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AAR: Irish Guards vs. Wiking

Posted on May 22nd, 2013 under Posted by

Luke and I got together for a Flames of War game to test out my new Irish Guards list from the new Market-Garden books.  Luke's has really taken a liking to the Panthers, so he made up a Wiking list.  We decided to just run a simple Free-For-All …

Guards Armor in Market Garden

Posted on May 10th, 2013 under , , . Posted by

The Market Garden books have been out for a while now and I am still struggling to put together a new version my old Guards Armored list.  The increase in points cost that came along with AT 15 for the 17 pdr guns has really thrown me for a loop.  Wi…

Alternative Spray Colors: Krylon Woodland Light Green

Posted on May 3rd, 2013 under , . Posted by

Since we have been without spray paint from Battlefront for over a year, I have started to search for some alternative colors for use with my Flames of War armies.  With my considerable stockpiles running low, I spied out Krylon Woodland Light Green a…

Starting the 29th Infantry Division

Posted on April 24th, 2013 under , , . Posted by

I picked up a couple of the 29th Infantry Division Assault Company box sets, knowing that I had to do the 29th sometime, right?  Well, that time is now.  We will look at the first platoon I tried and see how I did.

Editor's Note: Real men work o…

Review: Warriors of Market Garden (GE897)

Posted on April 12th, 2013 under Posted by

We recently got in the new Warriors of Market Garden (GE897) blister in for review.  Since I am Mr. Arnhem, I got the opportunity to take a look.  The pack contains 2 small bases for Knaust and Euling, plus a 251 half track and a large base for the S…

Reinforced Trucks

Posted on April 10th, 2013 under , , . Posted by

As part of this year's Arnhem game at Cold Wars, I wanted to get some real reinforced trucks for the table.  I had previously purchased some Game Models trucks and thought they would be a great candidate for a conversion.  I certainly stole this …

WWPD4Vets – Thanks!

Posted on April 8th, 2013 under Posted by

I would like to thank everyone for making WWPD4Vets a resounding success!  You guys supported the event with enthusiasm, and I cannot thank you all enough.

$3,263.34 for the Wounded Warrior Project!  PLUS the Auctions, which were over $300!

£16…

IS-2 Guards Heavy Tank Company Review

Posted on April 5th, 2013 under , , . Posted by

Guess what?  I got another bundle of deals at the Flea Market while we were at Cold Wars!  This time, I picked up the IS-2 Guards Heavy Tank Company.  Soviet tanks are always popular, and I pick up bargains whenever I can.  I think this box set was…

WWPD4Vets – Prep the Battlefield Contest!

Posted on March 20th, 2013 under Posted by

WWPD4Vets – March 30th, 2013 

The WWPD4Vets Event will take place Saturday, March 30th, 2013. 
Ok, WWPD Community — it is time to show us all how pumped you are for this wonderful charity event!  The Dudes at News from the Front would like to …

AAR: Tankovy vs. Feldherrnhalle Panzergrenadierkompanie

Posted on March 11th, 2013 under , , , . Posted by

Eric and I decided to get in a little weekend Flames of War.  We rolled up Fighting Withdrawal, so Eric's tanks got to attach my Infantry.  

I wanted to continue our theme of lighter terrain with more open site lines, but Eric moved around and a…

Review: CorSec Engineering Quonset Hut

Posted on March 1st, 2013 under , , . Posted by

We got in a really cool looking 15mm Quonset Hut from CorSec Engineering for review.  These were seen all over the place in World War II, and is a key piece of terrain for an Allied airfield or other semi-permanent installation.

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British Mortar Platoon (BR725)

Posted on February 21st, 2013 under , , . Posted by

As time has worn on, I am slowly going back and replacing some of the items in my British Flames of War army.  There are many reasons for this:  poor paint jobs, inconsistent look and feel across the army, new releases from manufacturers, etc.  In t…

Bergepanther (GE603)

Posted on February 19th, 2013 under , , . Posted by

I picked up a Bergepanther for Flames of War to go with the Panthers I have assembled — see here and here.  You really cannot beat paying 15 points for a FA 10 MG platform that can also tow you out of a jam!

