Vehicles from Gaming Models

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Originally posted 20th January 2011

Some new and somewhat rare additions to my collection. For the BEF, there is a patrol of Morris CS armoured cars; and for the Italians there are two AB40 armoured car patrols: one for the desert and one for Sicily.

All the models come from Gaming Models, a company that I have eschewed for a long time, put off by early reviews and the pictures on their website. A full review will follow, but suffice to say I am very happy with the AB40s and pretty happy with the Morris CSs.

Morris CS9 from Gaming Models

AB40 armoured cars from Gaming Models

The AB40s painted, more correctly, in dark green

Blasts from the Past

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Originally posted 16th January 2011

Whilst sorting through all the files on my computer, I came across some photos of some of the first games of IABSM that I set up and ran myself.

Those of you who notice that some of the hedges in both these games are made out of green ring binder spines will be relived to know that I now have huge numbers of "proper" hedges!

AAR: Action within Tobruk

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Originally posted 3rd January 2011

The first game of the New Year: a scenario taken from the Operation Compass scenario booklet covering the early war in the Western Desert.

Today, deep within the heart of the Italian stronghold of Tobruk , the assaulting Australians find themselves on the end of a rather nasty looking Italian counter-attack. 

Final batch of painting for 2010

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Originally posted 27th December 2010

Soviet heavy mortars; Lion class transports for the Felids to join the barn force; and a battery of US medium artillery.

Soviet 120mm mortars from Battlefront

Lion class transports from Khurasan

US medium artillery battery from Battlefront

More Soviets & Italians

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Originally posted 12th December 2010

A catch-up on photography this afternoon. First up, some T-34/85s for the Soviets; and the second platoon of M11 tanks arrives for the Italians.

Soviet T-34/85s from Battlefront

Italian M11 tanks from Skytrex/Command Decision

More Garn & Pelagics

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Originally posted 12th December 2010

The Alligator transports join the Garn force; and the Pelagics are reinforced with some bio-weapons.

Alligator class SuperHeavy transports for the Garn from Khurasan

Bio-weapons for he Pelagics, also from Khurasan

Gallery: The Hive arrive!

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Originally posted 12th December 2010

I have finally got around to adding pictures of all my insectoid sci-fi figures. We welcome The Hive to the party!

8-legged tanks from GZG

'Beer & Lard Day': Slim River

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Originally posted 18th November 2010

Here's the second AAR from the Burton-upon-Trent “Beer & Lard Day”. This time we're off to the jungles of Malaya for action along the Slim River.

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'Beer & Lard Day' at Burton on Trent

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Originally posted 15th November 2010

This weekend saw the first Burton-upon-Trent “Beer & Lard Day”: a day’s wargaming that gives those people unable to easily travel down to Lard HQ for our annual events an opportunity to try out games from the TooFatLardies stable of rules.

My role was to run the games using I Ain’t Been Shot, Mum!, the Lardies’ WW2 company level ruleset.  I ran three different scenarios on the day, the first of which was 3RTR at Hames-Boucres: the third game from the Defence of Calais early war scenario pack.

AAR: GYFTOOMF

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Originally posted 31st October 2010

A Get Your Frickin' Tentacle Out Of My Face battle report: the tyrannosaur-like Garn take on the rather fishy Pelagic Dominate.

AAR: IABSM at Farnborough

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Originally posted 30th October 2010

Battle report from a great game at the Farnborough Wargames Society: action from the Anzio beachhead in February 1944.

Gallery: Sci Fi Pelagic Dominate

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Originally posted 28th October 2010

 The Myzontid Rangers have joined the ranks of the Pelagic Dominate troops.

Gallery: Sci Fi Garn

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Originally posted 28th October 2010

Now that the higher-level command figures and vehicles have been released for the Garn, I can add them to the Gallery:

Garn infantry from Khurasan

Garn Alligator class SuperHeavy transport from Khurasan

Gallery: Sci Fi Pelagic Dominate

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Originally posted 21st October 2010

 The next pictures from Khurasan's Pelagic Dominate range.

Orca Heavy Infantry from Khurasan

GYFTOOMF: Army Lists

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Originally posted 21st October 2010

A new GYFTOOMF army list: Critical Mass Games' excellent ARC Fleet human army contains a good mix of infantry types supported by both grav tanks and walkers.

 
 

GYFTOOMF: Army Lists

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Originally posted 28th September 2010

I've updated some of the army lists for Get Your Frickin' Tentacle Out Of My Face (the sci-fi variant of IABSM) to take into account new releases from Khurasan Miniatures. These include two ridiculously superheavy vehicles for the Garn (the tank variant is shown below) and the Myzontid Ranger infantry for the Pelagic Dominate (the standard infantry grouping also shown below).

Garn Crocodile class SuperHeavy tanks from Khurasan

Myzontid Rangers from Khurasan

Gallery: WW2 Italians

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Originally posted 18th September 2010

A couple more units finished for my Italian WW2 army: a platoon of light tanks for the western desert and a platoon of Semovente 90/53s for Sicily (both shown below).

L6 Light Tanks from Battlefront

Semovente 90 from Battlefront

AAR: GYFTOOMF

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Originally posted 11th September 2010

A sci-fi AAR:  the Protolene Khanate invade Earth and find themselves up against the US Army!

Gallery: WW2 Italians

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Originally posted 4th September 2010

A couple more units finished for my Italian WW2 army: a platoon of tank destroyers and a platoon of armoured cars (both shown below).

Semovente 47s from Battlefront

AB41 armoured cars from Battlefront