Green Pilots and Blue Seas- A Bag the Hun Pacific Campaign Interlude
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
Hello, Honolulu! – 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
October – Studio and Soviets yet again
Studio progress and more Soviets! Continue reading October – Studio and Soviets yet again
1940 French Platoon: Part 3 (I finally painted it)
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)
Battle of Midway Part 5 – Chapter 5 (BtH Pacific Campaign)
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)
Slaying the White Whale – KNIL
The Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (KNIL), which translates to English as “The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army”, has been a White Whale force for me. I have longed for the tropical Dutch for a long time like Captain Ahab longed to bag the white whale Moby Dick. Continue reading Slaying the White Whale – KNIL
September Hobby Update
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
2023 Hobby Goals Update – Soviet Support Options and a Studio
To keep my hope of starting the Barbarossa to Berlin Chain of Command campaign series alive I am finishing bits and bobs for the early Soviets. Oh, and we have a studio now? Continue reading 2023 Hobby Goals Update – Soviet Support Options and a Studio
Deep Dish Lard Day 2: A Day of Exotic (and Exciting) Games
On Saturday September 9th the Midwest Chapter of the Lard America group ran a fantastic day of demo games at Noble Knight Games in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. These particular Lardies hail from the Windy City, or Chicago for you non midwesterners. This should help explain the name of the event: Deep Dish Lard Day 2, named in honor the ever-loved Chicago Deep-dish Pizza. Continue reading Deep Dish Lard Day 2: A Day of Exotic (and Exciting) Games
Spotlight and Mini Tutorial: Warlord Games T-34/76
This bad boy has provided a little muscle to my mid-war Soviet forces. Ivan feels it’s a welcome reinforcement for his platoon. Plus, it’s a rolling motivational poster, so HQ approves. Continue reading Spotlight and Mini Tutorial: Warlord Games T-34/76
