/O8vGD54PYaAVEd5cA8a73uaHLRmr8d9JwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/6212FFA6-4B83-43FF-9603-9184343B040D_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">My Panzergrenadiers and some supporting units converge on the town, but the entry is mined as well.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--odWtY7QuXY/YaL-oeA_MKI/AAAAAAAAHZU/7HhFKhAlGz4Y55V7STYtJJc1Ym1LXP_WACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/61987654-F90C-4192-8453-E05080652770_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--odWtY7QuXY/YaL-oeA_MKI/AAAAAAAAHZU/7HhFKhAlGz4Y55V7STYtJJc1Ym1LXP_WACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/61987654-F90C-4192-8453-E05080652770_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The infantry manage to get into the town, but become Pinned Down for the next five turns! (They just wouldn't roll a 4+) and the attack stalls. The 2cm Flak and some supporting artillery put tons of fire, into the Americans, but it isn't enough by itself.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AJKjBnbxq6E/YaL-oWx1SUI/AAAAAAAAHZY/7d1VhBon1H0saWXPavgytJpymExgxXDEQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/C5B6E661-0921-48AA-8A5B-47C1D273C7E9_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AJKjBnbxq6E/YaL-oWx1SUI/AAAAAAAAHZY/7d1VhBon1H0saWXPavgytJpymExgxXDEQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/C5B6E661-0921-48AA-8A5B-47C1D273C7E9_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Wyn's large platoon of 76mm-armed Shermans come from Ambush and deal some serious damage, but eventually the Panzer IVs get them. The other Shermans nearby get the rest of my Panzers though!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Wyn was able to hold my attack off, though I feel like I had a chance. I've never tried Late War armor before and thought it might be fun, and I wasn't disappointed! The game was pretty even, and if my troops could have unpinned I would have had a chance to capture the game.<br /><br />Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-77408309172467418202021-11-11T18:39:00.004-07:002021-11-11T18:39:14.994-07:00Artillery Observation Vehicles<p> I finally finished a Panzer III observer tank that I originally built and base-painted about 10 years ago. I went ahead and painted a Sd. Kfz. 253 observer half-track too, just in case. I'm not sure why anyone would take it instead of the tank though, since they're the same cost.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qX_Uar4YfJU/YY3EQ-S6YjI/AAAAAAAAHYE/Hic2aXo_Kn0bpxq4h_vPDtqF-GX12DynQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/706A68B9-CD3D-4886-8A8C-2B542BDD34EC_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qX_Uar4YfJU/YY3EQ-S6YjI/AAAAAAAAHYE/Hic2aXo_Kn0bpxq4h_vPDtqF-GX12DynQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/706A68B9-CD3D-4886-8A8C-2B542BDD34EC_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">This is an old resin kit and needed to be converted. I started with an old Panzer III E and modified the mantlet, adding a MG and false gun barrel.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EoCaCWN6Xtk/YY3EQ2r-5fI/AAAAAAAAHYA/N-ZvFK_j6JkPIZ75c-nkMn4MqSVz-u3bgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/15761B7B-E85C-4DA9-8F25-9294964FEC12_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EoCaCWN6Xtk/YY3EQ2r-5fI/AAAAAAAAHYA/N-ZvFK_j6JkPIZ75c-nkMn4MqSVz-u3bgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/15761B7B-E85C-4DA9-8F25-9294964FEC12_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Simple green line camo so I can easily use it for Mid War or Late.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xg_bwKZyBBo/YY3ERIg5tNI/AAAAAAAAHYI/eSOOC9HuzjoKTnA0EEXLj6kdaLFblOMSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/EF4B87E9-8B99-4F0E-B942-25085C0E04D2_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xg_bwKZyBBo/YY3ERIg5tNI/AAAAAAAAHYI/eSOOC9HuzjoKTnA0EEXLj6kdaLFblOMSQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/EF4B87E9-8B99-4F0E-B942-25085C0E04D2_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">This is also resin and received a basic dunkelgelb to match my Mid War Grossdeutchland force.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-54188078133799576392021-11-11T18:27:00.002-07:002021-11-11T18:27:25.081-07:007.5cm PaK40 Platoon<p><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;"><span> While I was in the mood to update my army for V4, I</span> took the 3.7cm Pak36s from my Mid War army and rebased them too since they aren't an option anymore.