Last 15 posts from Land War in Asia

Blue Squadron

Posted on May 7th, 2013 under , , . Posted by

So, I’ve kicked off my main project for the year: Raid on the Diomedes

A single multi-purpose fighter

Along with the main pilot’s wingman

Two pairs of the fighters will provide protection for the Diomedes

In case you’re wondering they’re f…

Inspiring this Gazebo Hunter #4

Posted on April 30th, 2013 under . Posted by

Preparing some articles for the upcoming fifth issue of the ‘all things to all gamers’ e-zine for the UK & Ireland The Gazebo; while you’re waiting here’s my article from #4.
You can view and/or print it from here but if you want to download it in…

Lead Painters’ League – Season 7

Posted on April 23rd, 2013 under . Posted by

Round 2 of Season 7 of the Lead Painters League is underway over on the Lead Adventure Forum.
If you’re not familiar with it get yourself over there to see some fantastic eye candy (as well as people going through their lead mountains at a cracking ra…

Proof of Life – Scenario

Posted on April 16th, 2013 under , . Posted by

Recently, I wrote up a Force on Force scenario based on the rescue mission from Proof of Life for The Guild. Have a look at the scene on YouTube

Terry Thorne, a Kidnapping and Ransom specialist and former member of the Australian Special Air Serv…

The Last Redoubt

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

With the Sakhan cordon outside WuWei barely holding on, a strike has been planned to overrun the central PRC compound inside the city. A large vehicle-borne IED has been primed and will explode at the inner gate.

Art by UkitaKumuki

A large hand…

Cut and Run

Posted on April 2nd, 2013 under , , , , . Posted by

With the relief force inbound, the Sakhan Liberation Army has stepped up its efforts to take WuWei, and has already overrun several strongholds on the perimeter.

Art by UkitaKumuki

One PLA officer has courageously decided to make a run for th…

The Blockade

Posted on March 26th, 2013 under , , , , . Posted by

In overrunning Hanhai, the Sakhan Liberation Army captured the garrison’s air defence systems. Emplaced QW-7s have been refitted onto several relatively nimble mining vehicles for the defence of the columns advancing on WuWei. The short-range salvo-fi…

Kickstarter Delivers!

Posted on March 19th, 2013 under . Posted by

So after kickstarting my first project some 12 months ago, I finally got two deliveries last week!

The first one was the large box of Gunship: First Strike, a tactical space combat game which looks very well put together indeed.

The second…

Wharf Project, Part ii

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

So with Leprecon over, back to the wharf project we return…

As you can see the main wharf is clad with stone, while the other one (an earthen section) has wooden pilings shoring it up. This kind of earthen wharf was more common than you might th…

Wharf Project, Part i

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

A while back I commissioned a wharf from Capability Savage (whose work to make the Airfix Waterloo Farmhouse a true gaming item you may have seen before over on Joy & Forgetfulness).

My brief was simple (or at least simple-minded!):

In bro…

Please Advise

Posted on February 25th, 2013 under , , , . Posted by

The conclusion…although the Package has been secured, an American contractor has been captured and is being used as an unwilling technical advisor to the rebels.

A small group of elite operators is sent in to rescue him – should the rebels be…

Eyes On

Posted on February 18th, 2013 under , , , . Posted by

With rebel forces in control of the Package, a SpecOps team has been sent in to put eyes on it, and destroy  it along with any threat to the stability of the region.

A two-man hidden sniper team lies conceals, attempting to put ‘eyes on’ the…

The Package

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

At Warpcon a couple of weeks back I ran the Brave New World campaign from the ‘Classified’ book

An arms dealer delivers the package to the rebels by light plane.

A small special forces mission is sent in to arrest the militia leader and confisca…

Contracting Trouble – Redux

Posted on February 8th, 2013 under , , . Posted by

After the first game a crowd of us sat/stood around the table for some varied chat; until I charged a couple of them to give Contracting Trouble another go, since the terrain was already set up and all.

During the last post I compared this to ‘Su…

Contracting Trouble

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

On Sunday of Warpcon I ran a couple of games of the classic starter scenario, Contracting Trouble.

An SUV carrying two civilian contractors was hit by gunfire as it moved through a neighbourhood in one of the city’s red zones. UAV footage indicate…