Work has commenced
I have also been adding Brit equipment to USMC bodies.
So here is a rifle squad, artillery FOO, ATR, light mortar, Officer and spare Bren Gun team undercoated and ready for the next step!
Saturday, October 20, 2018
1st 3Div figures
Greetings Gamers
Work has commenced
These are the Warlord Games 8th Army figures with Greenstuff trousers and some heads from the USMC box. Its a long time since I used Green Stuff which means a/its not in the best condition and b/ I am a bit rubbish at it. However with practice and investment in new supplies I am sure my putty-fu will improve.
I have also been adding Brit equipment to USMC bodies.
The Boyes Antitank Rife team have the Scots heads from the 8th Army with the pompom replace with a blob of greenstuff in the hope of simulating NZ bush hats. They don't look so great here but perhaps will improve on painting!
So here is a rifle squad, artillery FOO, ATR, light mortar, Officer and spare Bren Gun team undercoated and ready for the next step!
I will post a list of reference material soon, but I want to acknowledge the assistance of my old (old old) chum David Brasting who has done more research on 3Div than any sane person should.
Work has commenced
I have also been adding Brit equipment to USMC bodies.
So here is a rifle squad, artillery FOO, ATR, light mortar, Officer and spare Bren Gun team undercoated and ready for the next step!
Friday, October 12, 2018
Pacific Kiwis
Wotcha gamers.
I have embarked on a new project.
A few years ago I started playing Bolt Action with my two oldest boys. I made US 1st Armored and Panzer Lehr forces from the Warlord D-Day set and added a few odds and sods. Last year the youngest (who had been fascinated by it all) turned 7 and announced a: he was old enough to play and b: he should have Japanese. Since he had been playing this tune for over twelve months I took him at his word and made an IJA force for him.
He has been on at me for a year since to make a force of my own to fight the Japanese. I remembered reading Matt Wright's excellent book Pacific War – New Zealand and Japan 1941-1945 (Reed, Auckland 2003, republished by Intruder Books, Wellington, 2015) which is principally about NZ 3rd Division's short lived existence and campaigns in the Pacific, and thought that would be a good opposition.
Due to the specific requirements of the environment in which the division would fight, the uniforms and some other equipment were quite different from standard NZ issue to the troops in the western desert and Italy. This combined with frequent supply difficulties and the need to tap into US supplies led to the men wearing a wide range of kit that looked like a hybrid of NZ and USMC clothing.
Naturally no one makes figures for this formation it seemed like a good project to convert the figures from Warlord's USMC for most of the bodies and 8th army for helmets and weapons. I will also try some scalpel and green stuff work to convert 8th army figures.
Its a big project, and I need some fortification....
I have embarked on a new project.
A few years ago I started playing Bolt Action with my two oldest boys. I made US 1st Armored and Panzer Lehr forces from the Warlord D-Day set and added a few odds and sods. Last year the youngest (who had been fascinated by it all) turned 7 and announced a: he was old enough to play and b: he should have Japanese. Since he had been playing this tune for over twelve months I took him at his word and made an IJA force for him.
He has been on at me for a year since to make a force of my own to fight the Japanese. I remembered reading Matt Wright's excellent book Pacific War – New Zealand and Japan 1941-1945 (Reed, Auckland 2003, republished by Intruder Books, Wellington, 2015) which is principally about NZ 3rd Division's short lived existence and campaigns in the Pacific, and thought that would be a good opposition.
Due to the specific requirements of the environment in which the division would fight, the uniforms and some other equipment were quite different from standard NZ issue to the troops in the western desert and Italy. This combined with frequent supply difficulties and the need to tap into US supplies led to the men wearing a wide range of kit that looked like a hybrid of NZ and USMC clothing.
Naturally no one makes figures for this formation it seemed like a good project to convert the figures from Warlord's USMC for most of the bodies and 8th army for helmets and weapons. I will also try some scalpel and green stuff work to convert 8th army figures.
Its a big project, and I need some fortification....
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Projects- War of the Spanish Succession
David Billinghurst and I have been building substantial forces for the War of the Spanish Succession in 10mm. This scale allows quite grand looking battles while still providing recognisable figures.
David is recruiting the Allies of Marlborough's army, while I am Louis XIV.
David is recruiting the Allies of Marlborough's army, while I am Louis XIV.
PoP is back - to open or theme?
After a break of a year, Push of Pike was back in action last weekend. Last year's break was due in part to the stealth tactics of the Becroft Scout Group's facilities booking folk, compounded by an attack of the real world into my gaming attention.
Anyhoo the North Shore Wargames Club is in shiny new (or at least, less awful) premises and Philip Abela organised the revived PoP just he did in the olde times.
It was all good fun, as always. There was no theme, so my 1580's Dutch faced Swiss of 1515, Swedes of 1630 and Tibetans of GodKnowsWhen. I took a right old slapping from the first two, and took it out on the latter.
Next year's theme is European armies before 1600AD.
I have to say I have a great preference for themes. This pairs armies that did or could have fought each other, using similar technology or reflecting the changes in technology and social movements that caused them to be different. They also allow armies like German Minor States from Bk1 to be competitive instead of just roadkill for Sh(O).
However I have armies from every decade in the army lists, and ranging from Denmark to Egypt (or indeed Japan if we count 25mm!) and I acknowledge that for the casual Renaissancer with one army, themes may feel exclusionary.
Whats your preference?
Anyhoo the North Shore Wargames Club is in shiny new (or at least, less awful) premises and Philip Abela organised the revived PoP just he did in the olde times.
It was all good fun, as always. There was no theme, so my 1580's Dutch faced Swiss of 1515, Swedes of 1630 and Tibetans of GodKnowsWhen. I took a right old slapping from the first two, and took it out on the latter.
Next year's theme is European armies before 1600AD.
I have to say I have a great preference for themes. This pairs armies that did or could have fought each other, using similar technology or reflecting the changes in technology and social movements that caused them to be different. They also allow armies like German Minor States from Bk1 to be competitive instead of just roadkill for Sh(O).
However I have armies from every decade in the army lists, and ranging from Denmark to Egypt (or indeed Japan if we count 25mm!) and I acknowledge that for the casual Renaissancer with one army, themes may feel exclusionary.
Whats your preference?
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