</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;">I moved the crew over to large bases and gave them some harder-hitting 7.5cm PaK40s. All minis are metal Battlefront.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i6v36IfdMQ0/YY3CDdUZuAI/AAAAAAAAHXo/9UDDRcloe-gxobVgS0yxVByS8iaIDuVDACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/1DDD5AD4-CF47-4315-A82E-54A474CCD5ED_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i6v36IfdMQ0/YY3CDdUZuAI/AAAAAAAAHXo/9UDDRcloe-gxobVgS0yxVByS8iaIDuVDACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/1DDD5AD4-CF47-4315-A82E-54A474CCD5ED_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Command team has a fourth crewman.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HkbHOgjMHqY/YY3CDpkd1aI/AAAAAAAAHXs/ZlvyaPgcI8M0_pwO_RCs1Jy_mofP7UaGwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/986E8B09-5657-428D-AA2E-3C9A5E9A0653_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="2048" height="470" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HkbHOgjMHqY/YY3CDpkd1aI/AAAAAAAAHXs/ZlvyaPgcI8M0_pwO_RCs1Jy_mofP7UaGwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h470/986E8B09-5657-428D-AA2E-3C9A5E9A0653_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Here are the three guns I built for my last event. Airbrushed with Tamiya acrylics.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><p></p>Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-82946322033221843562021-11-11T18:20:00.004-07:002021-11-11T18:20:57.241-07:00Rebased Antitank Teams<p> With the switch to V4 came new rules for old units, and I finally decided to take my old Panzershreck teams from my HG Panzergrenadiers and put them on smaller bases. I'll probably dress the bases up more when I add to the rest of the army.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RS02Ih6MoUU/YY3ATEkr8BI/AAAAAAAAHXY/8VxRf3PHV0E9WOaXsI5iZnoGiKO2Og1cQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/15B205FE-0AB8-4457-94F1-ED3F03A591BD_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RS02Ih6MoUU/YY3ATEkr8BI/AAAAAAAAHXY/8VxRf3PHV0E9WOaXsI5iZnoGiKO2Og1cQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/15B205FE-0AB8-4457-94F1-ED3F03A591BD_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">I can't see ever needing four of them, but I had eight dudes that needed a new home.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-74618544066787552742021-11-08T21:42:00.002-07:002021-11-08T21:42:12.971-07:00Late War Game With Ziv<p> I got to play a game with my friend Ziv not too long ago, and I hadn't seen his since the Before Times. We had a great game of Soviets vs. Germans, and we just played Free For All.</p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--99OeUxiU3E/YYn7OC2-NTI/AAAAAAAAHWw/mNNHT_NZOA88uBHKH9fupSKIin8SAZrugCLcBGAsYHQ/s2624/E6A2F3ED-E5D0-4390-B34E-202470D7BD06_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="2624" height="292" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--99OeUxiU3E/YYn7OC2-NTI/AAAAAAAAHWw/mNNHT_NZOA88uBHKH9fupSKIin8SAZrugCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h292/E6A2F3ED-E5D0-4390-B34E-202470D7BD06_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Our scene of battle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5rNMHw1p7RU/YYn7Oy7kyXI/AAAAAAAAHW4/LmZAAHSDHJAEiMKHjiY6wjU3GyPvc5a2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/FE141C7D-5341-4DA0-BAAA-3CDF5A6741E4_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1835" data-original-width="2048" height="574" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5rNMHw1p7RU/YYn7Oy7kyXI/AAAAAAAAHW4/LmZAAHSDHJAEiMKHjiY6wjU3GyPvc5a2gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h574/FE141C7D-5341-4DA0-BAAA-3CDF5A6741E4_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Panthers finally seemed to have the upper hand against Soviet tanks!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-89692157101918003242021-09-12T22:00:00.003-06:002021-09-12T22:00:31.709-06:00Late War Event on USS HornetThere was a Late War 105 point event on the USS Hornet last month, four rounds over two days so that we all had a chance to check out the museum. I brought an Armored Panzergrenadier list and didn't expect much out of it, since I had only played once since the pandemic hit. