The pilots of VF-2 intercept a formation of Japanese G4M1 “Betty” bombers in the next installment of the Bag the Hun Pacific Campaign. Continue reading Operation Watchtower Part 1- Chapter 6 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
Evan goes over what he read in 2023 that is applicable to historical wargaming. Continue reading Evan’s History Reading Roundup – 2023
So November was a bit rough between some annual plans and a nasty sickness that swept through my house. That pretty much halted most of my hobby progress for the last month or so. Yet what I have done has been more tiny planes. I started work on the first huge batch of planes for the Pacific in 1942-1943. The first project here was some … Continue reading December Update & 2023 Review
The South Pacific is warm and sunny, and the pilots of VF-2 are working hard preparing for their next combat mission: the support of the Operation Watchtower landings at Guadalcanal. On a clear day near Fiji the USS Lake Erie prepares to take on four new aircraft as a flight of F4F-4 Wildcats arrive as reinforcements for VF-2. As the four planes touch down on … Continue reading Green Pilots and Blue Seas- A Bag the Hun Pacific Campaign Interlude
The pilots of VF-2 spend some much needed time ashore in this campaign interlude Continue reading Hello, Honolulu! – A Bag the Hun Pacific Campaign Interlude
So I finally did it, I got my 1940 French Platoon painted. This was my “quick summer project” I started in April and finished in October… if only summer really was six months long. If you want to read about how I chose the composition or the specific sculpts check out Part 1 and Part 2. In the end I’m pretty pleased with the results, … Continue reading 1940 French Platoon: Part 3 (I finally painted it)
He knows there are more enemies inbound and he knows he should spot them soon… Suddenly a glint catches his eye, one o’clock high. He looks harder “one, two, three…six.” Six enemy planes closing rapidly. Continue reading Battle of Midway Part 5 – Chapter 5 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
Welcome to my July, August, September Hobby Update. As may be apparent from the first line of the update, hobby took the backseat to life this summer. A side effects of being well…a hobby. That being said I did make some progress here and there Continue reading September Hobby Update
Continued from Chapter 3 Preface and Scenario Welcome back to another installment of my Bag the Hun campaign. If this is the first time you’re reading about it, I recommend going back and catching up here if you want the full story. Today we see our protagonists of the fictional VF-2 mount a defense of their carrier (the fictional USS Lake Erie). This scenario was … Continue reading Battle of Midway Part 4 – Chapter 4 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
Going on that concept my interest began to reignite a little, then via the Enemy Spotted Studios discord server I had a chance to help playtest and proofread their InCountry rules last year. That was a fun experience and really got me more interested. Continue reading My Dive Back into Ultramodern Miniatures
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