Gallery: WW2 Early Germans
/Originally posted 7th February 2009
Most of the German line infantry are now up. Only the engineers and then the panzer company to do now!
Gallery: WW2 Soviets finished
/Originally published 1st February 2009
Soviets are finished for now!
15mm Soviet mounted partisans from Eureka
Gallery: WW2 Soviets
/Originally posted 25th January 2009
More Soviets added. Almost all done now...well, at least until that package arrives from Eureka! Their new partisan figures are well worth a look: especially the accordian player.
Part of Peter Pig's 15mm armoured train
Gallery: WW2 French
/Originally posted 11th January 2009
I have now added the French from 1940 to the gallery, and begun adding the Soviets.
I've also increased the size of the thumbnails for the other armies.
Still to come: the German Wehrmacht units (a big job) ; the rest of the Soviets (that might also take some time) ; British Airborne forces; and the Americans (another huge job) . Keep checking back for regular updates!
Panhard armoured cars
A New Year's Resolution: Army Galleries
/Originally posted 4th January 2009
One of my New Year Resolutions is to finally get pictures of all my WW2 figures up on the site.
As a good start, therefore, I've revamped the galleries of my BEF, Fallschirmjager and Japanese figure; and added pictures of my British troops for early war Malaya, Singapore or Burma.
All the existing pictures have been re-shot, and there are a lot of new pictures showing more kit that I've painted over the last year or so.
Still to come: the German Wehrmacht units (a big job) ; early war French; the Soviets (that might also take some time) ; British Airborne forces; and the Americans (another huge job) . Keep checking back for regular updates!
15mm WW2 Chinese infantry
AAR: Cymru Am Byth
/Originally posted 31st December 2008
Battle report and photographs from Scenario 1 of the Cymru Am Byth scenario pack, covering the actions of the Welsh Guards around Arras.
AAR: Where The Hell Have You Been, Boys?
/Originally posted 19th December 2008
Two AARs from George Gouveia from the first two scenarios from the D-Day supplement Where The Hell Have You Been, Boys?
AAR: TFL Airborne Day
/Originally posted 5th December 2008
This year's TFL Games Day focussed on the Allied airborne landings that were the immediate precursor to D-Day. Lardies throughout the world played games themed around this event.
Broadly speaking, activities at Lard HQ focused on the British 6th Airborne Division's operations; whilst other islands of Lard around the globe played games focusing on the US 82nd Airborne Division's operations.
In all, fourteen games were played: reports are here.
AAR: TFL CDS Playtest Day
/Originally posted 4th July 2008
More photographs from the recent 2008 Games Day, where the same four scenarios were used by Lardies around the world to give the rules a final play-test before publication.
We now have photographs from Lard Island; Denmark; Tasmania and North California.
You can go straight to the AAR here.
Charlie Don't Surf
/Originally posted 28th June 2008
I've added a new section to the site dedicated to Charlie Don't Surf: the soon-to-be-published Vietnam War rules from the TooFatLardies.
The only thing in the section at the moment is an AAR from the recent 2008 Games Day, where the same four scenarios were used by Lardies around the world to give the rules a final play-test before publication.
You can go straight to the AAR here.
AAR: Four added
/Originally posted 19th April 2008
After a work- and baby-enforced absence, a whole raft of battle reports added:
- French vs Yanks in Tunisia courtesy of Max Maxwell and fort Perdu Encore.
- Zutpeyne with the Gloucesters again, from Jan Spoor.
- The Vyazma or Bust scenario pack features with action at Izdeshkovo from Steve Burt and from near Belyj from Huscarle.
- A battle from Cymru Am Byth: the Welsh Guards in action near the Albert Canal, courtesy of Oddball.
Anzio: Wildcat to Whale now available
/Originally published 10th September 2007
Are You Wildcat Or Whale?
Hit the beaches or defend the hills with Robert Avery's latest pdf scenario booklet for "I Ain't Been Shot, Mum!"
An extensive history of the first month of Operation Shingle, the Allied invasion of Italy at Anzio in January 1944, accompanied by twenty-one unique scenarios for "I Ain't Been Shot, Mum!" including attacks, counter-attacks, encounter battles, desperate defences, fighting retreats, and ambushes!
Players will encounter a huge variety of troop types: line infantry, Guardsmen, Parachute infantry (on both sides), Luftwaffe ground troops (a penal battalion at that), Rangers and more. Fight them over terrain as testing as anything encountered in any theatre of the war: flat ground, muddy ground, wadis...Anzio has it all!
Each scenario contains a background history, maps, a full game briefing, and a full briefing for each player. Simply print out the pages you need, unpack your figures, set up the table, and away you go! You can see sample pages by clicking here.
Available now, along with Robert's previous booklets The Defence of Calais; Vyazma or Bust; Fall of the Lion Gate; and Bloody Burma.
"Anzio: Wildcat to Whale " contains the following scenarios: The Mussolini Canal; Carroceto; The Road to Cisterna; The Road to Sessano; The Huts; Cisterna; The Cisterna Creek Ravine; Campoleone Railway Station; Towards the Vallelata Ridge; Highway 7; The Campoleone Salient; East of The Factory; Aprilia; North of Carroceto; Carroceto Again; Aprilia Again; Fischfang Day One - A; Fischfang Day One - B; Fischfang Day Two; Fischfang Day Three; and Fischfang Day Four.
AAR: Fall of the Lion Gate
/Originally posted 6th September 2007
An excellent report, with plenty of pictures, of how the "Lardies West of the Rockies" fought their first battle from the Fall of the Liongate scenario pack.
Anzio available soon
/Originally published 6th September 2007
My next scenario booklet, Anzio: Wildcat to Whale, covering Operation Shingle over the period 22nd Jan to 19th Feb 1944, will be available on Monday 10th September.
TFL Summer Sale ends Monday
/Originally posted 6th September 2007
A reminder that with the first of the latest product releases arriving next week, the current TFL Summer Sale must end this coming Monday, the 10th of September.
So, to make the most of their 3-4-2 PDF offer: pay for two and get the third item free, check out their website now!
Rules and scenario supplements can be had for fantastic prices that help you get over your exchange rate blues. Orders received before midnight GMT on the 10th of September will qualify for this great savings.
AAR: Playtest for Anzio
/Originally posted 28th August 2007
Report from a playtest of Scenario 20 of the soon-to-be-released Anzio supplement. The Germans try to break through the US lines as part of Operation Fischfang.
AAR: Kota Bahru
/Originally added 13th August 2007
Scenario One from the Fall of the Lionsgate supplement: the Japanese enter WW2 at Kota Bahru, Singapore (not Pearl Harbour: due to international time zones, the attack on Kota Bahru was actually before Pearl Harbour).
AAR: Kranji Penninsular
/Originally posted 6th July 2007
Exciting action from the Kranji Penninsular. Will the Ockers hold the Japs at bay?
AAR: Four posted
/Originally posted 1st June 2007
More battle reports loaded. This time we have two from the Charlemagne mini-campaign from the 2006 Xmas Special, and two from the Fall of the Liongate scenario supplement.
AAR: Three added
/Originally posted 18th May 2007
Three AARs from Ed Sturges added