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Adventures in Early War: Little, Crappy Tanks

Posted on February 14th, 2013 under , , , . Posted by

I got around to more Early War stuff for Flames of War.  This time, I pulled the Panzerbefehlswagens and Panzer Is out of the box.  I need these guys for the list, so I did up two platoons worth and the HQ.

See, I numbered my Panzer IIs as the firs…

Guards Tanks

Posted on February 12th, 2013 under , , , . Posted by

I picked up some more tanks for my British Late War Flames of War army recently — I got an old BBX08 Armoured Platoon (that link is to the new one).  This is a very old box set, but a good one!

I am especially excited to get some AT 15 assets on th…

WWPD4Vets

Posted on February 11th, 2013 under Posted by

WWPD4Vets – March 30th, 2013 Announcing the WWPD4Vets Event, Saturday, March 30th, 2013. The Mission: Raise at least $2,500 for the Wounded Warrior Project and other world wide veterans organizations. Follow the WWPD Community as they participate …

Panzer IV F2 Tournament Prize Support

Posted on January 22nd, 2013 under , , . Posted by

Just a quick update to show some Plastic Soldier Company Panzer IV F2s I painted up for some prize support.  These could be yours!

There will be a 1500 point Mid-War Flames of War tournament at the Foundry in Huntsville Alabama on February 13th, 2013…

CGR Painting (M10 TDs) Review by Luke

Posted on January 20th, 2013 under , . Posted by

I just got my latest batch of items painted from CGR and wanted to show them off.  In my quest to update the painting of my American forces I have been sending items off to them, and I recently sent the following to be painted:

8x M-10 Tank Destr…

Operation Market Garden: Allies

Posted on January 15th, 2013 under , , , . Posted by

The Market Garden compilation is a great combination of many books and PDFs that have been floating around for three plus years.  It is great to have everything together in one compilation that takes into account the re-working of points and attribute…

SS Kampfgruppe Peiper: Panzer IV Js

Posted on January 11th, 2013 under , , . Posted by

Steven recently got the Devil's Charge: SS-Kampfgruppe Peiper for review and gave me the Panzer IV Js to take a look at.  I was excited to add the "German Sherman" to my collection — who can believe that these are my first Panzer IV mod…

Battlefield in a Box – Small Pine Wood: Winter (BB145)

Posted on January 9th, 2013 under , , , . Posted by

We got our hands on the new Small Pine Woods (Winter) recently, and we thought this would fit right in with my winter board that Luke likes so much.  Let's take a look!

Front of Box
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Dirty Jon Goes Early War: Part 6 – THE LIST!

Posted on December 28th, 2012 under , , , . Posted by

In Part 5, I completely dodged actually getting a list together for my Flames of War project for Early War.  Well, I finally got around to getting the list set, so here we go!

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Lebanon ’82: Operation Peace for Galilee

Posted on December 19th, 2012 under . Posted by

It has been a long time since I took a look at a new counter game, so it was time to get back to my roots!  Lebanon '82: Operation Peace for Galilee is one of the Folio Game Series from Decision Games.  This game is along the lines of the many cl…

Dirty Jon Goes Early War: Part 5 – Panzer IICs

Posted on December 18th, 2012 under , , , . Posted by

Ok, so I lied.  In Part 4, I said that I would get a list together next.  Well, I didn't.  I was bored, so I broke in to the Light Panzer Company box and immediately grabbed 5 of the Pz IICs (early) from the box.  I have a ton of these to paint…

Dirty Jon Goes Early War: Part 4

Posted on December 7th, 2012 under , , , . Posted by

Welcome to Part IV of my adventures in Early War Flames of War!  I knocked some things out over the Thanksgiving holiday – I guess I need to make a list soon, eh?  You can see the rest of the series here:

Early War Part 1
Early War Part 2
Early War …