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All Quiet on the Martian Front, Miniature Tanks vs Tripods
THE WORLD OF ALL QUIET ON THE MARTIAN FRONTThe Martian attack of 1898 brought terrible devastation to the city of London and set the course of human history upon an altogether unexpected path. Amongst the ruins of the greatest metropolis on Earth, t…
All Quiet on the Martian Front, Miniature Tanks vs Tripods
THE WORLD OF ALL QUIET ON THE MARTIAN FRONTThe Martian attack of 1898 brought terrible devastation to the city of London and set the course of human history upon an altogether unexpected path. Amongst the ruins of the greatest metropolis on Earth, the…
More Ebay Goodies
Flames of war German grenadier Company. Company command (2stands), 2 grenadier platoons,a hmg platoon, 3 stugIII’s, 3 JgdpzIV’s, a platoon of Luftwaffe 88′s (yes ,painted luftwaffe blue as a lot were), a platoon of 5cm at guns, a platoon of 75mm infant…
Armored Force – 1950′s United States Army Tanks Educational Documentary
The United States Army “Big Picture” television series shows us there is nothing as mighty and bold in “war” as the tank. The role it plays in combat and in training is spectacularly pictured in “Armored Force.”
M-60 King of Armor – 1960′s United States Army Tanks Educational Documen…
Published on Apr 26, 2012The United States Army “Big Picture” television series traces the origin of the modern tank, detailing the need to create a mobile armored vehicle that could carry enough fire power to destroy machine gun emplacements as it led…
Las Vegas, Trip
Well we’re off Mon day to Las Vegas, Nevada for three days, I’ve been to part of that desert many times (NTC) but never to the well lit part, so this should be interesting!
A Bridge "Pretty" Far
Got this in from the Royal Engineers by way of Forbodia courtesy of King Boris III (also known for security reasons we’re sure, by the rather innocuous name of Tim Gow) The Forbodian army had this splendid piece of British technology sitting in a stor…
Tanker’s Tuesday: US Tank Brigade 1958
This is the beginnings of my 1958 (year of my birth) US Tank Brigade, the other two medium tank battalions will be M48s
WIP.. Steampunk British Troops
http://rebelminis.blogspot.com/2013/04/wip-steampunk-british-troops.html
Cobra Special Forces
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/04/got-what-it-takes-to-serve-in-cobra-special-forces
Tanker’s Tuesday: Cold War Hero: M60
The M60 Patton, officially the 105 mm Gun Full Tracked Combat Tank, M60, is a first-generation main battle tank (MBT) introduced in December 1960. It was widely used by the U.S. and its Cold War allies, especially those in NATO, and remains in service …
Gaming Buddies
After finally getting SKIPE to work and actually conducting a face to face (with sound this time) meeting with Tim Gow, I told him the story of how I met my gaming buddy of over 30 years Bill M (Bolo Gunner). Tim urged me to share my story so here goes…
Day of the Falcon
Day of the Falcon, also known as Black Gold and Black Thirst, is a 2011 epic drama film, based on Hans Ruesch’s 1957 novel South of the Heart: A Novel of Modern Arabia, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. It was produced by Tarak Ben Ammar, Chairman of Qu…
Day of the Falcon
Day of the Falcon, also known as Black Gold and Black Thirst, is a 2011 epic drama film, based on Hans Ruesch’s 1957 novel South of the Heart: A Novel of Modern Arabia, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. It was produced by Tarak Ben Ammar, Chairman of Qu…