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-miRo6Cs0ZMI/YT6_9ULR-qI/AAAAAAAAHTc/BUCWjWHB-5oeYNsD6Mn58do0KV08SSLaACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/C34E5761-D642-4DDE-B64E-A104FFD05C9E_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="2048" height="352" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-miRo6Cs0ZMI/YT6_9ULR-qI/AAAAAAAAHTc/BUCWjWHB-5oeYNsD6Mn58do0KV08SSLaACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h352/C34E5761-D642-4DDE-B64E-A104FFD05C9E_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's my list:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-97FXOUlTcBM/YT7AldGuZnI/AAAAAAAAHTk/SvcnSnMzKE8rBC025_vBIvdtCXpciG0RgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1922/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-09-12%2Bat%2B8.00.10%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="1922" height="384" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-97FXOUlTcBM/YT7AldGuZnI/AAAAAAAAHTk/SvcnSnMzKE8rBC025_vBIvdtCXpciG0RgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h384/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-09-12%2Bat%2B8.00.10%2BPM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In Round One I faced a British force with six Churchill Crocodiles and a bunch of Achilles.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OqwrixTa_ic/YT7BwpA2XAI/AAAAAAAAHTs/ArkQNAInK1Q5H5HGn0QAc46dRyBKItQhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/FB064763-7015-4EC0-817D-09A7D563BB25_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OqwrixTa_ic/YT7BwpA2XAI/AAAAAAAAHTs/ArkQNAInK1Q5H5HGn0QAc46dRyBKItQhwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/FB064763-7015-4EC0-817D-09A7D563BB25_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My opponent ran the Crocs up and sat in front of my troops and blasted flamethrowers at me until I died. <br />I was able to destroy the Universal Carriers.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LMg7C2xHLMU/YT7BwnO5dqI/AAAAAAAAHTw/4HduTDRqODkvFeX9CCzfPG3AvF4w8PspQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/F0AD6407-C12D-49C2-8F5A-5E28950F0A43_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LMg7C2xHLMU/YT7BwnO5dqI/AAAAAAAAHTw/4HduTDRqODkvFeX9CCzfPG3AvF4w8PspQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/F0AD6407-C12D-49C2-8F5A-5E28950F0A43_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I tried to get flank shots, since nothing in my army could kill them, but it wasn't happening. 1-8 loss.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Crocodiles are never fun to face, and even less so when only your Panthers can kill them and they never arrive from reserve. Round Two was against a Finnish all-infantry force.<div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s0_8ioK5PXA/YT7DjIouHhI/AAAAAAAAHT8/xmvyePa0va0d3KLdNIOGdLEMYTIHUUiOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/E0EE3A13-9592-4C54-B790-F348E486D246_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s0_8ioK5PXA/YT7DjIouHhI/AAAAAAAAHT8/xmvyePa0va0d3KLdNIOGdLEMYTIHUUiOQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/E0EE3A13-9592-4C54-B790-F348E486D246_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finns preparing for an assault. 1-8 loss, but I felt better about it.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>I managed to hold out for a bit, but once they unpinned it was repeated assaults from multiple angles. Again, my reserves failed arrive in time to matter. Round Three saw me matched up against a very new player with US Rifles.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q-emoy2fFSc/YT7E3jVDrxI/AAAAAAAAHUI/YsHJ2uDyRMgzrFWAcY8q6_sT9VN9lTaYACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/C9B1B05C-EB20-4769-A47C-68793391A575_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q-emoy2fFSc/YT7E3jVDrxI/AAAAAAAAHUI/YsHJ2uDyRMgzrFWAcY8q6_sT9VN9lTaYACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/C9B1B05C-EB20-4769-A47C-68793391A575_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My infantry were aggressive, and I was able to do some damage against the Rifles in the center.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iLg0a3K-XMw/YT7E3tA55-I/AAAAAAAAHUM/shPp07NYiKEtbOeEyF3FunzhtsGkqxDTACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/66C13164-7C6A-415F-B448-744BA1DB0065_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iLg0a3K-XMw/YT7E3tA55-I/AAAAAAAAHUM/shPp07NYiKEtbOeEyF3FunzhtsGkqxDTACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/66C13164-7C6A-415F-B448-744BA1DB0065_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Marders managed to keep the M10s busy from long range.