Gallery: WW2 Americans
/Originally posted 2nd January 2010
I have now uploaded the remaining pictures of my WW2 US rifle and armoured rifle companies. Just some more Italians to do now!
Gallery: Holiday Painting
/Originally posted 30th December 2009
Ah, the pleasures of the holidays: painting, painting and more painting.
In ten days I've finished platoons of Bersaglieri Anti-Tank Guns; Fucilieri 65/17 guns; M11/39 Tanks; M14/41 Tanks; Semovente 75 SP guns; 6-ton Lorries; and Renault R-35 Tanks kindly donated by our German allies.
Renault R-35 tanks
Gallery: WW2 Italians
/Originally posted 20th December 2009
Okay, so I haven't got round to doing the rest of the Vietnam range: been too busy painting Italians for the Western Desert for my forthcoming Operation Compass scenario pack. Here are some of the Italians I've finished so far...and the Operation Compass scenario pack will be available in the early new year.
Italian tanks from Battlefront
TFL Christmas Special 2009
/Originally posted 20th December 2009
Whether you're into things Lardy or not, I recommend you buy the TFL Xmas Special 2009: packed full of wargaming information and scenarios, and incredibly good value as well: 123 pages for a mere £5.
I have three pieces in the special:
Get Your Frickin' Tentacle Out Of My Face is a sci-fi variant for I Ain't Been Shot, Mum! that allows you to use all those weird and wonderful alien figures you have hidden at the back of the cupboard for some super sci-fi gaming.
The Defence Of Crap Island is an early war Pacific theatre scenario featuring US Marines defending an atoll against Japanese invasion. Rumours that it was written purely to make Terry shut up are exaggerated!
Tottensontag is a 1942 Western Desert scenario featuring the Afrika Korps in action against the South Africans.
Available now from www.toofatlardies.co.uk.
Gallery: US Rifle Company for Vietnam
/Originally posted 6th November 2009
With Battlefront/FOW moving into Vietnam with their new Once We Were Warriors range, I thought it was about time I started uploading my Vietnam collection into a gallery. Here is the US Rifle Company for starters, NVA and VC to follow in due course.
AAR: More from All American
/Originally posted 9th October 2009
Four new AAR's added, all from the All American 82nd Airborne scenario pack. Inspired by Martin 981463's fantastic 20mm game, I went back and loaded up the three playtest battle reports from the Durham boys. Click on the links to read the reports.
I've also added links to all Kev (Fat Wally)'s battle reports to make your browsing even easier.
AAR: A play test from IABSMv3
/Originally posted 8th October 2009
"My God! It's A Monster!" Richard Clarke with a report on the latest play-test for IABSM III.
AAR: All American #10
/This brings the number of AARs on the site up to fifty: crackingly good reads with lots of inspiring photographs!
AAR: Sealion
/Originally posted 25th July 2009
Battle report and photographs from Scenario 8 of the Sealion scenario pack.
Galleries: loads added!
/Originally posted 25th July 2009
Loads added over the last few months, just haven't bothered to update "New & Updated"! The list includes:
Japanese 105mm guns
British Paras Support Weapons & Recon Troops
Soviet Partisans (lovely figures from Eureka)
British Pioneers
Japanese 105mm artillery
Sicilian Weekend published
/Originally posted 29th April 2009
Fancy a weekend at Bernito's?
Hit the beaches or counter-attack from the hills with Robert Avery's latest pdf scenario booklet for "I Ain't Been Shot, Mum!"
An extensive history of the first two days of Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, covering the 10th and 11th July 1943, and accompanied by seventeen unique scenarios for "I Ain't Been Shot, Mum!" including attacks, counter-attacks, encounter battles, desperate defences, fighting retreats, and ambushes!
From the initial and largely disastrous airborne assault through to the immediate aftermath of the main landings, you'll encounter British and US Paratroopers; regular British and American infantry and armour; Italians of all shapes and sizes; and maybe the odd German or two as well!
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!
Available from www.toofatlardies.co.uk along with Robert's previous booklets The Defence of Calais; Vyazma or Bust; Fall of the Lion Gate; Bloody Burma; and Anzio - Wildcat to Whale.
Sicilian Weekend contains the following scenarios: The Ponte Grande Bridge; The Piano Lupo 1; North of the Pachino Airfield; Gela 1; The Piano Lupo 2; The Piano Lupo 3; The Road to Scoglitti; South-East of Butera; Gela 2; The Abbio Priolo; The Gela Plain; The Biazzo Ridge; Palma di Montechiaro; Canicatti; Favarotta; Campobello & South of Priolo.
Gallery: WW2 Early Germans
/Originally posted 7th March 2009
German line infantry completed; and the tank element of the Panzer Company done. Just the Schutzen infantry to go now.
Both models from Battlefront
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.
