Gallery: WW2 Western Desert British
/Originally posted 17th June 2010
A couple of pictures loaded: Matildas for the desert Brits, and 20/65 AA guns for the desert Italians.
Matildas from Battlefront
AAR: Charlie Don't Surf
/Originally posted 8th June 2010
Graham Nolan gives us an AAR detailing his group's first game of Charlie Don't Surf.
Gallery: Sci-Fi Aphids
/Originally posted 8th June 2010
Finally got around to uploading pictures of my elite Aphid scouts and (quite fantastic) battlesuits for Get Your Fricking Tentacle Out Of My Face.
Aphid Heavy Infantry (figures from Battlestations)
Charlie Don't Surf published!
/Originally posted 31st May 2010
For all those who game the Vietnam war, or who have wanted to but never found a set of rules you liked, I am very pleased to announce the release of the latest TFL ruleset: Charlie Don't Surf.
Available from the TFL website, along with Surf's Up a companion book of scenarios, I cannot recommend this ruleset highly enough. Not only does it incorporate all the latest TFL game mechanics and tweaks destined for IABSM v3, but it totally and 100% captures the feel of the period. So di di mau to the TFL website and get yourself a copy of this Number Ten Thousand ruleset!
AAR: Buq Buq (IABSM: Operation Compass)
/Originally posted 22nd May 2010
The second AAR from the Operation Compass scenario booklet. Action similar to that of Sidi Barrani, but this time east of Buq Buq.
GYFTOOMF: The Quar
/Originally posted 17th May 2010
I've added details for Zombiesmith's beautifully realised quasi-WW1 alien race: the Quar. Highly recommended figures for those who play either GYFTOOMF or even M&B.
AAR: Sidi Barrani (IABSM: Operation Compass)
/Originally posted 9th May 2010
The first AAR from the Operation Compass scenario booklet. Night time action at Sidi Barrani as 6RTR attempt to crush the last resistance from 1st and 2nd Libyan Divisions in the dunes to the east of the town.
AAR: Hold Until Overrun
/Originally posted 2nd May 2010
The first (of hopefully many!) After Action Reports using Get Your Frickin' Tentacle Out Of My Face: the IABSM sci-fi variant from the TFL Christmas Special 2009. Here, a brave rapid reaction force is ordered to "Hold until Overrun" in the face of insectoid assault from The Hive. Epic stuff!
Read the AAR here.
AAR: Charlie Don't Surf Playtest
/Originally posted 26th April 2010
A playtest AAR from Charles Eckart. For those interested in CDS, Rich has now sent the rules to the printers, and expects to have them on sale sometime within the next six weeks. Exciting stuff!
Read the AAR here.
AAR: Les Drouieres
/Originally posted 26th April 2010
A fantastic I Ain't Been Shot, Mum! AAR from Softie02: US Paratroops in action in Normandy. Plenty of pictures, great terrain!
Salute 2010
/Originally posted 26th April 2010
Well I thought Salute was pretty good this year. Spent far too much money, naturally, but had a very good afternoon in the pub with the rest of the Lardies:
GYFTOOMF: The Aphids
/Originally posted 18th April 2010
I've added the photographs of the Aphids: frog-like aliens largely from Zombiesmith. Unfortunately I'm having a bit of a mare with my photos at the moment: I had the camera perfectly set up to take pictures using normal light bulbs, but now we've switched to energy efficient ones I can't get the colour balance right! So apologies, and I will replace them all in due course.
IABSM: Operation Compass Scenario Pack
/Originally posted 9th April 2010
Fox Killed In Open!
Cruise the Blue with Robert Avery's latest pdf scenario booklet for "I Ain't Been Shot, Mum!"
An extensive history of the Italian invasion of Egypt and the British response: Operation Compass, the Five-Day Raid that turned into a campaign. Set between June 1940 and early February 1941, the booklet contains twenty-three unique scenarios for “I Ain’t Been Shot, Mum!” including attacks, counter-attacks, encounter battles, desperate defences, and the types of action typical of desert warfare: tank vs tank and tank vs gun battles.
From the 11th Hussars’ initial reconnaissance and harassment missions; through to the assaults on the network of Italian camps in the Western Desert; the Australian assaults on Bardia, Tobruk and Derna; and on to the thrilling climax at Beda Fomm, you’ll encounter British, Australians and Italians of all shapes and sizes.
Operation Compass contains the following scenarios:
1. The Road to Fort Capuzzo;
2. The Battle of Girba
3. The Invasion of Egypt
4. Nibeiwa
5. Tummar West
6. Tummar East
7. Alam el Dab
8. Sidi Barrani
9. Buq Buq
10. The Road From Fort Capuzzo
11. Bardia One
12. Bardia Two
13. Bardia Three
14. Tobruk One
15. Tobruk Two
16. Tobruk Three
17. Mechili
18. Siret el Chreiba
19. The Derna Wadi
20. Sidi Saleh One
21. The Pimple One
22. The Pimple Two
23. Sidi Saleh Two
AAR: Charlie Don't Surf Playtests
/Originally posted 31st March 2010
I have now uploaded two more playtest AARs from Lard Island's play-testing of Charlie Don't Surf.
GYFTOOMF: Protolene Khanate
/Originally posted 30th March 2010
I've added details for Critical Mass Games' Marrok Walkers: medium walkers to support the Protolene Khanate infantry.
The image below doesn't really do justice to the size of this thing, but a 15mm infantryman comes in at under the walker's knee height!
GYFTOOMF: The Hive
/Originally posted 29th March 2010
I've added details for Khurasan's excellent new "space wasps", the Vespulid Swarm, to the Hive Army Lists. Got to get me some of these!
GYFTOOMF
/Originally posted 22nd March 2010
If there is such a thing as trends in wargaming, then 15mm science-fiction is currently it. The last year or so has seen an explosion in the range and variety of figures available: the mainly human ranges already existent have been joined by Aphids, Quar, Spugs, Garn, Karkarines, Felids, Dracon, Blarad and Greys to name but a few.
In the TooFatLardies 2009 Xmas Special, I wrote a sci-fi adaptation of IABSM so that I could play with all my new sci-fi toys. Although you'll need the 2009 Xmas Special article to play the game, here is the start of a host of useful support material, along with the usual Army Gallery and AAR sections.
AAR: Charlie Don't Surf
/Originally posted 19th March 2010
I have now uploaded the four playtest AARs from Lard Island's play-testing of Charlie Don't Surf. Very exciting stuff!
GYFTOOMF
/Originally posted 19th March 2009
I will soon (next few days) be adding a whole new section to Vis Lardica, dedicated to Get Your Frickin' Tentacle Out Of My Face: the IABSM Sci-Fi variant from the Christmas Special 2009. Army lists and an army gallery will be first up.
Gallery: WW2 Italians
/Originally posted 12th March 2010
A few more Italians added: Motociclisti and the first of the Fucilieri. Have now got a bit distracted painting Felids: 15mm sci-fi figures from Khurasan.
Heads up for my next scenario book: Operation Compass. Should be available within the next couple of weeks. Twenty-three early war scenarios for the Western Desert: time to get those Italians onto the table!
