The American 101st Airborne, backed up by a small contingent of tank destroyers and Shermans valiantly defended the town from dug in foxholes in the woods and the crumbled buildings and farms at the edges of town. Breaking through the fog a motley collection of German forces lined up to make a big push and break the defender’s backs. Continue reading Battle for Bastogne Part 2 of 2 – The Game
As promised this year’s big Battle of Bastogne table. Part 1 of 2- “Staged pictures”. Before we get to the “action” shots from the actual day of the game, I played around with a bunch of staged shots of the board before and after the game. Continue reading Battle of Bastogne Table – Part 1 of 2 “Staged Pictures”
Evan came to Wisconsin to visit me in early June this past summer. Early war Chain of Command and indulgence in some general tomfoolery were on the docket.
In town we have the local branch of a chain liquor store (maybe liquor paradise) called Total Wine and Liquor. We decided some libations were in order and promptly made a run to stock the drink refrigerator. Continue reading The World War II Beer Sampler
The Rubicon Tiger II was a beast of a kit. I really enjoyed digging into the history of the vehicle and finding a way to paint it up. The build effort was worth it as I have a huge center piece for my late war German forces from Market Garden to the Ruhr. Continue reading History to Hobby – Big Kitty: Rubicon King Tiger Review
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