Disposable Heroes

Ivan Killastug's handy work.

I did this:-)))))))))

The Christmas game at the club http://www.newbuckenhamwargamers.net/ was WW2 using 28mm figures and vehicles,which is new to me as a 15mm flames of war man.The rules as the title above says were Disposable heroes and they really worked well.Unlike smaller scale rules you do get the feel of small unit action,the rules are a you go i go system but only one unit gets to move on your side then one of theirs etc this really made a tactical difference as commander of the Germans we had to hold the 3 bridges the soviets had to take them.In the end we managed a minor victory by taking 1 bridge (steve Braveheart Harris) and keeping the soviets from the other 2 (but this was a close run thing as stuart on the soviet right flank was a real handful all game).Which we thought was a fair result having lost are only tank on turn 3 to a outstanding piece of firing from the T34 command by Adrian or "Ivan killastug" as his now called.I mangaged to even it up with a lucky panzershreck shot on to the soviets SU 85 (i wasn't called Hans Killasu 85 after this but something more unprintable by the soviets players.lol.) 
    The game was run as always by Glen Brooks who has the ability to understand rules unlike any one i know,not only that but within 3/4 turns makes it so easy that first time players understand as well.
Great game to end the year with,which was in part the rules in part the company.
 

Cleaning up and Undercoating

Whilst cleaning up and undercoating (I hate these two jobs of the hobby) more napoleonics for my friend Mr insanity Cope,i broke the boredom by painting 16 HYW figures for another friend Steve Harris,all front rank which surprised me as i have always  thought them a big and lacking detail but this range seems to be top draw. So much so that i looked again at the frontrank range of napoleonics and i was right big and lacking detail but i recommend the Hundred years war range.Easy to paint with no surprises,16 figures took 5hrs to paint.

cheers lee

Friday night game

Friend at the club set up a a game from Montys meatgrinder British armour  V German infantry.The game was a defend/attack game with the Germans (me) defending.British armour (paul and Guy) spent most of the game bogged down in a wood close to their deployment zone and when two shermans managed to get clear of the woods their prize for doing it was to have an 88 flak43 go Bang mit fire.German armour arrived as late reserves and doubled up the road holding the center ground,while the mobile rocket  launchers and 122mm German guns silenced the British 25pdr's and priest's  until they had to take morale tests and having failed left the battlefield.As ever a great game set up by Paul and he supplied all the troops for both sides.