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hbRRnoFVK9M/YT7E3aVe2cI/AAAAAAAAHUE/m6l8HVQYqSgfIHnvaw68AYvJbn6BWDX-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/35A86CFD-701B-4CD3-A114-6326EC175011_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hbRRnoFVK9M/YT7E3aVe2cI/AAAAAAAAHUE/m6l8HVQYqSgfIHnvaw68AYvJbn6BWDX-wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/35A86CFD-701B-4CD3-A114-6326EC175011_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My opponent's main attack came at my artillery and PaKs, but I held them off. Time was called as my reserves arrived, 2-2 draw.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>If I had gotten more than four turns I feel like I could've gotten a win in this one, but it wasn't to be...</div><div>In Round Four I faced another Finnish army, this time with mostly tanks.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1DcpU83h9Zs/YT7IXYmu5yI/AAAAAAAAHUc/J3bzl_hF4do1xhAePYUb1Cdm_P1dOMYXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/D4186D98-B488-41E7-945E-786AAECEC2EA_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1DcpU83h9Zs/YT7IXYmu5yI/AAAAAAAAHUc/J3bzl_hF4do1xhAePYUb1Cdm_P1dOMYXgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/D4186D98-B488-41E7-945E-786AAECEC2EA_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panthers holding the center, while the infantry advance.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>For the first time all weekend I didn't have reserves, and it showed. The Panthers went to work, destroying T-34/85s at range, and T-26s up close as they tried to flank. Casualties were high on both sides, but I finally got a win, 4-3.<br /><br />The event was fantastic, and I never expected to do very well. Panthers are overpriced in V4 and I only brought them because my Panzer IV/70s weren't painted yet, but the rest of the list did ok. I learned that you need to have a good plan for reserves, and a plan for killing Crocs, but this game continues to feel like a giant Rock-Paper-Scissors match. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pfD43wx4kyE/YT7LzPW2qPI/AAAAAAAAHUk/k0zftLFfo9gX357YDoN4I0yAiHBOhl1EwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/1F9FF4A5-E6B8-4F7D-BBC8-33670718B0BA_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pfD43wx4kyE/YT7LzPW2qPI/AAAAAAAAHUk/k0zftLFfo9gX357YDoN4I0yAiHBOhl1EwCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/1F9FF4A5-E6B8-4F7D-BBC8-33670718B0BA_1_201_a.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oPfEZtFBO1s/YT7LzacJzkI/AAAAAAAAHUs/JVWlV0XKGNkLZel83JWNTD7PyoipzEVGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/4D740E2F-6629-42AE-B836-2F63EF6D7802_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dV8owS0dkes/YT7ME0_-0pI/AAAAAAAAHVU/OkGggjZbx4UpaKYjAXEbxCcUik266ohwACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/E8C4958C-A607-4157-BD8C-2540B201B1D4.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-87194488066215327162021-07-20T13:40:00.001-06:002021-09-11T14:01:43.342-06:0018 Months Later...Now that I'm fully vaccinated and can come out of my cave, I was able to meet up with Russ for a game of Late War at 105 points. Without any memory of how to play Flames of War decided to bring the same list I had played against him way back in January of 2020, Tigers.<div><br /></div><div>http://flamesofnerd.blogspot.com/2020/02/tigers-marsch-at-great-escape-games.html</div><div><br /></div><div>This time we met up at Game Kastle and had a bit better selection of terrain, and would play Free For All since it had been so long.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rsGZEI2VX_A/YT0IVTBlQ7I/AAAAAAAAHS0/9HOUDEvpqKk3rEkekSbOAh90mb65I_gMACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/83088462-60D2-41BC-AA41-154F78A37B53_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="2048" height="430" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rsGZEI2VX_A/YT0IVTBlQ7I/AAAAAAAAHS0/9HOUDEvpqKk3rEkekSbOAh90mb65I_gMACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h430/83088462-60D2-41BC-AA41-154F78A37B53_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main force of my attack, wth a large unit of Fallschirmjager, a pair of Tigers, and supporting AA make frontal assault on some Rifles with 6 Pounders and Universal Carriers in support.