Dispatches from the Front: 2013

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Friday, December 20, 2013

Bolt Action Banzai Christmas part 9

The last Banzai

Bolt Action Banzai Christmas part 8

Dakkadakka

Bolt Action Banzai Christmas part 7

Lurking sniper

Bolt Action Banzai Christmas part 6

Mortar section done

Bolt Action Banzai christmas part 5

1st Squad

Bolt Action Banzai christmas part 4

Chi-Ha tank on the move

Bolt Action Banzai Christmas part 3

Shichiroji's Sniper team on the prowl

Bolt Action: Banzai christmas part two

Lt Kurosawa

Bolt Action, Challenges and a Banzai Christmas

Banzai Christmas

Gaming with Mat-o-war

Possible one Of Games workshops best ever products ( That and Chaos black paint)

X wing, wave 3 has arrived

This is how not to engage a Tie patrol with swarm tactics

PiP (bolt action): first painted wave of the Nisei

Mission Critical: Bolt(er) Action. The farm

A quiet day on the farm

Overview;

Imperial Marines on route to their extraction point run into a spot of trouble

PiP (FOW); British Medium artillery

Sit rep (FOW); Battles in Leipzig

Battles in Leipzig

WIP (Bolt ACtion): American Nisei Infantry

Go for Broke

PiP (FOW): German 12.8cm K81 Gun and 30cm NW42 Rocket Launcher Batteries

PiP; Chindits almost done

Getting ready for a rumble in the jungle

WiP, Instant mold FOW vehicle accessories

Instant mold goodness

Paint in progress (FOW): Plastic soldier british armour war spray

Canadian Armour ed Truck sporting Plastic soldier's new British armour spray

WIP (40K): Leman Russ Punisher conversion

Dakka Dakka

Another round of Bolt(er) action

On a trip back home I manged to get a game of bolt(er) action (40K setting with bolt actions rules underneath). The mission was based on Skirmish Campaign's defiant confrontation mission. The setting is a platoon of imperial Guard arrive at a habitat intent on securing area and denying to the rebels. While the Rebels are trying to prevent the imperials from gaining a foothold.

The battlefeild

Mission critical (X wing): Hunted hunter

Lone Tie fighter on patrol

Overview:

An imperial bounty hunter has captured rebel spy with information on the whereabouts of the hidden rebel base. The Bounty hunter is on route to an imperial base in a Firespray. To ensure the cargo's safe arrival a imperial patrol is escorting the ship. The rebels have one chance to disable the Firespray and fire the prisoner before the convoy reaches safety.

WIP (FOW); Flak platoon Sd Kfz 251/21

Shot that one

Sitrep (FOW): the battle for Francville. Belgium. late 1944

The battlefeild view from the Kampfgruppe entry point

Every now and again I get the itch to have a big game of FOW. The battle or Francville pits the Volksgrenadiers and Kampfgruppe Piper vs the British XX corps and the US cavalry. It is inspired the Rapid Fire Ardenne book mission “Battle of the Bugle” with several twists. For the Germans the Volksgrenadiers hold the village of Francville while Kampfgruppe Piper is trying to move through the village while being attacked on both flanks and worrying about fuel supplies. For the allies the situation is no pretty either, they must prevent the Kampfgruppe from exiting the board and capture a heavily defended village and try not to shot each other in the process. The game is played on a 6’x6’ table with the forces begin about 4000 points per side.

It is a war out there (comparing WW2 rules sets)

It is good times for WW2 wargames players these days. For reason unknown several new rules are out or coming out to challenge some of the traditional rules sets. As a bonus most of these new rules sets are backed up by some generous new miniature lines. But which system to pick from? Below is my thought on some of the WW2 rules set I have tried or would like to try.

Anyway, I finally got a chance to go through some of the Adepticon photographs. Below are my favourite five from the Crystal Brush awards at Adepticon 2013.