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-46--3i3mlcI/YT0IVUS3DSI/AAAAAAAAHS4/OLipaROwnUc3v5AEVZV7K70oXRvFAyr7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/AEB93589-51DF-499D-9499-E29C03AFB8E6_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-46--3i3mlcI/YT0IVUS3DSI/AAAAAAAAHS4/OLipaROwnUc3v5AEVZV7K70oXRvFAyr7wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/AEB93589-51DF-499D-9499-E29C03AFB8E6_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russ' Typhoons come in on the Tigers from the rear, but the flak guns shoot one down!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cRpXAJwd5fg/YT0IUv5gUpI/AAAAAAAAHSk/UH3U3P7Of50m-JOO7TzJWWBidbr8ayAigCLcBGAsYHQ/s2528/2D13083C-3EAA-4796-8773-248FA4C34AEC_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="2528" height="314" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cRpXAJwd5fg/YT0IUv5gUpI/AAAAAAAAHSk/UH3U3P7Of50m-JOO7TzJWWBidbr8ayAigCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h314/2D13083C-3EAA-4796-8773-248FA4C34AEC_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another pair of Tigers keep an eye on the center.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T9l8Pr6NdU8/YT0IUqwCJgI/AAAAAAAAHSo/PzxoTqZ70IcAjEklJmdrHo8uKzbz6JV1QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/0FF56B6F-28F8-48BD-9325-C0CAD61CD35E_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="2048" height="436" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T9l8Pr6NdU8/YT0IUqwCJgI/AAAAAAAAHSo/PzxoTqZ70IcAjEklJmdrHo8uKzbz6JV1QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h436/0FF56B6F-28F8-48BD-9325-C0CAD61CD35E_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The assault begins, and the Tigers hit and destroy the Carriers, leaving the Rifles without support. The Fallschirmjager have taken heavy casualties, but enough remain to finish the job.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pjSVOhG-MqY/YT0IUsoaaZI/AAAAAAAAHSs/BQOGWl5bywk0OeD0bzHdlEFWl2mThXefQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/3FD5E960-B6BF-4993-BA1F-1AE82F3F34AC_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="2048" height="450" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pjSVOhG-MqY/YT0IUsoaaZI/AAAAAAAAHSs/BQOGWl5bywk0OeD0bzHdlEFWl2mThXefQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h450/3FD5E960-B6BF-4993-BA1F-1AE82F3F34AC_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russ sent a unit of Rifles to attack my objectives, but the Tigers catch up to them before they can secure it.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eAHCw4zcqOo/YT0IVBpSHlI/AAAAAAAAHSw/dLpIPuN_hZcjrqaPvVy9WUS2ILqq-kl8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/416EA1E9-A7ED-4C74-B2CE-07669BCFBD32_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eAHCw4zcqOo/YT0IVBpSHlI/AAAAAAAAHSw/dLpIPuN_hZcjrqaPvVy9WUS2ILqq-kl8QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/416EA1E9-A7ED-4C74-B2CE-07669BCFBD32_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Tigers and infantry push the Rifles back far enough to capture the objective and clam a win.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-13900314227573111142021-01-01T18:05:00.002-07:002021-01-03T01:03:02.968-07:002020 Review<p> Man, what a strange year! I was able to paint a bunch of minis during the first half of the year, but all of them were for other people. Pre-shutdown I managed to get a single game of Flames of War in, and a handful of other games before March. I only purchased a few units for Legion, and added a few scale aircraft to my stash, but sold a ton of 28mm D&D minis and some other random bits from my mountain. That's one way to reduce the pile of unpainted minis I guess, just not as much fun. I also picked up some Transformers minis from WizKids, but there's no game for me to use them in. Maybe 2021 will see an eventual return to normal gaming, but I don't see that happening before summer. I find it hard to paint anything without an event on the horizon to use them in.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FESSYOwehXU/Xt1SuX2_uRI/AAAAAAAAHAU/yBHvWoJcIIgguwvsS3Gw716iFN-sDbtjwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/fullsizeoutput_38ee.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FESSYOwehXU/Xt1SuX2_uRI/AAAAAAAAHAU/yBHvWoJcIIgguwvsS3Gw716iFN-sDbtjwCPcBGAYYCw/w640-h480/fullsizeoutput_38ee.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flames of War Japanese Type 89 Tanks<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bb3Rejdzgow/Xt1VxUnLr0I/AAAAAAAAHAs/Jg6S3WC5m44RWy3QpT_waqchFhPMhcTDwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/fullsizeoutput_38f4.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; 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I painted 74 models, sold 113 more, and only bought a few things here and there, for a total difference of -175.<div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4mv2D0S-0lQ/X--_yZyT4aI/AAAAAAAAHGs/yesPlMToY_kyotkNah9okqrtzd4GtAmfwCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-01-01%2Bat%2B4.01.38%2BPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="506" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4mv2D0S-0lQ/X--_yZyT4aI/AAAAAAAAHGs/yesPlMToY_kyotkNah9okqrtzd4GtAmfwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-01-01%2Bat%2B4.01.38%2BPM.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-biKASrJtmko/X-_GSRm9lqI/AAAAAAAAHG0/ST89i7qq4HgWB_VNL9LqHR5OHNmPE5CogCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/F9D64B84-BDFC-417C-91AD-35B47ACE516E_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1116" data-original-width="2048" height="348" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-biKASrJtmko/X-_GSRm9lqI/AAAAAAAAHG0/ST89i7qq4HgWB_VNL9LqHR5OHNmPE5CogCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h348/F9D64B84-BDFC-417C-91AD-35B47ACE516E_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some new projects for 2021!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-65327031157739488932020-07-28T12:45:00.000-06:002020-07-28T21:28:12.063-06:00West German TPz Fuchs Armored Personnel CarrierResin and metal builds with lots of little hand tools to paint, the top-mounted missile launchers are magnetized.<br />
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Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-17830824461422831492020-07-28T12:39:00.001-06:002020-07-28T21:28:28.406-06:00West German Marder Roland FlaRakPz 1A pair of resin/metal AA Marders, simple to paint but the turret is a bit top-heavy.<br />
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Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-25548054807021678632020-07-28T12:33:00.000-06:002020-07-28T21:28:47.346-06:00More West German Marder 1 A2 IFVsOne more unit of Marder IFVs.<br />
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Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-81089901884753197812020-07-28T11:59:00.002-06:002021-01-01T16:55:57.950-07:00West German Leopard 2A4 CompanyThese are all-plastic models from Battlefront and were fairly simple to paint. I painted up two HQ tanks and two units of four tanks.<br />
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Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-25350743035947548922020-07-28T11:45:00.000-06:002020-07-28T21:27:10.275-06:00West German Leopard 1A4A single Leopard I, resin tracks were pretty beat up unfortunately.<br />
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Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-62928969737063905892020-07-28T11:38:00.001-06:002020-07-28T11:39:03.871-06:00More West German Panzergrenadiers for Team YankeeI finished the second half of a large commission for a friend of mine, Team Yankee West Germans from the Leopard book. Had to try and match some colors on these infantry, need to start writing that stuff down!<br />
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Richard Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605910306718208162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641837775363878572.post-9250089395518930372020-06-07T15:05:00.001-06:002021-01-01T16:54:48.742-07:00Japanese Type 94 TK Tankettes and Type 97 Te-KeThese little tankettes can be brought as part of the HQ unit in Manchurian lists, and will go nicely with Hal's Type 89s. They're so small! Battlefront models.<br />
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I also painted up a single Type 97 Te-Ke tankette to go with a pair that I painted for Hal a few years ago. This one is from Peter Pig.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Tiny tanks with only a MG. What could go wrong?</td></tr>
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